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D-Index
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21375
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12432
National Ranking
3312

David A. Nicewicz 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. Nicewicz sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 88 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David A. Nicewicz 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. Nicewicz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David A. Nicewicz is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Chemistry, with a significant emphasis on Organic Chemistry. They have authored numerous publications spanning the subfields of Materials Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Molecular Biology, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

Major areas of study in their work include Radical Photochemical Reactions, Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods, Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques, Fluorine in Organic Chemistry, Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions, Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions, and broader Chemical Synthesis and Reactions. These topics reflect a diverse interest in both fundamental and applied organic chemistry.

The scientist's publication record includes work in several notable journals and platforms. Frequent venues for their publications are UNC Libraries, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) at La Trobe University, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Organic Letters, and Synlett.

Representative recent papers authored by David A. Nicewicz include:

  • Photoredox-Catalyzed C-H Functionalization Reactions, 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • Discovery and characterization of an acridine radical photoreductant, 2020, Nature
  • Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution of Unactivated Fluoroarenes Enabled by Organic Photoredox Catalysis, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • 19F- and 18F-arene deoxyfluorination via organic photoredox-catalysed polarity-reversed nucleophilic aromatic substitution, 2020, Nature Catalysis
  • Homobenzylic Oxygenation Enabled by Dual Organic Photoredox and Cobalt Catalysis, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

David A. Nicewicz collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Zibo Li, Nicholas P. R. Onuska, Natalie Holmberg-Douglas, Zhanhong Wu, and Joshua B. McManus. These collaborations suggest an active engagement in research teams focused on advancing organic photoredox catalysis and related synthetic methodologies.

Best Publications

  • Organic Photoredox Catalysis

    Nathan A. Romero;David A. Nicewicz

  • Merging Photoredox Catalysis with Organocatalysis: The Direct Asymmetric Alkylation of Aldehydes

    David A. Nicewicz;David W. C. MacMillan

  • Site-selective arene C-H amination via photoredox catalysis

    Nathan A. Romero;Kaila A. Margrey;Nicholas E. Tay;David A. Nicewicz

  • Photoredox-Catalyzed C-H Functionalization Reactions.

    Natalie Holmberg-Douglas;David A. Nicewicz

  • Recent Applications of Organic Dyes as Photoredox Catalysts in Organic Synthesis

    David A. Nicewicz;Tien M. Nguyen

  • Experimental and Calculated Electrochemical Potentials of Common Organic Molecules for Applications to Single-Electron Redox Chemistry

    Hudson G. Roth;Nathan A. Romero;David A. Nicewicz

  • A General Approach to Catalytic Alkene Anti-Markovnikov Hydrofunctionalization Reactions via Acridinium Photoredox Catalysis

    Kaila A. Margrey;David A. Nicewicz

  • Discovery and characterization of an acridine radical photoreductant

    Ian A. MacKenzie;Leifeng Wang;Nicholas P. R. Onuska;Olivia F. Williams

  • Catalytic hydrotrifluoromethylation of styrenes and unactivated aliphatic alkenes via an organic photoredox system

    Dale J. Wilger;Nathan J. Gesmundo;David A. Nicewicz

  • Direct Catalytic Anti-Markovnikov Hydroetherification of Alkenols

    David S. Hamilton;David A. Nicewicz

  • Acridinium-Based Photocatalysts: A Sustainable Option in Photoredox Catalysis

    Amruta Joshi-Pangu;François Lévesque;Hudson G. Roth;Steven F. Oliver

  • Mechanistic insight into the photoredox catalysis of anti-markovnikov alkene hydrofunctionalization reactions.

    Nathan A. Romero;David A. Nicewicz

  • Anti-Markovnikov hydroamination of alkenes catalyzed by an organic photoredox system.

    Tien M. Nguyen;David A. Nicewicz

  • Hydrodecarboxylation of Carboxylic and Malonic Acid Derivatives via Organic Photoredox Catalysis: Substrate Scope and Mechanistic Insight

    Jeremy D. Griffin;Mary A. Zeller;David A. Nicewicz

  • The direct anti-Markovnikov addition of mineral acids to styrenes

    Dale J. Wilger;Jean Marc M. Grandjean;Taylor R. Lammert;David A. Nicewicz

  • anti-Markovnikov hydroamination of alkenes catalyzed by a two-component organic photoredox system: direct access to phenethylamine derivatives.

    Tien M. Nguyen;Namita Manohar;David A. Nicewicz

  • Direct C-H Cyanation of Arenes via Organic Photoredox Catalysis.

    Joshua B. McManus;David A. Nicewicz

  • A General Strategy for Aliphatic C-H Functionalization Enabled by Organic Photoredox Catalysis.

    Kaila A. Margrey;William L. Czaplyski;David A. Nicewicz;Erik J. Alexanian

  • Direct Catalytic Anti-Markovnikov Addition of Carboxylic Acids to Alkenes

    Andrew J. Perkowski;David A. Nicewicz

  • Generation and Alkylation of α-Carbamyl Radicals via Organic Photoredox Catalysis.

    Joshua B. McManus;Nicholas P. R. Onuska;David A. Nicewicz

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey S. Johnson
Jeffrey S. Johnson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David W. C. MacMillan
David W. C. MacMillan Princeton University
Yong Huang
Yong Huang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Wei You
Wei You University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ian C. Mackenzie
Ian C. Mackenzie Queen Mary University of London
Thomas J. Meyer
Thomas J. Meyer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Shunichi Fukuzumi
Shunichi Fukuzumi Osaka University

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