David T. Smith

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
9 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

David T. Smith is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, David T. Smith has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Organic Chemistry, 3 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 1 paper in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in David T. Smith's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (4 papers), Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (4 papers) and Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (3 papers). David T. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (4 papers), Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (4 papers) and Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (3 papers). David T. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States. David T. Smith's co-authors include Jón T. Njardarson, Edon Vitaku, Michael D. Delost, Pradipta Das, Richard A. Hardin, Craig A. Ogle, Stephen K. Cope, Steven H. Bertz, Andy A. Thomas and Vlad K. Kumirov and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and The Journal of Organic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

David T. Smith

8 papers receiving 5.5k citations

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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.

Analysis of the Structural Diversity, Substitution Patterns, and Frequency of Nitrogen Heterocycles among U.S. FDA Approved Pharmaceuticals

2014 5.0k citations Edon Vitaku, David T. Smith et al. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry profile →
From Oxiranes to Oligomers: Architectures of U.S. FDA Approved Pharmaceuticals Containing Oxygen Heterocycles

2018 294 citations Michael D. Delost, David T. Smith et al. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David T. Smith United States	8	5.1k	918	908	574	159	9	5.6k
Dmitriy M. Volochnyuk Ukraine	28	2.5k 0.5×	329 0.4×	720 0.8×	738 1.3×	266 1.7×	246	2.9k
Oleg V. Larionov United States	39	3.5k 0.7×	401 0.4×	746 0.8×	322 0.6×	161 1.0×	102	4.0k
Gregory L. Beutner United States	28	3.5k 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	666 0.7×	221 0.4×	82 0.5×	56	3.9k
Peter O’Brien United Kingdom	41	5.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.4×	1.0k 1.1×	129 0.2×	137 0.9×	171	5.7k
John Montgomery United States	51	6.9k 1.4×	1.8k 1.9×	838 0.9×	342 0.6×	205 1.3×	145	7.4k
R. P. Volante United States	38	3.8k 0.7×	902 1.0×	1.5k 1.7×	286 0.5×	277 1.7×	112	4.7k
Jinhua J. Song United States	29	2.9k 0.6×	1.0k 1.1×	665 0.7×	271 0.5×	47 0.3×	89	3.4k
Kevin R. Campos United States	26	3.7k 0.7×	1.3k 1.4×	756 0.8×	121 0.2×	96 0.6×	41	4.2k
Wei‐Cheng Yuan China	47	7.5k 1.5×	1.5k 1.6×	1.0k 1.1×	506 0.9×	214 1.3×	260	7.8k
Vahideh Zadsirjan Iran	34	3.3k 0.7×	583 0.6×	540 0.6×	130 0.2×	275 1.7×	87	3.7k

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Smith, David T., et al.. (2021). Oxidative Route to Indoles via Intramolecular Amino-Hydroxylation of o-Allenyl Anilines. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 86(15). 10713–10723. 2 indexed citations

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Delost, Michael D., et al.. (2018). From Oxiranes to Oligomers: Architectures of U.S. FDA Approved Pharmaceuticals Containing Oxygen Heterocycles. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 61(24). 10996–11020. 294 indexed citations breakdown →

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Das, Pradipta, et al.. (2018). A Survey of the Structures of US FDA Approved Combination Drugs. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 62(9). 4265–4311. 241 indexed citations

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Smith, David T., Edon Vitaku, & Jón T. Njardarson. (2017). Dearomatization Approach to 2-Trifluoromethylated Benzofuran and Dihydrobenzofuran Products. Organic Letters. 19(13). 3508–3511. 29 indexed citations

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Vitaku, Edon, David T. Smith, & Jón T. Njardarson. (2016). Metal‐Free Synthesis of Fluorinated Indoles Enabled by Oxidative Dearomatization. Angewandte Chemie. 128(6). 2283–2287. 10 indexed citations

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Vitaku, Edon, David T. Smith, & Jón T. Njardarson. (2016). Metal‐Free Synthesis of Fluorinated Indoles Enabled by Oxidative Dearomatization. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 55(6). 2243–2247. 34 indexed citations

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Smith, David T. & Jón T. Njardarson. (2014). A Scalable Rhodium‐Catalyzed Intermolecular Aziridination Reaction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(17). 4278–4280. 11 indexed citations

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Vitaku, Edon, David T. Smith, & Jón T. Njardarson. (2014). Analysis of the Structural Diversity, Substitution Patterns, and Frequency of Nitrogen Heterocycles among U.S. FDA Approved Pharmaceuticals. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 57(24). 10257–10274. 4967 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bertz, Steven H., Stephen K. Cope, Richard A. Hardin, et al.. (2012). Complexes of the Gilman Reagent with Double Bonds across the π–σ Continuum. Organometallics. 31(22). 7827–7838. 11 indexed citations

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