Eric R. Welin

1.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
12 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Eric R. Welin is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric R. Welin has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Organic Chemistry, 3 papers in Pharmacology and 2 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Eric R. Welin's work include Radical Photochemical Reactions (6 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (5 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (4 papers). Eric R. Welin is often cited by papers focused on Radical Photochemical Reactions (6 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (5 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (4 papers). Eric R. Welin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Sweden. Eric R. Welin's co-authors include David W. C. MacMillan, Brian M. Stoltz, Chi “Chip” Le, Daniela M. Arias‐Rotondo, James K. McCusker, Vikram Bhat, Prashansa B. Kannangara, Milinda C. Senarathna, Jay C. Conrad and Aurapat Ngamnithiporn and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Eric R. Welin

11 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Photosensitized, energy transfer-mediated organometallic ... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2021 100 200 300 400
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. Photosensitized, energy transfer-mediated organometallic catalysis through electronically excited nickel(II)
    2017 455 citations Eric R. Welin, Chi “Chip” Le et al. Science profile →
  2. Radical philicity and its role in selective organic transformations
    2021 321 citations Milinda C. Senarathna, Prashansa B. Kannangara et al. Nature Reviews Chemistry 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 R. Welin United States 8 1.2k 274 156 119 110 12 1.4k
Hoimin Jung South Korea 24 1.7k 1.4× 287 1.0× 133 0.9× 128 1.1× 115 1.0× 42 1.9k
Holt A. Sakai United States 8 1.6k 1.3× 211 0.8× 241 1.5× 101 0.8× 183 1.7× 8 1.8k
Luca Dell’Amico Italy 28 1.9k 1.5× 240 0.9× 197 1.3× 154 1.3× 240 2.2× 66 2.2k
Marissa N. Lavagnino United States 6 1.3k 1.1× 169 0.6× 204 1.3× 90 0.8× 151 1.4× 7 1.5k
Ian B. Perry United States 5 1.9k 1.6× 369 1.3× 249 1.6× 123 1.0× 206 1.9× 6 2.2k
Olivia L. Garry United States 6 1.3k 1.1× 154 0.6× 180 1.2× 88 0.7× 142 1.3× 7 1.5k
Holly J. Davis United Kingdom 11 1.4k 1.2× 387 1.4× 81 0.5× 233 2.0× 96 0.9× 14 1.6k
Italo A. Sanhueza Switzerland 15 846 0.7× 420 1.5× 63 0.4× 77 0.6× 163 1.5× 18 1.2k
Haohua Huo China 21 2.2k 1.8× 638 2.3× 183 1.2× 144 1.2× 154 1.4× 37 2.4k
James D. Cuthbertson United Kingdom 16 2.3k 1.9× 313 1.1× 221 1.4× 181 1.5× 137 1.2× 27 2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric R. Welin

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All Works

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Sherwood, Trevor C., et al.. (2025). Engaging Tertiary Benzylic Radicals in Metallaphotoredox Catalysis: A Modular Approach to Access Diaryl Quaternary Centers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 65(4). e21490–e21490. 1 indexed citations
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Joe, Candice L., et al.. (2024). A Unified Method for Oxidative and Reductive Decarboxylative Arylation with Orange Light-Driven Ir/Ni Metallaphotoredox Catalysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(37). 25780–25787. 12 indexed citations
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Ngamnithiporn, Aurapat, Eric R. Welin, Gerit Pototschnig, & Brian M. Stoltz. (2024). Evolution of a Synthetic Strategy toward the Syntheses of Bis-tetrahydroisoquinoline Alkaloids. Accounts of Chemical Research. 57(13). 1870–1884. 4 indexed citations
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Senarathna, Milinda C., et al.. (2021). Radical philicity and its role in selective organic transformations. Nature Reviews Chemistry. 5(7). 486–499. 321 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kim, Alexia, Aurapat Ngamnithiporn, Eric R. Welin, et al.. (2020). Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective and Diastereoselective Hydrogenation of 1,3-Disubstituted Isoquinolines. ACS Catalysis. 10(5). 3241–3248. 34 indexed citations
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Welin, Eric R., Aurapat Ngamnithiporn, Guillaume Lapointe, et al.. (2018). Concise total syntheses of (–)-jorunnamycin A and (–)-jorumycin enabled by asymmetric catalysis. Science. 363(6424). 270–275. 94 indexed citations
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Welin, Eric R., Chi “Chip” Le, Daniela M. Arias‐Rotondo, James K. McCusker, & David W. C. MacMillan. (2017). Photosensitized, energy transfer-mediated organometallic catalysis through electronically excited nickel(II). Science. 355(6323). 380–385. 455 indexed citations breakdown →
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Welin, Eric R., et al.. (2015). Enantioselective α‐Alkylation of Aldehydes by Photoredox Organocatalysis: Rapid Access to Pharmacophore Fragments from β‐Cyanoaldehydes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(33). 9668–9672. 139 indexed citations
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Welin, Eric R., et al.. (2015). Enantioselective α‐Alkylation of Aldehydes by Photoredox Organocatalysis: Rapid Access to Pharmacophore Fragments from β‐Cyanoaldehydes. Angewandte Chemie. 127(33). 9804–9808. 26 indexed citations

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