Martha A. Umbreit

781 total citations · 2 hit papers
6 papers, 642 citations indexed

About

Martha A. Umbreit is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biophysics and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Martha A. Umbreit has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 642 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Biophysics and 2 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Martha A. Umbreit's work include Chemical and Physical Studies (3 papers), bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research (3 papers) and Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (2 papers). Martha A. Umbreit is often cited by papers focused on Chemical and Physical Studies (3 papers), bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research (3 papers) and Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (2 papers). Martha A. Umbreit collaborates with scholars based in . Martha A. Umbreit's co-authors include K. B. SHARPLESS, K. Barry Sharpless, Thomas C. Flood and Emil H. White and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Organic Chemistry and THE journal.

In The Last Decade

Martha A. Umbreit

6 papers receiving 597 citations

Hit Papers

Allylic oxidation of olefins by catalytic and stoichiomet... 1972 2026 1990 2008 1977 1972 100 200 300 400
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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. Allylic oxidation of olefins by catalytic and stoichiometric selenium dioxide with tert-butyl hydroperoxide
    1977 453 citations Martha A. Umbreit, K. B. SHARPLESS Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  2. Lower valent tungsten halides. New class of reagents for deoxygenation of organic molecules
    1972 145 citations K. Barry Sharpless, Martha A. Umbreit et al. 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 Career Trend Papers Cites
Martha A. Umbreit 4 452 230 83 76 52 6 642
William G. Salmond United States 10 432 1.0× 241 1.0× 77 0.9× 74 1.0× 38 0.7× 16 644
P. F. SCHUDA United States 16 641 1.4× 244 1.1× 99 1.2× 93 1.2× 56 1.1× 27 815
Yoshinobu Inouye Japan 16 493 1.1× 267 1.2× 155 1.9× 142 1.9× 42 0.8× 62 837
S. GILMAN 6 591 1.3× 190 0.8× 116 1.4× 90 1.2× 37 0.7× 6 716
G. M. RUBOTTOM United States 19 866 1.9× 233 1.0× 71 0.9× 58 0.8× 105 2.0× 31 1.1k
Jean‐Louis Gras France 14 548 1.2× 224 1.0× 53 0.6× 56 0.7× 44 0.8× 40 669
P. S. Wharton United States 12 449 1.0× 164 0.7× 47 0.6× 55 0.7× 51 1.0× 25 571
Wolfgang Giersch Switzerland 15 311 0.7× 207 0.9× 54 0.7× 53 0.7× 34 0.7× 34 639
Michiharu Kato Japan 16 608 1.3× 212 0.9× 67 0.8× 86 1.1× 59 1.1× 71 799
P. D. WOODGATE New Zealand 14 378 0.8× 299 1.3× 40 0.5× 69 0.9× 44 0.8× 106 676

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Fields of papers citing papers by Martha A. Umbreit

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Martha A. Umbreit

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All Works

6 of 6 papers shown
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Umbreit, Martha A. & K. B. SHARPLESS. (1977). Allylic oxidation of olefins by catalytic and stoichiometric selenium dioxide with tert-butyl hydroperoxide. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 99(16). 5526–5528. 453 indexed citations breakdown →
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Umbreit, Martha A. & Emil H. White. (1976). Structural effects on excited state production by dioxetanes. 3,4-Dimethyl-3,4-diphenyldioxetane and 3-methyl-3-phenyldioxetane. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 41(3). 479–482. 7 indexed citations
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White, Emil H., et al.. (1975). On the mechanism of firefly luciferin luminescence. THE journal. 2 indexed citations
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White, Emil H., et al.. (1975). Mechanism of firefly luciferin luminescence. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 97(1). 198–200. 33 indexed citations
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White, Emil H., et al.. (1975). ChemInform Abstract: ON THE MECHANISM OF FIREFLY LUCIFERN LUMINESCENCE. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 6(13). 2 indexed citations
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Sharpless, K. Barry, et al.. (1972). Lower valent tungsten halides. New class of reagents for deoxygenation of organic molecules. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 94(18). 6538–6540. 145 indexed citations breakdown →

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