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Paul J. Chirik

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
96
Citations
30375
World Ranking
1567
National Ranking
600

Paul J. Chirik 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 Paul J. Chirik sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 377 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul J. Chirik 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 Paul J. Chirik sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 2020 - Linus Pauling Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)

Overview

Paul J. Chirik is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with significant contributions in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, History and Philosophy of Science, Inorganic Chemistry, and Process Chemistry and Technology.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Academic Writing and Publishing
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions

Paul J. Chirik has published extensively in several key scientific venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organometallics
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Organic Letters

Significant co-authors frequently collaborating with Chirik include Scott J. Miller, Kai Rossen, Krishna N. Ganesh, Deqing Zhang, and Julie B. Zimmerman.

Among notable recent papers, the following publications provide insight into their research interests and impact:

  • Using nature's blueprint to expand catalysis with Earth-abundant metals, 2020, Science
  • Beyond Ammonia: Nitrogen-Element Bond Forming Reactions with Coordinated Dinitrogen, 2020, Chemical Reviews
  • Cobalt-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of α,β-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids by Homolytic H2 Cleavage, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Iron-catalysed synthesis and chemical recycling of telechelic 1,3-enchained oligocyclobutanes, 2021, Nature Chemistry
  • A Boron Activating Effect Enables Cobalt-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Sterically Hindered Alkenes, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

In 2020, Paul J. Chirik was awarded the Linus Pauling Award by the American Chemical Society (ACS).

Best Publications

  • Radical Ligands Confer Nobility on Base-Metal Catalysts

    Paul J. Chirik;Karl Wieghardt

  • Preparation and molecular and electronic structures of iron(0) dinitrogen and silane complexes and their application to catalytic hydrogenation and hydrosilation.

    Suzanne C. Bart;Emil Lobkovsky;Paul J. Chirik

  • Earth-Abundant Transition Metal Catalysts for Alkene Hydrosilylation and Hydroboration: Opportunities and Assessments.

    Jennifer V Obligacion;Paul J Chirik

  • Iron- and Cobalt-Catalyzed Alkene Hydrogenation: Catalysis with Both Redox-Active and Strong Field Ligands

    Paul J. Chirik

  • Hydrogenation and cleavage of dinitrogen to ammonia with a zirconium complex

    Jaime A. Pool;Emil Lobkovsky;Paul J. Chirik

  • Iron Catalysts for Selective Anti-Markovnikov Alkene Hydrosilylation Using Tertiary Silanes

    Aaron M. Tondreau;Crisita Carmen Hojilla Atienza;Keith J. Weller;Susan A. Nye

  • Electronic structure of bis(imino)pyridine iron dichloride, monochloride, and neutral ligand complexes: a combined structural, spectroscopic, and computational study.

    Suzanne C. Bart;Krzysztof Chłopek;Eckhard Bill;Marco W. Bouwkamp

  • Using nature's blueprint to expand catalysis with Earth-abundant metals

    R. Morris Bullock;Jingguang G. Chen;Jingguang G. Chen;Laura Gagliardi;Paul J. Chirik

  • Getting Down to Earth: The Renaissance of Catalysis with Abundant Metals.

    Paul Chirik;Robert Morris

  • Iron-catalysed tritiation of pharmaceuticals

    Renyuan Pony Yu;David Hesk;Nelo Rivera;István Pelczer

  • Preface: Forum on redox-active ligands.

    Paul J. Chirik

  • Cobalt Precursors for High-Throughput Discovery of Base Metal Asymmetric Alkene Hydrogenation Catalysts

    Max R. Friedfeld;Michael Shevlin;Jordan M. Hoyt;Shane W. Krska

  • Bis(imino)pyridine cobalt-catalyzed alkene isomerization-hydroboration: a strategy for remote hydrofunctionalization with terminal selectivity.

    Jennifer V Obligacion;Paul J Chirik

  • Iron-Catalyzed [2π + 2π] Cycloaddition of α,ω-Dienes: The Importance of Redox-Active Supporting Ligands

    Marco W. Bouwkamp;Amanda C. Bowman;Emil Lobkovsky;Paul J. Chirik

  • Cobalt-Catalyzed C–H Borylation

    Jennifer V. Obligacion;Scott P. Semproni;Paul J. Chirik

  • Enantiopure C1-Symmetric Bis(imino)pyridine Cobalt Complexes for Asymmetric Alkene Hydrogenation

    Sebastien Monfette;Zoë R. Turner;Scott P. Semproni;Paul J. Chirik

  • Iron-Catalyzed, Hydrogen-Mediated Reductive Cyclization of 1,6-Enynes and Diynes: Evidence for Bis(imino)pyridine Ligand Participation

    Kevin T. Sylvester;Paul J. Chirik

  • Enantiopure Pyridine Bis(oxazoline) “Pybox” and Bis(oxazoline) “Box” Iron Dialkyl Complexes: Comparison to Bis(imino)pyridine Compounds and Application to Catalytic Hydrosilylation of Ketones

    Aaron M. Tondreau;Jonathan M. Darmon;Bradley M. Wile;Sarah K. Floyd

  • Cobalt Catalyzed Z-Selective Hydroboration of Terminal Alkynes and Elucidation of the Origin of Selectivity

    Jennifer V. Obligacion;Jamie M. Neely;Aliza N. Yazdani;Iraklis Pappas

  • Cobalt-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of enamides enabled by single-electron reduction

    Max R. Friedfeld;Hongyu Zhong;Rebecca T. Ruck;Michael Shevlin

  • Dinitrogen cleavage and functionalization by carbon monoxide promoted by a hafnium complex.

    Donald J. Knobloch;Emil Lobkovsky;Paul J. Chirik

Frequent Co-Authors

Emil B. Lobkovsky
Emil B. Lobkovsky Cornell University
Scott J. Miller
Scott J. Miller Yale University
Gregory D. Scholes
Gregory D. Scholes Princeton University
Erick M. Carreira
Erick M. Carreira ETH Zurich
William B. Tolman
William B. Tolman Washington University in St. Louis
Sébastien Lecommandoux
Sébastien Lecommandoux Bordeaux INP
Prashant V. Kamat
Prashant V. Kamat University of Notre Dame
Marc A. Hillmyer
Marc A. Hillmyer University of Minnesota
Vincent M. Rotello
Vincent M. Rotello University of Massachusetts Amherst
Stuart J. Rowan
Stuart J. Rowan University of Chicago

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