Jón T. Njardarson

16.4k total citations · 7 hit papers
114 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

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Jón T. Njardarson is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmaceutical Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Jón T. Njardarson has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Organic Chemistry, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Pharmaceutical Science. Recurrent topics in Jón T. Njardarson's work include Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (30 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (26 papers) and Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (23 papers). Jón T. Njardarson is often cited by papers focused on Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (30 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (26 papers) and Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (23 papers). Jón T. Njardarson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Iceland and France. Jón T. Njardarson's co-authors include Edon Vitaku, David T. Smith, Elizabeth A. Ilardi, Kevin A. Scott, Matthew Brichacek, Nicholas A. McGrath, Daniel J. Mack, Michael D. Delost, Samuel J. Danishefsky and Philip B. Cox and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Jón T. Njardarson

112 papers receiving 13.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Analysis of the Structural Diversity, Substitution Patterns, and Frequency of Nitrogen Heterocycles among U.S. FDA Approved Pharmaceuticals

2014 5.0k citations Edon Vitaku, Jón T. Njardarson et al. profile →
Data-Mining for Sulfur and Fluorine: An Evaluation of Pharmaceuticals To Reveal Opportunities for Drug Design and Discovery

2013 1.3k citations Edon Vitaku, Jón T. Njardarson et al. profile →
A Graphical Journey of Innovative Organic Architectures That Have Improved Our Lives

2010 955 citations Nicholas A. McGrath, Matthew Brichacek et al. profile →
Analysis of US FDA-Approved Drugs Containing Sulfur Atoms

2018 841 citations Kevin A. Scott, Jón T. Njardarson profile →
An Update on the Nitrogen Heterocycle Compositions and Properties of U.S. FDA-Approved Pharmaceuticals (2013–2023)

2024 357 citations Jón T. Njardarson et al. profile →
From Oxiranes to Oligomers: Architectures of U.S. FDA Approved Pharmaceuticals Containing Oxygen Heterocycles

2018 294 citations Michael D. Delost, Jón T. Njardarson et al. profile →
Phenols in Pharmaceuticals: Analysis of a Recurring Motif

2022 133 citations Kevin A. Scott, Jón T. Njardarson et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jón T. Njardarson United States	39	11.0k	2.2k	1.6k	1.3k	712	114	13.1k
Teck‐Peng Loh Singapore	77	17.5k 1.6×	3.0k 1.4×	3.4k 2.1×	2.1k 1.7×	514 0.7×	480	19.3k
Guigen Li United States	65	14.0k 1.3×	2.8k 1.3×	2.3k 1.4×	848 0.7×	522 0.7×	409	15.9k
Andrei K. Yudin Canada	50	10.2k 0.9×	4.0k 1.8×	2.0k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	479 0.7×	229	12.2k
Mukund P. Sibi United States	52	11.2k 1.0×	2.4k 1.1×	1.9k 1.2×	667 0.5×	219 0.3×	243	12.5k
Oliver Reiser Germany	68	15.3k 1.4×	3.0k 1.4×	2.5k 1.6×	1.3k 1.1×	286 0.4×	358	18.3k
David J. Procter United Kingdom	63	10.8k 1.0×	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	971 0.8×	310 0.4×	230	12.1k
Carlos Cativiela Spain	44	7.8k 0.7×	4.1k 1.9×	1.6k 1.0×	867 0.7×	284 0.4×	435	10.1k
Samir Z. Zard France	54	11.6k 1.1×	1.7k 0.8×	960 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	319 0.4×	377	12.5k
Yasuyuki Kita Japan	65	15.9k 1.4×	2.0k 0.9×	1.9k 1.2×	699 0.5×	708 1.0×	500	17.2k
Janine Cossy France	54	12.4k 1.1×	3.0k 1.4×	1.9k 1.2×	909 0.7×	819 1.2×	593	13.6k

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Kleine, Tristan S., Kyung‐Jo Kim, Kyle J. Carothers, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of Deuterated and Sulfurated Polymers by Inverse Vulcanization: Engineering Infrared Transparency via Deuteration. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(50). 27821–27829. 19 indexed citations

Scott, Kevin A., et al.. (2021). Dienolate Annulation Approach for Assembly of Densely Substituted Aromatic Architectures. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 86(15). 10555–10567. 5 indexed citations

Njardarson, Jón T., et al.. (2015). Asymmetric [3+2] Annulation Approach to 3‐Pyrrolines: Concise Total Syntheses of (−)‐Supinidine, (−)‐Isoretronecanol, and (+)‐Elacomine. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(46). 13706–13710. 39 indexed citations

Draghici, Cristian & Jón T. Njardarson. (2015). Synthetic approaches and total syntheses of vinigrol, a unique diterpenoid. Tetrahedron. 71(23). 3775–3793. 17 indexed citations

Vitaku, Edon & Jón T. Njardarson. (2015). Formation of fused aromatic architectures via an oxidative dearomatization—radical cyclization rearomatization approach. Tetrahedron Letters. 56(23). 3550–3552. 6 indexed citations

Yang, Qingliang, Cristian Draghici, Jón T. Njardarson, et al.. (2013). Evolution of an oxidative dearomatization enabled total synthesis of vinigrol. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 12(2). 330–344. 31 indexed citations

Li, Fang, et al.. (2012). Efficient Synthesis of Thiopyrans Using a Sulfur‐Enabled Anionic Cascade. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(8). 1938–1941. 17 indexed citations

Mack, Daniel J., Jun Isoe, Roger L. Miesfeld, & Jón T. Njardarson. (2012). Distinct biological effects of golgicide a derivatives on larval and adult mosquitoes. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 22(16). 5177–5181. 7 indexed citations

Njardarson, Jón T., et al.. (2012). Catalytic Ring Expansion of Vinyl Oxetanes: Asymmetric Synthesis of Dihydropyrans Using Chiral Counterion Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(23). 5675–5678. 70 indexed citations

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Mack, Daniel J., et al.. (2012). Synthesis of allylic and homoallylic alcohols from unsaturated cyclic ethers using a mild and selective C–O reduction approach. Chemical Communications. 48(63). 7844–7844. 37 indexed citations

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Mack, Daniel J. & Jón T. Njardarson. (2012). Syntheses and Structural Confirmations of Members of a Heterocycle‐Containing Family of Labdane Diterpenoids. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(5). 1543–1547. 24 indexed citations

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Nagorny, Pavel, Isaac J. Krauss, Jón T. Njardarson, et al.. (2010). Confirmation of the structures of synthetic derivatives of migrastatin in the light of recently disclosed crystallographically based claims. Tetrahedron Letters. 51(30). 3873–3875. 18 indexed citations

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Brichacek, Matthew, et al.. (2010). Stereoselective Ring Expansion of Vinyl Oxiranes: Mechanistic Insights and Natural Product Total Synthesis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 49(9). 1648–1651. 38 indexed citations

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McGrath, Nicholas A., et al.. (2010). An efficient oxidative dearomatization–radical cyclization approach to symmetrically substituted bicyclic guttiferone natural products. Chemical Communications. 47(1). 209–211. 28 indexed citations

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McGrath, Nicholas A., et al.. (2009). A Concise Ring‐Expansion Route to the Compact Core of Platensimycin. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48(45). 8543–8546. 64 indexed citations

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Brichacek, Matthew & Jón T. Njardarson. (2009). Creative approaches towards the synthesis of 2,5-dihydro- furans, thiophenes, and pyrroles. One method does not fit all!. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 7(9). 1761–1761. 78 indexed citations

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McGrath, Nicholas A., et al.. (2008). An Efficient Substrate‐Controlled Approach Towards Hypoestoxide, a Member of a Family of Diterpenoid Natural Products with an Inside‐Out [9.3.1]Bicyclic Core. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 47(49). 9450–9453. 19 indexed citations

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McDevitt, Michael R., Debjit Chattopadhyay, Barry J. Kappel, et al.. (2007). Tumor Targeting with Antibody-Functionalized, Radiolabeled Carbon Nanotubes. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 48(7). 1180–1189. 307 indexed citations

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McDevitt, Michael R., Debjit Chattopadhyay, Jaspreet Singh Jaggi, et al.. (2007). PET Imaging of Soluble Yttrium-86-Labeled Carbon Nanotubes in Mice. PLoS ONE. 2(9). e907–e907. 134 indexed citations

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Biswas, Kaustav, Hong Lin, Jón T. Njardarson, et al.. (2002). Highly Concise Routes to Epothilones: The Total Synthesis and Evaluation of Epothilone 490. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 124(33). 9825–9832. 83 indexed citations

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