Choon Woo Lee

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
12 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Choon Woo Lee is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Choon Woo Lee has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Organic Chemistry, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Choon Woo Lee's work include Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (11 papers), Fuel Cells and Related Materials (7 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (6 papers). Choon Woo Lee is often cited by papers focused on Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (11 papers), Fuel Cells and Related Materials (7 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (6 papers). Choon Woo Lee collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and South Korea. Choon Woo Lee's co-authors include Robert H. Grubbs, Matthias Scholl, Sheng Ding, Soon Hyeok Hong, Daniel P. Sanders, Tae‐Lim Choi, Arnab K. Chatterjee, Richard L. Pederson, T.M. Champagne and Thay Ung and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Organic Chemistry and Tetrahedron.

In The Last Decade

Choon Woo Lee

12 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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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.

Synthesis and Activity of a New Generation of Ruthenium-Based Olefin Metathesis Catalysts Coordinated with 1,3-Dimesityl-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene Ligands

1999 3.0k citations Matthias Scholl, Sheng Ding et al. Organic Letters profile →
Prevention of Undesirable Isomerization during Olefin Metathesis

2005 533 citations Soon Hyeok Hong, Daniel P. Sanders et al. 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						Papers	Cites
Choon Woo Lee United States	10	4.0k	1.6k	493	459	321	12	4.2k
Matthias Scholl United States	9	4.8k 1.2×	1.8k 1.1×	502 1.0×	473 1.0×	386 1.2×	11	5.0k
Arnab Chatterjee United States	22	3.4k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	363 0.7×	410 0.9×	345 1.1×	54	3.8k
Jason S. Kingsbury United States	18	3.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	282 0.6×	269 0.6×	380 1.2×	28	3.9k
Tina M. Trnka United States	16	5.4k 1.4×	1.8k 1.1×	288 0.6×	286 0.6×	551 1.7×	20	5.8k
Peter Schwab Germany	17	3.9k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	226 0.5×	254 0.6×	396 1.2×	22	4.0k
Steven B. Garber United States	8	2.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	218 0.4×	205 0.4×	277 0.9×	10	2.8k
John P. Morgan United States	11	2.9k 0.7×	995 0.6×	124 0.3×	145 0.3×	333 1.0×	14	3.0k
Brian L. Gray United States	8	1.9k 0.5×	823 0.5×	202 0.4×	194 0.4×	206 0.6×	11	2.0k
Joëlle Prunet France	23	1.7k 0.4×	579 0.4×	307 0.6×	304 0.7×	54 0.2×	78	1.9k
Marcia B. France United States	15	1.9k 0.5×	835 0.5×	122 0.2×	136 0.3×	182 0.6×	20	2.1k

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12 of 12 papers shown

Nickel, Andrew, Thay Ung, Choon Woo Lee, et al.. (2012). A Highly Efficient Olefin Metathesis Process for the Synthesis of Terminal Alkenes from Fatty Acid Esters. Topics in Catalysis. 55(7-10). 518–523. 56 indexed citations

Champagne, T.M., Soon Hyeok Hong, Wenhao Wei, et al.. (2010). Low Catalyst Loadings in Olefin Metathesis: Synthesis of Nitrogen Heterocycles by Ring-Closing Metathesis. Organic Letters. 12(5). 984–987. 67 indexed citations

Schrodi, Yann, Thay Ung, Choon Woo Lee, et al.. (2008). Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalysts for the Ethenolysis of Renewable Feedstocks. CLEAN - Soil Air Water. 36(8). 669–673. 78 indexed citations

Hong, Soon Hyeok, Daniel P. Sanders, Choon Woo Lee, & Robert H. Grubbs. (2005). Prevention of Undesirable Isomerization during Olefin Metathesis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 127(49). 17160–17161. 533 indexed citations breakdown →

Lee, Choon Woo, Tae‐Lim Choi, & Robert H. Grubbs. (2002). Ring Expansion via Olefin Metathesis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 124(13). 3224–3225. 48 indexed citations

Kahnberg, Pia, Choon Woo Lee, Robert H. Grubbs, & Olov Sterner. (2002). Alternative routes to pterulone. Tetrahedron. 58(26). 5203–5208. 29 indexed citations

Lee, Choon Woo & Robert H. Grubbs. (2001). Formation of Macrocycles via Ring-Closing Olefin Metathesis. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 66(21). 7155–7158. 96 indexed citations

Choi, Tae‐Lim, Choon Woo Lee, Arnab K. Chatterjee, & Robert H. Grubbs. (2001). Olefin Metathesis Involving Ruthenium Enoic Carbene Complexes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 123(42). 10417–10418. 110 indexed citations

Lee, Choon Woo & Robert H. Grubbs. (2000). Stereoselectivity of Macrocyclic Ring-Closing Olefin Metathesis. Organic Letters. 2(14). 2145–2147. 144 indexed citations

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Lee, Choon Woo & Robert H. Grubbs. (2000). Stereoselectivity of Macrocyclic Ring-Closing Olefin Metathesis. Organic Letters. 2(16). 2558–2558. 2 indexed citations

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Kang, Jahyo, et al.. (1999). A concise synthesis of unnatural (+)-5-epi-nojirimycin-δ-lactam via asymmetric reduction of a meso-imide. Tetrahedron Asymmetry. 10(4). 657–660. 6 indexed citations

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Scholl, Matthias, Sheng Ding, Choon Woo Lee, & Robert H. Grubbs. (1999). Synthesis and Activity of a New Generation of Ruthenium-Based Olefin Metathesis Catalysts Coordinated with 1,3-Dimesityl-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene Ligands. Organic Letters. 1(6). 953–956. 3008 indexed citations breakdown →

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