Robert H. Grubbs

97.9k total citations · 57 hit papers
730 papers, 81.1k citations indexed

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Robert H. Grubbs is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert H. Grubbs has authored 730 papers receiving a total of 81.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 622 papers in Organic Chemistry, 199 papers in Molecular Biology and 144 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert H. Grubbs's work include Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (472 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (220 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (188 papers). Robert H. Grubbs is often cited by papers focused on Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (472 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (220 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (188 papers). Robert H. Grubbs collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and South Korea. Robert H. Grubbs's co-authors include Tina M. Trnka, Joseph W. Ziller, Christopher W. Bielawski, Matthias Scholl, Sukbok Chang, Choon Woo Lee, Peter Schwab, Georgios C. Vougioukalakis, Tae‐Lim Choi and Arnab Chatterjee and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Robert H. Grubbs

725 papers receiving 79.1k 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.

The Development of L₂X₂RuCHR Olefin Metathesis Catalysts: An Organometallic Success Story

2000 3.2k citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. profile →
Synthesis and Activity of a New Generation of Ruthenium-Based Olefin Metathesis Catalysts Coordinated with 1,3-Dimesityl-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene Ligands

1999 3.0k citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. profile →
Safe and Convenient Procedure for Solvent Purification

1996 2.6k citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Organometallics profile →
Recent advances in olefin metathesis and its application in organic synthesis

1998 1.9k citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. profile →
Synthesis and Applications of RuCl₂(CHR‘)(PR₃)₂: The Influence of the Alkylidene Moiety on Metathesis Activity

1996 1.8k citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Ruthenium-Based Heterocyclic Carbene-Coordinated Olefin Metathesis Catalysts

2009 1.7k citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. profile →
A General Model for Selectivity in Olefin Cross Metathesis

2003 1.4k citations Arnab Chatterjee, Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
A Series of Well‐Defined Metathesis Catalysts–Synthesis of [RuCl₂(CHR′)(PR₃)₂] and Its Reactions

1995 1.3k citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. profile →
Living ring-opening metathesis polymerization

2006 1.2k citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. profile →
Olefin metathesis

2004 1.1k citations Robert H. Grubbs profile →
Neutral, Single-Component Nickel (II) Polyolefin Catalysts That Tolerate Heteroatoms

2000 1.0k citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. profile →
Mechanism and Activity of Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalysts

2001 978 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Olefin‐Metathesis Catalysts for the Preparation of Molecules and Materials (Nobel Lecture)

2006 927 citations Robert H. Grubbs Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Ring-Closing Metathesis and Related Processes in Organic Synthesis

1995 911 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. profile →
A Practical and Highly Active Ruthenium-Based Catalyst that Effects the Cross Metathesis of Acrylonitrile

2002 769 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of norbornene by a Group VIII carbene complex in protic media

1992 762 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Increased ring closing metathesis activity of ruthenium-based olefin metathesis catalysts coordinated with imidazolin-2-ylidene ligands

1999 743 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. profile →
Recent advances in ruthenium-based olefin metathesis

2018 576 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. profile →
Neutral Nickel(II)-Based Catalysts for Ethylene Polymerization

1998 574 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Organometallics profile →
An "Endless" Route to Cyclic Polymers

2002 550 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. profile →
Syntheses and activities of new single-component, ruthenium-based olefin metathesis catalysts

1993 535 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Prevention of Undesirable Isomerization during Olefin Metathesis

2005 533 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Well-Defined Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalysts: Mechanism and Activity

1997 529 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Array-Based Vapor Sensing Using Chemically Sensitive, Carbon Black−Polymer Resistors

1996 521 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. profile →
Synthesis of Functionalized Olefins by Cross and Ring-Closing Metatheses

2000 517 citations Arnab Chatterjee, Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Highly Efficient Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) Using New Ruthenium Catalysts Containing N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands

2000 498 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Synthesis and Activity of Ruthenium Alkylidene Complexes Coordinated with Phosphine and N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands

2003 477 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Highly Efficient Synthesis of Covalently Cross-Linked Peptide Helices by Ring-Closing Metathesis

1998 474 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Phenyl−Perfluorophenyl Stacking Interactions: Topochemical [2+2] Photodimerization and Photopolymerization of Olefinic Compounds

1998 467 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Catalytic ring-closing metathesis of functionalized dienes by a ruthenium carbene complex

1993 421 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Phenyl–Perfluorophenyl Stacking Interactions: A New Strategy for Supermolecule Construction

1997 410 citations Dennis A. Dougherty, Robert H. Grubbs et al. profile →
Controlled Living Ring‐Opening‐Metathesis Polymerization by a Fast‐Initiating Ruthenium Catalyst

2003 380 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Application of Ring-Closing Metathesis to the Synthesis of Rigidified Amino Acids and Peptides

1996 370 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Silylation of C–H bonds in aromatic heterocycles by an Earth-abundant metal catalyst

2015 366 citations Brian M. Stoltz, Robert H. Grubbs et al. profile →
Tandem Catalysis: The Sequential Mediation of Olefin Metathesis, Hydrogenation, and Hydrogen Transfer with Single-Component Ru Complexes

2001 361 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Polymer Synthesis and Organotransition Metal Chemistry

1989 357 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. profile →
New Insights into the Mechanism of Ruthenium-Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Reactions

2001 352 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Enantioselective Ruthenium-Catalyzed Ring-Closing Metathesis

2001 349 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. profile →
Decomposition of a Key Intermediate in Ruthenium-Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Reactions

2004 346 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
A Versatile Precursor for the Synthesis of New Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalysts

2001 338 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Organometallics profile →
50th Anniversary Perspective: Living Polymerization—Emphasizing the Molecule in Macromolecules

2017 331 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Macromolecules profile →
Ruthenium Carbene-Based Olefin Metathesis Initiators: Catalyst Decomposition and Longevity

1999 308 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. The Journal of Organic Chemistry profile →
New Approaches to Olefin Cross-Metathesis

1999 306 citations Arnab Chatterjee, Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Eine Reihe definierter Metathesekatalysatoren – Synthese von und Reaktionen mit [RuCl₂ ( CHR′)(PR₃)₂]

1995 281 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Angewandte Chemie profile →
α-Agostic Interactions and Olefin Insertion in Metallocene Polymerization Catalysts

1996 280 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. profile →
Titanacyclobutanes derived from strained, cyclic olefins: the living polymerization of norbornene

1986 278 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
The application of catalytic ring-closing olefin metathesis to the synthesis of unsaturated oxygen heterocycles

1992 240 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Metathesis of Electron-Rich Olefins: Structure and Reactivity of Electron-Rich Carbene Complexes

2002 238 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Organometallics profile →
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization from Surfaces

1999 234 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Catalytic Ring-Closing Metathesis of Dienes: Application to the Synthesis of Eight-Membered Rings

1995 224 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
The synthesis of nitrogen heterocycles via catalytic ring-closing metathesis of dienes

1992 206 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Titanium-mediated methylene-transfer reactions. Direct conversion of esters into vinyl ethers

1980 191 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Catalytic organometallic chemistry in water: the aqueous ring-opening metathesis polymerization of 7-oxanorbornene derivatives

1988 169 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Halide, hydride, and alkyl derivatives of (pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)bis(trimethylphosphine)ruthenium

1984 167 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Organometallics profile →
Catalytic reduction of olefins with a polymer-supported rhodium(I) catalyst

1971 156 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
The ring opening metathesis polymerization of 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene derivatives: a new acyclic polymeric ionophore

1988 155 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Mechanism of the olefin metathesis reaction

1975 134 citations Robert H. Grubbs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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1	Processing Effects on the Self-Assembly of Brush Block Polymer Photonic Crystals 2021 ·ACS Macro Letters ·Allegra L. Liberman‐Martin, Alice B. Chang, Crystal K. Chu, Radwanul Hasan Siddique, Byeongdu Lee, Robert H. Grubbs	16
2	Insights into the Nature of Self‐Extinguishing External Donors for Ziegler‐Natta Catalysis: A Combined Experimental and DFT Study 2020 ·ChemCatChem ·K. Vipin Raj, (unknown), (unknown), Murugan Subaramanian, Ekambaram Balaraman, V.K. Gupta, Kumar Vanka, Robert H. Grubbs	4
3	Aqueous electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction using metal complexes dispersed in polymer ion gels 2020 ·Chemical Communications ·Shunsuke Sato, Brendon J. McNicholas, Robert H. Grubbs	20
4	Confinement and Processing Can Alter the Morphology and Periodicity of Bottlebrush Block Copolymers in Thin Films 2020 ·ACS Nano ·Daniel F. Sunday, Moshe Dolejsi, Alice B. Chang, Lee J. Richter, Ruipeng Li, R. Joseph Kline, Paul F. Nealey, Robert H. Grubbs	25
5	Synthesis and Characterization of 3,5-Bis(di-tert-butylphosphinito)pyridine Pincer Complexes 2020 ·Organometallics ·(unknown), Robert H. Grubbs	3
6	Concentration Dependence of the Size and Symmetry of a Bottlebrush Polymer in a Good Solvent 2020 ·Macromolecules ·Daniel F. Sunday, Alexandros Chremos, Tyler B. Martin, Alice B. Chang, Adam B. Burns, Robert H. Grubbs	26
7	Electronic Structures, Spectroscopy, and Electrochemistry of [M(diimine)(CN-BR₃)₄]^2– (M = Fe, Ru; R = Ph, C₆F₅) Complexes 2020 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ryan G. Hadt, Robert H. Grubbs, Harry B. Gray, Brendon J. McNicholas	12
8	Fluoride-ion solvation in non-aqueous electrolyte solutions 2019 ·Materials Chemistry Frontiers ·Victoria K. Davis, Stephen Munoz, (unknown), Christopher M. Bates, (unknown), Keith J. Billings, Thomas F. Miller, Robert H. Grubbs, Simon C. Jones	21
9	Tuning the formal potential of ferrocyanide over a 2.1 V range 2019 ·Chemical Science ·Brendon J. McNicholas, Robert H. Grubbs, Jay R. Winkler, Harry B. Gray, Emmanuelle Despagnet‐Ayoub	31
10	Concise Syntheses of Δ¹²-Prostaglandin J Natural Products via Stereoretentive Metathesis 2018 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Jiaming Li, Tonia S. Ahmed, Chen Xu, Brian M. Stoltz, Robert H. Grubbs	32
11	Self-Assembly of ABC Bottlebrush Triblock Terpolymers with Evidence for Looped Backbone Conformations 2018 ·Macromolecules ·Daniel F. Sunday, Alice B. Chang, Christopher D. Liman, Eliot Gann, Dean M. DeLongchamp, Lars Thomsen, M. W. Matsen, Robert H. Grubbs, Christopher L. Soles	45
12	Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalysts Featuring a Labile Carbodicarbene Ligand 2017 ·Organometallics ·Allegra L. Liberman‐Martin, Robert H. Grubbs	27
13	Stereoretentive Olefin Metathesis: An Avenue to Kinetic Selectivity 2017 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·T. Patrick Montgomery, Tonia S. Ahmed, Robert H. Grubbs	75
14	Stereoretentive Olefinmetathese: ein Weg zur kinetischen Selektivität 2017 ·Angewandte Chemie ·T. Patrick Montgomery, Tonia S. Ahmed, Robert H. Grubbs	15
15	Synthesis and Evaluation of Sterically Demanding Ruthenium Dithiolate Catalysts for Stereoretentive Olefin Metathesis 2017 ·Organometallics ·T. Patrick Montgomery, Jessica M. Grandner, K. N. Houk, Robert H. Grubbs	14
16	Origins of the Stereoretentive Mechanism of Olefin Metathesis with Ru-Dithiolate Catalysts 2017 ·The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Jessica M. Grandner, Huiling Shao, Robert H. Grubbs, Peng Liu, K. N. Houk	19
17	Design, Synthesis, and Self-Assembly of Polymers with Tailored Graft Distributions 2017 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Alice B. Chang, Tzu‐Pin Lin, Niklas B. Thompson, Shao‐Xiong Lennon Luo, Allegra L. Liberman‐Martin, Hsiang‐Yun Chen, Byeongdu Lee, Robert H. Grubbs	127
18	Imaging Novel Ruthenium bipyridine-based Nanophotoswitches in Retina 2015 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Yue Lan, S. Walston, (unknown), (unknown), Dennis A. Dougherty, Robert H. Grubbs, Harry B. Gray, Robert H. Chow, Mark S. Humayun	1
19	Synthesis of coumarins by ring-closing metathesis 2003 ·Pure and Applied Chemistry ·Arnab Chatterjee, F. Dean Toste, Steven D. Goldberg, Robert H. Grubbs	49
20	Functional group diversity by ruthenium-catalyzed olefin cross-metathesis 2002 ·Pure and Applied Chemistry ·F. Dean Toste, Arnab Chatterjee, Robert H. Grubbs	53

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