Simon Berritt

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Simon Berritt is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmaceutical Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Berritt has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Organic Chemistry, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Pharmaceutical Science. Recurrent topics in Simon Berritt's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (16 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (12 papers) and Radical Photochemical Reactions (8 papers). Simon Berritt is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (16 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (12 papers) and Radical Photochemical Reactions (8 papers). Simon Berritt collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Simon Berritt's co-authors include Patrick J. Walsh, Gary A. Molander, Minyan Li, Marisa C. Kozlowski, James P. Phelan, Andrew J. Peat, Lijun Fan, Simon B. Lang, Katelyn Billings and Jaehoon Sim and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Simon Berritt

39 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Nanomole-scale high-throughput chemistry for the synthesi... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400
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. Nanomole-scale high-throughput chemistry for the synthesis of complex molecules
    2014 470 citations A. Buitrago Santanilla, Erik L. Regalado 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
Simon Berritt United States 20 1.4k 497 328 293 257 44 2.0k
Neal W. Sach United States 22 2.0k 1.4× 413 0.8× 437 1.3× 426 1.5× 247 1.0× 52 2.8k
Guido Koch Switzerland 25 1.4k 1.0× 573 1.2× 438 1.3× 284 1.0× 112 0.4× 54 1.9k
S. B. Jennifer Kan United States 21 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 2.2× 362 1.1× 212 0.7× 176 0.7× 30 2.3k
Paul Richardson United States 28 1.9k 1.3× 1.1k 2.2× 442 1.3× 448 1.5× 402 1.6× 114 3.1k
Kevin D. Dykstra United States 10 2.1k 1.5× 331 0.7× 377 1.1× 164 0.6× 133 0.5× 17 2.4k
Olugbeminiyi Fadeyi United States 21 2.0k 1.4× 735 1.5× 170 0.5× 159 0.5× 164 0.6× 45 2.6k
Leonid G. Voskressensky Russia 24 2.6k 1.9× 474 1.0× 202 0.6× 119 0.4× 164 0.6× 234 3.0k
Francis Gosselin United States 28 1.9k 1.4× 822 1.7× 635 1.9× 247 0.8× 131 0.5× 104 2.5k
Davide Audisio France 32 2.0k 1.5× 785 1.6× 373 1.1× 133 0.5× 142 0.6× 93 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Berritt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Berritt

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Simon Berritt. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Simon Berritt 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 Simon Berritt. Simon Berritt is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jones, Corey L., Xiaochun Wang, Jason K. Smith, et al.. (2025). Photoenzymatically-induced asymmetric hydroarylation of alkenes with (hetero)aryl halides. Chemical Communications. 61(45). 8248–8251.
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Chakrabarti, Kaushik, et al.. (2025). Diversifying fluoroalkanes: light-driven fluoroalkyl transfer via vinylboronate esters. Chemical Science. 16(16). 6975–6981.
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King‐Smith, Emma, Felix A. Faber, Louise Bernier, et al.. (2025). Predictive design of crystallographic chiral separation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7977–7977.
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France, Scott P., Erick A. Lindsey, Emma L. McInturff, et al.. (2025). Synthetic Approaches to the New Drugs Approved during 2023. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(3). 2147–2182. 2 indexed citations
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King‐Smith, Emma, Simon Berritt, Louise Bernier, et al.. (2024). Probing the chemical ‘reactome’ with high-throughput experimentation data. Nature Chemistry. 16(4). 633–643. 26 indexed citations
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France, Scott P., Erick A. Lindsey, Emma L. McInturff, et al.. (2024). Synthetic Approaches to the New Drugs Approved During 2022. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 67(6). 4376–4418. 15 indexed citations
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Berritt, Simon, et al.. (2023). Decarboxylative Cross-Electrophile Coupling of (Hetero)Aromatic Bromides and NHP Esters. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 88(17). 12329–12340. 13 indexed citations
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Londregan, Allyn T., et al.. (2023). Preparation of Azinones from (Cyclopropylmethoxy)azine Ethers. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 88(9). 5671–5675.
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Flick, Andrew C., Carolyn A. Leverett, Hong X. Ding, et al.. (2022). Synthetic Approaches to the New Drugs Approved During 2020. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 65(14). 9607–9661. 24 indexed citations
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Xiong, Yao, Simon Berritt, Thomas G. Brooks, et al.. (2019). Targeting MRTF/SRF in CAP2-dependent dilated cardiomyopathy delays disease onset. JCI Insight. 4(6). 17 indexed citations
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Phelan, James P., Simon B. Lang, Jaehoon Sim, et al.. (2019). Open-Air Alkylation Reactions in Photoredox-Catalyzed DNA-Encoded Library Synthesis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(8). 3723–3732. 276 indexed citations
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Li, Minyan, Simon Berritt, Carol Chunfeng Wang, et al.. (2018). Sulfenate anions as organocatalysts for benzylic chloromethyl coupling polymerization via C=C bond formation. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1754–1754. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Minyan, Osvaldo Gutiérrez, Simon Berritt, et al.. (2017). Transition-metal-free chemo- and regioselective vinylation of azaallyls. Nature Chemistry. 9(10). 997–1004. 101 indexed citations
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Richardson, Jeffery, et al.. (2017). A Method for Identifying and Developing Functional Group Tolerant Catalytic Reactions: Application to the Buchwald–Hartwig Amination. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 82(7). 3741–3750. 29 indexed citations
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Berritt, Simon, et al.. (2016). Catalytic borylation of methane. Science. 351(6280). 1424–1427. 153 indexed citations
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Li, Minyan, María González‐Esguevillas, Simon Berritt, et al.. (2016). Palladium‐Catalyzed C−H Arylation of α,β‐Unsaturated Imines: Catalyst‐Controlled Synthesis of Enamine and Allylic Amine Derivatives. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 55(8). 2825–2829. 69 indexed citations
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Santanilla, A. Buitrago, Erik L. Regalado, Tony Pereira, et al.. (2014). Nanomole-scale high-throughput chemistry for the synthesis of complex molecules. Science. 347(6217). 49–53. 470 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schmink, Jason R., Ana Bellomo, & Simon Berritt. (2013). Scientist-Led High-Throughput Experimentation (HTE) and Its Utility in Academia and Industry. 14 indexed citations
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Walvoord, Ryan R., Simon Berritt, & Marisa C. Kozlowski. (2012). Palladium-Catalyzed Nitromethylation of Aryl Halides: An Orthogonal Formylation Equivalent. Organic Letters. 14(16). 4086–4089. 47 indexed citations
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Penkett, Clive S., et al.. (2006). Palladium-mediated fragmentation reactions of meta photocycloadducts to afford arylated or oxidatively cyclised products. Tetrahedron. 62(40). 9403–9409. 6 indexed citations

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