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D-Index
55
Citations
8578
World Ranking
12372
National Ranking
478

Elena Fernández 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 Elena Fernández sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 162 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elena Fernández 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 Elena Fernández sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Elena Fernández is affiliated with Rovira i Virgili University in Spain, with a primary research focus in chemistry. Their scholarly work spans 84 publications primarily concentrated in organic chemistry, alongside contributions to materials chemistry, molecular biology, oncology, and inorganic chemistry.

Thematically, Fernández's research centers on organoboron and organosilicon chemistry, catalytic cross-coupling reactions, and catalytic C-H functionalization methods. Additional topics include crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, asymmetric synthesis and catalysis, as well as coordination chemistry and organometallics.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Fernández include Oriol Salvadó, Ricardo J. Maza, Jorge J. Carbó, Paula Dominguez-Molano, and Efraím Reyes. The publication venues are notably diverse but show repeated appearances in The Cambridge Structural Database, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, Chemical Communications, Organic Letters, and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Recent scholarly contributions by Fernández include the following papers:

  • Boron-Wittig olefination with gem-bis(boryl)alkanes, 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Borata-Alkene Species as Nucleophilic Reservoir, 2021, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • Tri(boryl)alkanes and Tri(boryl)alkenes: The Versatile Reagents, 2020, Molecules
  • Alkoxide activation of tetra-alkoxy diboron reagents in C-B bond formation: a decade of unpredictable reactivity, 2021, Chemical Communications
  • Stereoselective Cyclopropanation of 1,1-Diborylalkenes via Palladium-Catalyzed (Trimethylsilyl)diazomethane Insertion, 2022, Organic Letters

Best Publications

  • Transition-metal-free B–B and B–interelement reactions with organic molecules

    Ana B. Cuenca;Ryosuke Shishido;Hajime Ito;Elena Fernández

  • Transition-Metal-Free Diboration Reaction by Activation of Diboron Compounds with Simple Lewis Bases

    Amadeu Bonet;Cristina Pubill-Ulldemolins;Carles Bo;Henrik Gulyás

  • Metal-free catalytic boration at the beta-position of alpha,beta-unsaturated compounds: a challenging asymmetric induction.

    Amadeu Bonet;Henrik Gulyás;Elena Fernández

  • Trivalent boron nucleophile as a new tool in organic synthesis: reactivity and asymmetric induction

    Jessica Cid;Henrik Gulyás;Jorge J. Carbó;Elena Fernández

  • Asymmetric β-Boration of α,β-Unsaturated Esters with Chiral (NHC)Cu Catalysts

    Vanesa Lillo;Auxiliadora Prieto;Amadeu Bonet;M. Mar Díaz-Requejo

  • The Scope of Catalytic Asymmetric Hydroboration/Oxidation with Rhodium Complexes of 1,1′-(2-Diarylphosphino-1-naphthyl)isoquinolines

    Henri Doucet;Elena Fernandez;Timothy P. Layzell;John M. Brown

  • Synthesis and Reactivity of 1,1‐Diborylalkanes towards C–C Bond Formation and Related Mechanisms

    Núria Miralles;Ricardo J. Maza;Elena Fernández

  • Biarylphosphonites: a class of monodentate phosphorus(III) ligands that outperform their chelating analogues in asymmetric hydrogenation catalysis

    Carmen Claver;Elena Fernandez;Amy Gillon;Katie Heslop

  • Synthesis of 2-substituted-benzothiazoles by palladium-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization of o-bromophenylthioureas and o-bromophenylthioamides

    Carolina Benedı́;Fernando Bravo;Pedro Uriz;Elena Fernández

  • Synthesis and Application of Organoboron Compounds

    Elena Fernández;Andrew Whiting

  • A Valuable, Inexpensive CuI/N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyst for the Selective Diboration of Styrene

    Vanesa Lillo;Manuel R. Fructos;Jesús Ramírez;Ataualpa A. C. Braga

  • Activation of diboron reagents with Brønsted bases and alcohols: an experimental and theoretical perspective of the organocatalytic boron conjugate addition reaction.

    Cristina Pubill-Ulldemolins;Amadeu Bonet;Carles Bo;Henrik Gulyás

  • Catalytic asymmetric hydroboration/amination and alkylamination with rhodium complexes of 1,1'-(2-diarylphosphino-1-naphthyl)isoquinoline

    Elena Fernandez;Kenji Maeda;Mark W. Hooper;John M. Brown

  • Synthesis of a dirhodium(I) bisimidazolium carbene complex and catalytic activity toward hydroformylation of olefins. High-pressure NMR spectroscopy of the catalyst under catalytic conditions

    Macarena Poyatos;Pedro Uriz;José A. Mata;Carmen Claver

  • Axially chiral P-N ligands for the copper catalyzed β-borylation of α,β-unsaturated esters

    William J. Fleming;Helge Müller-Bunz;Vanesa Lillo;Elena Fernández

  • Unprecedented use of silver(I) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes for the catalytic preparation of 1,2-bis(boronate) esters

    Jesus Ramírez;Rosa Corberán;Mercedes Sanaú;Eduardo Peris

  • Asymmetric synthesis of α-amino boronate esters via organocatalytic pinacolboryl addition to tosylaldimines

    Cristina Solé;Henrik Gulyás;Elena Fernández

  • Coinage metal complexes with N-heterocyclic carbene ligands as selective catalysts in diboration reaction

    Rosa Corberán;Jesus Ramírez;Macarena Poyatos;Eduardo Peris

  • Copper-Mediated SN2' Allyl-Alkyl and Allyl-Boryl Couplings of Vinyl Cyclic Carbonates.

    Núria Miralles;José Enrique Gómez;Arjan W. Kleij;Elena Fernández

  • Quinap and Congeners: Atropos PN ligands for Asymmetric Catalysis

    Elena Fernández;Patrick J. Guiry;Kieran P. T. Connole;John M. Brown

  • Improved Sonogashira CC coupling through clay supported palladium complexes with tridentate pincer bis-carbene ligands

    Elena Mas-Marzá;Anna M. Segarra;Carmen Claver;Eduardo Peris

Frequent Co-Authors

Carmen Claver
Carmen Claver Rovira i Virgili University
Carles Bo
Carles Bo Rovira i Virgili University
Sergio Castillón
Sergio Castillón Rovira i Virgili University
Jorge J. Carbó
Jorge J. Carbó Rovira i Virgili University
Andrew Whiting
Andrew Whiting Durham University
Eduardo Peris
Eduardo Peris Jaume I University
Jose A. Mata
Jose A. Mata Jaume I University
John M. Brown
John M. Brown University of Oxford
M. Mar Díaz-Requejo
M. Mar Díaz-Requejo University of Huelva
Patrick J. Guiry
Patrick J. Guiry University College Dublin

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