Charles J. Pedersen

10.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
21 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Charles J. Pedersen is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles J. Pedersen has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Organic Chemistry, 5 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 5 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Charles J. Pedersen's work include Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (11 papers), Ferrocene Chemistry and Applications (3 papers) and History and advancements in chemistry (3 papers). Charles J. Pedersen is often cited by papers focused on Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (11 papers), Ferrocene Chemistry and Applications (3 papers) and History and advancements in chemistry (3 papers). Charles J. Pedersen collaborates with scholars based in United States. Charles J. Pedersen's co-authors include H. K. Frensdorff and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Organic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Charles J. Pedersen

21 papers receiving 8.4k citations

Hit Papers

Cyclic polyethers and their complexes with metal salts 1967 2026 1986 2006 1967 1967 1988 1972 1970 1000 2.0k 3.0k
What are hit papers?

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. Cyclic polyethers and their complexes with metal salts
    1967 3.5k citations Charles J. Pedersen Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  2. Cyclic polyethers and their complexes with metal salts
    1967 1.8k citations Charles J. Pedersen Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  3. The Discovery of Crown Ethers (Noble Lecture)
    1988 912 citations Charles J. Pedersen Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English profile →
  4. Macrocyclic Polyethers and Their Complexes
    1972 752 citations Charles J. Pedersen, H. K. Frensdorff Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English profile →
  5. Crystalline Salt Complexes of Macrocyclic Polyethers
    1970 441 citations Charles J. Pedersen Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  6. New Macrocyclic Polyethers
    1970 287 citations Charles J. Pedersen Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  7. Makrocyclische Polyäther und ihre Komplexe
    1972 255 citations Charles J. Pedersen, H. K. Frensdorff Angewandte Chemie profile →

Peers

Charles J. Pedersen
V. Gutmann Germany
C. David Gutsche United States
Jerald S. Bradshaw United States
Jacques Vicens France
Franco Ugozzoli Italy
Tetsuo Osa Japan
Rocco Ungaro Italy
G. A. Crosby United States
Vito Lippolis Italy
Edwin Weber Germany
V. Gutmann Germany
Charles J. Pedersen
Citations per year, relative to Charles J. Pedersen Charles J. Pedersen (= 1×) peers V. Gutmann

Countries citing papers authored by Charles J. Pedersen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Charles J. Pedersen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pedersen, Charles J.. (1992). The discovery of crown ethers. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry. 12(1-4). 7–10. 9 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Charles J.. (1988). The discovery of crown ethers. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry. 6(4). 337–350. 41 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Charles J., et al.. (1988). The productive scientific career of Charles J. Pedersen supplemented by an account of the discovery of 'crown ethers'. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 60(4). 445–451. 10 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Charles J.. (1988). The Discovery of Crown Ethers. Science. 241(4865). 536–540. 285 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Charles J.. (1988). The Discovery of Crown Ethers (Noble Lecture). Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 27(8). 1021–1027. 912 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pedersen, Charles J. & H. K. Frensdorff. (1972). Macrocyclic Polyethers and Their Complexes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 11(1). 16–25. 752 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pedersen, Charles J. & H. K. Frensdorff. (1972). Makrocyclische Polyäther und ihre Komplexe. Angewandte Chemie. 84(1). 16–26. 255 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pedersen, Charles J.. (1971). Crystalline complexes of macrocyclic polyethers with thiourea and related compounds. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 36(12). 1690–1693. 61 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Charles J.. (1971). Macrocyclic polyether sulfides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 36(2). 254–257. 117 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Charles J.. (1970). Crystalline Salt Complexes of Macrocyclic Polyethers. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 92(2). 386–391. 441 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pedersen, Charles J.. (1970). New Macrocyclic Polyethers. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 92(2). 391–394. 287 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pedersen, Charles J.. (1969). Ionic complexes of macrocyclic polyethers.. PubMed. 27(6). 1305–9. 84 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Charles J.. (1967). Cyclic polyethers and their complexes with metal salts. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 89(10). 2495–2496. 1822 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pedersen, Charles J.. (1967). Cyclic polyethers and their complexes with metal salts. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 89(26). 7017–7036. 3466 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pedersen, Charles J., et al.. (1963). Photoaddition of Tetrahydrofuran to 7,7,8,8-Tetracyanoquinodimethan and Tetracyanoethylene. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 28(10). 2879–2880. 11 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Charles J.. (1958). Preparation and Properties of Esters of N-Substituted Peroxycarbamic Acids. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 23(2). 252–255. 23 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Charles J.. (1958). Thermal Decomposition of Crystalline tert-Butyl N-Methyl-N-(p-nitrophenyl)peroxycarbamate. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 23(2). 255–261. 7 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Charles J.. (1957). Reversible Oxidation of Phthalocyanines. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 22(2). 127–132. 24 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Charles J.. (1957). Preparation of N,N'-Disubstituted p-Quinonediimine-N,N'-dioxides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 79(9). 2295–2299. 10 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Charles J.. (1957). Products of the Photochemical Decomposition of N,N'-Disubstituted p-Quinonediimine-N,N'-dioxides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 79(18). 5014–5019. 16 indexed citations

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