Katrin Illgen

852 total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 738 citations indexed

About

Katrin Illgen is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Katrin Illgen has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 738 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Organic Chemistry, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Katrin Illgen's work include Synthesis and biological activity (5 papers), Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (4 papers) and Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles (4 papers). Katrin Illgen is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and biological activity (5 papers), Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (4 papers) and Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles (4 papers). Katrin Illgen collaborates with scholars based in Germany and Switzerland. Katrin Illgen's co-authors include Lutz Weber, Michael Almstetter, Bärbel Schulze, Sven Nerdinger, Alexander Dömlingꝉ, Dirk Behnke, Clemens Broger, Eberhardt Herdtweck, Bernd Henkel and Robert Eckl and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Tetrahedron and Organic Letters.

In The Last Decade

Katrin Illgen

14 papers receiving 702 citations

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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.

Discovery of New Multi Component Reactions with Combinatorial Methods

1999 508 citations Lutz Weber, Katrin Illgen et al. Synlett profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Katrin Illgen Germany	11	651	249	74	48	30	15	738
Michael Almstetter Germany	8	626 1.0×	225 0.9×	73 1.0×	43 0.9×	33 1.1×	13	719
Volodymyr Kysil Russia	18	651 1.0×	271 1.1×	68 0.9×	36 0.8×	29 1.0×	35	789
Les A. Dakin United States	16	560 0.9×	188 0.8×	34 0.5×	69 1.4×	15 0.5×	25	729
Martin P. Allen United States	10	276 0.4×	254 1.0×	61 0.8×	36 0.8×	45 1.5×	14	458
Nalan Terzioğlu Türkiye	9	525 0.8×	140 0.6×	46 0.6×	82 1.7×	22 0.7×	14	643
Balu Balasubramanian United States	13	261 0.4×	155 0.6×	51 0.7×	40 0.8×	11 0.4×	33	439
Антон А. Шетнев Russia	14	540 0.8×	190 0.8×	72 1.0×	23 0.5×	13 0.4×	71	657
Pierrik Lassalas France	7	309 0.5×	158 0.6×	34 0.5×	24 0.5×	34 1.1×	11	477
Simeon Bowers United States	10	160 0.2×	194 0.8×	49 0.7×	42 0.9×	29 1.0×	12	343
Tanpreet Kaur India	14	539 0.8×	233 0.9×	37 0.5×	39 0.8×	8 0.3×	37	736

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15 of 15 papers shown

Henkel, Bernd, et al.. (2006). Macrocycles via Doebner Reaction Followed by Macrolactonization. Synlett. 2006(9). 1315–1318. 5 indexed citations

Sakamuri, Sukumar, Quin‐Zene Chen, Yingchun Lu, et al.. (2006). Initial Design and Synthesis of Conformationally Restricted and Pharmacophore-Based Scaffold Hopping Analogs of a Ras Pathway Modulator and Evaluation of Their MAPK Inhibitory Activities. Letters in Drug Design & Discovery. 3(1). 44–48. 2 indexed citations

Illgen, Katrin, et al.. (2005). A Novel Three-Component One-Pot Synthesis of 1H-Imidazol-4-yl-pyridines. Organic Letters. 7(12). 2517–2518. 3 indexed citations

Dömlingꝉ, Alexander & Katrin Illgen. (2004). 1-Isocyano-2-dimethylamino-alkenes: Versatile Reagents in Diversity-Oriented Organic Synthesis. Synthesis. 2005(4). 662–667. 19 indexed citations

Lu, Yingchun, Sukumar Sakamuri, Quin‐Zene Chen, et al.. (2004). Solution phase parallel synthesis and evaluation of MAPK inhibitory activities of close structural analogues of a Ras pathway modulator. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 14(15). 3957–3962. 16 indexed citations

Illgen, Katrin, et al.. (2004). A Versatile Synthesis of 6-Oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-pyrazine-2-carboxylic Acid Methyl Esters via MCR Chemistry. Synlett. 53–56. 16 indexed citations

Douangamath, A., Glenn E. Dale, A. D’Arcy, et al.. (2004). Crystal Structures of Staphylococcus aureus Methionine Aminopeptidase Complexed with Keto Heterocycle and Aminoketone Inhibitors Reveal the Formation of a Tetrahedral Intermediate. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 47(6). 1325–1328. 42 indexed citations

Illgen, Katrin, et al.. (2004). A Novel Three-Component One-Pot Synthesis of 1H-Imidazol-4-yl-pyridines. Organic Letters. 7(1). 39–42. 21 indexed citations

Behnke, Dirk, et al.. (2004). Substituted 2-(Cyanomethyl-amino)-acetamides by a Novel Three-Component Reaction. Synlett. 688–692. 20 indexed citations

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Illgen, Katrin, et al.. (2000). Simulated molecular evolution in a full combinatorial library. Chemistry & Biology. 7(6). 433–441. 39 indexed citations

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Illgen, Katrin, et al.. (1999). Synthesis of Stable Cyclic Sulfinamides with a Hydroperoxy Function by Oxidation of Isothiazolium Salts. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 82(5). 685–695. 11 indexed citations

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Weber, Lutz, Katrin Illgen, & Michael Almstetter. (1999). Discovery of New Multi Component Reactions with Combinatorial Methods. Synlett. 1999(3). 366–374. 508 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schulze, Bärbel & Katrin Illgen. (1997). Isothiazol-1,1-dioxide - vom Süßstoff zum chiralen Auxiliar in der stereoselektiven Synthese. Journal für praktische Chemie. 339(1). 1–14. 24 indexed citations

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Schulze, Bärbel, et al.. (1996). Synthesis of stable hydroperoxides of sultams by oxidation of isothiazolium salts. Tetrahedron. 52(3). 783–790. 12 indexed citations

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Schulze, B., et al.. (1995). ChemInform Abstract: Oxidation of Fluoro‐Substituted 1,2‐Thiazoles and 1,2‐Thiazolium Salts.. ChemInform. 26(41).

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