David Fairen‐Jiménez

16.4k total citations · 10 hit papers
150 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

About

David Fairen‐Jiménez is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, David Fairen‐Jiménez has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 91 papers in Materials Chemistry and 29 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in David Fairen‐Jiménez's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (120 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (36 papers) and Magnetism in coordination complexes (19 papers). David Fairen‐Jiménez is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (120 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (36 papers) and Magnetism in coordination complexes (19 papers). David Fairen‐Jiménez collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Spain. David Fairen‐Jiménez's co-authors include Peyman Z. Moghadam, Randall Q. Snurr, Tina Düren, Paul A. Wright, Omar K. Farha, Aurelia Li, Michael T. Wharmby, Joseph T. Hupp, Claudia Orellana‐Tavra and Tian Tian and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

David Fairen‐Jiménez

147 papers receiving 12.9k citations

Hit Papers

Opening the Gate: Framework Flexibility in ZIF-8 Explored... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2013 2017 2017 2021 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. Opening the Gate: Framework Flexibility in ZIF-8 Explored by Experiments and Simulations
    2011 1.0k citations David Fairen‐Jiménez et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  2. Vapor-Phase Metalation by Atomic Layer Deposition in a Metal–Organic Framework
    2013 846 citations Joseph E. Mondloch, Wojciech Bury et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  3. Development of a Cambridge Structural Database Subset: A Collection of Metal–Organic Frameworks for Past, Present, and Future
    2017 832 citations Peyman Z. Moghadam, Aurelia Li et al. Chemistry of Materials profile →
  4. A sol–gel monolithic metal–organic framework with enhanced methane uptake
    2017 456 citations Diana Vulpe, Joaquín Silvestre‐Albero et al. profile →
  5. 25 Years of Reticular Chemistry
    2021 313 citations Ralph Freund, Stefano Canossa et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  6. Incorporation of an A1/A2-Difunctionalized Pillar[5]arene into a Metal–Organic Framework
    2012 269 citations David Fairen‐Jiménez, Randall Q. Snurr et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  7. Metal–Organic Framework Thin Films Composed of Free-Standing Acicular Nanorods Exhibiting Reversible Electrochromism
    2013 247 citations Chung‐Wei Kung, Joseph E. Mondloch et al. Chemistry of Materials profile →
  8. Metal–organic frameworks for biological applications
    2024 111 citations Isabel Abánades Lázaro, Xu Chen et al. Nature Reviews Methods Primers profile →
  9. A Fluorinated BODIPY-Based Zirconium Metal–Organic Framework for In Vivo Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy
    2024 78 citations Xu Chen, Sergio Mercado Argandona et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  10. Guiding the rational design of biocompatible metal-organic frameworks for drug delivery
    2025 27 citations Dhruv Menon, David Fairen‐Jiménez 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 Fairen‐Jiménez United Kingdom 60 9.6k 7.8k 2.1k 1.8k 1.7k 150 13.1k
Stefan Wuttke Spain 59 7.8k 0.8× 7.3k 0.9× 3.3k 1.6× 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 191 13.3k
Hexiang Deng China 45 8.2k 0.9× 8.0k 1.0× 2.1k 1.0× 1.8k 0.9× 886 0.5× 94 12.6k
Inhar Imaz Spain 53 6.6k 0.7× 6.5k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 1.6k 0.9× 1.0k 0.6× 158 10.5k
Paolo Falcaro Australia 59 8.9k 0.9× 9.2k 1.2× 3.2k 1.6× 1.4k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 192 15.7k
Rob Ameloot Belgium 52 8.2k 0.9× 7.5k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 172 12.4k
Shuhei Furukawa Japan 58 10.4k 1.1× 10.1k 1.3× 2.7k 1.3× 3.4k 1.9× 1.6k 0.9× 171 16.6k
Pascal Van Der Voort Belgium 75 8.9k 0.9× 13.5k 1.7× 2.4k 1.2× 1.6k 0.9× 2.3k 1.4× 437 19.9k
Zhang‐Wen Wei China 45 10.5k 1.1× 9.6k 1.2× 1.3k 0.6× 2.2k 1.2× 1.5k 0.9× 127 14.0k
Christian J. Doonan Australia 60 14.2k 1.5× 12.5k 1.6× 2.9k 1.4× 2.3k 1.3× 2.6k 1.6× 175 20.5k
Xiaodong Zou Sweden 74 13.0k 1.4× 13.2k 1.7× 2.1k 1.0× 3.2k 1.7× 1.5k 0.9× 345 21.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pham, Thi Ha My, et al.. (2025). Engineering Ru nanoparticle size and metal–support interactions for enhanced catalytic hydrogen combustion. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(26). 20372–20382. 1 indexed citations
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Asgari, Mehrdad, et al.. (2025). Biorthogonal PEGylation of Hierarchical Porous Metal–Organic Frameworks as Robust, Functional Nanocarriers for Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Delivery. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(47). 43400–43414.
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Chen, Xu, Yuhao Yang, Dhruv Menon, et al.. (2025). Engineering Bodipy‐Based Metal–Organic Frameworks for Efficient Full‐Spectrum Photocatalysis in Amide Synthesis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(24). e202505405–e202505405. 4 indexed citations
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Menon, Dhruv, Prateek Goyal, Arianna Lanza, et al.. (2024). A two-dimensional metal-organic framework for efficient recovery of heavy and light rare earth elements from electronic wastes. Separation and Purification Technology. 360. 130946–130946. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Xin, Sergio Mercado Argandona, Roslyn M. Ray, et al.. (2024). Surface engineering of metal-organic framework nanoparticles-based miRNA carrier: Boosting RNA stability, intracellular delivery and synergistic therapy. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 677(Pt B). 429–440. 7 indexed citations
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Lázaro, Isabel Abánades, Xu Chen, Mengli Ding, et al.. (2024). Metal–organic frameworks for biological applications. Nature Reviews Methods Primers. 4(1). 111 indexed citations breakdown →
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Firth, Francesca C. N., et al.. (2023). Modulated self-assembly ofhcptopology MOFs of Zr/Hf and the extended 4,4′-(ethyne-1,2-diyl)dibenzoate linker. CrystEngComm. 25(14). 2119–2124. 4 indexed citations
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Tang, Xianhui, Nakul Rampal, Aurelia Li, et al.. (2023). Homochiral Porous Metal–Organic Polyhedra with Multiple Kinds of Vertices. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(4). 2561–2571. 34 indexed citations
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Freund, Ralph, Stefano Canossa, Seth M. Cohen, et al.. (2021). 25 Jahre retikuläre Chemie. Angewandte Chemie. 133(45). 24142–24173. 7 indexed citations
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Zhao, Pu, Shik Chi Edman Tsang, & David Fairen‐Jiménez. (2021). Structural heterogeneity and dynamics in flexible metal-organic frameworks. Cell Reports Physical Science. 2(9). 100544–100544. 26 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shi‐Yuan, David Fairen‐Jiménez, & Michael J. Zaworotko. (2020). Structural Elucidation of the Mechanism of Molecular Recognition in Chiral Crystalline Sponges. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(40). 17600–17606. 49 indexed citations
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Haddad, Salame, Isabel Abánades Lázaro, Marcus Fantham, et al.. (2020). Design of a Functionalized Metal–Organic Framework System for Enhanced Targeted Delivery to Mitochondria. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(14). 6661–6674. 143 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shi‐Yuan, David Fairen‐Jiménez, & Michael J. Zaworotko. (2020). Structural Elucidation of the Mechanism of Molecular Recognition in Chiral Crystalline Sponges. Angewandte Chemie. 132(40). 17753–17759. 9 indexed citations
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Firth, Francesca C. N., Matthew J. Cliffe, Diana Vulpe, et al.. (2019). Engineering new defective phases of UiO family metal–organic frameworks with water. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7(13). 7459–7469. 71 indexed citations
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Osterrieth, Johannes W. M., Demelza Wright, Hyunho Noh, et al.. (2019). Core–Shell Gold Nanorod@Zirconium-Based Metal–Organic Framework Composites as in Situ Size-Selective Raman Probes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(9). 3893–3900. 148 indexed citations
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Matito-Martos, I., Peyman Z. Moghadam, Aurelia Li, et al.. (2018). Discovery of an Optimal Porous Crystalline Material for the Capture of Chemical Warfare Agents. Chemistry of Materials. 30(14). 4571–4579. 71 indexed citations
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Mosca, Nello, Rebecca Vismara, José A. Fernandes, et al.. (2018). Nitro‐Functionalized Bis(pyrazolate) Metal–Organic Frameworks as Carbon Dioxide Capture Materials under Ambient Conditions. Chemistry - A European Journal. 24(50). 13170–13180. 39 indexed citations
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Teplensky, Michelle H., Marcus Fantham, Peng Li, et al.. (2017). Temperature Treatment of Highly Porous Zirconium-Containing Metal–Organic Frameworks Extends Drug Delivery Release. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139(22). 7522–7532. 286 indexed citations
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Gutov, Oleksii V., Wojciech Bury, Diego A. Gómez‐Gualdrón, et al.. (2014). Water‐Stable Zirconium‐Based Metal–Organic Framework Material with High‐Surface Area and Gas‐Storage Capacities. Chemistry - A European Journal. 20(39). 12389–12393. 160 indexed citations
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Bernini, María C., et al.. (2013). Screening of bio-compatible metal–organic frameworks as potential drug carriers using Monte Carlo simulations. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 2(7). 766–774. 225 indexed citations

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