Ellis K. Fields

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Ellis K. Fields is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Ellis K. Fields has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Organic Chemistry, 25 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 17 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Ellis K. Fields's work include Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (18 papers), Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (17 papers) and Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms (14 papers). Ellis K. Fields is often cited by papers focused on Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (18 papers), Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (17 papers) and Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms (14 papers). Ellis K. Fields collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Greece. Ellis K. Fields's co-authors include Seymour Meyerson, Imre Puskas, Angus Cook, H. K. Hall, J. E. McGrath, Michael A. Bruck, H. K. Hall, Thomas Sullivan, L. C. Leitch and G. Joseph Ray and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Accounts of Chemical Research.

In The Last Decade

Ellis K. Fields

76 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Synthesis of Esters of Substituted Amino Phosphonic A... 1952 2026 1976 2001 1952 100 200 300 400
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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. The Synthesis of Esters of Substituted Amino Phosphonic Acids1a
    1952 488 citations Ellis K. Fields Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ellis K. Fields United States 18 1.1k 297 194 169 164 82 1.5k
Samuel P. McManus United States 18 952 0.9× 156 0.5× 133 0.7× 124 0.7× 166 1.0× 101 1.2k
Denys Cook Canada 16 429 0.4× 257 0.9× 136 0.7× 176 1.0× 254 1.5× 43 935
Paul N. Rylander United States 16 481 0.5× 318 1.1× 119 0.6× 196 1.2× 156 1.0× 26 1.0k
H. K. Hall 6 485 0.5× 132 0.4× 100 0.5× 121 0.7× 154 0.9× 8 934
Derick W. Ovenall United States 23 862 0.8× 149 0.5× 131 0.7× 332 2.0× 374 2.3× 46 1.7k
Bodil Jerslev Denmark 18 460 0.4× 191 0.6× 141 0.7× 171 1.0× 241 1.5× 82 1.0k
J. N. Phillips Australia 12 1.1k 1.0× 278 0.9× 345 1.8× 59 0.3× 248 1.5× 53 1.7k
E. Hedaya United States 20 630 0.6× 100 0.3× 286 1.5× 91 0.5× 162 1.0× 40 983
B. G. COX Germany 21 435 0.4× 486 1.6× 165 0.9× 205 1.2× 257 1.6× 65 1.3k
G. O. Doak United States 18 1.1k 1.1× 115 0.4× 86 0.4× 645 3.8× 236 1.4× 110 1.7k

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All Works

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McGrath, J. E., et al.. (1994). Synthesis of soluble, thermosetting polymides derived from 1,4‐phenylenebis(phenylmaleic anhydride) and aromatic diamines. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 32(12). 2377–2385. 8 indexed citations
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Fields, Ellis K., et al.. (1991). ChemInform Abstract: Diaryl‐Substituted Maleic Anhydrides.. ChemInform. 22(4). 2 indexed citations
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Fields, Ellis K., et al.. (1988). Photocycloadducts of dimethylmaleic anhydride with unsaturated acids and esters. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 53(11). 2624–2629.
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Fields, Ellis K.. (1985). PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. Chemical & Engineering News. 63(1). 4–5. 4 indexed citations
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Fields, Ellis K., et al.. (1983). Photoadducts of 1-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboxylic anhydride. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 48(22). 4102–4104. 1 indexed citations
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Fields, Ellis K. & Seymour Meyerson. (1978). Radical isomerization and hydrogen-deuterium exchange in reactions of silver p-tert-butylbenzoate. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 43(25). 4705–4708. 4 indexed citations
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Fields, Ellis K., et al.. (1974). Formation and reactions of dihydrophthalic acids. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 39(7). 971–976. 11 indexed citations
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Fields, Ellis K., et al.. (1972). Intramolecular free-radical cyclization in the vapor-phase arylation of methyl benzoate. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 37(1). 118–121. 1 indexed citations
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Fields, Ellis K. & Seymour Meyerson. (1970). Reactions of benzyne with carbon disulphide in the gas phase. Tetrahedron Letters. 11(9). 629–631. 8 indexed citations
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Fields, Ellis K. & Seymour Meyerson. (1969). Reactions of phthalic anhydride with biphenyl at 700.deg.. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 34(12). 4168–4170. 2 indexed citations
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Meyerson, Seymour & Ellis K. Fields. (1969). Organic ions in the gas phase—XXI: Synthesis and mass spectra of deuteriothiophenes. Organic Mass Spectrometry. 2(2). 241–248. 7 indexed citations
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Fields, Ellis K. & Seymour Meyerson. (1968). Notizen: Pyrolysis of Toluene and Toluene-α-d3; a New Mechanism. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 23(8). 1114–1115. 3 indexed citations
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Fields, Ellis K. & Seymour Meyerson. (1967). A new mechanism for acetylene pyrolysis to aromatic hydrocarbons. Tetrahedron Letters. 8(6). 571–575. 17 indexed citations
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Fields, Ellis K. & Seymour Meyerson. (1967). Arylation by Aromatic Nitro Compounds at High Temperatures. II. Nitrobenzene Alone and With Benzene and Benzene-d6. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 89(13). 3224–3228. 29 indexed citations
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Meyerson, Seymour & Ellis K. Fields. (1966). Benzyne by pyrolysis of o-sulphobenzoic anhydride. Chemical Communications (London). 275–275. 2 indexed citations
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Meyerson, Seymour & Ellis K. Fields. (1966). Behaviour of C6Cl8 isomers upon pyrolysis and electron impact in a mass spectrometer. Journal of the Chemical Society B Physical Organic. 1001–1001. 5 indexed citations
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Fields, Ellis K.. (1965). Thioxanthylium Perbromide. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 30(3). 937–938. 4 indexed citations
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Meyerson, Seymour, et al.. (1964). Mass Spectra of Diaryl Sulfones.. Analytical Chemistry. 36(7). 1294–1300. 72 indexed citations
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Fields, Ellis K., et al.. (1963). Synthesis of 2,2-Diarylpropanes by Hydride Transfer1. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 28(6). 1624–1627. 1 indexed citations
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Meyerson, Seymour, et al.. (1960). Transsulfonierung bei der Bildung aromatischer Sulfone. Angewandte Chemie. 72(14). 493–493. 2 indexed citations

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