David A. Nagib

6.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
42 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

David A. Nagib is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, David A. Nagib has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Organic Chemistry, 7 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 5 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in David A. Nagib's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (32 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (25 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (12 papers). David A. Nagib is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (32 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (25 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (12 papers). David A. Nagib collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Argentina. David A. Nagib's co-authors include David W. C. MacMillan, Mark E. Scott, Kohki M. Nakafuku, Leah M. Stateman, Ethan A. Wappes, Phong V. Pham, Stacy C. Fosu, Zuxiao Zhang, Andrew D. Chen and Trevor C. Chopko and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

David A. Nagib

42 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Trifluoromethylation of arenes and heteroarenes by means ... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2011 2009 2018 2024 250 500 750 1000
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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. Trifluoromethylation of arenes and heteroarenes by means of photoredox catalysis
    2011 1.2k citations David A. Nagib, David W. C. MacMillan Nature profile →
  2. Enantioselective α-Trifluoromethylation of Aldehydes via Photoredox Organocatalysis
    2009 873 citations David A. Nagib, David W. C. MacMillan et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  3. Remote C–H Functionalization via Selective Hydrogen Atom Transfer
    2018 398 citations David A. Nagib, Leah M. Stateman et al. Synthesis profile →
  4. Radical Polarity
    2024 99 citations Andrew D. Chen, David A. Nagib 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 Career Trend Papers Cites
David A. Nagib United States 26 4.5k 1.9k 1.3k 335 329 42 5.4k
Lei Zhou China 37 5.3k 1.2× 1.1k 0.6× 707 0.6× 210 0.6× 218 0.7× 102 5.7k
René M. Koenigs Germany 44 6.6k 1.5× 1.1k 0.6× 869 0.7× 275 0.8× 278 0.8× 141 7.0k
Michael R. Collins United States 23 3.2k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 761 0.6× 255 0.8× 122 0.4× 36 4.0k
Wujiong Xia China 42 5.2k 1.2× 806 0.4× 693 0.5× 353 1.1× 443 1.3× 174 6.0k
Anis Tlili France 36 3.1k 0.7× 1.8k 0.9× 1.6k 1.3× 316 0.9× 178 0.5× 84 4.0k
Pinhua Li China 54 7.9k 1.8× 643 0.3× 803 0.6× 236 0.7× 541 1.6× 220 8.3k
Glenn M. Sammis Canada 25 2.2k 0.5× 952 0.5× 617 0.5× 205 0.6× 141 0.4× 48 2.7k
Giacomo E. M. Crisenza United Kingdom 17 2.9k 0.6× 433 0.2× 470 0.4× 474 1.4× 359 1.1× 27 3.4k
Josep Cornellà Germany 49 7.0k 1.6× 1.0k 0.5× 2.3k 1.8× 470 1.4× 344 1.0× 114 8.0k
Wenbo Liu China 23 3.0k 0.7× 513 0.3× 644 0.5× 141 0.4× 223 0.7× 58 3.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mo, Xueling, et al.. (2025). Harnessing carbene polarity: Unified catalytic access to donor, neutral, and acceptor carbenes. Science. 389(6756). 183–189. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lumin, et al.. (2024). Cyclopropanation of unactivated alkenes with non-stabilized iron carbenes. Chem. 10(3). 1015–1027. 25 indexed citations
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Nagib, David A., et al.. (2024). Cyclopropanation with Non-Stabilized Carbenes via Ketyl Radicals. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(34). 24009–24015. 13 indexed citations
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Roy, Ipsita, et al.. (2024). Chiral pyrrolidines via an enantioselective Hofmann-Löffler-Freytag reaction. Chem Catalysis. 4(12). 101149–101149. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Andrew D., et al.. (2024). Radical Polarity. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 99 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Lumin & David A. Nagib. (2023). Carbonyl cross-metathesis via deoxygenative gem-di-metal catalysis. Nature Chemistry. 16(1). 107–113. 20 indexed citations
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Nagib, David A., et al.. (2022). Radical arenes. Nature Chemistry. 15(1). 3–4. 4 indexed citations
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Stateman, Leah M., et al.. (2021). Aza-heterocycles via copper-catalyzed, remote C–H desaturation of amines. Chem. 8(1). 210–224. 52 indexed citations
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Nakafuku, Kohki M., Zuxiao Zhang, Ethan A. Wappes, et al.. (2020). Enantioselective radical C–H amination for the synthesis of β-amino alcohols. Nature Chemistry. 12(8). 697–704. 171 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zuxiao, Xin Zhang, & David A. Nagib. (2019). Chiral Piperidines from Acyclic Amines via Enantioselective, Radical-Mediated δ C–H Cyanation. Chem. 5(12). 3127–3134. 109 indexed citations
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Stateman, Leah M., et al.. (2019). Catalytic β C–H amination via an imidate radical relay. Chemical Science. 10(9). 2693–2699. 73 indexed citations
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Fosu, Stacy C., et al.. (2018). Site-Selective C–H Functionalization of (Hetero)Arenes via Transient, Non-symmetric Iodanes. Chem. 5(2). 417–428. 113 indexed citations
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Rafferty, Sean M., et al.. (2018). Ketyl radical reactivity via atom transfer catalysis. Science. 362(6411). 225–229. 163 indexed citations
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Nagib, David A., Leah M. Stateman, & Kohki M. Nakafuku. (2018). Remote C–H Functionalization via Selective Hydrogen Atom Transfer. Synthesis. 50(8). 1569–1586. 398 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nagib, David A.. (2017). Catalytic, Asymmetric Alkylation via Excited-State Iminium Ions. Chem. 2(5). 616–618. 1 indexed citations
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Wappes, Ethan A., Kohki M. Nakafuku, & David A. Nagib. (2017). Directed β C–H Amination of Alcohols via Radical Relay Chaperones. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139(30). 10204–10207. 177 indexed citations
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Nagib, David A.. (2017). Katalytische Desymmetrisierung durch C‐H‐Funktionalisierung: eine Lösung für das Problem der stereogenen Methylgruppe. Angewandte Chemie. 129(26). 7460–7462. 2 indexed citations
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Wappes, Ethan A., Stacy C. Fosu, Trevor C. Chopko, & David A. Nagib. (2016). Triiodide‐Mediated δ‐Amination of Secondary C−H Bonds. Angewandte Chemie. 128(34). 10128–10132. 77 indexed citations
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Pham, Phong V., David A. Nagib, & David W. C. MacMillan. (2011). Photoredox Catalysis: A Mild, Operationally Simple Approach to the Synthesis of α‐Trifluoromethyl Carbonyl Compounds. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 50(27). 6119–6122. 433 indexed citations
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Nagib, David A. & David W. C. MacMillan. (2011). Trifluoromethylation of arenes and heteroarenes by means of photoredox catalysis. Nature. 480(7376). 224–228. 1177 indexed citations breakdown →

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