I. Colon

584 total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 457 citations indexed

About

I. Colon is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science. According to data from OpenAlex, I. Colon has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 457 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Organic Chemistry, 3 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 1 paper in Pharmaceutical Science. Recurrent topics in I. Colon's work include Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (4 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (2 papers) and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (2 papers). I. Colon is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (4 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (2 papers) and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (2 papers). I. Colon collaborates with scholars based in United States. I. Colon's co-authors include Donald R. Kelsey, G. T. Kwiatkowski, Alfred A. Scala and M. Matzner and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physical Chemistry, The Journal of Organic Chemistry and Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

I. Colon

7 papers receiving 430 citations

Hit Papers

Coupling of aryl chlorides by nickel and reducing metals 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 100 200 300
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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. Coupling of aryl chlorides by nickel and reducing metals
    1986 344 citations I. Colon, Donald R. Kelsey The Journal of Organic Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
I. Colon United States 5 319 121 81 73 55 8 457
Kiyohisa Fujimori Australia 13 270 0.8× 152 1.3× 36 0.4× 93 1.3× 20 0.4× 46 385
Teruzo Asahara Japan 10 214 0.7× 67 0.6× 15 0.2× 49 0.7× 31 0.6× 97 320
J. Bartulín Chile 10 192 0.6× 51 0.4× 18 0.2× 73 1.0× 28 0.5× 36 330
Samuel J. Tremont United States 8 587 1.8× 50 0.4× 16 0.2× 54 0.7× 139 2.5× 16 669
H. E. Podall United States 12 167 0.5× 34 0.3× 38 0.5× 78 1.1× 72 1.3× 24 295
Katsuya Maeyama Japan 19 952 3.0× 144 1.2× 31 0.4× 117 1.6× 73 1.3× 64 1.0k
Hiroaki Murase Japan 11 266 0.8× 39 0.3× 40 0.5× 41 0.6× 148 2.7× 22 352
Hassan Hazarkhani Iran 17 671 2.1× 53 0.4× 43 0.5× 66 0.9× 58 1.1× 40 795
P.W. O'Sullivan Australia 9 218 0.7× 113 0.9× 20 0.2× 96 1.3× 12 0.2× 10 335
D. BUSS Germany 12 224 0.7× 21 0.2× 55 0.7× 71 1.0× 53 1.0× 24 356

Countries citing papers authored by I. Colon

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Fields of papers citing papers by I. Colon

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of I. Colon

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of I. Colon. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of I. Colon based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with I. Colon. I. Colon is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Kwiatkowski, G. T., M. Matzner, & I. Colon. (1997). Aromatic Polymers: Synthesis via Nickel Catalyzed Coupling of Aryl Chlorides. Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A. 34(10). 1945–1975. 5 indexed citations
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Kwiatkowski, G. T., et al.. (1992). Aromatic biphenylene polymers: Synthesis via nickel coupling of aryl dichlorides. Makromolekulare Chemie Macromolecular Symposia. 54-55(1). 199–224. 4 indexed citations
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Colon, I. & G. T. Kwiatkowski. (1990). High molecular weight aromatic polymers by nickel coupling of aryl polychlorides. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 28(2). 367–383. 74 indexed citations
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Colon, I. & Donald R. Kelsey. (1986). Coupling of aryl chlorides by nickel and reducing metals. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 51(14). 2627–2637. 344 indexed citations breakdown →
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Colon, I.. (1982). Reduction of organic halides by water and zinc effected by nickel. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 47(13). 2622–2625. 24 indexed citations
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Scala, Alfred A., et al.. (1981). The 147-nm photolyses of tetramethylene sulfide, tetramethylene sulfoxide, and tetramethylene sulfone. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 85(24). 3603–3607. 3 indexed citations
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Scala, Alfred A. & I. Colon. (1979). Vacuum ultraviolet photochemistry of trimethylene sulfone and cyclobutanone. The triplet trimethylene diradical. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 83(15). 2025–2028. 3 indexed citations
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Scala, Alfred A. & I. Colon. (1978). The mass spectra of four‐membered alicyclic sulfur compounds. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry. 15(3). 421–424.

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