James F. Wolfe

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
83 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

James F. Wolfe is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, James F. Wolfe has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Organic Chemistry, 21 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in James F. Wolfe's work include Synthesis and properties of polymers (12 papers), Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (11 papers) and Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (9 papers). James F. Wolfe is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and properties of polymers (12 papers), Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (11 papers) and Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (9 papers). James F. Wolfe collaborates with scholars based in United States. James F. Wolfe's co-authors include F. E. Arnold, Thomas D. Greenwood, Mark C. Sleevi, Michael A. Ogliaruso, Terry L. Rathman, James A. Campbell, R. Richard Goehring, Y. P. SACHDEVA, Charles R. Hauser and J. K. Stille and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Macromolecules and Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

James F. Wolfe

80 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Rigid-rod polymers. 2. Synthesis and thermal properties o... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 1981 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. Rigid-rod polymers. 2. Synthesis and thermal properties of para-aromatic polymers with 2,6-benzobisthiazole units in the main chain
    1981 373 citations James F. Wolfe, F. E. Arnold et al. Macromolecules profile →
  2. Rigid-rod polymers. 1. Synthesis and thermal properties of para-aromatic polymers with 2,6-benzobisoxazole units in the main chain
    1981 293 citations James F. Wolfe, F. E. Arnold Macromolecules profile →

Peers

James F. Wolfe
Cristofor I. Simionescu Romania
W. J. Feast United Kingdom
D. C. Sherrington United Kingdom
Walter Heitz Germany
Arnost Reiser United States
Hisaya Sato Japan
Jordi Marquet Spain
L. A. Errede United States
Masahiro Teraguchi Japan
Hideki Kobayashi Japan
Cristofor I. Simionescu Romania
James F. Wolfe
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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White, David, et al.. (2004). Synthesis and anticonvulsant evaluation of some new 2-substituted-3-arylpyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidinones. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 12(21). 5711–5717. 23 indexed citations
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Flaherty, Patrick T., et al.. (1996). Synthesis and Evaluation of N-(Phenylacetyl)trifluoromethanesulfonamides as Anticonvulsant Agents. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 39(7). 1509–1513. 34 indexed citations
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Ogliaruso, Michael A. & James F. Wolfe. (1993). Synthesis of Lactones and Lactams (1993). Medical Entomology and Zoology. 32 indexed citations
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Goehring, R. Richard, et al.. (1991). Synthesis and Anticonvulsant Evaluation of Some New 2-Benzylsuccinimides. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 80(8). 790–792. 10 indexed citations
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Wolfe, James F., Terry L. Rathman, Mark C. Sleevi, James A. Campbell, & Thomas D. Greenwood. (1990). Synthesis and anticonvulsant activity of some new 2-substituted 3-aryl-4(3H)-quinazolinones. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 33(1). 161–166. 256 indexed citations
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Goehring, R. Richard, et al.. (1990). Synthesis and anticonvulsant activity of 2-benzylglutarimides. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 33(3). 926–931. 26 indexed citations
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Heflin, James R., et al.. (1987). Microscopic origin of third-order properties of rigid rod polymer structures. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 4. 136. 1 indexed citations
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Hendi, M.S., et al.. (1987). A New Synthesis of β-Keto AmidesviaReaction of Ketone Lithium Enolates with Isocyanates. Synthetic Communications. 17(1). 13–18. 20 indexed citations
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Wolfe, James F., et al.. (1981). かたい棒状重合体 II 主鎖に2,6-ベンゾビスチアゾール単位をもつパラ芳香族重合体の合成と熱的性質. Macromolecules. 14(4). 915–920. 159 indexed citations
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Wolfe, James F. & F. E. Arnold. (1981). Rigid-rod polymers. 1. Synthesis and thermal properties of para-aromatic polymers with 2,6-benzobisoxazole units in the main chain. Macromolecules. 14(4). 909–915. 293 indexed citations breakdown →
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SACHDEVA, Y. P., et al.. (1981). Metalation of diazepam and use of the resulting carbanion intermediate in a new synthesis of 3-substituted diazepam derivatives. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 46(20). 3945–3949. 9 indexed citations
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Wolfe, James F., Mark C. Sleevi, & R. Richard Goehring. (1980). Photoinduced cyclization of mono- and dianions of N-acyl-o-chloranilines. A general oxindole synthesis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 102(10). 3646–3647. 48 indexed citations
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Rathman, Terry L., et al.. (1980). Reactions of .beta.-diketones with aromatic aldehydes and ketones in the presence of potassium hydride. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 45(6). 1086–1091. 7 indexed citations
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Wolfe, James F., et al.. (1979). Solvent effects in heteroaromatic SRN1 reactions. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 44(23). 4081–4085. 12 indexed citations
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Wrasidlo, W., et al.. (1976). Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Polyquinolines. Macromolecules. 9(3). 512–516. 17 indexed citations
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Wolfe, James F., et al.. (1972). Reaction of dialkali salts of benzoylacetone with 2-chloroquinoline. Evidence for an SRN1 mechanism in heteroaromatic nucleophilic substitution. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 37(20). 3199–3200. 12 indexed citations
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Wolfe, James F., et al.. (1971). Synthesis and certain reactions of 1-aryl-4-(2-quinolyl)-1,3-butanediones, new class of .beta.-diketones. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 36(2). 354–357. 5 indexed citations
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Barnish, I. T., Charles R. Hauser, & James F. Wolfe. (1968). Formation of 1,3-dianions of 2- and 3-acetamidopyridines by means of n-butyllithium. Condensations with carbonyl compounds and nitriles. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 33(5). 2116–2118. 9 indexed citations
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Wolfe, James F., et al.. (1968). Twofold aroylations of certain amides by means of sodium hydride. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 33(2). 894–896. 5 indexed citations

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