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Jean-Pierre Sauvage

Jean-Pierre Sauvage

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Chemistry
France
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
113
Citations
54192
World Ranking
698
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in France Leader Award

Overview

Jean-Pierre Sauvage is affiliated with the University of Strasbourg in France. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and neuroscience, with a particular focus on neurology and related subfields.

The primary fields of study for Sauvage include:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Within these research areas, their work delves into specific subfields such as:

  • Neurology
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Ophthalmology

Sauvage's scholarly interests also cover a range of main topics that connect to clinical and neurological conditions, which include:

  • Vestibular and Auditory Disorders
  • Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Neurology and Historical Studies
  • Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
  • Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
  • Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques

Their publication history features recent papers across various venues, reflecting diverse collaborative efforts. Selected recent publications include:

  • "A Comprehensive Set of Round-Bar Stress Intensity Factor Solutions for ECA of Mooring Shackle and Chain Components," 2020, Offshore Technology Conference
  • "Editorial for Special Issue ''Nanotechnology Engineering''," 2023, ENP Engineering Science Journal
  • "Reflections on a Nobel Prize-winning legacy," 2024, Nature Reviews Chemistry

Jean-Pierre Sauvage has collaborated with multiple co-authors throughout their career. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Hélène Grenier
  • Jean-Michel Aubert
  • Pingsha Dong
  • Azzedine Bousseksou
  • Stephanie Greed

The scientist's work has been published in journals and conferences that span engineering, chemistry, and medicine. Notable venues where Sauvage has published include:

  • Offshore Technology Conference
  • ENP Engineering Science Journal
  • Nature Reviews Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Ruthenium(II) and Osmium(II) Bis(terpyridine) Complexes in Covalently-Linked Multicomponent Systems: Synthesis, Electrochemical Behavior, Absorption Spectra, and Photochemical and Photophysical Properties

    Jean Pierre Sauvage;Jean Paul Collin;Jean Claude Chambron;Stephane Guillerez

  • Molecular light switch for DNA : Ru(bpy)2(dppz)2+

    Alan E. Friedman;Jean Claude Chambron;Jean Pierre Sauvage;Nicholas J. Turro

  • Molecular catenanes, rotaxanes and knots : A journey through the world of molecular topology

    Jean-Pierre Sauvage;Christiane Dietrich-Buchecker

  • Transition Metal-Containing Rotaxanes and Catenanes in Motion: Toward Molecular Machines and Motors

    Jean-Pierre Sauvage

  • Molecular Catenanes, Rotaxanes and Knots

    J.-P. Sauvage;C. Dietrich-Buchecker

  • Chemical Topology: Complex Molecular Knots, Links, and Entanglements

    Ross S. Forgan;Jean Pierre Sauvage;J. Fraser Stoddart

  • Une nouvelle famille de molecules : les metallo-catenanes

    C.O Dietrich-Buchecker;J.P Sauvage;J.P Kintzinger

  • From Chemical Topology to Molecular Machines (Nobel Lecture).

    Jean-Pierre Sauvage

  • Interlocking of molecular threads: from the statistical approach to the templated synthesis of catenands

    Christiane O. Dietrich-Buchecker;Jean Pierre. Sauvage

  • Diaza-polyoxa-macrocycles et macrobicycles

    B. Dietrich;J.M. Lehn;J.P. Sauvage

  • Cryptates. XVI. [2]-Cryptates. Stability and selectivity of alkali and alkaline-earth macrobicyclic complexes

    J. M. Lehn;J. P. Sauvage

  • Shuttles and muscles: linear molecular machines based on transition metals.

    Jean-Paul Collin;Christiane Dietrich-Buchecker;Pablo Gaviña;and Maria Consuelo Jimenez-Molero

  • Towards Synthetic Molecular Muscles: Contraction and Stretching of a Linear Rotaxane Dimer We are grateful to M. Jean-Daniel Sauer and Dr. Roland Graff for high-field NMR experiments, Hélène Nierengarten and Raymond Hubert for mass determinations. M.C.J. thanks the European Commission for a Grant (TMR Contract No. ERBFMBICT972547). We also thank the CNRS for financial support (Programme Physique et Chimie du Vivant).

    Jiménez Mc;Dietrich-Buchecker C;Sauvage Jp

  • Hydrogen Generation by Visible Light Irradiation of Aqueous Solutions of Metal Complexes. An approach to the photochemical conversion and storage of solar energy

    Michele Kirch;Jean-Marie Lehn;Jean-Pierre Sauvage

  • Electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide by nickel cyclam2+ in water: study of the factors affecting the efficiency and the selectivity of the process.

    Marc. Beley;Jean Paul. Collin;Romain. Ruppert;Jean Pierre. Sauvage

  • Interlacing molecular threads on transition metals: catenands, catenates, and knots

    Jean Pierre Sauvage

  • Towards Synthetic Molecular Muscles: Contraction and Stretching of a Linear Rotaxane Dimer

    M. Consuelo Jiménez;Christiane Dietrich-Buchecker;Jean-Pierre Sauvage

  • TEMPLATED SYNTHESIS OF INTERLOCKED MACROCYCLIC LIGANDS: THE CATENANDS

    C. O. Dietrich-Buchecker;J.-P. Sauvage;J.-M. Kern

  • Cryptates—X: Syntheses et proprietes physiques de systemes diaza-polyoxa-macrobicycliques

    B. Dietrich;J.M. Lehn;J.P. Sauvage;J. Blanzat

  • A Synthetic Molecular Trefoil Knot

    Christiane O. Dietrich-Buchecker;Jean-Pierre Sauvage

  • Electrochemically Triggered Swinging of a [2]-Catenate

    Aude Livoreil;Christiane O Dietrich-Buchecker;Jean-Pierre Sauvage

Frequent Co-Authors

Christiane Dietrich-Buchecker
Christiane Dietrich-Buchecker Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Valérie Heitz
Valérie Heitz University of Strasbourg
Jean-Paul Collin
Jean-Paul Collin University of Strasbourg
Lucia Flamigni
Lucia Flamigni National Research Council (CNR)
Francesco Barigelletti
Francesco Barigelletti University of Bologna
Nicola Armaroli
Nicola Armaroli National Research Council (CNR)
Jean-François Nierengarten
Jean-François Nierengarten University of Strasbourg
J. Fraser Stoddart
J. Fraser Stoddart Northwestern University
Jean-Marie Lehn
Jean-Marie Lehn University of Strasbourg
Vincenzo Balzani
Vincenzo Balzani University of Bologna

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