J. B. Sweeney

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

J. B. Sweeney is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, J. B. Sweeney has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Organic Chemistry, 19 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in J. B. Sweeney's work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (33 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (25 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (24 papers). J. B. Sweeney is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (33 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (25 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (24 papers). J. B. Sweeney collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Brazil. J. B. Sweeney's co-authors include Helen M. I. Osborn, Jack E. Baldwin, Gregory J. Hollingworth, Christopher J. Schofield, Alan C. Spivey, Robert M. Adlington, Ross Mabon, Ali Tavassoli, Edward Roberts and Ian A. O’Neil and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

J. B. Sweeney

95 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Aziridines: epoxides’ ugly cousins? 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 250 500 750
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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. Aziridines: epoxides’ ugly cousins?
    2002 791 citations J. B. Sweeney Chemical Society Reviews profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. B. Sweeney United Kingdom 26 2.8k 488 423 118 113 102 3.0k
Iain Coldham United Kingdom 30 3.5k 1.2× 688 1.4× 404 1.0× 128 1.1× 121 1.1× 128 3.7k
Carlos Saá Spain 37 3.7k 1.3× 388 0.8× 450 1.1× 111 0.9× 145 1.3× 116 3.8k
Gema Domı́nguez Spain 25 2.4k 0.9× 529 1.1× 353 0.8× 82 0.7× 113 1.0× 97 2.7k
N. N. Bhuvan Kumar India 23 1.7k 0.6× 471 1.0× 274 0.6× 118 1.0× 108 1.0× 40 1.9k
Hirokazu Urabe Japan 34 3.4k 1.2× 378 0.8× 583 1.4× 152 1.3× 88 0.8× 126 3.5k
Tarek Sammakia United States 27 2.1k 0.7× 635 1.3× 544 1.3× 72 0.6× 144 1.3× 63 2.4k
Rafaël Pedrosa Spain 27 2.0k 0.7× 617 1.3× 402 1.0× 131 1.1× 68 0.6× 129 2.2k
Franca M. Cordero Italy 27 2.7k 1.0× 625 1.3× 213 0.5× 227 1.9× 88 0.8× 95 2.9k
H. Lebel Canada 34 4.7k 1.7× 444 0.9× 908 2.1× 211 1.8× 91 0.8× 91 5.0k
Christine Greck France 24 1.8k 0.6× 511 1.0× 385 0.9× 60 0.5× 68 0.6× 77 1.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rice, Craig R., et al.. (2024). Stereocontrolled synthesis of the aconitine D ring from d -glucose. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 22(21). 4347–4352. 1 indexed citations
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Basso, Cristina, Eric Goldstein, Xing Dai, et al.. (2022). Acute ischemic stroke on anti-Xa inhibitors: Pharmacokinetics and outcomes. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 31(9). 106612–106612. 2 indexed citations
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Ueyama, Hiroki, Keisuke Yasumura, Kipp W. Johnson, et al.. (2022). Coronary plaque vulnerability in statin-treated patients with elevated LDL-C and hs-CRP: optical coherence tomography study. The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 38(5). 1157–1167.
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Sweeney, J. B., et al.. (2018). On-Ramps to Professional Practice: Selecting and Implementing Digital Technologies for Virtual Field Experiences. Contemporary issues in technology and teacher education. 18(4). 670–691. 5 indexed citations
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Sweeney, J. B., et al.. (2018). Synthesis of 3-Substituted Pyrrolidines via Palladium-Catalyzed Hydroarylation. iScience. 9. 328–336. 7 indexed citations
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Sweeney, J. B., et al.. (2018). Riluzole–Triazole Hybrids as Novel Chemical Probes for Neuroprotection in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 9(6). 552–556. 14 indexed citations
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Andrews, David, Paul Edwards, David Fox, et al.. (2016). The creation and characterisation of a National Compound Collection: the Royal Society of Chemistry pilot. Chemical Science. 7(6). 3869–3878. 5 indexed citations
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Chappell, Ben, D. Michael Gill, Nathan J. Patmore, et al.. (2016). An iron-catalysed C–C bond-forming spirocyclization cascade providing sustainable access to new 3D heterocyclic frameworks. Nature Chemistry. 9(4). 396–401. 46 indexed citations
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Sweeney, J. B., et al.. (2014). Efficient synthesis of supported proline catalysts for asymmetric aldol reactions. Catalysis Science & Technology. 5(2). 690–696. 30 indexed citations
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Osborn, Helen M. I., et al.. (2013). Preparation and ring-opening reactions ofN-diphenylphosphinyl vinyl aziridines. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 9. 852–859. 10 indexed citations
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Sweeney, J. B., et al.. (2010). Probing the Effect of Allylic Substitution on Cyclic Ammonium Ylid Rearrangements. Synlett. 2010(4). 664–666. 4 indexed citations
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Sweeney, J. B.. (2009). Sigmatropic rearrangements of ‘onium’ ylids. Chemical Society Reviews. 38(4). 1027–1027. 179 indexed citations
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Sweeney, J. B., et al.. (2006). Double Coupling Reactions of 3,4-Bis(stannyl)furanone: Facile Preparation of Diaryl- and Dibenzylfuranones. Synlett. 2006(11). 1747–1749. 2 indexed citations
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Sweeney, J. B., et al.. (2003). The First Preparation of β-Lactones by Radical Cyclization. Organic Letters. 5(5). 757–759. 9 indexed citations
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Sweeney, J. B.. (2002). Aziridines: epoxides’ ugly cousins?. Chemical Society Reviews. 31(5). 247–258. 791 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sweeney, J. B., et al.. (1999). Inverted Diastereoselectivity in Asymmetric Aziridine Synthesis via Aza-Darzens Reaction of (2S)-N-Bromoacyl Camphorsultam. Organic Letters. 1(9). 1339–1341. 19 indexed citations
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Osborn, Helen M. I., et al.. (1998). Preparation and ring-opening reactions of N-Diphenylphosphinyl aziridines. Tetrahedron. 54(10). 2181–2208. 43 indexed citations
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Howson, William, Helen M. I. Osborn, & J. B. Sweeney. (1995). Ring-opening of N-tosyl aziridines by 2-lithiodithianes. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 2439–2439. 8 indexed citations
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Baldwin, Jack E., Alan C. Spivey, Christopher J. Schofield, & J. B. Sweeney. (1993). Amino acid synthesis via ring opening of N-sulphonyl aziridine-2-carboxylate esters with organometallic reagents.. Tetrahedron. 49(28). 6309–6330. 92 indexed citations
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Hollingworth, Gregory J. & J. B. Sweeney. (1992). Preparation and reactions of 3- and 4-tributylstannyl-2-(5H)-furanones: Preparation of aryl furanones. Tetrahedron Letters. 33(46). 7049–7052. 21 indexed citations

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