Tomislav Rovis

30.3k total citations · 11 hit papers
253 papers, 25.2k citations indexed

About

Tomislav Rovis is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tomislav Rovis has authored 253 papers receiving a total of 25.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 241 papers in Organic Chemistry, 68 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 18 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Tomislav Rovis's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (121 papers), Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (71 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (67 papers). Tomislav Rovis is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (121 papers), Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (71 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (67 papers). Tomislav Rovis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Tomislav Rovis's co-authors include Todd K. Hyster, Daniel A. DiRocco, John C. K. Chu, Nicholas A. White, Fedor Romanov‐Michailidis, Javier Read de Alaniz, Harit U. Vora, Darrin M. Flanigan, Jeffrey B. Johnson and Mark S. Kerr and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Tomislav Rovis

253 papers receiving 24.9k citations

Hit Papers

Organocatalytic Reactions Enabled by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes 2010 2026 2015 2020 2015 2012 2017 2010 2019 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Organocatalytic Reactions Enabled by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes
    2015 1.8k citations Darrin M. Flanigan, Fedor Romanov‐Michailidis et al. profile →
  2. Biotinylated Rh(III) Complexes in Engineered Streptavidin for Accelerated Asymmetric C–H Activation
    2012 694 citations Todd K. Hyster, Tomislav Rovis et al. profile →
  3. Complementary Strategies for Directed C(sp3)−H Functionalization: A Comparison of Transition‐Metal‐Catalyzed Activation, Hydrogen Atom Transfer, and Carbene/Nitrene Transfer
    2017 590 citations Tomislav Rovis et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  4. Rhodium-Catalyzed Oxidative Cycloaddition of Benzamides and Alkynes via C−H/N−H Activation
    2010 574 citations Todd K. Hyster, Tomislav Rovis Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  5. Photoredox catalysis using infrared light via triplet fusion upconversion
    2019 563 citations Benjamin D. Ravetz, Tomislav Rovis et al. Nature profile →
  6. Amide-directed photoredox-catalysed C–C bond formation at unactivated sp3 C–H bonds
    2016 508 citations Tomislav Rovis et al. Nature profile →
  7. Catalytic Asymmetric α-Acylation of Tertiary Amines Mediated by a Dual Catalysis Mode: N-Heterocyclic Carbene and Photoredox Catalysis
    2012 495 citations Daniel A. DiRocco, Tomislav Rovis Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  8. A Coupling of Benzamides and Donor/Acceptor Diazo Compounds To Form γ-Lactams via Rh(III)-Catalyzed C–H Activation
    2013 454 citations Todd K. Hyster, Kyle E. Ruhl et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  9. Photons or Electrons? A Critical Comparison of Electrochemistry and Photoredox Catalysis for Organic Synthesis
    2021 374 citations Nicholas E. S. Tay, Tomislav Rovis et al. profile →
  10. Copper Catalyzed C(sp3)–H Bond Alkylation via Photoinduced Ligand-to-Metal Charge Transfer
    2021 245 citations Tomislav Rovis et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  11. Dynamic crosslinking compatibilizes immiscible mixed plastics
    2023 155 citations Ryan W. Clarke, Tobias Sandmeier et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tomislav Rovis United States 86 23.2k 4.9k 1.6k 1.4k 1.1k 253 25.2k
Sukbok Chang South Korea 92 29.7k 1.3× 6.9k 1.4× 3.9k 2.5× 831 0.6× 827 0.7× 294 30.9k
Yixin Lü Singapore 69 12.0k 0.5× 3.9k 0.8× 2.4k 1.5× 988 0.7× 848 0.7× 292 14.7k
Jian Zhou China 65 13.1k 0.6× 3.5k 0.7× 2.1k 1.3× 2.0k 1.5× 563 0.5× 267 14.8k
Vladimir Gevorgyan United States 84 22.5k 1.0× 2.7k 0.5× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 368 0.3× 264 23.2k
Guangbin Dong United States 71 15.1k 0.7× 3.6k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 751 0.5× 367 0.3× 261 16.3k
Oliver Reiser Germany 68 15.3k 0.7× 2.5k 0.5× 3.0k 1.9× 1.3k 1.0× 293 0.3× 358 18.3k
Jun Terao Japan 54 7.2k 0.3× 2.0k 0.4× 706 0.4× 894 0.7× 1.3k 1.2× 210 9.0k
Xiaoming Feng China 85 27.1k 1.2× 7.2k 1.5× 3.3k 2.0× 1.5k 1.1× 278 0.2× 746 29.1k
Max Malacrìa France 70 16.3k 0.7× 3.6k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 578 0.4× 318 0.3× 388 18.0k
Carmén Nájera Spain 70 21.2k 0.9× 4.1k 0.8× 4.7k 3.0× 966 0.7× 353 0.3× 486 23.9k

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All Works

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Sherwood, Trevor C., et al.. (2025). Engaging Tertiary Benzylic Radicals in Metallaphotoredox Catalysis: A Modular Approach to Access Diaryl Quaternary Centers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 65(4). e21490–e21490. 1 indexed citations
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Kariofillis, Stavros K., Jin-Woo Kim, Jizhi Ni, et al.. (2024). Photocatalytic Activation of Aryl(trifluoromethyl) Diazos to Carbenes for High-Resolution Protein Labeling with Red Light. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(2). 1337–1345. 34 indexed citations
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Joe, Candice L., et al.. (2024). A Unified Method for Oxidative and Reductive Decarboxylative Arylation with Orange Light-Driven Ir/Ni Metallaphotoredox Catalysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(37). 25780–25787. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiao, Yangyang Shen, & Tomislav Rovis. (2023). Photoinduced Nickel-Catalyzed Selective N-Demethylation of Trialkylamines Using C(sp2)–Bromides as HAT Reagents. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(6). 3294–3300. 18 indexed citations
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Clarke, Ryan W., Tobias Sandmeier, Dominik Reich, et al.. (2023). Dynamic crosslinking compatibilizes immiscible mixed plastics. Nature. 616(7958). 731–739. 155 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rovis, Tomislav, et al.. (2022). Tuning the Electrochemical and Photophysical Properties of Osmium-Based Photoredox Catalysts. Synlett. 33(3). 247–258. 26 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiao & Tomislav Rovis. (2021). Photocatalyzed Triplet Sensitization of Oximes Using Visible Light Provides a Route to Nonclassical Beckmann Rearrangement Products. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(50). 21211–21217. 49 indexed citations
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Piou, Tiffany, et al.. (2019). Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Cyclopropanation of Unactivated Olefins Initiated by C–H Activation. Synlett. 30(15). 1787–1790. 10 indexed citations
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Piou, Tiffany, Fedor Romanov‐Michailidis, Melissa A. Ashley, Maria Romanova‐Michaelides, & Tomislav Rovis. (2018). Stereodivergent Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed cis-Cyclopropanation Enabled by Multivariate Optimization. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(30). 9587–9593. 55 indexed citations
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Archambeau, Alexis & Tomislav Rovis. (2015). Rhodium(III)‐Catalyzed Allylic C(sp3)–H Activation of Alkenyl Sulfonamides: Unexpected Formation of Azabicycles. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(45). 13337–13340. 76 indexed citations
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Hsieh, Sheng‐Ying, Benedikt M. Wanner, Philip Wheeler, et al.. (2014). Stereoelectronic Basis for the Kinetic Resolution of N‐Heterocycles with Chiral Acylating Reagents. Chemistry - A European Journal. 20(24). 7228–7231. 8 indexed citations
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White, Nicholas A., et al.. (2014). Rapid Construction of (−)‐Paroxetine and (−)‐Femoxetine via an N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Homoenolate Addition to Nitroalkenes. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 3(4). 442–444. 15 indexed citations
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Davis, Tyler A., Todd K. Hyster, & Tomislav Rovis. (2013). Rhodium(III)‐Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroarylation, Amidoarylation, and Heck‐type Reaction: Three Distinct Pathways Determined by an Amide Directing Group. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(52). 14181–14185. 155 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xiaodan, Kyle E. Ruhl, & Tomislav Rovis. (2012). N‐Heterocyclic‐Carbene‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Oxidative Hetero‐Diels–Alder Reactions with Simple Aliphatic Aldehydes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(49). 12330–12333. 158 indexed citations
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DiRocco, Daniel A., Elizabeth L. Noey, K. N. Houk, & Tomislav Rovis. (2012). Catalytic Asymmetric Intermolecular Stetter Reactions of Enolizable Aldehydes with Nitrostyrenes: Computational Study Provides Insight into the Success of the Catalyst. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(10). 2391–2394. 104 indexed citations
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Hyster, Todd K. & Tomislav Rovis. (2011). An improved catalyst architecture for rhodium(iii) catalyzed C–H activation and its application to pyridone synthesis. Chemical Science. 2(8). 1606–1610. 212 indexed citations
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Rogers, Rebecca, Jennifer L. Moore, & Tomislav Rovis. (2007). Alkene‐Directed Regioselective Nickel‐Catalyzed Cross‐Coupling of Cyclic Anhydrides with Diorganozinc Reagents. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 46(48). 9301–9304. 20 indexed citations
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Nasveschuk, Christopher G. & Tomislav Rovis. (2007). The [1, 3] O-to-C rearrangement: opportunities for stereoselective synthesis. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 6(2). 240–254. 74 indexed citations
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Nasveschuk, Christopher G. & Tomislav Rovis. (2005). Stereoselective Lewis Acid Mediated [1,3] Ring Contraction of 2,5‐Dihydrooxepins as a Route to Polysubstituted Cyclopentenes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 44(21). 3264–3267. 33 indexed citations
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Lund, Trent D, Tomislav Rovis, W. C. Chung, & Robert J. Handa. (2004). Novel Actions of Estrogen Receptor-β on Anxiety-Related Behaviors. Endocrinology. 146(2). 797–807. 369 indexed citations

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