Ly D. Tran

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
25 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Ly D. Tran is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ly D. Tran has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 11 papers in Materials Chemistry and 9 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ly D. Tran's work include Covalent Organic Framework Applications (11 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (10 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (8 papers). Ly D. Tran is often cited by papers focused on Covalent Organic Framework Applications (11 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (10 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (8 papers). Ly D. Tran collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Singapore. Ly D. Tran's co-authors include Olafs Daugulis, James Roane, Ilya Popov, Adam J. Matzger, Antek G. Wong‐Foy, Jialiu Ma, Mike Veenstra, Yiyang Liu, Alauddin Ahmed and Justin Purewal 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

Ly D. Tran

25 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Bidentate, Monoanionic Auxiliary-Directed Functionalizati... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2015 2012 250 500 750 1000
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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. Bidentate, Monoanionic Auxiliary-Directed Functionalization of Carbon–Hydrogen Bonds
    2015 1.1k citations Olafs Daugulis, James Roane et al. Accounts of Chemical Research profile →
  2. Copper-Promoted Sulfenylation of sp2 C–H Bonds
    2012 520 citations Ly D. Tran, Olafs Daugulis 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
Ly D. Tran United States 14 2.6k 883 382 285 127 25 3.1k
Bing‐Tao Guan China 27 3.0k 1.2× 847 1.0× 190 0.5× 175 0.6× 148 1.2× 51 3.2k
Yuan‐Ye Jiang China 25 1.9k 0.7× 649 0.7× 152 0.4× 431 1.5× 207 1.6× 98 2.3k
Thomas Schareina Germany 20 2.2k 0.8× 559 0.6× 244 0.6× 125 0.4× 238 1.9× 40 2.5k
Yi‐Si Feng China 27 1.7k 0.7× 310 0.4× 423 1.1× 256 0.9× 124 1.0× 96 2.2k
Xiang‐Ai Yuan China 23 1.7k 0.6× 472 0.5× 230 0.6× 485 1.7× 193 1.5× 75 2.1k
Volker P. W. Böhm Germany 24 3.9k 1.5× 665 0.8× 209 0.5× 196 0.7× 179 1.4× 34 4.1k
Jamie A. Leitch United Kingdom 26 2.4k 0.9× 629 0.7× 162 0.4× 234 0.8× 337 2.7× 43 2.8k
Xiaobo Yang China 29 1.9k 0.7× 493 0.6× 492 1.3× 255 0.9× 129 1.0× 94 2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ly D. Tran

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All Works

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Fang, Qiyi, Kirt A. Page, Jiyoung Kim, et al.. (2025). Directly measured high in-plane thermal conductivity of two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6476–6476. 2 indexed citations
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Tran, Ly D., David C. Moore, Bidhan Chandra Patra, et al.. (2024). Pore‐Wall Decorated Covalent Organic Frameworks for Selective Vapor Sensing. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(39). 10 indexed citations
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Page, Kirt A., Ly D. Tran, Yao Yao, et al.. (2024). Orientation and morphology control in acid-catalyzed covalent organic framework thin films. Nanoscale. 16(17). 8369–8377. 7 indexed citations
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Dunlap, John H., Amanda A. Volk, Ly D. Tran, et al.. (2024). Continuous Flow Chemistry and Bayesian Optimization for Polymer-Functionalized Carbon Nanotube-Based Chemiresistive Methane Sensors. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(49). 68181–68196. 1 indexed citations
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Dunlap, John H., Ly D. Tran, Drake Austin, et al.. (2023). Covalent organic framework crystallization using a continuous flow packed-bed reactor. CrystEngComm. 26(1). 27–31. 1 indexed citations
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Tran, Ly D., Brian J. Ree, Aleksey Ruditskiy, et al.. (2023). Oriented Covalent Organic Framework Film Synthesis from Azomethine Compounds. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 10(13). 7 indexed citations
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Alty, Jill W., Ly D. Tran, Hilmar Koerner, et al.. (2023). Modifying Poly(caprolactone) Degradation through C–H Functionalization. Macromolecules. 56(10). 3679–3686. 7 indexed citations
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Tran, Ly D., Jason K. Streit, Jennifer Carpena‐Núñez, et al.. (2022). Divergent Properties in Structural Isomers of Triphenylamine-Based Covalent Organic Frameworks. Chemistry of Materials. 34(2). 529–536. 45 indexed citations
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Moore, David C., Gwangwoo Kim, Ly D. Tran, et al.. (2022). Microwave Facilitated Covalent Organic Framework/Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Heterostructures. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(41). 46876–46883. 12 indexed citations
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Motala, Michael J., David C. Moore, Ly D. Tran, et al.. (2022). Selective vapor sensors with thin-film MoS2-coated optical fibers. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 40(3). 3 indexed citations
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Fang, Qiyi, Ly D. Tran, Luke A. Baldwin, et al.. (2021). Synthesis and tailored properties of covalent organic framework thin films and heterostructures. Materials Today. 51. 427–448. 42 indexed citations
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Tran, Ly D., et al.. (2021). Striking temperature-dependent molecular reorganization at the C-2 position of [EMIM][BF4]. Chemical Physics Letters. 783. 138956–138956. 2 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Alauddin, Yiyang Liu, Justin Purewal, et al.. (2017). Balancing gravimetric and volumetric hydrogen density in MOFs. Energy & Environmental Science. 10(11). 2459–2471. 164 indexed citations
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Ma, Jialiu, Ly D. Tran, & Adam J. Matzger. (2016). Toward Topology Prediction in Zr-Based Microporous Coordination Polymers: The Role of Linker Geometry and Flexibility. Crystal Growth & Design. 16(7). 4148–4153. 73 indexed citations
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Tran, Ly D., Jialiu Ma, Antek G. Wong‐Foy, & Adam J. Matzger. (2016). A Perylene‐Based Microporous Coordination Polymer Interacts Selectively with Electron‐Poor Aromatics. Chemistry - A European Journal. 22(16). 5509–5513. 24 indexed citations
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Daugulis, Olafs, James Roane, & Ly D. Tran. (2015). Bidentate, Monoanionic Auxiliary-Directed Functionalization of Carbon–Hydrogen Bonds. Accounts of Chemical Research. 48(4). 1053–1064. 1131 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tran, Ly D., James Roane, & Olafs Daugulis. (2013). Directed Amination of Non‐Acidic Arene CH Bonds by a Copper–Silver Catalytic System. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(23). 6043–6046. 307 indexed citations
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Tran, Ly D. & Olafs Daugulis. (2012). Nonnatural Amino Acid Synthesis by Using Carbon–Hydrogen Bond Functionalization Methodology. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(21). 5188–5191. 347 indexed citations
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Tran, Ly D. & Olafs Daugulis. (2012). Nonnatural Amino Acid Synthesis by Using Carbon–Hydrogen Bond Functionalization Methodology. Angewandte Chemie. 124(21). 5278–5281. 108 indexed citations
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Tran, Ly D. & Olafs Daugulis. (2010). Iron-Catalyzed Heterocycle and Arene Deprotonative Alkylation. Organic Letters. 12(19). 4277–4279. 64 indexed citations

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