Neil McLay

471 total citations
19 papers, 390 citations indexed

About

Neil McLay is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil McLay has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 390 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Organic Chemistry, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Neil McLay's work include Synthesis and bioactivity of alkaloids (4 papers), Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (4 papers) and Molecular spectroscopy and chirality (4 papers). Neil McLay is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and bioactivity of alkaloids (4 papers), Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (4 papers) and Molecular spectroscopy and chirality (4 papers). Neil McLay collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Brazil and Argentina. Neil McLay's co-authors include Patrick D. Bailey, Sean P. Hollinshead, Andrew P. Laws, Keith Radley, Valerie M. Marshall, Yu‐Cheng Gu, Colin D. Reynolds, Keith M. Morgan, Sarah Jane Palmer and L.P. Harding and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Neil McLay

19 papers receiving 373 citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Neil McLay United Kingdom 12 213 178 84 63 53 19 390
E. Dı́az Mexico 15 282 1.3× 318 1.8× 33 0.4× 15 0.2× 157 3.0× 84 646
Alenka Paquet Canada 13 168 0.8× 287 1.6× 85 1.0× 29 0.5× 9 0.2× 33 475
Naresh K. Sangwan India 10 196 0.9× 101 0.6× 49 0.6× 13 0.2× 21 0.4× 35 477
Jane Dannow Dyekjær Denmark 10 74 0.3× 241 1.4× 29 0.3× 15 0.2× 19 0.4× 17 382
D. Spitzner Germany 13 410 1.9× 128 0.7× 40 0.5× 9 0.1× 24 0.5× 61 548
Alain Neuman France 11 212 1.0× 153 0.9× 18 0.2× 20 0.3× 15 0.3× 35 379
Reinhard Zeisberg Germany 10 233 1.1× 171 1.0× 38 0.5× 7 0.1× 38 0.7× 13 492
René Decorzant Switzerland 15 371 1.7× 170 1.0× 42 0.5× 15 0.2× 28 0.5× 21 566
Pavel A. Krasutsky United States 12 156 0.7× 372 2.1× 15 0.2× 8 0.1× 50 0.9× 28 579
Wenyan Xu China 16 134 0.6× 484 2.7× 23 0.3× 9 0.1× 34 0.6× 36 813

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Ransom-Jones, Emma, Ana Vitlić, Neil McLay, et al.. (2020). Structural characterisation of two medium molecular mass exopolysaccharides produced by the bacterium Lactobacillus fermentum Lf2. Carbohydrate Research. 488. 107909–107909. 13 indexed citations
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Humphreys, Paul, et al.. (2019). Isolation and characterization of a novel exopolysaccharide secreted by Lactobacillus mucosae VG1. Carbohydrate Research. 484. 107781–107781. 2 indexed citations
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Sweeney, J. B., D. Michael Gill, Neil McLay, Michael J. Waring, & C.F. Wilkinson. (2014). An Improved Method for Difluorocyclopropanation of Alkenes. Synlett. 25(12). 1756–1758. 12 indexed citations
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Murphy, Kevin J., Neil McLay, & David Pye. (2008). Structural Studies of Heparan Sulfate Hexasaccharides: New Insights into Iduronate Conformational Behavior. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 130(37). 12435–12444. 25 indexed citations
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Riis‐Johannessen, T., et al.. (2006). This facile interconversion of dinuclear double helicates and side-by-side species: a reprogrammable ligand with potential sensor applications. Chemical Communications. 1980–1980. 14 indexed citations
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Harding, L.P., et al.. (2005). Structural characterisation of a highly branched exopolysaccharide produced by Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus NCFB2074. Carbohydrate Research. 340(6). 1107–1111. 43 indexed citations
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Marshall, Valerie M., et al.. (2001). Structural characterisation of the exopolysaccharide produced by Streptococcus thermophilus EU20. Carbohydrate Research. 331(4). 413–422. 49 indexed citations
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Radley, Keith, et al.. (1997). The Use of the Decyl Esters of Amino Acid Hydrochlorides as Chiral Dopants in the Formation of Amphiphilic Cholesteric Liquid Crystals. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. 303(1). 249–254. 2 indexed citations
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Radley, Keith, et al.. (1997). Decyl Ester Hydrochloride of Alanine as a Chiral Dopant in the Formation of Amphiphilic Cholesteric Liquid Crystals. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 101(38). 7404–7407. 11 indexed citations
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Radley, Keith, et al.. (1996). Trans−Cis Diastereorotamerization in Amphiphilic Cholesteric Liquid Crystals. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 100(30). 12414–12417. 10 indexed citations
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Radley, Keith & Neil McLay. (1994). An Inversion in the Chirality in an Amphiphilic Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Where the Chiral Dopant Is the Chloride of the Decyl Ester of L-Proline. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 98(12). 3071–3072. 14 indexed citations
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Bailey, Patrick D., Sean P. Hollinshead, Neil McLay, et al.. (1993). Diastereo- and enantio-selectivity in the Pictet–Spengler reaction. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 431–439. 79 indexed citations
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Bailey, Patrick D., et al.. (1993). An asymmetric route to the demethoxy-fumitremorgins. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 451–451. 15 indexed citations
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Bailey, Patrick D. & Neil McLay. (1991). Asymmetric synthesis of indole alkaloids from (L)-tryptophan: formal syntheses of (-)-koumine, (-)-taberpsychine & (-)-koumidine. Tetrahedron Letters. 32(31). 3895–3898. 16 indexed citations
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Bailey, Patrick D., Sean P. Hollinshead, & Neil McLay. (1989). A stereoselective entry to the fumitremorgins. Tetrahedron Letters. 30(46). 6421–6422. 5 indexed citations
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Bailey, Patrick D., Sean P. Hollinshead, & Neil McLay. (1988). ChemInform Abstract: Exceptional Stereochemical Control in the Pictet‐Spengler Reaction.. ChemInform. 19(13). 1 indexed citations
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Bailey, Patrick D., Sean P. Hollinshead, & Neil McLay. (1987). Exceptional stereochemical control in the Pictet-Spengler reaction. Tetrahedron Letters. 28(43). 5177–5180. 46 indexed citations
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Gilbert, Bruce C., Neil McLay, & David Parry. (1987). Intermolecular hydrogen-atom abstraction by vinyl radicals derived from hydroxyalkyl radicals and alkynes: an electron spin resonance investigation. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2. 329–329. 5 indexed citations

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