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Barry M. Trost 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 Barry M. Trost sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 1,378 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Barry M. Trost 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 Barry M. Trost sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 171 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2015 - Linus Pauling Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2014 - Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry or Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, Elsevier
  • 2013 - Ryoji Noyori Prize, Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2004 - Arthur C. Cope Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2000 - William H. Nichols Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1990 - Ernest Guenther Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1982 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1981 - Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 1980 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1977 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1977 - ACS Award in Pure Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1967 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Barry M. Trost is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of Chemistry. Their work spans several subfields including Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology, and Pharmaceutical Science.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Catalytic Alkyne Reactions
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis

Barry M. Trost has authored numerous papers, with recent notable publications including:

  • "Forging Odd-Membered Rings: Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Cycloadditions of Trimethylenemethane," 2020, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • "Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Cycloaddition Reactions to Access Seven-Membered Rings," 2020, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • "Regiodivergent Synthesis of Spirocyclic Compounds through Pd-Catalyzed Regio- and Enantioselective [3+2] Spiroannulation," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Use of α-trifluoromethyl carbanions for palladium-catalysed asymmetric cycloadditions," 2020, Nature Chemistry
  • "Palladium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Cycloadditions of Aliphatic 1,4-Dipoles: Access to Chiral Cyclohexanes and Spiro [2.4] heptanes," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

The frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Organic Letters
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Nature Chemistry
  • Accounts of Chemical Research

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Zhijun Zuo
  • Youliang Wang
  • Johnathan E. Schultz
  • Guoting Zhang
  • Chao-I Hung

Throughout their career, Barry M. Trost has received multiple awards such as:

  • Linus Pauling Award, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2015
  • Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry or Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, Elsevier, 2014
  • Ryoji Noyori Prize, Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 2013
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society, 2012
  • Arthur C. Cope Award, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2004
  • William H. Nichols Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2000
  • Ernest Guenther Award, American Chemical Society (ACS), 1990
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1982
  • Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 1981
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1980
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1977
  • ACS Award in Pure Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS), 1977
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1967

Best Publications

  • The atom economy--a search for synthetic efficiency

    Barry M. Trost

  • Asymmetric Transition Metal-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylations.

    Barry M. Trost;David L. Van Vranken

  • Atom Economy—A Challenge for Organic Synthesis: Homogeneous Catalysis Leads the Way

    Barry M. Trost

  • Asymmetric transition-metal-catalyzed allylic alkylations: applications in total synthesis.

    Barry M. Trost;Matthew L. Crawley

  • On Inventing Reactions for Atom Economy

    Barry M. Trost

  • Green chemistry for chemical synthesis

    Chao-Jun Li;Barry M. Trost

  • Asymmetric Syntheses of Oxindoleand Indole Spirocyclic Alkaloid Natural Products

    Barry M. Trost;Megan K. Brennan

  • Non-Metathesis Ruthenium-Catalyzed C−C Bond Formation

    Barry M. Trost;and F. Dean Toste;Anthony B. Pinkerton

  • New rules of selectivity: allylic alkylations catalyzed by palladium

    Barry M. Trost

  • Catalytic enantioselective construction of all-carbon quaternary stereocenters

    Barry M. Trost;Chunhui Jiang

  • The Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reaction

    Barry M. Trost;Cheyenne S. Brindle

  • On the use of the O-methylmandelate ester for establishment of absolute configuration of secondary alcohols

    Barry M. Trost;John L. Belletire;Stephen Godleski;Patrick G. McDougal

  • NEW SYNTHETIC REACTIONS. SULFENYLATIONS AND DEHYDROSULFENYLATIONS OF ESTERS AND KETONES

    B. M. Trost;T. N. Salzmann;K. Hiroi

  • Atomökonomische Synthesen – eine Herausforderung in der Organischen Chemie: die Homogenkatalyse als wegweisende Methode

    Barry M. Trost

  • A modular approach for ligand design for asymmetric allylic alkylations via enantioselective palladium-catalyzed ionizations

    Barry M. Trost;David L. Van Vranken;Carsten Bingel

  • Palladium-catalyzed enantioselective C-3 allylation of 3-substituted-1H-indoles using trialkylboranes.

    Barry M. Trost;Jean Quancard

  • Asymmetric allylic alkylation, an enabling methodology.

    Barry M. Trost

  • Chemoselective oxidation of sulfides to sulfones with potassium hydrogen persulfate

    Barry M. Trost;Dennis P. Curran

  • Palladium-catalyzed cycloisomerizations of enynes and related reactions

    Barry M. Trost

  • The Enantioselective Addition of Alkyne Nucleophiles to Carbonyl Groups

    Barry M. Trost;Andrew H. Weiss

Frequent Co-Authors

Guangbin Dong
Guangbin Dong University of Chicago
F. Dean Toste
F. Dean Toste University of California, Berkeley
Hong C. Shen
Hong C. Shen Roche (Switzerland)
Mark Lautens
Mark Lautens University of Toronto
Michael J. Krische
Michael J. Krische The University of Texas at Austin
Chao-Jun Li
Chao-Jun Li McGill University
Serge Mignani
Serge Mignani Universidade da Madeira
Weiping Tang
Weiping Tang University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jia Xie
Jia Xie Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Nicolai Cramer
Nicolai Cramer École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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