Bryon Simmons

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Bryon Simmons is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bryon Simmons has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Organic Chemistry, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Bryon Simmons's work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (7 papers), Chemical synthesis and alkaloids (5 papers) and Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology (4 papers). Bryon Simmons is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (7 papers), Chemical synthesis and alkaloids (5 papers) and Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology (4 papers). Bryon Simmons collaborates with scholars based in United States and Russia. Bryon Simmons's co-authors include Spencer B. Jones, David W. C. MacMillan, David W. C. MacMillan, Anthony Mastracchio, Abbas M. Walji, Feng Xu, Erik J. Hicken, Merritt B. Andrus, Erik L. Meredith and Joseph D. Armstrong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Bryon Simmons

20 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Collective synthesis of natural products by means of organocascade catalysis
    2011 639 citations Spencer B. Jones, Bryon Simmons et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bryon Simmons United States 14 1.5k 432 320 265 132 22 1.8k
Andrew M. Harned United States 25 1.8k 1.2× 346 0.8× 353 1.1× 170 0.6× 198 1.5× 43 2.0k
Takayuki Yakura Japan 25 1.9k 1.2× 283 0.7× 209 0.7× 202 0.8× 123 0.9× 93 2.1k
Marco Santagostino Italy 15 1.5k 1.0× 449 1.0× 175 0.5× 115 0.4× 177 1.3× 32 1.8k
Masahiro Egi Japan 28 2.0k 1.3× 447 1.0× 309 1.0× 96 0.4× 74 0.6× 56 2.3k
Glenn C. Micalizio United States 33 2.2k 1.4× 558 1.3× 270 0.8× 129 0.5× 237 1.8× 111 2.5k
Narshinha P. Argade India 24 2.1k 1.4× 859 2.0× 171 0.5× 179 0.7× 187 1.4× 133 2.4k
Tomomi Kawasaki Japan 27 2.3k 1.5× 473 1.1× 248 0.8× 262 1.0× 131 1.0× 86 2.5k
Anne Jäger Germany 24 1.3k 0.8× 321 0.7× 159 0.5× 101 0.4× 201 1.5× 54 1.7k
Guillaume Bernadat France 21 992 0.6× 403 0.9× 138 0.4× 156 0.6× 117 0.9× 57 1.3k
Zhenlei Song China 27 2.3k 1.5× 297 0.7× 353 1.1× 117 0.4× 133 1.0× 110 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bryon Simmons

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bryon Simmons

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chung, John Y. L., Bryon Simmons, Tyler A. Davis, et al.. (2021). Kilogram-Scale Synthesis of 2′-C-Methyl-arabino-Uridine from Uridine via Dynamic Selective Dipivaloylation. Organic Process Research & Development. 26(3). 698–709. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhuqing, Artis Klapars, Bryon Simmons, et al.. (2020). Development and Implementation of an Aluminum-Promoted Phosphorylation in the Uprifosbuvir Manufacturing Route. Organic Process Research & Development. 25(3). 661–667. 5 indexed citations
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Dunn, Jamie M. McCabe, Mikhail Reibarkh, Edward C. Sherer, et al.. (2017). The protecting-group free selective 3′-functionalization of nucleosides. Chemical Science. 8(4). 2804–2810. 10 indexed citations
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Simmons, Bryon, Zhuqing Liu, Artis Klapars, Ana Bellomo, & Steven M. Silverman. (2017). Mechanism-Based Solution to the ProTide Synthesis Problem: Selective Access to Sofosbuvir, Acelarin, and INX-08189. Organic Letters. 19(9). 2218–2221. 32 indexed citations
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Wang, Lin, et al.. (2016). Gasometric titration for dimethylaluminum chloride analysis. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 125. 110–113.
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Jones, Spencer B., Bryon Simmons, Anthony Mastracchio, & David W. C. MacMillan. (2011). Collective synthesis of natural products by means of organocascade catalysis. Nature. 475(7355). 183–188. 639 indexed citations breakdown →
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Simmons, Bryon, Abbas M. Walji, & David W. C. MacMillan. (2009). Cycle‐Specific Organocascade Catalysis: Application to Olefin Hydroamination, Hydro‐oxidation, and Amino‐oxidation, and to Natural Product Synthesis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48(24). 4349–4353. 223 indexed citations
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Jones, Spencer B., Bryon Simmons, & David W. C. MacMillan. (2009). Nine-Step Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (+)-Minfiensine. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 131(38). 13606–13607. 298 indexed citations
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Jones, Sarah Bruyn, Bryon Simmons, & David W. C. MacMillan. (2009). Nine-Step Total Synthesis of (+)-Minfiensine. Synfacts. 2009(11). 1272–1272. 1 indexed citations
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Hansen, Kasper, Yi Hsiao, Nelo R. Rivera, et al.. (2009). Synthesis of Sitagliptin. Synfacts. 2009(12). 1303–1303. 2 indexed citations
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Paras, Nick A., Bryon Simmons, & David W. C. MacMillan. (2008). A process for the rapid removal of dialkylamino-substituents from aromatic rings. Application to the expedient synthesis of (R)-tolterodine. Tetrahedron. 65(16). 3232–3238. 41 indexed citations
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Xu, Feng, Bryon Simmons, Robert A. Reamer, et al.. (2007). Chlorination/Cyclodehydration of Amino Alcohols with SOCl2:  An Old Reaction Revisited. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 73(1). 312–315. 44 indexed citations
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Xu, Feng, Jerry A. Murry, Bryon Simmons, et al.. (2006). Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Trisubstituted Cyclopropanes:  Expedient, Atom-Economical, Asymmetric Syntheses of (+)-Bicifadine and DOV21947. Organic Letters. 8(17). 3885–3888. 34 indexed citations
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Xu, Feng, Bryon Simmons, Joseph D. Armstrong, & Jerry A. Murry. (2005). Practical Preparation of 3,3-Difluoropyrrolidine. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 70(15). 6105–6107. 13 indexed citations
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Xu, Feng, Joseph D. Armstrong, George Zhou, et al.. (2004). Mechanistic Evidence for an α-Oxoketene Pathway in the Formation of β-Ketoamides/Esters via Meldrum's Acid Adducts. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 126(40). 13002–13009. 55 indexed citations
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Xu, Feng, et al.. (2004). Preparation of C-3,5-Acyl Furanoses via Highly Selective Intramolecular Acyl Migration. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 69(22). 7783–7786. 6 indexed citations
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Andrus, Merritt B., Erik J. Hicken, Erik L. Meredith, Bryon Simmons, & John F. Cannon. (2003). Selective Synthesis of the para-Quinone Region of Geldanamycin. Organic Letters. 5(21). 3859–3862. 35 indexed citations
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Andrus, Merritt B., et al.. (2003). Total Synthesis of (+)-Geldanamycin and (−)-o-Quinogeldanamycin:  Asymmetric Glycolate Aldol Reactions and Biological Evaluation. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 68(21). 8162–8169. 65 indexed citations
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Andrus, Merritt B., Erik L. Meredith, Bryon Simmons, B. B. V. Soma Sekhar, & Erik J. Hicken. (2002). Total Synthesis of (+)-Geldanamycin and (−)-o-Quinogeldanamycin with Use of Asymmetric Anti- and Syn-Glycolate Aldol Reactions. Organic Letters. 4(20). 3549–3552. 58 indexed citations

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