Thomas J. Colacot

8.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
55 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Thomas J. Colacot is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas J. Colacot has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Organic Chemistry, 24 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas J. Colacot's work include Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (38 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (28 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (20 papers). Thomas J. Colacot is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (38 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (28 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (20 papers). Thomas J. Colacot collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Thomas J. Colacot's co-authors include Carin C. C. Johansson Seechurn, Victor Snieckus, Matthew O. Kitching, Carin C. C. Johansson, Peter G. Gildner, Hongbo Li, Gabriela A. Grasa, Hélène A. Shea, Andrew DeAngelis and S.L. Parisel and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Thomas J. Colacot

53 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

Palladium‐Catalyzed Cross‐Coupling: A Historical Contextu... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2012 2010 2012 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Palladium‐Catalyzed Cross‐Coupling: A Historical Contextual Perspective to the 2010 Nobel Prize
    2012 2.5k citations Carin C. C. Johansson Seechurn, Matthew O. Kitching et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  2. Metal‐Catalyzed α‐Arylation of Carbonyl and Related Molecules: Novel Trends in CC Bond Formation by CH Bond Functionalization
    2010 667 citations Carin C. C. Johansson, Thomas J. Colacot Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  3. Palladiumkatalysierte Kreuzkupplungen: eine historische Perspektive im Kontext der Nobel‐Preise 2010
    2012 482 citations Carin C. C. Johansson Seechurn, Matthew O. Kitching et al. Angewandte Chemie 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 J. Colacot United States 29 6.5k 1.7k 580 500 250 55 7.0k
Diego J. Cárdenas Spain 44 7.2k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 645 1.1× 487 1.0× 206 0.8× 130 7.8k
Gopinathan Anilkumar India 39 4.4k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 646 1.1× 539 1.1× 192 0.8× 240 5.0k
King Kuok Hii United Kingdom 40 4.3k 0.7× 1.6k 0.9× 537 0.9× 676 1.4× 421 1.7× 153 5.0k
Julien Legros France 30 4.4k 0.7× 1.6k 0.9× 609 1.1× 662 1.3× 437 1.7× 107 5.4k
Bhisma K. Patel India 49 6.3k 1.0× 997 0.6× 364 0.6× 813 1.6× 320 1.3× 211 6.9k
Robin B. Bedford United Kingdom 53 7.6k 1.2× 2.1k 1.2× 507 0.9× 425 0.8× 125 0.5× 123 8.0k
Kouichi Ohe Japan 48 6.0k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 789 1.4× 700 1.4× 475 1.9× 202 6.8k
Alexander Zapf Germany 54 8.1k 1.2× 1.8k 1.1× 473 0.8× 775 1.6× 255 1.0× 99 8.5k
Marc Taillefer France 40 7.7k 1.2× 1.6k 0.9× 540 0.9× 852 1.7× 178 0.7× 133 8.3k
Xin‐Qi Hao China 43 4.2k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 792 1.4× 440 0.9× 237 0.9× 187 5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas J. Colacot

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Thomas J. Colacot's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Thomas J. Colacot with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Thomas J. Colacot more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas J. Colacot

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Thomas J. Colacot. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Thomas J. Colacot. The network helps show where Thomas J. Colacot may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas J. Colacot

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas J. Colacot. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas J. Colacot 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 Thomas J. Colacot. Thomas J. Colacot 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
1.
MacQueen, Preston M., et al.. (2023). Convenient One-Pot Synthesis of L2Pd(0) Complexes for Cross-Coupling Catalysis. Organometallics. 42(18). 2644–2650. 6 indexed citations
2.
3.
Colacot, Thomas J., et al.. (2019). Organometallics in Process Chemistry. 10 indexed citations
4.
Seechurn, Carin C. C. Johansson, et al.. (2017). Understanding the Unusual Reduction Mechanism of Pd(II) to Pd(I): Uncovering Hidden Species and Implications in Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139(14). 5194–5200. 97 indexed citations
5.
Colacot, Thomas J.. (2015). Richard F. Heck (1931–2015). Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(52). 15611–15612. 2 indexed citations
6.
DeAngelis, Andrew & Thomas J. Colacot. (2015). ChemInform Abstract: Prominent Ligand Types in Modern Cross‐Coupling Reactions. ChemInform. 46(33). 2 indexed citations
7.
Ibnusaud, Ibrahim, et al.. (2014). Palladium‐Catalyzed α‐Arylation Reactions in Total Synthesis. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2015(1). 38–49. 96 indexed citations
8.
Alsabeh, Pamela G., Rylan J. Lundgren, Robert McDonald, et al.. (2013). An Examination of the Palladium/Mor‐DalPhos Catalyst System in the Context of Selective Ammonia Monoarylation at Room Temperature. Chemistry - A European Journal. 19(6). 2131–2141. 67 indexed citations
9.
Colacot, Thomas J.. (2012). Commercial Development of Palladium(0) Catalysts for Highly Selective Cross-Coupling Reactions. Platinum Metals Review. 56(2). 110–116. 16 indexed citations
10.
Seechurn, Carin C. C. Johansson, Matthew O. Kitching, Thomas J. Colacot, & Victor Snieckus. (2012). Palladium‐Catalyzed Cross‐Coupling: A Historical Contextual Perspective to the 2010 Nobel Prize. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(21). 5062–5085. 2512 indexed citations breakdown →
11.
Colacot, Thomas J.. (2011). The 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Palladium-Catalysed Cross-Coupling. Platinum Metals Review. 55(2). 84–90. 84 indexed citations
12.
Hines, C.C., Scott T. Griffin, Robin D. Rogers, et al.. (2010). Synthesis and X-ray Structure Determination of Highly Active Pd(II), Pd(I), and Pd(0) Complexes of Di(tert-butyl)neopentylphosphine (DTBNpP) in the Arylation of Amines and Ketones. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 75(19). 6477–6488. 116 indexed citations
13.
Johansson, Carin C. C. & Thomas J. Colacot. (2010). Metal‐Catalyzed α‐Arylation of Carbonyl and Related Molecules: Novel Trends in CC Bond Formation by CH Bond Functionalization. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 49(4). 676–707. 667 indexed citations breakdown →
14.
15.
Johansson, Carin C. C. & Thomas J. Colacot. (2010). Metallkatalysierte α‐Arylierungen von Carbonylen und verwandten Molekülen: aktuelle Trends bei der C‐C‐Kupplung über C‐H‐Funktionalisierung. Angewandte Chemie. 122(4). 686–718. 228 indexed citations
16.
Colacot, Thomas J.. (2009). A Highly Active Palladium(I) Dimer for Pharmaceutical Applications. Platinum Metals Review. 53(4). 183–188. 61 indexed citations
17.
Hou, Duen‐Ren, Joseph H. Reibenspies, Thomas J. Colacot, & Kevin Burgess. (2001). Enantioselective Hydrogenations of Arylalkenes Mediated by [Ir(cod)(JM-Phos)]+ Complexes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 7(24). 5391–5400. 89 indexed citations
18.
Colacot, Thomas J., Qian Hu, Raymundo Cea‐Olivares, & Simón Hernández‐Ortega. (2001). Synthesis, X-ray, spectroscopic and a preliminary Suzuki coupling screening studies of a complete series of dppfMX2 (M=Pt, Pd; X=Cl, Br, I). Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 637-639. 691–697. 35 indexed citations
19.
20.
Colacot, Thomas J., et al.. (1999). Precious Metal-Phosphine Complexes for Homogeneous Catalysis: Synthesis and Characterization of a Complete Series of Cp2Fe(PPh2)2MX2 (M = Pt, Pd; X = Cl, Br, I, Ph). Phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon and the related elements. 144(1). 49–52. 3 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Diego J. Cárdenas Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Gopinathan Anilkumar Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by King Kuok Hii Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Julien Legros Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Bhisma K. Patel Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Robin B. Bedford Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kouichi Ohe Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Alexander Zapf Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Marc Taillefer Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Xin‐Qi Hao
Rankless by CCL
2026