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D-Index
79
Citations
18894
World Ranking
3693
National Ranking
100

Arjan W. Kleij 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 Arjan W. Kleij sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 285 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Arjan W. Kleij 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 Arjan W. Kleij sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Arjan W. Kleij is affiliated with the Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats in Spain. Their research spans key areas within Materials Science and Chemistry, focusing extensively on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, and Process Chemistry and Technology as primary subfields. Additional specialization includes Biomaterials and Inorganic Chemistry.

Their work engages with several main topics, including:

  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts

Kleij's publication record includes contributions to prominent venues such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ChemSusChem
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Frequent collaborators in their research include Jordi Benet-Buchholz, Bart Limburg, Debasish Ghorai, Àlex Cristòfol, and Alèria Garcia-Roca, with varying levels of coauthorship across multiple projects.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Kleij demonstrate their focus on catalysis, sustainable polymers, and CO2 conversion methods:

  • Recent progress in the catalytic transformation of carbon dioxide into biosourced organic carbonates, 2021, Green Chemistry
  • From terpenes to sustainable and functional polymers, 2020, Polymer Chemistry
  • Mechanistic guidelines in nonreductive conversion of CO2: the case of cyclic carbonates, 2020, Catalysis Science & Technology
  • Can CO2 and Renewable Carbon Be Primary Resources for Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals?, 2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Expedient Dual Co/Organophotoredox Catalyzed Stereoselective Synthesis of All-Carbon Quaternary Centers, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Best Publications

  • Recent Advances in the Catalytic Preparation of Cyclic Organic Carbonates

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  • Salen‐Complex‐Mediated Formation of Cyclic Carbonates by Cycloaddition of CO<sub>2</sub> to Epoxides

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  • Advances in the use of CO2 as a renewable feedstock for the synthesis of polymers

    Bruno Grignard;Sandro Gennen;Christine Jérôme;Arjan W. Kleij

  • Sustainable conversion of carbon dioxide: the advent of organocatalysis

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  • A DFT study on the mechanism of the cycloaddition reaction of CO2 to epoxides catalyzed by Zn(salphen) complexes.

    Fernando Castro-Gómez;Giovanni Salassa;Arjan W. Kleij;Carles Bo

  • Merging Sustainability with Organocatalysis in the Formation of Organic Carbonates by Using CO2 as a Feedstock

    Christopher J. Whiteoak;Ainara Nova;Feliu Maseras;Arjan W. Kleij

  • A 'Dendritic Effect' in Homogeneous Catalysis with Carbosilane-Supported Arylnickel (II) Catalysts: Observation of Active-Site Proximity Effects in Atom-Transfer Radical Addition

    G. van Koten;A.W. Kleij;R.A. Gossage;R.J.M. Klein Gebbink

  • Catalytic Transformations of Functionalized Cyclic Organic Carbonates.

    Wusheng Guo;José Enrique Gómez;Àlex Cristòfol;Jianing Xie

  • An Efficient Iron Catalyst for the Synthesis of Five‐ and Six‐Membered Organic Carbonates under Mild Conditions

    Christopher J. Whiteoak;Eddy Martin;Marta Martínez Belmonte;Jordi Benet-Buchholz

  • Stereoselective Synthesis with Carbon Dioxide

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  • CO 2 Catalysis

    Arjan W. Kleij;Michael North;Atsushi Urakawa

  • Efficient carbonate synthesis under mild conditions through cycloaddition of carbon dioxide to oxiranes using a Zn(salphen) catalyst.

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  • Material Applications for Salen Frameworks

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  • Recent advances with π-conjugated salen systems

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  • ZnII–Salphen Complexes as Versatile Building Blocks for the Construction of Supramolecular Box Assemblies

    Arjan W. Kleij;M. Kuil;Duncan M. Tooke;Martin Lutz

  • Cooperative multimetallic catalysis using metallosalens

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  • Carbon Dioxide as a Protecting Group: Highly Efficient and Selective Catalytic Access to Cyclic cis-Diol Scaffolds†

    Victor Laserna;Giulia Fiorani;Christopher J. Whiteoak;Eddy Martin

  • Recent progress in the catalytic transformation of carbon dioxide into biosourced organic carbonates

    Vatcharaporn Aomchad;Alex Cristofol;Francesco Della Monica;Bart Limburg

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Regio- and Enantioselective Synthesis of Allylic Amines Featuring Tetrasubstituted Tertiary Carbons

    Aijie Cai;Wusheng Guo;Luis Martínez-Rodríguez;Arjan W. Kleij

  • High activity and switchable selectivity in the synthesis of cyclic and polymeric cyclohexene carbonates with iron amino triphenolate catalysts

    Masoumeh Taherimehr;Syed Muhammad Al-Amsyar;Christopher J. Whiteoak;Arjan W. Kleij

  • Zinc-centred salen complexes: versatile and accessible supramolecular building motifs.

    Arjan W. Kleij

  • Pushing the Limits with Squaramide-Based Organocatalysts in Cyclic Carbonate Synthesis

    Sergio Sopeña;Eddy Martin;Eduardo C. Escudero-Adán;Arjan W. Kleij

  • Highly active aluminium catalysts for the formation of organic carbonates from CO2 and oxiranes.

    Christopher J. Whiteoak;Nicola Kielland;Victor Laserna;Fernando Castro-Gómez

  • Alternating Copolymerization of Propylene Oxide and Cyclohexene Oxide with Tricyclic Anhydrides: Access to Partially Renewable Aliphatic Polyesters with High Glass Transition Temperatures

    Maria J. Sanford;Leticia Peña Carrodeguas;Nathan J. Van Zee;Arjan W. Kleij

  • Ligand-template directed assembly: an efficient approach for the supramolecular encapsulation of transition-metal catalysts.

    Arjan W. Kleij;Joost N. H. Reek

  • Stereoselective and Versatile Preparation of Tri- and Tetrasubstituted Allylic Amine Scaffolds under Mild Conditions

    Wusheng Guo;Luis Martínez-Rodríguez;Rositha Kuniyil;Eddy Martin

  • From terpenes to sustainable and functional polymers

    Francesco Della Monica;Arjan W. Kleij

  • Terpolymers Derived from Limonene Oxide and Carbon Dioxide: Access to Cross-Linked Polycarbonates with Improved Thermal Properties

    Carmen Martín;Arjan W. Kleij

Frequent Co-Authors

Eduardo C. Escudero-Adán
Eduardo C. Escudero-Adán Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Jordi Benet-Buchholz
Jordi Benet-Buchholz University of Barcelona
Carles Bo
Carles Bo Rovira i Virgili University
Paolo P. Pescarmona
Paolo P. Pescarmona University of Groningen
Feliu Maseras
Feliu Maseras Institut Català d'Investigació Química
Miquel A. Pericàs
Miquel A. Pericàs University of Barcelona
Joost N. H. Reek
Joost N. H. Reek University of Amsterdam
Ruben Martin
Ruben Martin Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Javier de Mendoza
Javier de Mendoza Autonomous University of Madrid
Johannes A. A. W. Elemans
Johannes A. A. W. Elemans Radboud University

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