Christopher D. Bray

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 920 citations indexed

About

Christopher D. Bray is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Biotechnology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher D. Bray has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 920 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Organic Chemistry, 6 papers in Biotechnology and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Christopher D. Bray's work include Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (11 papers), Marine Sponges and Natural Products (6 papers) and Synthesis of Indole Derivatives (5 papers). Christopher D. Bray is often cited by papers focused on Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (11 papers), Marine Sponges and Natural Products (6 papers) and Synthesis of Indole Derivatives (5 papers). Christopher D. Bray collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Christopher D. Bray's co-authors include Nicky J. Willis, Gerald Pattenden, Bencan Tang, David M. Hodgson, Nicholas D. Kindon, P. G. Humphreys, Joseph G. Rogers, Lauren Bell, Margaret A. Brimble and Hong Liang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Christopher D. Bray

23 papers receiving 904 citations

Hit Papers

ortho‐Quinone Methides in Natural Product Synthesis 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300
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. ortho‐Quinone Methides in Natural Product Synthesis
    2012 340 citations Nicky J. Willis, Christopher D. Bray Chemistry - A European Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher D. Bray United Kingdom 15 753 174 117 97 79 23 920
Luca Parlanti Italy 10 805 1.1× 215 1.2× 153 1.3× 89 0.9× 39 0.5× 18 925
Keith R. Buszek United States 20 1.1k 1.4× 266 1.5× 192 1.6× 184 1.9× 40 0.5× 38 1.3k
Brigitte Lesur France 15 543 0.7× 263 1.5× 71 0.6× 76 0.8× 63 0.8× 34 729
Matthew J. Sharp United States 23 1.3k 1.7× 197 1.1× 55 0.5× 96 1.0× 30 0.4× 35 1.5k
Kabirul Islam United States 19 444 0.6× 729 4.2× 83 0.7× 90 0.9× 42 0.5× 47 1.1k
Mitch Nambu United States 11 542 0.7× 148 0.9× 87 0.7× 87 0.9× 29 0.4× 13 671
Marcos González‐López United States 14 562 0.7× 233 1.3× 61 0.5× 48 0.5× 21 0.3× 26 814
T. S. DUNNE China 10 824 1.1× 378 2.2× 55 0.5× 195 2.0× 65 0.8× 15 1.1k
Pilar M. Fresneda Spain 24 1.3k 1.7× 597 3.4× 134 1.1× 122 1.3× 72 0.9× 64 1.5k
Emmanuel Bertounesque France 17 511 0.7× 333 1.9× 48 0.4× 53 0.5× 25 0.3× 37 725

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brimble, Margaret A., et al.. (2018). A new family of sesterterpenoids isolated around the Pacific Rim. Natural Product Reports. 35(3). 210–219. 27 indexed citations
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Bray, Christopher D., Lauren Bell, Hong Liang, Dennis Collins, & Steven H. Yale. (2017). Colorectal Cancer Screening.. PubMed. 116(1). 27–33. 34 indexed citations
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Bray, Christopher D., et al.. (2016). Spiroketal Formation by Cascade Oxidative Dearomatization: An Approach to the Phorbaketal Skeleton. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2016(8). 1504–1507. 11 indexed citations
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Bray, Christopher D., et al.. (2015). Sultones and Sultines via a Julia–Kocienski Reaction of Epoxides. Angewandte Chemie. 127(50). 15451–15455. 7 indexed citations
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Bray, Christopher D., et al.. (2015). Sultones and Sultines via a Julia–Kocienski Reaction of Epoxides. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(50). 15236–15240. 25 indexed citations
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Willis, Nicky J. & Christopher D. Bray. (2015). An ortho-quinone methide based strategy towards the rubromycin spiroketal family. RSC Advances. 5(98). 80212–80215. 7 indexed citations
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Llorente‐Garcia, Isabel, Tchern Lenn, Lu‐Ning Liu, et al.. (2014). Single-molecule in vivo imaging of bacterial respiratory complexes indicates delocalized oxidative phosphorylation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1837(6). 811–824. 72 indexed citations
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Bray, Christopher D., et al.. (2014). Direct conversion of epoxides into aziridines with N-arylphosphoramidates. Tetrahedron Letters. 55(43). 5890–5891. 6 indexed citations
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Willis, Nicky J. & Christopher D. Bray. (2012). ortho‐Quinone Methides in Natural Product Synthesis. Chemistry - A European Journal. 18(30). 9160–9173. 340 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bray, Christopher D., et al.. (2010). Stereocontrolled synthesis of quaternary cyclopropyl esters. Chemical Communications. 46(32). 5867–5867. 13 indexed citations
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Tang, Bencan, Christopher D. Bray, Gerald Pattenden, & Joseph G. Rogers. (2010). Total synthesis of (+)-Z-deoxypukalide, a furanobutenolide-based cembranoid isolated from the pacific octocoral Leptogorgia spp.. Tetrahedron. 66(13). 2492–2500. 30 indexed citations
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Bray, Christopher D., et al.. (2009). A Total Synthesis of (+)-Bacillamide B. Synlett. 2010(4). 599–601. 8 indexed citations
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Tang, Bencan, Christopher D. Bray, & Gerald Pattenden. (2009). Total synthesis of (+)-intricarene using a biogenetically patterned pathway from (−)-bipinnatin J, involving a novel transannular [5+2] (1,3-dipolar) cycloaddition. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 7(21). 4448–4448. 44 indexed citations
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Bray, Christopher D.. (2009). ChemInform Abstract: An Approach to Benzanellated [5,6]‐Spiroketals.. ChemInform. 40(5). 1 indexed citations
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Bray, Christopher D.. (2008). Generation and hetero-Diels–Alder reactions of an o-quinone methide under mild, anionic conditions: rapid synthesis of mono-benzannelated spiroketals. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 6(15). 2815–2815. 47 indexed citations
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Hodgson, David M., Christopher D. Bray, Nicholas D. Kindon, et al.. (2008). Synthesis andC-Alkylation of Hindered Aldehyde Enamines. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 74(3). 1019–1028. 28 indexed citations
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Bray, Christopher D.. (2008). An Approach to Benzannelated [5,6]-Spiroketals. Synlett. 2008(16). 2500–2502. 3 indexed citations
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Tang, Bencan, Christopher D. Bray, & Gerald Pattenden. (2006). A biomimetic total synthesis of (+)-intricarene. Tetrahedron Letters. 47(36). 6401–6404. 74 indexed citations
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Bray, Christopher D. & Gerald Pattenden. (2006). A biogenetically patterned synthetic approach to the unusual furan methylenecyclobutanol moiety in providencin. Tetrahedron Letters. 47(23). 3937–3939. 29 indexed citations
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Hodgson, David M., Christopher D. Bray, & Nicholas D. Kindon. (2005). 2-Ene-1,4-diols by Dimerization of Terminal Epoxides using Hindered Lithium Amides. Organic Letters. 7(12). 2305–2308. 36 indexed citations

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