Francisco Alonso

10.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
155 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Francisco Alonso is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francisco Alonso has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Organic Chemistry, 49 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 20 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Francisco Alonso's work include Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (48 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (23 papers) and Coordination Chemistry and Organometallics (23 papers). Francisco Alonso is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (48 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (23 papers) and Coordination Chemistry and Organometallics (23 papers). Francisco Alonso collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Argentina and Russia. Francisco Alonso's co-authors include Miguel Yus, I. P. Beletskaya, Yanina Moglie, Gabriel Radivoy, Paola Riente, Vladimir S. Tyurin, Iñaki Osante, Antonio Sepúlveda‐Escribano, Fabiana Nador and Jaisiel Meléndez and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Francisco Alonso

144 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

Transition-Metal-Catalyze... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2004 2002 2007 2019 400 800 1.2k
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. Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Addition of Heteroatom−Hydrogen Bonds to Alkynes
    2004 1.5k citations Francisco Alonso, I. P. Beletskaya et al. profile →
  2. Metal-Mediated Reductive Hydrodehalogenation of Organic Halides
    2002 815 citations Francisco Alonso, I. P. Beletskaya et al. profile →
  3. Non-conventional methodologies for transition-metal catalysed carbon–carbon coupling: a critical overview. Part 2: The Suzuki reaction
    2007 480 citations Francisco Alonso, I. P. Beletskaya et al. Tetrahedron profile →
  4. The Suzuki-Miyaura reaction after the Nobel prize
    2019 350 citations I. P. Beletskaya, Francisco Alonso et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francisco Alonso Spain 45 7.4k 2.2k 1.3k 1.2k 1.0k 155 8.7k
Makoto Tokunaga Japan 39 5.3k 0.7× 2.6k 1.2× 1.2k 0.9× 1.3k 1.1× 663 0.7× 135 7.2k
Jacques Мuzart France 47 8.1k 1.1× 2.5k 1.2× 1.6k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 772 0.8× 285 9.6k
Qing Xu China 53 5.1k 0.7× 2.3k 1.1× 764 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 987 1.0× 162 6.9k
Albrecht Berkessel Germany 53 6.8k 0.9× 2.7k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 2.4k 2.0× 626 0.6× 231 9.5k
Luigi Vaccaro Italy 52 6.0k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 1.9k 1.9× 263 8.4k
Nicholas E. Leadbeater United States 45 6.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 1.0k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 205 7.9k
Bert U. W. Maes Belgium 49 7.5k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 595 0.5× 1.7k 1.4× 540 0.5× 211 9.0k
Belén Martı́n-Matute Sweden 46 3.8k 0.5× 3.7k 1.7× 1.6k 1.3× 1.3k 1.1× 664 0.7× 115 6.6k
José A. Mayoral Spain 47 4.8k 0.6× 2.0k 0.9× 2.0k 1.6× 1.0k 0.8× 1.4k 1.4× 263 7.6k
Takahide Fukuyama Japan 54 6.7k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 503 0.4× 724 0.6× 1.4k 1.4× 171 7.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Arauzo, Ana, et al.. (2025). Low-energy modes and localized excitations in metal halide perovskites: insights from heat capacity. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 27(38). 20709–20716.
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Achelle, Sylvain, et al.. (2023). Acidochromism of amino-substituted indolizine chromophores: Towards white light emission. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 380. 121758–121758. 12 indexed citations
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Moglie, Yanina, et al.. (2021). Sulfur-stabilised copper nanoparticles for the aerobic oxidation of amines to imines under ambient conditions. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 9(18). 11312–11322. 15 indexed citations
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Moglie, Yanina, et al.. (2016). Catalyst- and solvent-free hydrophosphination and multicomponent hydrothiophosphination of alkenes and alkynes. Green Chemistry. 18(18). 4896–4907. 69 indexed citations
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Moglie, Yanina, et al.. (2016). Base-Free Direct Synthesis of Alkynylphosphonates from Alkynes and H-Phosphonates Catalyzed by Cu2O. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 81(5). 1813–1818. 40 indexed citations
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Alonso, Francisco, et al.. (2015). Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies on the Solvent-Dependent Copper-Catalyzed Formation of Indolizines and Chalcones. ACS Catalysis. 5(6). 3446–3456. 88 indexed citations
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Alonso, Francisco, et al.. (2015). Cross‐Dehydrogenative Coupling of Tertiary Amines and Terminal Alkynes Catalyzed by Copper Nanoparticles on Zeolite. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 357(16-17). 3549–3561. 49 indexed citations
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Guo, Wusheng, Francisco Alonso, Miguel Yus, et al.. (2014). Hydrosilylation of Internal Alkynes Catalyzed by Tris‐ Imidazolium Salt‐Stabilized Palladium Nanoparticles. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 356(1). 179–188. 52 indexed citations
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Rojas, Sergio, et al.. (2011). Producción de combustibles líquidos sintéticos. 107(1). 69–75. 1 indexed citations
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Alonso, Francisco, et al.. (2011). Homocoupling of Terminal Alkynes Catalysed by Ultrafine Copper Nanoparticles on Titania. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2011(13). 2524–2530. 82 indexed citations
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Alonso, Francisco, et al.. (2011). Synthesis of Perhydrofuro[2,3‐b]furans from Isopentenyl Alcohol through Carbonyl‐Ene and Wacker‐Type Reactions. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2011(32). 6459–6469. 7 indexed citations
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Alonso, Francisco, Paola Riente, Juan Alberto Sirvent, & Miguel Yus. (2010). Nickel nanoparticles in hydrogen-transfer reductions: Characterisation and nature of the catalyst. Applied Catalysis A General. 378(1). 42–51. 105 indexed citations
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Alonso, Francisco, Robison Buitrago‐Sierra, Yanina Moglie, et al.. (2010). Hydrosilylation of alkynes catalysed by platinum on titania. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 696(1). 368–372. 48 indexed citations
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Nador, Fabiana, Yanina Moglie, Cristian Vitale, et al.. (2010). Reduction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons promoted by cobalt or manganese nanoparticles. Tetrahedron. 66(24). 4318–4325. 45 indexed citations
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Alonso, Francisco, I. P. Beletskaya, & Miguel Yus. (2005). Non-conventional methodologies for transition-metal catalysed carbon–carbon coupling: a critical overview. Part 1: The Heck reaction. Tetrahedron. 61(50). 11771–11835. 441 indexed citations
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Radivoy, Gabriel, Francisco Alonso, Yanina Moglie, Cristian Vitale, & Miguel Yus. (2005). Reduction of alkyl and vinyl sulfonates using the CuCl2·2H2O–Li–DTBB(cat.) system. Tetrahedron. 61(15). 3859–3864. 24 indexed citations
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Alonso, Francisco, et al.. (2003). Straight and versatile synthesis of substituted perhydrofuro[2,3-b]pyrans from 2-chloromethyl-3-(2-methoxyethoxy)propene. Tetrahedron. 59(28). 5199–5208. 21 indexed citations
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Llopis, J., J. M. Gamboa, L. Arizméndi, & Francisco Alonso. (1962). Tarnishing Reaction of Copper with Solutions of Thiourea and Derivatives. Study by Radiotracers. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 109(5). 368–368. 12 indexed citations

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