Fernando R. Clemente

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Fernando R. Clemente is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Fernando R. Clemente has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Organic Chemistry, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Fernando R. Clemente's work include Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions (11 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (9 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (7 papers). Fernando R. Clemente is often cited by papers focused on Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions (11 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (9 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (7 papers). Fernando R. Clemente collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and United Kingdom. Fernando R. Clemente's co-authors include K. N. Houk, Ruth Gordillo, Christophe Allemann, Paul Ha‐Yeon Cheong, Donald Hilvert, Alexandre Zanghellini, Jasmine L. Gallaher, Barry Stoddard, Lindsey Doyle and Eric A. Althoff and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Fernando R. Clemente

28 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

De Novo Computational Design of Retro-Aldol Enzymes 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 250 500 750
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  1. De Novo Computational Design of Retro-Aldol Enzymes
    2008 890 citations Lin Jiang, Eric A. Althoff et al. Science profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fernando R. Clemente Spain 16 1.3k 1.1k 366 340 175 29 2.3k
Nihan Çelebi‐Ölçüm United States 18 1.1k 0.8× 703 0.6× 280 0.8× 269 0.8× 169 1.0× 25 1.9k
Dale G. Drueckhammer United States 26 891 0.7× 1.5k 1.4× 453 1.2× 148 0.4× 466 2.7× 61 2.4k
Mark C. Noe United States 28 2.0k 1.5× 973 0.9× 144 0.4× 580 1.7× 298 1.7× 45 2.7k
Kang‐Cheng Zheng China 23 1.2k 0.9× 885 0.8× 445 1.2× 336 1.0× 164 0.9× 99 2.2k
Osamu Ichihara United Kingdom 26 1.4k 1.1× 929 0.8× 142 0.4× 214 0.6× 117 0.7× 50 1.9k
Zhicai Shang China 22 763 0.6× 915 0.8× 253 0.7× 231 0.7× 213 1.2× 84 2.0k
Binh Khanh United States 26 1.0k 0.8× 593 0.5× 263 0.7× 464 1.4× 60 0.3× 89 1.9k
Yu‐hong Lam United States 26 1.6k 1.3× 377 0.3× 262 0.7× 413 1.2× 143 0.8× 68 2.2k
Stefan F. Kirsch Germany 40 4.5k 3.5× 726 0.7× 156 0.4× 767 2.3× 201 1.1× 150 5.1k
Kay M. Brummond United States 34 3.2k 2.4× 746 0.7× 150 0.4× 325 1.0× 95 0.5× 89 3.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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López‐Blanco, Jorge, et al.. (2020). MAPEO DEL HÁBITAT ADECUADO PARA LA CODORNIZ MOCTEZUMA (Cyrtonyx montezumae) EN EL CENTRO DE MÉXICO. 54(1). 43–55. 1 indexed citations
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Pieniazek, Susan N., Fernando R. Clemente, & K. N. Houk. (2008). Sources of Error in DFT Computations of CC Bond Formation Thermochemistries: π→σ Transformations and Error Cancellation by DFT Methods. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 47(40). 7746–7749. 162 indexed citations
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Pieniazek, Susan N., Fernando R. Clemente, & K. N. Houk. (2008). Sources of Error in DFT Computations of CC Bond Formation Thermochemistries: π→σ Transformations and Error Cancellation by DFT Methods. Angewandte Chemie. 120(40). 7860–7863. 26 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiyun, Jason DeChancie, Hakan Günaydin, et al.. (2008). Quantum Mechanical Design of Enzyme Active Sites. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 73(3). 889–899. 46 indexed citations
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Jiang, Lin, Eric A. Althoff, Fernando R. Clemente, et al.. (2008). De Novo Computational Design of Retro-Aldol Enzymes. Science. 319(5868). 1387–1391. 890 indexed citations breakdown →
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DeChancie, Jason, Fernando R. Clemente, Adam J. T. Smith, et al.. (2007). How similar are enzyme active site geometries derived from quantum mechanical theozymes to crystal structures of enzyme‐inhibitor complexes? Implications for enzyme design. Protein Science. 16(9). 1851–1866. 37 indexed citations
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Clemente, Fernando R., et al.. (2007). THE LEVEL OF AUTOMATION OF “CARASAU” BREAD PRODUCTION PLANTS. Journal of Agricultural Engineering. 38(2). 61–61. 9 indexed citations
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Chuang, Shih‐Ching, Fernando R. Clemente, Saeed I. Khan, K. N. Houk, & Yves Rubin. (2006). Approaches to Open Fullerenes: A 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexaadduct of C60. Organic Letters. 8(20). 4525–4528. 36 indexed citations
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Clemente, Fernando R. & K. N. Houk. (2004). Computational Evidence for the Enamine Mechanism of Intramolecular Aldol Reactions Catalyzed by Proline. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 43(43). 5766–5768. 203 indexed citations
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Allemann, Christophe, Ruth Gordillo, Fernando R. Clemente, Paul Ha‐Yeon Cheong, & K. N. Houk. (2004). Theory of Asymmetric Organocatalysis of Aldol and Related Reactions:  Rationalizations and Predictions. Accounts of Chemical Research. 37(8). 558–569. 428 indexed citations
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Clemente, Fernando R. & K. N. Houk. (2004). Computational Evidence for the Enamine Mechanism of Intramolecular Aldol Reactions Catalyzed by Proline. Angewandte Chemie. 116(43). 5890–5892. 64 indexed citations
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Allemann, Christophe, et al.. (2004). Theory of Asymmetric Organocatalysis of Aldol and Related Reactions: Rationalizations and Predictions. ChemInform. 35(43). 2 indexed citations
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Clemente, Fernando R., et al.. (2003). El programa constructivista ante las representaciones colectivas y sociales. 71–80. 2 indexed citations
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Ávalos, Martı́n, Reyes Babiano, Pedro Cintas, et al.. (2003). Conformation of Secondary Amides. A Predictive Algorithm That Correlates DFT-Calculated Structures and Experimental Proton Chemical Shifts. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 68(5). 1834–1842. 19 indexed citations
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Ávalos, Martı́n, Reyes Babiano, Pedro Cintas, et al.. (2001). Carbohydrates as chiral controllers: synthesis of dihydrothieno[2,3-c]furanones. Tetrahedron Asymmetry. 12(16). 2261–2264. 8 indexed citations
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Ávalos, Martı́n, Reyes Babiano, Fernando R. Clemente, et al.. (2000). The First Density Functional Study on the [4 + 2]-Cycloaddition Reactions of 1,2-Diaza-1,3-butadiene with Alkenes. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 65(24). 8251–8259. 13 indexed citations
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Ávalos, Martı́n, Reyes Babiano, Pedro Cintas, et al.. (2000). Diastereoselective Cycloadditions of 1,3-Thiazolium-4-olates with Chiral 1,2-Diaza-1,3-butadienes. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 65(17). 5089–5097. 25 indexed citations

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