Uwe Beifuß

8.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
186 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Uwe Beifuß is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Uwe Beifuß has authored 186 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Organic Chemistry, 45 papers in Molecular Biology and 27 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Uwe Beifuß's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (35 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (30 papers) and Synthesis and Biological Evaluation (19 papers). Uwe Beifuß is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (35 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (30 papers) and Synthesis and Biological Evaluation (19 papers). Uwe Beifuß collaborates with scholars based in Germany, India and Austria. Uwe Beifuß's co-authors include Lutz F. Tietze, Jürgen Conrad, Chandi C. Malakar, Reinhold Carle, Andreas Schieber, Iris Klaiber, Heba T. Abdel‐Mohsen, D. Schmidt, Mihaela Constantin and Mario Tietze and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Uwe Beifuß

182 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

Sequential Transformation... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 1993 400 800 1.2k
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. Sequential Transformations in Organic Chemistry: A Synthetic Strategy with a Future
    1993 1.2k citations Lutz F. Tietze, Uwe Beifuß profile →
  2. Sequentielle Transformationen in der Organischen Chemie eine Synthesestrategie mit Zukunft
    1993 497 citations Lutz F. Tietze, Uwe Beifuß 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
Uwe Beifuß Germany 40 4.1k 1.7k 914 602 478 186 6.7k
Laurent Pouységu France 31 3.0k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 606 0.7× 285 0.5× 773 1.6× 85 5.7k
Mamoru Koketsu Japan 41 3.2k 0.8× 2.0k 1.2× 649 0.7× 317 0.5× 370 0.8× 305 6.2k
Denis Deffieux France 26 2.3k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 467 0.5× 303 0.5× 806 1.7× 70 4.7k
Khalid Mohammed Khan Pakistan 57 8.1k 2.0× 3.2k 1.9× 621 0.7× 478 0.8× 423 0.9× 510 12.2k
Ashok K. Prasad India 35 2.5k 0.6× 2.0k 1.2× 646 0.7× 564 0.9× 236 0.5× 299 5.9k
Taïbi Ben Hadda Morocco 46 3.9k 1.0× 1.5k 0.9× 864 0.9× 583 1.0× 166 0.3× 312 7.3k
Mohamed El‐Shazly Egypt 40 1.6k 0.4× 2.3k 1.3× 1.3k 1.4× 658 1.1× 597 1.2× 264 6.4k
Virinder S. Parmar India 43 3.9k 1.0× 3.1k 1.8× 971 1.1× 195 0.3× 384 0.8× 394 8.6k
Marko D. Mihovilovič Austria 42 3.1k 0.8× 4.8k 2.8× 800 0.9× 803 1.3× 207 0.4× 256 9.1k
Jürgen Conrad Germany 39 1.5k 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 195 0.3× 564 1.2× 137 4.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Uwe Beifuß

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Uwe Beifuß

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All Works

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Conrad, Jürgen, et al.. (2023). Efficient approach to 1,1′-bisindoles via copper(i)-catalyzed double domino reaction. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 21(39). 8003–8019. 3 indexed citations
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Kathuria, Deepika, Sumit S. Chourasiya, Subash C. Sahoo, et al.. (2019). An unprecedented intramolecular to intermolecular mechanistic switch in 1,1-diaminoazines leading to differential product formation during the I2-induced tandem oxidative transformation. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 17(16). 4129–4138. 15 indexed citations
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Gujjarappa, Raghuram, Chinmoy Kumar Hazra, Nagaraju Vodnala, et al.. (2018). Divergent Synthesis of Quinazolines Using Organocatalytic Domino Strategies under Aerobic Conditions. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2018(33). 4628–4638. 29 indexed citations
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Malakar, Chandi C., et al.. (2018). Facile Protocols towards C2-Arylated Benzoxazoles using Fe(III)-Catalyzed C(sp 2-H) Functionalization and Metal-Free Domino Approach. Synlett. 29(11). 1469–1478. 11 indexed citations
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Conrad, Jürgen, et al.. (2015). Synthesis of fucosylated lacto-N-tetraose using whole-cell biotransformation. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 23(21). 6799–6806. 46 indexed citations
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Schmidt, D., Chandi C. Malakar, & Uwe Beifuß. (2014). 2,3-Dihalo-1-propenes as Building Blocks in Cu(I)-Catalyzed Domino Reactions: Efficient and Selective Synthesis of Furans. Organic Letters. 16(18). 4862–4865. 25 indexed citations
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Conrad, Jürgen, et al.. (2012). Synthesis of 2-Aryl-1,2-dihydrophthalazines via Reaction of 2-(Bromomethyl)benzaldehydes with Arylhydrazines. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 78(3). 1045–1053. 17 indexed citations
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Knödler, Matthias, Jürgen Conrad, Rudolf Bauer, et al.. (2007). Anti-inflammatory 5-(11′Z-heptadecenyl)- and 5-(8′Z,11′Z-heptadecadienyl)-resorcinols from mango (Mangifera indica L.) peels. Phytochemistry. 69(4). 988–993. 78 indexed citations
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Beifuß, Uwe, D. Schmidt, Heiko Leutbecher, et al.. (2007). Efficient Lewis Acid Mediated Epoxyolefin Cyclizations with Pyrones as Terminators in Liquid SO2 as a Solvent. Synlett. 2007(11). 1725–1729. 3 indexed citations
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Mulzer, Johann, Thorsten Bach, & Uwe Beifuß. (2005). Natural product synthesis : targets, methods, concepts. Springer eBooks.
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Tietze, Mario, et al.. (2005). Efficient Methods for the Synthesis of 2-Hydroxyphenazine Based on the Pd-Catalyzed N-Arylation of Aryl Bromides. Organic Letters. 7(8). 1549–1552. 53 indexed citations
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Beifuß, Uwe, Mario Tietze, Sebastian Bäumer, & Uwe Deppenmeier. (2000). Methanophenazin: Struktur, Totalsynthese und Funktion eines neuartigen Cofaktors aus methanogenen Archaea. Angewandte Chemie. 112(14). 2583–2585. 4 indexed citations
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Beifuß, Uwe, Mario Tietze, Sebastian Bäumer, & Uwe Deppenmeier. (2000). Methanophenazine: Structure, Total Synthesis, and Function of a New Cofactor from Methanogenic Archaea. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 39(14). 2470–2472. 43 indexed citations
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Beifuß, Uwe, et al.. (2000). Regioselective Synthesis of 3-O-Alkyl Ethers of Ascorbic Acid without Protecting Groups in a Single Step. Tetrahedron. 56(3). 357–361. 7 indexed citations
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Tietze, Lutz F. & Uwe Beifuß. (1985). Nicht-induziert hochdiastereoselektive intramolekulare En-Reaktionen von 1,7-Dienen zutrans-1,2-disubstituierten Cyclohexanen. Angewandte Chemie. 97(12). 1067–1068. 31 indexed citations

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