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Diego J. Cárdenas

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
44
Citations
6859
World Ranking
16883
National Ranking
686

Diego J. Cárdenas 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 Diego J. Cárdenas sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 112 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.

Diego J. Cárdenas 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 Diego J. Cárdenas sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Diego J. Cárdenas is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Madrid in Spain. Their research focuses primarily on chemistry, with a particular emphasis on organic chemistry.

The scientist's work covers several subfields of study including:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Building and Construction

Key research topics explored by Diego J. Cárdenas include:

  • Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques

Diego J. Cárdenas has published multiple papers in recognized scientific journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Hydroborylative Polycyclization of Allenynes: an Atom-Economical and Diastereoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic 5-5 Fused Rings, 2022, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • Triflyl-assisted reductive Pd-catalyzed Tsuji-Trost type reaction, 2020, Chemical Communications
  • Nickel-Catalyzed Cascade Cyclization-Negishi Coupling of Redox Active Esters for the Synthesis of Pyrrolidines, 2022, European Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • On the mechanism of the formation of alkyl-Ni(i) catalysts, 2021, Chemical Communications
  • Nickel-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of 1,5-Allenynes, 2023, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • M. Teresa Quirós
  • Elena Buñuel
  • Inés Manjón-Mata
  • Elena Velasco-Juárez
  • Juan C. Nieto-Carmona

In terms of publication venues, Diego J. Cárdenas often contributes to:

  • Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • Chemical Communications
  • Dalton Transactions
  • European Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • The Extractive Industries and Society

Best Publications

  • Nickel-catalysed Negishi cross-coupling reactions: scope and mechanisms.

    Vilas B. Phapale;Diego J. Cárdenas

  • Divergent mechanisms for the skeletal rearrangement and [2+2] cycloaddition of enynes catalyzed by gold

    Cristina Nieto-Oberhuber;Salomé López;M. Paz Muñoz;Diego J. Cárdenas

  • Cyclizations of Enynes Catalyzed by PtCl2 or Other Transition Metal Chlorides: Divergent Reaction Pathways

    M Méndez;M P Muñoz;C Nevado;D J Cárdenas

  • Reaction of Enol Ethers with Alkynes Catalyzed by Transition Metals: 5exo-dig versus 6endo-dig Cyclizations via Cyclopropyl Platinum or Gold Carbene Complexes

    Cristina Nevado;Diego J. Cárdenas;Antonio M. Echavarren

  • Water: The Ideal Hydrogen‐Atom Source in Free‐Radical Chemistry Mediated by TiIII and Other Single‐Electron‐Transfer Metals?

    Juan M. Cuerva;Araceli G. Campaña;José Justicia;Antonio Rosales

  • Ni-Catalyzed Reductive Dicarbofunctionalization of Nonactivated Alkenes: Scope and Mechanistic Insights.

    Wei Shu;Andrés García-Domínguez;M Teresa Quirós;Rahul Mondal

  • Redox Control of the Ring-Gliding Motion in a Cu-Complexed Catenane: A Process Involving Three Distinct Geometries

    Diego J. Cárdenas;and Aude Livoreil;Jean-Pierre Sauvage

  • Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Cyclopropanation of Dienynes

    Cristina Nieto-Oberhuber;Salomé López;M. Paz Muñoz;Eloísa Jiménez-Núñez

  • Titanocene‐Catalyzed Cascade Cyclization of Epoxypolyprenes: Straightforward Synthesis of Terpenoids by Free‐Radical Chemistry

    José Justicia;Antonio Rosales;Elena Buñuel;Juan L. Oller-López

  • Aryl transfer between Pd(II) centers or Pd(IV) intermediates in Pd-catalyzed domino reactions.

    Diego J. Cardenas;Belen Martin-Matute;Antonio M. Echavarren

  • Fe-catalysed Kumada-type alkyl–alkyl cross-coupling. Evidence for the intermediacy of Fe(I) complexes

    Manuel Guisán-Ceinos;Francisco Tato;Elena Buñuel;Paloma Calle

  • Copper-Catalyzed Borylative Aromatization of p-Quinone Methides: Enantioselective Synthesis of Dibenzylic Boronates.

    Carlos Jarava-Barrera;Alejandro Parra;Aurora López;Fabio Cruz-Acosta

  • Understanding the Exceptional Hydrogen-Atom Donor Characteristics of Water in TiIII-Mediated Free-Radical Chemistry

    Miguel Paradas;Araceli G. Campaña;Tania Jiménez;Rafael Robles

  • Pd-catalyzed borylative cyclization of 1,6-enynes.

    Juan Marco-Martínez;Verónica López-Carrillo;Elena Buñuel;Raquel Simancas

  • PtII‐Catalyzed Intramolecular Reaction of Furans with Alkynes

    Belén Martín-Matute;Diego J. Cárdenas;Antonio M. Echavarren

  • Intramolecular coupling of allyl carboxylates with allyl stannanes and allyl silanes: a new type of reductive elimination reaction?

    María Méndez;Juan M. Cuerva;Enrique Gómez-Bengoa;Diego J. Cárdenas

  • Construction of Interlocking and Threaded Rings Using Two Different Transition Metals as Templating and Connecting Centers: Catenanes and Rotaxanes Incorporating Ru(terpy)2-Units in Their Framework

    Diego J. Cárdenas;Pablo Gaviña;Jean-Pierre Sauvage

  • Unprecedented hydrogen transfer from water to alkenes and alkynes mediated by TiIII and late transition metals.

    Campaña Ag;Estévez Re;Fuentes N;Robles R

  • Borylative Cyclization Reactions

    Elena Buñuel;Diego J. Cárdenas

  • On the Mechanism of the Puzzling “Endocyclic” Skeletal Rearrangement of 1,6‐Enynes

    Noemí Cabello;Eloísa Jiménez-Núñez;Elena Buñuel;Diego J. Cárdenas

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio M. Echavarren
Antonio M. Echavarren Institut Català d'Investigació Química
Juan M. Cuerva
Juan M. Cuerva University of Granada
Belén Martín-Matute
Belén Martín-Matute Stockholm University
Jean-Pierre Sauvage
Jean-Pierre Sauvage University of Strasbourg
Cristina Nevado
Cristina Nevado University of Zurich
José L. Mascareñas
José L. Mascareñas University of Santiago de Compostela
Juan Manuel García-Ruiz
Juan Manuel García-Ruiz Spanish National Research Council
J. A. Gareth Williams
J. A. Gareth Williams Durham University
Luis Castedo
Luis Castedo University of Santiago de Compostela
Nicolás Agraït
Nicolás Agraït Autonomous University of Madrid

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