Douglas Philp

10.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
141 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Douglas Philp is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Douglas Philp has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Organic Chemistry, 43 papers in Molecular Biology and 35 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Douglas Philp's work include Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (45 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (22 papers) and Crystallography and molecular interactions (21 papers). Douglas Philp is often cited by papers focused on Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (45 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (22 papers) and Crystallography and molecular interactions (21 papers). Douglas Philp collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. Douglas Philp's co-authors include J. Fraser Stoddart, Peter R. Ashton, Nicholas D. Spencer, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Vincenzo Balzani, Roberto Ballardini, Benson M. Kariuki, Maria Teresa Gandolfi, David J. Williams and Jan W. Sadownik and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Douglas Philp

141 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

Self‐Assembly in Natural and Unnatural Systems 1991 2026 2002 2014 1996 1992 1996 1995 1991 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Self‐Assembly in Natural and Unnatural Systems
    1996 1.8k citations Douglas Philp, J. Fraser Stoddart profile →
  2. Molecular meccano. 1. [2]Rotaxanes and a [2]catenane made to order
    1992 670 citations Pier Lucio Anelli, Douglas Philp et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  3. Selbstorganisation in natürlichen und in nichtnatürlichen Systemen
    1996 447 citations Douglas Philp, J. Fraser Stoddart Angewandte Chemie profile →
  4. Dialkylammonium Ion/Crown Ether Complexes: The Forerunners of a New Family of Interlocked Molecules
    1995 338 citations Douglas Philp, Nicholas D. Spencer et al. profile →
  5. Self-Assembly in Organic Synthesis
    1991 191 citations Douglas Philp, J. Fraser Stoddart profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Douglas Philp United Kingdom 44 5.8k 3.2k 2.3k 2.1k 1.4k 141 8.9k
Jay S. Siegel Switzerland 60 9.1k 1.6× 4.5k 1.4× 2.3k 1.0× 1.8k 0.8× 1.9k 1.3× 289 13.4k
Kay Severin Switzerland 67 9.0k 1.6× 3.7k 1.2× 2.5k 1.1× 2.8k 1.3× 979 0.7× 331 14.0k
Leonard J. Prins Italy 46 3.2k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 2.9k 1.4× 725 0.5× 134 7.6k
David B. Amabilino Spain 52 4.6k 0.8× 5.2k 1.6× 2.3k 1.0× 1.5k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 238 11.0k
Sijbren Otto Netherlands 60 7.9k 1.4× 2.9k 0.9× 3.4k 1.5× 5.9k 2.7× 975 0.7× 165 13.3k
Stephen M. Goldup United Kingdom 46 5.9k 1.0× 2.7k 0.9× 2.3k 1.0× 2.1k 1.0× 769 0.5× 98 7.3k
Stuart Cantrill United States 39 6.1k 1.1× 2.8k 0.9× 2.5k 1.1× 2.0k 0.9× 934 0.6× 83 7.8k
J.-M. Lehn France 8 4.6k 0.8× 3.3k 1.0× 2.5k 1.1× 1.2k 0.6× 1.8k 1.3× 10 8.9k
Michiya Fujiki Japan 58 8.3k 1.4× 5.8k 1.8× 1.9k 0.8× 935 0.4× 340 0.2× 351 11.5k
Jeanne Crassous France 56 6.7k 1.2× 5.0k 1.6× 2.3k 1.0× 785 0.4× 411 0.3× 208 9.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Roy, Soumendu, et al.. (2023). A Dissipative Reaction Network Drives Transient Solid–Liquid and Liquid–Liquid Phase Cycling of Nanoparticles. Angewandte Chemie. 135(22). 2 indexed citations
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Roy, Soumendu, et al.. (2023). A Dissipative Reaction Network Drives Transient Solid–Liquid and Liquid–Liquid Phase Cycling of Nanoparticles. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(22). e202217613–e202217613. 3 indexed citations
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Guo, Qing‐Hui, Zhichang Liu, Peng Li, et al.. (2019). A Hierarchical Nanoporous Diamondoid Superstructure. Chem. 5(9). 2353–2364. 28 indexed citations
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Hassan, Nurul Izzaty, et al.. (2015). Orthogonal Recognition Processes Drive the Assembly and Replication of a [2]Rotaxane. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 137(51). 16074–16083. 32 indexed citations
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Joannesse, Caroline, Craig P. Johnston, Louis C. Morrill, et al.. (2012). Isothiourea‐Mediated Asymmetric O‐ to C‐Carboxyl Transfer of Oxazolyl Carbonates: Structure–Selectivity Profiles and Mechanistic Studies. Chemistry - A European Journal. 18(8). 2398–2408. 31 indexed citations
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Robertson, Craig C., et al.. (2010). A Simple Network of Synthetic Replicators Can Perform the Logical OR Operation. Organic Letters. 12(9). 1920–1923. 32 indexed citations
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Amo, Vicente del & Douglas Philp. (2010). Integrating Replication‐Based Selection Strategies in Dynamic Covalent Systems. Chemistry - A European Journal. 16(45). 13304–13318. 63 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Andrew J., Vicente del Amo, & Douglas Philp. (2009). Structure–reactivity relationships in a recognition mediated [3+2] dipolar cycloaddition reaction. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 7(16). 3308–3308. 19 indexed citations
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Joannesse, Caroline, Craig P. Johnston, Carmen Concellón, et al.. (2009). Isothiourea‐Catalyzed Enantioselective Carboxy Group Transfer. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48(47). 8914–8918. 166 indexed citations
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Sadownik, Jan W. & Douglas Philp. (2008). A Simple Synthetic Replicator Amplifies Itself from a Dynamic Reagent Pool. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 47(51). 9965–9970. 131 indexed citations
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Spruell, Jason M., William R. Dichtel, Thomas Just Sørensen, et al.. (2008). Complexation between Methyl Viologen (Paraquat) Bis(Hexafluorophosphate) and Dibenzo[24]Crown‐8 Revisited. Chemistry - A European Journal. 15(1). 106–116. 60 indexed citations
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Turega, Simon, Christiane S. Lorenz, Jan W. Sadownik, & Douglas Philp. (2008). Target-driven selection in a dynamic nitrone library. Chemical Communications. 4076–4076. 27 indexed citations
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Philp, Douglas, et al.. (2006). Design and Implementation of a Highly Selective Minimal Self‐Replicating System. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 45(38). 6344–6348. 71 indexed citations
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Pearson, Russell J., et al.. (2006). Comparative Analyses of a Family of Potential Self‐Replicators: The Subtle Interplay between Molecular Structure and the Efficacy of Self‐Replication. Chemistry - A European Journal. 12(26). 6829–6840. 36 indexed citations
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Pearson, Russell J., et al.. (2004). Self-replication vs. reactive binary complexes—manipulating recognition-mediated cycloadditions by simple structural modifications. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 2(23). 3434–3441. 38 indexed citations
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Kariuki, Benson M., Scott Habershon, Nicholas D. Spencer, et al.. (2002). Solid-state and solution phase reactivity of 10-hydroxy-10,9-boroxophenanthrene: a model building block for self-assembly processes. New Journal of Chemistry. 26(6). 701–710. 20 indexed citations
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Kariuki, Benson M., et al.. (1999). Evolving Opportunities in Structure Solution from Powder Diffraction Data—Crystal Structure Determination of a Molecular System with Twelve Variable Torsion Angles. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 38(6). 831–835. 51 indexed citations
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Robinson, James M., Benson M. Kariuki, Kenneth D. Harris, & Douglas Philp. (1998). Interchangeability of halogen and ethynyl substituents in the solid state structures of di- and tri-substituted benzenes †. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2. 2459–2470. 36 indexed citations
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Anelli, Pier Lucio, Christopher L. Brown, Douglas Philp, Nicholas D. Spencer, & J. Fraser Stoddart. (1991). Towards synthetic supramolecular polymers. 32(1). 405–406. 1 indexed citations
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Philp, Douglas & L. A. Bursill. (1974). Phase analysis studies of titanium-chromium oxides derived from rutile by crystallographic shear. Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 10(4). 357–370. 23 indexed citations

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