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Anthony C. Willis

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Chemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
17471
World Ranking
7208
National Ranking
175

Anthony C. Willis 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 Anthony C. Willis sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 731 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Anthony C. Willis 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 Anthony C. Willis sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Anthony C. Willis is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia and conducts research primarily in Materials Science and Chemistry. Their work spans several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Pharmacology.

The main topics of their research include:

  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Synthesis and Biological Evaluation
  • Quinazolinone synthesis and applications
  • Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis

They have published multiple recent papers in notable scientific journals. Selected publications from 2020 include:

  • Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroarylation of Phenol-Derived Propiolates and Certain Related Ethers as a Route to Selectively Functionalized Coumarins and 2H-Chromenes, published in The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Styryllactones from Goniothalamus tamirensis, published in Phytochemistry
  • A new class of quadruplex DNA-binding nickel Schiff base complexes, published in Dalton Transactions
  • High-Pressure-Promoted and Facially Selective Diels-Alder Reactions of Enzymatically Derived cis-1,2-Dihydrocatechols and Their Acetonide Derivatives: Enantiodivergent Routes to Homochiral and Polyfunctionalized Bicyclo[2.2.2]octenes, published in The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Synthesis of spirocyclic heterocycles from α,β-unsaturated N-acyliminium ions, published in Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

Frequent co-authors in their research projects include:

  • Martin G. Banwell
  • Ping Lan
  • Paul A. Keller
  • Christopher Richardson
  • Stephen G. Pyne

Their research has appeared frequently in the following publication venues:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Phytochemistry
  • Dalton Transactions
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Best Publications

  • Structure refinement of commensurately modulated bismuth titanate, Bi4Ti3O12

    A. D. Rae;J. G. Thompson;R. L. Withers;A. C. Willis

  • Calothrixins A and B, novel pentacyclic metabolites from Calothrix cyanobacteria with potent activity against malaria parasites and human cancer cells

    Rodney W. Rickards;Jennifer M. Rothschild;Anthony C. Willis;Nola M. de Chazal

  • Organometallic Complexes for Nonlinear Optics. 22.1 Quadratic and Cubic Hyperpolarizabilities of trans-Bis(bidentate phosphine)ruthenium σ-Arylvinylidene and σ-Arylalkynyl Complexes

    Stephanie K. Hurst;Marie P. Cifuentes;Joseph P. L. Morrall;Nigel T. Lucas

  • Cytochrome cd1 structure: unusual haem environments in a nitrite reductase and analysis of factors contributing to beta-propeller folds.

    Simon C Baker;Neil F.W Saunders;Antony C Willis;Stuart J Ferguson

  • Preparation of benzyne complexes of group 10 metals by intramolecular suzuki coupling of ortho-metalated phenylboronic esters: molecular structure of the first benzyne-palladium(0) complex.

    Mikael Retbøll;Alison J Edwards;A David Rae;Anthony C Willis

  • Formation of Metallaboratranes: The Missing Link. The First Iridaboratranes, [IrH(CO)(PPh3){κ3-B,S,S‘-B(mt)2R}](Ir→B) (mt = Methimazolyl, R = mt, H)

    Ian R. Crossley;and Anthony F. Hill;Anthony C. Willis

  • Metallaboratranes: Tris(methimazolyl)borane Complexes of Rhodium(I)

    Ian R. Crossley;and Anthony F. Hill;Anthony C. Willis

  • In vitro formation of a c-type cytochrome.

    Oliver Daltrop;James W. A. Allen;Anthony C. Willis;Stuart J. Ferguson

  • Secondary structure of a complement control protein module by two-dimensional 1H NMR.

    Paul N. Barlow;M. Baron;D. G. Norman;A. J. Day

  • Retention of Pt→B Bonding in Oxidative Addition Reactions of the Platinaboratrane [Pt(PPh3){B(mt)3}](Pt→B)10 (mt = Methimazolyl)

    Ian R Crossley;Anthony F Hill;Anthony C Willis

  • The First Bimetallic Metallaboratrane: [Rh2{B(mt)3}2{κ2-S,S‘-HB(mt)3}]Cl and Its Synthesis from the Fluxional Rhodaboratrane Salt [Rh{B(mt)3}(η4-C8H12)]Cl, (Rh→B, mt = Methimazolyl)

    Ian R. Crossley;Anthony F. Hill;Elizabeth R. Humphrey;Anthony C. Willis

  • Activity, disulphate mapping and structural modelling of the fifth domain of human β2‐glycoprotein I

    A Steinkasserer;P N Barlow;A C Willis;Z Kertesz

  • Total synthesis of uniflorine A, casuarine, australine, 3-epi-australine, and 3,7-di-epi-australine from a common precursor.

    Thunwadee Ritthiwigrom;Anthony C. Willis;Stephen G. Pyne

  • Haliclonacyclamines A and B, cytotoxic alkaloids from the tropical marine sponge Haliclona sp

    Romila D. Charan;Mary J. Garson;Ian M. Brereton;Anthony C. Willis

  • 4,5-Diaryl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylates as combretastatin A-4/lamellarin T hybrids: synthesis and evaluation as anti-mitotic and cytotoxic agents.

    Martin G. Banwell;Ernest Hamel;David C.R. Hockless;Pascal Verdier-Pinard

  • Metallaboratranes: The M→B Dative Bond as a Ligand Activating Function in the Phosphaboration of Carbon Monosulfide†

    Ian R. Crossley;and Anthony F. Hill;Anthony C. Willis

  • Synthesis of the Ruthenaboratranes [Ru(CS)(PPh3){B(mt)3}] (Ru-B)8 and [Ru(CO)(CNR){B(mt)3}] (Ru-B)8 (mt = methimazolyl, R = tBu, C6H3Me2-2,6, C6H2Me3-2,4,6)

    Ian R. Crossley;Mark R. St.-J. Foreman;Anthony F. Hill;Gareth R. Owen

  • Chemoenzymatic approaches to lycorine-type Amaryllidaceae alkaloids: total syntheses of ent-lycoricidine, 3-epi-ent-lycoricidine, and 4-deoxy-3-epi-ent-lycoricidine.

    Maria Matveenko;Okanya J Kokas;Martin G Banwell;Anthony C Willis

  • Regioselectivities of the Insertion Reactions of Unsymmetrical Alkynes with the Nickelacycles [NiBr(C6H4CH2PPh2-2)(L)] (L = Tertiary Phosphine)

    Alison J. Edwards;Stuart A. Macgregor;A. David Rae;Eric Wenger

  • Asymmetric hydrogenation catalyzed by cationic ferrocenylphosphine rhodium(I) complexes and the crystal structure of a catalyst precursor

    William R. Cullen;Frederick W. B. Einstein;Chung-Hsi Huang;Anthony C. Willis

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin G. Banwell
Martin G. Banwell Australian National University
Martin A. Bennett
Martin A. Bennett Australian National University
Anthony F. Hill
Anthony F. Hill Australian National University
Stephen G. Pyne
Stephen G. Pyne University of Wollongong
Allan H. White
Allan H. White University of Western Australia
Mark G. Humphrey
Mark G. Humphrey Australian National University
Alan M. Sargeson
Alan M. Sargeson Australian National University
Michael N. Paddon-Row
Michael N. Paddon-Row University of New South Wales
Suresh K. Bhargava
Suresh K. Bhargava RMIT University
Howard Alper
Howard Alper University of Ottawa

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