Christoph Grondal

5.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
22 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Christoph Grondal is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Christoph Grondal has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Organic Chemistry, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Christoph Grondal's work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (14 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (11 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (10 papers). Christoph Grondal is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (14 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (11 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (10 papers). Christoph Grondal collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Jordan and Finland. Christoph Grondal's co-authors include Dieter Enders, Matthias R. M. Hüttl, Matthieu Jeanty, Gerhard Raabe, Marianna Vrettou, Jiřı́ Paleček, Michael Müller, Wolfgang Schräder, Georg A. Sprenger and Johannes Bongaerts and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Christoph Grondal

22 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Asymmetric Organocatalytic Domino Reactions 2006 2026 2012 2019 2007 2010 2006 2007 400 800 1.2k
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. Asymmetric Organocatalytic Domino Reactions
    2007 1.5k citations Dieter Enders, Christoph Grondal et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  2. Organocatalytic cascade reactions as a new tool in total synthesis
    2010 1.4k citations Christoph Grondal, Matthieu Jeanty et al. Nature Chemistry profile →
  3. Control of four stereocentres in a triple cascade organocatalytic reaction
    2006 814 citations Dieter Enders, Matthias R. M. Hüttl et al. Nature profile →
  4. Asymmetrische organokatalytische Dominoreaktionen
    2007 566 citations Dieter Enders, Christoph Grondal et al. Angewandte Chemie profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christoph Grondal Germany 14 4.8k 1.2k 925 143 110 22 5.0k
Peter O’Brien United Kingdom 41 5.2k 1.1× 1.0k 0.9× 1.3k 1.4× 137 1.0× 120 1.1× 171 5.7k
P. Andrew Evans United States 45 5.5k 1.1× 876 0.7× 1.6k 1.7× 185 1.3× 102 0.9× 157 5.8k
Marcella Bosco Italy 36 3.6k 0.7× 936 0.8× 926 1.0× 80 0.6× 76 0.7× 106 3.8k
Dhevalapally B. Ramachary India 41 5.2k 1.1× 1.7k 1.5× 765 0.8× 256 1.8× 75 0.7× 124 5.4k
Kevin R. Campos United States 26 3.7k 0.8× 756 0.6× 1.3k 1.4× 96 0.7× 241 2.2× 41 4.2k
David M. Hodgson United Kingdom 35 4.0k 0.8× 597 0.5× 544 0.6× 162 1.1× 75 0.7× 184 4.3k
Renata Marcia de Figueiredo France 23 2.7k 0.6× 1.0k 0.9× 729 0.8× 82 0.6× 81 0.7× 56 3.0k
Sunggak Kim South Korea 40 4.9k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 631 0.7× 157 1.1× 85 0.8× 237 5.3k
Visuvanathar Sridharan United Kingdom 47 5.2k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 678 0.7× 159 1.1× 51 0.5× 156 5.5k
Wolfgang Notz United States 13 4.4k 0.9× 1.5k 1.3× 1.3k 1.4× 90 0.6× 160 1.5× 16 4.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christoph Grondal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christoph Grondal

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bongaerts, Johannes, Lo′ay A. Al-Momani, Michael Müller, et al.. (2011). Diversity‐Oriented Production of Metabolites Derived from Chorismate and Their Use in Organic Synthesis. Angewandte Chemie. 123(34). 7927–7932. 6 indexed citations
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Bongaerts, Johannes, Lo′ay A. Al-Momani, Michael Müller, et al.. (2011). Diversity‐Oriented Production of Metabolites Derived from Chorismate and Their Use in Organic Synthesis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 50(34). 7781–7786. 23 indexed citations
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Grondal, Christoph, Matthieu Jeanty, & Dieter Enders. (2010). Organocatalytic cascade reactions as a new tool in total synthesis. Nature Chemistry. 2(3). 167–178. 1423 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hüttl, Matthias R. M., et al.. (2010). Electrospray mass spectrometry for detailed mechanistic studies of a complex organocatalyzed triple cascade reaction. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 9(4). 1047–1053. 13 indexed citations
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Enders, Dieter, Christoph Grondal, & Matthias R. M. Hüttl. (2007). Asymmetric Organocatalytic Domino Reactions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 46(10). 1570–1581. 1495 indexed citations breakdown →
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Enders, Dieter, et al.. (2007). Asymmetric Organocatalytic Domino Reactions. ChemInform. 38(22). 4 indexed citations
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Grondal, Christoph & Dieter Enders. (2007). A Direct Entry to Carbasugars: Asymmetric Synthesis of 1‐epi‐(+)‐MK7607.. ChemInform. 38(16). 1 indexed citations
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Grondal, Christoph & Dieter Enders. (2007). A Direct Organocatalytic Entry to Selectively Protected Aldopentoses and Derivatives. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 349(4-5). 694–702. 39 indexed citations
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Enders, Dieter, Matthias R. M. Hüttl, Christoph Grondal, & Gerhard Raabe. (2006). Control of four stereocentres in a triple cascade organocatalytic reaction. Nature. 441(7095). 861–863. 814 indexed citations breakdown →
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Enders, Dieter, et al.. (2006). Control of Four Stereocenters in a Triple Cascade Organocatalytic Reaction.. ChemInform. 37(44). 1 indexed citations
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Enders, Dieter, Jiřı́ Paleček, & Christoph Grondal. (2006). A direct organocatalytic entry to sphingoids: asymmetric synthesis of d-arabino- and l-ribo-phytosphingosine. Chemical Communications. 655–655. 63 indexed citations
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Grondal, Christoph & Dieter Enders. (2006). Direct Asymmetric Organocatalytic de novo Synthesis of Carbohydrates.. ChemInform. 37(21). 1 indexed citations
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Enders, Dieter & Christoph Grondal. (2006). A Direct Entry to Carbasugars: Asymmetric Synthesis of 1-epi-(+)-MK7607. Synlett. 2006(20). 3507–3509. 3 indexed citations
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Enders, Dieter, Christoph Grondal, & Marianna Vrettou. (2006). Efficient Entry to Amino Sugars and Derivatives via Asymmetric Organocatalytic Mannich Reactions. Synthesis. 2006(21). 3597–3604. 55 indexed citations
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Enders, Dieter & Christoph Grondal. (2005). Direkte organokatalytische De‐novo‐Synthese von Kohlenhydraten. Angewandte Chemie. 117(8). 1235–1238. 65 indexed citations
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Enders, Dieter, Christoph Grondal, Marianna Vrettou, & Gerhard Raabe. (2005). Asymmetric Synthesis of Selectively Protected Amino Sugars and Derivatives by a Direct Organocatalytic Mannich Reaction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 44(26). 4079–4083. 145 indexed citations
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Enders, Dieter & Christoph Grondal. (2005). Direct Organocatalytic De Novo Synthesis of Carbohydrates. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 44(8). 1210–1212. 179 indexed citations
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Enders, Dieter, Christoph Grondal, Marianna Vrettou, & Gerhard Raabe. (2005). Asymmetrische Synthese von selektiv geschützten Aminozuckern und ihren Derivaten über direkte organokatalytische Mannich‐Reaktion. Angewandte Chemie. 117(26). 4147–4151. 40 indexed citations
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Grondal, Christoph & Dieter Enders. (2005). Direct asymmetric organocatalytic de novo synthesis of carbohydrates. Tetrahedron. 62(2-3). 329–337. 87 indexed citations
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Grondal, Christoph. (2003). 4-Dimethylamino-pyridine(DMAP). Synlett. 1568–1569. 20 indexed citations

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