Daniel Swern

11.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
200 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Daniel Swern is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel Swern has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Organic Chemistry, 28 papers in Molecular Biology and 25 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Daniel Swern's work include Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (43 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (25 papers) and Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (23 papers). Daniel Swern is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (43 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (25 papers) and Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (23 papers). Daniel Swern collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Tanzania. Daniel Swern's co-authors include Anthony J. Mancuso, Kanji Omura, H. B. Knight, W. Parker, Ashok K. Sharma, Leonard S. Silbert, Thomas A. Foglia, Constantine Ricciuti, Lee P. Witnauer and Graham Swift and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Daniel Swern

198 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

Oxidation of long-chain and related alcohols to carbonyls... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 1978 1981 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. Oxidation of long-chain and related alcohols to carbonyls by dimethyl sulfoxide "activated" by oxalyl chloride
    1978 1.5k citations Daniel Swern et al. The Journal of Organic Chemistry profile →
  2. Oxidation of alcohols by “activated” dimethyl sulfoxide. a preparative, steric and mechanistic study
    1978 1.1k citations Daniel Swern et al. profile →
  3. Activated Dimethyl Sulfoxide: Useful Reagents for Synthesis
    1981 1.0k citations Daniel Swern et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Daniel Swern United States 37 5.5k 2.1k 688 583 566 200 7.9k
Paul A. Grieco United States 46 7.7k 1.4× 2.6k 1.3× 597 0.9× 720 1.2× 768 1.4× 265 9.6k
D. H. R. BARTON United States 45 8.2k 1.5× 2.6k 1.2× 537 0.8× 316 0.5× 599 1.1× 303 10.6k
Derek Horton United States 43 4.9k 0.9× 3.4k 1.6× 726 1.1× 470 0.8× 737 1.3× 325 7.1k
W. David Ollis United Kingdom 33 4.5k 0.8× 1.9k 0.9× 512 0.7× 171 0.3× 739 1.3× 268 7.2k
Frieder W. Lichtenthaler Germany 37 3.4k 0.6× 2.7k 1.3× 415 0.6× 508 0.9× 413 0.7× 256 5.6k
Arthur S. Perlin Canada 45 2.7k 0.5× 2.8k 1.4× 883 1.3× 676 1.2× 329 0.6× 213 6.6k
Stanley M. Roberts United Kingdom 43 4.4k 0.8× 3.6k 1.7× 639 0.9× 299 0.5× 401 0.7× 380 7.3k
Andrew S. Kende United States 42 3.3k 0.6× 2.2k 1.1× 402 0.6× 273 0.5× 605 1.1× 204 7.3k
Christian Pedersen Denmark 39 4.2k 0.8× 3.1k 1.5× 365 0.5× 393 0.7× 303 0.5× 350 6.3k
George A. Kraus United States 43 4.6k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 296 0.4× 522 0.9× 786 1.4× 354 7.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Swern, Daniel, et al.. (1982). シアノニトレンの生成 ナトリウム水素シアナミド,次亜塩素酸t-ブチルおよび第三アミンの反応. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 47(25). 4847–4850. 6 indexed citations
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Harrington, George W., et al.. (1979). Accelerating effect of ascorbic acid on N-nitrosamine formation and nitrosation by oxyhyponitrite.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 39(10). 3871–4. 37 indexed citations
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Harrington, George W., et al.. (1978). Reversible interconversion of N-nitroso(2-methylamino)acetonitrile and 3-methyl-5-amino-1,2,3-oxadiazolium chloride and related reactions. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 43(9). 1671–1673. 7 indexed citations
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Beilan, Hal S., et al.. (1974). Iminosulfuranes. XI. Preparation, properties, mass spectral fragmentation and thermolysis of N-ethoxycarbonyliminodialkylsulfuranes. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 39(15). 2148–2152. 11 indexed citations
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Hayashi, Y., et al.. (1974). The Reaction of iminosulfuranes with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate. Tetrahedron Letters. 15(12). 1071–1074. 3 indexed citations
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Swern, Daniel, et al.. (1973). NMR chemical shift reagents in structural determination of lipid derivatives: III. Methyl ricinoleate and methyl 12‐hydroxystearate. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 50(5). 142–146. 10 indexed citations
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Duuren, Benjamin L. Van, Chen Katz, Michael B. Shimkin, Daniel Swern, & Robert Wieder. (1972). Replication of low-level carcinogenic activity bioassays.. PubMed. 32(4). 880–1. 6 indexed citations
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Swift, Graham & Daniel Swern. (1967). Chemistry of epoxy compounds. XX. Stereospecific syntheses of cis- and trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexanes and aliphatic vicinal diamines. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 32(3). 511–517. 76 indexed citations
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Foglia, Thomas A. & Daniel Swern. (1967). Reaction of N,N-dichlorourethan with ethers. A novel cleavage-chlorination reaction. Tetrahedron Letters. 8(40). 3963–3967. 1 indexed citations
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Swern, Daniel & Leonard S. Silbert. (1963). Studies in the Structure of Organic Peroxides.. Analytical Chemistry. 35(7). 880–885. 34 indexed citations
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Kaunitz, Hans, et al.. (1959). Influence of feeding fractionated esters of autoxidized lard and cottonseed oil on growth, thirst, organ weights, and liver lipids of rats. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 36(12). 611–615. 32 indexed citations
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Russell, John R., et al.. (1959). Phosphorus Derivatives of Fatty Acids. VII.2 Addition of Dialkyl Phosphonates to Unsaturated Compounds. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 81(23). 6275–6277. 31 indexed citations
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Swern, Daniel, et al.. (1957). Phosphorus Derivatives of Fatty Acids. III.2 Trialkyl α-Phosphonates. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 79(24). 6524–6526. 17 indexed citations
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Slanetz, Charles A., et al.. (1955). Nutritional effects of fractions of heated and autoxidized lard and cottonseed oil.. 14. 2 indexed citations
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Port, William S., et al.. (1955). Cost Estimate on Technical Grade Vinyl Stearate. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 47(9). 1707–1710. 1 indexed citations
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Swern, Daniel, Lee P. Witnauer, C. Roland Eddy, & W. Parker. (1955). Peroxides. III.2 Structure of Aliphatic Peracids in Solution and in the Solid State. An Infrared, X-Ray Diffraction and Molecular Weight Study3. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 77(21). 5537–5541. 40 indexed citations
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Knight, H. B., et al.. (1954). New method for hydroxylating long‐chain unsaturated fatty acids, esters, alcohols, and hydrocarbons. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 31(1). 1–5. 15 indexed citations
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Swern, Daniel, et al.. (1953). Peroxides from autoxidized methyl oleate and linoleate as initiators in the preparation of butadiene‐styrene synthetic rubber. Journal of Polymer Science. 11(5). 487–490. 5 indexed citations
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Shreve, O. D., et al.. (1951). Infrared Absorption Spectra of Some Epoxy Compounds. Analytical Chemistry. 23(2). 277–282. 95 indexed citations

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