Erick M. Carreira

44.0k total citations · 10 hit papers
563 papers, 36.5k citations indexed

About

Erick M. Carreira is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Erick M. Carreira has authored 563 papers receiving a total of 36.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 460 papers in Organic Chemistry, 126 papers in Molecular Biology and 103 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Erick M. Carreira's work include Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (185 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (165 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (93 papers). Erick M. Carreira is often cited by papers focused on Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (185 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (165 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (93 papers). Erick M. Carreira collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Erick M. Carreira's co-authors include Christiane Marti, Simon Krautwald, Christian Defieber, David Šarlah, Bill Morandi, Doug E. Frantz, Weili Zhao, Michael A. Schafroth, Boris Gášpár and Roger Fässler and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Erick M. Carreira

542 papers receiving 35.9k citations

Hit Papers

Construction of Spiro[pyrrolidine‐3,3′‐oxindoles] − ... 1988 2026 2000 2013 2003 1988 2013 2017 2000 400 800 1.2k
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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. Construction of Spiro[pyrrolidine‐3,3′‐oxindoles] − Recent Applications to the Synthesis of Oxindole Alkaloids
    2003 1.4k citations Erick M. Carreira et al. profile →
  2. Directed reduction of .beta.-hydroxy ketones employing tetramethylammonium triacetoxyborohydride
    1988 842 citations Erick M. Carreira et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  3. Enantio- and Diastereodivergent Dual Catalysis: α-Allylation of Branched Aldehydes
    2013 830 citations Simon Krautwald, Michael A. Schafroth et al. profile →
  4. Cyclopropanation Strategies in Recent Total Syntheses
    2017 539 citations Erick M. Carreira et al. profile →
  5. Facile Enantioselective Synthesis of Propargylic Alcohols by Direct Addition of Terminal Alkynes to Aldehydes
    2000 525 citations Erick M. Carreira et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  6. Four-Membered Ring-Containing Spirocycles: Synthetic Strategies and Opportunities
    2014 514 citations Erick M. Carreira et al. profile →
  7. Chiral Olefins as Steering Ligands in Asymmetric Catalysis
    2008 488 citations Erick M. Carreira et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  8. Arynes and Cyclohexyne in Natural Product Synthesis
    2012 464 citations Erick M. Carreira et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  9. Stereodivergence in Asymmetric Catalysis
    2017 444 citations Simon Krautwald, Erick M. Carreira Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  10. Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of Functionally Rich Molecules Enabled by (Phosphoramidite,Olefin) Ligands
    2019 321 citations Simon L. Rössler, Erick M. Carreira et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Erick M. Carreira Switzerland 102 31.3k 8.5k 6.9k 3.3k 2.2k 563 36.5k
Phil S. Baran United States 113 39.8k 1.3× 6.3k 0.7× 7.9k 1.1× 4.3k 1.3× 3.4k 1.6× 402 47.6k
Masakatsu Shibasaki Japan 108 39.0k 1.2× 15.2k 1.8× 9.1k 1.3× 1.9k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 819 43.4k
Karl Anker Jørgensen Denmark 111 40.3k 1.3× 9.9k 1.2× 7.5k 1.1× 2.4k 0.7× 824 0.4× 502 42.3k
Dennis P. Curran United States 90 28.0k 0.9× 3.4k 0.4× 6.8k 1.0× 3.2k 1.0× 1.1k 0.5× 521 31.9k
Brian M. Stoltz United States 81 21.2k 0.7× 6.0k 0.7× 3.8k 0.5× 964 0.3× 1.3k 0.6× 379 25.8k
Hisashi Yamamoto Japan 91 26.3k 0.8× 8.1k 0.9× 6.6k 1.0× 1.2k 0.4× 989 0.5× 724 29.6k
David A. Evans United States 105 30.5k 1.0× 6.5k 0.8× 8.4k 1.2× 1.3k 0.4× 3.4k 1.5× 360 34.3k
Amir H. Hoveyda United States 106 33.0k 1.1× 8.6k 1.0× 9.0k 1.3× 1.2k 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 399 34.6k
Dieter Enders Germany 86 35.8k 1.1× 6.5k 0.8× 6.7k 1.0× 1.7k 0.5× 966 0.4× 697 37.6k
Gregory C. Fu United States 120 41.3k 1.3× 10.4k 1.2× 5.6k 0.8× 2.4k 0.7× 725 0.3× 319 43.5k

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All Works

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Sarott, Roman C., Rosa Maria Vitale, Alessia Ligresti, et al.. (2025). Profiling Allosteric Modulators of CB 1 R with an Allosteric Fluoroprobe. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(20). e202421885–e202421885. 1 indexed citations
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Carreira, Erick M., et al.. (2024). Aryl Azocyclopropeniums: Minimalist, Visible-Light Photoswitches. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(14). 9519–9525. 11 indexed citations
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Ueoka, Reiko, Philipp Sondermann, Stefan Leopold‐Messer, et al.. (2022). Genome-based discovery and total synthesis of janustatins, potent cytotoxins from a plant-associated bacterium. Nature Chemistry. 14(10). 1193–1201. 7 indexed citations
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Sandmeier, Tobias & Erick M. Carreira. (2021). Enantioselective Synthesis of Cyclic Nitrones by Chemoselective Intramolecular Allylic Alkylation of Oximes. Angewandte Chemie. 133(18). 10001–10006. 6 indexed citations
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Carreira, Erick M., Valentine G. Nenajdenko, Scott J. Miller, Paul J. Chirik, & Karsten Meyer. (2020). From Russia, With Chemistry. Organometallics. 39(3). 375–377. 1 indexed citations
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Gropp, Cornelius, Stefan Fischer, Tamara Husch, et al.. (2020). Molecular Recognition and Cocrystallization of Methylated and Halogenated Fragments of Danicalipin A by Enantiopure Alleno-Acetylenic Cage Receptors. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(10). 4749–4755. 17 indexed citations
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Schreib, Benedikt S., et al.. (2020). Palladium‐Catalyzed C−H Alkynylation of Unactivated Alkenes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(20). 7818–7822. 66 indexed citations
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Rössler, Simon L., Benson J. Jelier, Emmanuel Magnier, et al.. (2019). Pyridinium Salts as Redox‐Active Functional Group Transfer Reagents. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(24). 9264–9280. 245 indexed citations
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Carreira, Erick M.. (2019). Organic Letters 2.0: A New Beginning. Organic Letters. 21(1). 1–4. 2 indexed citations
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Schneider, M., et al.. (2019). Asymmetric Synthesis of the Tricyclooctane Core of Trachylobane Natural Products and Related Terpenoids. Organic Letters. 21(21). 8705–8707. 7 indexed citations
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Schneider, M., et al.. (2018). Total Synthesis of (−)-Mitrephorone A. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(48). 16704–16710. 56 indexed citations
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Rössler, Simon L., Benson J. Jelier, Pascal F. Tripet, et al.. (2018). Pyridyl Radical Cation for C−H Amination of Arenes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(2). 526–531. 109 indexed citations
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Westphal, Matthias V., Michael A. Schafroth, Roman C. Sarott, et al.. (2017). Synthesis of Photoswitchable Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Derivatives Enables Optical Control of Cannabinoid Receptor 1 Signaling. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139(50). 18206–18212. 82 indexed citations
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Krautwald, Simon, Christian Nilewski, Mihoko Mori, et al.. (2016). Bioisosteric Exchange of C‐Chloro and Methyl Substituents: Synthesis and Initial Biological Studies of Atpenin A5 Analogues. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 55(12). 4049–4053. 22 indexed citations
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Fischer, Stefan, et al.. (2016). Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Bromo‐ and Fluorodanicalipin A. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 55(7). 2555–2558. 38 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Thomas J. & Erick M. Carreira. (2011). Catalytic Asymmetric Intramolecular Hydroacylation with Rhodium/Phosphoramidite–Alkene Ligand Complexes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 50(45). 10670–10674. 75 indexed citations
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Zhao, Weili & Erick M. Carreira. (2006). Conformationally Restricted Aza‐BODIPY: Highly Fluorescent, Stable Near‐Infrared Absorbing Dyes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 12(27). 7254–7263. 257 indexed citations
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Ritter, Tobias & Erick M. Carreira. (2004). 1,2,4‐Oxadiazolidinones as Configurationally Stable Chiral Building Blocks. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 44(6). 936–938. 20 indexed citations
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Zumbuehl, Andreas, Damien Jeannerat, Scott E. Martin, et al.. (2004). An Amphotericin B–Fluorescein Conjugate as a Powerful Probe for Biochemical Studies of the Membrane. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 43(39). 5181–5185. 57 indexed citations

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