Derek P. Gates

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
123 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Derek P. Gates is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek P. Gates has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Organic Chemistry, 91 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 15 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Derek P. Gates's work include Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (84 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (74 papers) and Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry (32 papers). Derek P. Gates is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (84 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (74 papers) and Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry (32 papers). Derek P. Gates collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Germany. Derek P. Gates's co-authors include Vincent A. Wright, Kevin J. T. Noonan, Maurice Brookhart, Peter S. White, Benjamin W. Rawe, Joshua I. Bates, Spencer C. Serin, Chi‐Wing Tsang, Brian O. Patrick and Enrique Oñate and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Derek P. Gates

122 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Synthesis of Branched Polyethylene Using (α-Diimine)nicke... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 200 400 600
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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. Synthesis of Branched Polyethylene Using (α-Diimine)nickel(II) Catalysts:  Influence of Temperature, Ethylene Pressure, and Ligand Structure on Polymer Properties
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Derek P. Gates Canada 28 3.5k 2.2k 482 460 321 123 3.8k
Hans‐Herbert Brintzinger Germany 30 2.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 676 1.4× 233 0.5× 258 0.8× 64 3.0k
Chunming Cui China 43 4.9k 1.4× 3.6k 1.6× 395 0.8× 609 1.3× 58 0.2× 167 5.4k
Pilar Gómez‐Sal Spain 32 2.9k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 338 0.7× 454 1.0× 168 0.5× 172 3.4k
Denis M. Spasyuk Canada 26 1.7k 0.5× 1.9k 0.8× 668 1.4× 420 0.9× 191 0.6× 58 2.8k
Macarena Poyatos Spain 38 4.7k 1.3× 1.4k 0.6× 459 1.0× 622 1.4× 70 0.2× 86 5.3k
J.A. Mata Spain 42 5.9k 1.7× 2.0k 0.9× 615 1.3× 715 1.6× 91 0.3× 115 6.8k
David S. Laitar United States 20 1.9k 0.5× 735 0.3× 486 1.0× 274 0.6× 97 0.3× 25 2.3k
P.A. Chase Canada 25 3.3k 0.9× 2.2k 1.0× 354 0.7× 350 0.8× 109 0.3× 34 3.5k
David M. Fischer Germany 14 3.1k 0.9× 1.4k 0.6× 1.0k 2.1× 250 0.5× 378 1.2× 18 3.5k
Rudolf J. Wehmschulte United States 31 2.0k 0.6× 1.8k 0.8× 353 0.7× 356 0.8× 57 0.2× 72 2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derek P. Gates

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All Works

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Zhang, Tian, et al.. (2024). Enantiopure P-Chiral Secondary Phosphines (P*HRR′) from the Catalytic Asymmetric Hydrogenation of P═C Bonds. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(38). 25912–25917. 3 indexed citations
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Percival, Paul W., et al.. (2023). Probing Radical Addition to 1‐Phosphabutadienes by Employing Muonium as a “Light Isotope” of Hydrogen. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(2). e202302869–e202302869. 1 indexed citations
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Samedov, Kerim, et al.. (2020). A thermolytic route to a polysilyne. Chemical Communications. 56(90). 14063–14066. 4 indexed citations
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Samedov, Kerim, et al.. (2018). Free Radical Reactivity of a Phosphaalkene Explored Through Studies of Radical Isotopologues. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(1). 297–301. 16 indexed citations
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Samedov, Kerim, et al.. (2018). Free Radical Reactivity of a Phosphaalkene Explored Through Studies of Radical Isotopologues. Angewandte Chemie. 131(1). 303–307. 5 indexed citations
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Rawe, Benjamin W. & Derek P. Gates. (2015). Poly(p‐phenylenediethynylene phosphane): A Phosphorus‐Containing Macromolecule that Displays Blue Fluorescence Upon Oxidation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(39). 11438–11442. 26 indexed citations
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Majhi, Paresh Kumar, Gregor Schnakenburg, Zsolt Kelemen, et al.. (2013). Synthesis of an Imidazolium Phosphanide Zwitterion and Its Conversion into Anionic Imidazol‐2‐ylidene Derivatives. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(38). 10080–10083. 41 indexed citations
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Siu, Paul W., et al.. (2013). H(OEt2)2[P(1,2‐O2C6Cl4)3]: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application as a Single‐Component Initiator for the Carbocationic Polymerization of Olefins. Chemistry - A European Journal. 19(27). 9005–9014. 22 indexed citations
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Siu, Paul W., et al.. (2013). Isomerization Polymerization of the Phosphaalkene MesPCPh2: An Alternative Microstructure for Poly(methylenephosphine)s. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(27). 6967–6970. 56 indexed citations
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Bates, Joshua I. & Derek P. Gates. (2012). PC Bonds as Building Blocks for Three‐ and Four‐Membered Heterocyclic Cations: Synthesis, Structures and Mechanistic Studies. Chemistry - A European Journal. 18(6). 1674–1683. 16 indexed citations
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Dugal‐Tessier, Julien, et al.. (2012). Enantiomerically Pure Phosphaalkene–Oxazolines (PhAk‐Ox): Synthesis, Scope and Copolymerization with Styrene. Chemistry - A European Journal. 18(20). 6349–6359. 20 indexed citations
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Bates, Joshua I., Pierre Kennepohl, & Derek P. Gates. (2009). Abnormal Reactivity of an N‐Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) with a Phosphaalkene: A Route to a 4‐Phosphino‐Substituted NHC. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48(52). 9844–9847. 65 indexed citations
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Noonan, Kevin J. T., et al.. (2008). Chemical functionality of poly(methylenephosphine): phosphine–borane adducts and methylphosphonium ionomers. Dalton Transactions. 4451–4451. 9 indexed citations
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Dugal‐Tessier, Julien, Gregory R. Dake, & Derek P. Gates. (2008). Chiral Ligand Design: A Bidentate Ligand Incorporating an Acyclic Phosphaalkene. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 47(42). 8064–8067. 27 indexed citations
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Noonan, Kevin J. T. & Derek P. Gates. (2006). Ambient‐Temperature Living Anionic Polymerization of Phosphaalkenes: Homopolymers and Block Copolymers with Controlled Chain Lengths. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 45(43). 7271–7274. 74 indexed citations
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Tsang, Chi‐Wing, et al.. (2004). Radical Copolymerization of a Phosphaalkene with Styrene: New Phosphine‐Containing Macromolecules and Their Use in Polymer‐Supported Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 43(42). 5682–5685. 92 indexed citations
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Wright, Vincent A. & Derek P. Gates. (2002). Poly(p-phenylenephosphaalkene): A π-Conjugated Macromolecule Containing PC Bonds in the Main Chain. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 41(13). 2389–2392. 149 indexed citations

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