Edon Vitaku

10.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
23 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Edon Vitaku is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Edon Vitaku has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Materials Chemistry, 11 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 9 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Edon Vitaku's work include Covalent Organic Framework Applications (12 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (11 papers) and Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (7 papers). Edon Vitaku is often cited by papers focused on Covalent Organic Framework Applications (12 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (11 papers) and Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (7 papers). Edon Vitaku collaborates with scholars based in United States, Philippines and Germany. Edon Vitaku's co-authors include Jón T. Njardarson, David T. Smith, Elizabeth A. Ilardi, William R. Dichtel, Austin M. Evans, Nathan C. Flanders, Lin X. Chen, Nathan C. Gianneschi, Ryan P. Bisbey and Richard D. Schaller and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Edon Vitaku

23 papers receiving 8.3k citations

Hit Papers

Analysis of the Structural Diversity, Substitution Patter... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2014 2013 2018 2019 2021 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
What are hit papers?

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. 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 →
  2. Data-Mining for Sulfur and Fluorine: An Evaluation of Pharmaceuticals To Reveal Opportunities for Drug Design and Discovery
    2013 1.3k citations Elizabeth A. Ilardi, Edon Vitaku et al. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry profile →
  3. Seeded growth of single-crystal two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks
    2018 607 citations Austin M. Evans, Lucas R. Parent et al. Science profile →
  4. Phenazine-Based Covalent Organic Framework Cathode Materials with High Energy and Power Densities
    2019 347 citations Edon Vitaku, Cara N. Gannett et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  5. Thermally conductive ultra-low-k dielectric layers based on two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks
    2021 237 citations Austin M. Evans, Ashutosh Giri et al. Nature Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Edon Vitaku United States 16 6.0k 2.2k 2.0k 955 843 23 8.4k
Guo‐Jun Deng China 61 11.9k 2.0× 2.1k 0.9× 956 0.5× 1.4k 1.4× 593 0.7× 374 13.4k
Yuhong Zhang China 55 7.8k 1.3× 1.2k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 496 0.5× 269 0.3× 171 9.4k
Francisco Alonso Spain 45 7.4k 1.2× 2.2k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 1.2k 1.3× 355 0.4× 155 8.7k
Wei Yu China 42 4.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 414 0.4× 472 0.6× 173 5.8k
Xu Cheng China 41 4.4k 0.7× 985 0.4× 704 0.4× 553 0.6× 514 0.6× 136 5.5k
Alexander J. M. Miller United States 43 4.2k 0.7× 3.1k 1.4× 1.7k 0.8× 572 0.6× 225 0.3× 124 8.2k
Jin‐Heng Li China 77 17.4k 2.9× 1.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 1.3k 1.4× 1.2k 1.4× 507 19.5k
Pengfei Zhang China 46 5.3k 0.9× 635 0.3× 1.7k 0.9× 876 0.9× 647 0.8× 271 7.9k
Makoto Tokunaga Japan 39 5.3k 0.9× 2.6k 1.1× 1.2k 0.6× 1.3k 1.3× 178 0.2× 135 7.2k
Hadi D. Arman United States 48 4.5k 0.7× 3.2k 1.4× 2.3k 1.1× 436 0.5× 360 0.4× 278 7.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Edon Vitaku

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Edon Vitaku's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Edon Vitaku with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Edon Vitaku more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Edon Vitaku

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Edon Vitaku. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Edon Vitaku. The network helps show where Edon Vitaku may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Edon Vitaku

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Edon Vitaku. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Edon Vitaku based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Edon Vitaku. Edon Vitaku is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Hirani, Zoheb, Neil M. Schweitzer, Edon Vitaku, & William R. Dichtel. (2025). A Phenazine‐Based Two‐Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework for Photochemical CO2 Reduction with Increased Selectivity for Two‐Carbon Products. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(21). e202502799–e202502799. 6 indexed citations
2.
Hirani, Zoheb, Neil M. Schweitzer, Edon Vitaku, & William R. Dichtel. (2025). A Phenazine‐Based Two‐Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework for Photochemical CO2 Reduction with Increased Selectivity for Two‐Carbon Products. Angewandte Chemie. 137(21). 2 indexed citations
3.
Evans, Austin M., Ashutosh Giri, Vinod K. Sangwan, et al.. (2021). Thermally conductive ultra-low-k dielectric layers based on two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks. Nature Materials. 20(8). 1142–1148. 237 indexed citations breakdown →
4.
Evans, Austin M., Matthew R. Ryder, Woojung Ji, et al.. (2020). Trends in the thermal stability of two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks. Faraday Discussions. 225. 226–240. 78 indexed citations
5.
Burke, David W., Chao Sun, Ioannina Castano, et al.. (2019). Acid Exfoliation of Imine‐linked Covalent Organic Frameworks Enables Solution Processing into Crystalline Thin Films. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(13). 5165–5171. 187 indexed citations
6.
Burke, David W., Chao Sun, Ioannina Castano, et al.. (2019). Acid Exfoliation of Imine‐linked Covalent Organic Frameworks Enables Solution Processing into Crystalline Thin Films. Angewandte Chemie. 132(13). 5203–5209. 40 indexed citations
7.
Vitaku, Edon, et al.. (2019). Phenazine-Based Covalent Organic Framework Cathode Materials with High Energy and Power Densities. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(1). 16–20. 347 indexed citations breakdown →
8.
Daugherty, Michael C., Edon Vitaku, Rebecca L. Li, et al.. (2019). Improved synthesis of β-ketoenamine-linked covalent organic frameworks via monomer exchange reactions. Chemical Communications. 55(18). 2680–2683. 133 indexed citations
9.
Castano, Ioannina, Austin M. Evans, Haoyuan Li, et al.. (2019). Chemical Control over Nucleation and Anisotropic Growth of Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks. ACS Central Science. 5(11). 1892–1899. 69 indexed citations
10.
Vitaku, Edon, et al.. (2019). Improved Procedure for Bleach-Based Alcohol Oxidation in Undergraduate Laboratories. Journal of Chemical Education. 96(5). 1042–1045. 5 indexed citations
11.
Evans, Austin M., Matthew R. Ryder, Nathan C. Flanders, et al.. (2019). Buckling of Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks under Thermal Stress. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 58(23). 9883–9887. 39 indexed citations
12.
Evans, Austin M., Lucas R. Parent, Nathan C. Flanders, et al.. (2018). Seeded growth of single-crystal two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks. Science. 361(6397). 52–57. 607 indexed citations breakdown →
13.
Chavez, Anton D., Austin M. Evans, Nathan C. Flanders, et al.. (2018). Equilibration of Imine‐Linked Polymers to Hexagonal Macrocycles Driven by Self‐Assembly. Chemistry - A European Journal. 24(16). 3989–3993. 35 indexed citations
14.
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
15.
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
16.
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
17.
Vitaku, Edon & Jón T. Njardarson. (2015). Formation of fused aromatic architectures via an oxidative dearomatization—radical cyclization rearomatization approach. Tetrahedron Letters. 56(23). 3550–3552. 6 indexed citations
18.
19.
Ilardi, Elizabeth A., Edon Vitaku, & Jón T. Njardarson. (2013). An In-Pharm-ative Educational Poster Anthology Highlighting the Therapeutic Agents That Chronicle Our Medicinal History. Journal of Chemical Education. 90(10). 1403–1405. 39 indexed citations
20.
Ilardi, Elizabeth A., Edon Vitaku, & Jón T. Njardarson. (2013). Data-Mining for Sulfur and Fluorine: An Evaluation of Pharmaceuticals To Reveal Opportunities for Drug Design and Discovery. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 57(7). 2832–2842. 1303 indexed citations breakdown →

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Guo‐Jun Deng Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Yuhong Zhang Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Francisco Alonso Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Wei Yu Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Xu Cheng Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Alexander J. M. Miller Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jin‐Heng Li Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Pengfei Zhang Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Makoto Tokunaga Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Hadi D. Arman
Rankless by CCL
2026