Dougal J. Ritson

2.4k citations

28 papers · 1.8k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 19

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 2%
Molecular Biology top 10%
Organic Chemistry top 5%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 5%
Materials Chemistry

Co-authors: John D. Sutherland Bhavesh Patel Colm D. Duffy Claudia Percivalle John E. Moses John M. Berge Russell J. Cox Mark S. Searle
Topics: Origins and Evolution of Life (14 papers)Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (8 papers)Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (5 papers)
Cited by: Astronomy and Astrophysics Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Organic Chemistry
Journals: Journal of the American Chemical Society Angewandte Chemie International Edition Nature Communications
Partner nations: United Kingdom Switzerland Canada

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Dougal J. Ritson

28 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Common origins of RNA, protein and lipid precursors in a cyanosulfidic protometabolism

2015 643 citations Bhavesh Patel, Claudia Percivalle et al. Nature Chemistry profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Thiophosphate photochemistry enables prebiotic access to sugars and terpenoid precursors 2023 ·Nature Chemistry ·Dougal J. Ritson,John D. Sutherland	13
2	Azoles as Auxiliaries and Intermediates in Prebiotic Nucleoside Synthesis 2022 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Dougal J. Ritson,(unknown),Andrew D. Bond,John D. Sutherland	6
3	Timescales for Prebiotic Photochemistry Under Realistic Surface Ultraviolet Conditions 2021 ·Astrobiology ·Paul B. Rimmer,Samantha Thompson,Jianfeng Xu,David A. Russell,Nicholas J. Green,Dougal J. Ritson,John D. Sutherland,D. Queloz	22
4	Supply of phosphate to early Earth by photogeochemistry after meteoritic weathering 2020 ·Nature Geoscience ·Dougal J. Ritson,S. J. Mojzsis,John D. Sutherland	51
5	Mimicking the surface and prebiotic chemistry of early Earth using flow chemistry 2018 ·Nature Communications ·Dougal J. Ritson,Claudio Battilocchio,Steven V. Ley,John D. Sutherland	71
6	Tuning the reactivity of nitriles using Cu(ii) catalysis – potentially prebiotic activation of nucleotides 2018 ·Chemical Science ·Ziwei Liu,Angelica Mariani,Long-Fei Wu,Dougal J. Ritson,Andrea Folli,Damien M. Murphy,John D. Sutherland	10
7	Common origins of RNA, protein and lipid precursors in a cyanosulfidic protometabolismbreakdown → 2015 ·Nature Chemistry ·Bhavesh Patel,Claudia Percivalle,Dougal J. Ritson,Colm D. Duffy,John D. Sutherland	643
8	Conversion of Biosynthetic Precursors of RNA to Those of DNA by Photoredox Chemistry 2014 ·Journal of Molecular Evolution ·Dougal J. Ritson,John D. Sutherland	26
9	Ligand selectivity in stabilising tandem parallel folded G-quadruplex motifs in human telomeric DNA sequences 2014 ·Chemical Communications ·(unknown),Dougal J. Ritson,Pallavi Sharma,Malcolm F. G. Stevens,John E. Moses,Mark S. Searle	30
10	Synthesis of Aldehydic Ribonucleotide and Amino Acid Precursors by Photoredox Chemistry 2013 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Dougal J. Ritson,John D. Sutherland	14
11	Synthesis of Aldehydic Ribonucleotide and Amino Acid Precursors by Photoredox Chemistry 2013 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Dougal J. Ritson,John D. Sutherland	83
12	Prebiotic synthesis of simple sugars by photoredox systems chemistry 2012 ·Nature Chemistry ·Dougal J. Ritson,John D. Sutherland	185
13	A synthetic approach to kingianin A based on biosynthetic speculation 2011 ·Chemical Communications ·Pallavi Sharma,Dougal J. Ritson,(unknown),John E. Moses	26
14	A fragment based click chemistry approach towards hybrid G-quadruplex ligands: design, synthesis and biophysical evaluation 2011 ·Tetrahedron ·Dougal J. Ritson,John E. Moses	21
15	An efficient entry to 1,2-benzisoxazoles via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of in situ generated nitrile oxides and benzyne 2010 ·Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·Christian Spiteri,Christopher R. Mason,Fengzhi Zhang,Dougal J. Ritson,Pallavi Sharma,(unknown),John E. Moses	28
16	A click chemistry approach to C3 symmetric, G-quadruplex stabilising ligands 2010 ·Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·John E. Moses,Dougal J. Ritson,Fengzhi Zhang,Caterina M. Lombardo,Shozeb Haider,Neil J. Oldham,Stephen Neidle	28
17	Tuneable DNA-based asymmetric catalysis using a G-quadruplex supramolecular assembly 2010 ·Chemical Communications ·(unknown),Dougal J. Ritson,Tom A. Garner,Mark S. Searle,John E. Moses	91
18	Ring-Modified Analogues and Molecular Dynamics Studies To Probe the Requirements for Fungicidal Activities of Malayamycin A and Its N-Nucleoside Variants 2007 ·The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Olivier Loiseleur,Dougal J. Ritson,Mafalda Nina,Patrick Crowley,Trixie Wagner,Stephen Hanessian	20
19	Room temperature palladium catalysed coupling of acyl chlorides with terminal alkynes 2005 ·Chemical Communications ·Russell J. Cox,Dougal J. Ritson,(unknown),John M. Berge,J.P.H. Charmant,(unknown)	116
20	Indium mediated allylation of glyoxylate oxime ethers, esters and cyanoformates 2004 ·Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·Dougal J. Ritson,Russell J. Cox,John M. Berge	35

About Dougal J. Ritson

Dougal J. Ritson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Organic Chemistry, having authored 28 papers that have together received 1.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Origins and Evolution of Life (14 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (8 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (1.0k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (393 citations) and Organic Chemistry (407 citations). Dougal J. Ritson has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Switzerland and Canada. Frequent co-authors include John D. Sutherland, Bhavesh Patel, Colm D. Duffy, Claudia Percivalle, John E. Moses, John M. Berge, Russell J. Cox, Mark S. Searle, Christian Spiteri and Jianfeng Xu. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

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