Ernest I. Becker

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Ernest I. Becker is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Ernest I. Becker has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Organic Chemistry, 21 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 13 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Ernest I. Becker's work include Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (22 papers), Various Chemistry Research Topics (10 papers) and Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (9 papers). Ernest I. Becker is often cited by papers focused on Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (22 papers), Various Chemistry Research Topics (10 papers) and Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (9 papers). Ernest I. Becker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Canada. Ernest I. Becker's co-authors include Michael A. Ogliaruso, Frank Millich, Harry P. Gregor, Paul E. Spoerri, Norman G. Gaylord, L. A. Shadoff, Minoru Tsutsui, P. Shapiro, Norman O. V. Sonntag and Richard L. Kronenthal and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Ernest I. Becker

73 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Chemistry of Cyclopentadienones 1965 2026 1985 2005 1965 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Chemistry of Cyclopentadienones
    1965 276 citations Ernest I. Becker et al. Chemical Reviews profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ernest I. Becker United States 18 926 159 153 139 131 76 1.3k
W. H. Sharkey United States 16 723 0.8× 216 1.4× 133 0.9× 180 1.3× 104 0.8× 36 1.1k
Robert C. Kerber Germany 22 1.3k 1.4× 93 0.6× 163 1.1× 257 1.8× 207 1.6× 116 1.7k
A. Schriesheim United States 19 771 0.8× 56 0.4× 182 1.2× 160 1.2× 129 1.0× 44 1.1k
Eiji Imoto Japan 15 545 0.6× 54 0.3× 157 1.0× 79 0.6× 68 0.5× 131 792
S. Wawzonek United States 20 739 0.8× 62 0.4× 151 1.0× 81 0.6× 159 1.2× 125 1.5k
Antonino Fava Italy 19 807 0.9× 46 0.3× 118 0.8× 92 0.7× 108 0.8× 72 1.1k
Glenn D. Cooper United States 16 476 0.5× 42 0.3× 146 1.0× 163 1.2× 67 0.5× 36 771
H. K. Hall 6 485 0.5× 40 0.3× 154 1.0× 121 0.9× 100 0.8× 8 934
E. T. McBee India 22 850 0.9× 552 3.5× 118 0.8× 232 1.7× 115 0.9× 81 1.3k
F. Marshall Beringer Russia 20 1.1k 1.2× 84 0.5× 95 0.6× 171 1.2× 93 0.7× 50 1.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Becker, Ernest I., et al.. (1980). First aid manual for chemical accidents : for use with nonpharmaceutical chemicals. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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Becker, Ernest I., et al.. (1978). Intramolecular aldol condensation of 2,2'-dimethylbenzil. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 43(9). 1827–1828.
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Becker, Ernest I., et al.. (1970). The Structure of Evil: An Essay on the Unification of the Sciences of Man.. American Sociological Review. 35(1). 121–121. 1 indexed citations
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Scala, Alfred A., et al.. (1965). Some New Condensation Products in the Reaction of Diethylmagnesium with Benzonitrile. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 30(1). 303–304. 8 indexed citations
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Becker, Ernest I., et al.. (1963). A KINETIC INVESTIGATION OF THE REACTION OF METHYLMAGNESIUM BROMIDE WITH BENZOPHENONE. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 41(5). 1329–1343. 18 indexed citations
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Becker, Ernest I., et al.. (1963). Some 5-Aryl-6-arylmethyl-2,4-diaminopyrimidines.. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 8(2). 237–238. 2 indexed citations
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Becker, Ernest I., et al.. (1963). Reductions with Triphenyltin Hydride. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 28(6). 1707–1708. 28 indexed citations
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Becker, Ernest I., et al.. (1962). Kinetics and Mechanisms of Organomagnesium Reactions with Benzonitrile. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 27(5). 1868–1876. 21 indexed citations
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Millich, Frank & Ernest I. Becker. (1958). Synthesis and Infrared Spectra of Some Indole Compounds1. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 23(8). 1096–1102. 54 indexed citations
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Idelson, M. & Ernest I. Becker. (1958). Sterol Models. II. 4a-Methyl-cis- and -trans-decahydronaphthalenes and their -4a-methyl-d3 Analogs1,2. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 80(4). 908–915. 4 indexed citations
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Becker, Ernest I., et al.. (1958). Electronic Effects and Rates in the Diels-Alder Reaction1. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 23(6). 885–890. 37 indexed citations
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Becker, Ernest I., et al.. (1958). Base-Catalyzed Alkylations with Alcohols. IV. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 23(12). 1829–1832. 2 indexed citations
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Becker, Ernest I., et al.. (1955). The Base-catalyzed Alkylation of Fluorene with Alcohols. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 77(22). 6030–6031. 27 indexed citations
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Alfrey, Turner, et al.. (1955). Kinetics of the Reaction between o-Chloronitrobenzene and Ethanolamine.. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 59(7). 583–587. 2 indexed citations
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Becker, Ernest I., et al.. (1953). REACTIVITY OF TETRAPHENYL-o-XYLYLENE-α,α'-DIOL AS RELATED TO THAT OF TETRAPHENYLPHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 18(4). 426–431. 4 indexed citations
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Becker, Ernest I., et al.. (1952). Enzyme Models. II. The Kinetics of an Artificial Carboxylase. Catalysis. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 56(6). 722–726. 2 indexed citations
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Becker, Ernest I., et al.. (1952). Allophanates.. Chemical Reviews. 51(3). 471–504. 12 indexed citations
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Gaylord, Norman G. & Ernest I. Becker. (1951). The Reaction between Grignard Reagents and the Oxirane Ring.. Chemical Reviews. 49(3). 413–533. 40 indexed citations
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Becker, Ernest I., et al.. (1951). The Partial Reduction of the Double Bond in 2-Hexenoic Acid by Lithium Aluminum Hydride1. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 73(5). 2366–2367. 5 indexed citations
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Becker, Ernest I., et al.. (1951). Enzyme Models. I. The Preparation of some Artificial Carboxylases. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 16(9). 1349–1355. 3 indexed citations

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