Ian W. Davies

9.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
146 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Ian W. Davies is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian W. Davies has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Organic Chemistry, 43 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ian W. Davies's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (36 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (35 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (20 papers). Ian W. Davies is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (36 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (35 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (20 papers). Ian W. Davies collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Ian W. Davies's co-authors include David W. C. MacMillan, Paul J. Reider, Daniel A. DiRocco, Spencer D. Dreher, Jeffrey T. Kuethe, David L. Hughes, Michael Palucki, Paul O’Shea, Audrey Wong and David Hesk and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Ian W. Davies

142 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Aryl amination using ligand-free Ni(II) salts and photoredox catalysis

2016 523 citations Emily B. Corcoran, Michael T. Pirnot et al. Science profile →
Nanomole-scale high-throughput chemistry for the synthesis of complex molecules

2014 470 citations A. Buitrago Santanilla, Erik L. Regalado et al. Science profile →
Photoredox-catalyzed deuteration and tritiation of pharmaceutical compounds

2017 461 citations Kazunori Nagao, Andrew J. Hoover et al. Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ian W. Davies United States	48	5.6k	1.5k	1.4k	885	813	146	7.5k
Shane W. Krska United States	40	5.4k 1.0×	2.1k 1.4×	1.3k 1.0×	848 1.0×	642 0.8×	101	6.8k
Jón T. Njardarson United States	39	11.0k 2.0×	1.6k 1.1×	2.2k 1.6×	614 0.7×	1.3k 1.6×	114	13.1k
Fabrice Gallou Switzerland	52	6.3k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	2.0k 1.5×	1.3k 1.5×	352 0.4×	185	8.3k
Spencer D. Dreher United States	34	4.0k 0.7×	845 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	999 1.1×	300 0.4×	56	6.0k
Marisa C. Kozlowski United States	53	9.6k 1.7×	2.2k 1.5×	1.5k 1.1×	414 0.5×	388 0.5×	225	11.1k
Petr Váchal United States	23	3.9k 0.7×	982 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	520 0.6×	398 0.5×	34	4.8k
Pier Giorgio Cozzi Italy	55	8.8k 1.6×	3.5k 2.4×	1.5k 1.1×	618 0.7×	419 0.5×	230	11.1k
Daniel A. DiRocco United States	34	5.1k 0.9×	871 0.6×	564 0.4×	561 0.6×	529 0.7×	52	6.0k
Sanzhong Luo China	62	10.0k 1.8×	2.8k 1.9×	1.6k 1.2×	467 0.5×	487 0.6×	234	11.3k
Xiao‐Song Xue China	46	4.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	596 0.4×	456 0.5×	1.6k 2.0×	197	6.6k

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Musacchio, Patricia Z., Sumei Ren, Thomas J. A. Graham, et al.. (2020). Metallaphotoredox aryl and alkyl radiomethylation for PET ligand discovery. Nature. 589(7843). 542–547. 86 indexed citations

Lin, Shishi, Sergei Dikler, R. D. Ferguson, et al.. (2018). Mapping the dark space of chemical reactions with extended nanomole synthesis and MALDI-TOF MS. Science. 361(6402). 145 indexed citations

Nagao, Kazunori, Andrew J. Hoover, David Hesk, et al.. (2017). Photoredox-catalyzed deuteration and tritiation of pharmaceutical compounds. Science. 358(6367). 1182–1187. 461 indexed citations breakdown →

Le, Chi “Chip”, Michael K. Wismer, Rui Zhang, et al.. (2017). A General Small-Scale Reactor To Enable Standardization and Acceleration of Photocatalytic Reactions. ACS Central Science. 3(6). 647–653. 210 indexed citations

DiRocco, Daniel A., Yining Ji, Edward C. Sherer, et al.. (2017). A multifunctional catalyst that stereoselectively assembles prodrugs. Science. 356(6336). 426–430. 137 indexed citations

Bennett, Frank, Alexei V. Buevich, Hsueh‐Cheng Huang, et al.. (2017). Concise syntheses and HCV NS5B polymerase inhibition of (2′R)-3 and (2′S)-2′-ethynyluridine-10 and related nucleosides. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 27(23). 5349–5352. 2 indexed citations

Corcoran, Emily B., Shishi Lin, Spencer D. Dreher, et al.. (2016). Aryl amination using ligand-free Ni(II) salts and photoredox catalysis. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 52 indexed citations

Corcoran, Emily B., Michael T. Pirnot, Shishi Lin, et al.. (2016). Aryl amination using ligand-free Ni(II) salts and photoredox catalysis. Science. 353(6296). 279–283. 523 indexed citations breakdown →

Greshock, Thomas J., Keith P. Moore, Ray T. McClain, et al.. (2016). Synthesis of Complex Druglike Molecules by the Use of Highly Functionalized Bench‐Stable Organozinc Reagents. Angewandte Chemie. 128(44). 13918–13922. 23 indexed citations

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Santanilla, A. Buitrago, Melodie Christensen, Louis‐Charles Campeau, Ian W. Davies, & Spencer D. Dreher. (2015). P₂Et Phosphazene: A Mild, Functional Group Tolerant Base for Soluble, Room Temperature Pd-Catalyzed C–N, C–O, and C–C Cross-Coupling Reactions. Organic Letters. 17(13). 3370–3373. 59 indexed citations

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Santanilla, A. Buitrago, Erik L. Regalado, Tony Pereira, et al.. (2014). Nanomole-scale high-throughput chemistry for the synthesis of complex molecules. Science. 347(6217). 49–53. 470 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gauvreau, Danny, Sarah J. Dolman, G. Hughes, Paul O’Shea, & Ian W. Davies. (2010). Scalable Synthesis of a Prostaglandin EP4 Receptor Antagonist. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 75(12). 4078–4085. 19 indexed citations

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Pei, Tao, David M. Tellers, Eric Streckfuss, Cheng‐yi Chen, & Ian W. Davies. (2008). [1,2]-Aryl migration in the synthesis of substituted indoles: scope, mechanism, and high throughput experimentation. Tetrahedron. 65(16). 3285–3291. 18 indexed citations

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Kuethe, Jeffrey T. & Ian W. Davies. (2006). Preparation of 2-arylindole-4-carboxylic amide derivatives. Tetrahedron. 62(49). 11381–11390. 18 indexed citations

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Davies, Ian W., et al.. (2005). A highly active catalyst for the reductive cyclization of ortho-nitrostyrenes under mild conditions. Tetrahedron. 61(26). 6425–6437. 70 indexed citations

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Kuethe, Jeffrey T. & Ian W. Davies. (2004). Formal [4+2] cycloaddition reactions of N -sulfonyl-2,2 ′ -biindoles: synthesis of indolo[2,3- a ]carbazoles and indigo azines. Tetrahedron Letters. 45(21). 4009–4012. 9 indexed citations

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Davies, Ian W., David M. Tellers, C. Scott Shultz, et al.. (2002). A [2 + 2] Cycloaddition Route to Dimethylaminomethylene Vinamidinium Salts. Organic Letters. 4(17). 2969–2972. 12 indexed citations

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Wu, Jimmy, et al.. (2001). β-Regioselective intermolecular Heck arylation of N,N-disubstituted allylamines. Tetrahedron Letters. 42(2). 159–162. 23 indexed citations

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Davies, Ian W., Jean-François Marcoux, Edward G. Corley, et al.. (2000). A Practical Synthesis of a COX-2-Specific Inhibitor. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 65(25). 8415–8420. 61 indexed citations

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Davies, Ian W. & Paul J. Reider. (1996). PRACTICAL ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS. Chemistry & Industry. 412–415. 3 indexed citations

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