2026 Brian R. James: Chemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	63	8523	7736	216	194	461	12724

Research.com Recognitions

2000 - Chemical Institute of Canada Medal
1983 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1982 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Brian R. James is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and is active in the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their research work primarily centers on Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry, with additional contributions in Spectroscopy, Inorganic Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, including:

Organophosphorus compounds synthesis
Crystallization and Solubility Studies
X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Phosphorus compounds and reactions
Chemical Synthesis and Reactions
Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
Molecular spectroscopy and chirality

Brian R. James has published in various academic venues, frequently appearing in:

Phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon and the related elements
The Cambridge Structural Database
Inorganic Chemistry
Catalysis Today
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry

Their recent papers include:

Syntheses and rearrangements of tris(hydroxymethyl)phosphine and tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium salts (2020), published in Phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon and the related elements
³¹P Chemical Shifts in Ru(II) Phosphine Complexes. A Computational Study of the Influence of the Coordination Sphere (2020), published in Inorganic Chemistry
Phospha-Mannich reactions of RPH₂, R₂PH, and R₃P (2022), published in Phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon and the related elements
Phospha-Mannich reactions of PH₃ and its analogs (2022), published in Phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon and the related elements
Cleavage of lignin model compounds using ruthenium/KOH or KOH-only systems (2022), published in Catalysis Today

Frequent co-authors of Brian R. James include:

Д. В. Моисеев
Elizabeth L.S. Cheu
Lynsey A. Huxham
Brian O. Patrick
Maria B. Ezhova

Throughout their career, Brian R. James has received several awards, such as:

Chemical Institute of Canada Medal (2000)
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1983)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Academy of Science (1982)

Best Publications

The reactivity of five-coordinate Ru(II) (1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane) complexes with the N-donor ligands: ammonia, pyridine, 4-substituted pyridines, 2,2′-bipyridine, bis(o-pyridyl)amine, 1,10-phenanthroline, 4,7-diphenylphenanthroline and ethylenediamine

Salete L. Queiroz;Alzir A. Batista;Glaucius Oliva;Maria Teresa do Pi. Gambardella

193
Citations
Thermodynamics of ligand and oxygen binding to cobalt protoporphyrin IX dimethyl ester in toluene solution.

Stynes Dv;Stynes Hc;James Br;Ibers Ja

193
Citations
Metal acetylacetonate complexes for high energy density non-aqueous redox flow batteries

J. A. Suttil;J. F. Kucharyson;I. L. Escalante-Garcia;P. J. Cabrera

174
Citations
Catalysed aerobic dehydrogenation of amines and an X-ray crystal structure of a bis(benzylamine) ruthenium(II) porphyrin species

Alan J. Bailey;Brian R. James

169
Citations
Novel and Improved Syntheses of 5,15-Diphenylporphyrin and its Dipyrrolic Precursors

Christian Brückner;Jeff J. Posakony;Claire K. Johnson;Ross W. Boyle

160
Citations
Synthesis of chiral amines catalyzed homogeneously by metal complexes

Brian R. James

159
Citations
Hydrogenolysis of β-O-4 lignin model dimers by a ruthenium-xantphos catalyst.

Adam Wu;Brian O. Patrick;Enoch Chung;Brian R. James

157
Citations
Iodide effects in transition metal catalyzed reactions.

Peter M. Maitlis;Anthony Haynes;Brian R. James;Marta Catellani

153
Citations
Catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation of imines. Use of rhodium(I)/phosphine complexes and characterization of rhodium(I)/imine complexes

Adam G. Becalski;William R. Cullen;Michael D. Fryzuk;Brian R. James

152
Citations
CATALYSIS OF THE HYDRATION OF ACETYLENIC COMPOUNDS BY RUTHENIUM(III) CHLORIDE

J. Halpern;B. R. James;A. L. W. Kemp

142
Citations
Homogeneous Catalysis of the Hydrogenation of Olefinic Compounds by Ruthenium(II) Chloride1

Jack Halpern;John F. Harrod;Brian R. James

133
Citations
Hydrogenation Reactions Catalyzed by Transition Metal Complexes

Brian R. James

121
Citations
Bis(ditertiaryphosphine) complexes of rhodium(I). Synthesis, spectroscopy, and activity for catalytic hydrogenation

Brian R. James;Devinder Mahajan

118
Citations
Ruthenium(III) complexes containing dimethylsulfoxide or dimethylsulfide ligands, and a new route to trans-dichlorotetrakis(dimethylsulfoxide)ruthenium(II)

Jaswinder S. Jaswal;Steven J. Rettig;Brian R. James

108
Citations
CATALYTIC ASYMMETRIC HYDROGENATION USING RUTHENIUM(II) COMPLEXES WITH CHELATING CHIRAL SULFOXIDE LIGANDS

B. R. James;R. S. Mcmillan

103
Citations
New Rhodium(I) Carbene Complexes from Carbene Transfer Reactions

Xiao-Yan Yu;Brian O. Patrick;Brian R. James

101
Citations
HOMOGENEOUS CATALYTIC HYDROGENATION OF OLEFINIC COMPOUNDS

J. Halpern;J. F. Harrod;B. R. James

100
Citations
Kinetics of the reaction of amine complexes of cobalt(II) protoporphyrin IX dimethyl ester with oxygen. Evidence for hydrogen bonding with coordinated oxygen.

D V Stynes;H C Stynes;J A Ibers;B R James

98
Citations
Activation of dihydrogen by ruthenium(II)-chelating phosphine complexes, and activation of dioxygen by ruthenium(II) porphyrin complexes: an update

Brian R. James;A. Pacheco;S.J. Rettig;I.S. Thorburn

97
Citations
The synthesis, structural characterization, and in vitro anti-cancer activity of chloro( p -cymene) complexes of ruthenium(II) containing a disulfoxide ligand

Lynsey A. Huxham;Elizabeth L.S. Cheu;Brian O. Patrick;Brian R. James

97
Citations
CATALYTIC DECARBONYLATION OF ALDEHYDES USING RUTHENIUM(II) PORPHYRIN SYSTEMS

G. Domazetis;B. Tarpey;D. Dolphin;B. R. James

97
Citations
Synthetic and oxidation studies of ruthenium(II) phthalocyanine complexes

David Dolphin;Brian R. James;Alan J. Murray;John R. Thornback

96
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian O. Patrick University of British Columbia

Steven J. Rettig University of British Columbia

David Dolphin University of British Columbia

William R. Cullen University of British Columbia

James Trotter University of British Columbia

Robert H. Morris University of Toronto

Michael D. Fryzuk University of British Columbia

Philip G. Jessop Queen's University

Jack Halpern University of Chicago

Alzir A. Batista Federal University of São Carlos

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Best Publications

The reactivity of five-coordinate Ru(II) (1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane) complexes with the N-donor ligands: ammonia, pyridine, 4-substituted pyridines, 2,2′-bipyridine, bis(o-pyridyl)amine, 1,10-phenanthroline, 4,7-diphenylphenanthroline and ethylenediamine

Thermodynamics of ligand and oxygen binding to cobalt protoporphyrin IX dimethyl ester in toluene solution.

Metal acetylacetonate complexes for high energy density non-aqueous redox flow batteries

Catalysed aerobic dehydrogenation of amines and an X-ray crystal structure of a bis(benzylamine) ruthenium(II) porphyrin species

Novel and Improved Syntheses of 5,15-Diphenylporphyrin and its Dipyrrolic Precursors

Synthesis of chiral amines catalyzed homogeneously by metal complexes

Hydrogenolysis of β-O-4 lignin model dimers by a ruthenium-xantphos catalyst.

Iodide effects in transition metal catalyzed reactions.

Catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation of imines. Use of rhodium(I)/phosphine complexes and characterization of rhodium(I)/imine complexes

CATALYSIS OF THE HYDRATION OF ACETYLENIC COMPOUNDS BY RUTHENIUM(III) CHLORIDE

Homogeneous Catalysis of the Hydrogenation of Olefinic Compounds by Ruthenium(II) Chloride1

Hydrogenation Reactions Catalyzed by Transition Metal Complexes

Bis(ditertiaryphosphine) complexes of rhodium(I). Synthesis, spectroscopy, and activity for catalytic hydrogenation

Ruthenium(III) complexes containing dimethylsulfoxide or dimethylsulfide ligands, and a new route to trans-dichlorotetrakis(dimethylsulfoxide)ruthenium(II)

CATALYTIC ASYMMETRIC HYDROGENATION USING RUTHENIUM(II) COMPLEXES WITH CHELATING CHIRAL SULFOXIDE LIGANDS

New Rhodium(I) Carbene Complexes from Carbene Transfer Reactions

HOMOGENEOUS CATALYTIC HYDROGENATION OF OLEFINIC COMPOUNDS

Kinetics of the reaction of amine complexes of cobalt(II) protoporphyrin IX dimethyl ester with oxygen. Evidence for hydrogen bonding with coordinated oxygen.

Activation of dihydrogen by ruthenium(II)-chelating phosphine complexes, and activation of dioxygen by ruthenium(II) porphyrin complexes: an update

The synthesis, structural characterization, and in vitro anti-cancer activity of chloro( p -cymene) complexes of ruthenium(II) containing a disulfoxide ligand

CATALYTIC DECARBONYLATION OF ALDEHYDES USING RUTHENIUM(II) PORPHYRIN SYSTEMS

Synthetic and oxidation studies of ruthenium(II) phthalocyanine complexes

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