R.S. Downing

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

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R.S. Downing is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, R.S. Downing has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Materials Chemistry, 9 papers in Organic Chemistry and 9 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in R.S. Downing's work include Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis (8 papers), Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis (6 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (4 papers). R.S. Downing is often cited by papers focused on Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis (8 papers), Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis (6 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (4 papers). R.S. Downing collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands. R.S. Downing's co-authors include H. van Bekkum, P.J. Kunkeler, Roger A. Sheldon, F. Urbach, Edward J. Creyghton, Eric A. Gunnewegh, A. J. Hoefnagel, F. L. Urbach, Jan C. van der Waal and Jacob A. Elings and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Catalysis Today.

In The Last Decade

R.S. Downing

19 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Catalytic syntheses of aromatic amines

1997 535 citations R.S. Downing, P.J. Kunkeler et al. Catalysis Today profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R.S. Downing Netherlands	14	952	759	653	311	237	20	1.5k
Sandro Campestrini Italy	23	763 0.8×	896 1.2×	446 0.7×	320 1.0×	162 0.7×	58	1.4k
Jean‐Marie Brégeault France	21	861 0.9×	1.1k 1.5×	678 1.0×	257 0.8×	70 0.3×	47	1.5k
Lucien Saussine France	21	1.8k 1.9×	611 0.8×	1.4k 2.1×	344 1.1×	106 0.4×	38	2.5k
R.P.A. Sneeden France	20	603 0.6×	796 1.0×	455 0.7×	751 2.4×	172 0.7×	63	1.6k
Igor Tkatchenko France	26	1.4k 1.5×	220 0.3×	708 1.1×	317 1.0×	99 0.4×	81	1.8k
Satoshi Muratsugu Japan	23	757 0.8×	1.0k 1.3×	476 0.7×	414 1.3×	235 1.0×	55	1.9k
Cosimo Francesco Nobile Italy	26	1.3k 1.4×	425 0.6×	648 1.0×	170 0.5×	80 0.3×	75	1.7k
Tsuneo Ikawa Japan	20	524 0.6×	471 0.6×	391 0.6×	202 0.6×	86 0.4×	86	1.0k
Feyyaz Durap Türkiye	25	957 1.0×	699 0.9×	725 1.1×	407 1.3×	235 1.0×	73	1.7k
R.M. Bellabarba United Kingdom	21	961 1.0×	395 0.5×	511 0.8×	105 0.3×	82 0.3×	39	1.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Downing, R.S., et al.. (2014). State formation, maritime conflict and prisoners of war. The case of Dutch captives during the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-1667). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

Maxwell, Ian E., et al.. (2003). High-Throughput Technologies to Enhance Innovation in Catalysis. Topics in Catalysis. 24(1-4). 125–135. 15 indexed citations

Kunkeler, P.J., R.S. Downing, & H. van Bekkum. (2002). ChemInform Abstract: The Use of Bulky Molecules as Probes for Investigating the Contributions of the External and Internal Pore‐wall Activities of Zeolite Catalysts. ChemInform. 33(21). 1 indexed citations

Beers, A.E.W., Ingrid Hoek, T.A. Nijhuis, et al.. (2000). Structured catalysts for the acylation of aromatics. Topics in Catalysis. 13(3). 275–280. 13 indexed citations

Sheldon, Roger A. & R.S. Downing. (1999). Heterogeneous catalytic transformations for environmentally friendly production. Applied Catalysis A General. 189(2). 163–183. 304 indexed citations

Elings, Jacob A., R.S. Downing, & Roger A. Sheldon. (1999). Cyclialkylation of Arylalkyl Epoxides with Solid Acid Catalysts. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 1999(4). 837–846. 13 indexed citations

Creyghton, Edward J. & R.S. Downing. (1998). Shape-selective hydrogenation and hydrogen transfer reactions over zeolite catalysts1Dedicated to Professor Herman van Bekkum on the occasion of his 65th birthday.1. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical. 134(1-3). 47–61. 46 indexed citations

Kunkeler, P.J., et al.. (1998). Application of zeolite titanium Beta in the rearrangement of α-pinene oxide to campholenic aldehyde. Catalysis Letters. 53(1-2). 135–138. 79 indexed citations

Sheldon, Roger A., et al.. (1998). Zeolite-catalysed rearrangements in organic synthesis. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical. 134(1-3). 129–135. 26 indexed citations

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Downing, R.S., P.J. Kunkeler, & H. van Bekkum. (1997). Catalytic syntheses of aromatic amines. Catalysis Today. 37(2). 121–136. 535 indexed citations breakdown →

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Creyghton, Edward J., et al.. (1997). Stereoselective Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley and Oppenauer reactions catalysed by zeolite BEA1Communication presented at the First Francqui Colloquium, Brussels, 19–20 February 1996.1. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical. 115(3). 457–472. 126 indexed citations

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Gunnewegh, Eric A., A. J. Hoefnagel, R.S. Downing, & H. van Bekkum. (1996). Environmentally friendly synthesis of coumarin derivatives employing heterogeneous catalysis. Recueil des Travaux Chimiques des Pays-Bas. 115(4). 226–230. 27 indexed citations

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Creyghton, Edward J., Jacob A. Elings, R.S. Downing, R. Ann Sheldon, & H. van Bekkum. (1996). New multifunctional probe for testing outer surface activity of zeolites: application to surface-located platinum clusters and acid sites. Microporous Materials. 5(5). 299–307. 17 indexed citations

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Creyghton, Edward J., et al.. (1996). Regioselective hydrogenation of alkenes over Pt-loaded zeolite BEA. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions. 92(5). 871–871. 7 indexed citations

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Creyghton, Edward J., et al.. (1995). Stereoselective reduction of 4-tert-butylcyclohexanone to cis-4-tert-butylcyclohexanol catalysed by zeolite BEA. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 1859–1859. 28 indexed citations

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Hoefnagel, A. J., Eric A. Gunnewegh, R.S. Downing, & H. van Bekkum. (1995). ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 7‐Hydroxycoumarins Catalyzed by Solid Acid Catalysts.. ChemInform. 26(24). 2 indexed citations

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Hoefnagel, A. J., Eric A. Gunnewegh, R.S. Downing, & H. van Bekkum. (1995). Synthesis of 7-hydroxycoumarins catalysed by solid acid catalysts. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 225–225. 82 indexed citations

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Downing, R.S. & F. L. Urbach. (1970). Circular dichroism of square-planar, tetradentate Schiff-base chelates of nickel(II). Journal of the American Chemical Society. 92(20). 5861–5865. 40 indexed citations

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Downing, R.S. & F. Urbach. (1969). Circular dichroism of square-planar, tetradentate Schiff base chelates of copper(II). Journal of the American Chemical Society. 91(22). 5977–5983. 176 indexed citations

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Downing, R.S. & F. Urbach. (1968). An anomalous sign reversal in the circular dichroism spectra of tetradentate Schiff base complexes of nickel(II) and copper(II). Journal of the American Chemical Society. 90(19). 5344–5345. 7 indexed citations

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