David O’Hagan

21.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
337 papers, 18.4k citations indexed

About

David O’Hagan is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Molecular Biology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, David O’Hagan has authored 337 papers receiving a total of 18.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 162 papers in Pharmaceutical Science, 141 papers in Molecular Biology and 132 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in David O’Hagan's work include Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (160 papers), Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds (43 papers) and Biochemical and Molecular Research (38 papers). David O’Hagan is often cited by papers focused on Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (160 papers), Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds (43 papers) and Biochemical and Molecular Research (38 papers). David O’Hagan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Brazil. David O’Hagan's co-authors include Chukwuemeka Isanbor, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Tomoya Fujiwara, Hai Deng, Henry S. Rzepa, David B. Harper, Judith A. K. Howard, Christoph Schaffrath, Garry T. Smith and Vanessa J. Hoy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David O’Hagan

334 papers receiving 18.0k citations

Hit Papers

Understanding organofluorine chemistry. An introduction... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2007 2000 2006 2010 2014 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Understanding organofluorine chemistry. An introduction to the C–F bond
    2007 3.3k citations David O’Hagan profile →
  2. Pyrrole, pyrrolidine, pyridine, piperidine and tropane alkaloids (1998 to 1999)
    2000 1.1k citations David O’Hagan profile →
  3. Fluorine in medicinal chemistry: A review of anti-cancer agents
    2006 1.0k citations David O’Hagan et al. profile →
  4. Fluorine in health care: Organofluorine containing blockbuster drugs
    2010 764 citations David O’Hagan profile →
  5. Successful fluorine-containing herbicide agrochemicals
    2014 760 citations David O’Hagan et al. profile →
  6. How good is fluorine as a hydrogen bond acceptor?
    1996 643 citations David O’Hagan 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
David O’Hagan United Kingdom 56 10.6k 9.5k 5.3k 3.5k 1.4k 337 18.4k
Dennis P. Curran United States 90 28.0k 2.6× 3.2k 0.3× 6.8k 1.3× 3.4k 1.0× 1.7k 1.2× 521 31.9k
Norio Shibata Japan 72 15.7k 1.5× 11.9k 1.3× 3.8k 0.7× 6.0k 1.7× 1.0k 0.7× 517 22.1k
Motoo Shiro Japan 78 15.8k 1.5× 2.9k 0.3× 4.7k 0.9× 5.6k 1.6× 5.2k 3.8× 670 25.0k
Erick M. Carreira Switzerland 102 31.3k 2.9× 3.3k 0.3× 6.9k 1.3× 8.5k 2.5× 1.6k 1.2× 563 36.5k
Phil S. Baran United States 113 39.8k 3.7× 4.3k 0.4× 7.9k 1.5× 6.3k 1.8× 1.9k 1.4× 402 47.6k
Paul Knochel Germany 97 38.7k 3.6× 2.0k 0.2× 4.9k 0.9× 8.3k 2.4× 2.4k 1.7× 975 42.4k
Jiang Wang China 42 7.5k 0.7× 6.0k 0.6× 4.3k 0.8× 2.3k 0.6× 425 0.3× 287 13.8k
Brian M. Stoltz United States 81 21.2k 2.0× 964 0.1× 3.8k 0.7× 6.0k 1.7× 1.5k 1.1× 379 25.8k
Carsten Bolm Germany 104 38.4k 3.6× 1.9k 0.2× 6.7k 1.3× 11.3k 3.3× 4.5k 3.3× 689 45.9k
Hisashi Yamamoto Japan 91 26.3k 2.5× 1.2k 0.1× 6.6k 1.2× 8.1k 2.3× 1.7k 1.2× 724 29.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David O’Hagan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Buehl, Michael, et al.. (2025). On the Nature of Improper Hydrogen Bonding in RCH 2 F and RCHF 2 Motifs. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 65(2). e18500–e18500.
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Chen, Ya‐Wen, Phillip T. Lowe, Hai Deng, & David O’Hagan. (2024). Halogenated Adenine and Adenosine Natural Products in Streptomyces sp. JCM9888. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 27(43). 1 indexed citations
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Tarui, Atsushi, Nawaf Al‐Maharik, Josephine Stewart, et al.. (2024). Synthesis and Analysis of (γ,γ’,γ’’‐Trifluoro)neopentyl (TFNP) Aryl Ethers as a Polar Fluoroaliphatic Motif. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(57). e202402532–e202402532. 1 indexed citations
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Lowe, Phillip T., et al.. (2024). Exploring Fluorinase Substrate Tolerance at C‐2 of SAM. ChemBioChem. 26(1). e202400861–e202400861.
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Yamada, Shigeyuki, Yizhou Wang, Masato Morita, et al.. (2021). Effect of Fluoroalkyl-Substituent in Bistolane-Based Photoluminescent Liquid Crystals on Their Physical Behavior. Crystals. 11(4). 450–450. 4 indexed citations
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O’Hagan, David. (2021). Organo-fluorine chemistry V. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 17. 737–738. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Cihang, et al.. (2020). Fluorine‐Induced Pseudo‐Anomeric Effects in Methoxycyclohexanes through Electrostatic 1,3‐Diaxial Interactions. Chemistry - A European Journal. 26(52). 11989–11994. 14 indexed citations
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Bello, Davide, et al.. (2019). Acetyl Coenzyme A Analogues as Rationally Designed Inhibitors of Citrate Synthase. ChemBioChem. 20(9). 1174–1182. 4 indexed citations
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Feng, Xuan, et al.. (2019). Two 3′-O-β-glucosylated nucleoside fluorometabolites related to nucleocidin in Streptomyces calvus. Chemical Science. 10(41). 9501–9505. 33 indexed citations
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Thompson, Stephen, Qingzhi Zhang, Mayca Onega, et al.. (2014). A Localized Tolerance in the Substrate Specificity of the Fluorinase Enzyme enables “Last‐Step” 18F Fluorination of a RGD Peptide under Ambient Aqueous Conditions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(34). 8913–8918. 45 indexed citations
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Chia, Poh Wai, Sarah C. Brennan, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Daniela Riccardi, & David O’Hagan. (2012). Allosteric agonists of the calcium receptor (CaR): fluorine and SF5 analogues of cinacalcet. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 10(39). 7922–7922. 25 indexed citations
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Durie, Alastair J., Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Tomáš Lébl, Peer Kirsch, & David O’Hagan. (2011). Synthesis and structure of all-syn-1,2,3,4-tetrafluorocyclohexane. Chemical Communications. 47(29). 8265–8265. 39 indexed citations
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Bresciani, Stefano, Tomáš Lébl, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, & David O’Hagan. (2010). Fluorosugars: synthesis of the 2,3,4-trideoxy-2,3,4-trifluoro hexose analogues of d-glucose and d-altrose and assessment of their erythrocyte transmembrane transport. Chemical Communications. 46(30). 5434–5434. 47 indexed citations
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O’Hagan, David, et al.. (2009). Synthesis of phosphonate and phostone analogues of ribose-1-phosphates. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 5. 37–37. 8 indexed citations
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Deng, Hai, et al.. (2008). In Vitro Reconstituted Biotransformation of 4-Fluorothreonine from Fluoride Ion: Application of the Fluorinase. Chemistry & Biology. 15(12). 1268–1276. 41 indexed citations
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Onega, Mayca, Ryan P. McGlinchey, Hai Deng, John T. G. Hamilton, & David O’Hagan. (2007). The identification of (3R,4S)-5-fluoro-5-deoxy-d-ribulose-1-phosphate as an intermediate in fluorometabolite biosynthesis in Streptomyces cattleya. Bioorganic Chemistry. 35(5). 375–385. 22 indexed citations
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Dong, Changjiang, Fanglu Huang, Hai Deng, et al.. (2004). Crystal structure and mechanism of a bacterial fluorinating enzyme. Nature. 427(6974). 561–565. 268 indexed citations
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Cobb, Steven L., Hai Deng, John T. G. Hamilton, Ryan P. McGlinchey, & David O’Hagan. (2004). Identification of 5-fluoro-5-deoxy-d-ribose-1-phosphate as an intermediate in fluorometabolite biosynthesis in Streptomyces cattleya. Chemical Communications. 592–592. 31 indexed citations
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Acsádi, Gyula, David O’Hagan, Hanns Lochmüller, et al.. (1998). Interferons impair early transgene expression by adenovirus-mediated gene transfer in muscle cells. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 76(6). 442–450. 21 indexed citations

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