Ian S. Young

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Ian S. Young is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian S. Young has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Organic Chemistry, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Ian S. Young's work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (8 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (7 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (6 papers). Ian S. Young is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (8 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (7 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (6 papers). Ian S. Young collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Ian S. Young's co-authors include Michael A. Kerr, Phil S. Baran, Alison Thompson, Paul D. Thornton, Junichiro Yamaguchi, Ian B. Seiple, Daniel P. O’Malley, Michael Maue, Gregory L. Beutner and Qingmei Ye and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ian S. Young

23 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Protecting-group-free synthesis as an opportunity for invention
    2009 580 citations Ian S. Young, Phil S. Baran Nature 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
Ian S. Young United States 14 1.9k 428 205 180 123 24 2.1k
Krishna P. Kaliappan India 24 2.1k 1.1× 447 1.0× 263 1.3× 238 1.3× 255 2.1× 85 2.2k
Takayuki Yakura Japan 25 1.9k 1.0× 283 0.7× 181 0.9× 209 1.2× 123 1.0× 93 2.1k
Bin Cheng China 27 1.9k 1.0× 324 0.8× 96 0.5× 118 0.7× 98 0.8× 120 2.2k
Takumichi Sugihara Japan 24 1.7k 0.9× 466 1.1× 116 0.6× 222 1.2× 109 0.9× 78 2.0k
Felix Kopp Germany 13 1.6k 0.8× 306 0.7× 96 0.5× 270 1.5× 89 0.7× 22 1.8k
Jinghan Gui China 15 1.7k 0.8× 348 0.8× 205 1.0× 374 2.1× 168 1.4× 43 2.0k
Kersten M. Gericke Germany 15 2.5k 1.3× 490 1.1× 117 0.6× 225 1.3× 279 2.3× 26 2.7k
Andrew M. Harned United States 25 1.8k 0.9× 346 0.8× 133 0.6× 353 2.0× 198 1.6× 43 2.0k
Pavel Nagorny United States 27 1.5k 0.8× 826 1.9× 166 0.8× 289 1.6× 180 1.5× 69 1.9k
Masahiro Egi Japan 28 2.0k 1.0× 447 1.0× 112 0.5× 309 1.7× 74 0.6× 56 2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian S. Young

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All Works

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Deng, Lin, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of 3-Functionalized 4-Quinolones from Readily Available Anthranilic Acids. Organic Letters. 25(36). 6710–6714. 3 indexed citations
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Maity, Prantik, et al.. (2019). Cerium(III) Chloride-Mediated Stereoselective Reduction of a 4-Substituted Cyclohexanone Using NaBH4. Organic Process Research & Development. 23(12). 2754–2757. 6 indexed citations
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Young, Ian S., et al.. (2018). Palladium-Catalyzed Site-Selective Amidation of Dichloroazines. Organic Letters. 20(13). 3902–3906. 13 indexed citations
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Young, Ian S., et al.. (2018). Palladium-Catalyzed C–O Coupling of a Sterically Hindered Secondary Alcohol with an Aryl Bromide and Significant Purity Upgrade in the API Step. Organic Process Research & Development. 22(5). 585–594. 17 indexed citations
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Young, Ian S., et al.. (2016). Preparation of a Tricyclopropylamino Acid Derivative via Simmons–Smith Cyclopropanation with Downstream Intramolecular Aminoacetoxylation for Impurity Control. Organic Process Research & Development. 20(12). 2108–2115. 4 indexed citations
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Young, Ian S., Annie Tam, Steven A. Tymonko, et al.. (2014). A Scalable Synthesis of (R,R)-2,6-Dimethyldihydro-2H-pyran-4(3H)-one. Organic Process Research & Development. 19(10). 1360–1368. 8 indexed citations
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Ortiz, Adrian, Ian S. Young, James R. Sawyer, et al.. (2012). Synthetic approaches to a chiral 4-amino-3-hydroxy piperidine with pharmaceutical relevance. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 10(27). 5253–5253. 8 indexed citations
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Young, Ian S.. (2012). ChemInform Abstract: Sandmeyer Isatin Synthesis. ChemInform. 43(20). 1 indexed citations
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Seiple, Ian B., Shun Su, Ian S. Young, et al.. (2011). Enantioselective Total Syntheses of (−)-Palau’amine, (−)-Axinellamines, and (−)-Massadines. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133(37). 14710–14726. 108 indexed citations
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Young, Ian S., Paul D. Thornton, & Alison Thompson. (2010). Synthesis of natural products containing the pyrrolic ring. Natural Product Reports. 27(12). 1801–1801. 288 indexed citations
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Young, Ian S. & Phil S. Baran. (2009). Protecting-group-free synthesis as an opportunity for invention. Nature Chemistry. 1(3). 193–205. 580 indexed citations breakdown →
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Seiple, Ian B., Shun Su, Ian S. Young, et al.. (2009). Total Synthesis of Palau’amine. Angewandte Chemie. 122(6). 1113–1116. 26 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Junichiro, Ian B. Seiple, Ian S. Young, et al.. (2008). Synthesis of 1,9‐Dideoxy‐pre‐axinellamine. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 47(19). 3578–3580. 73 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Junichiro, Ian B. Seiple, Ian S. Young, et al.. (2008). Synthesis of 1,9‐Dideoxy‐pre‐axinellamine. Angewandte Chemie. 120(19). 3634–3636. 26 indexed citations
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O’Malley, Daniel P., Junichiro Yamaguchi, Ian S. Young, Ian B. Seiple, & Phil S. Baran. (2008). Total Synthesis of (±)‐Axinellamines A and B. Angewandte Chemie. 120(19). 3637–3639. 30 indexed citations
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Young, Ian S. & Michael A. Kerr. (2007). Total Synthesis of (+)-Nakadomarin A. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 129(5). 1465–1469. 161 indexed citations
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Young, Ian S. & Michael A. Kerr. (2003). A Homo [3+2] Dipolar Cycloaddition: The Reaction of Nitrones with Cyclopropanes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 42(26). 3023–3026. 307 indexed citations
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Young, Ian S. & Michael A. Kerr. (2003). Three-Component Homo 3 + 2 Dipolar Cycloaddition. A Diversity-Oriented Synthesis of Tetrahydro-1,2-oxazines and FR900482 Skeletal Congeners. Organic Letters. 6(1). 139–141. 124 indexed citations
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Pincock, James A. & Ian S. Young. (2003). The photochemistry of indenyl alcohols and esters: Substituent effects on the competition between ion- and radical-derived products. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 81(10). 1083–1095. 9 indexed citations

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