José Elguero

45.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
1.5k papers, 37.0k citations indexed

About

José Elguero is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, José Elguero has authored 1.5k papers receiving a total of 37.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 947 papers in Organic Chemistry, 493 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 341 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in José Elguero's work include Crystallography and molecular interactions (387 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (243 papers) and Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (184 papers). José Elguero is often cited by papers focused on Crystallography and molecular interactions (387 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (243 papers) and Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (184 papers). José Elguero collaborates with scholars based in Spain, France and United States. José Elguero's co-authors include Ibón Alkorta, Isabel Rozas, Janet E. Del Bene, Rosa M. Claramunt, Manuel Yáñez, Otília Mó, Goar Sánchez‐Sanz, Elı́es Molins, Enrique Espinosa and Fernando Blanco 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

José Elguero

1.4k papers receiving 35.9k citations

Hit Papers

From weak to strong inter... 1976 2026 1992 2009 2002 2000 1998 1976 2002 500 1000 1.5k
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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. From weak to strong interactions: A comprehensive analysis of the topological and energetic properties of the electron density distribution involving X–H⋯F–Y systems
    2002 1.6k citations Ibón Alkorta, José Elguero et al. profile →
  2. Behavior of Ylides Containing N, O, and C Atoms as Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    2000 1.4k citations Ibón Alkorta, José Elguero et al. profile →
  3. Non-conventional hydrogen bonds
    1998 557 citations Ibón Alkorta, José Elguero et al. profile →
  4. The Tautomerism of heterocycles
    1976 538 citations José Elguero profile →
  5. Interaction of Anions with Perfluoro Aromatic Compounds
    2002 487 citations Ibón Alkorta, José Elguero et al. profile →
  6. Not Only Hydrogen Bonds: Other Noncovalent Interactions
    2020 378 citations Ibón Alkorta, José Elguero 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 Elguero Spain 80 20.0k 15.4k 9.1k 8.8k 6.7k 1.5k 37.0k
Ibón Alkorta Spain 72 11.9k 0.6× 14.9k 1.0× 8.4k 0.9× 7.5k 0.9× 6.6k 1.0× 885 28.3k
Peter Politzer United States 98 14.9k 0.7× 22.1k 1.4× 9.8k 1.1× 5.3k 0.6× 10.4k 1.5× 554 43.6k
Richard F. W. Bader Canada 56 16.7k 0.8× 16.1k 1.0× 9.4k 1.0× 6.7k 0.8× 13.8k 2.1× 94 42.4k
Jacopo Tomasi Italy 56 17.9k 0.9× 11.3k 0.7× 4.5k 0.5× 6.3k 0.7× 11.4k 1.7× 193 40.5k
F. Matthias Bickelhaupt Netherlands 79 22.3k 1.1× 6.5k 0.4× 11.6k 1.3× 3.6k 0.4× 7.7k 1.2× 859 38.6k
H. Bernhard Schlegel United States 84 17.9k 0.9× 7.6k 0.5× 6.5k 0.7× 7.7k 0.9× 18.7k 2.8× 446 45.8k
Alan E. Reed United States 22 16.4k 0.8× 8.0k 0.5× 8.8k 1.0× 4.4k 0.5× 8.5k 1.3× 27 31.6k
Timothy Clark Germany 70 11.4k 0.6× 10.3k 0.7× 8.1k 0.9× 4.2k 0.5× 6.9k 1.0× 582 31.2k
Jane S. Murray United States 85 10.8k 0.5× 18.1k 1.2× 8.3k 0.9× 4.2k 0.5× 7.0k 1.1× 302 31.9k
Dieter Cremer Sweden 72 11.9k 0.6× 6.7k 0.4× 6.8k 0.7× 5.4k 0.6× 9.2k 1.4× 384 26.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yáñez, Manuel, M. Merced Montero‐Campillo, Otília Mó, Ibón Alkorta, & José Elguero. (2025). Diborane(4) as a powerful acid–base transformer. Structural Chemistry. 36(5). 1627–1636.
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Alkorta, Ibón, et al.. (2024). A multi-FLP approach for CO2 capture: investigating nitrogen, boron, phosphorus and aluminium doped nanographenes and the influence of a sodium cation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 26(16). 12433–12443. 2 indexed citations
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Mó, Otília, M. Merced Montero‐Campillo, Manuel Yáñez, Ibón Alkorta, & José Elguero. (2023). Dispersion, Rehybridization, and Pentacoordination: Keys to Understand Clustering of Boron and Aluminum Hydrides and Halides. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 127(28). 5860–5871. 6 indexed citations
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Marín‐Luna, Marta, Rosa M. Claramunt, Concepcíon López, et al.. (2020). A GIPAW versus GIAO-ZORA-SO study of 13C and 15N CPMAS NMR chemical shifts of aromatic and heterocyclic bromo derivatives. Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. 108. 101676–101676. 7 indexed citations
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Montero‐Campillo, M. Merced, Pablo Sanz, Otília Mó, et al.. (2017). Alkaline-earth (Be, Mg and Ca) bonds at the origin of huge acidity enhancements. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 20(4). 2413–2420. 32 indexed citations
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Alkorta, Ibón, et al.. (2016). Exergonic and Spontaneous Production of Radicals through Beryllium Bonds. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 55(30). 8736–8739. 23 indexed citations
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Alkorta, Ibón, et al.. (2016). Exergonic and Spontaneous Production of Radicals through Beryllium Bonds. Angewandte Chemie. 128(30). 8878–8881. 9 indexed citations
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Sanz, Dionísia, Rosa M. Claramunt, Ibón Alkorta, & José Elguero. (2015). A theoretical and experimental NMR study of the prototropic tautomerism of tris(tetrabutylammonium) hydrogen pyrophosphate salt in solution and in the solid-state. Afinidad. 72(569). 14–20. 1 indexed citations
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Alkorta, Ibón, José Elguero, Rosa M. Claramunt, Concepcíon López, & Dionísia Sanz. (2010). A theoretical multinuclear NMR study of pyrazolylborates. Heterocyclic Communications. 16(4-6). 261–268. 9 indexed citations
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Ballesteros‐Garrido, Rafael, Fernando Blanco, Rafaél Ballesteros, et al.. (2010). [1,2,3]Triazolo[1,5-a]pyridyl phosphines reflecting the influence of phosphorus lone pair orientation on spectroscopic properties. Dalton Transactions. 40(6). 1387–1395. 5 indexed citations
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Zborowski, Krzysztof, Ibón Alkorta, & José Elguero. (2007). Enantiodifferentiation in protonation processes: A theoretical study. Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM. 811(1-3). 37–44. 1 indexed citations
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Navarro, Pilar, Felipe Reviriego, Ibón Alkorta, et al.. (2006). The structure of ammonium pyrazolates in the solid state. Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry. 44(12). 1067–1072. 4 indexed citations
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Mó, Otília, Manuel Yáñez, Mirjana Eckert‐Maksić, et al.. (2005). Periodic Trends in Bond Dissociation Energies. A Theoretical Study. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 109(19). 4359–4365. 69 indexed citations
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Mó, Otília, Manuel Yáñez, Janet E. Del Bene, Ibón Alkorta, & José Elguero. (2005). Cooperativity and Proton Transfer in Hydrogen‐Bonded Triads. ChemPhysChem. 6(7). 1411–1418. 50 indexed citations
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Silva, Manuel A.V. Ribeiro da, María D.M.C. Ribeiro da Silva, Luı́sa M.P.F. Amaral, et al.. (2004). Experimental thermochemical study of two 2-alkylbenzimidazole isomers (alkyl=propyl and isopropyl). The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics. 36(6). 533–539. 12 indexed citations
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Quiroga, Jairo, Braulio Insuasty, Angelina Hormaza, et al.. (1999). SYNTHESIS, MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND TAUTOMERISM OF 1(2)H-DIHYDROPYRAZOLO[3,4-b]PYRIDIN-6-ONES. Heterocyclic Communications. 5(2). 115–122. 11 indexed citations
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Cativiela, Carlos, et al.. (1995). STRUCTURE OF 4-UNDECYLPYRAZOLE IN THE SOLID STATE: A 13C AND 15N CPMAS NMR SPECTROSCOPY STUDY. Heterocyclic Communications. 1(2-3). 157–166. 2 indexed citations
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Martı́nez, Ana, M. Luísa Jimeno, José Elguero, & Alain Fruchier. (1994). An experimental approach to the Mills-Nixon effect: tautomerism of 3(5),4-polymethylenepyrazoles.. New Journal of Chemistry. 18(2). 269–277. 23 indexed citations
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Elguero, José, et al.. (1994). FAILED ATTEMPT TO INDUCE CHIRALITY USING A MAGNETIC FIELD: THE CASE OF CHIRAL HELICITY OF TRIS-(2-METHYLBENZIMIDAZOL-1-YL)METHANE. Heterocyclic Communications. 1(1). 101–102. 4 indexed citations

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