Michael Schnürch

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
134 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Michael Schnürch is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Schnürch has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Organic Chemistry, 35 papers in Molecular Biology and 23 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Michael Schnürch's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (55 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (35 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (22 papers). Michael Schnürch is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (55 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (35 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (22 papers). Michael Schnürch collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Poland and United States. Michael Schnürch's co-authors include Marko D. Mihovilovič, Gerit Pototschnig, Peter Stanetty, Patricia Schaaf, Toan Dao‐Huy, David Schönbauer, Carlo Sambiagio, Rémi Blieck, Muhammad Farooq Zia and Thomas Wiesinger and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Michael Schnürch

126 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

A comprehensive overview of directing groups applied in m... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 400 800 1.2k
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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. A comprehensive overview of directing groups applied in metal-catalysed C–H functionalisation chemistry
    2018 1.4k citations Carlo Sambiagio, David Schönbauer et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Schnürch Austria 26 3.5k 778 535 200 170 134 4.1k
Phil Ho Lee South Korea 50 6.7k 1.9× 884 1.1× 717 1.3× 142 0.7× 83 0.5× 231 7.3k
Jacques Maddaluno France 28 2.6k 0.7× 660 0.8× 553 1.0× 158 0.8× 139 0.8× 193 3.2k
Márcio W. Paixão Brazil 42 4.8k 1.4× 767 1.0× 1.0k 1.9× 483 2.4× 317 1.9× 164 5.9k
Christoforos G. Kokotos Greece 44 4.3k 1.2× 575 0.7× 783 1.5× 270 1.4× 211 1.2× 147 5.1k
Baomin Fan China 34 2.6k 0.8× 1.5k 1.9× 404 0.8× 292 1.5× 352 2.1× 168 3.3k
Esther Domı́nguez Spain 41 4.2k 1.2× 497 0.6× 549 1.0× 113 0.6× 127 0.7× 183 4.8k
Ornelio Rosati Italy 30 2.0k 0.6× 479 0.6× 538 1.0× 84 0.4× 112 0.7× 112 2.6k
Yiyuan Peng China 34 3.2k 0.9× 533 0.7× 595 1.1× 268 1.3× 176 1.0× 206 4.3k
Vittorio Pace Austria 36 3.2k 0.9× 881 1.1× 1.0k 1.9× 519 2.6× 433 2.5× 127 4.1k
Yasushi Imada Japan 36 3.2k 0.9× 700 0.9× 732 1.4× 196 1.0× 198 1.2× 107 3.7k

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All Works

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Stanetty, Christian, et al.. (2025). Mechanochemistry Enables Rapid and Solvent‐Free Wittig Reactions on Sugars. ChemSusChem. 19(1). e202502026–e202502026.
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Schnürch, Michael, et al.. (2025). Online Coupling High‐Temperature Electrolysis with Carbonylation Reactions: A Powerful Method for Continuous Carbon Dioxide Utilization. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(22). e202420578–e202420578.
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Schnürch, Michael, et al.. (2024). Strategies for Using Quaternary Ammonium Salts as Alternative Reagents in Alkylations. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(33). e202400675–e202400675. 5 indexed citations
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Schnürch, Michael, et al.. (2024). A Guide for Mono‐Selective N‐Methylation, N‐Ethylation, and N‐n‐Propylation of Primary Amines, Amides, and Sulfonamides and Their Applicability in Late‐Stage Modification. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(26). e202304205–e202304205. 18 indexed citations
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Schnürch, Michael, et al.. (2024). High‐Energy Ball Milling Enables an Ultra‐Fast Wittig Olefination Under Ambient and Solvent‐free Conditions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(49). e202411536–e202411536. 12 indexed citations
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Schnürch, Michael, et al.. (2024). Efficient Synthesis of 2‐Arylpropionitriles Via Selective Monomethylation of Aryl Acetonitriles Using an Easy to Handle Methylation Agent. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 27(44). 1 indexed citations
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Pittenauer, Ernst, et al.. (2023). 2‐(o‐Tolyl) Pyridine as Ligand Improves the Efficiency in Ketone Directed ortho‐Arylation. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 26(42). 1 indexed citations
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Schnürch, Michael, et al.. (2023). Allylation of C‐, N‐, and O‐Nucleophiles via a Mechanochemically‐Driven Tsuji–Trost Reaction Suitable for Late‐Stage Modification of Bioactive Molecules. Angewandte Chemie. 136(1). e202314637–e202314637. 2 indexed citations
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Schnürch, Michael, et al.. (2023). Allylation of C‐, N‐, and O‐Nucleophiles via a Mechanochemically‐Driven Tsuji–Trost Reaction Suitable for Late‐Stage Modification of Bioactive Molecules. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(1). e202314637–e202314637. 18 indexed citations
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Weil, Matthias, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of Chiral Diazabicycloalkanes via Organocatalytic aza‐Michael/Aldol Reaction. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 366(1). 49–55. 1 indexed citations
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Naghdi, Shaghayegh, et al.. (2022). Continuous Formation of Limonene Carbonates in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. Organic Process Research & Development. 26(10). 2799–2810. 11 indexed citations
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Schnürch, Michael, et al.. (2022). Monoselective N-Methylation of Amides, Indoles, and Related Structures Using Quaternary Ammonium Salts as Solid Methylating Agents. Organic Letters. 24(40). 7315–7319. 21 indexed citations
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Lanaridi, Olga, Andreas Limbeck, Shaghayegh Naghdi, et al.. (2020). Toward the Recovery of Platinum Group Metals from a Spent Automotive Catalyst with Supported Ionic Liquid Phases. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 9(1). 375–386. 42 indexed citations
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Schönbauer, David, Carlo Sambiagio, Timothy Noël, & Michael Schnürch. (2020). Photocatalytic deaminative benzylation and alkylation of tetrahydroisoquinolines with N-alkylpyrydinium salts. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 16. 809–817. 16 indexed citations
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Linder, Thomas, Rongxia Liu, Atanas G. Atanasov, et al.. (2019). Leoligin-inspired synthetic lignans with selectivity for cell-type and bioactivity relevant for cardiovascular disease. Chemical Science. 10(22). 5815–5820. 13 indexed citations
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Sambiagio, Carlo, David Schönbauer, Rémi Blieck, et al.. (2018). A comprehensive overview of directing groups applied in metal-catalysed C–H functionalisation chemistry. Chemical Society Reviews. 47(17). 6603–6743. 1379 indexed citations breakdown →
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Latkolik, Simone, Michael Schnürch, Atanas G. Atanasov, et al.. (2017). Linked magnolol dimer as a selective PPARγ agonist – Structure-based rational design, synthesis, and bioactivity evaluation. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 13002–13002. 15 indexed citations
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Varagić, Zdravko, Laurin Wimmer, Michael Schnürch, et al.. (2013). Identification of novel positive allosteric modulators and null modulators at the GABA A receptor α+β− interface. British Journal of Pharmacology. 169(2). 371–383. 49 indexed citations
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Schwarz, Maria, Navid Dastbaravardeh, Karl Kirchner, Michael Schnürch, & Marko D. Mihovilovič. (2013). First selective direct mono-arylation of piperidines using ruthenium-catalyzed C–H activation. Monatshefte für Chemie - Chemical Monthly. 144(4). 539–552. 10 indexed citations

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