Eric M. Simmons

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
72 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Eric M. Simmons is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric M. Simmons has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Organic Chemistry, 17 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Eric M. Simmons's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (33 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (31 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (17 papers). Eric M. Simmons is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (33 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (31 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (17 papers). Eric M. Simmons collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Eric M. Simmons's co-authors include John F. Hartwig, Richmond Sarpong, David K. Leahy, John Hayler, Steven R. Wisniewski, Paul J. Chirik, Trevor C. Sherwood, Jason M. Stevens, Cheng Chen and Jun Qiu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Eric M. Simmons

69 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

On the Interpretation of Deuterium Kinetic Isotope Effect... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2012 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. On the Interpretation of Deuterium Kinetic Isotope Effects in CH Bond Functionalizations by Transition‐Metal Complexes
    2012 1.9k citations Eric M. Simmons, John F. Hartwig Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  2. Zur Interpretation des kinetischen Isotopeneffekts bei der Funktionalisierung von C‐H‐Bindungen durch Übergangsmetallkomplexe
    2012 468 citations Eric M. Simmons, John F. Hartwig profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eric M. Simmons United States 28 4.0k 1.4k 605 474 268 72 4.8k
Peng Wang China 42 5.0k 1.2× 1.1k 0.8× 417 0.7× 358 0.8× 348 1.3× 176 5.7k
Qian Zhang China 47 6.8k 1.7× 1.1k 0.8× 841 1.4× 554 1.2× 291 1.1× 251 7.7k
Bill Morandi Switzerland 48 5.9k 1.5× 1.5k 1.1× 1.2k 2.0× 718 1.5× 274 1.0× 150 6.5k
Xiaotian Qi China 45 5.5k 1.4× 1.1k 0.8× 487 0.8× 550 1.2× 295 1.1× 161 6.3k
Jinxing Ye China 37 3.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 411 0.7× 642 1.4× 186 0.7× 114 4.2k
Song Song China 37 3.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 274 0.5× 471 1.0× 573 2.1× 99 4.5k
Peng‐Fei Xu China 51 7.7k 1.9× 1.1k 0.8× 709 1.2× 867 1.8× 188 0.7× 260 8.2k
David T. Smith United States 8 5.1k 1.3× 918 0.7× 574 0.9× 908 1.9× 115 0.4× 9 5.6k
Robert E. Maleczka United States 35 4.6k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 229 0.4× 600 1.3× 284 1.1× 102 5.0k
Tobias Gensch Germany 28 4.4k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 187 0.3× 352 0.7× 596 2.2× 42 5.2k

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All Works

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Yang, Jin, et al.. (2025). Process-Ready Nickel-Catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling Enabled by tri -ProPhos. ACS Catalysis. 15(22). 19302–19311. 1 indexed citations
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Mills, L. Reginald, et al.. (2024). C(sp3)–C(sp3) Reductive Elimination from (Phenoxyimine)Cobalt(III)(CH3)2(PMe3)2 Complexes. Organometallics. 43(9). 1021–1029.
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Kim, Seung Wook, William Wolf, Ryan A. Woltornist, et al.. (2024). α-Alkylation and Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Tetralone via Hydrogen Borrowing and Dynamic Kinetic Resolution Strategy Using a Single Iridium(III) Complex. Organic Letters. 26(15). 3103–3108. 3 indexed citations
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Guo, Junqing, Derek Norris, Antonio Ramı́rez, et al.. (2023). Unlocking Tertiary Acids for Metallaphotoredox C(sp 2 )–C(sp 3 ) Decarboxylative Cross-Couplings. ACS Catalysis. 13(18). 11910–11918. 9 indexed citations
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Mills, L. Reginald, et al.. (2023). Phenoxythiazoline (FTz)‐Cobalt(II) Precatalysts Enable C(sp2)–C(sp3) Bond‐Formation for Key Intermediates in the Synthesis of Toll‐like Receptor 7/8 Antagonists**. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(51). e202313848–e202313848. 6 indexed citations
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Joannou, Matthew V., et al.. (2023). Iron-Catalyzed C(sp 2 )–C(sp 3 ) Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Coupling Using an Alkoxide Base. ACS Catalysis. 13(4). 2443–2448. 26 indexed citations
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Coombs, John R., Kenneth J. Fraunhoffer, Eric M. Simmons, et al.. (2017). Improving Robustness: In Situ Generation of a Pd(0) Catalyst for the Cyanation of Aryl Bromides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 82(13). 7040–7044. 27 indexed citations
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Maity, Prantik, Eric M. Simmons, Gregory L. Beutner, et al.. (2017). Zinc Acetate-Promoted Buchwald–Hartwig Couplings of Heteroaromatic Amines. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 82(14). 7420–7427. 13 indexed citations
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Cortez, Felipe de Jesus, et al.. (2013). Synthetic studies on the icetexones: enantioselective formal syntheses of icetexone and epi-icetexone. Tetrahedron. 69(27-28). 5665–5676. 20 indexed citations
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Chen, Cheng, Eric M. Simmons, & John F. Hartwig. (2013). Iridium‐Catalyzed, Diastereoselective Dehydrogenative Silylation of Terminal Alkenes with (TMSO)2MeSiH. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(34). 8984–8989. 55 indexed citations
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Simmons, Eric M. & John F. Hartwig. (2012). Catalytic functionalization of unactivated primary C–H bonds directed by an alcohol. Nature. 483(7387). 70–73. 363 indexed citations
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Simmons, Eric M. & John F. Hartwig. (2012). On the Interpretation of Deuterium Kinetic Isotope Effects in CH Bond Functionalizations by Transition‐Metal Complexes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(13). 3066–3072. 1870 indexed citations breakdown →
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Simmons, Eric M., et al.. (2010). Formal total synthesis of (±)-cortistatin A. Tetrahedron. 66(26). 4696–4700. 42 indexed citations
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Simmons, Eric M. & Richmond Sarpong. (2009). Structure, biosynthetic relationships and chemical synthesis of the icetexane diterpenoids. Natural Product Reports. 26(9). 1195–1195. 71 indexed citations
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Arnold, Roland R., et al.. (2008). Antimicrobial activity and local release characteristics of chlorhexidine diacetate loaded within the dental copolymer matrix, ethylene vinyl acetate. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials. 86B(2). 506–513. 28 indexed citations
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Simmons, Eric M., et al.. (2008). Rapid Construction of the Cortistatin Pentacyclic Core. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 47(35). 6650–6653. 66 indexed citations
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