Rian D. Dewhurst

11.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
230 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Rian D. Dewhurst is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Rian D. Dewhurst has authored 230 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 225 papers in Organic Chemistry, 138 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 36 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Rian D. Dewhurst's work include Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry (184 papers), Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (125 papers) and Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (76 papers). Rian D. Dewhurst is often cited by papers focused on Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry (184 papers), Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (125 papers) and Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (76 papers). Rian D. Dewhurst collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and India. Rian D. Dewhurst's co-authors include Holger Braunschweig, Krzysztof Radacki, Ivo Krummenacher, Alfredo Vargas, Bernd Engels, Marc‐André Légaré, Eileen Welz, Guillaume Bélanger‐Chabot, Achim Schneider and Alexander Damme and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Rian D. Dewhurst

223 papers receiving 10.0k 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.

Nitrogen fixation and reduction at boron

2018 1.1k citations Marc‐André Légaré, Guillaume Bélanger‐Chabot et al. profile →
Electron-Precise Coordination Modes of Boron-Centered Ligands

2010 504 citations Holger Braunschweig, Rian D. Dewhurst et al. profile →
Ambient-Temperature Isolation of a Compound with a Boron-Boron Triple Bond

2012 474 citations Holger Braunschweig, Rian D. Dewhurst et al. profile →
Boron: Its Role in Energy‐Related Processes and Applications

2019 257 citations Rian D. Dewhurst, Holger Braunschweig et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rian D. Dewhurst Germany	47	8.5k	5.1k	1.7k	1.3k	946	230	10.0k
Ivo Krummenacher Germany	50	6.7k 0.8×	3.6k 0.7×	2.1k 1.3×	727 0.6×	947 1.0×	248	8.5k
Sylviane Sabo‐Etienne France	50	5.8k 0.7×	4.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	472 0.4×	824 0.9×	161	7.8k
D. Michael Heinekey United States	46	3.8k 0.4×	3.6k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	246 0.2×	926 1.0×	125	6.2k
Elena S. Shubina Russia	37	2.7k 0.3×	2.7k 0.5×	2.1k 1.2×	339 0.3×	434 0.5×	259	5.5k
Michael J. Ingleson United Kingdom	49	5.1k 0.6×	2.3k 0.5×	1.5k 0.9×	589 0.5×	144 0.2×	135	6.3k
Krzysztof Radacki Germany	61	10.6k 1.2×	6.1k 1.2×	1.8k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	138 0.1×	364	12.1k
Peter H. M. Budzelaar Netherlands	50	7.5k 0.9×	4.4k 0.9×	999 0.6×	200 0.2×	399 0.4×	235	8.7k
Rei Kinjo Singapore	44	6.2k 0.7×	4.2k 0.8×	585 0.3×	498 0.4×	137 0.1×	121	6.8k
Sandro Gambarotta Canada	58	8.6k 1.0×	6.4k 1.3×	1.8k 1.1×	160 0.1×	894 0.9×	288	10.9k
Hans‐Wolfram Lerner Germany	47	6.3k 0.7×	3.7k 0.7×	2.5k 1.5×	872 0.7×	115 0.1×	371	7.5k

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Weber, Marco, Arumugam Jayaraman, Rian D. Dewhurst, et al.. (2025). Olefin π-coordination chemistry at low-oxidation-state boron. Nature Chemistry. 18(1). 135–141.

Kar, Sourav, et al.. (2025). Simple, one-step syntheses of tri- and tetracyclic B,N,S-heterocycles from reactions of a diboracumulene with thiols. Chemical Science. 16(40). 18911–18918.

Dewhurst, Rian D., et al.. (2024). Construction of a Boron Chain on a Single Metal by Dehydrocoupling of Borane Ligands. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(34). 23741–23751. 7 indexed citations

Kupfer, Thomas, Merle Arrowsmith, Rian D. Dewhurst, et al.. (2024). Bypassing Ammonia: From N₂ to Nitrogen Heterocycles without N₁ Intermediates or Transition Metals. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(21). e202402777–e202402777. 4 indexed citations

Dewhurst, Rian D., et al.. (2023). A step-for-step main-group replica of the Fischer carbene synthesis at a borylene carbonyl. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2764–2764. 3 indexed citations

Lu, Wei, Arumugam Jayaraman, Felipe Fantuzzi, et al.. (2021). An Unsymmetrical, Cyclic Diborene Based on a Chelating CAAC Ligand and its Small‐Molecule Activation and Rearrangement Chemistry. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(3). e202113947–e202113947. 23 indexed citations

Dietz, Maximilian, et al.. (2021). Diphosphino‐Functionalized 1,8‐Naphthyridines: a Multifaceted Ligand Platform for Boranes and Diboranes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 27(63). 15751–15756. 4 indexed citations

Ritschel, Benedikt, et al.. (2021). Synthesis of novel six-, seven- and eight-membered aluminum-containing rings by alumole ring expansion. Chemical Communications. 57(61). 7505–7508. 3 indexed citations

Arrowsmith, Merle, et al.. (2021). Boron‐ versus Nitrogen‐Centered Nucleophilic Reactivity of (Cyano)hydroboryl Anions: Synthesis of Cyano(hydro)organoboranes and 2‐Aza‐1,4‐diborabutatrienes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 27(37). 9694–9699. 3 indexed citations

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Roy, Dipak Kumar, Felipe Fantuzzi, Rian D. Dewhurst, et al.. (2020). Isolation and Reactivity of an Antiaromatic s‐Block Metal Compound. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(7). 3812–3819. 29 indexed citations

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Roy, Dipak Kumar, Felipe Fantuzzi, Rian D. Dewhurst, et al.. (2020). Isolierung und Reaktivität eines s‐Block‐Metall‐Antiaromaten. Angewandte Chemie. 133(7). 3856–3863. 6 indexed citations

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Légaré, Marc‐André, Guillaume Bélanger‐Chabot, Maximilian Rang, et al.. (2020). One-pot, room-temperature conversion of dinitrogen to ammonium chloride at a main-group element. Nature Chemistry. 12(11). 1076–1080. 104 indexed citations

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Dewhurst, Rian D., et al.. (2019). Mild synthesis of diboryldiborenes by diboration of B–B triple bonds. Chemical Science. 10(31). 7375–7378. 19 indexed citations

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Lenczyk, Carsten, Dipak Kumar Roy, Jörn Nitsch, et al.. (2019). Steric Effects Dictate the Formation of Terminal Arylborylene Complexes of Ruthenium from Dihydroboranes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 25(59). 13566–13571. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Sunewang R., James D. Mattock, Merle Arrowsmith, et al.. (2018). Isolierbare, neutrale Analoga des [B₂H₅]⁻‐Ions als vielseitige und stark bindende η²‐Donorliganden. Angewandte Chemie. 130(21). 6456–6460. 17 indexed citations

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Hofmann, Alexander, et al.. (2018). Dialumination of unsaturated species with a reactive bis(cyclopentadienyl) dialane. Chemical Communications. 54(13). 1639–1642. 41 indexed citations

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Hofmann, Alexander, et al.. (2018). Lewis‐Base‐Induced Disproportionation of a Dialane. Chemistry - A European Journal. 24(45). 11795–11802. 19 indexed citations

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Wang, Sunewang R., Merle Arrowsmith, Julian Böhnke, et al.. (2017). Generierung einer kleinen HOMO‐LUMO‐Lücke und intramolekulare C‐H‐Borylierung durch Diboren‐Anthracen‐Orbitalinterkalation. Angewandte Chemie. 129(27). 8122–8126. 19 indexed citations

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Arrowsmith, Merle, et al.. (2017). CuOTf-mediated intramolecular diborene hydroarylation. Chemical Communications. 53(87). 11945–11947. 24 indexed citations

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Nutz, Marco, Rian D. Dewhurst, Andrea Deißenberger, et al.. (2017). Synthesis and Trapping of Iminoboranes by M=B/C=N Bond Metathesis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 56(27). 7975–7979. 39 indexed citations

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