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David A. Evans

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Chemistry

D-Index
132
Citations
56293
World Ranking
298
National Ranking
138

David A. Evans 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 David A. Evans sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 465 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David A. Evans 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 David A. Evans sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 132 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 2014 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2012 - Welch Award in Chemistry, Robert A. Welch Foundation
  • 2006 - Ryoji Noyori Prize, Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
  • 2000 - Arthur C. Cope Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1998 - Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry or Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, Elsevier
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1988 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1984 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

David A. Evans was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields, especially focused on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these domains, their work concentrated heavily on Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, and Geology.

The scientist's main research topics included geological and geochemical analysis, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, geology and paleoclimatology research, high-pressure geophysics and materials, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, earthquake and tectonic studies, and broader geological and geophysical studies.

David A. Evans contributed to numerous frequent publication venues, demonstrating a broad engagement with the scientific community. These venues included:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geology
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Precambrian Research
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

The scientist co-authored extensively with a group of recurrent collaborators, including:

  • Zheng Gong
  • Shihong Zhang
  • Johanna Salminen
  • Jikai Ding
  • Richard E. Ernst

The following are some of the recent papers attributed to David A. Evans, reflecting a focus on geological and paleomagnetic research:

  • The magnificent seven: A proposal for modest revision of the quality index (2020, Tectonophysics)
  • Paleomagnetic evidence for modern-like plate motion velocities at 3.2 Ga (2020, Science Advances)
  • North China craton: The conjugate margin for northwestern Laurentia in Rodinia (2021, Geology)
  • A template for an improved rock-based subdivision of the pre-Cryogenian timescale (2021, Journal of the Geological Society)
  • Late Ediacaran paleogeography of Avalonia and the Cambrian assembly of West Gondwana (2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)

Recognition of David A. Evans's work was evidenced by several awards and honors spanning decades, including:

  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2014)
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2014)
  • Welch Award in Chemistry, Robert A. Welch Foundation (2012)
  • Ryoji Noyori Prize, Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry (2006)
  • Arthur C. Cope Award, American Chemical Society (ACS) (2000)
  • Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry or Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, Elsevier (1998)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1992)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1988)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1984)

Best Publications

  • Substrate-directable chemical reactions

    Amir H. Hoveyda;David A. Evans;Gregory C. Fu

  • Asymmetric alkylation reactions of chiral imide enolates. A practical approach to the enantioselective synthesis of .alpha.-substituted carboxylic acid derivatives

    D. A. Evans;M. D. Ennis;D. J. Mathre

  • Bis(oxazolines) as chiral ligands in metal-catalyzed asymmetric reactions. Catalytic, asymmetric cyclopropanation of olefins

    David A. Evans;Keith A. Woerpel;Mira M. Hinman;Margaret M. Faul

  • Chiral bis(oxazoline) copper(II) complexes: versatile catalysts for enantioselective cycloaddition, Aldol, Michael, and carbonyl ene reactions.

    Jeffrey S. Johnson;David A. Evans

  • Directed reduction of .beta.-hydroxy ketones employing tetramethylammonium triacetoxyborohydride

    D. A. Evans;K. T. Chapman;E. M. Carreira

  • Synthesis of diaryl ethers through the copper-promoted arylation of phenols with arylboronic acids. An expedient synthesis of thyroxine

    David A Evans;Jeffrey L Katz;Theodore R West

  • Asymmetric Diels-Alder cycloaddition reactions with chiral .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated N-acyloxazolidinones

    David A. Evans;K. T. Chapman;J. Bisaha

  • Development of the Copper-Catalyzed Olefin Aziridination Reaction

    David A. Evans;Mark T. Bilodeau;Margaret M. Faul

  • Bis(oxazoline)-copper complexes as chiral catalysts for the enantioselective aziridination of olefins

    David A. Evans;Margaret M. Faul;Mark T. Bilodeau;Benjamin A. Anderson

  • Contrasteric carboximide hydrolysis with lithium hydroperoxide

    David A. Evans;Thomas C. Britton;Jon A. Ellman

  • The asymmetric synthesis of .alpha.-amino acids. Electrophilic azidation of chiral imide enolates, a practical approach to the synthesis of (R)- and (S)-.alpha.-azido carboxylic acids

    David A. Evans;Thomas C. Britton;Jonathan A. Ellman;Roberta L. Dorow

  • A new copper acetate-bis(oxazoline)-catalyzed, enantioselective Henry reaction

    David A. Evans;Daniel Seidel;Magnus Rueping;Hon Wai Lam

  • Samarium-catalyzed intramolecular Tishchenko reduction of .beta.-hydroxy ketones. A stereoselective approach to the synthesis of differentiated anti 1,3-diol monoesters

    David A. Evans;Amir H. Hoveyda

  • Allylic Sulfoxides: Useful Intermediates in Organic Synthesis

    David A. Evans;Glenn C. Andrews

  • Copper-catalyzed aziridination of olefins by (N-(p-toluenesulfonyl)imino)phenyliodinane

    David A. Evans;Margaret M. Faul;Mark T. Bilodeau

  • Asymmetric glycine enolate aldol reactions: synthesis of cyclosporin's unusual amino acid, MeBmt

    David A. Evans;Ann E. Weber

  • A Stereochemical Model for Merged 1,2- and 1,3-Asymmetric Induction in Diastereoselective Mukaiyama Aldol Addition Reactions and Related Processes

    David A. Evans;Michael J. Dart;Joseph L. Duffy;Michael G. Yang

  • C2-Symmetric Copper(II) Complexes as Chiral Lewis Acids. Scope and Mechanism of Catalytic Enantioselective Aldol Additions of Enolsilanes to (Benzyloxy)acetaldehyde

    David A. Evans;Marisa C. Kozlowski;Jerry A. Murry;Christopher S. Burgey

  • CHIRAL BIS(OXAZOLINE)COPPER(II) COMPLEXES AS LEWIS ACID CATALYSTS FOR THE ENANTIOSELECTIVE DIELS-ALDER REACTION

    David A. Evans;Scott J. Miller;Thomas Lectka;Peter von Matt

  • Stereoselective aldol reactions of chlorotitanium enolates. An efficient method for the assemblage of polypropionate-related synthons

    David A. Evans;Dale L. Rieger;Mark T. Bilodeau;Felix Urpi

  • 13C NMR chemical shift correlations in 1,3-diol acetonides. Implications for the stereochemical assignment of propionate-derived polyols

    David A. Evans;Dale L. Rieger;James R. Gage

  • Diastereoselective Magnesium Halide-Catalyzed anti-Aldol Reactions of Chiral N-Acyloxazolidinones

    David A. Evans;Jason S. Tedrow;Jared T. Shaw;C. Wade Downey

  • Stereoselective Aldol Condensations

    D. A. Evans;J. V. Nelson;T. R. Taber

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey S. Johnson
Jeffrey S. Johnson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Scott J. Miller
Scott J. Miller Yale University
Raymond Baker
Raymond Baker MSD (United States)
Gregory C. Fu
Gregory C. Fu California Institute of Technology
Jonathan A. Ellman
Jonathan A. Ellman Yale University
Amir H. Hoveyda
Amir H. Hoveyda Boston College
Erick M. Carreira
Erick M. Carreira ETH Zurich
K. A. Woerpel
K. A. Woerpel New York University
Karl A. Scheidt
Karl A. Scheidt Northwestern University
Thomas Lectka
Thomas Lectka Johns Hopkins University

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