Ilan Marek

14.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
271 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

Ilan Marek is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ilan Marek has authored 271 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 261 papers in Organic Chemistry, 44 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 19 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ilan Marek's work include Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (129 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (117 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (116 papers). Ilan Marek is often cited by papers focused on Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (129 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (117 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (116 papers). Ilan Marek collaborates with scholars based in Israel, Germany and France. Ilan Marek's co-authors include Ahmad Masarwa, Jaya Prakash Das, Jeffrey Bruffaerts, Longyang Dian, Alexandre Vasseur, Samah Simaan, Genia Sklute, Daniel S. Müller, Yury Minko and Heiko Sommer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Ilan Marek

264 papers receiving 11.8k citations

Hit Papers

Enantioselective synthesis of all-carbon quaternary stere... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2016 2018 200 400 600
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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. Enantioselective synthesis of all-carbon quaternary stereogenic centers in acyclic systems
    2011 629 citations Jaya Prakash Das, Ilan Marek profile →
  2. Remote functionalization through alkene isomerization
    2016 563 citations Alexandre Vasseur, Jeffrey Bruffaerts et al. Nature Chemistry profile →
  3. Walking Metals for Remote Functionalization
    2018 477 citations Heiko Sommer, Ilan Marek 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
Ilan Marek Israel 59 11.3k 2.8k 908 763 252 271 11.9k
Zhuangzhi Shi China 60 11.5k 1.0× 2.6k 0.9× 795 0.9× 1.5k 1.9× 357 1.4× 194 12.1k
Wanqing Wu China 59 11.7k 1.0× 1.3k 0.4× 835 0.9× 765 1.0× 389 1.5× 312 12.2k
James P. Morken United States 62 10.1k 0.9× 2.9k 1.0× 1.8k 2.0× 369 0.5× 131 0.5× 181 10.7k
Vincent Gandon France 52 7.6k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 647 0.7× 392 0.5× 196 0.8× 268 8.1k
Yoshiaki Nakao Japan 62 10.8k 1.0× 2.8k 1.0× 494 0.5× 738 1.0× 363 1.4× 166 11.3k
Bi‐Jie Li China 52 13.0k 1.2× 3.0k 1.1× 473 0.5× 577 0.8× 335 1.3× 104 13.4k
Chengjian Zhu China 51 7.1k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 612 0.7× 1.3k 1.7× 182 0.7× 160 7.9k
Géraldine Masson France 47 6.8k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 1.3k 1.4× 867 1.1× 83 0.3× 148 7.1k
Francisco Foubelo Spain 33 5.9k 0.5× 2.1k 0.7× 998 1.1× 214 0.3× 297 1.2× 167 6.3k
Masayuki Wasa United States 34 9.2k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 445 0.5× 776 1.0× 198 0.8× 45 9.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Marek, Ilan, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of Stereodefined Polysubstituted Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(20). 13748–13753. 8 indexed citations
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Marek, Ilan, et al.. (2024). Stereoinvertive SN1 Through Neighboring Group Participation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(31). e202407602–e202407602. 6 indexed citations
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Bruffaerts, Jeffrey, et al.. (2023). Selective Terminal Functionalization of Linear Alkanes**. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(30). e202306343–e202306343. 2 indexed citations
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Tang, Xiaodong, Zhi‐Qi Zhang, Xiao‐Song Xue, et al.. (2023). Dirhodium(II)-catalyzed enantioselective cyclopropenation of internal alkynes with trifluoromethyl carbene. Chem Catalysis. 3(6). 100637–100637. 7 indexed citations
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Marek, Ilan, et al.. (2022). Stereoselective synthesis through remote functionalization. Nature Synthesis. 1(1). 37–48. 32 indexed citations
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Denora, Nunzio, Valentino Laquintana, Massimo Franco, et al.. (2020). The protective effect of the TSPO ligands 2,4-Di-Cl-MGV-1, CB86, and CB204 against LPS-induced M1 pro-inflammatory activation of microglia. Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health. 5. 100083–100083. 14 indexed citations
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Sommer, Heiko, et al.. (2020). Stereoselective Access to Fully Substituted Aldehyde‐Derived Silyl Enol Ethers by Iridium‐Catalyzed Alkene Isomerization. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(36). 15549–15553. 23 indexed citations
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Sommer, Heiko, et al.. (2020). Stereoselective Access to Fully Substituted Aldehyde‐Derived Silyl Enol Ethers by Iridium‐Catalyzed Alkene Isomerization. Angewandte Chemie. 132(36). 15679–15683. 8 indexed citations
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Vasseur, Alexandre & Ilan Marek. (2016). Merging allylic C–H bond activation and C–C bond cleavage en route to the formation of a quaternary carbon stereocenter in acyclic systems. Nature Protocols. 12(1). 74–87. 15 indexed citations
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Masarwa, Ahmad, Dennis Gerbig, A. Loewenstein, et al.. (2015). Synthesis and Stereochemical Assignment of Crypto‐Optically Active 2H6‐Neopentane. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(44). 13106–13109. 39 indexed citations
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Schinkel, Marvin, Ilan Marek, & Lutz Ackermann. (2013). Carboxylate‐Assisted Ruthenium(II)‐Catalyzed Hydroarylations of Unactivated Alkenes through C–H Cleavage. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(14). 3977–3980. 148 indexed citations
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Rappoport, Zvi & Ilan Marek. (2011). The chemistry of organomanganese compounds. Wiley eBooks. 13 indexed citations
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Rappoport, Zvi & Ilan Marek. (2009). The chemistry of organocopper compounds. Wiley eBooks. 113 indexed citations
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Simaan, Samah, Alexander F. G. Goldberg, Stéphane Rosset, & Ilan Marek. (2009). Metal‐Catalyzed Ring‐Opening of Alkylidenecyclopropanes: New Access to Building Blocks with an Acyclic Quaternary Stereogenic Center. Chemistry - A European Journal. 16(3). 774–778. 71 indexed citations
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Das, Jaya Prakash, Helena Chechik, & Ilan Marek. (2009). A unique approach to aldol products for the creation of all-carbon quaternary stereocentres. Nature Chemistry. 1(2). 128–132. 168 indexed citations
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Marek, Ilan. (2008). A Shift in Retrosynthetic Paradigm. Chemistry - A European Journal. 14(25). 7460–7468. 45 indexed citations
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Chinkov, Nicka, Genia Sklute, Helena Chechik, et al.. (2004). New regio-, stereo-, diastereo- and enantioselective one-pot reactions mediated by organometallic derivatives. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 76(3). 517–535. 1 indexed citations

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