Russell T. Smith

1.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
8 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Russell T. Smith is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Russell T. Smith has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Organic Chemistry, 1 paper in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Russell T. Smith's work include Radical Photochemical Reactions (5 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (4 papers) and Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (2 papers). Russell T. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Radical Photochemical Reactions (5 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (4 papers) and Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (2 papers). Russell T. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States and Spain. Russell T. Smith's co-authors include David W. C. MacMillan, Craig P. Johnston, Simon Allmendinger, Xiaheng Zhang, Nicholas A. Till, David W. C. MacMillan, Stefan J. McCarver, Nicholas I. Carruthers, Chi “Chip” Le and Brock T. Shireman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Russell T. Smith

7 papers receiving 999 citations

Hit Papers

Metallaphotoredox-catalysed sp3–sp3 cross-coupling of car... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2020 100 200 300
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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. Metallaphotoredox-catalysed sp3–sp3 cross-coupling of carboxylic acids with alkyl halides
    2016 384 citations Craig P. Johnston, Russell T. Smith et al. Nature profile →
  2. Copper-mediated synthesis of drug-like bicyclopentanes
    2020 280 citations Xiaheng Zhang, Russell T. Smith et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Russell T. Smith
Shengfei Jin United States
Hui Tan China
Ana G. Herraiz Spain
Mingjuan Su United States
Peiqiu Liao China
Ruocheng Sang United Kingdom
Suvajit Koley India
Haihui Peng China
Sebastian Bernhardt Germany
Shengfei Jin United States
Russell T. Smith
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Countries citing papers authored by Russell T. Smith

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Fields of papers citing papers by Russell T. Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Russell T. Smith. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Russell T. Smith. The network helps show where Russell T. Smith may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Russell T. Smith

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Russell T. Smith. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Russell T. Smith based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Russell T. Smith. Russell T. Smith is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Kennedy, Brandon J., Susan J. Burke, Justin K. Kirkland, et al.. (2021). Potent Anti-Inflammatory, Arylpyrazole-Based Glucocorticoid Receptor Agonists That Do Not Impair Insulin Secretion. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 12(10). 1568–1577. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaheng, Russell T. Smith, Chi “Chip” Le, et al.. (2020). Copper-mediated synthesis of drug-like bicyclopentanes. Nature. 580(7802). 220–226. 280 indexed citations breakdown →
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Till, Nicholas A., Russell T. Smith, & David W. C. MacMillan. (2018). Decarboxylative Hydroalkylation of Alkynes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(17). 5701–5705. 148 indexed citations
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Smith, Russell T., Xiaheng Zhang, Juan A. Rincón, et al.. (2018). Metallaphotoredox-Catalyzed Cross-Electrophile Csp3–Csp3 Coupling of Aliphatic Bromides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(50). 17433–17438. 178 indexed citations
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Johnston, Craig P., Russell T. Smith, Simon Allmendinger, & David W. C. MacMillan. (2016). Metallaphotoredox-catalysed sp3–sp3 cross-coupling of carboxylic acids with alkyl halides. Nature. 536(7616). 322–325. 384 indexed citations breakdown →
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May, Amanda L., et al.. (2014). Phaeobacter sp. Strain Y4I Utilizes Two Separate Cell-to-Cell Communication Systems To Regulate Production of the Antimicrobial Indigoidine. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 81(4). 1417–1425. 16 indexed citations
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Landor, S. R., et al.. (1963). 283. Allenes. Part IV. The synthesis of an optically active allenic chloride. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 1506–1506. 9 indexed citations

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