Tamsyn Montagnon

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
71 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Tamsyn Montagnon is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Biotechnology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Tamsyn Montagnon has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Organic Chemistry, 13 papers in Biotechnology and 11 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Tamsyn Montagnon's work include Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (32 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (17 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (16 papers). Tamsyn Montagnon is often cited by papers focused on Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (32 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (17 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (16 papers). Tamsyn Montagnon collaborates with scholars based in Greece, United States and France. Tamsyn Montagnon's co-authors include K. C. Nicolaou, Georgios Vassilikogiannakis, Scott A. Snyder, Phil S. Baran, Casey J. N. Mathison, K. C. Nicolaou, Maria Tofi, Dimitris Kalaitzakis, Yong‐Li Zhong and David Gray and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Tamsyn Montagnon

69 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Diels-Alder Reaction in Total Synthesis 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2003 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. The Diels-Alder Reaction in Total Synthesis
    2002 1.6k citations K. C. Nicolaou, Tamsyn Montagnon et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  2. Tandem reactions, cascade sequences, and biomimetic strategies in total synthesis
    2003 571 citations K. C. Nicolaou, Tamsyn Montagnon et al. Chemical Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tamsyn Montagnon Greece 31 5.1k 864 710 526 489 71 5.9k
Georgios Vassilikogiannakis Greece 34 4.3k 0.8× 773 0.9× 338 0.5× 563 1.1× 512 1.0× 107 5.1k
Paul G. Bulger United States 18 7.1k 1.4× 1.6k 1.8× 802 1.1× 534 1.0× 477 1.0× 33 7.6k
Stephen P. Marsden United Kingdom 36 5.6k 1.1× 1.6k 1.9× 1.6k 2.2× 364 0.7× 323 0.7× 113 6.5k
István E. Markó Belgium 43 7.0k 1.4× 1.0k 1.2× 1.7k 2.4× 313 0.6× 470 1.0× 208 7.9k
Pradeep Kumar India 36 3.2k 0.6× 855 1.0× 591 0.8× 358 0.7× 241 0.5× 171 3.9k
Jin Kun United States 40 4.4k 0.9× 769 0.9× 721 1.0× 230 0.4× 296 0.6× 181 5.4k
David Šarlah United States 43 9.2k 1.8× 1.7k 1.9× 1.9k 2.6× 720 1.4× 556 1.1× 110 10.1k
Timothy J. Donohoe United Kingdom 48 7.2k 1.4× 2.1k 2.4× 2.1k 2.9× 410 0.8× 333 0.7× 256 8.4k
Koichi Narasaka Japan 46 7.7k 1.5× 1.4k 1.6× 1.1k 1.6× 433 0.8× 376 0.8× 254 8.3k
M. Carmen Carreño Spain 38 4.9k 1.0× 828 1.0× 713 1.0× 279 0.5× 260 0.5× 187 5.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Montagnon, Tamsyn, et al.. (2025). Activating human 15-lipoxygenase-1 beyond flatland: discovery of non-aromatic modulators. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 23(43). 9942–9949.
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Papadopoulos, Ioannis, et al.. (2024). Eosin, blue LEDs and DIPEA are employed in a simple synthesis of (poly)cyclic O,O- and N,O-acetals. Chemical Communications. 60(42). 5494–5497. 4 indexed citations
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Kalaitzakis, Dimitris, et al.. (2023). The Rapid Synthesis of Colibactin Warhead Model Compounds Using New Metal‐Free Photocatalytic Cyclopropanation Reactions Facilitates the Investigation of Biological Mechanisms. Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(56). e202301713–e202301713. 5 indexed citations
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Kalaitzakis, Dimitris, et al.. (2022). Access to high value sp3-rich frameworks using photocatalyzed [2 + 2]-cycloadditions of γ-alkylidene–γ-lactams. Chemical Communications. 58(58). 8085–8088. 7 indexed citations
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Kalaitzakis, Dimitris, et al.. (2022). Sequential Visible Light‐Induced Reactions Using Different Photocatalysts: Transformation of Furans into 2‐Pyridones via γ‐Lactams Using a New Ring Expansion Reaction. Chemistry - A European Journal. 28(17). e202200322–e202200322. 5 indexed citations
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Montagnon, Tamsyn, et al.. (2022). Multiphotocatalyst Cascades: From Furans to Fused Butyrolactones and Substituted Cyclopentanones. Organic Letters. 24(48). 8786–8790. 7 indexed citations
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Kalaitzakis, Dimitris, et al.. (2021). One-Pot Transformation of Furans into 1-Azaspirocyclic Alkaloid Frameworks Induced by Visible Light. Organic Letters. 23(14). 5354–5358. 9 indexed citations
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Montagnon, Tamsyn, et al.. (2021). Eosin: a versatile organic dye whose synthetic uses keep expanding. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 19(15). 3303–3317. 47 indexed citations
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Kalaitzakis, Dimitris, et al.. (2020). Merging singlet-oxygen induced furan oxidations with organocatalysis: synthesis of enantiopure cyclopentanones and hydrindanes. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 18(15). 2817–2822. 15 indexed citations
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Kalaitzakis, Dimitris, et al.. (2020). Multi‐Photocatalyst Cascades: Merging Singlet Oxygen Photooxygenations with Photoredox Catalysis for the Synthesis of Alkaloid Frameworks. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(8). 4335–4341. 17 indexed citations
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Kalaitzakis, Dimitris, et al.. (2020). Multi‐Photocatalyst Cascades: Merging Singlet Oxygen Photooxygenations with Photoredox Catalysis for the Synthesis of Alkaloid Frameworks. Angewandte Chemie. 133(8). 4381–4387. 10 indexed citations
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Kalaitzakis, Dimitris, et al.. (2019). Vinylogous Reactivity of Cyclic 2‐Enones: Organocatalysed Asymmetric Addition to 2‐Enals to Synthesize Fused Carbocycles. Angewandte Chemie. 131(20). 6814–6818. 2 indexed citations
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Kalaitzakis, Dimitris, et al.. (2019). Vinylogous Reactivity of Cyclic 2‐Enones: Organocatalysed Asymmetric Addition to 2‐Enals to Synthesize Fused Carbocycles. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(20). 6742–6746. 6 indexed citations
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Montagnon, Tamsyn, et al.. (2019). The reticent tautomer: exploiting the interesting multisite and multitype reactivity of 4-pyrrolin-2-ones. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 18(2). 180–190. 22 indexed citations
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Montagnon, Tamsyn, et al.. (2018). Rapid Access to 3‐Acyl‐5‐alkoxybutyrolactams Using Triplet and Singlet Oxygen. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2018(33). 4523–4526. 6 indexed citations
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Montagnon, Tamsyn, et al.. (2018). One‐Pot Synthesis of Diverse γ‐Lactam Scaffolds Facilitated by a Nebulizer‐Based Continuous Flow Photoreactor. ChemPhotoChem. 2(10). 860–864. 24 indexed citations
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Montagnon, Tamsyn, et al.. (2017). Synthesis of cyclopent-2-enones from furans using a nebulizer-based continuous flow photoreactor. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 15(48). 10151–10155. 16 indexed citations
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Montagnon, Tamsyn, et al.. (2015). Pectenotoxin's ABCDE Ring System: A Complex Target to Test the Potential of Singlet Oxygen Super Cascades as Tools for Synthesis. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2015(33). 7240–7243. 11 indexed citations
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Montagnon, Tamsyn, et al.. (2011). Green oxidations of furans—initiated by molecular oxygen—that give key natural product motifs. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 9(7). 2031–2031. 57 indexed citations
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Nicolaou, K. C., Casey J. N. Mathison, & Tamsyn Montagnon. (2003). New Reactions of IBX: Oxidation of Nitrogen‐ and Sulfur‐Containing Substrates To Afford Useful Synthetic Intermediates. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 42(34). 4077–4082. 227 indexed citations

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