2026 Kenneth M. Nicholas: Chemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	57	11124	10042	3037	2496	259	11158

Research.com Recognitions

1980 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Kenneth M. Nicholas is affiliated with the University of Oklahoma in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of chemistry, with notable contributions across the subfields of organic chemistry, materials chemistry, and inorganic chemistry. Additional areas of study include renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, as well as toxicology.

The research topics Kenneth M. Nicholas has worked on include:

Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
Crystallization and Solubility Studies
X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions
Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods

Throughout their career, Nicholas has published in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication sources are:

The Cambridge Structural Database
ACS Catalysis
Journal of Visualized Experiments
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Science

Selected recent papers by Kenneth M. Nicholas include:

"Sulfenylnitrene-mediated nitrogen-atom insertion for late-stage skeletal editing of N-heterocycles," published in 2025 in Science
"Oxo-Rhenium-Catalyzed Radical Addition of Benzylic Alcohols to Olefins," published in 2020 in The Journal of Organic Chemistry
"Deoxygenative Transition-Metal-Promoted Reductive Coupling and Cross-Coupling of Alcohols and Epoxides," published in 2020 in Synthesis
"Iron-Carbene Initiated O-H Insertion/Aldol Cascade for the Stereoselective Synthesis of Functionalized Tetrahydrofurans," published in 2024 in ACS Catalysis
"Copper-catalyzed asymmetric allylic C-H amination of alkenes using N-arylhydroxylamines," published in 2021 in Organic Chemistry Frontiers

Kenneth M. Nicholas has collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, including:

Indrajeet Sharma
Bidhan Ghosh
Yihan Shao
Chance Lander
Prakash Kafle

Among the recognitions received, Nicholas was named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1980.

Best Publications

Catalysis Research of Relevance to Carbon Management: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

Hironori Arakawa;Michele Aresta;John N. Armor;Mark A. Barteau

1650
Citations
Chemistry and synthetic utility of cobalt-complexed propargyl cations

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438
Citations
Rhodium-catalyzed hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to formic acid

Jing Cherng Tsai;Kenneth M. Nicholas

324
Citations
Palladium-Catalyzed Carboxylation of Allyl Stannanes

Min Shi and;Kenneth M. Nicholas

272
Citations
Copper-catalyzed amidation of 2-phenylpyridine with oxygen as the terminal oxidant.

Alex John;Kenneth M. Nicholas

199
Citations
Efficient copper-catalyzed benzylic amidation with anhydrous chloramine-T.

Ranjana Bhuyan and;Kenneth M. Nicholas

166
Citations
Sulfite-Driven, Oxorhenium-Catalyzed Deoxydehydration of Glycols

Irshad Ahmad;Garry Chapman;Kenneth M. Nicholas

158
Citations
Rhenium-catalyzed deoxydehydration of glycols by sulfite.

Saidi Vkuturi;Garry Chapman;Irshad Ahmad;Kenneth M. Nicholas

144
Citations
Vanadium-catalyzed deoxydehydration of glycols

Garry Chapman;Kenneth M. Nicholas

124
Citations
Regioselective Synthesis of Indoles via Reductive Annulation of Nitrosoaromatics with Alkynes

Andrea Penoni;Jerome Volkmann;Kenneth M Nicholas

123
Citations
On the Mechanism of Allylic Amination Catalyzed by Iron Salts

Radhey S. Srivastava;Kenneth M. Nicholas

123
Citations
Synthetic applications of transition-metal-stabilized carbenium ions. Selective alkylation of ketones and ketone derivatives with (propargyl)dicobalt hexacarbonyl cations

Kenneth M. Nicholas;Margaret Mulvaney;Michael Bayer

120
Citations
Synthesis of 3-substituted quinolines via transition-metal-catalyzed reductive cyclization of o-nitro Baylis-Hillman acetates.

David K. O'Dell and;Kenneth M. Nicholas

116
Citations
Catalytic Deoxydehydration of Glycols with Alcohol Reductants

Camille Boucher-Jacobs;Kenneth M. Nicholas

108
Citations
Deoxydehydration of Glycols Catalyzed by Carbon‐Supported Perrhenate

Alana L. Denning;Huong Dang;Zhimin Liu;Kenneth M. Nicholas

107
Citations
On the Mechanism of Nitrosoarene-Alkyne Cycloaddition

Andrea Penoni;Giovanni Palmisano;Yi-Lei Zhao;Kendall N. Houk

100
Citations
A Novel Intermediate in Allylic Amination Catalyzed by Iron Salts

Radhey S. Srivastava;Masood A. Khan;Kenneth M. Nicholas

100
Citations
Palladium-Catalyzed Carboxylative Coupling of Allylstannanes and Allyl Halides

Russell J. Franks and;Kenneth M. Nicholas

98
Citations
Mechanistic Studies of Copper(I)-Catalyzed Allylic Amination

Radhey S Srivastava;Nathan R Tarver;Kenneth M Nicholas

96
Citations
An alkyne protecting group

Unknown

96
Citations
Transition-metal-mediated photochemical disproportionation of carbon dioxide

Kenneth A. Belmore;Richard A. Vanderpool;Jing Cherng. Tsai;Masood A. Khan

94
Citations
Transition metal-stabilized carbenium ions as synthetic intermediates. I. α-[(alkynyl)dicobalt hexacarbonyl] carbenium ions as propargylating agents

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86
Citations
Efficient Copper-Catalyzed Benzylic Amidation with Anhydrous Chloramine-T.

Ranjana Bhuyan;Kenneth M. Nicholas

4
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Palmisano Khalifa University

Peng Liu University of Pittsburgh

Kendall N. Houk University of California, Los Angeles

Jay S. Siegel Tianjin University

Norberto Masciocchi University of Insubria

Giancarlo Cravotto University of Turin

Douglas R. Powell University of Oklahoma

Paul F. Cook University of Oklahoma

Jingyue Ju Columbia University

Zhimin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences

External Links

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