Carlos Saá

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
116 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Carlos Saá is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carlos Saá has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Organic Chemistry, 9 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Carlos Saá's work include Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (53 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (48 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (42 papers). Carlos Saá is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (53 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (48 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (42 papers). Carlos Saá collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Germany and Chile. Carlos Saá's co-authors include Jesús A. Varela, Luís Castedo, David Rodrı́guez, Susana López, Domingo Domı́nguez, Carlos González-Rodrı́guez, Miguel A. Esteruelas, Cristina García‐Yebra, Armando Navarro‐Vázquez and Javier Montenegro and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Carlos Saá

113 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Construction of Pyridine Rings by Metal-Mediated [2 + 2 +... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 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. Construction of Pyridine Rings by Metal-Mediated [2 + 2 + 2] Cycloaddition
    2003 666 citations Jesús A. Varela, Carlos Saá profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Carlos Saá Spain 37 3.7k 450 388 145 111 116 3.8k
Carl J. Lovely United States 30 2.3k 0.6× 377 0.8× 413 1.1× 188 1.3× 157 1.4× 100 2.7k
Francisco J. Fañanás Spain 33 3.5k 1.0× 565 1.3× 402 1.0× 109 0.8× 92 0.8× 157 3.7k
Kaori Ando Japan 27 2.8k 0.8× 418 0.9× 598 1.5× 266 1.8× 162 1.5× 116 3.1k
Hiroyuki Kusama Japan 37 3.4k 0.9× 358 0.8× 331 0.9× 193 1.3× 101 0.9× 92 3.5k
Iain Coldham United Kingdom 30 3.5k 1.0× 404 0.9× 688 1.8× 121 0.8× 128 1.2× 128 3.7k
Sentaro Okamoto Japan 32 3.1k 0.8× 516 1.1× 458 1.2× 93 0.6× 166 1.5× 145 3.3k
Fabio Marinelli Italy 41 4.6k 1.3× 503 1.1× 553 1.4× 222 1.5× 110 1.0× 145 4.8k
Hisanaka Ito Japan 23 2.2k 0.6× 516 1.1× 662 1.7× 222 1.5× 198 1.8× 130 2.6k
Brian A. Keay Canada 28 2.5k 0.7× 615 1.4× 423 1.1× 116 0.8× 83 0.7× 105 2.7k
Derek A. Cogan United States 13 1.8k 0.5× 561 1.2× 652 1.7× 107 0.7× 135 1.2× 17 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Carlos Saá

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carlos Saá

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Carlos Saá. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Carlos Saá based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Carlos Saá. Carlos Saá is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Varela, Jesús A., et al.. (2024). One‐Pot Rh(III)‐Catalyzed Twofold C−H Activation/Oxidative Annulation of N‐Arylpyrroles with Alkynes to Fluorescent Ullazines. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 366(10). 2312–2323. 2 indexed citations
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Varela, Jesús A., et al.. (2021). Nonplanar Tub-Shaped Benzocyclooctatetraenes via Halogen-Radical Ring Opening of Dihydrobiphenylenes. Organic Letters. 23(14). 5539–5544. 3 indexed citations
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Varela, Jesús A., et al.. (2020). Cp*RuCl‐Vinyl Carbenes: Two Faces and the Bifunctional Role in Catalytic Processes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 26(33). 7470–7478. 7 indexed citations
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Varela, Jesús A., et al.. (2020). Ruthenium-Catalyzed Tandem Carbene/Alkyne Metathesis/N–H Insertion: Synthesis of Benzofused Six-Membered Azaheterocycles. Organic Letters. 22(7). 2621–2625. 10 indexed citations
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Saá, Carlos, et al.. (2020). Oxidation of Alkynes via Catalytic Metal-Vinylidenes. Synthesis. 52(18). 2639–2649. 4 indexed citations
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Fañanás‐Mastral, Martín, et al.. (2016). [2 + 1] Cycloaddition of Catalytic Ruthenium Vinyl Carbenes: A Stereoselective Controlled Access to (Z)- and (E)-Vinyl Epoxypyrrolidines. ACS Catalysis. 7(2). 992–996. 26 indexed citations
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González-Rodrı́guez, Carlos, José Ramón Suárez, Jesús A. Varela, & Carlos Saá. (2015). Nucleophilic Addition of Amines to Ruthenium Carbenes: ortho‐(Alkynyloxy)benzylamine Cyclizations towards 1,3‐Benzoxazines. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(9). 2724–2728. 58 indexed citations
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López, Susana, et al.. (2014). Vinyl Dihydropyrans and Dihydrooxazines: Cyclizations of Catalytic Ruthenium Carbenes Derived from Alkynals and Alkynones. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(23). 5959–5963. 60 indexed citations
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González-Rodrı́guez, Carlos, et al.. (2014). Dihydrobiphenylenes through Ruthenium‐Catalyzed [2+2+2] Cycloadditions of ortho‐Alkenylarylacetylenes with Alkynes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(7). 1841–1844. 25 indexed citations
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López, Susana, et al.. (2014). Vinyl Dihydropyrans and Dihydrooxazines: Cyclizations of Catalytic Ruthenium Carbenes Derived from Alkynals and Alkynones. Angewandte Chemie. 126(23). 6069–6073. 17 indexed citations
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Bergueiro, Julián, et al.. (2012). Cross‐Coupling Reactions of Organosilicon Compounds in the Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Retinoids. Chemistry - A European Journal. 18(14). 4401–4410. 28 indexed citations
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Bergueiro, Julián, Javier Montenegro, Carlos Saá, & Susana López. (2012). Synthesis of 11‐cis‐Retinoids by Hydrosilylation–Protodesilylation of an 11,12‐Didehydro Precursor: Easy Access to 11‐ and 12‐Mono‐ and 11,12‐Dideuteroretinoids. Chemistry - A European Journal. 18(44). 14100–14107. 16 indexed citations
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Escalante, Luz, Carlos González-Rodrı́guez, Jesús A. Varela, & Carlos Saá. (2012). Tandem Brønsted Acid Promoted and Nazarov Carbocyclizations of Enyne Acetals to Hydroazulenones. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(49). 12316–12320. 22 indexed citations
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López, Susana, et al.. (2011). Cyclization by Catalytic Ruthenium Carbene Insertion into CH Bonds. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(3). 723–727. 79 indexed citations
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García‐Yebra, Cristina, et al.. (2010). Osmium‐Catalyzed 7‐endo Heterocyclization of Aromatic Alkynols into Benzoxepines. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 49(25). 4278–4281. 81 indexed citations
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Varela, Jesús A. & Carlos Saá. (2006). Pericyclic Reactions Involving Catalytic Metal–Vinylidene Complexes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 12(25). 6450–6456. 63 indexed citations
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López, Susana, Javier Montenegro, Carlos Saá, et al.. (2005). Synthesis of N‐Heteroaryl Retinals and their Artificial Bacteriorhodopsins. ChemBioChem. 6(11). 2078–2087. 13 indexed citations
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Varela, Jesús A., Luís Castedo, M.A. Maestro, J. Mahı́a, & Carlos Saá. (2001). Regiocontrolled One-Step Synthesis of 3,3′-Disubstituted 2,2′-Bipyridine Ligands by Cobalt(I)-Catalyzed Cyclotrimerization. Chemistry - A European Journal. 7(23). 5203–5213. 35 indexed citations
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Rodríguez, Á., Luís Castedo, Domingo Domı́nguez, et al.. (1999). Dioxirane Epoxidation of 10-Membered-Ring Stilbene Lactams as Synthetic Precursors to Protoberberines. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 64(3). 877–883. 14 indexed citations

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