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Ian J. S. Fairlamb

Ian J. S. Fairlamb

University of York
United Kingdom

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
11933
World Ranking
8961
National Ranking
501

Ian J. S. Fairlamb 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 Ian J. S. Fairlamb sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 266 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ian J. S. Fairlamb 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 Ian J. S. Fairlamb sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% 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

  • 2016 - Corday–Morgan Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 2003 - Meldola Medal and Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

Ian J. S. Fairlamb is a researcher affiliated with the University of York in the United Kingdom. Their work spans multiple areas within chemistry and materials science, focusing extensively on organic and materials chemistry subfields.

The main fields of study for Fairlamb include:

  • Chemistry
  • Materials Science

Within these fields, the subfields addressed in their research are:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

The primary topics that form the focus of their scientific contributions include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Chemical synthesis and alkaloids

Their recent publications demonstrate a concentration on catalytic processes, synthetic chemistry, and reaction mechanisms. Notable recent papers include:

  • "A Need for Caution in the Preparation and Application of Synthetically Versatile Aryl Diazonium Tetrafluoroborate Salts", 2020, Organic Letters
  • "A Dichotomy in Cross-Coupling Site Selectivity in a Dihalogenated Heteroarene: Influence of Mononuclear Pd, Pd Clusters, and Pd Nanoparticles-the Case for Exploiting Pd Catalyst Speciation", 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Biocatalytic Synthesis of Moclobemide Using the Amide Bond Synthetase McbA Coupled with an ATP Recycling System", 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • "Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Couplings: On the Importance of the Catalyst Quantity Descriptors, mol % and ppm", 2022, Organic Process Research & Development
  • "Direct Observation of the Microscopic Reverse of the Ubiquitous Concerted Metalation Deprotonation Step in C-H Bond Activation Catalysis", 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society

The venues where Fairlamb frequently publishes include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organometallics
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Chemical Science
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Collaborations are a significant aspect of their research. Frequent co-authors of Fairlamb are:

  • Adrian C. Whitwood
  • Theo F. N. Tanner
  • Jason M. Lynam
  • Thomas J. Burden
  • Ian P. Clark

Award recognitions received by Fairlamb include:

  • Corday-Morgan Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 2016
  • Meldola Medal and Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 2003

Best Publications

  • Emergence of palladium(IV) chemistry in synthesis and catalysis.

    Petr Sehnal;Richard J K Taylor;Ian J S Fairlamb

  • Regioselective (site-selective) functionalisation of unsaturated halogenated nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur heterocycles by Pd-catalysed cross-couplings and direct arylation processes

    Ian J. S. Fairlamb

  • Anti-cancer palladium complexes: a focus on PdX2L2, palladacycles and related complexes.

    Anant R. Kapdi;Ian J. S. Fairlamb

  • 2-Pyrone natural products and mimetics: isolation, characterisation and biological activity

    Gerard P. McGlacken;Ian J. S. Fairlamb

  • Evidence for the Surface‐Catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura Reaction over Palladium Nanoparticles: An Operando XAS Study

    Peter J. Ellis;Ian J. S. Fairlamb;Simon F. J. Hackett;Karen Wilson

  • Solvent effects in palladium catalysed cross-coupling reactions

    James Richard Sherwood;James Hanley Clark;Ian James Stewart Fairlamb;John Martin Slattery

  • 2-pyrones possessing antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities.

    Ian J.S Fairlamb;Lester R Marrison;Julia M Dickinson;Feng-Ju Lu

  • N-Heterocyclic carbene coated metal nanoparticles

    Eleanor C. Hurst;Karen Wilson;Ian J.S. Fairlamb;Victor Chechik

  • Requirement for an Oxidant in Pd/Cu Co-Catalyzed Terminal Alkyne Homocoupling To Give Symmetrical 1,4-Disubstituted 1,3-Diynes

    Andrei S. Batsanov;Jonathan C. Collings;Ian J.S. Fairlamb;Jason P. Holland

  • Eta2-dba complexes of Pd(0): the substituent effect in Suzuki-Miyaura coupling.

    Ian J. S. Fairlamb;and Anant R. Kapdi;Adam F. Lee

  • Modification of the deoxy-myoglobin/carbonmonoxy-myoglobin UV-vis assay for reliable determination of CO-release rates from organometallic carbonyl complexes

    Anthony J. Atkin;Jason M. Lynam;Benjamin E. Moulton;Philip Sawle

  • Pd-catalysed cross coupling of terminal alkynes to diynes in the absence of a stoichiometric additive

    Ian J. S. Fairlamb;Patrick S. Bäuerlein;Lester R. Marrison;Julia M. Dickinson

  • Asymmetric Cycloisomerization of 1,6‐ and 1,7‐Enynes by Transition‐Metal Catalysts

    Ian J. S. Fairlamb

  • Simple Palladium(II) Precatalyst for Suzuki−Miyaura Couplings: Efficient Reactions of Benzylic, Aryl, Heteroaryl, and Vinyl Coupling Partners

    Michael J. Burns;Ian J. S. Fairlamb;Anant R. Kapdi;and Petr Sehnal

  • Surface catalysed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling by Pd nanoparticles:an operando XAS study

    Adam F. Lee;Adam F. Lee;Peter J. Ellis;Ian J.S. Fairlamb;Karen Wilson;Karen Wilson

  • A mild and selective Pd-mediated methodology for the synthesis of highly fluorescent 2-arylated tryptophans and tryptophan-containing peptides: a catalytic role for Pd(0) nanoparticles?

    Thomas J. Williams;Alan J. Reay;Adrian C. Whitwood;Ian J. S. Fairlamb

  • Catalytic C-H bond functionalisation chemistry: the case for quasi-heterogeneous catalysis.

    Alan J. Reay;Ian J. S. Fairlamb

  • pi-Acidic alkene ligand effects in Pd-catalysed cross-coupling processes: exploiting the interaction of dibenzylidene acetone (dba) and related ligands with Pd(0) and Pd(II).

    Ian J. S. Fairlamb

  • Exploiting Noninnocent (E,E)-Dibenzylideneacetone (dba) Effects in Palladium(0)-Mediated Cross-Coupling Reactions: Modulation of the Electronic Properties of dba Affects Catalyst Activity and Stability in Ligand and Ligand-Free Reaction Systems

    Ian J. S. Fairlamb;Anant R. Kapdi;Adam F. Lee;Gerard P. McGlacken

  • Mono- and binuclear cyclometallated palladium(II) complexes containing bridging (N,O-) and terminal (N-) imidate ligands: air stable, thermally robust and recyclable catalysts for cross-coupling processes.

    Ian J. S. Fairlamb;Anant R. Kapdi;Adam F. Lee;Gregorio Sánchez

  • A Need for Caution in the Preparation and Application of Synthetically Versatile Aryl Diazonium Tetrafluoroborate Salts.

    James D. Firth;Ian J. S. Fairlamb

Frequent Co-Authors

Adrian C. Whitwood
Adrian C. Whitwood University of York
Adam F. Lee
Adam F. Lee Griffith University
Guy C. Lloyd-Jones
Guy C. Lloyd-Jones University of Edinburgh
Zhenyang Lin
Zhenyang Lin Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
José Luis Serrano
José Luis Serrano Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies
Karen Wilson
Karen Wilson Griffith University
Todd B. Marder
Todd B. Marder University of Würzburg
Michael Towrie
Michael Towrie Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Gideon Grogan
Gideon Grogan University of York
Ileana M. Cristea
Ileana M. Cristea Princeton University

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