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Amir H. Hoveyda

Amir H. Hoveyda

Boston College
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
133
Citations
49522
World Ranking
288
National Ranking
136

Amir H. Hoveyda publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Amir H. Hoveyda sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 459 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Amir H. Hoveyda D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Amir H. Hoveyda sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 133 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Amir H. Hoveyda is affiliated with Boston College in the United States and has contributed significantly to research in materials science and chemistry, focusing particularly on materials chemistry and organic chemistry. Their work also touches on molecular biology, inorganic chemistry, and pharmaceutical science.

The primary research topics covered by their publications include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry

Frequent venues where this scientist's work has appeared are:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Nature Chemistry
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Amir H. Hoveyda include:

  • "Sulfonate N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Copper Complexes: Uniquely Effective Catalysts for Enantioselective Synthesis of C−C, C−B, C−H, and C−Si Bonds" (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "Impact of Ethylene on Efficiency and Stereocontrol in Olefin Metathesis: When to Add It, When to Remove It, and When to Avoid It" (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "Stereodefined alkenes with a fluoro-chloro terminus as a uniquely enabling compound class" (2022, Nature Chemistry)
  • "Streamlined Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of α-Substituted β,γ-Unsaturated Ketones and Either of the Corresponding Tertiary Homoallylic Alcohol Diastereomers" (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • "Regio- and Enantioselective Synthesis of Trifluoromethyl-Substituted Homoallylic α-Tertiary NH2-Amines by Reactions Facilitated by a Threonine-Based Boron-Containing Catalyst" (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)

Co-authors frequently collaborating with Amir H. Hoveyda are:

  • Richard R. Schrock
  • Feng Zhai
  • Filippo Romiti
  • Juan del Pozo
  • Ryan J. Morrison

Amir H. Hoveyda received the Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation award in 1994.

Best Publications

  • Efficient and Recyclable Monomeric and Dendritic Ru-Based Metathesis Catalysts

    Steven B. Garber;Jason S. Kingsbury;and Brian L. Gray;Amir H. Hoveyda

  • Substrate-directable chemical reactions

    Amir H. Hoveyda;David A. Evans;Gregory C. Fu

  • Molybdenum and tungsten imido alkylidene complexes as efficient olefin-metathesis catalysts.

    Richard R. Schrock;Amir H. Hoveyda

  • A Recyclable Ru-Based Metathesis Catalyst

    Jason S. Kingsbury;Joseph P. A. Harrity;and Peter J. Bonitatebus;Amir H. Hoveyda

  • The remarkable metal-catalysed olefin metathesis reaction

    Amir H. Hoveyda;Adil R. Zhugralin

  • A Recyclable Chiral Ru Catalyst for Enantioselective Olefin Metathesis. Efficient Catalytic Asymmetric Ring-Opening/Cross Metathesis in Air

    Joshua J. Van Veldhuizen;Steven B. Garber;Jason S. Kingsbury;Amir H. Hoveyda

  • Samarium-catalyzed intramolecular Tishchenko reduction of .beta.-hydroxy ketones. A stereoselective approach to the synthesis of differentiated anti 1,3-diol monoesters

    David A. Evans;Amir H. Hoveyda

  • Catalytic Z -selective olefin cross-metathesis for natural product synthesis

    Simon J. Meek;Robert V. O’Brien;Josep Llaveria;Richard R. Schrock

  • A readily available chiral Ag-based N-heterocyclic carbene complex for use in efficient and highly enantioselective Ru-catalyzed olefin metathesis and Cu-catalyzed allylic alkylation reactions.

    Joshua J Van Veldhuizen;John E Campbell;Russell E Giudici;Amir H Hoveyda

  • Efficient boron-copper additions to aryl-substituted alkenes promoted by NHC-based catalysts. enantioselective Cu-catalyzed hydroboration reactions.

    Yunmi Lee;Amir H. Hoveyda

  • Efficient C−B Bond Formation Promoted by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: Synthesis of Tertiary and Quaternary B-Substituted Carbons through Metal-Free Catalytic Boron Conjugate Additions to Cyclic and Acyclic α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyls

    Kang-sang Lee;Adil R. Zhugralin;Amir H. Hoveyda

  • Highly Selective Methods for Synthesis of Internal (α-) Vinylboronates through Efficient NHC–Cu-Catalyzed Hydroboration of Terminal Alkynes. Utility in Chemical Synthesis and Mechanistic Basis for Selectivity

    Hwanjong Jang;Adil R. Zhugralin;Yunmi Lee;Amir H. Hoveyda

  • Catalytic Asymmetric Olefin Metathesis

    Amir H. Hoveyda;Richard R. Schrock

  • Discovery of Chiral Catalysts through Ligand Diversity: Ti‐Catalyzed Enantioselective Addition of TMSCN to meso Epoxides

    Bridget M. Cole;Ken D. Shimizu;Clinton A. Krueger;Joseph P. A. Harrity

  • Ru complexes bearing bidentate carbenes: from innocent curiosity to uniquely effective catalysts for olefin metathesis

    Amir H. Hoveyda;Dennis G. Gillingham;Joshua J. Van Veldhuizen;Osamu Kataoka

  • Rhodium(I)- and iridium(I)-catalyzed hydroboration reactions: scope and synthetic applications

    David A. Evans;Gregory C. Fu;Amir H. Hoveyda

  • Highly efficient molybdenum-based catalysts for enantioselective alkene metathesis

    Steven J. Malcolmson;Simon J. Meek;Elizabeth S. Sattely;Richard R. Schrock

  • Z-selective olefin metathesis processes catalyzed by a molybdenum hexaisopropylterphenoxide monopyrrolide complex.

    Margaret M. Flook;Annie J. Jiang;Richard R. Schrock;Peter Müller

  • Modular peptide-based phosphine ligands in asymmetric catalysis: efficient and enantioselective Cu-catalyzed conjugate additions to five-, six-, and seven-membered cyclic enones.

    Sylvia J. Degrado;Hirotake Mizutani;Amir H. Hoveyda

  • Chiral Ru-Based Complexes for Asymmetric Olefin Metathesis: Enhancement of Catalyst Activity through Steric and Electronic Modifications

    Joshua J Van Veldhuizen;Dennis G Gillingham;Steven B Garber;Osamu Kataoka

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard R. Schrock
Richard R. Schrock University of California, Riverside
Marc L. Snapper
Marc L. Snapper Boston College
Peter Müller
Peter Müller MIT
Yu Zhao
Yu Zhao National University of Singapore
Ming Joo Koh
Ming Joo Koh National University of Singapore
James P. Morken
James P. Morken Boston College
M. Kevin Brown
M. Kevin Brown Indiana University
Joseph P. A. Harrity
Joseph P. A. Harrity University of Sheffield
David A. Evans
David A. Evans Harvard University
Kai C. Hultzsch
Kai C. Hultzsch University of Vienna

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