Paolo Melchiorre

23.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
209 papers, 20.6k citations indexed

About

Paolo Melchiorre is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paolo Melchiorre has authored 209 papers receiving a total of 20.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 202 papers in Organic Chemistry, 43 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 30 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Paolo Melchiorre's work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (94 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (85 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (64 papers). Paolo Melchiorre is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (94 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (85 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (64 papers). Paolo Melchiorre collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Italy and China. Paolo Melchiorre's co-authors include Giuseppe Bartoli, Giacomo E. M. Crisenza, Armando Carlone, Elena Arceo, Luca Buzzetti, Mattia Silvi, Mauro Marigo, Daniele Mazzarella, Andrea Mazzanti and Giulia Bergonzini and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Paolo Melchiorre

208 papers receiving 20.4k citations

Hit Papers

Asymmetric Aminocatalysis—Gold Rush in Organic Chemistry 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2020 2018 2013 2018 250 500 750 1000
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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. Asymmetric Aminocatalysis—Gold Rush in Organic Chemistry
    2008 1.1k citations Paolo Melchiorre, Mauro Marigo et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  2. Synthetic Methods Driven by the Photoactivity of Electron Donor–Acceptor Complexes
    2020 912 citations Paolo Melchiorre et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  3. Mechanistic Studies in Photocatalysis
    2018 762 citations Luca Buzzetti, Paolo Melchiorre et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  4. Photochemical activity of a key donor–acceptor complex can drive stereoselective catalytic α-alkylation of aldehydes
    2013 584 citations Paolo Melchiorre et al. profile →
  5. Enhancing the potential of enantioselective organocatalysis with light
    2018 523 citations Paolo Melchiorre et al. Nature profile →
  6. Asymmetric catalytic formation of quaternary carbons by iminium ion trapping of radicals
    2016 360 citations John J. Murphy, Paolo Melchiorre et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paolo Melchiorre Spain 80 19.4k 3.3k 2.4k 1.7k 1.0k 209 20.6k
Thorsten Bach Germany 65 15.5k 0.8× 1.7k 0.5× 1.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 844 0.8× 435 17.1k
Liang‐Qiu Lu China 71 15.8k 0.8× 1.8k 0.5× 961 0.4× 1.3k 0.8× 1.2k 1.2× 190 16.9k
Michal Szostak United States 72 15.0k 0.8× 3.5k 1.1× 4.1k 1.7× 908 0.5× 378 0.4× 317 16.4k
Varinder K. Aggarwal United Kingdom 88 25.7k 1.3× 3.6k 1.1× 3.4k 1.4× 1.7k 1.0× 273 0.3× 490 27.1k
Gary A. Molander United States 94 32.5k 1.7× 4.5k 1.4× 4.0k 1.7× 3.5k 2.0× 1.3k 1.2× 441 34.6k
Wen‐Jing Xiao China 96 31.2k 1.6× 3.2k 1.0× 2.0k 0.8× 3.1k 1.8× 2.4k 2.3× 448 33.8k
Koichiro Oshima Japan 71 18.0k 0.9× 4.0k 1.2× 2.0k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 338 0.3× 562 19.4k
Constantin G. Daniliuc Germany 76 22.6k 1.2× 6.7k 2.0× 1.9k 0.8× 2.5k 1.5× 517 0.5× 797 25.0k
Lei Wang China 65 13.0k 0.7× 1.6k 0.5× 967 0.4× 1.2k 0.7× 568 0.6× 433 14.0k
Sanzhong Luo China 62 10.0k 0.5× 2.8k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 487 0.3× 440 0.4× 234 11.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wu, Shuo & Paolo Melchiorre. (2024). Photochemical Synthesis of Thioesters from Aryl Halides and Carboxylic Acids. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(37). e202407520–e202407520. 10 indexed citations
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Tseliou, Vasilis, et al.. (2024). Stereospecific radical coupling with a non-natural photodecarboxylase. Nature. 634(8035). 848–854. 34 indexed citations
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Melchiorre, Paolo, et al.. (2023). Enantioselective catalytic remote perfluoroalkylation of α-branched enals driven by light. Chemical Science. 14(18). 4923–4927. 20 indexed citations
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Tang, Xinjun, et al.. (2019). Photochemical Asymmetric Nickel‐Catalyzed Acyl Cross‐Coupling. Angewandte Chemie. 131(47). 17010–17014. 54 indexed citations
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Perego, Luca Alessandro, et al.. (2019). Photo‐Organocatalytic Enantioselective Radical Cascade Enabled by Single‐Electron Transfer Activation of Allenes. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 362(2). 302–307. 24 indexed citations
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Tang, Xinjun, et al.. (2019). Photochemical Asymmetric Nickel‐Catalyzed Acyl Cross‐Coupling. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(47). 16854–16858. 112 indexed citations
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Cuadros, Sara & Paolo Melchiorre. (2018). Organocatalytic Strategies to Stereoselectively Trap Photochemically Generated Hydroxy‐o‐quinodimethanes. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2018(23). 2884–2891. 30 indexed citations
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Buzzetti, Luca, Alexis Prieto, Sudipta Raha Roy, & Paolo Melchiorre. (2017). Radical‐Based C−C Bond‐Forming Processes Enabled by the Photoexcitation of 4‐Alkyl‐1,4‐dihydropyridines. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 56(47). 15039–15043. 240 indexed citations
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Buzzetti, Luca, Alexis Prieto, Sudipta Raha Roy, & Paolo Melchiorre. (2017). Radical‐Based C−C Bond‐Forming Processes Enabled by the Photoexcitation of 4‐Alkyl‐1,4‐dihydropyridines. Angewandte Chemie. 129(47). 15235–15239. 76 indexed citations
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Dell’Amico, Luca, Alberto Vega‐Peñaloza, Sara Cuadros, & Paolo Melchiorre. (2016). Enantioselective Organocatalytic Diels–Alder Trapping of Photochemically Generated Hydroxy‐o‐Quinodimethanes. Angewandte Chemie. 128(10). 3374–3378. 32 indexed citations
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Woźniak, Łukasz, John J. Murphy, & Paolo Melchiorre. (2015). Photo-organocatalytic Enantioselective Perfluoroalkylation of β-Ketoesters. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 137(17). 5678–5681. 270 indexed citations
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Melchiorre, Paolo, Henrique E. Toma, Sonia Rodrı́guez, et al.. (2013). Kathmandu Symposia on Advanced Materials. Chemistry International. 35(2). 1 indexed citations
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Tian, Xu, Yankai Liu, & Paolo Melchiorre. (2012). Aminocatalytic Enantioselective 1,6 Additions of Alkyl Thiols to Cyclic Dienones: Vinylogous Iminium Ion Activation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(26). 6439–6442. 146 indexed citations
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Bergonzini, Giulia, Silvia Vera, & Paolo Melchiorre. (2010). Cooperative Organocatalysis for the Asymmetric γ Alkylation of α‐Branched Enals. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 49(50). 9685–9688. 210 indexed citations
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Bencivenni, Giorgio, Andrea Mazzanti, Berardino Giannichi, et al.. (2009). Targeting Structural and Stereochemical Complexity by Organocascade Catalysis: Construction of Spirocyclic Oxindoles Having Multiple Stereocenters. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48(39). 7200–7203. 420 indexed citations
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Dalpozzo, Renato, Giuseppe Bartoli, Marcella Bosco, Paolo Melchiorre, & Letizia Sambri. (2009). Recent Development about the Use of Pyrocarbonates as Activator in Organic Synthesis: A Review. Current Organic Synthesis. 6(1). 79–101. 2 indexed citations
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Bartoli, Giuseppe, Krzysztof Babiuch, Marcella Bosco, et al.. (2008). ChemInform Abstract: Magnesium Perchlorate as Efficient Lewis Acid: A Simple and Convenient Route to 1,4‐Dihydropyridines.. ChemInform. 39(11). 1 indexed citations
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Melchiorre, Paolo, Mauro Marigo, Armando Carlone, & Giuseppe Bartoli. (2008). Asymmetric Aminocatalysis—Gold Rush in Organic Chemistry. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 47(33). 6138–6171. 1128 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bandini, Marco, Pier Giorgio Cozzi, Paolo Melchiorre, & Achille Umani‐Ronchi. (2003). Kinetic Resolution of Epoxides by a CC Bond‐Forming Reaction: Highly Enantioselective Addition of Indoles to cis, trans, and meso Aromatic Epoxides Catalyzed by [Cr(salen)] Complexes. Angewandte Chemie. 116(1). 86–89. 32 indexed citations
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Bandini, Marco, Pier Giorgio Cozzi, Paolo Melchiorre, & Achille Umani‐Ronchi. (1999). Die erste katalytische enantioselektive Nozaki-Hiyama-Reaktion. Angewandte Chemie. 111(22). 3558–3561. 39 indexed citations

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