Robert J. Phipps

10.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
73 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Robert J. Phipps is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert J. Phipps has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Organic Chemistry, 23 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 9 papers in Pharmaceutical Science. Recurrent topics in Robert J. Phipps's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (47 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (21 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (18 papers). Robert J. Phipps is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (47 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (21 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (18 papers). Robert J. Phipps collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Singapore. Robert J. Phipps's co-authors include Matthew J. Gaunt, F. Dean Toste, Rupert S. J. Proctor, Holly J. Davis, Xiaoyu Yang, Tao Wu, Madalina T. Mihai, Neil P. Grimster, Gregory L. Hamilton and Georgi R. Genov and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert J. Phipps

68 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

Advances in Catalytic Enantioselective Fluorination, Mono... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2014 2009 2008 2012 2019 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Advances in Catalytic Enantioselective Fluorination, Mono-, Di-, and Trifluoromethylation, and Trifluoromethylthiolation Reactions
    2014 1.2k citations Robert J. Phipps, F. Dean Toste et al. profile →
  2. A Meta-Selective Copper-Catalyzed C–H Bond Arylation
    2009 883 citations Robert J. Phipps, Matthew J. Gaunt Science profile →
  3. Cu(II)-Catalyzed Direct and Site-Selective Arylation of Indoles Under Mild Conditions
    2008 719 citations Robert J. Phipps, Matthew J. Gaunt et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  4. The progression of chiral anions from concepts to applications in asymmetric catalysis
    2012 712 citations Robert J. Phipps, F. Dean Toste et al. Nature Chemistry profile →
  5. Recent Advances in Minisci‐Type Reactions
    2019 606 citations Rupert S. J. Proctor, Robert J. Phipps Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  6. Catalytic enantioselective Minisci-type addition to heteroarenes
    2018 447 citations Rupert S. J. Proctor, Holly J. Davis et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert J. Phipps United Kingdom 40 8.6k 2.4k 2.0k 719 330 73 9.4k
Junliang Zhang China 74 17.5k 2.0× 3.4k 1.4× 1.4k 0.7× 1.1k 1.5× 320 1.0× 372 18.2k
Qiuling Song China 51 7.7k 0.9× 1.4k 0.6× 1.9k 1.0× 992 1.4× 322 1.0× 289 8.4k
Zhuangzhi Shi China 60 11.5k 1.3× 2.6k 1.1× 1.5k 0.8× 795 1.1× 104 0.3× 194 12.1k
Keary M. Engle United States 61 20.1k 2.3× 5.0k 2.1× 1.6k 0.8× 835 1.2× 219 0.7× 152 20.9k
Géraldine Masson France 47 6.8k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 867 0.4× 1.3k 1.8× 210 0.6× 148 7.1k
Kohei Fuchibe Japan 35 6.9k 0.8× 2.4k 1.0× 2.0k 1.0× 1.2k 1.6× 467 1.4× 110 7.5k
Thomas Lectka United States 52 7.7k 0.9× 2.3k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 1.5k 2.1× 590 1.8× 163 8.8k
Feng Zhou China 41 6.0k 0.7× 1.6k 0.7× 694 0.4× 781 1.1× 184 0.6× 105 6.6k
Seijiro Matsubara Japan 45 6.3k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 704 0.4× 771 1.1× 439 1.3× 297 7.4k
Chengjian Zhu China 51 7.1k 0.8× 1.7k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 612 0.9× 226 0.7× 160 7.9k

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All Works

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Lahdenperä, Antti S. K., et al.. (2025). Catalytic Deracemization of 1,2-Aminoalcohols through Enantioselective Hydrogen Atom Abstraction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 148(1). 141–147.
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Phipps, Robert J., et al.. (2025). Atroposelective Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling to Form 2‐Amino‐2′‐Hydroxybiphenyls Enabled by sRuPhos. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 65(8). e20698–e20698.
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Lahdenperä, Antti S. K., et al.. (2024). A chiral hydrogen atom abstraction catalyst for the enantioselective epimerization of meso -diols. Science. 386(6717). 42–49. 22 indexed citations
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Dahiya, Amit, et al.. (2024). Tertiary Amides as Directing Groups for Enantioselective C−H Amination using Ion‐Paired Rhodium Complexes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(14). e202317489–e202317489. 12 indexed citations
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Phipps, Robert J., et al.. (2023). sSPhos: A General Ligand for Enantioselective Arylative Phenol Dearomatization via Electrostatically-Directed Palladium Catalysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(47). 25553–25558. 23 indexed citations
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Lahdenperä, Antti S. K., et al.. (2023). Discovery and Development of the Enantioselective Minisci Reaction. Accounts of Chemical Research. 56(14). 2037–2049. 29 indexed citations
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Fanourakis, Alexander & Robert J. Phipps. (2023). Catalytic, asymmetric carbon–nitrogen bond formation using metal nitrenoids: from metal–ligand complexes via metalloporphyrins to enzymes. Chemical Science. 14(44). 12447–12476. 32 indexed citations
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Colgan, Avene C., Rupert S. J. Proctor, Padon Chuentragool, et al.. (2022). Hydrogen Atom Transfer Driven Enantioselective Minisci Reaction of Alcohols. Angewandte Chemie. 134(25). 2 indexed citations
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Colgan, Avene C., Rupert S. J. Proctor, Padon Chuentragool, et al.. (2022). Hydrogen Atom Transfer Driven Enantioselective Minisci Reaction of Alcohols. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(25). e202200266–e202200266. 45 indexed citations
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Morrill, Charlotte, James E. Gillespie, & Robert J. Phipps. (2022). An Aminative Rearrangement of O‐(Arenesulfonyl)hydroxylamines: Facile Access to ortho‐Sulfonyl Anilines. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(33). e202204025–e202204025. 15 indexed citations
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Proctor, Rupert S. J., Padon Chuentragool, Avene C. Colgan, & Robert J. Phipps. (2021). Hydrogen Atom Transfer-Driven Enantioselective Minisci Reaction of Amides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(13). 4928–4934. 93 indexed citations
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Ermanis, Kristaps, et al.. (2020). A Computational and Experimental Investigation of the Origin of Selectivity in the Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalyzed Enantioselective Minisci Reaction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(50). 21091–21101. 52 indexed citations
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Proctor, Rupert S. J., Avene C. Colgan, & Robert J. Phipps. (2020). Exploiting attractive non-covalent interactions for the enantioselective catalysis of reactions involving radical intermediates. Nature Chemistry. 12(11). 990–1004. 191 indexed citations
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Reid, Jolene P., Rupert S. J. Proctor, Matthew S. Sigman, & Robert J. Phipps. (2019). Predictive Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis Guides Successful Catalytic Enantioselective Minisci Reactions of Diazines. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(48). 19178–19185. 81 indexed citations
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Proctor, Rupert S. J., Holly J. Davis, & Robert J. Phipps. (2018). Catalytic enantioselective Minisci-type addition to heteroarenes. Science. 360(6387). 419–422. 447 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mihai, Madalina T., Georgi R. Genov, & Robert J. Phipps. (2017). Access to the meta position of arenes through transition metal catalysed C–H bond functionalisation: a focus on metals other than palladium. Chemical Society Reviews. 47(1). 149–171. 192 indexed citations
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Honjo, Takashi, Robert J. Phipps, Vivek Rauniyar, & F. Dean Toste. (2012). A Doubly Axially Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalyst for the Asymmetric Tandem Oxyfluorination of Enamides. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(38). 9684–9688. 147 indexed citations
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Ciana, Claire‐Lise, et al.. (2010). A Highly Para‐Selective Copper(II)‐Catalyzed Direct Arylation of Aniline and Phenol Derivatives. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 50(2). 458–462. 299 indexed citations

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