Travis R. Blum

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
7 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Travis R. Blum is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Travis R. Blum has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Organic Chemistry, 3 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Travis R. Blum's work include Radical Photochemical Reactions (4 papers), Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (3 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (3 papers). Travis R. Blum is often cited by papers focused on Radical Photochemical Reactions (4 papers), Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (3 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (3 papers). Travis R. Blum collaborates with scholars based in United States. Travis R. Blum's co-authors include Tehshik P. Yoon, Kazimer L. Skubi, Desiree M. Bates, Ilia A. Guzei, Zachary D. Miller, Ye Zhu, Michael S. Packer, G. Minasov, Michelle F. Richter and Pyung‐Gang Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Travis R. Blum

7 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Dual Catalysis Strategies in Photochemical Synthesis 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2016 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. Dual Catalysis Strategies in Photochemical Synthesis
    2016 2.3k citations Kazimer L. Skubi, Travis R. Blum et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
  2. Enantioselective photochemistry through Lewis acid–catalyzed triplet energy transfer
    2016 353 citations Travis R. Blum, Zachary D. Miller et al. Science profile →

Peers

Travis R. Blum
Quan‐Quan Zhou China
Patricia Zhang United States
Kazimer L. Skubi United States
John C. Tellis United States
Santosh K. Pagire Germany
Lena Pitzer Germany
Luca Buzzetti Spain
Ian B. Perry United States
David N. Primer United States
Yufan Liang United States
Quan‐Quan Zhou China
Travis R. Blum
Citations per year, relative to Travis R. Blum Travis R. Blum (= 1×) peers Quan‐Quan Zhou

Countries citing papers authored by Travis R. Blum

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Fields of papers citing papers by Travis R. Blum

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Travis R. Blum

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Travis R. Blum. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Travis R. Blum 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 Travis R. Blum. Travis R. Blum is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

7 of 7 papers shown
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Blum, Travis R., Michael S. Packer, Xiaozhe Xiong, et al.. (2021). Phage-assisted evolution of botulinum neurotoxin proteases with reprogrammed specificity. Science. 371(6531). 803–810. 49 indexed citations
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Peraro, Leila, Ryan T. Davison, Travis R. Blum, et al.. (2020). Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of a Depsipeptidic Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor via a Generalizable Approach Using an Optimized Latent Thioester Solid-Phase Linker. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 85(12). 8253–8260. 3 indexed citations
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Foster, Keith, Travis R. Blum, Matthew Beard, et al.. (2018). Phage-assisted continuous evolution of botulinum neurotoxin light chains generates novel light chains with modified snare cleavage specificity. Toxicon. 156. S35–S35. 1 indexed citations
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Skubi, Kazimer L., Travis R. Blum, & Tehshik P. Yoon. (2016). Dual Catalysis Strategies in Photochemical Synthesis. Chemical Reviews. 116(17). 10035–10074. 2334 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blum, Travis R., Zachary D. Miller, Desiree M. Bates, Ilia A. Guzei, & Tehshik P. Yoon. (2016). Enantioselective photochemistry through Lewis acid–catalyzed triplet energy transfer. Science. 354(6318). 1391–1395. 353 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blum, Travis R., et al.. (2014). Photocatalytic Synthesis of Dihydrobenzofurans by Oxidative [3+2] Cycloaddition of Phenols. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(41). 11056–11059. 110 indexed citations
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Blum, Travis R., et al.. (2014). Photocatalytic Synthesis of Dihydrobenzofurans by Oxidative [3+2] Cycloaddition of Phenols. Angewandte Chemie. 126(41). 11236–11239. 31 indexed citations

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