Shawn D. Walker

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Shawn D. Walker is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmaceutical Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Shawn D. Walker has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Organic Chemistry, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Pharmaceutical Science. Recurrent topics in Shawn D. Walker's work include Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (8 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (6 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (6 papers). Shawn D. Walker is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (8 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (6 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (6 papers). Shawn D. Walker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Shawn D. Walker's co-authors include Joseph R. Martinelli, Timothy E. Barder, Stephen L. Buchwald, Margaret M. Faul, Sheng Cui, Jacqueline C. S. Woo, Yongxin Han, Robert N. Young, Seb Caille and Christopher J. Borths and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and The Journal of Organic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Shawn D. Walker

34 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Catalysts for Suzuki−Miyaura Coupling Processes:  Scope a... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2005 2004 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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. Catalysts for Suzuki−Miyaura Coupling Processes:  Scope and Studies of the Effect of Ligand Structure
    2005 1.6k citations Timothy E. Barder, Shawn D. Walker et al. profile →
  2. A Rationally Designed Universal Catalyst for Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling Processes
    2004 782 citations Shawn D. Walker, Timothy E. Barder et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shawn D. Walker United States 17 2.9k 550 405 389 181 34 3.3k
Noah Z. Burns United States 27 2.3k 0.8× 656 1.2× 501 1.2× 326 0.8× 149 0.8× 47 3.1k
Anthony O. King United States 21 2.6k 0.9× 409 0.7× 476 1.2× 212 0.5× 114 0.6× 30 3.0k
Anil S. Guram United States 24 2.7k 0.9× 705 1.3× 354 0.9× 266 0.7× 85 0.5× 33 3.0k
José M. González Spain 36 3.4k 1.2× 780 1.4× 370 0.9× 193 0.5× 94 0.5× 94 3.8k
Forrest E. Michael United States 26 3.1k 1.1× 1.1k 2.0× 941 2.3× 234 0.6× 171 0.9× 50 3.9k
Henrik Sundén Sweden 39 4.0k 1.4× 920 1.7× 923 2.3× 265 0.7× 145 0.8× 92 4.5k
Matthew N. Grayson United Kingdom 23 1.3k 0.5× 400 0.7× 307 0.8× 223 0.6× 100 0.6× 61 1.8k
Cyril Ollivier France 39 4.4k 1.6× 402 0.7× 376 0.9× 292 0.8× 128 0.7× 112 4.8k
Jingjun Yin United States 22 3.0k 1.0× 525 1.0× 693 1.7× 158 0.4× 117 0.6× 48 3.3k
Takuya Kurahashi Japan 36 3.4k 1.2× 573 1.0× 420 1.0× 241 0.6× 57 0.3× 119 3.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Burch, Jessica E., David A. Delgadillo, Austin G. Smith, et al.. (2024). Structural Elucidation and Absolute Stereochemistry for Pharma Compounds Using MicroED. Organic Letters. 26(33). 6944–6949. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Austin G., Matthew M. Bio, John Colyer, et al.. (2020). Development of a Robust and Highly Selective Ru(II)-Catalyzed Dynamic Kinetic Resolution Used to Manufacture AMG 232. Organic Process Research & Development. 24(6). 1164–1174. 2 indexed citations
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Dornan, Peter K., Matthew G. Beaver, Guilong Cheng, et al.. (2020). Continuous Process Improvement in the Manufacture of Carfilzomib, Part 1: Process Understanding and Improvements in the Commercial Route to Prepare the Epoxyketone Warhead. Organic Process Research & Development. 24(4). 481–489. 4 indexed citations
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Beaver, Matthew G., Parth Patel, Michael T. Corbett, et al.. (2020). Continuous Process Improvement in the Manufacture of Carfilzomib, Part 2: An Improved Process for Synthesis of the Epoxyketone Warhead. Organic Process Research & Development. 24(4). 490–499. 19 indexed citations
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Roberts, Scott W., J.M. Bezemer, Michael Kennedy, et al.. (2016). Manufacturing of [14C]-Labeled Drug Substance and Drug Product Utilized in Clinical Research: A Case Study of Omecamtiv Mecarbil. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 22(5). 609–615. 2 indexed citations
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Morrison, Henry, Bin Quan, Shawn D. Walker, et al.. (2015). Appearance of a New Hydrated Form during Development: A Case Study in Process and Solid-State Optimization. Organic Process Research & Development. 19(12). 1842–1848. 14 indexed citations
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Kravchinsky, Vadim A., et al.. (2013). Discovery of Holocene millennial climate cycles in the Asian continental interior: Has the sun been governing the continental climate?. Global and Planetary Change. 110. 386–396. 19 indexed citations
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Caille, Seb, et al.. (2011). Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of a Tertiary Benzylic Carbon Center via Phenol-Directed Alkene Hydrogenation. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 76(13). 5198–5206. 9 indexed citations
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Savarin, Cécile, et al.. (2011). Selective Catalytic Hydrogenation of Nitro Groups in the Presence of Activated Heteroaryl Halides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 76(23). 9841–9844. 29 indexed citations
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Woo, Jacqueline C. S., Sheng Cui, Shawn D. Walker, & Margaret M. Faul. (2010). Asymmetric syntheses of a GPR40 receptor agonist via diastereoselective and enantioselective conjugate alkynylation. Tetrahedron. 66(26). 4730–4737. 23 indexed citations
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Cui, Sheng, et al.. (2010). Rational Screening Approach for Classical Chiral Resolution under Thermodynamic Equilibrium: A Case Study of Diphenyl-Substituted N-Methyl-Piperazine. Organic Process Research & Development. 15(1). 53–63. 6 indexed citations
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Woo, Jacqueline C. S., Shawn D. Walker, & Margaret M. Faul. (2007). Preparation and decarboxylative rearrangement of (Z)-enyne esters. Tetrahedron Letters. 48(32). 5679–5682. 7 indexed citations
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Barder, Timothy E., Shawn D. Walker, Joseph R. Martinelli, & Stephen L. Buchwald. (2005). Catalysts for Suzuki—Miyaura Coupling Processes: Scope and Studies of the Effect of Ligand Structure.. ChemInform. 36(33). 5 indexed citations
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Walker, Shawn D., Timothy E. Barder, Joseph R. Martinelli, & Stephen L. Buchwald. (2004). A Rationally Designed Universal Catalyst for Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling Processes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 43(14). 1871–1876. 782 indexed citations breakdown →
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Walker, Shawn D., Timothy E. Barder, Joseph R. Martinelli, & Stephen L. Buchwald. (2004). A Rationally Designed Universal Catalyst for Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling Processes. Angewandte Chemie. 116(14). 1907–1912. 235 indexed citations
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Piers, Edward, et al.. (2000). A new cycloheptenone annulation method: use of the bifunctional reagent (Z )-5-iodo-1-tributylstannylpent-1-ene in organic synthesis. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 635–637. 7 indexed citations
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Piers, Edward, Miguel A. Romero, & Shawn D. Walker. (1999). Sequential Anionic 1,3 Ester Shifts and Intramolecular Stille Couplings: A New Protocol for the Concise Assembly of Functionalized Polycyclic Dienes. Synlett. 1999(7). 1082–1084. 3 indexed citations
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Han, Yongxin, Shawn D. Walker, & Robert N. Young. (1996). Silicon directed ipso-substitution of polymer bound arylsilanes: Preparation of biaryls via the Suzuki cross-coupling reaction. Tetrahedron Letters. 37(16). 2703–2706. 79 indexed citations
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Harris, Paul M. & Shawn D. Walker. (1990). McElroy Field--U.S.A. Central Basin Platform Permian Basin, Texas. 23. 195–227. 5 indexed citations

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