Phil S. Baran

58.3k total citations · 29 hit papers
402 papers, 47.6k citations indexed

About

Phil S. Baran is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Phil S. Baran has authored 402 papers receiving a total of 47.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 327 papers in Organic Chemistry, 105 papers in Molecular Biology and 53 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Phil S. Baran's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (90 papers), Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (83 papers) and Radical Photochemical Reactions (71 papers). Phil S. Baran is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (90 papers), Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (83 papers) and Radical Photochemical Reactions (71 papers). Phil S. Baran collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. Phil S. Baran's co-authors include Yu Kawamata, Ming Yan, Timothy R. Newhouse, Will R. Gutekunst, Jeremy M. Richter, Yong‐Li Zhong, Reinhard W. Hoffmann, Jacob T. Edwards, Brandon R. Rosen and Julian C. Lo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Phil S. Baran

389 papers receiving 47.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Synthetic Organic Electrochemical Methods Since 2000: On the Verge of a Renaissance

2017 3.1k citations Ming Yan, Yu Kawamata et al. profile →
C–H functionalization logic in total synthesis

2011 1.2k citations Phil S. Baran et al. profile →
If CH Bonds Could Talk: Selective CH Bond Oxidation

2011 1.2k citations Phil S. Baran et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Radicals: Reactive Intermediates with Translational Potential

2016 908 citations Ming Yan, Julian C. Lo et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry: An Enabling and Innately Sustainable Method

2016 886 citations Phil S. Baran et al. ACS Central Science profile →
Practical and innate carbon–hydrogen functionalization of heterocycles

2012 813 citations Neal W. Sach, Michael R. Collins et al. profile →
The economies of synthesis

2009 709 citations Phil S. Baran et al. profile →
Redox Economy in Organic Synthesis

2009 679 citations Phil S. Baran et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Innate C-H trifluoromethylation of heterocycles

2011 663 citations Donna G. Blackmond, Phil S. Baran et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Scalable and sustainable electrochemical allylic C–H oxidation

2016 636 citations Martin D. Eastgate, Phil S. Baran et al. profile →
A general alkyl-alkyl cross-coupling enabled by redox-active esters and alkylzinc reagents

2016 628 citations Tian Qin, Lara R. Malins et al. Science profile →
A Survival Guide for the “Electro-curious”

2019 595 citations Julien C. Vantourout, Byron K. Peters et al. profile →
Protecting-group-free synthesis as an opportunity for invention

2009 580 citations Phil S. Baran et al. profile →
A New Reagent for Direct Difluoromethylation

2012 544 citations Michael R. Collins, Donna G. Blackmond et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Aiming for the Ideal Synthesis

2010 529 citations Phil S. Baran et al. profile →
Direct C−H Arylation of Electron-Deficient Heterocycles with Arylboronic Acids

2010 520 citations Ryan Gianatassio, Phil S. Baran et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Innate and Guided C–H Functionalization Logic

2011 482 citations Phil S. Baran et al. profile →
Residue-Specific Peptide Modification: A Chemist’s Guide

2017 461 citations Lara R. Malins, Phil S. Baran et al. profile →
Strain-release amination

2016 452 citations Ryan Gianatassio, Justin M. Lopchuk et al. Science profile →
Practical olefin hydroamination with nitroarenes

2015 452 citations Jinghan Gui, Ying Jin et al. Science profile →
Functionalized olefin cross-coupling to construct carbon–carbon bonds

2014 402 citations Julian C. Lo, Jinghan Gui et al. profile →
Scalable, Electrochemical Oxidation of Unactivated C–H Bonds

2017 392 citations Yu Kawamata, Ming Yan et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Practical Ni-Catalyzed Aryl–Alkyl Cross-Coupling of Secondary Redox-Active Esters

2016 381 citations Jacob T. Edwards, Tian Qin et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Scalable and safe synthetic organic electroreduction inspired by Li-ion battery chemistry

2019 375 citations Byron K. Peters, Kevin X. Rodriguez et al. Science profile →
Fe-Catalyzed C–C Bond Construction from Olefins via Radicals

2017 357 citations Julian C. Lo, Jacob T. Edwards et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Total Synthesis of Dixiamycin B by Electrochemical Oxidation

2014 321 citations Phil S. Baran et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Hindered dialkyl ether synthesis with electrogenerated carbocations

2019 311 citations Ming Shang, Yu Kawamata et al. profile →
Ni-electrocatalytic Csp3–Csp3 doubly decarboxylative coupling

2022 191 citations Benxiang Zhang, Martins S. Oderinde et al. profile →
Overcoming the limitations of Kolbe coupling with waveform-controlled electrosynthesis

2023 144 citations Yu Kawamata, Phil S. Baran et al. Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Electrifying P(V): Access to Polar and Radical Reactivity 2025 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yu Kawamata, Phil S. Baran	4
2	Biocatalytic C–H oxidation meets radical cross-coupling: Simplifying complex piperidine synthesis 2024 ·Science ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Benxiang Zhang, Yu Kawamata, Hans Renata, Phil S. Baran	7
3	Simplifying Access to Targeted Protein Degraders via Nickel Electrocatalytic Cross‐Coupling 2024 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·(unknown), (unknown), Áron Péter, Andrew P. Degnan, Megan A. Emmanuel, Martins S. Oderinde, Chi He, David G. Peters, Tamara El‐Hayek Ewing, Yu Kawamata, Phil S. Baran	20
4	Carbon quaternization of redox active esters and olefins by decarboxylative coupling 2024 ·Science ·Xu-cheng Gan, Benxiang Zhang, (unknown), Cheng Bi, (unknown), (unknown), Michael R. Collins, (unknown), Philippe N. Bolduc, Michael C. Nicastri, Yu Kawamata, Phil S. Baran, Ryan A. Shenvi	50
5	Simplified Modular Access to Enantiopure 1,2-Aminoalcohols via Ni-Electrocatalytic Decarboxylative Arylation 2024 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·(unknown), (unknown), Megan A. Emmanuel, Martins S. Oderinde, Yu Kawamata, Phil S. Baran	24
6	Synthesis and Chemiexcitation of a Distinct Chemiluminescent Luminophore based on a Curcumin Scaffold 2023 ·Israel Journal of Chemistry ·(unknown), Sara Gutkin, Phil S. Baran, Doron Shabat	3
7	Convergent total synthesis of (+)-calcipotriol: A scalable, modular approach to vitamin D analogs 2022 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Kevin X. Rodriguez, Yuzuru Kanda, Shenghua Yang, Michał Ociepa, (unknown), (unknown), Lars Jørgensen, Tine Skak‐Nielsen, Jason S. Chen, Phil S. Baran	18
8	Electrochemical borylation of carboxylic acids 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Lisa M. Barton, Longrui Chen, Donna G. Blackmond, Phil S. Baran	58
9	Nature Chose Phosphates and Chemists Should Too: How Emerging P(V) Methods Can Augment Existing Strategies 2021 ·ACS Central Science ·Kyle W. Knouse, Dillon T. Flood, Julien C. Vantourout, Michael A. Schmidt, Ivar M. McDonald, Martin D. Eastgate, Phil S. Baran	65
10	Synthetic Elaboration of Native DNA by RASS (SENDR) 2020 ·ACS Central Science ·Dillon T. Flood, Kyle W. Knouse, Julien C. Vantourout, Seiya Kitamura, Brittany B. Sanchez, (unknown), Jason S. Chen, Dennis W. Wolan, Phil S. Baran, Philip E. Dawson	16
11	Correction to “Synthetic Elaboration of Native DNA by RASS (SENDR)” 2020 ·ACS Central Science ·Dillon T. Flood, Kyle W. Knouse, Julien C. Vantourout, Seiya Kitamura, Brittany B. Sanchez, (unknown), Jason S. Chen, Dennis W. Wolan, Phil S. Baran, Philip E. Dawson	1
12	RASS‐Enabled S/P−C and S−N Bond Formation for DEL Synthesis 2020 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Dillon T. Flood, Xue‐Jing Zhang, Xiang Fu, (unknown), Shota Asai, Brittany B. Sanchez, (unknown), Julien C. Vantourout, Paul Richardson, Mark E. Flanagan, David W. Piotrowski, Dominik K. Kölmel, Jinqiao Wan, (unknown), Jason S. Chen, Phil S. Baran, Philip E. Dawson	9
13	Modular, stereocontrolled C _β –H/C _α –C activation of alkyl carboxylic acids 2019 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Ming Shang, Karla Santos Feu, Julien C. Vantourout, Lisa M. Barton, Heather L. Osswald, Nobutaka Kato, Kerstin Gagaring, Case W. McNamara, Gang Chen, Liang Hu, Shengyang Ni, (unknown), Miao Chen, Rohan R. Merchant, Tian Qin, Stuart L. Schreiber, Bruno Melillo, Jin‐Quan Yu, Phil S. Baran	42
14	Scalable and safe synthetic organic electroreduction inspired by Li-ion battery chemistry breakdown → 2019 ·Science ·Byron K. Peters, Kevin X. Rodriguez, Solomon H. Reisberg, Sebastian B. Beil, David P. Hickey, Yu Kawamata, Michael R. Collins, Jeremy T. Starr, Longrui Chen, Sagar Udyavara, Kevin J. Klunder, Timothy J. Gorey, Scott L. Anderson, Matthew Neurock, Shelley D. Minteer, Phil S. Baran	375
15	Kinetically guided radical-based synthesis of C(sp ³ )−C(sp ³ ) linkages on DNA 2018 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jie Wang, Helena Lundberg, Shota Asai, Pedro Martín-Acosta, Jason S. Chen, Stephen Brown, William Farrell, Russell G. Dushin, Christopher J. O’Donnell, Anokha S. Ratnayake, Paul Richardson, Zhiqing Liu, Tian Qin, Donna G. Blackmond, Phil S. Baran	128
16	Modular radical cross-coupling with sulfones enables access to sp ³ -rich (fluoro)alkylated scaffolds 2018 ·Science ·Rohan R. Merchant, Jacob T. Edwards, Tian Qin, Monika M. Kruszyk, Cheng Bi, Guanda Che, (unknown), Wenhua Qiao, Lijie Sun, Michael R. Collins, Olugbeminiyi Fadeyi, Gary M. Gallego, James J. Mousseau, Philippe Nuhant, Phil S. Baran	191
17	Decarboxylative borylation 2017 ·Science ·Chao Li, Jie Wang, Lisa M. Barton, Shan Yu, Maoqun Tian, David S. Peters, M. N. Satish Kumar, (unknown), Kristen Johnson, Arnab K. Chatterjee, Ming Yan, Phil S. Baran	335
18	Strain-release amination breakdown → 2016 ·Science ·Ryan Gianatassio, Justin M. Lopchuk, Jie Wang, Chung‐Mao Pan, Lara R. Malins, Liher Prieto, Thomas A. Brandt, Michael R. Collins, Gary M. Gallego, Neal W. Sach, Jillian E. Spangler, Huichin Zhu, JinJiang Zhu, Phil S. Baran	452
19	Nickel‐Catalyzed Barton Decarboxylation and Giese Reactions: A Practical Take on Classic Transforms 2016 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Tian Qin, Lara R. Malins, Jacob T. Edwards, Rohan R. Merchant, A. Novák, (unknown), (unknown), Ming Yan, Changxia Yuan, Martin D. Eastgate, Phil S. Baran	265
20	Practical olefin hydroamination with nitroarenes breakdown → 2015 ·Science ·Jinghan Gui, (unknown), Ying Jin, Tian Qin, Julian C. Lo, (unknown), Steven H. Spergel, Michael Mertzman, William J. Pitts, Thomas E. La Cruz, Michael A. Schmidt, Nitin B. Darvatkar, S. Natarajan, Phil S. Baran	452

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