John J. Murphy

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

John J. Murphy is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Computational Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, John J. Murphy has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Organic Chemistry, 4 papers in Computational Mechanics and 3 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in John J. Murphy's work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (5 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (4 papers) and Radical Photochemical Reactions (3 papers). John J. Murphy is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (5 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (4 papers) and Radical Photochemical Reactions (3 papers). John J. Murphy collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and Germany. John J. Murphy's co-authors include Paolo Melchiorre, Łukasz Woźniak, Maurizio Fagnoni, David Bastida, Suva Paria, John C. Stephens, Alexandre Alexakis, Patrick McArdle, Adrien Quintard and Alois Fürstner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

John J. Murphy

24 papers receiving 996 citations

Hit Papers

Asymmetric catalytic formation of quaternary carbons by i... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 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. Asymmetric catalytic formation of quaternary carbons by iminium ion trapping of radicals
    2016 360 citations John J. Murphy, David Bastida et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John J. Murphy United States 12 858 143 135 55 47 25 1.0k
Xiaoyan Hu United States 13 980 1.1× 51 0.4× 138 1.0× 7 0.1× 227 4.8× 37 1.2k
Erwan Le Gall France 19 791 0.9× 23 0.2× 110 0.8× 37 0.7× 206 4.4× 79 1.0k
Robert S. Andrews United States 9 710 0.8× 106 0.7× 39 0.3× 58 1.1× 178 3.8× 16 816
Kiyoshi Honda Japan 18 737 0.9× 16 0.1× 97 0.7× 12 0.2× 111 2.4× 78 955
Kikuhiko Koyama Japan 11 342 0.4× 40 0.3× 26 0.2× 22 0.4× 38 0.8× 57 454
Zhongyuan Li China 14 526 0.6× 71 0.5× 158 1.2× 12 0.2× 65 1.4× 56 825
Petteri Elsner Switzerland 14 716 0.8× 40 0.3× 165 1.2× 12 0.2× 178 3.8× 19 867
Osamu Kobayashi Japan 7 760 0.9× 721 5.0× 287 2.1× 15 0.3× 85 1.8× 9 1.1k
S. E. Esipov Russia 14 167 0.2× 14 0.1× 35 0.3× 10 0.2× 158 3.4× 39 414

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John J. Murphy

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Davies, Thomas Q., et al.. (2021). Nickel-Catalyzed Enantioselective Synthesis of Pre-Differentiated Homoallylic syn- or anti-1,2-Diols from Aldehydes and Dienol Ethers. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(34). 13489–13494. 33 indexed citations
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Murphy, John J., et al.. (2020). Environmental Impact on Corrosion Rates of Steel Piles Employed in Marine Environment. 2 indexed citations
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Murphy, John J., et al.. (2018). Total Synthesis of Putative Chagosensine. Angewandte Chemie. 130(41). 13763–13769. 4 indexed citations
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Murphy, John J., et al.. (2018). Total Synthesis of Putative Chagosensine. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(41). 13575–13581. 21 indexed citations
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Bahamonde, Ana, John J. Murphy, Marika Savarese, et al.. (2017). Studies on the Enantioselective Iminium Ion Trapping of Radicals Triggered by an Electron-Relay Mechanism. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139(12). 4559–4567. 55 indexed citations
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Murphy, John J., David Bastida, Suva Paria, Maurizio Fagnoni, & Paolo Melchiorre. (2016). Asymmetric catalytic formation of quaternary carbons by iminium ion trapping of radicals. Nature. 532(7598). 218–222. 360 indexed citations breakdown →
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Murphy, John J., et al.. (2016). Synthesis of an Imidazolidinone Organocatalyst and Its Application in a Diels–Alder Cycloaddition: A Multistep Experiment for the Organic Teaching Laboratory. Journal of Chemical Education. 93(9). 1626–1630. 8 indexed citations
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Woźniak, Łukasz, John J. Murphy, & Paolo Melchiorre. (2015). Photo-organocatalytic Enantioselective Perfluoroalkylation of β-Ketoesters. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 137(17). 5678–5681. 270 indexed citations
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Verdonschot, P.F.M., R.C.M. Verdonschot, H.E. Keizer-Vlek, et al.. (2015). Evaluation of candidate biological indicators of hydrological and morphological degradation. Deliverable 3.3 of REFORM (REstoring rivers FOR effective catchment Management), a collaborative project (large-scale integrating integrating project) funded by the European Commission within the 7th Framework Programme under Grant Agreement 282656. NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council). 1 indexed citations
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Murphy, John J., Adrien Quintard, Patrick McArdle, Alexandre Alexakis, & John C. Stephens. (2011). Asymmetric Organocatalytic 1,6‐Conjugate Addition of Aldehydes to Dienic Sulfones. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 50(22). 5095–5098. 69 indexed citations
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Murphy, John J., Adrien Quintard, Patrick McArdle, Alexandre Alexakis, & John C. Stephens. (2011). Asymmetric Organocatalytic 1,6‐Conjugate Addition of Aldehydes to Dienic Sulfones. Angewandte Chemie. 123(22). 5201–5204. 32 indexed citations
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Giller, Paul S., et al.. (2002). Experimental provision of large woody debris in streams as a trout management technique. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 12(3). 289–311. 49 indexed citations
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Jackson, Rod, et al.. (1983). A pioneer-class Mars aeronomy mission. 21st Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 2 indexed citations
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Nishioka, Keisuke, et al.. (1983). A Pioneer-class Mars climatology mission. 21st Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 2 indexed citations
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Murphy, John J., et al.. (1983). Outer-planet probe/flyby missions. 21st Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 2 indexed citations
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Lown, J. William, Sham M. Sondhi, Sukhendu Mandal, & John J. Murphy. (1982). Synthesis and redox properties of chromophore modified glycosides related to anthracyclines. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 47(22). 4304–4310. 14 indexed citations
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Murphy, John J.. (1972). Effect of 1,8-naphthalic anhydride on the uptake of S-ethylN,N-dipropylthiolcarbamate (EPTC) by Zea mays. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 5(4). 284–286. 10 indexed citations
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Murphy, John J., et al.. (1972). Shock wave-turbulent boundary layer interactions in rectangular channels. 16 indexed citations
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Murphy, John J., et al.. (1962). Surface water of Beaver Creek Basin, in South-Central Oklahoma. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World.

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