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D-Index
142
Citations
61530
World Ranking
193
National Ranking
92

Gregory C. Fu 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 Gregory C. Fu sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 345 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gregory C. Fu 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 Gregory C. Fu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 142 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2014 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1997 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Gregory C. Fu is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spans several primary fields and topics, focusing extensively on chemistry and materials science. Their work covers subfields including organic chemistry, materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, molecular biology, and pharmaceutical science.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis

Among recent notable publications by Gregory C. Fu are:

  • "Photoinduced copper-catalysed asymmetric amidation via ligand cooperativity" (2021, Nature)
  • "Catalyst-controlled doubly enantioconvergent coupling of racemic alkyl nucleophiles and electrophiles" (2020, Science)
  • "Convergent Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Esters of Chiral Dialkyl Carbinols" (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • "Quaternary stereocentres via catalytic enantioconvergent nucleophilic substitution reactions of tertiary alkyl halides" (2021, Nature Chemistry)
  • "Photoinduced, Copper-Catalyzed Enantioconvergent Alkylations of Anilines by Racemic Tertiary Electrophiles: Synthesis and Mechanism" (2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society)

Their research is frequently published in prominent venues such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Nature
  • Nature Chemistry
  • Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gregory C. Fu include:

  • Jonas C. Peters
  • Hyungdo Cho
  • Paul H. Oyala
  • Xin Mu
  • Yu Shibata

Over the course of their career, Gregory C. Fu has received several recognitions, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2014)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2007)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2006)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1997)

Best Publications

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions of Aryl Chlorides

    Adam F. Littke;Gregory C. Fu

  • Versatile Catalysts for the Suzuki Cross-Coupling of Arylboronic Acids with Aryl and Vinyl Halides and Triflates under Mild Conditions

    Adam F. Littke;and Chaoyang Dai;Gregory C. Fu

  • Substrate-directable chemical reactions

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

  • Ring-Closing Metathesis and Related Processes in Organic Synthesis

    Robert H. Grubbs;Scott J. Miller;Gregory C. Fu

  • The Development of Versatile Methods for Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions of Aryl Electrophiles through the Use of P(t-Bu)3 and PCy3 as Ligands

    Gregory C. Fu

  • A Convenient and General Method for Pd-Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Couplings of Aryl Chlorides and Arylboronic Acids

    Adam F. Littke;Gregory C. Fu

  • A versatile catalyst for Heck reactions of aryl chlorides and aryl bromides under mild conditions.

    Adam F. Littke;Gregory C. Fu

  • Transition metal-catalyzed alkyl-alkyl bond formation: Another dimension in cross-coupling chemistry.

    Junwon Choi;Gregory C. Fu

  • Asymmetric copper-catalyzed C-N cross-couplings induced by visible light.

    Quirin M. Kainz;Carson D. Matier;Agnieszka Bartoszewicz;Susan L. Zultanski

  • Catalytic ring-closing metathesis of functionalized dienes by a ruthenium carbene complex

    Gregory C. Fu;Son Binh T. Nguyen;Robert H. Grubbs

  • Air-stable trialkylphosphonium salts: simple, practical, and versatile replacements for air-sensitive trialkylphosphines. Applications in stoichiometric and catalytic processes.

    Matthew R. Netherton;Gregory C. Fu

  • Palladiumkatalysierte Kupplungen von Arylchloriden

    Adam F. Littke;Gregory C. Fu

  • Transition-Metal Catalysis of Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions: A Radical Alternative to SN1 and SN2 Processes

    Gregory C. Fu

  • Asymmetric catalysis with "planar-chiral" derivatives of 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine.

    Gregory C. Fu

  • Pd/P(t-Bu)3: A mild and general catalyst for Stille reactions of aryl chlorides and aryl bromides

    Adam F Littke;Lothar Schwarz;Gregory C Fu

  • Pd(PhCN)(2)Cl(2)/P(t-Bu)(3): a versatile catalyst for Sonogashira reactions of aryl bromides at room temperature.

    Thomas Hundertmark;Adam F. Littke;Stephen L. Buchwald;Gregory C. Fu

  • The First Applications of Carbene Ligands in Cross-Couplings of Alkyl Electrophiles: Sonogashira Reactions of Unactivated Alkyl Bromides and Iodides

    Matthias Eckhardt;Gregory C. Fu

  • Nickel‐Catalyzed Cross‐Couplings of Unactivated Alkyl Halides and Pseudohalides with Organometallic Compounds

    Matthew R. Netherton;Gregory C. Fu

  • Enantioselective nucleophilic catalysis with "Planar-Chiral" heterocycles.

    Gregory C. Fu

  • The first general method for palladium-catalyzed Negishi cross-coupling of aryl and vinyl chlorides: use of commercially available Pd(P(t-Bu)(3))(2) as a catalyst.

    Chaoyang Dai;Gregory C. Fu

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonas C. Peters
Jonas C. Peters California Institute of Technology
Ken Tanaka
Ken Tanaka Tokyo Institute of Technology
Robert H. Grubbs
Robert H. Grubbs California Institute of Technology
David A. Evans
David A. Evans Harvard University
Ryo Shintani
Ryo Shintani Osaka University
Jianwei Sun
Jianwei Sun Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Shih-Yuan Liu
Shih-Yuan Liu Boston College
Benjamin F. Cravatt
Benjamin F. Cravatt Scripps Research Institute
Amir H. Hoveyda
Amir H. Hoveyda Boston College

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