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D-Index
45
Citations
6992
World Ranking
16496
National Ranking
4100

David A. Vicic 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. Vicic sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 111 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David A. Vicic 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. Vicic sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% 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

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society

Overview

David A. Vicic is affiliated with Lehigh University in the United States. Their research is strongly focused on Materials Science, with a significant body of work in Materials Chemistry. Additional fields of study include Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Inorganic Chemistry, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The primary topics covered by their work include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes

David A. Vicic has published extensively on the structural and chemical characterization of compounds involving fluorine and transition metals. Their research often intersects organometallic chemistry and catalysis. Regular publication venues emphasize chemistry and crystallography, including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organometallics
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry
  • Angewandte Chemie

Recent published papers include:

  • "Scrutinizing formally Ni IV centers through the lenses of core spectroscopy, molecular orbital theory, and valence bond theory" (2023, Chemical Science)
  • "Nickel-Mediated Trifluoromethylation of Phenol Derivatives by Aryl C−O Bond Activation" (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "Solvated Nickel Complexes as Stoichiometric and Catalytic Perfluoroalkylation Agents" (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "[(MeCN)Ni(CF3)3]⁻ and [Ni(CF3)4]²⁻: Foundations toward the Development of Trifluoromethylations at Unsupported Nickel" (2020, Inorganic Chemistry)
  • "Role of the X Coligands in Cyclometalated [Ni(Phbpy)X] Complexes (HPhbpy = 6-Phenyl-2,2'-bipyridine)" (2021, Organometallics)

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Scott T. Shreiber, Roger E. Cramer, Teng Xue, Axel Klein, and Sascha A. Schäfer. These collaborations reflect an interdisciplinary approach within their research areas.

David A. Vicic received recognition as a Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2019. Their work continues to reflect ongoing contributions to materials and inorganic chemistry, particularly with regard to fluorine chemistry and organometallic complexes.

Best Publications

  • Ligand Redox Effects in the Synthesis, Electronic Structure, and Reactivity of an Alkyl−Alkyl Cross-Coupling Catalyst

    Gavin D. Jones;Jason L. Martin;Chris Mcfarland;Olivia R. Allen

  • Active Trifluoromethylating Agents from Well-Defined Copper(I)−CF3 Complexes

    Galyna G. Dubinina;Hideki Furutachi;David A. Vicic

  • Nickel-catalyzed synthesis of aryl trifluoromethyl sulfides at room temperature.

    Cheng-Pan Zhang;David A. Vicic

  • Evidence for a NiI Active Species in the Catalytic Cross-Coupling of Alkyl Electrophiles

    Thomas J Anderson;Gavin D Jones;David A Vicic

  • Unliganded HIV-1 gp120 core structures assume the CD4-bound conformation with regulation by quaternary interactions and variable loops

    Young Do Kwon;Andrés Finzi;Xueling Wu;Cajetan Dogo-Isonagie

  • Direct Difluoromethylation of Aryl Halides via Base Metal Catalysis at Room Temperature.

    Long Xu;David A. Vicic

  • Modeling the Hydrodesulfurization Reaction at Nickel. Unusual Reactivity of Dibenzothiophenes Relative to Thiophene and Benzothiophene

    David A. Vicic;William D. Jones

  • Structure of Bis(trifluoromethyl)cuprate and Its Role in Trifluoromethylation Reactions

    Galyna G. Dubinina;Junichi Ogikubo;David A. Vicic

  • Oxidative trifluoromethylthiolations of aryl boronic acids using a copper/O2-based protocol.

    Cheng-Pan Zhang;David A. Vicic

  • Room-Temperature Desulfurization of Dibenzothiophene Mediated by [(i-Pr2PCH2)2NiH]2

    David A. Vicic;William D. Jones

  • (N-heterocyclic carbene)PdCl2(TEA) complexes: Studies on the effect of the "throw-away" ligand in catalytic activity

    Ming Tsz Chen;David A. Vicic;Michael L. Turner;Oscar Navarro

  • A Five-Coordinate Nickel(II) Fluoroalkyl Complex as a Precursor to a Spectroscopically Detectable Ni(III) Species

    Cheng Pan Zhang;Huan Wang;Axel Klein;Christian Biewer

  • Electronic structure of four-coordinate C3v nickel(II) scorpionate complexes: investigation by high-frequency and -field electron paramagnetic resonance and electronic absorption spectroscopies.

    Patrick J. Desrochers;Joshua Telser;S. A. Zvyagin;Andrew Ozarowski

  • An organocatalytic asymmetric Nazarov cyclization.

    Ashok K. Basak;Naoyuki Shimada;William F. Bow;David A. Vicic

  • Analysis of key steps in the catalytic cross-coupling of alkyl electrophiles under Negishi-like conditions.

    Gavin D. Jones;Chris McFarland;Thomas J. Anderson;David A. Vicic

  • Manganese-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxytrifluoromethylation of Styrene Derivatives Using CF3SO2Na as the Trifluoromethyl Source.

    Yi Yang;Yingle Liu;Yan Jiang;Yu Zhang

  • Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Difluoromethylation, Difluoromethylenation, and Polydifluoromethylenation Reactions

    Bo Chen;David A. Vicic

  • Exploring Trifluoromethylation Reactions at Nickel: A Structural and Reactivity Study

    Galyna G. Dubinina;William W. Brennessel;Jennifer L. Miller;David A. Vicic

  • Electrochemical Ortho Functionalization of 2-Phenylpyridine with Perfluorocarboxylic Acids Catalyzed by Palladium in Higher Oxidation States

    Yulia B. Dudkina;Dmitry Y. Mikhaylov;Tatyana V. Gryaznova;Artem I. Tufatullin

  • Redox Trends in Terpyridine Nickel Complexes

    James T. Ciszewski;Dmitry Y. Mikhaylov;Kirill V. Holin;Marsil K. Kadirov

  • Decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of aryl halides using well-defined copper–trifluoroacetate and –chlorodifluoroacetate precursors

    Kristen A. McReynolds;Robert S. Lewis;Laura K.G. Ackerman;Galyna G. Dubinina

Frequent Co-Authors

William D. Jones
William D. Jones University of Rochester
Oleg G. Sinyashin
Oleg G. Sinyashin Russian Academy of Sciences
Marcus A. Tius
Marcus A. Tius University of Hawaii at Manoa
William W. Brennessel
William W. Brennessel University of Rochester
Jacqueline K. Barton
Jacqueline K. Barton California Institute of Technology
Michael L. Turner
Michael L. Turner University of Manchester
Tongqing Zhou
Tongqing Zhou National Institutes of Health
Duncan T. Odom
Duncan T. Odom University of Cambridge
Wei Lu
Wei Lu Southern University of Science and Technology
Dennis Nordlund
Dennis Nordlund SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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