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Robin N. Perutz

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
15834
World Ranking
5927
National Ranking
340

Robin N. Perutz 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 Robin N. Perutz sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 268 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robin N. Perutz 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 Robin N. Perutz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2010 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1992 - Tilden Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

Robin N. Perutz is affiliated with the University of York in the United Kingdom. Their research spans materials science and chemistry, with a focus on materials chemistry and organic chemistry. Recent work also engages with renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, inorganic chemistry, and pharmaceutical science as subfields.

The research topics covered include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods

Frequent collaborators in their research output are:

  • Andrew S. Weller
  • Adrian C. Whitwood
  • Odile Eisenstein
  • Torsten Beweries
  • Gayathri Athavan

Publication venues often include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Faraday Discussions
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Organometallics

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Robin N. Perutz include:

  • Metathesis by Partner Interchange in σ-Bond Ligands: Expanding Applications of the σ-CAM Mechanism (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Photochemistry of transition metal carbonyls (2022, Chemical Society Reviews)
  • Applications of Transition Metal-Catalyzed ortho-Fluorine-Directed C-H Functionalization of (Poly)fluoroarenes in Organic Synthesis (2024, Chemical Reviews)
  • Direct Evidence for Competitive C-H Activation by a Well-Defined Silver XPhos Complex in Palladium-Catalyzed C-H Functionalization (2022, Organometallics)
  • Platinum(II) Phenylpyridyl Schiff Base Complexes as Latent, Photoactivated, Alkene Hydrosilylation Catalysts (2024, ACS Catalysis)

Awards received by Robin N. Perutz include:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2015
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2010
  • Tilden Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 1992

Best Publications

  • The σ‐CAM Mechanism: σ Complexes as the Basis of σ‐Bond Metathesis at Late‐Transition‐Metal Centers

    Robin N. Perutz;Sylviane Sabo-Etienne

  • Transition Metal Alkane Complexes

    Chris Hall;Robin N. Perutz

  • Advances in molecular photocatalytic and electrocatalytic CO2 reduction

    Christopher D. Windle;Robin N. Perutz

  • C-F and C-H bond activation of fluorobenzenes and fluoropyridines at transition metal centers: how fluorine tips the scales.

    Eric Clot;Odile Eisenstein;Naseralla Jasim;Stuart A. Macgregor

  • Selectivity of C–H Activation and Competition between C–H and C–F Bond Activation at Fluorocarbons

    Odile Eisenstein;Odile Eisenstein;Jessica Milani;Robin N. Perutz

  • Selective Ir-catalysed borylation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: structures of naphthalene-2,6-bis(boronate), pyrene-2,7-bis(boronate) and perylene-2,5,8,11-tetra(boronate) esters

    David N. Coventry;Andrei S. Batsanov;Andrés E. Goeta;Judith A. K. Howard

  • Photochemistry of the Group 6 hexacarbonyls in low-temperature matrices. III. Interaction of the pentacarbonyls with noble gases and other matrices

    Robin N. Perutz;James J. Turner

  • Routes to fluorinated organic derivatives by nickel mediated C–F activation of heteroaromatics

    Thomas Braun;Robin N. Perutz

  • A Comparison of C--F and C--H Bond Activation by Zerovalent Ni and Pt: A Density Functional Study

    Meike Reinhold;John E. Mcgrady;Robin N. Perutz

  • Exceptional sensitivity of metal-aryl bond energies to ortho-fluorine substituents: influence of the metal, the coordination sphere, and the spectator ligands on M-C/H-C bond energy correlations.

    Eric Clot;Claire Mégret;Odile Eisenstein;Robin N. Perutz

  • Ir-catalyzed borylation of C-H bonds in N-containing heterocycles : regioselectivity in the synthesis of heteroaryl boronate esters.

    Ibraheem A I Mkhalid;David N Coventry;David Albesa-Jove;Andrei S Batsanov

  • Hydrogen bonding vs. halogen bonding: the solvent decides

    Craig. C. Robertson;James S. Wright;Elliot J. Carrington;Robin N. Perutz

  • Rapid Intermolecular Carbon−Fluorine Bond Activation of Pentafluoropyridine at Nickel(0): Comparative Reactivity of Fluorinated Arene and Fluorinated Pyridine Derivatives

    Leroy Cronin;Catherine L. Higgitt;Ralf Karch;Robin N. Perutz

  • Mechanism of homogeneous hydrosilation of alkenes by (.eta.5-cyclopentadienyl)rhodium

    Simon B. Duckett;Robin N. Perutz

  • Metal fluorides form strong hydrogen bonds and halogen bonds: measuring interaction enthalpies and entropies in solution.

    Stefano Libri;Naseralla A. Jasim;Robin N. Perutz;Lee Brammer

  • Catalytic C-F activation of polyfluorinated pyridines by nickel-mediated cross-coupling reactions.

    Thomas Braun;Robin N. Perutz;Marianna I. Sladek

  • Hydrofluoroarylation of Alkynes with Ni Catalysts. C–H Activation via Ligand-to-Ligand Hydrogen Transfer, an Alternative to Oxidative Addition

    Julie Guihaumé;Stéphanie Halbert;Odile Eisenstein;Robin N. Perutz

  • Improving the Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to CO through Immobilisation of a Molecular Re Catalyst on TiO2

    Christopher D. Windle;Christopher D. Windle;Ernest Pastor;Anna Reynal;Anna Reynal;Adrian C. Whitwood

  • Contrasting reactivity of fluoropyridines at palladium and platinum: C-F oxidative addition at palladium, P-C and C-F activation at platinum

    Naseralla A. Jasim;Robin N. Perutz;Adrian C. Whitwood;Thomas Braun

  • A solvent-resistant halogen bond

    Craig C. Robertson;Robin N. Perutz;Lee Brammer;Christopher A. Hunter

  • Photochemistry of the Group VI hexacarbonyls in low-temperature matrices. II. Infrared spectra and structures of carbon-13 monoxide-enriched hexacarbonyls and pentacarbonyls of chromium, molybdenum, and tungsten

    Robin N. Perutz;James J. Turner

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon B. Duckett
Simon B. Duckett University of York
Adrian C. Whitwood
Adrian C. Whitwood University of York
Odile Eisenstein
Odile Eisenstein University of Montpellier
Michael K. Whittlesey
Michael K. Whittlesey University of Bath
Michael W. George
Michael W. George University of Nottingham
Thomas Braun
Thomas Braun Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Martyn Poliakoff
Martyn Poliakoff University of Nottingham
Lee Brammer
Lee Brammer University of Sheffield
Simon T. Belt
Simon T. Belt Plymouth University
David M. Haddleton
David M. Haddleton University of Warwick

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