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René Peters 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 René Peters sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 166 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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René Peters 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 René Peters sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

René Peters is affiliated with the University of Stuttgart in Germany, working within the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their research primarily centers on Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, with additional contributions in Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

Their scholarly output includes numerous publications focusing on topics such as Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis, Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis, Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods, Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions, and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis.

Peters has published articles in a variety of scientific journals, with frequent contributions to venues including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • ACS Catalysis
  • ChemCatChem

Recent notable papers include:

  • Enantiodivergent [4+2] Cycloaddition of Dienolates by Polyfunctional Lewis Acid/Zwitterion Catalysis, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Enantioenriched γ-Aminoalcohols, β-Amino Acids, β-Lactams, and Azetidines Featuring Tetrasubstituted Fluorinated Stereocenters via Palladacycle-Catalyzed Asymmetric Fluorination of Isoxazolinones, 2021, The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Stereo- and Regioselective Dimerization of Alkynes to Enynes by Bimetallic Syn-Carbopalladation, 2021, ACS Catalysis
  • Highly Active Cooperative Lewis Acid-Ammonium Salt Catalyst for the Enantioselective Hydroboration of Ketones, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Stereospecific Asymmetric Synthesis of Tertiary Allylic Alcohol Derivatives by Catalytic [2,3]-Meisenheimer Rearrangements, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Collaborations have been significant in Peters' career, with frequent co-authors including Wolfgang Frey, Daniel M. Wanner, Felix Willig, Johannes Kästner, and Andreas Hans.

Best Publications

  • The SAMP-/RAMP-hydrazone methodology in asymmetric synthesis

    Andreas Job;Carsten F. Janeck;Wolfgang Bettray;René Peters

  • A highly strained planar-chiral platinacycle for catalytic activation of internal olefins in the Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles.

    Haoxi Huang;René Peters;René Peters

  • Practical, Highly Active, and Enantioselective Ferrocenyl–Imidazoline Palladacycle Catalysts (FIPs) for the Aza‐Claisen Rearrangement of N‐para‐Methoxyphenyl Trifluoroacetimidates

    Matthias E. Weiss;Daniel F. Fischer;Zhuo-qun Xin;Sascha Jautze

  • Enantioselective Bimetallic Catalysis of Michael Additions Forming Quaternary Stereocenters

    Sascha Jautze;René Peters;René Peters

  • Recovery of carbonyl compounds from N,N-dialkylhydrazones.

    Dieter Enders;Lars Wortmann;René Peters

  • Bispalladacycle-catalyzed Brønsted acid/base-promoted asymmetric tandem azlactone formation-Michael addition.

    Manuel Weber;Sascha Jautze;Wolfgang Frey;René Peters

  • Cooperative Catalysis: Designing Efficient Catalysts for Synthesis

    René Peters

  • Macrocyclic ferrocenyl-bisimidazoline palladacycle dimers as highly active and enantioselective catalysts for the aza-claisen rearrangement of Z-configured N-para-methoxyphenyl trifluoroacetimidates.

    Sascha Jautze;Paul Seiler;René Peters

  • Asymmetric Formation of Allylic Amines with N‐Substituted Quaternary Stereocenters by PdII‐Catalyzed Aza‐Claisen Rearrangements

    Daniel F. Fischer;Zhuo-qun Xin;René Peters

  • The asymmetric aza-Claisen rearrangement: development of widely applicable pentaphenylferrocenyl palladacycle catalysts.

    Daniel F. Fischer;Assem Barakat;Assem Barakat;Zhuo‐qun Xin;Zhuo‐qun Xin;Matthias E. Weiss

  • Asymmetric Synthesis of Novel Ferrocenyl Ligands with Planar and Central Chirality.

    Dieter Enders;René Peters;René Lochtman;Gerhard Raabe

  • Catalytic Asymmetric Formation of δ-Lactones by [4+2] Cycloaddition of Zwitterionic Dienolates Generated from α,β-Unsaturated Acid Chlorides

    Paolo S. Tiseni;René Peters

  • Synthesis and Diastereoselective ortho-Lithiation/Cyclopalladation of Enantiopure [2-Imidazolyl]-1',2',3',4',5'-pentamethylferrocenes and -1',2',3',4',5'-pentaphenylferrocenes

    René Peters;Zhuo-Qun Xin;Daniel F. Fischer;W. Bernd Schweizer

  • Asymmetric Michael additions of α-cyanoacetates by soft Lewis acid/hard Brønsted acid catalysis: stereodivergency with bi- vs. monometallic catalysts

    Simon H. Eitel;Sascha Jautze;Wolfgang Frey;René Peters

  • Preparation and diastereoselective ortho-metalation of chiral ferrocenyl imidazolines: remarkable influence of LDA as metalation additive.

    René Peters;Daniel F. Fischer

  • Synthesis of nearly enantiopure allylic amines by aza-Claisen rearrangement of Z-configured allylic trifluoroacetimidates catalyzed by highly active ferrocenylbispalladacycles.

    Sascha Jautze;Paul Seiler;René Peters

  • Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of β-Sultams as Precursors for Taurine Derivatives

    Marian Zajac;René Peters

  • Contact Ion Pair Directed Lewis Acid Catalysis: Asymmetric Synthesis of trans‐Configured β‐Lactones

    Thomas Kull;René Peters

  • Exogenous-Base-Free Palladacycle-Catalyzed Highly Enantioselective Arylation of Imines with Arylboroxines.

    Carmen Schrapel;René Peters

  • Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of trans-Configured β-Lactones: Cooperation of Lewis Acid and Ion Pair Catalysis

    Thomas Kull;José Cabrera;José Cabrera;René Peters

  • Bispalladacycle-Catalyzed Michael Addition of In Situ Formed Azlactones to Enones

    Manuel Weber;Sascha Jautze;Wolfgang Frey;René Peters

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Frey
Wolfgang Frey University of Stuttgart
Dieter Enders
Dieter Enders RWTH Aachen University
Paul Seiler
Paul Seiler ETH Zurich
Gerhard Raabe
Gerhard Raabe RWTH Aachen University
Jan W. Bats
Jan W. Bats Goethe University Frankfurt
David W. C. MacMillan
David W. C. MacMillan Princeton University
Masakatsu Shibasaki
Masakatsu Shibasaki University of Tokyo
Dirk Trauner
Dirk Trauner University of Pennsylvania
Michael R. Buchmeiser
Michael R. Buchmeiser University of Stuttgart

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