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D-Index
57
Citations
11158
World Ranking
11122
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3036

Kenneth M. Nicholas 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 Kenneth M. Nicholas sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 259 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth M. Nicholas 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 Kenneth M. Nicholas sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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

  • 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

  • Chemistry and synthetic utility of cobalt-complexed propargyl cations

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  • Rhodium-catalyzed hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to formic acid

    Jing Cherng Tsai;Kenneth M. Nicholas

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Carboxylation of Allyl Stannanes

    Min Shi and;Kenneth M. Nicholas

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

    Alex John;Kenneth M. Nicholas

  • Efficient copper-catalyzed benzylic amidation with anhydrous chloramine-T.

    Ranjana Bhuyan and;Kenneth M. Nicholas

  • Sulfite-Driven, Oxorhenium-Catalyzed Deoxydehydration of Glycols

    Irshad Ahmad;Garry Chapman;Kenneth M. Nicholas

  • Rhenium-catalyzed deoxydehydration of glycols by sulfite.

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

  • Vanadium-catalyzed deoxydehydration of glycols

    Garry Chapman;Kenneth M. Nicholas

  • Regioselective Synthesis of Indoles via Reductive Annulation of Nitrosoaromatics with Alkynes

    Andrea Penoni;Jerome Volkmann;Kenneth M Nicholas

  • On the Mechanism of Allylic Amination Catalyzed by Iron Salts

    Radhey S. Srivastava;Kenneth M. Nicholas

  • 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

  • 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

  • Catalytic Deoxydehydration of Glycols with Alcohol Reductants

    Camille Boucher-Jacobs;Kenneth M. Nicholas

  • Deoxydehydration of Glycols Catalyzed by Carbon‐Supported Perrhenate

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

  • On the Mechanism of Nitrosoarene-Alkyne Cycloaddition

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

  • A Novel Intermediate in Allylic Amination Catalyzed by Iron Salts

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

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Carboxylative Coupling of Allylstannanes and Allyl Halides

    Russell J. Franks and;Kenneth M. Nicholas

  • Mechanistic Studies of Copper(I)-Catalyzed Allylic Amination

    Radhey S Srivastava;Nathan R Tarver;Kenneth M Nicholas

  • An alkyne protecting group

    Unknown

  • Transition-metal-mediated photochemical disproportionation of carbon dioxide

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

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

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  • Efficient Copper-Catalyzed Benzylic Amidation with Anhydrous Chloramine-T.

    Ranjana Bhuyan;Kenneth M. Nicholas

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Palmisano
Giovanni Palmisano Khalifa University
Peng Liu
Peng Liu University of Pittsburgh
Kendall N. Houk
Kendall N. Houk University of California, Los Angeles
Jay S. Siegel
Jay S. Siegel Tianjin University
Norberto Masciocchi
Norberto Masciocchi University of Insubria
Giancarlo Cravotto
Giancarlo Cravotto University of Turin
Douglas R. Powell
Douglas R. Powell University of Oklahoma
Paul F. Cook
Paul F. Cook University of Oklahoma
Jingyue Ju
Jingyue Ju Columbia University
Zhimin Liu
Zhimin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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