Samir Z. Zard

16.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
377 papers, 12.5k citations indexed

About

Samir Z. Zard is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmaceutical Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Samir Z. Zard has authored 377 papers receiving a total of 12.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 356 papers in Organic Chemistry, 66 papers in Molecular Biology and 48 papers in Pharmaceutical Science. Recurrent topics in Samir Z. Zard's work include Radical Photochemical Reactions (133 papers), Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (91 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (77 papers). Samir Z. Zard is often cited by papers focused on Radical Photochemical Reactions (133 papers), Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (91 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (77 papers). Samir Z. Zard collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Singapore. Samir Z. Zard's co-authors include Béatrice Quiclet‐Sire, Jean Boivin, Derek H. R. Barton, D. H. R. BARTON, Éric Fouquet, Fabien Gagosz, Mathias Destarac, Jérôme Cassayre, Dominique Charmot and J. Kervagoret and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Samir Z. Zard

369 papers receiving 12.1k citations

Hit Papers

Recent progress in the generation and use of nitrogen-cen... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 200 400 600
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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. Recent progress in the generation and use of nitrogen-centred radicals
    2008 723 citations Samir Z. Zard profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Samir Z. Zard France 54 11.6k 1.7k 1.4k 960 912 377 12.5k
Jón T. Njardarson United States 39 11.0k 0.9× 2.2k 1.3× 1.3k 0.9× 1.6k 1.7× 618 0.7× 114 13.1k
Guigen Li United States 65 14.0k 1.2× 2.8k 1.6× 848 0.6× 2.3k 2.4× 921 1.0× 409 15.9k
José Barluenga Spain 64 16.8k 1.5× 1.9k 1.1× 879 0.6× 2.5k 2.6× 404 0.4× 634 17.7k
Koichiro Oshima Japan 71 18.0k 1.6× 2.0k 1.2× 1.5k 1.1× 4.0k 4.2× 765 0.8× 562 19.4k
Teck‐Peng Loh Singapore 77 17.5k 1.5× 3.0k 1.8× 2.1k 1.5× 3.4k 3.5× 512 0.6× 480 19.3k
William B. Motherwell United Kingdom 40 5.4k 0.5× 1.2k 0.7× 719 0.5× 1.1k 1.1× 462 0.5× 193 6.4k
Li Deng United States 51 8.2k 0.7× 2.0k 1.2× 573 0.4× 2.5k 2.6× 591 0.6× 127 9.4k
Alberto Brandi Italy 38 5.6k 0.5× 1.5k 0.9× 481 0.3× 555 0.6× 429 0.5× 250 6.3k
J. K. Stille United States 59 13.5k 1.2× 2.2k 1.3× 703 0.5× 3.0k 3.2× 1.6k 1.7× 264 16.3k
Yoshinori Kondo Japan 49 6.7k 0.6× 2.5k 1.5× 430 0.3× 1.3k 1.4× 664 0.7× 263 9.1k

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All Works

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White, Lorenzo V., et al.. (2024). Synthesis of 4-Alkyl-2-chloro Imidazoles Using Intermolecular Radical Additions. Organic Letters. 26(28). 5989–5994. 1 indexed citations
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Zard, Samir Z.. (2023). Sulfur chemistry in action. New perspectives for organic synthesis. Phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon and the related elements. 198(6). 456–465. 2 indexed citations
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Zard, Samir Z., et al.. (2022). Modular Routes to 1,3-Dithian-2-ones and 1,2-Dithiolanes. Organic Letters. 24(29). 5241–5244. 2 indexed citations
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Bieszczad, Bartosz, Xuan Chen, & Samir Z. Zard. (2022). An Ionic-Radical Approach to Vicinally Functionalized Cyclopentanones and Cyclohexanones. Organic Letters. 24(51). 9370–9374. 3 indexed citations
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Zard, Samir Z., et al.. (2022). A Convergent Approach to 1,3-Dithiolan-2-ones and an Unexpected Synthesis of Lactones. Organic Letters. 24(29). 5245–5248. 2 indexed citations
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Quiclet‐Sire, Béatrice & Samir Z. Zard. (2022). The xanthate route to tetralones, tetralins, and naphthalenes. A brief account. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 21(5). 910–924. 9 indexed citations
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Zard, Samir Z., et al.. (2021). A Convergent, Stereoselective Route to Trisubstituted Alkenyl Boronates. Organic Letters. 23(20). 8018–8022. 10 indexed citations
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Zard, Samir Z., et al.. (2021). Modular Approach to Substituted Pyridoazepinones. Organic Letters. 23(6). 2164–2168. 7 indexed citations
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Zard, Samir Z., et al.. (2021). A Practical Route to Cyclobutanols and Fluorocyclobutanes. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 104(9). 2 indexed citations
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Casaretto, Nicolas, et al.. (2021). A Modular Access to 1,2‐ and 1,3‐Disubstituted Cyclobutylboronic Esters by Consecutive Radical Additions. Angewandte Chemie. 134(3). 4 indexed citations
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Casaretto, Nicolas, et al.. (2021). A Modular Access to 1,2‐ and 1,3‐Disubstituted Cyclobutylboronic Esters by Consecutive Radical Additions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(3). e202113333–e202113333. 32 indexed citations
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Chen, Xuan & Samir Z. Zard. (2020). Convergent Route to β-Amino Acids and to β-Heteroarylethylamines: An Unexpected Vinylation Reaction. Organic Letters. 22(9). 3628–3632. 12 indexed citations
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Zard, Samir Z.. (2020). The Xanthate Route to Indolines, Indoles, and their Aza Congeners. Chemistry - A European Journal. 26(56). 12689–12705. 14 indexed citations
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Huang, Qi, et al.. (2019). Alternating Radical Stabilities: A Convergent Route to Terminal and Internal Boronates. Angewandte Chemie. 131(47). 17092–17098. 13 indexed citations
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Zard, Samir Z.. (2019). Radical Alliances: Solutions and Opportunities for Organic Synthesis. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 102(8). 40 indexed citations
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Huang, Qi & Samir Z. Zard. (2018). Inexpensive Radical Methylation and Related Alkylations of Heteroarenes. Organic Letters. 20(5). 1413–1416. 34 indexed citations
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Vors, Jean‐Pierre, et al.. (2018). Xanthate-Mediated Incorporation of Quaternary Centers into Heteroarenes. Organic Letters. 20(12). 3531–3535. 28 indexed citations
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Mikhaylov, Andrey А. & Samir Z. Zard. (2017). Extension to the Silyl-Tethered Radical Cyclization: Cyclohex-2-en-1-oxy Vinyl Silanes in Stereoselective Radical Addition/Cyclization Cascades. Organic Letters. 19(7). 1866–1869. 5 indexed citations
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Zard, Samir Z., et al.. (2017). Chemoselective Reduction: Xanthates as Traceless Precursors of Polyfunctionalized α,α-Dichloroketones. Organic Letters. 19(20). 5545–5548. 10 indexed citations
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Quiclet‐Sire, Béatrice & Samir Z. Zard. (2013). Some aspects of radical chemistry in the assembly of complex molecular architectures. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 9. 557–576. 59 indexed citations

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