José Alemán

8.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
172 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

José Alemán is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, José Alemán has authored 172 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in Organic Chemistry, 27 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 21 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in José Alemán's work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (66 papers), Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (35 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (31 papers). José Alemán is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (66 papers), Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (35 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (31 papers). José Alemán collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Denmark and Germany. José Alemán's co-authors include Alejandro Parra, Silvia Cabrera, Karl Anker Jørgensen, José Luis Garcı́a Ruano, Hao Jiang, Leyre Marzo, Rubén Mas‐Ballesté, Vanesa Marcos, Jacob Overgaard and Alberto Fraile and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

José Alemán

167 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

Squaramides: Bridging from Molecular Recognition to Bifun... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2011 2007 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Squaramides: Bridging from Molecular Recognition to Bifunctional Organocatalysis
    2011 647 citations José Alemán, Alejandro Parra et al. Chemistry - A European Journal profile →
  2. Definitions of terms relating to the structure and processing of sols, gels, networks, and inorganic-organic hybrid materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)
    2007 478 citations José Alemán 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
José Alemán Spain 44 5.3k 1.2k 917 916 473 172 6.8k
Julien Legros France 30 4.4k 0.8× 1.6k 1.4× 609 0.7× 662 0.7× 165 0.3× 107 5.4k
Ivari Kaljurand Estonia 27 2.4k 0.5× 946 0.8× 604 0.7× 500 0.5× 702 1.5× 48 4.2k
Brindaban C. Ranu India 59 10.7k 2.0× 1.7k 1.4× 1.1k 1.2× 1.9k 2.1× 238 0.5× 305 11.7k
Оleg G. Sinyashin Russia 38 4.8k 0.9× 2.5k 2.1× 1.3k 1.4× 771 0.8× 730 1.5× 566 7.0k
Michelangelo Gruttadauria Italy 38 3.6k 0.7× 994 0.8× 1.5k 1.6× 743 0.8× 627 1.3× 160 5.3k
Haibin Song China 48 5.7k 1.1× 2.0k 1.7× 1.0k 1.1× 788 0.9× 351 0.7× 289 8.4k
Choong Eui Song South Korea 48 5.2k 1.0× 1.9k 1.6× 1.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.2× 203 0.4× 178 7.8k
Grigory V. Zyryanov Russia 35 3.6k 0.7× 408 0.3× 1.4k 1.5× 876 1.0× 270 0.6× 380 5.5k
Edon Vitaku United States 16 6.0k 1.1× 2.2k 1.9× 2.0k 2.2× 955 1.0× 630 1.3× 23 8.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of José Alemán

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All Works

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Sun, Xu, Ping Xi, Xingxiang Ji, et al.. (2025). Cobalt-Zinc carbonaceous yolk-shell reactor enhances electron transfer in non-radical pathways: Electric potential concentration effect via bimetallic synergy. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 685. 1–14. 2 indexed citations
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Wan, Jinquan, et al.. (2024). Improving the performance of imprinted MOFs catalyst for targeted degradation of refractory organic pollutants in water: Functional design and recognition mechanism. Separation and Purification Technology. 360. 131197–131197. 4 indexed citations
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Moreno, José María, Rodrigo Gil-San-Millán, Rubén Mas‐Ballesté, José Alemán, & Ana E. Platero‐Prats. (2024). Enhanced Organocatalytic Processes through an Engineered Acid‐Base Site Bifunctional Pore in a Zirconium Metal‐Organic Framework. ChemCatChem. 16(18). 4 indexed citations
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Alemán, José, et al.. (2024). Bicarbonate-binding catalysis for the enantioselective desymmetrization of keto sulfonium salts. Nature Communications. 15(1). 4727–4727. 2 indexed citations
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Daliran, Saba, Matı́as Blanco, Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy, et al.. (2023). Defects and Disorder in Covalent Organic Frameworks for Advanced Applications. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(18). 70 indexed citations
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López‐Magano, Alberto, et al.. (2023). Engineering Photocatalytic Porous Organic Materials for Directing Redox versus Energy Transfer Processes. Solar RRL. 8(2). 2 indexed citations
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López‐Magano, Alberto, Saba Daliran, Ali Reza Oveisi, et al.. (2022). Recent Advances in the Use of Covalent Organic Frameworks as Heterogenous Photocatalysts in Organic Synthesis. Advanced Materials. 35(24). e2209475–e2209475. 186 indexed citations
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Sánchez‐Sánchez, Carlos, Gonzalo Otero‐Irurueta, José I. Martínez, et al.. (2020). On‐Surface Driven Formal Michael Addition Produces m‐Polyaniline Oligomers on Pt(111). Angewandte Chemie. 132(51). 23420–23427. 1 indexed citations
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Sánchez‐Sánchez, Carlos, Gonzalo Otero‐Irurueta, José I. Martínez, et al.. (2020). On‐Surface Driven Formal Michael Addition Produces m‐Polyaniline Oligomers on Pt(111). Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(51). 23220–23227. 6 indexed citations
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Díaz‐Tendero, Sergio, Ana Martín‐Sómer, Clarisa Villegas Gómez, et al.. (2019). BODIPY as electron withdrawing group for the activation of double bonds in asymmetric cycloaddition reactions. Chemical Science. 10(15). 4346–4351. 24 indexed citations
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Walker, Jeanne, José Alemán, Joel Corrêa da Rosa, et al.. (2018). The effects of trans-resveratrol on insulin resistance, inflammation, and microbiota in men with the metabolic syndrome: a pilot randomized, placebo controlled clinical trial. Journal of Clinical and Translational Research. 4(2). 122–135. 51 indexed citations
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Solar, Virginia del, Adolfo Quiñones‐Lombraña, Silvia Cabrera, et al.. (2013). Expanding the synthesis of new trans-sulfonamide platinum complexes: Cytotoxicity, SAR, fluorescent cell assays and stability studies. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 127. 128–140. 19 indexed citations
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Ruano, José Luis Garcı́a, Leyre Marzo, Vanesa Marcos, Cuauhtémoc Alvarado, & José Alemán. (2012). Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of Tertiary Propargylic Centers and Their Isomerization to Enantiomerically Enriched Allenes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 18(32). 9775–9779. 15 indexed citations
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Alemán, José, Alejandro Parra, Hao Jiang, & Karl Anker Jørgensen. (2011). Squaramides: Bridging from Molecular Recognition to Bifunctional Organocatalysis. Chemistry - A European Journal. 17(25). 6890–6899. 647 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alemán, José, et al.. (2010). New reactions of anticancer-platinum complexes and their intriguing behaviour under various experimental conditions. Dalton Transactions. 39(44). 10601–10601. 22 indexed citations
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Ruano, José Luis Garcı́a, Vanesa Marcos, & José Alemán. (2009). The organocatalytic addition of bis(arylsulfonyl)methane to α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and the synthesis of optically-enriched 3-methyl-alkanols. Chemical Communications. 4435–4435. 36 indexed citations
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Ruano, José Luis Garcı́a, Alejandro Parra, José Alemán, Francisco Yuste, & Virginia M. Mastranzo. (2008). Monoalkylation of primary amines and N-sulfinylamides. Chemical Communications. 404–406. 47 indexed citations
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Alemán, José, Efraím Reyes, Bo Richter, Jacob Overgaard, & Karl Anker Jørgensen. (2007). Organocatalytic asymmetric “anti-Michael” reaction of β-ketoesters. Chemical Communications. 3921–3921. 37 indexed citations

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