Richard Goddard

20.1k citations

433 papers · 17.2k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 66

Impact in

Organic Chemistry top 0.02%
- Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
- Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
- Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods
- N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry
- Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
- Catalytic Alkyne Reactions
Inorganic Chemistry top 0.1%
- Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis

Papers in

Inorganic Chemistry 193
- Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis 87
- Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds 49
Organic Chemistry 358
- Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis 160
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods 66
- Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis 44
- Coordination Chemistry and Organometallics 40
- Catalytic Alkyne Reactions 39

Co-authors: Alois Fürstner Carl Krüger Christian W. Lehmann Frank Glorius Manuel Alcarazo Gereon Altenhoff Klaus‐Richard Pörschke Stefan Kubik
Journals: Angewandte Chemie International Edition (33 papers)Journal of the American Chemical Society (31 papers)Organometallics (26 papers)Journal of Organometallic Chemistry (21 papers)Chemical Communications (13 papers)
Partner nations: Germany United States Ireland

In The Last Decade

Richard Goddard

423 papers receiving 16.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Sterically Demanding, Bioxazoline-Derived N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands with Restricted Flexibility for Catalysis 2004 · 495 citations

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it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2004 Journal of the American Chemical Society
1978 Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English

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1	Ph ₂ SCCO: A New Versatile CCO‐Fragment Transfer Reagent Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Qiu Sun, Julian Hauda, David Tymann, Patrick W. Antoni, Richard Goddard, Max M. Hansmann	2025	0
2	Spiro-C(sp ³ )-atom transfer: Creating rigid three-dimensional structures with Ph ₂ SCN ₂ Science ·Qiu Sun, Jan-Niklas Belting, Julian Hauda, David Tymann, Patrick W. Antoni, Richard Goddard, Max M. Hansmann	2025	11
3	On the structures of free-base lepidine and some mineral acid salts Journal of Molecular Structure ·Rüdiger W. Seidel, Richard Goddard, Nils Nöthling, T. Kolev	2023	1
4	Synthesis and Characterization of Phenylalanine Amides Active against Mycobacterium abscessus and Other Mycobacteria Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Markus Lang, Uday S. Ganapathy, Lea Mann, Rana Abdelaziz, Rüdiger W. Seidel, Richard Goddard, Ilaria Sequenzia, Sophie Hoenke, Philipp Schulze, Wassihun Wedajo Aragaw, René Csük, Thomas Dick, Adrian Richter	2023	9
5	The preparation of ferrocene-containing phosphinamine ligands possessing central and planar chirality and their application in palladium-catalysed allylic substitution Tetrahedron ·Keith Meaney, Richard Goddard, Raymond P. J. Bronger, Patrick J. Guiry	2021	8
6	Towards self-doping multimetal porphyrin systems Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines ·Udo Lehmann, Richard Goddard, Ralf Tonner, Manfred T. Reetz	2020	2
7	Spectroscopic (FTIR and UV‐Vis) Analysis, Supramolecular Studies, XRD Structural Characterization and Theoretical Studies of Two Flavone‐Oxime Derivatives ChemistrySelect ·Rodolfo Moreno‐Fuquen, Vanessa Morales, Alix E. Loaiza, Juan C. Tenório, Richard Goddard	2020	2
8	A Dendralenic C–H Acid Synlett ·Denis Höfler, Richard Goddard, Nils Nöthling, Benjamin List	2019	3
9	A Purely Organic Tricarbanion Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Denis Höfler, Richard Goddard, Julia B. Lingnau, Nils Nöthling, Benjamin List	2018	12
10	Ein rein organisches Tricarbanion Angewandte Chemie ·Denis Höfler, Richard Goddard, Julia B. Lingnau, Nils Nöthling, Benjamin List	2018	6
11	Die katalytische, asymmetrische Mukaiyama‐Michael‐Reaktion von Silylketenacetalen mit α,β‐ungesättigten Methylestern Angewandte Chemie ·Tim Gatzenmeier, Philip S. J. Kaib, Julia B. Lingnau, Richard Goddard, Benjamin List	2017	9
12	The Catalytic Asymmetric Mukaiyama–Michael Reaction of Silyl Ketene Acetals with α,β‐Unsaturated Methyl Esters Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Tim Gatzenmeier, Philip S. J. Kaib, Julia B. Lingnau, Richard Goddard, Benjamin List	2017	58
13	Catalytic Asymmetric [4+2]-Cycloaddition of Dienes with Aldehydes Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Luping Liu, Hyejin Kim, Youwei Xie, Christophe Farès, Philip S. J. Kaib, Richard Goddard, Benjamin List	2017	82
14	The First Crystal Structure of a Reactive Dirhodium Carbene Complex and a Versatile Method for the Preparation of Gold Carbenes by Rhodium‐to‐Gold Transmetalation Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Christophe Werlé, Richard Goddard, Alois Fürstner	2015	97
15	Anisole at 100 K: the first crystal structure determination Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry ·Rüdiger W. Seidel, Richard Goddard	2015	11
16	Activation of Carboxylic Acids in Asymmetric Organocatalysis Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Mattia Riccardo Monaco, Belén Poladura, Miriam Díaz de los Bernardos, Markus Leutzsch, Richard Goddard, Benjamin List	2014	85
17	Synthesis and Coordination Properties of Nitrogen(I)‐Based Ligands Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·H. Bruns, Mahendra Patil, Javier Carreras, Arcadio Vázquez, Walter Thiel, Richard Goddard, Manuel Alcarazo	2010	96
18	A Direct Ylide Transfer to Carbonyl Derivatives and Heteroaromatic Compounds Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Xueliang Huang, Richard Goddard, Nuno Maulide	2010	42
19	An N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Ligand with Flexible Steric Bulk Allows Suzuki Cross‐Coupling of Sterically Hindered Aryl Chlorides at Room Temperature Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Gereon Altenhoff, Richard Goddard, Christian W. Lehmann, Frank Glorius	2003	423
20	Zur Lewis‐Acidität von Nickel(0), I. Methyllithium‐Komplexe von Nickel(0) Chemische Berichte ·Klaus‐Richard Pörschke, Klaus Jonas, Günther Wilke, Reinhard Benn, Richard Mynott, Richard Goddard, Carl Krüger	1985	63

About Richard Goddard

Richard Goddard is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Process Chemistry and Technology, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, having authored 433 papers that have together received 17.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (160 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (87 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (66 papers), Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (49 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (44 papers), Metal complexes synthesis and properties (41 papers), Coordination Chemistry and Organometallics (40 papers) and Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (39 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Organic Chemistry (14.7k citations), Inorganic Chemistry (6.1k citations), Process Chemistry and Technology (915 citations), Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (830 citations) and Pharmaceutical Science (427 citations). Richard Goddard has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and Ireland. Frequent co-authors include Alois Fürstner, Carl Krüger, Christian W. Lehmann, Frank Glorius, Manuel Alcarazo, Gereon Altenhoff, Klaus‐Richard Pörschke, Stefan Kubik, Manfred T. Reetz and Walter Thiel. Their work appears in journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Organometallics, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry and Chemical Communications.

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