Tanja Gaich

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
59 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Tanja Gaich is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tanja Gaich has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Organic Chemistry, 23 papers in Pharmacology and 14 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Tanja Gaich's work include Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (25 papers), Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology (22 papers) and Chemical synthesis and alkaloids (20 papers). Tanja Gaich is often cited by papers focused on Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (25 papers), Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology (22 papers) and Chemical synthesis and alkaloids (20 papers). Tanja Gaich collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and United States. Tanja Gaich's co-authors include Phil S. Baran, Johann Mulzer, Philipp J. Gritsch, Peter Siengalewicz, Christian Leitner, Harald Weinstabl, A. Nakamura, Ian B. Seiple, Ian S. Young and Junichiro Yamaguchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Tanja Gaich

55 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Aiming for the Ideal Synthesis 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2016 100 200 300 400 500
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. Aiming for the Ideal Synthesis
    2010 529 citations Tanja Gaich et al. profile →
  2. Cyclohepta[b]indoles: A Privileged Structure Motif in Natural Products and Drug Design
    2016 280 citations Tanja Gaich et al. Accounts of Chemical Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tanja Gaich Germany 23 1.9k 418 371 272 223 59 2.2k
Ken‐ichi Takao Japan 27 2.1k 1.1× 130 0.3× 562 1.5× 422 1.6× 397 1.8× 125 2.5k
Kavirayani R. Prasad India 22 1.5k 0.8× 126 0.3× 399 1.1× 175 0.6× 237 1.1× 114 1.7k
Xingang Xie China 27 1.7k 0.9× 218 0.5× 301 0.8× 217 0.8× 172 0.8× 119 2.0k
Glenn C. Micalizio United States 33 2.2k 1.1× 129 0.3× 558 1.5× 237 0.9× 213 1.0× 111 2.5k
Hanfeng Ding China 26 1.6k 0.8× 224 0.5× 472 1.3× 184 0.7× 301 1.3× 86 1.9k
Takayuki Yakura Japan 25 1.9k 1.0× 202 0.5× 283 0.8× 123 0.5× 181 0.8× 93 2.1k
Rodney A. Fernandes India 28 2.2k 1.1× 155 0.4× 538 1.5× 219 0.8× 286 1.3× 155 2.5k
Sakae Aoyagi Japan 29 1.8k 1.0× 125 0.3× 445 1.2× 229 0.8× 229 1.0× 78 2.1k
Miyoji Hanaoka Japan 27 1.9k 1.0× 340 0.8× 504 1.4× 313 1.2× 198 0.9× 211 2.3k
Marco Santagostino Italy 15 1.5k 0.8× 115 0.3× 449 1.2× 177 0.7× 212 1.0× 32 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tanja Gaich

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tanja Gaich

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pan, Lu, et al.. (2025). Gram‐Scale Access to (3,11)‐Cyclotaxanes—Synthesis of 1‐Hydroxytaxuspine C. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(35). e202506245–e202506245.
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Gaich, Tanja, et al.. (2025). Total Synthesis and Structural Revision of (−)‐Sodagnitin E. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(35). e202506247–e202506247.
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Pan, Lu, et al.. (2024). A general strategy for the synthesis of taxane diterpenes. Nature. 632(8025). 543–549. 16 indexed citations
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Pan, Lu, et al.. (2021). The Chemistry of Nonclassical Taxane Diterpene. Accounts of Chemical Research. 54(10). 2347–2360. 21 indexed citations
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Gaich, Tanja, et al.. (2020). Total synthesis of the complex taxane diterpene canataxpropellane. Science. 367(6478). 676–681. 76 indexed citations
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Gaich, Tanja, et al.. (2019). Structure‐Pattern‐Based Total Synthesis. Chemistry - A European Journal. 25(46). 10782–10791. 8 indexed citations
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Gaich, Tanja, et al.. (2017). Methoxatin as a Target in Total Synthesis. Synthesis. 49(8). 1746–1756. 3 indexed citations
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Gaich, Tanja, et al.. (2016). The Rhazinilam-Leuconoxine-Mersicarpine Triad of Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloids. PubMed. 77. 1–84. 11 indexed citations
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Gaich, Tanja, et al.. (2015). A Photoinduced Cyclization Cascade—Total Synthesis of (−)‐Leuconoxine. Chemistry - A European Journal. 21(17). 6355–6357. 23 indexed citations
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Weinstabl, Harald, et al.. (2014). Light‐Mediated Total Synthesis of 17‐Deoxyprovidencin. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(15). 3859–3862. 26 indexed citations
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Gaich, Tanja, et al.. (2014). Recent applications of the divinylcyclopropane–cycloheptadiene rearrangement in organic synthesis. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 10. 163–193. 82 indexed citations
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Gaich, Tanja, et al.. (2014). Enantioselective, Protecting‐Group‐Free Total Synthesis of Sarpagine Alkaloids—A Generalized Approach. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(1). 315–317. 58 indexed citations
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Weinstabl, Harald, et al.. (2014). Lichtinduzierte Totalsynthese von 17‐Desoxyprovidencin. Angewandte Chemie. 126(15). 3940–3943. 8 indexed citations
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Gritsch, Philipp J., et al.. (2013). The Witkop Cyclization: A Photoinduced CH Activation of the Indole System. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(5). 1208–1217. 50 indexed citations
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Gritsch, Philipp J., et al.. (2013). Enantioselective Synthesis of Cyclohepta[b]indoles: Gram-Scale Synthesis of (S)-SIRT1-Inhibitor IV. Organic Letters. 15(21). 5472–5475. 43 indexed citations
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Gritsch, Philipp J., et al.. (2012). Mimicking Dimethylallyltryptophan Synthase: Experimental Evidence for a Biosynthetic Cope Rearrangement Process. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(46). 11514–11516. 44 indexed citations
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Weinstabl, Harald, Tanja Gaich, & Johann Mulzer. (2012). Application of the Rodriguez–Pattenden Photo-Ring Contraction: Total Synthesis and Configurational Reassignment of 11-Gorgiacerol and 11-Epigorgiacerol. Organic Letters. 14(11). 2834–2837. 32 indexed citations
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Siengalewicz, Peter, Tanja Gaich, & Johann Mulzer. (2008). It All Began with an Error: The Nomofungin/Communesin Story. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 47(43). 8170–8176. 104 indexed citations
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Gaich, Tanja & Johann Mulzer. (2005). Recent Applications of Olefin Ring-Closing Metathesis (RCM) in the Synthesis of Biologically Important Alkaloids, Terpenoids, Polyketides and Other Secondary Metabolites. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 5(15). 1473–1494. 35 indexed citations
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Gaich, Tanja & Johann Mulzer. (2005). Synthesis of Epothilones via a Silicon-Tethered RCM Reaction. Organic Letters. 7(7). 1311–1313. 30 indexed citations

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