Benjamin J. Shields

3.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
11 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Benjamin J. Shields is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin J. Shields has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Organic Chemistry, 3 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 3 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Benjamin J. Shields's work include Radical Photochemical Reactions (7 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (5 papers) and Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (3 papers). Benjamin J. Shields is often cited by papers focused on Radical Photochemical Reactions (7 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (5 papers) and Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (3 papers). Benjamin J. Shields collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. Benjamin J. Shields's co-authors include Abigail G. Doyle, Jesus I. Martinez Alvarado, Gregory D. Scholes, Marvin Parasram, Jun Li, Jason M. Stevens, Ryan P. Adams, Jacob M. Janey, Michael J. Zacuto and Bryan Kudisch and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin J. Shields

11 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Bayesian reaction optimization as a tool fo... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2021 2016 200 400 600
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Bayesian reaction optimization as a tool for chemical synthesis
    2021 632 citations Benjamin J. Shields, Jason M. Stevens et al. Nature profile →
  2. Direct C(sp3)–H Cross Coupling Enabled by Catalytic Generation of Chlorine Radicals
    2016 557 citations Benjamin J. Shields, Abigail G. Doyle Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamin J. Shields United States 11 1.5k 582 281 258 257 11 2.3k
Marvin Parasram United States 19 2.1k 1.4× 471 0.8× 195 0.7× 237 0.9× 203 0.8× 31 2.8k
Shishi Lin United States 14 1.5k 1.0× 664 1.1× 263 0.9× 334 1.3× 353 1.4× 15 2.3k
Derek T. Ahneman United States 7 1.9k 1.3× 660 1.1× 210 0.7× 285 1.1× 391 1.5× 7 2.7k
Jesus I. Martinez Alvarado United States 11 709 0.5× 499 0.9× 131 0.5× 247 1.0× 252 1.0× 13 1.5k
Felix Strieth‐Kalthoff Germany 25 3.4k 2.2× 895 1.5× 444 1.6× 312 1.2× 305 1.2× 38 4.5k
Qi Yang China 22 1.3k 0.8× 526 0.9× 332 1.2× 238 0.9× 87 0.3× 71 2.2k
Frederik Sandfort Germany 13 917 0.6× 395 0.7× 70 0.2× 142 0.6× 269 1.0× 20 1.4k
Andrew F. Zahrt United States 13 481 0.3× 598 1.0× 89 0.3× 210 0.8× 342 1.3× 18 1.3k
Jason M. Stevens United States 17 453 0.3× 523 0.9× 62 0.2× 360 1.4× 267 1.0× 26 1.4k
Long Zhang China 40 3.8k 2.5× 412 0.7× 184 0.7× 257 1.0× 126 0.5× 107 4.6k

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All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Stevens, Jason M., Stavros K. Kariofillis, Dung L. Golden, et al.. (2024). Identifying general reaction conditions by bandit optimization. Nature. 626(8001). 1025–1033. 41 indexed citations
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Zuranski, A., et al.. (2022). Auto-QChem: an automated workflow for the generation and storage of DFT calculations for organic molecules. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering. 7(6). 1276–1284. 30 indexed citations
3.
Shields, Benjamin J., Jason M. Stevens, Jun Li, et al.. (2021). Bayesian reaction optimization as a tool for chemical synthesis. Nature. 590(7844). 89–96. 632 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zuranski, A., Jesus I. Martinez Alvarado, Benjamin J. Shields, & Abigail G. Doyle. (2021). Predicting Reaction Yields via Supervised Learning. Accounts of Chemical Research. 54(8). 1856–1865. 117 indexed citations
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Kariofillis, Stavros K., et al.. (2020). Nickel/Photoredox-Catalyzed Methylation of (Hetero)aryl Chlorides Using Trimethyl Orthoformate as a Methyl Radical Source. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(16). 7683–7689. 134 indexed citations
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Ting, Stephen I., Sofia Garakyaraghi, Benjamin J. Shields, et al.. (2020). 3d-d Excited States of Ni(II) Complexes Relevant to Photoredox Catalysis: Spectroscopic Identification and Mechanistic Implications. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(12). 5800–5810. 239 indexed citations
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Parasram, Marvin, Benjamin J. Shields, Omar Ahmad, Thomas Knauber, & Abigail G. Doyle. (2020). Regioselective Cross-Electrophile Coupling of Epoxides and (Hetero)aryl Iodides via Ni/Ti/Photoredox Catalysis. ACS Catalysis. 10(10). 5821–5827. 86 indexed citations
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Shields, Benjamin J., Bryan Kudisch, Gregory D. Scholes, & Abigail G. Doyle. (2018). Long-Lived Charge-Transfer States of Nickel(II) Aryl Halide Complexes Facilitate Bimolecular Photoinduced Electron Transfer. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(8). 3035–3039. 246 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Matthew K., Benjamin J. Shields, Junyi Liu, et al.. (2017). Mild, Redox‐Neutral Formylation of Aryl Chlorides through the Photocatalytic Generation of Chlorine Radicals. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 56(25). 7191–7194. 185 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Matthew K., Benjamin J. Shields, Junyi Liu, et al.. (2017). Mild, Redox‐Neutral Formylation of Aryl Chlorides through the Photocatalytic Generation of Chlorine Radicals. Angewandte Chemie. 129(25). 7297–7300. 49 indexed citations
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Shields, Benjamin J. & Abigail G. Doyle. (2016). Direct C(sp3)–H Cross Coupling Enabled by Catalytic Generation of Chlorine Radicals. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 138(39). 12719–12722. 557 indexed citations breakdown →

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