Kenneth B. Ling

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Kenneth B. Ling is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth B. Ling has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Organic Chemistry, 6 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kenneth B. Ling's work include Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (11 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (10 papers) and Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (8 papers). Kenneth B. Ling is often cited by papers focused on Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (11 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (10 papers) and Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (8 papers). Kenneth B. Ling collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. Kenneth B. Ling's co-authors include Scott L. Cockroft, Dominic J. Pascoe, Andrew D. Smith, James E. Thomson, Angela J. Russell, Paul M. Roberts, Stephen G. Davies, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Patrick H. Willoughby and Aileen B. Frost and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth B. Ling

34 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

The Origin of Chalcogen-Bonding Interactions

2017 440 citations Dominic J. Pascoe, Kenneth B. Ling et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenneth B. Ling United Kingdom	21	1.0k	339	240	232	143	34	1.4k
Piyush Panini India	17	411 0.4×	377 1.1×	73 0.3×	306 1.3×	221 1.5×	33	853
Thomas M. Beale United Kingdom	7	482 0.5×	311 0.9×	201 0.8×	163 0.7×	138 1.0×	7	743
Tatyana V. Rybalova Russia	18	728 0.7×	147 0.4×	243 1.0×	204 0.9×	298 2.1×	177	1.3k
А. В. Афонин Russia	22	1.3k 1.3×	419 1.2×	234 1.0×	150 0.6×	184 1.3×	231	1.7k
Venelin Enchev Bulgaria	20	625 0.6×	309 0.9×	150 0.6×	86 0.4×	268 1.9×	86	1.1k
Sergio Cossu Italy	23	847 0.8×	278 0.8×	251 1.0×	210 0.9×	245 1.7×	110	1.6k
Viktor Milata Slovakia	17	664 0.7×	141 0.4×	219 0.9×	86 0.4×	111 0.8×	126	944
N. N. Chípanina Russia	18	737 0.7×	297 0.9×	72 0.3×	336 1.4×	218 1.5×	165	1.1k
Jean Suffert France	31	2.5k 2.4×	112 0.3×	372 1.6×	303 1.3×	265 1.9×	94	2.9k
Alexander V. Vashchenko Russia	19	788 0.8×	286 0.8×	124 0.5×	119 0.5×	156 1.1×	112	1.1k

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Battilocchio, Claudio, et al.. (2023). Safety Considerations and Proposed Workflow for Laboratory-Scale Chemical Synthesis by Ball Milling. Organic Process Research & Development. 27(2). 269–275. 15 indexed citations

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Ling, Kenneth B., et al.. (2022). Umpolung Synthesis of Pyridyl Ethers by Bi^V‐Mediated O‐Arylation of Pyridones. Angewandte Chemie. 134(51). 1 indexed citations

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Ling, Kenneth B., et al.. (2022). Umpolung Synthesis of Pyridyl Ethers by Bi^V‐Mediated O‐Arylation of Pyridones. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(51). e202212873–e202212873. 16 indexed citations

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Argent, Stephen P., et al.. (2022). Bismuth‐Mediated α‐Arylation of Acidic Diketones with ortho‐Substituted Boronic Acids. Angewandte Chemie. 134(40). 3 indexed citations

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Muchowska, Kamila B., Dominic J. Pascoe, Stefan Borsley, et al.. (2020). Reconciling Electrostatic and n→π* Orbital Contributions in Carbonyl Interactions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(34). 14602–14608. 38 indexed citations

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Young, Claire M., Dominic J. Pascoe, Calum McLaughlin, et al.. (2019). The Importance of 1,5‐Oxygen⋅⋅⋅Chalcogen Interactions in Enantioselective Isochalcogenourea Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(9). 3705–3710. 136 indexed citations

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Baker, Christopher M., Craig Jamieson, Alan R. Kennedy, et al.. (2018). Scalable total synthesis and comprehensive structure–activity relationship studies of the phytotoxin coronatine. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1105–1105. 23 indexed citations

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Tizzard, Graham J., et al.. (2018). Synthesis and Reactivity of N-Allenyl Cyanamides. Organic Letters. 20(17). 5282–5285. 19 indexed citations

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Pascoe, Dominic J., Kenneth B. Ling, & Scott L. Cockroft. (2017). The Origin of Chalcogen-Bonding Interactions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139(42). 15160–15167. 440 indexed citations breakdown →

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Çelebi‐Ölçüm, Nihan, Yu‐hong Lam, Edward Richmond, et al.. (2011). Pericyclic Cascade with Chirality Transfer: Reaction Pathway and Origin of Enantioselectivity of the Hetero‐Claisen Approach to Oxindoles. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 50(48). 11478–11482. 41 indexed citations

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Çelebi‐Ölçüm, Nihan, Yu‐hong Lam, Edward Richmond, et al.. (2011). Pericyclic Cascade with Chirality Transfer: Reaction Pathway and Origin of Enantioselectivity of the Hetero‐Claisen Approach to Oxindoles. Angewandte Chemie. 123(48). 11680–11684. 1 indexed citations

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Ling, Kenneth B. & Andrew D. Smith. (2010). α-Aroyloxyaldehydes: scope and limitations as alternatives to α-haloaldehydes for NHC-catalysed redox transformations. Chemical Communications. 47(1). 373–375. 97 indexed citations

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Davies, Stephen G., James A. Lee, Kenneth B. Ling, et al.. (2010). Syntheses of trans-SCH-A and cis-SCH-A via a Stereodivergent Cyclopropanation Protocol. Organic Letters. 12(14). 3152–3155. 10 indexed citations

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Thomson, Jennifer E., et al.. (2010). Applications of NHC-mediated O- to C-carboxyl transfer: synthesis of (±)-N-benzyl-coerulescine and (±)-horsfiline. Tetrahedron. 66(21). 3801–3813. 34 indexed citations

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Abraham, Elin, Timothy D. W. Claridge, Stephen G. Davies, et al.. (2010). A systematic study of the solid state and solution phase conformational preferences of β-peptides derived from transpentacin. Tetrahedron Asymmetry. 21(13-14). 1797–1815. 30 indexed citations

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Davies, Stephen G., Kenneth B. Ling, Paul M. Roberts, et al.. (2010). The stereodivergent aziridination of allylic carbamates, amides and sulfonamides. Tetrahedron. 66(34). 6806–6813. 22 indexed citations

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Davies, Stephen G., Kenneth B. Ling, Paul M. Roberts, Angela J. Russell, & James E. Thomson. (2007). Diastereoselective Simmons–Smith cyclopropanations of allylic amines and carbamates. Chemical Communications. 4029–4029. 26 indexed citations

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Davies, Stephen G., Kenneth B. Ling, Paul M. Roberts, et al.. (2007). Asymmetric synthesis of β2-amino acids: 2-substituted-3-aminopropanoic acids from N-acryloyl SuperQuat derivatives. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 5(17). 2812–2812. 47 indexed citations

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Cooke, Jason, Stephen G. Davies, Kenneth B. Ling, et al.. (2007). Asymmetric synthesis of β-amino-γ-substituted-γ-butyrolactones: double diastereoselective conjugate addition of homochiral lithium amides to homochiral α,β-unsaturated esters. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 5(24). 3922–3922. 44 indexed citations

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O’Donnell, Clifford R., et al.. (1973). Athletics as reinforcement in a community program for academic achievement. Journal of Community Psychology. 1(2). 212–214. 2 indexed citations

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