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K. Peter C. Vollhardt

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
15947
World Ranking
6237
National Ranking
1895

K. Peter C. Vollhardt publications per year

1969: 1 publications 1970: 5 publications 1971: 3 publications 1972: 5 publications 1973: 6 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 5 publications 1976: 9 publications 1977: 12 publications 1978: 6 publications 1979: 15 publications 1980: 18 publications 1981: 14 publications 1982: 16 publications 1983: 16 publications 1984: 22 publications 1985: 13 publications 1986: 35 publications 1987: 13 publications 1988: 11 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 19 publications 1991: 16 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 18 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 1 publications 2018: 1 publications 2019: 1 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 3 publications
1969 2021

440 publications in total across all disciplines

K. Peter C. Vollhardt 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 K. Peter C. Vollhardt sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 440 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

K. Peter C. Vollhardt 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 K. Peter C. Vollhardt sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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

  • 1976 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

K. Peter C. Vollhardt is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley, specializing in the field of Chemistry with a focus on Organic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. Their work spans several subfields and main topics related to synthetic organic chemistry, catalytic processes, and the study of aromatic compounds.

The scientist has contributed to the following main topics of research:

  • Catalytic Alkyne Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
  • Cyclization and Aryne Chemistry
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods

In terms of recent scholarly publications, K. Peter C. Vollhardt has authored and co-authored several papers including:

  • Inter- and Intramolecular [2+2+2] Cycloaddition of Alkyne Triple Bonds to the Carbonyl Function of Aldehydes and Ketones Enabled by η5-Cyclopentadienylcobalt(L)(L'), 2020, Synthesis
  • The Trajectory of the (η 5-Cyclopentadienyl)cobalt-Mediated Cycloisomerization of Ene-Yne-Ene-Type Allyl Propargylic Ethers to Furans: A DFT Appraisal, 2021, Synthesis
  • Oligoether-Substituted Derivatives of Carbon-Rich 1,4,7,10,13,16-Hexaethynyltribenzo[a,e,i]cyclododeca-5,11,17-triyne (C36H12) and 1,4,9,12-Tetrakis(ethynyl)dibenzo[a,g]cyclododeca-5,7,13,15-tetrayne (C28H8): Potential Precursors to the Circular [6]Phenylene ('Antikekulene') Frame, 2020, Synthesis
  • Bis(η5-cyclopentadienyl)[μ-(4b,5,5a-η3:9b,10,10a-η3)-2,3,7,8-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)benzo[3,4]cyclobuta[1,2-b]biphenylene]-syn-dicobalt (Co-Co), a Dinuclear π-Complex of the Linear [3]Phenylene Framework, 2021, Synlett
  • Linked PDF of Table of Contents, 2021, Synlett

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, K. Peter C. Vollhardt has co-authored works with:

  • K. N. Houk
  • Jonathan J. Wong
  • J Wong
  • Xiangyang Chen
  • Uwe Dahlmann

The scientist's work has been published predominantly in the journals:

  • Synthesis
  • Synlett

Among the recognitions received, K. Peter C. Vollhardt was named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1976.

Best Publications

  • Cobalt‐Mediated [2 + 2 + 2]‐Cycloadditions: A Maturing Synthetic Strategy [New Synthetic Methods (43)]

    K. Peter C. Vollhardt

  • On the Nature of Nonplanarity in the [N]Phenylenes

    Daniel Holmes;Sriram Kumaraswamy;Adam J. Matzger;K. Peter C. Vollhardt

  • Organic Chemistry: Structure and Function

    K. Peter C. Vollhardt;Neil Eric Schore

  • Cobalt-vermittelte [2+2+2]-Cycloadditionen: eine ausgereifte Synthesestrategie

    K. Peter C. Vollhardt

  • Molecular solar thermal (MOST) energy storage and release system

    Kasper Moth-Poulsen;Dušan Ćoso;Karl Börjesson;Nikolai Vinokurov

  • A new approach to the construction of biphenylenes by the cobalt-catalyzed cocyclization of o-diethynylbenzenes with alkynes. Application to an iterative approach to [3]phenylene, the first member of a novel class of benzocyclobutadienoid hydrocarbons

    Bruce C. Berris;George H. Hovakeemian;Yee Hing Lai;Helene Mestdagh

  • Cobalt-Catalyzed Cyclotrimerization of Alkynes: The Answer to the Puzzle of Parallel Reaction Pathways

    Nicolas Agenet;Vincent Gandon;K Peter C Vollhardt;Max Malacria

  • Transition-metal-catalyzed alkyne cyclizations. A cobalt-mediated total synthesis of dl-estrone

    Raymond Lee Funk;K. Peter C. Vollhardt

  • A designed, enantiomerically pure, fused cyclopentadienyl ligand with C2 symmetry. Synthesis and use in enantioselective titanocene-catalyzed hydrogenations of alkenes

    Ronald L. Halterman;K. Peter C. Vollhardt;Mark E. Welker;Dieter Blaeser

  • Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Explosive Decomposition of 1,2:5,6:11,12:15,16- Tetrabenzo-3,7,9,13,17,19-hexadehydro[20]annulene: Formation of Onion- and Tube-like Closed-Shell Carbon Particles

    Roland Boese;and Adam J. Matzger;K. Peter C. Vollhardt

  • Photochemistry of (Fulvalene)tetracarbonyldiruthenium and Its Derivatives: Efficient Light Energy Storage Devices

    Roland Boese;J. Kevin Cammack;Adam J. Matzger;Kai Pflug

  • Total syntheses of angular [7]-, [8]-, and [9]phenylene by triple cobalt-catalyzed cycloisomerization: remarkably flexible heliphenes.

    Sangdon Han;D. Ryan Anderson;Andrew D. Bond;Hiufung V. Chu

  • Total Syntheses and Structures of Angular [6]- and [7]Phenylene: The First Helical Phenylenes (Heliphenes)†

    Sangdon Han;Andrew D. Bond;Raymond L. Disch;Daniel Holmes

  • Tris(benzocyclobutadieno)benzene, the triangular [4]phenylene with a completely bond-fixed cyclohexatriene ring: cobalt-catalyzed synthesis from hexaethynylbenzene and thermal ring opening to 1,2:5,6:9,10-tribenzo-3,4,7,8,11,12-hexadehydro[12]-annulene

    Unknown

  • Mechanism of Thermal Reversal of the (Fulvalene)tetracarbonyldiruthenium Photoisomerization: Toward Molecular Solar–Thermal Energy Storage

    Yosuke Kanai;Varadharajan Srinivasan;Steven K. Meier;K. Peter C. Vollhardt

  • Substituted benzocyclobutenes, indans, and tetralins via cobalt-catalyzed cooligomerization of .alpha.,.omega.-diynes with substituted acetylenes. Formation and synthetic utility of trimethylsilylated benzocycloalkenes

    R. L. Hillard;K. Peter C. Vollhardt

  • Cobalt-catalyzed one-step synthesis of annulated pyridines

    K. Peter C. Vollhardt;Alaric Naiman

  • Synthesis, structure, and photochemistry of tetracarbonyl(fulvalene)diruthenium. Thermally reversible photoisomerization involving carbon-carbon bond activation at a dimetal center

    K. P. C. Vollhardt;T. W. Weidman

  • Novel Synthesis of the Angular [3]Phenylene (Terphenylene) by Cobalt-Catalyzed Cyclization of Bis(2-ethynylphenyl)ethyne: a Molecule with an Internal Cyclohexatriene Ring

    Rainer Diercks;K. Peter C. Vollhardt

  • Approaches to the Synthesis of (±)-Strychnine via the Cobalt-Mediated [2 + 2 + 2] Cycloaddition: Rapid Assembly of a Classic Framework

    Michael J. Eichberg;Rosa L. Dorta;Douglas B. Grotjahn;Kai Lamottke

  • The role of delocalization in benzene

    Eric D. Glendening;Rudiger Faust;Andrew Streitwieser;K. Peter C. Vollhardt

  • The First Metallacyclopentadiene(Alkyne) Complexes and Their Discrete Isomerization to η4-Bound Arenes: The Missing Link in the Prevalent Mechanism of Transition Metal Catalyzed Alkyne Cyclotrimerizations, as Exemplified by Cyclopentadienylcobalt

    R. Diercks;B. E. Eaton;S. Gurtzgen;S. Jalisatgi

  • Synthesis and asymmetric reactivity of enantiomerically pure cyclopentadienylmetal complexes derived from the chiral pool

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Roland Boese
Roland Boese University of Duisburg-Essen
Vincent Gandon
Vincent Gandon University of Paris-Saclay
Adam J. Matzger
Adam J. Matzger University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Corinne Aubert
Corinne Aubert Sorbonne University
Robert G. Bergman
Robert G. Bergman University of California, Berkeley
Andrew D. Bond
Andrew D. Bond University of Cambridge
Max Malacria
Max Malacria Sorbonne University
Jochanan Blum
Jochanan Blum Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Moonsub Shim
Moonsub Shim University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jeffrey C. Grossman
Jeffrey C. Grossman MIT

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