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D-Index
86
Citations
28365
World Ranking
2515
National Ranking
189

Helfried Neumann 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 Helfried Neumann sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 336 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Helfried Neumann 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 Helfried Neumann sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Helfried Neumann is affiliated with the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis in Germany. Their research spans several areas primarily within chemistry and materials science. Over the course of their career, they have contributed extensively to organic chemistry, materials chemistry, and inorganic chemistry, as well as process chemistry and pharmaceutical science.

Their main research topics include asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis, crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, catalytic C-H functionalization methods, fluorine in organic chemistry, and catalytic cross-coupling reactions.

Neumann has published research in a variety of scientific venues, with frequent publications in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Catalysis Science & Technology

Their recent papers include:

  • "Recent Developments for the Deuterium and Tritium Labeling of Organic Molecules," 2022, Chemical Reviews
  • "Synthesis of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds by carbonylation reactions," 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Efficient iron single-atom catalysts for selective ammoxidation of alcohols to nitriles," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "A practical concept for catalytic carbonylations using carbon dioxide," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Efficient Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylation of 1,3-Dienes: Selective Synthesis of Adipates and Other Aliphatic Diesters," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Neumann has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Matthias Beller
  • Anke Spannenberg
  • Ralf Jackstell
  • Robert Franke
  • Maximilian Marx

Best Publications

  • Palladium-catalyzed carbonylation reactions of aryl halides and related compounds.

    Anne Brennführer;Helfried Neumann;Matthias Beller

  • Synthesis of Heterocycles via Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylations

    Xiao-Feng Wu;Helfried Neumann;Matthias Beller

  • Palladium-catalyzed carbonylative coupling reactions between Ar–X and carbon nucleophiles

    Xiao-Feng Wu;Helfried Neumann;Matthias Beller

  • The Catalytic Amination of Alcohols

    Sebastian Bähn;Sebastian Imm;Lorenz Neubert;Min Zhang

  • Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Metal Nanoparticles Supported on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon: Catalysis beyond Electrochemistry.

    Lin He;Florian Weniger;Helfried Neumann;Matthias Beller

  • MOF-derived cobalt nanoparticles catalyze a general synthesis of amines

    Rajenahally V. Jagadeesh;Kathiravan Murugesan;Ahmad S. Alshammari;Helfried Neumann

  • From Noble Metal to Nobel Prize: Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions as Key Methods in Organic Synthesis

    Xiao-Feng Wu;Pazhamalai Anbarasan;Helfried Neumann;Matthias Beller

  • Recent Developments for the Deuterium and Tritium Labeling of Organic Molecules.

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  • Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylation Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes

    Anne Brennführer;Helfried Neumann;Matthias Beller

  • Transition-metal-catalyzed carbonylation reactions of olefins and alkynes: a personal account.

    Xiao-Feng Wu;Xianjie Fang;Lipeng Wu;Ralf Jackstell

  • Palladiumkatalysierte Carbonylierungen von Arylhalogeniden und ähnlichen Substraten

    Anne Brennführer;Helfried Neumann;Matthias Beller

  • An efficient and general synthesis of primary amines by ruthenium-catalyzed amination of secondary alcohols with ammonia.

    Sebastian Imm;Sebastian Bähn;Lorenz Neubert;Helfried Neumann

  • General and Regioselective Synthesis of Pyrroles via Ruthenium-Catalyzed Multicomponent Reactions

    Min Zhang;Xianjie Fang;Helfried Neumann;Matthias Beller

  • Recent Developments on the Trifluoromethylation of (Hetero)Arenes

    Xiao‐Feng Wu;Helfried Neumann;Matthias Beller

  • Palladium‐Catalyzed Oxidative Carbonylation Reactions

    Xiao-Feng Wu;Xiao-Feng Wu;Helfried Neumann;Matthias Beller

  • General and selective palladium-catalyzed oxidative esterification of alcohols.

    Saravanan Gowrisankar;Helfried Neumann;Matthias Beller

  • Selective Ruthenium-Catalyzed Three-Component Synthesis of Pyrroles†

    Min Zhang;Helfried Neumann;Matthias Beller

  • Improved ruthenium-catalyzed amination of alcohols with ammonia: synthesis of diamines and amino esters.

    Sebastian Imm;Sebastian Bähn;Min Zhang;Lorenz Neubert

  • Manganese‐Catalyzed Hydrogen‐Autotransfer C−C Bond Formation: α‐Alkylation of Ketones with Primary Alcohols

    Miguel Peña-López;Patrick Piehl;Saravanakumar Elangovan;Helfried Neumann

  • Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Utilization of Methanol as a C1 Source in Organic Synthesis.

    Kishore Natte;Helfried Neumann;Matthias Beller;Rajenahally V. Jagadeesh

  • Multicomponent Coupling Reactions for Organic Synthesis: Chemoselective Reactions with Amide–Aldehyde Mixtures

    Axel Jacobi von Wangelin;Helfried Neumann;Dirk Gördes;Stefan Klaus

  • Palladium‐Catalyzed Carbonylation Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes

    Anne Brennfuehrer;Helfried Neumann;Matthias Beller

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias Beller
Matthias Beller Leibniz Institute for Catalysis
Xiao-Feng Wu
Xiao-Feng Wu Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Anke Spannenberg
Anke Spannenberg Leibniz Institute for Catalysis
Ralf Jackstell
Ralf Jackstell Leibniz Institute for Catalysis
Axel Jacobi von Wangelin
Axel Jacobi von Wangelin Universität Hamburg
Min Zhang
Min Zhang South China University of Technology
Muhammad Sharif
Muhammad Sharif King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Robert Franke
Robert Franke Ruhr University Bochum
Pierre H. Dixneuf
Pierre H. Dixneuf University of Rennes
Wolfgang Baumann
Wolfgang Baumann University of Rostock

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