Richard A. van Delden

6.1k citations

30 papers · 5.2k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 24

Organic Chemistry top 0.5%
- Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes 15
Spectroscopy top 0.5%
- Molecular spectroscopy and chirality 11
- Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography 5
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 1%
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research 13
Materials Chemistry top 2%
- Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry 10
- Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry 6
Biomaterials top 2%
Molecular Biology
- Chemical Synthesis and Analysis 2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research 2

Co-authors: Ben L. Feringa Nagatoshi Koumura Nobuyuki Harada Robert W. J. Zijlstra Edzard M. Geertsema M.K.J.Ter Wiel Auke Meetsma Javier Vicario
Cited by: Organic Chemistry Spectroscopy Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Journals: Nature (2 papers)Chemical Reviews (1 paper)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (1 paper)
Partner nations: Netherlands Japan United States

In The Last Decade

Richard A. van Delden

30 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

2005 Nature
2000 Chemical Reviews
1999 Nature
1999 Angewandte Chemie International Edition

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1	Light‐Driven Rotary Molecular Motors on Gold Nanoparticles Chemistry - A European Journal ·Michael M. Pollard,(unknown),Richard A. van Delden,Javier Vicario,Nagatoshi Koumura,Coenraad R. van den Brom,Auke Meetsma,Ben L. Feringa	2008	42
2	Unidirectional molecular motor on a gold surfacebreakdown → Nature ·Richard A. van Delden,M.K.J.Ter Wiel,Michael M. Pollard,Javier Vicario,Nagatoshi Koumura,Ben L. Feringa	2005	456
3	Control of rotor motion in a light-driven molecular motor: towards a molecular gearbox Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·M.K.J.Ter Wiel,Richard A. van Delden,Auke Meetsma,Ben L. Feringa	2005	32
4	Exploring the boundaries of a light-driven molecular motor design: new sterically overcrowded alkenes with preferred direction of rotationElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: a table to convert the labels in the X-ray structure used in the paper and the cif-files. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/ob/b4/b402222j/ Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·Richard A. van Delden,M.K.J.Ter Wiel,Harmen de Jong,Auke Meetsma,Ben L. Feringa	2004	44
5	A chiroptical molecular switch with perfect stereocontrol Chemical Communications ·Richard A. van Delden,M.K.J.Ter Wiel,Ben L. Feringa	2004	28
6	Light-Driven Molecular Motors AIP conference proceedings ·Richard A. van Delden	2004	1
7	Direct Visual Detection of the Stereoselectivity of a Catalytic Reaction Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Rienk Eelkema,Richard A. van Delden,Ben L. Feringa	2004	73
8	Photochemical and Thermal Isomerization Processes of a Chiral Auxiliary Based Donor–Acceptor Substituted Chiroptical Molecular Switch: Convergent Synthesis, Improved Resolution and Switching Properties Chemistry - A European Journal ·Richard A. van Delden,Johannes H. Hurenkamp,Ben L. Feringa	2003	32
9	A donor–acceptor substituted molecular motor: unidirectional rotation driven by visible light Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·Richard A. van Delden,Nagatoshi Koumura,Annemarie Schoevaars,Auke Meetsma,Ben L. Feringa	2002	79
10	Colour indicator for enantiomeric excess and assignment of the configuration of the major enantiomer of an amino acid ester Chemical Communications ·Richard A. van Delden,Ben L. Feringa	2002	24
11	Unidirectional rotary motion in a liquid crystalline environment: Color tuning by a molecular motor Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Richard A. van Delden,Nagatoshi Koumura,Noboyuki Harada,Ben L. Feringa	2002	170
12	Light-driven molecular switches and motors Applied Physics A ·Ben L. Feringa,Nagatoshi Koumura,Richard A. van Delden,M.K.J.Ter Wiel	2002	80
13	Color Indicators of Molecular Chirality Based on Doped Liquid Crystals Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Richard A. van Delden,Ben L. Feringa	2001	83
14	Color Indicators of Molecular Chirality Based on Doped Liquid Crystals Angewandte Chemie ·Richard A. van Delden,Ben L. Feringa	2001	72
15	Chiral overcrowded alkenes; Asymmetric synthesis of (3S,3′S)‐(M,M)‐(E)‐(+)‐1,1′,2,2′,3,3′,4,4′‐octahydro‐3,3′7,7′‐tetramethyl‐4,4′‐biphenanthrylidenes Chirality ·M.K.J.Ter Wiel,Nagatoshi Koumura,Richard A. van Delden,Auke Meetsma,Nobuyuki Harada,Ben L. Feringa	2001	3
16	Chiral overcrowded alkenes; Asymmetric synthesis of (3S,3?S)-(M,M)-(E)-(+)-1,1?,2,2?,3,3?,4,4?-octahydro-3,3?,7,7?-tetramethyl-4,4?-biphenanthrylidenes Chirality ·M.K.J.Ter Wiel,Nagatoshi Koumura,Richard A. van Delden,Auke Meetsma,Nobuyuki Harada,Ben L. Feringa	2000	8
17	A Novel Donor Acceptor Substituted Chiroptical Molecular Switch: Physical Properties and Photoisomerization Behavior Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals ·Richard A. van Delden,Annemarie Schoevaars,B.L. Feringa	2000	5
18	ChemInform Abstract: Chiroptical Molecular Switches ChemInform ·Ben L. Feringa,Richard A. van Delden,Nagatoshi Koumura,Edzard M. Geertsema	2000	23
19	Light-driven monodirectional molecular rotorbreakdown → Nature ·Nagatoshi Koumura,Robert W. J. Zijlstra,Richard A. van Delden,Nobuyuki Harada,Ben L. Feringa	1999	1571
20	Absolute Asymmetric Synthesis: The Origin, Control, and Amplification of Chiralitybreakdown → Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Ben L. Feringa,Richard A. van Delden	1999	677

About Richard A. van Delden

Richard A. van Delden is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Organic Chemistry, having authored 30 papers that have together received 5.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (15 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (13 papers), Molecular spectroscopy and chirality (11 papers), Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (10 papers), Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (6 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (5 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (2 papers) and Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Organic Chemistry (2.7k citations), Spectroscopy (1.5k citations) and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (1.3k citations). Richard A. van Delden has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, Japan and United States. Frequent co-authors include Ben L. Feringa, Nagatoshi Koumura, Nobuyuki Harada, Robert W. J. Zijlstra, Edzard M. Geertsema, M.K.J.Ter Wiel, Auke Meetsma, Javier Vicario, Michael M. Pollard and Carlo Rosini. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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