David Milstein

46.0k total citations · 15 hit papers
416 papers, 39.7k citations indexed

About

David Milstein is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Process Chemistry and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Milstein has authored 416 papers receiving a total of 39.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 328 papers in Organic Chemistry, 298 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 93 papers in Process Chemistry and Technology. Recurrent topics in David Milstein's work include Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (271 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (138 papers) and Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (93 papers). David Milstein is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (271 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (138 papers) and Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (93 papers). David Milstein collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and India. David Milstein's co-authors include Yehoshoa Ben‐David, Chidambaram Gunanathan, Linda J. W. Shimon, Gregory Leitus, Yael Diskin‐Posner, Milko E. van der Boom, Julia R. Khusnutdinova, Boris Rybtchinski, Jing Zhang and Ekambaram Balaraman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

David Milstein

411 papers receiving 39.3k citations

Hit Papers

Cyclometalated Phosphine-Based Pincer Comp... 1979 2026 1994 2010 2003 2013 2007 2015 2011 400 800 1.2k
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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. Cyclometalated Phosphine-Based Pincer Complexes:  Mechanistic Insight in Catalysis, Coordination, and Bond Activation
    2003 1.4k citations David Milstein et al. profile →
  2. Applications of Acceptorless Dehydrogenation and Related Transformations in Chemical Synthesis
    2013 1.3k citations Chidambaram Gunanathan, David Milstein Science profile →
  3. Direct Synthesis of Amides from Alcohols and Amines with Liberation of H 2
    2007 1.2k citations Chidambaram Gunanathan, Yehoshoa Ben‐David et al. Science profile →
  4. Metal–Ligand Cooperation
    2015 1.0k citations David Milstein et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  5. Metal–Ligand Cooperation by Aromatization–Dearomatization: A New Paradigm in Bond Activation and “Green” Catalysis
    2011 927 citations Chidambaram Gunanathan, David Milstein Accounts of Chemical Research profile →
  6. Bond Activation and Catalysis by Ruthenium Pincer Complexes
    2014 818 citations Chidambaram Gunanathan, David Milstein profile →
  7. Metal Insertion into C−C Bonds in Solution
    1999 728 citations David Milstein et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  8. Facile Conversion of Alcohols into Esters and Dihydrogen Catalyzed by New Ruthenium Complexes
    2005 702 citations Jing Zhang, Yehoshoa Ben‐David et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  9. Efficient hydrogenation of organic carbonates, carbamates and formates indicates alternative routes to methanol based on CO2 and CO
    2011 544 citations Ekambaram Balaraman, Chidambaram Gunanathan et al. Nature Chemistry profile →
  10. Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation Iron Pincer Catalysts Capable of Metal–Ligand Cooperation by Aromatization/Dearomatization
    2015 529 citations David Milstein et al. Accounts of Chemical Research profile →
  11. Efficient Homogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation of Esters to Alcohols
    2006 491 citations Yehoshoa Ben‐David, David Milstein et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  12. Homogeneous Catalysis by Cobalt and Manganese Pincer Complexes
    2018 473 citations David Milstein et al. profile →
  13. Manganese-Catalyzed Environmentally Benign Dehydrogenative Coupling of Alcohols and Amines to Form Aldimines and H2: A Catalytic and Mechanistic Study
    2016 425 citations Linda J. W. Shimon, David Milstein et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  14. Homogeneous Catalysis for Sustainable Energy: Hydrogen and Methanol Economies, Fuels from Biomass, and Related Topics
    2021 425 citations Amit Kumar, David Milstein et al. profile →
  15. Palladium-catalyzed coupling of tetraorganotin compounds with aryl and benzyl halides. Synthetic utility and mechanism
    1979 368 citations David Milstein 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 Milstein Israel 104 29.1k 26.4k 10.6k 4.5k 3.9k 416 39.7k
Kathrin Junge Germany 90 18.7k 0.6× 17.8k 0.7× 6.0k 0.6× 3.9k 0.9× 4.0k 1.0× 316 26.1k
Takao Ikariya Japan 74 13.6k 0.5× 16.0k 0.6× 7.2k 0.7× 4.3k 1.0× 1.8k 0.5× 255 23.5k
Joost N. H. Reek Netherlands 83 17.8k 0.6× 11.2k 0.4× 3.2k 0.3× 3.9k 0.9× 6.1k 1.6× 489 27.0k
Douglas W. Stephan Canada 100 39.6k 1.4× 27.0k 1.0× 5.7k 0.5× 2.7k 0.6× 4.0k 1.0× 650 43.8k
Piet W. N. M. van Leeuwen Netherlands 84 22.3k 0.8× 13.5k 0.5× 3.9k 0.4× 4.1k 0.9× 3.8k 1.0× 417 27.5k
Paul J. Chirik United States 83 17.5k 0.6× 13.0k 0.5× 3.0k 0.3× 1.2k 0.3× 2.7k 0.7× 325 23.3k
Maurice Brookhart United States 88 30.4k 1.0× 14.3k 0.5× 11.0k 1.0× 977 0.2× 2.6k 0.7× 330 34.5k
John F. Hartwig United States 156 72.5k 2.5× 25.7k 1.0× 2.7k 0.3× 8.3k 1.9× 4.3k 1.1× 602 80.8k
John E. Bercaw United States 79 20.0k 0.7× 12.5k 0.5× 3.9k 0.4× 1.0k 0.2× 3.9k 1.0× 298 26.3k
Yehoshoa Ben‐David Israel 68 10.0k 0.3× 9.8k 0.4× 4.3k 0.4× 1.8k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 163 14.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lu, Lijun, Jie Luo, Michael Montag, Yael Diskin‐Posner, & David Milstein. (2025). Single-Step Synthesis of 1,2-Cyclopentanediones by Dehydrogenative Annulation of Ethylene Glycol with Secondary Alcohols. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(49). 45283–45293.
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Luo, Jie, Michael Montag, & David Milstein. (2024). Metal–Ligand Cooperation with Thiols as Transient Cooperative Ligands: Acceleration and Inhibition Effects in (De)Hydrogenation Reactions. Accounts of Chemical Research. 57(12). 1709–1721. 9 indexed citations
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Montag, Michael, et al.. (2024). Unlocking metal–ligand cooperative catalytic photochemical benzene carbonylation: a mechanistic approach. Chemical Science. 15(43). 18052–18059.
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Thiyagarajan, Subramanian, Yael Diskin‐Posner, Michael Montag, & David Milstein. (2024). Manganese-catalyzed base-free addition of saturated nitriles to unsaturated nitriles by template catalysis. Chemical Science. 15(7). 2571–2577. 7 indexed citations
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Liang, Yaoyu, Irena Efremenko, Yael Diskin‐Posner, Liat Avram, & David Milstein. (2024). Calcium‐Ligand Cooperation Promoted Activation of N2O, Amine, and H2 as well as Catalytic Hydrogenation of Imines, Quinoline, and Alkenes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(21). e202401702–e202401702. 18 indexed citations
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Lu, Lijun, Jie Luo, Michael Montag, Yael Diskin‐Posner, & David Milstein. (2024). Polyoxymethylene Upcycling into Methanol and Methyl Groups Catalyzed by a Manganese Pincer Complex. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(31). 22017–22026. 10 indexed citations
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Montag, Michael & David Milstein. (2023). Catalytic Main‐Group Metal Complexes of Phosphine‐Based Pincer Ligands. Israel Journal of Chemistry. 63(7-8). 3 indexed citations
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Montag, Michael & David Milstein. (2023). Sustainable amidation through acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling by pincer-type catalysts: recent advances. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 95(2). 109–124. 8 indexed citations
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Montag, Michael, Yael Diskin‐Posner, Liat Avram, et al.. (2023). Iridium complexes of acridine-based PNP-type pincer ligands: Synthesis, structure and reactivity. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 559. 121787–121787. 2 indexed citations
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Kar, Sayan, Jie Luo, Michael Rauch, et al.. (2022). Dehydrogenative ester synthesis from enol ethers and water with a ruthenium complex catalyzing two reactions in synergy. Green Chemistry. 24(4). 1481–1487. 12 indexed citations
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Robert, Marc, et al.. (2022). Electrification of a Milstein-type catalyst for alcohol reformation. Chemical Science. 13(44). 13220–13224. 6 indexed citations
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Ben‐David, Yehoshoa, et al.. (2020). Synthesis, structure and reactivity of NO+, NO˙ and NO−pincer PCN-Rh complexes. Dalton Transactions. 49(21). 7093–7108. 6 indexed citations
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Das, Uttam Kumar, Trevor Janes, Amit Kumar, & David Milstein. (2020). Manganese catalyzed selective hydrogenation of cyclic imides to diols and amines. Green Chemistry. 22(10). 3079–3082. 35 indexed citations
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Pellegrino, Juan, et al.. (2017). NO˙ disproportionation by a {RhNO}9pincer-type complex. Dalton Transactions. 46(48). 16878–16884. 7 indexed citations
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Srimani, Dipankar, Yael Diskin‐Posner, Yehoshoa Ben‐David, & David Milstein. (2013). Iron Pincer Complex Catalyzed, Environmentally Benign, E‐Selective Semi‐Hydrogenation of Alkynes. Angewandte Chemie. 125(52). 14381–14384. 43 indexed citations
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Gunanathan, Chidambaram, et al.. (2011). In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Estrogen Receptor in an Orthotopic Model of Human Breast Cancer. Cancer Research. 71(24). 7387–7397. 14 indexed citations
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Balaraman, Ekambaram, Chidambaram Gunanathan, Jing Zhang, Linda J. W. Shimon, & David Milstein. (2011). Efficient hydrogenation of organic carbonates, carbamates and formates indicates alternative routes to methanol based on CO2 and CO. Nature Chemistry. 3(8). 609–614. 544 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gunanathan, Chidambaram, Yehoshoa Ben‐David, & David Milstein. (2007). Direct Synthesis of Amides from Alcohols and Amines with Liberation of H 2. Science. 317(5839). 790–792. 1151 indexed citations breakdown →
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Raitsimring, Arnold M., Chidambaram Gunanathan, Alexey Potapov, et al.. (2007). Gd 3+ Complexes as Potential Spin Labels for High Field Pulsed EPR Distance Measurements. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 129(46). 14138–14139. 125 indexed citations
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Gandelman, Mark, Linda J. W. Shimon, & David Milstein. (2003). CC versus CH Activation and versus Agostic CC Interaction Controlled by Electron Density at the Metal Center. Chemistry - A European Journal. 9(18). 4295–4300. 56 indexed citations

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