Volker Derdau

5.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
97 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Volker Derdau is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Organic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Volker Derdau has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Pharmaceutical Science, 30 papers in Organic Chemistry and 28 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Volker Derdau's work include Chemical Reactions and Isotopes (68 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (28 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (14 papers). Volker Derdau is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Reactions and Isotopes (68 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (28 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (14 papers). Volker Derdau collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and United States. Volker Derdau's co-authors include Jens Atzrodt, William J. Kerr, Marc Reid, Jochen Zimmermann, Thorsten Fey, Remo Weck, Mégane Valero, Sabine Laschat, Stefan Güssregen and Peter G. Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Volker Derdau

92 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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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.

Deuterium‐ and Tritium‐Labelled Compounds: Applications in the Life Sciences

2017 623 citations Jens Atzrodt, Volker Derdau et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
The Renaissance of H/D Exchange

2007 617 citations Jens Atzrodt, Volker Derdau et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
C−H Functionalisation for Hydrogen Isotope Exchange

2017 440 citations Jens Atzrodt, Volker Derdau et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Volker Derdau Germany	31	3.1k	2.0k	1.3k	889	564	97	4.1k
Jens Atzrodt Germany	24	2.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	717 0.8×	458 0.8×	48	3.3k
Marc Reid United Kingdom	23	1.8k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	535 0.6×	265 0.5×	49	2.6k
Ji‐Chang Xiao China	47	4.6k 1.5×	2.4k 1.2×	5.0k 3.7×	447 0.5×	102 0.2×	180	6.9k
Charles S. Elmore Sweden	23	737 0.2×	354 0.2×	462 0.3×	843 0.9×	178 0.3×	103	2.3k
Xiao‐Song Xue China	46	1.6k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	4.9k 3.7×	596 0.7×	301 0.5×	197	6.6k
María Sánchez‐Roselló Spain	29	3.9k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	6.0k 4.5×	1.1k 1.3×	238 0.4×	68	7.1k
Carlos del Pozo Spain	31	3.9k 1.2×	1.5k 0.7×	5.8k 4.4×	1.2k 1.3×	244 0.4×	111	7.0k
Mieczysław Ma̧kosza Poland	35	653 0.2×	453 0.2×	5.2k 3.9×	715 0.8×	980 1.7×	269	5.7k
Yuta Fujiwara Japan	17	1.9k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	2.8k 2.1×	319 0.4×	84 0.1×	50	3.7k
Vadim A. Soloshonok Spain	27	1.6k 0.5×	693 0.3×	2.3k 1.7×	1.1k 1.2×	359 0.6×	87	3.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Volker Derdau

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Korvorapun, Korkit, et al.. (2025). Impact of Induced Fitting and Secondary Noncovalent Interactions on Site-Selective and Enantioselective C–H Functionalization of Arylcyclohexanes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(27). 23891–23899. 3 indexed citations

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Narobe, Rok, et al.. (2025). Direct electrochemical deoxygenation reaction of ketones using leaded bronze cathode in formic acid. Green Chemistry. 27(35). 10801–10807.

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Košmrlj, Janez, et al.. (2024). Sustainable synthetic routes to deuterium-labelled organic compounds using immobilized and recyclable (bio)catalysts. Green Synthesis and Catalysis. 6(1). 1–35. 2 indexed citations

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Kerr, William J., Richard J. Mudd, Marc Reid, et al.. (2024). Directing Hydrogen Isotope Exchange with Aryl Carboxylic Acids. Synlett. 35(19). 2201–2206. 2 indexed citations

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Martinelli, Elisa, et al.. (2024). Regioselektiver, photoredox‐katalysierter Wasserstoffisotopenaustausch an benzylischen Positionen. Angewandte Chemie. 136(50).

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Derdau, Volker, Charles S. Elmore, Thomas Härtung, et al.. (2023). Die Zukunft (Radio‐)‐isotopenmarkierter Verbindungen in Forschung und Entwicklung der modernen Lebenswissenschaften. Angewandte Chemie. 135(52).

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Sandvoß, Martin, et al.. (2023). Small‐scale two‐dimensional liquid chromatography for a preparative re‐purification of a highly labile tritium‐labeled compound. Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals. 66(7-8). 189–197.

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Derdau, Volker, et al.. (2023). Method Development and Syntheses Examples of Isotopically Labeled Compounds to Foster Operational Excellence in Pharma Industry. Synlett. 35(19). 2155–2173. 3 indexed citations

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Weck, Remo, et al.. (2023). Hydrogen Isotope Exchange by Homogeneous Iridium Catalysis in Aqueous Buffers with Deuterium or Tritium Gas. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(24). e202301512–e202301512. 16 indexed citations

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Murugesan, Kathiravan, Karsten Donabauer, Rok Narobe, et al.. (2022). Photoredox-Catalyzed Site-Selective Generation of Carbanions from C(sp ³ )–H Bonds in Amines. ACS Catalysis. 12(7). 3974–3984. 36 indexed citations

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Weck, Remo, et al.. (2022). Significantly improved radiochemical yields in gaseous tritium reactions by iridium(i)-catalyzed hydrogen isotope exchange. Green Chemistry. 24(12). 4824–4829. 12 indexed citations

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Mishra, Anurag, Remo Weck, Armin Bauer, et al.. (2020). Photoredox‐Mediated Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Reactions of Amino‐Acids, Peptides, and Peptide‐Derived Drugs. Chemistry - A European Journal. 26(56). 12738–12742. 45 indexed citations

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Valero, Mégane, et al.. (2020). C−H Functionalization—Prediction of Selectivity in Iridium(I)‐Catalyzed Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Competition Reactions. Angewandte Chemie. 132(14). 5675–5680. 5 indexed citations

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Kurz, Michael, et al.. (2020). Carbon‐13 synthesis and NMR spectroscopic geometric isomer evaluation to support the filing of teriflunomide. Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals. 64(2). 82–88. 2 indexed citations

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Garcia‐Argote, Sébastien, Alberto Palazzolo, Irene Mustieles Marín, et al.. (2020). Multiple Site Hydrogen Isotope Labelling of Pharmaceuticals. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(47). 21114–21120. 44 indexed citations

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Derdau, Volker & David Hesk. (2020). Hydrogen isotope exchange labelling: A brief update. Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals. 63(6). 246–246. 1 indexed citations

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Valero, Mégane, et al.. (2020). C−H Functionalization—Prediction of Selectivity in Iridium(I)‐Catalyzed Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Competition Reactions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(14). 5626–5631. 40 indexed citations

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Valero, Mégane, et al.. (2019). Comparison of Iridium(I) Catalysts in Temperature Mediated Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Reactions. ChemistryOpen. 8(9). 1183–1189. 17 indexed citations

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Valero, Mégane, Remo Weck, Stefan Güssregen, Jens Atzrodt, & Volker Derdau. (2018). Highly Selective Directed Iridium‐Catalyzed Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Reactions of Aliphatic Amides. Angewandte Chemie. 130(27). 8291–8295. 24 indexed citations

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Valero, Mégane, Annina Burhop, Remo Weck, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of a P,N‐ligated iridium(I) catalyst in hydrogen isotope exchange reactions of aryl and heteroaryl compounds. Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals. 61(4). 380–385. 35 indexed citations

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