Megan H. Shaw

6.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
12 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Megan H. Shaw is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmaceutical Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Megan H. Shaw has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Organic Chemistry, 1 paper in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Pharmaceutical Science. Recurrent topics in Megan H. Shaw's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (11 papers), Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (5 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (5 papers). Megan H. Shaw is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (11 papers), Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (5 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (5 papers). Megan H. Shaw collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. Megan H. Shaw's co-authors include David W. C. MacMillan, Jack Twilton, Patricia Zhang, Ryan W. Evans, Chi “Chip” Le, John F. Bower, James D. Cuthbertson, Valerie W. Shurtleff, Jack A. Terrett and William G. Whittingham and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Megan H. Shaw

12 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Photoredox Catalysis in Organic Chemistry 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2017 2016 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
What are hit papers?

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. Photoredox Catalysis in Organic Chemistry
    2016 2.5k citations Megan H. Shaw, Jack Twilton et al. The Journal of Organic Chemistry profile →
  2. The merger of transition metal and photocatalysis
    2017 1.9k citations Jack Twilton, Chi “Chip” Le et al. Nature Reviews Chemistry profile →
  3. Native functionality in triple catalytic cross-coupling: sp 3 C–H bonds as latent nucleophiles
    2016 538 citations Megan H. Shaw, Valerie W. Shurtleff et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Megan H. Shaw United Kingdom 11 4.9k 882 569 498 432 12 5.5k
Jack Twilton United States 10 4.4k 0.9× 920 1.0× 609 1.1× 546 1.1× 411 1.0× 11 5.0k
Chi “Chip” Le United States 11 4.0k 0.8× 709 0.8× 457 0.8× 561 1.1× 466 1.1× 13 4.6k
Jagan M. R. Narayanam United States 11 6.4k 1.3× 1.0k 1.2× 728 1.3× 812 1.6× 438 1.0× 12 7.0k
Leyre Marzo Spain 21 3.6k 0.7× 670 0.8× 518 0.9× 407 0.8× 311 0.7× 48 4.0k
Nathan A. Romero United States 9 6.1k 1.3× 1.1k 1.2× 892 1.6× 717 1.4× 424 1.0× 19 7.0k
Michael A. Ischay United States 14 4.2k 0.9× 1.0k 1.2× 745 1.3× 454 0.9× 273 0.6× 17 4.9k
Juana Du United States 7 3.8k 0.8× 918 1.0× 714 1.3× 432 0.9× 321 0.7× 8 4.4k
Kirsten Zeitler Germany 37 5.3k 1.1× 629 0.7× 683 1.2× 420 0.8× 585 1.4× 80 6.1k
Wujiong Xia China 42 5.2k 1.1× 353 0.4× 443 0.8× 806 1.6× 693 1.6× 174 6.0k
Giacomo E. M. Crisenza United Kingdom 17 2.9k 0.6× 474 0.5× 359 0.6× 433 0.9× 470 1.1× 27 3.4k

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All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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An, Chihui, Megan H. Shaw, Deeptak Verma, et al.. (2020). Enantioselective Enzymatic Reduction of Acrylic Acids. Organic Letters. 22(21). 8320–8325. 15 indexed citations
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Twilton, Jack, Chi “Chip” Le, Patricia Zhang, et al.. (2017). The merger of transition metal and photocatalysis. Nature Reviews Chemistry. 1(7). 1869 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Gang‐Wei, Niall G. McCreanor, Megan H. Shaw, William G. Whittingham, & John F. Bower. (2016). New Initiation Modes for Directed Carbonylative C–C Bond Activation: Rhodium-Catalyzed (3 + 1 + 2) Cycloadditions of Aminomethylcyclopropanes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 138(41). 13501–13504. 46 indexed citations
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Shaw, Megan H., Jack Twilton, & David W. C. MacMillan. (2016). Photoredox Catalysis in Organic Chemistry. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 81(16). 6898–6926. 2550 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shaw, Megan H. & John F. Bower. (2016). Synthesis and applications of rhodacyclopentanones derived from C–C bond activation. Chemical Communications. 52(72). 10817–10829. 85 indexed citations
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Shaw, Megan H., Valerie W. Shurtleff, Jack A. Terrett, James D. Cuthbertson, & David W. C. MacMillan. (2016). ChemInform Abstract: Native Functionality in Triple Catalytic Cross‐Coupling: Sp3 C—H Bonds as Latent Nucleophiles.. ChemInform. 47(45). 1 indexed citations
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Shaw, Megan H., Valerie W. Shurtleff, Jack A. Terrett, James D. Cuthbertson, & David W. C. MacMillan. (2016). Native functionality in triple catalytic cross-coupling: sp 3 C–H bonds as latent nucleophiles. Science. 352(6291). 1304–1308. 538 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shaw, Megan H., Rosemary A. Croft, William G. Whittingham, & John F. Bower. (2015). Modular Access to Substituted Azocanes via a Rhodium-Catalyzed Cycloaddition–Fragmentation Strategy. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 137(25). 8054–8057. 83 indexed citations
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Shaw, Megan H., William G. Whittingham, & John F. Bower. (2015). Directed carbonylative (3+1+2) cycloadditions of amino-substituted cyclopropanes and alkynes: reaction development and increased efficiencies using a cationic rhodium system. Tetrahedron. 72(22). 2731–2741. 29 indexed citations
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Race, Nicholas J., Adele Faulkner, Megan H. Shaw, & John F. Bower. (2015). Dichotomous mechanistic behavior in Narasaka–Heck cyclizations: electron rich Pd-catalysts generate iminyl radicals. Chemical Science. 7(2). 1508–1513. 69 indexed citations
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Shaw, Megan H., Niall G. McCreanor, William G. Whittingham, & John F. Bower. (2014). Reversible C–C Bond Activation Enables Stereocontrol in Rh-Catalyzed Carbonylative Cycloadditions of Aminocyclopropanes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 137(1). 463–468. 83 indexed citations
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Shaw, Megan H., et al.. (2013). Directing Group Enhanced Carbonylative Ring Expansions of Amino-Substituted Cyclopropanes: Rhodium-Catalyzed Multicomponent Synthesis of N-Heterobicyclic Enones. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 135(13). 4992–4995. 116 indexed citations

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