Craig P. Johnston

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 972 citations indexed

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Craig P. Johnston is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Craig P. Johnston has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 972 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Organic Chemistry, 7 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 6 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Craig P. Johnston's work include Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (7 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (6 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (4 papers). Craig P. Johnston is often cited by papers focused on Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (7 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (6 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (4 papers). Craig P. Johnston collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Craig P. Johnston's co-authors include Russell T. Smith, David W. C. MacMillan, Simon Allmendinger, Caroline Joannesse, Andrew D. Smith, Carmen Concellón, Douglas Philp, Carmen Simal, Thomas H. West and Martin D. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Craig P. Johnston

12 papers receiving 961 citations

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Metallaphotoredox-catalysed sp3–sp3 cross-coupling of carboxylic acids with alkyl halides

2016 384 citations Craig P. Johnston, Russell T. Smith et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Craig P. Johnston United Kingdom	11	869	203	160	134	50	13	972
Stéphanie Essafi United Kingdom	16	1.6k 1.9×	253 1.2×	149 0.9×	171 1.3×	32 0.6×	19	1.7k
Junfeng Yang China	23	1.3k 1.5×	395 1.9×	94 0.6×	73 0.5×	63 1.3×	54	1.4k
Jean‐Philippe Bouillon France	18	641 0.7×	128 0.6×	352 2.2×	102 0.8×	54 1.1×	56	799
Emmanuel Lacôte France	20	1.3k 1.5×	152 0.7×	90 0.6×	109 0.8×	42 0.8×	36	1.3k
Andrés García‐Domínguez Switzerland	17	1.8k 2.0×	311 1.5×	331 2.1×	100 0.7×	56 1.1×	23	1.9k
Jérémy Merad France	15	902 1.0×	155 0.8×	63 0.4×	121 0.9×	69 1.4×	26	955
Zhongxing Huang China	20	1.7k 2.0×	422 2.1×	81 0.5×	122 0.9×	30 0.6×	31	1.8k
Hong Lu China	18	1.2k 1.3×	194 1.0×	64 0.4×	133 1.0×	35 0.7×	38	1.3k
Valerio Fasano United Kingdom	21	1.1k 1.2×	310 1.5×	108 0.7×	166 1.2×	29 0.6×	49	1.2k

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13 of 13 papers shown

Johnston, Craig P., et al.. (2024). Light-mediated catalytic enantioselective difluoroalkylation of β-ketoesters via phase-transfer catalysis. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 11(13). 3639–3647. 3 indexed citations

Emayavaramban, Balakumar, et al.. (2024). Enantioselective Synthesis of α‐Aryl Ketones by a Cobalt‐Catalyzed Semipinacol Rearrangement. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(2). e202414342–e202414342. 11 indexed citations

Cordes, David B., et al.. (2023). Cobalt‐Catalyzed Wagner–Meerwein Rearrangements with Concomitant Nucleophilic Hydrofluorination. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(35). e202308048–e202308048. 16 indexed citations

Cordes, David B., et al.. (2023). Cobalt‐Catalyzed Wagner–Meerwein Rearrangements with Concomitant Nucleophilic Hydrofluorination. Angewandte Chemie. 135(35).

García‐Domínguez, Andrés, et al.. (2020). Difluorocarbene Generation from TMSCF₃: Kinetics and Mechanism of NaI-Mediated and Si-Induced Anionic Chain Reactions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(34). 14649–14663. 57 indexed citations

Johnston, Craig P., Thomas H. West, Marc Reid, et al.. (2018). Anion-Initiated Trifluoromethylation by TMSCF₃: Deconvolution of the Siliconate–Carbanion Dichotomy by Stopped-Flow NMR/IR. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(35). 11112–11124. 65 indexed citations

Johnston, Craig P., Russell T. Smith, Simon Allmendinger, & David W. C. MacMillan. (2016). Metallaphotoredox-catalysed sp3–sp3 cross-coupling of carboxylic acids with alkyl halides. Nature. 536(7616). 322–325. 384 indexed citations breakdown →

Johnston, Craig P., et al.. (2015). Catalytic enantioselective synthesis of indanes by a cation-directed 5-endo-trig cyclization. Nature Chemistry. 7(2). 171–177. 73 indexed citations

Sharma, Krishna, et al.. (2015). Cation-Controlled Enantioselective and Diastereoselective Synthesis of Indolines: An Autoinductive Phase-Transfer Initiated 5-endo-trig Process. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 137(41). 13414–13424. 40 indexed citations

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Joannesse, Caroline, Craig P. Johnston, Louis C. Morrill, et al.. (2012). Isothiourea‐Mediated Asymmetric O‐ to C‐Carboxyl Transfer of Oxazolyl Carbonates: Structure–Selectivity Profiles and Mechanistic Studies. Chemistry - A European Journal. 18(8). 2398–2408. 31 indexed citations

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Belmessieri, Dorine, Caroline Joannesse, Philip A. Woods, et al.. (2010). Structure-enantioselectivity effects in 3,4-dihydropyrimido[2,1-b]benzothiazole-based isothioureas as enantioselective acylation catalysts. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 9(2). 559–570. 80 indexed citations

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Joannesse, Caroline, Craig P. Johnston, Carmen Concellón, et al.. (2009). Isothiourea‐Catalyzed Enantioselective Carboxy Group Transfer. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48(47). 8914–8918. 166 indexed citations

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Joannesse, Caroline, Craig P. Johnston, Carmen Concellón, et al.. (2009). Isothiourea‐Catalyzed Enantioselective Carboxy Group Transfer. Angewandte Chemie. 121(47). 9076–9080. 46 indexed citations

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