Denis Chusov

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Denis Chusov is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Denis Chusov has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 77 papers in Organic Chemistry and 31 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Denis Chusov's work include Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (77 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (30 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (19 papers). Denis Chusov is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (77 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (30 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (19 papers). Denis Chusov collaborates with scholars based in Russia, United States and Germany. Denis Chusov's co-authors include Oleg I. Afanasyev, Dmitry L. Usanov, Ekaterina A. Kuchuk, Yulia V. Nelyubina, Dmitry S. Perekalin, Evgeniya Podyacheva, Benjamin List, Nikita M. Ankudinov, Evgeniya A. Trifonova and Andrey А. Mikhaylov and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Denis Chusov

90 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Reductive Amination in the Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300 400 500
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  1. Reductive Amination in the Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals
    2019 591 citations Oleg I. Afanasyev, Ekaterina A. Kuchuk 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
Denis Chusov Russia 24 1.8k 1.3k 469 276 160 92 2.2k
David C. Leitch Canada 25 2.1k 1.2× 1.1k 0.8× 282 0.6× 217 0.8× 178 1.1× 70 2.4k
Graham R. Eastham United Kingdom 25 2.2k 1.2× 1.1k 0.8× 278 0.6× 645 2.3× 151 0.9× 43 2.6k
Chae S. Yi United States 34 2.8k 1.6× 1.3k 1.0× 250 0.5× 258 0.9× 132 0.8× 73 3.0k
Renat Kadyrov Germany 26 2.1k 1.2× 1.5k 1.1× 721 1.5× 191 0.7× 132 0.8× 105 2.5k
Boopathy Gnanaprakasam India 23 2.1k 1.2× 1.6k 1.3× 633 1.3× 664 2.4× 164 1.0× 67 2.6k
Ralph Nicholas Salvatore United States 19 1.4k 0.8× 755 0.6× 419 0.9× 580 2.1× 124 0.8× 33 1.9k
Helena Lundberg Sweden 22 2.0k 1.2× 689 0.5× 1.0k 2.2× 132 0.5× 117 0.7× 42 2.5k
Louis C. Morrill United Kingdom 31 2.8k 1.6× 1.5k 1.1× 643 1.4× 565 2.0× 83 0.5× 69 3.3k
Rylan J. Lundgren Canada 31 2.9k 1.6× 1.0k 0.8× 264 0.6× 176 0.6× 136 0.8× 65 3.3k
Benjamin D. Sherry United States 15 4.6k 2.6× 1.2k 0.9× 353 0.8× 122 0.4× 267 1.7× 23 4.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Denis Chusov

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All Works

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Afanasyev, Oleg I., et al.. (2025). The halogen effect in ruthenium catalysis. Russian Chemical Reviews. 94(6). RCR5170–RCR5170. 1 indexed citations
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Afanasyev, Oleg I., et al.. (2025). Direct synthesis of amides from nitroarenes and carboxylic acids via CO-mediated reduction. Journal of Catalysis. 445. 116042–116042. 2 indexed citations
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Ankudinov, Nikita M., et al.. (2025). Catalytic insertion of nitrenes into B–H bonds. Chemical Science. 16(15). 6298–6306. 3 indexed citations
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Podyacheva, Evgeniya, et al.. (2025). Influence of the cation in hypophosphite-mediated catalyst-free reductive amination. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 21. 1661–1670. 1 indexed citations
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Podyacheva, Evgeniya, et al.. (2024). Planar-chiral arene ruthenium complexes: synthesis, separation of enantiomers, and application for catalytic C–H activation. Chemical Communications. 60(33). 4491–4494. 8 indexed citations
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Liao, Saihu, et al.. (2024). Application of transition metal fluorides in catalysis. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 519. 216114–216114. 4 indexed citations
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Podyacheva, Evgeniya, et al.. (2024). Tandem, Catalyst‐Free C−C Synthesis of Nitriles from Aldehydes and Methyl Cyanoacetate with Sodium Hypophosphite. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 28(4). 2 indexed citations
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Afanasyev, Oleg I., et al.. (2023). Reductive α-alkylation of ketones with aldehydes at atmospheric pressure of carbon monoxide: the effect of fluoride activation in ruthenium catalysis. Mendeleev Communications. 33(1). 17–20. 3 indexed citations
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Afanasyev, Oleg I., et al.. (2023). Sodium hypophosphite mediated reductive amination of carbonyl compounds with N,N-dialkylformamides. New Journal of Chemistry. 47(14). 6532–6535. 3 indexed citations
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Afanasyev, Oleg I., et al.. (2023). Reductive coupling of nitroarenes with carboxylic acids – a direct route to amide synthesis. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 21(42). 8477–8481. 4 indexed citations
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Afanasyev, Oleg I., Ekaterina A. Kuchuk, Dmitry S. Perekalin, et al.. (2023). Catalytic utilization of converter gas – an industrial waste for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals. Chemical Science. 14(16). 4346–4350. 8 indexed citations
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Afanasyev, Oleg I., et al.. (2019). Aldehydes as Alkylating Agents for Ketones. Chemistry - A European Journal. 25(71). 16225–16229. 11 indexed citations
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Podyacheva, Evgeniya, Ekaterina A. Kuchuk, & Denis Chusov. (2018). Reduction of phosphine oxides to phosphines. Tetrahedron Letters. 60(8). 575–582. 33 indexed citations
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Usanov, Dmitry L., et al.. (2017). Dichotomy of Atom-Economical Hydrogen-Free Reductive Amidation vs Exhaustive Reductive Amination. Organic Letters. 19(20). 5657–5660. 18 indexed citations
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Afanasyev, Oleg I., et al.. (2016). Dichotomy of Reductive Addition of Amines to Cyclopropyl Ketones vs Pyrrolidine Synthesis. Organic Letters. 18(22). 5968–5970. 20 indexed citations
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Chusov, Denis & Benjamin List. (2014). Reductive Amination without an External Hydrogen Source. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(20). 5199–5201. 103 indexed citations
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Maleev, Victor I., et al.. (2014). Asymmetric ring opening of epoxides with cyanides catalysed by chiral binuclear titanium complexes. Tetrahedron Asymmetry. 25(10-11). 838–843. 4 indexed citations
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Belokoń, Yuri N., Denis Chusov, Dmitry Borkin, et al.. (2006). Chiral Ti(IV) complexes of hexadentate Schiff bases as precatalysts for the asymmetric addition of TMSCN to aldehydes and the ring opening of cyclohexene oxide. Tetrahedron Asymmetry. 17(16). 2328–2333. 22 indexed citations

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