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Daniele Leonori

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
10118
World Ranking
13465
National Ranking
988

Daniele Leonori 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 Daniele Leonori sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 101 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Daniele Leonori 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 Daniele Leonori sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% 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

  • 2018 - Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

Daniele Leonori is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany, specializing in Chemistry with a strong focus on Organic Chemistry. Their research portfolio comprises 147 publications mainly centered on organic synthetic methodologies and reaction mechanisms.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Key research topics covered by Daniele Leonori include:

  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Organoboron and Organosilicon Chemistry

Their frequent co-authors reveal close collaboration networks within the field, including:

  • Alessandro Ruffoni
  • Fabio Juliá
  • Timothée Constantin
  • Michael J. Tilby
  • James J. Douglas

Daniele Leonori has published extensively in several high-impact scientific journals, some of which frequently feature their work:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Nature
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Chemical Science

Notable papers authored by Daniele Leonori include:

  • "Aminoalkyl radicals as halogen-atom transfer agents for activation of alkyl and aryl halides" (2020), published in Science
  • "Applications of Halogen-Atom Transfer (XAT) for the Generation of Carbon Radicals in Synthetic Photochemistry and Photocatalysis" (2021), published in Chemical Reviews
  • "A photochemical dehydrogenative strategy for aniline synthesis" (2020), published in Nature
  • "Photoexcited nitroarenes for the oxidative cleavage of alkenes" (2022), published in Nature
  • "A radical approach for the selective C-H borylation of azines" (2021), published in Nature

In recognition of their contributions to the field, Daniele Leonori was awarded the Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize by the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Applications of Halogen-Atom Transfer (XAT) for the Generation of Carbon Radicals in Synthetic Photochemistry and Photocatalysis

    Fabio Julia Hernandez;Timothée Constantin;Daniele Leonori

  • Aminoalkyl radicals as halogen-atom transfer agents for activation of alkyl and aryl halides.

    Timothée Constantin;Margherita Zanini;Alessio Regni;Nadeem S. Sheikh

  • Lithiation-borylation methodology and its application in synthesis

    Daniele Leonori;Varinder K. Aggarwal

  • Visible Light-Mediated Generation of Nitrogen-Centered Radicals: Metal-Free Hydroimination- and Iminohydroxylation-Cyclization Reactions

    Jacob Davies;Samuel G. Booth;Stephanie Essafi;Robert A. W. Dryfe

  • Enantiospecific sp 2 – sp 3 coupling of secondary and tertiary boronic esters

    Amadeu Bonet;Marcin Odachowski;Daniele Leonori;Stephanie Essafi

  • Photoinduced Remote Functionalisations by Iminyl Radical Promoted C−C and C−H Bond Cleavage Cascades

    Elizabeth M. Dauncey;Sara P. Morcillo;James J. Douglas;Nadeem S. Sheikh

  • Visible-Light-Mediated Synthesis of Amidyl Radicals: Transition-Metal-Free Hydroamination and N-Arylation Reactions

    Jacob Davies;Thomas D. Svejstrup;Daniel Fernandez Reina;Nadeem S. Sheikh

  • Dual catalysis: combination of photocatalytic aerobic oxidation and metal catalyzed alkynylation reactions--C-C bond formation using visible light.

    Magnus Rueping;René M. Koenigs;Konstantin Poscharny;David C. Fabry

  • Stereospecific Couplings of Secondary and Tertiary Boronic Esters

    Daniele Leonori;Varinder K. Aggarwal

  • Hydroxylamine Derivatives as Nitrogen-Radical Precursors in Visible-Light Photochemistry

    Jacob Davies;Sara P. Morcillo;James J. Douglas;Daniele Leonori

  • Photoredox Imino Functionalizations of Olefins.

    Jacob Davies;Nadeem S Sheikh;Daniele Leonori

  • Photoinduced Remote Functionalization of Amides and Amines Using Electrophilic Nitrogen Radicals

    Sara P. Morcillo;Elizabeth M. Dauncey;Ji Hye Kim;James J. Douglas

  • Practical and regioselective amination of arenes using alkyl amines

    Alessandro Ruffoni;Fabio Juliá;Thomas D Svejstrup;Alastair J McMillan

  • Visible light mediated azomethine ylide formation—photoredox catalyzed [3+2] cycloadditions

    Magnus Rueping;Daniele Leonori;Thomas Poisson

  • Photoexcited nitroarenes for the oxidative cleavage of alkenes

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  • A photochemical dehydrogenative strategy for aniline synthesis

    Shashikant U. Dighe;Fabio Juliá;Alberto Luridiana;James J. Douglas

  • Applications of visible light photoredox catalysis to the synthesis of natural products and related compounds

    Thomas P. Nicholls;Daniele Leonori;Alex C. Bissember

  • A radical approach for the selective C–H borylation of azines

    Ji Hye Kim;Timothée Constantin;Marco Simonetti;Josep Llaveria

  • Development of Enantiospecific Coupling of Secondary and Tertiary Boronic Esters with Aromatic Compounds

    Marcin Odachowski;Amadeu Bonet;Stephanie Essafi;Philip Conti-Ramsden

  • Copper-catalysed amination of alkyl iodides enabled by halogen-atom transfer

    Bartosz Górski;Anne-Laure Barthelemy;James J. Douglas;Fabio Juliá

  • Stereospecific Coupling of Boronic Esters with N-Heteroaromatic Compounds

    Josep Llaveria;Daniele Leonori;Varinder K. Aggarwal

  • Synthesis of Arylamines via Aminium Radicals.

    Thomas D. Svejstrup;Alessandro Ruffoni;Fabio Juliá;Valentin M. Aubert

Frequent Co-Authors

Varinder K. Aggarwal
Varinder K. Aggarwal University of Bristol
Magnus Rueping
Magnus Rueping King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Robert A. W. Dryfe
Robert A. W. Dryfe University of Manchester
Peter H. Seeberger
Peter H. Seeberger Max Planck Society
Rene M. Koenigs
Rene M. Koenigs RWTH Aachen University
Nicholas F. Chilton
Nicholas F. Chilton University of Manchester
Erick M. Carreira
Erick M. Carreira ETH Zurich
Ralph E. Sturgeon
Ralph E. Sturgeon National Research Council Canada
Franck Fieschi
Franck Fieschi Grenoble Alpes University
Jeremy N. Harvey
Jeremy N. Harvey KU Leuven

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