Thomas Dröge

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas Dröge is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Catalysis. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Dröge has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Organic Chemistry, 4 papers in Materials Chemistry and 3 papers in Catalysis. Recurrent topics in Thomas Dröge's work include Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (9 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (8 papers) and N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (4 papers). Thomas Dröge is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (9 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (8 papers) and N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (4 papers). Thomas Dröge collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and United States. Thomas Dröge's co-authors include Frank Glorius, Fan Liu, Joanna Wencel‐Delord, Julia J. Neumann, Souvik Rakshit, Sebastian Würtz, Alex M. van Herk, Congyang Wang, Michael Buback and Roland Fröhlich and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Chemistry - A European Journal.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Dröge

17 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Towards mild metal-catalyzed C–H bond activation 2010 2026 2015 2020 2011 2010 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Towards mild metal-catalyzed C–H bond activation
    2011 2.3k citations Joanna Wencel‐Delord, Thomas Dröge et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  2. The Measure of All Rings—N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes
    2010 1.1k citations Thomas Dröge, Frank Glorius 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
Thomas Dröge Germany 13 4.9k 1.1k 220 124 123 17 5.1k
Thomas W. Lyons United States 12 6.0k 1.2× 1.3k 1.2× 180 0.8× 197 1.6× 195 1.6× 20 6.2k
Laurean Ilies Japan 41 5.3k 1.1× 1.6k 1.5× 133 0.6× 238 1.9× 163 1.3× 80 5.7k
Jaclyn M. Murphy United States 8 3.8k 0.8× 943 0.9× 118 0.5× 223 1.8× 260 2.1× 8 4.0k
Kyle W. Quasdorf United States 12 3.5k 0.7× 749 0.7× 110 0.5× 102 0.8× 238 1.9× 16 3.7k
Pedro Valerga Spain 37 3.5k 0.7× 1.7k 1.7× 290 1.3× 248 2.0× 186 1.5× 133 3.9k
Shuichi Ôi Japan 33 2.9k 0.6× 988 0.9× 237 1.1× 380 3.1× 173 1.4× 77 3.4k
Yves Canac France 35 5.4k 1.1× 2.0k 1.9× 390 1.8× 183 1.5× 258 2.1× 115 5.7k
Frédéric W. Patureau Germany 31 5.2k 1.0× 1.4k 1.3× 250 1.1× 148 1.2× 298 2.4× 89 5.4k
Tom G. Driver United States 38 4.5k 0.9× 1.0k 1.0× 82 0.4× 126 1.0× 457 3.7× 76 4.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Dröge

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Dröge

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Nicolas, Lionel, Jean‐Pierre Vors, Thomas Dröge, et al.. (2021). N -Glycosylation with sulfoxide donors for the synthesis of peptidonucleosides. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 19(19). 4285–4291. 2 indexed citations
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Dröge, Thomas, et al.. (2011). Palladium‐Catalyzed CH Bond Functionalization of a Metal–Organic Framework (MOF): Mild, Selective, and Efficient. Chemistry - A European Journal. 17(43). 11974–11977. 24 indexed citations
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Wencel‐Delord, Joanna, Thomas Dröge, Fan Liu, & Frank Glorius. (2011). Towards mild metal-catalyzed C–H bond activation. Chemical Society Reviews. 40(9). 4740–4740. 2297 indexed citations breakdown →
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Neumann, Julia J., Souvik Rakshit, Thomas Dröge, Sebastian Würtz, & Frank Glorius. (2011). Exploring the Oxidative Cyclization of Substituted N‐Aryl Enamines: Pd‐Catalyzed Formation of Indoles from Anilines. Chemistry - A European Journal. 17(26). 7298–7303. 159 indexed citations
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Dröge, Thomas, et al.. (2011). Nickel‐Catalyzed Cross‐Coupling of Aryl Bromides with Tertiary Grignard Reagents Utilizing Donor‐Functionalized N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes (NHCs). Chemistry - A European Journal. 17(22). 6052–6055. 91 indexed citations
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Dröge, Thomas & Frank Glorius. (2010). The Measure of All Rings—N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 49(39). 6940–6952. 1119 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dröge, Thomas & Frank Glorius. (2010). Das Maß aller Ringe – N‐heterocyclische Carbene. Angewandte Chemie. 122(39). 7094–7107. 345 indexed citations
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Dröge, Thomas & Frank Glorius. (2010). NHC — Ligand der Ideen. Nachrichten aus der Chemie. 58(2). 112–117. 20 indexed citations
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Neumann, Julia J., Souvik Rakshit, Thomas Dröge, & Frank Glorius. (2009). Palladium‐katalysierte Amidierung nichtaktivierter C(sp3)‐H‐ Bindungen: von Anilinen zu Indolinen. Angewandte Chemie. 121(37). 7024–7027. 94 indexed citations
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Neumann, Julia J., Souvik Rakshit, Thomas Dröge, & Frank Glorius. (2009). Palladium‐Catalyzed Amidation of Unactivated C(sp3)H Bonds: from Anilines to Indolines. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48(37). 6892–6895. 242 indexed citations
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Würtz, Sebastian, Souvik Rakshit, Julia J. Neumann, Thomas Dröge, & Frank Glorius. (2008). Palladium‐Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclization of N‐Aryl Enamines: From Anilines to Indoles. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 47(38). 7230–7233. 415 indexed citations
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Würtz, Sebastian, Souvik Rakshit, Julia J. Neumann, Thomas Dröge, & Frank Glorius. (2008). Palladium‐katalysierte oxidative Cyclisierung von N‐Aryl‐Enaminen: von Anilinen zu Indolen. Angewandte Chemie. 120(38). 7340–7343. 123 indexed citations
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Buback, Michael & Thomas Dröge. (1999). High-pressure free-radical copolymerization of ethene and butyl methacrylate. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 200(1). 256–264. 6 indexed citations
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Herk, Alex M. van & Thomas Dröge. (1997). Nonlinear least squares fitting applied to copolymerization modeling. Macromolecular Theory and Simulations. 6(6). 1263–1276. 102 indexed citations
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Buback, Michael & Thomas Dröge. (1997). High‐pressure free‐radical copolymerization of ethene and methyl acrylate. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 198(11). 3627–3638. 10 indexed citations
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Buback, Michael, et al.. (1997). QUANTITATIVE IR SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS OF ETHYLENE-ACRYLATE COPOLYMERS. European Polymer Journal. 33(3). 375–379. 9 indexed citations
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Buback, Michael, et al.. (1996). High‐pressure free‐radical copolymerization of ethene and 2‐ethylhexyl acrylate. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 197(12). 4119–4134. 12 indexed citations

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