Helfried Neumann

26.1k total citations · 9 hit papers
304 papers, 22.9k citations indexed

About

Helfried Neumann is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Helfried Neumann has authored 304 papers receiving a total of 22.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 266 papers in Organic Chemistry, 119 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 66 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Helfried Neumann's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (143 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (111 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (108 papers). Helfried Neumann is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (143 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (111 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (108 papers). Helfried Neumann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and Switzerland. Helfried Neumann's co-authors include Matthias Beller, Xiao‐Feng Wu, Anne Brennführer, Pazhamalai Anbarasan, Min Zhang, Anke Spannenberg, Sebastian Imm, Sebastian Bähn, Ralf Jackstell and Lorenz Neubert and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Helfried Neumann

298 papers receiving 22.6k citations

Hit Papers

Palladium‐Catalyzed Carbo... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2012 2011 2017 2011 400 800 1.2k
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  1. Palladium‐Catalyzed Carbonylation Reactions of Aryl Halides and Related Compounds
    2009 1.3k citations Helfried Neumann, Matthias Beller et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  2. Synthesis of Heterocycles via Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylations
    2012 1.2k citations Xiao‐Feng Wu, Helfried Neumann et al. profile →
  3. Palladium-catalyzed carbonylative coupling reactions between Ar–X and carbon nucleophiles
    2011 890 citations Xiao‐Feng Wu, Helfried Neumann et al. profile →
  4. MOF-derived cobalt nanoparticles catalyze a general synthesis of amines
    2017 679 citations Rajenahally V. Jagadeesh, Helfried Neumann et al. profile →
  5. The Catalytic Amination of Alcohols
    2011 673 citations Helfried Neumann, Matthias Beller et al. profile →
  6. Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Metal Nanoparticles Supported on Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon: Catalysis beyond Electrochemistry
    2016 551 citations Helfried Neumann, Matthias Beller et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  7. From Noble Metal to Nobel Prize: Palladium‐Catalyzed Coupling Reactions as Key Methods in Organic Synthesis
    2010 507 citations Xiao‐Feng Wu, Helfried Neumann et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  8. Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Carbonylation Reactions of Olefins and Alkynes: A Personal Account
    2014 495 citations Xiao‐Feng Wu, Ralf Jackstell et al. profile →
  9. Recent Developments for the Deuterium and Tritium Labeling of Organic Molecules
    2022 405 citations Helfried Neumann, Kathrin Junge et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Helfried Neumann 19.1k 8.5k 3.7k 3.6k 2.2k 304 22.9k
Huanfeng Jiang 27.5k 1.4× 6.3k 0.7× 2.1k 0.6× 2.8k 0.8× 1.9k 0.9× 851 32.3k
Miguel Yus 27.2k 1.4× 9.9k 1.2× 5.4k 1.5× 1.9k 0.5× 1.2k 0.5× 648 30.2k
Anke Spannenberg 13.2k 0.7× 8.4k 1.0× 1.6k 0.4× 3.4k 0.9× 649 0.3× 564 16.8k
Min Shi 28.2k 1.5× 5.8k 0.7× 3.5k 1.0× 1.6k 0.4× 1.6k 0.7× 956 30.3k
Jianliang Xiao 11.8k 0.6× 9.2k 1.1× 2.4k 0.6× 2.5k 0.7× 527 0.2× 336 17.0k
Paul J. Chirik 17.5k 0.9× 13.0k 1.5× 1.2k 0.3× 3.0k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 325 23.3k
Troels Skrydstrup 10.6k 0.6× 2.7k 0.3× 3.1k 0.8× 1.9k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 353 16.1k
Aiwen Lei 38.8k 2.0× 5.5k 0.6× 2.6k 0.7× 1.3k 0.4× 2.8k 1.2× 573 43.0k
Kyoko Nozaki 17.9k 0.9× 7.6k 0.9× 1.3k 0.4× 7.1k 2.0× 505 0.2× 409 22.2k
Yehoshoa Ben‐David 10.0k 0.5× 9.8k 1.1× 1.8k 0.5× 4.3k 1.2× 394 0.2× 163 14.3k

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All Works

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Liu, Jiali, Helfried Neumann, Rui Sang, et al.. (2025). Palladium‐Catalyzed Ethylene Methoxycarbonylation Using Bidentate Phosphines: How the Stereochemistry of the Ligand Affects the Catalyst's Activity. Chemistry - A European Journal. 31(35). e202500476–e202500476.
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Bhatt, Tarun Kumar, Vishakha Goyal, Helfried Neumann, et al.. (2025). Advances in trifluoromethylation of C(sp3)-H bonds. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 542. 216885–216885. 2 indexed citations
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Spannenberg, Anke, Helfried Neumann, Kathrin Junge, et al.. (2025). Development of highly efficient and selective palladium catalysts for telomerization of 1,3-butadiene with alcohols. Chemical Communications. 61(50). 9083–9086.
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Wang, Qiang, et al.. (2024). Modular and Diverse Synthesis of Acrylamides by Palladium‐Catalyzed Hydroaminocarbonylation of Acetylene. Angewandte Chemie. 136(40). 2 indexed citations
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Neumann, Helfried, et al.. (2024). Proposing Oxalic Acid as Chemical Storage of Carbon Dioxide to Achieve Carbon Neutrality. ChemSusChem. 18(3). e202401199–e202401199. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiang, et al.. (2024). Palladium‐Catalyzed Four‐Component Carbonylation Reactions of Acetylene: Synthesis of β‐Perfluoroalkyl Acrylamides. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 27(47). 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Ji, Peng Wang, Helfried Neumann, Ralf Jackstell, & Matthias Beller. (2023). Industrially applied and relevant transformations of 1,3-butadiene using homogeneous catalysts. 1(2). 155–174. 33 indexed citations
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Sun, Kangkang, Rui Ma, Peng Wang, et al.. (2022). Catalytic oxidative dehydrogenation of N-heterocycles with nitrogen/phosphorus co-doped porous carbon materials. Chemical Science. 13(23). 6865–6872. 37 indexed citations
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Sun, Kangkang, et al.. (2022). Efficient iron single-atom catalysts for selective ammoxidation of alcohols to nitriles. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1848–1848. 95 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shaoke, Fei Ye, Jabor Rabeah, et al.. (2020). Selective nickel-catalyzed fluoroalkylations of olefins. Chemical Communications. 56(96). 15157–15160. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Haoquan, Kaiwu Dong, Helfried Neumann, & Matthias Beller. (2015). Palladium‐Catalyzed Hydroamidocarbonylation of Olefins to Imides. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(35). 10239–10243. 86 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiao‐Feng, Johannes Schranck, Helfried Neumann, & Matthias Beller. (2011). Palladium‐Catalyzed Carbonylative Negishi‐type Coupling of Aryl Iodides with Benzyl Chlorides. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 7(1). 40–44. 21 indexed citations
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Dumrath, Andreas, et al.. (2011). Recyclable Catalysts for Palladium‐Catalyzed Aminations of Aryl Halides. Chemistry - A European Journal. 17(35). 9599–9604. 50 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiao‐Feng, Helfried Neumann, & Matthias Beller. (2011). A General Palladium‐Catalyzed Aminocarbonylation of Phenols to Primary Benzamides via In Situ Generation of Aryl Nonaflates. Chemistry - A European Journal. 18(2). 419–422. 40 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiao‐Feng, Helfried Neumann, & Matthias Beller. (2010). Development of a Second Generation Palladium Catalyst System for the Aminocarbonylation of Aryl Halides with CO and Ammonia. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 5(10). 2168–2172. 90 indexed citations
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Hübner, Sandra, Haijun Jiao, Dirk Michalik, et al.. (2007). In Situ Generation of Chiral N‐Dienyl Lactams in a Multicomponent Reaction: An Efficient and Highly Selective Way to Asymmetric Amidocyclohexenes. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 2(6). 720–733. 16 indexed citations
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Herges, Rainer, Helfried Neumann, & Frank Hampel. (1994). Transanulare Additionen von Methyllithium an 5,12: 6,11‐Di[1,2]benzenodibenzo[a,e]cycloocten und dessen 5,6‐Epoxy‐Derivat. Angewandte Chemie. 106(9). 1024–1026. 20 indexed citations
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Herges, Rainer, Helfried Neumann, & Frank Hampel. (1994). Transannular Addition of Methyllithium to 5,12:6,11‐Di[1,2]benzenodibenzo[a,e]cyclooctene and Its 5,6‐Epoxy Derivative. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 33(9). 993–995. 17 indexed citations

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