K. E. Pfitzner

1.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
8 papers, 956 citations indexed

About

K. E. Pfitzner is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, K. E. Pfitzner has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 956 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Organic Chemistry, 2 papers in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in K. E. Pfitzner's work include Radical Photochemical Reactions (2 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (2 papers) and Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (2 papers). K. E. Pfitzner is often cited by papers focused on Radical Photochemical Reactions (2 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (2 papers) and Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (2 papers). K. E. Pfitzner collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. K. E. Pfitzner's co-authors include J. G. Moffatt, R. A. Olofson and Joseph P. Marino and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications and The Journal of Organic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

K. E. Pfitzner

8 papers receiving 854 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.

Sulfoxide-Carbodiimide Reactions. I. A Facile Oxidation of Alcohols

1965 388 citations K. E. Pfitzner, J. G. Moffatt Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
A New and Selective Oxidation of Alcohols

1963 281 citations K. E. Pfitzner, J. G. Moffatt Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. E. Pfitzner United States	8	636	425	89	59	49	8	956
Ronald A. LeMahieu United States	15	486 0.8×	369 0.9×	71 0.8×	47 0.8×	38 0.8×	33	893
James B. Patrick United States	18	589 0.9×	303 0.7×	112 1.3×	73 1.2×	18 0.4×	26	910
Sakae Emoto Japan	14	521 0.8×	363 0.9×	49 0.6×	70 1.2×	32 0.7×	83	684
Harvey Schwam United States	21	478 0.8×	730 1.7×	99 1.1×	62 1.1×	33 0.7×	31	1.2k
Max Tishler United States	18	432 0.7×	354 0.8×	128 1.4×	54 0.9×	13 0.3×	54	814
C. G. CHIDESTER United States	16	457 0.7×	558 1.3×	204 2.3×	59 1.0×	39 0.8×	51	1.0k
Masayuki Narisada Japan	19	563 0.9×	369 0.9×	210 2.4×	72 1.2×	19 0.4×	62	992
V. VanRheenen United States	4	780 1.2×	358 0.8×	157 1.8×	49 0.8×	18 0.4×	5	1000
Wayne K. Anderson United States	20	945 1.5×	433 1.0×	82 0.9×	46 0.8×	55 1.1×	77	1.3k
Barney J. Magerlein United States	16	306 0.5×	361 0.8×	220 2.5×	57 1.0×	28 0.6×	50	703

Countries citing papers authored by K. E. Pfitzner

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. E. Pfitzner

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Marino, Joseph P., K. E. Pfitzner, & R. A. Olofson. (1971). The transformations of aryloxysulfonium cations—I. Tetrahedron. 27(18). 4181–4194. 15 indexed citations

2.

Pfitzner, K. E. & J. G. Moffatt. (1965). Sulfoxide-Carbodiimide Reactions. II. Scope of the Oxidation Reaction¹. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 87(24). 5670–5678. 189 indexed citations

3.

Pfitzner, K. E., Joseph P. Marino, & R. A. Olofson. (1965). The Reactions of Phenols with Oxysulfonium Cations. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 87(20). 4658–4659. 28 indexed citations

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Pfitzner, K. E. & J. G. Moffatt. (1965). Sulfoxide-Carbodiimide Reactions. I. A Facile Oxidation of Alcohols. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 87(24). 5661–5670. 388 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pfitzner, K. E. & J. G. Moffatt. (1964). The Synthesis and Hydrolysis of 2',3'-Dideoxyuridine. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 29(6). 1508–1511. 35 indexed citations

6.

Pfitzner, K. E. & J. G. Moffatt. (1964). An improved synthesis of P32-2-cyanoethyl phosphate. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 17(2). 146–149. 11 indexed citations

7.

Pfitzner, K. E. & J. G. Moffatt. (1963). A New and Selective Oxidation of Alcohols. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 85(19). 3027–3028. 281 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pfitzner, K. E. & J. G. Moffatt. (1963). The Synthesis of Nucleoside-5″ Aldehydes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 85(19). 3027–3027. 9 indexed citations

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