Michael D. Pluth

10.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
150 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Michael D. Pluth is a scholar working on Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael D. Pluth has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Biochemistry, 66 papers in Organic Chemistry and 38 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Michael D. Pluth's work include Sulfur Compounds in Biology (95 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (34 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (31 papers). Michael D. Pluth is often cited by papers focused on Sulfur Compounds in Biology (95 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (34 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (31 papers). Michael D. Pluth collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Canada. Michael D. Pluth's co-authors include Robert G. Bergman, Kenneth N. Raymond, Leticia Montoya, Yu Zhao, Matthew D. Hartle, Matthew M. Cerda, Hillary A. Henthorn, Andrea K. Steiger, T. Spencer Bailey and Lev N. Zakharov and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael D. Pluth

146 papers receiving 8.3k 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.

Acid Catalysis in Basic Solution: A Supramolecular Host Promotes Orthoformate Hydrolysis

2007 714 citations Michael D. Pluth et al. profile →
Proton-Mediated Chemistry and Catalysis in a Self-Assembled Supramolecular Host

2009 538 citations Michael D. Pluth et al. Accounts of Chemical Research profile →
Selective turn-on fluorescent probes for imaging hydrogen sulfide in living cells

2012 392 citations Michael D. Pluth et al. Chemical Communications profile →
Activity-Based Fluorescent Probes for Hydrogen Sulfide and Related Reactive Sulfur Species

2024 107 citations Michael D. Pluth et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael D. Pluth United States	51	3.9k	3.2k	2.7k	1.8k	1.7k	150	8.4k
Guoqiang Feng China	54	3.1k 0.8×	911 0.3×	3.9k 1.5×	2.5k 1.4×	2.4k 1.4×	155	7.3k
Kazuyuki Ishii Japan	44	1.5k 0.4×	1.3k 0.4×	576 0.2×	2.8k 1.5×	1.9k 1.1×	189	7.1k
Kenjiro Hanaoka Japan	56	2.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.4×	4.4k 1.7×	5.1k 2.8×	3.3k 1.9×	168	11.2k
Bao‐Xiang Zhao China	57	2.7k 0.7×	3.0k 0.9×	5.0k 1.9×	3.0k 1.6×	2.8k 1.6×	325	11.0k
Fabiao Yu China	57	4.2k 1.1×	1.0k 0.3×	5.5k 2.1×	3.8k 2.1×	2.6k 1.5×	164	10.2k
Xiao‐Qi Yu China	62	2.2k 0.6×	6.1k 1.9×	5.0k 1.9×	5.1k 2.8×	5.3k 3.1×	563	16.3k
Caixia Yin China	62	7.0k 1.8×	1.3k 0.4×	9.7k 3.7×	5.9k 3.2×	3.6k 2.1×	383	14.6k
Zhaochao Xu China	55	1.8k 0.5×	2.0k 0.6×	8.9k 3.4×	8.5k 4.6×	4.2k 2.4×	200	14.4k
Wen Shi China	62	2.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.4×	4.8k 1.8×	6.3k 3.4×	3.4k 2.0×	169	12.7k
Kyo Han Ahn South Korea	57	1.4k 0.4×	2.9k 0.9×	4.9k 1.9×	4.4k 2.4×	2.7k 1.5×	184	9.5k

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Li, Keyan, et al.. (2025). Understanding Reactive Sulfur Species Storage from Hybrid S/N Crosstalk Species: Perthionitrite (SSNO^–) and Thionitrite (SNO^–) Activation by a Mononuclear Nonheme Fe^II Complex. Inorganic Chemistry. 64(26). 13061–13068. 2 indexed citations

Zakharov, Lev N., et al.. (2025). Probing the Reversible Binding of Anionic Reactive Sulfur and Nitrogen Species in Imidazolium Receptors with Directional C–H Hydrogen Bonds. Inorganic Chemistry. 64(15). 7774–7783. 2 indexed citations

Pluth, Michael D., et al.. (2024). Exploring the Reactivity of Electrophilic Organic Carbonates and Thiocarbonates as Vehicles to Convert Hydrosulfide into COS and CS₂. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 89(21). 16004–16009. 1 indexed citations

Zakharov, Lev N., et al.. (2024). Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of a Synthetic End-On Cobalt(II) Alkyl Persulfide Complex as a Model Platform for Thiolate Persulfidation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(31). 21999–22007. 2 indexed citations

Champagne, Pier Alexandre, et al.. (2024). Transpersulfidation or H ₂ S Release? Understanding the Landscape of Persulfide Chemical Biology. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(27). 18689–18698. 11 indexed citations

Zakharov, Lev N., et al.. (2023). Benchmarking the placement of hydrosulfide in the Hofmeister series using a bambus[6]uril-based ChemFET sensor. Chemical Science. 14(37). 10273–10279. 4 indexed citations

Zakharov, Lev N., et al.. (2023). 2-λ⁵-Phosphaquinolin-2-ones as Non-cytotoxic, Targetable, and pH-Stable Fluorophores. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 88(21). 15516–15522. 2 indexed citations

Pluth, Michael D., et al.. (2023). Solubilization of elemental sulfur by surfactants promotes reduction to H₂S by thiols. Chemical Communications. 59(44). 6702–6705. 3 indexed citations

Zakharov, Lev N., et al.. (2023). Taming the Dichalcogenides: Isolation, Characterization, and Reactivity of Elusive Perselenide, Persulfide, Thioselenide, and Selenosulfide Anions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(24). 13435–13443. 21 indexed citations

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Sherbow, Tobias J., et al.. (2022). Synthesis and reactivity of a tris(carbene) zinc chloride complex. Dalton Transactions. 51(38). 14563–14567. 2 indexed citations

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Cerda, Matthew M., et al.. (2022). Esterase-Activated Perthiocarbonate Persulfide Donors Provide Insights into Persulfide Persistence and Stability. ACS Chemical Biology. 17(2). 331–339. 17 indexed citations

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Golledge, Stephen L., et al.. (2021). Hydrolysis-Based Small-Molecule Hydrogen Selenide (H₂Se) Donors for Intracellular H₂Se Delivery. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(46). 19542–19550. 33 indexed citations

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Haley, Michael M., et al.. (2021). Deuterium equilibrium isotope effects in a supramolecular receptor for the hydrochalcogenide and halide anions. RSC Advances. 11(43). 26581–26585. 1 indexed citations

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Sherbow, Tobias J., Lev N. Zakharov, & Michael D. Pluth. (2021). Synthesis of Terminal Bis(hydrosulfido) and Disulfido Complexes of Ni(II) from a Geometrically Frustrated Tetrahedral Ni(II) Chloride Complex. Inorganic Chemistry. 60(11). 8135–8142. 2 indexed citations

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Pluth, Michael D. & Zachary J. Tonzetich. (2020). Hydrosulfide complexes of the transition elements: diverse roles in bioinorganic, cluster, coordination, and organometallic chemistry. Chemical Society Reviews. 49(12). 4070–4134. 62 indexed citations

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Sherbow, Tobias J., Lev N. Zakharov, Darren W. Johnson, & Michael D. Pluth. (2020). Hydrosulfide Oxidation at a Molybdenum Tetrasulfido Complex. Inorganic Chemistry. 59(21). 15574–15578. 9 indexed citations

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Cerda, Matthew M., et al.. (2019). Development and Application of Carbonyl Sulfide-Based Donors for H₂S Delivery. Accounts of Chemical Research. 52(9). 2723–2731. 114 indexed citations

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Ida, Tomoaki, Thomas R. Sutton, Christopher L. Bianco, et al.. (2018). Speciation of reactive sulfur species and their reactions with alkylating agents: do we have any clue about what is present inside the cell?. British Journal of Pharmacology. 176(4). 646–670. 98 indexed citations

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White, Brittany M., et al.. (2018). Expanding the Chemical Space of Biocompatible Fluorophores: Nanohoops in Cells. ACS Central Science. 4(9). 1173–1178. 96 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yu, Hillary A. Henthorn, & Michael D. Pluth. (2017). Kinetic Insights into Hydrogen Sulfide Delivery from Caged-Carbonyl Sulfide Isomeric Donor Platforms. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139(45). 16365–16376. 106 indexed citations

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