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Ross A. Widenhoefer

Ross A. Widenhoefer

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
13927
World Ranking
6671
National Ranking
2007

Ross A. Widenhoefer 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 Ross A. Widenhoefer sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 179 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ross A. Widenhoefer 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 Ross A. Widenhoefer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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

  • 2000 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Ross A. Widenhoefer is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and focuses on research primarily within the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their work extensively explores Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry, with additional contributions to Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

Their main research topics include Catalytic Alkyne Reactions, Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis, Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms, Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications, and Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes.

Recent publications by Ross A. Widenhoefer demonstrate a focus on organometallic catalysis and mechanochemical processes. Notable papers include:

  • "Mechanochemical Regulation of Oxidative Addition to a Palladium(0) Bisphosphine Complex," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Force-modulated reductive elimination from platinum(II) diaryl complexes," 2021, Chemical Science
  • "Force-Modulated Selectivity of the Rhodium-Catalyzed Hydroformylation of 1-Alkenes," 2022, ACS Catalysis
  • "Allosteric control of olefin isomerization kinetics via remote metal binding and its mechanochemical analysis," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of Gold(I) α-Oxo Carbenoid Complexes," 2020, Organometallics

Ross A. Widenhoefer frequently publishes in the following venues:

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

Their collaborative work includes frequent co-authorship with researchers such as Stephen L. Craig, Robert G. Carden, Yichen Yu, Chenghao Duan, and Caroline P. Stow.

In recognition of contributions to the field, Ross A. Widenhoefer was named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2000.

Best Publications

  • Recent developments in enantioselective gold(I) catalysis.

    Ross A. Widenhoefer

  • Gold-Catalyzed Hydroamination of C–C Multiple Bonds

    Ross A. Widenhoefer;Xiaoqing Han

  • Highly Active Au(I) Catalyst for the Intramolecular exo-Hydrofunctionalization of Allenes with Carbon, Nitrogen, and Oxygen Nucleophiles

    Zhibin Zhang;Cong Liu;Robert E. Kinder;Xiaoqing Han

  • Platinum-catalyzed intramolecular hydroamination of unactivated olefins with secondary alkylamines.

    Christopher F. Bender;Ross A. Widenhoefer

  • Gold(I)-Catalyzed Dynamic Kinetic Enantioselective Intramolecular Hydroamination of Allenes

    Zhibin Zhang;Christopher F. Bender;Ross A. Widenhoefer

  • Gold(I)‐Catalyzed Intramolecular Enantioselective Hydroalkoxylation of Allenes

    Zhibin Zhang;Ross A. Widenhoefer

  • Gold carbenes, gold-stabilized carbocations, and cationic intermediates relevant to gold-catalysed enyne cycloaddition

    R. J. Harris;R. A. Widenhoefer

  • Intermolecular Hydroamination of Ethylene and 1-Alkenes with Cyclic Ureas Catalyzed by Achiral and Chiral Gold(I) Complexes

    Zhibin Zhang;Seong Du Lee;Ross A. Widenhoefer

  • Gold(I)-catalyzed intramolecular enantioselective hydroarylation of allenes with indoles.

    Cong Liu;Ross A. Widenhoefer

  • Gold(I)-catalyzed intramolecular hydroamination of alkenyl carbamates.

    Xiaoqing Han;Ross A. Widenhoefer

  • Platinum-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroalkoxylation of γ- and δ-Hydroxy Olefins to Form Cyclic Ethers

    Hua Qian;Xiaoqing Han;Ross A. Widenhoefer

  • Platinum-Catalyzed Intramolecular Alkylation of Indoles with Unactivated Olefins

    Cong Liu;Xiaoqing Han;Xiang Wang;Ross A. Widenhoefer

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclization/Carboalkoxylation of Alkenyl Indoles

    Cong Liu;Ross A. Widenhoefer

  • DIRECT OBSERVATION OF C-O REDUCTIVE ELIMINATION FROM PALLADIUM ARYL ALKOXIDE COMPLEXES TO FORM ARYL ETHERS

    Ross A. Widenhoefer;and H. Annita Zhong;Stephen L. Buchwald

  • Gold(I)‐Catalyzed Stereoconvergent, Intermolecular Enantioselective Hydroamination of Allenes

    Kristina L. Butler;Michele Tragni;Ross A. Widenhoefer

  • Gold(I)-catalyzed enantioselective hydroamination of N-allenyl carbamates.

    Zhibin Zhang;Christopher F. Bender;Ross A. Widenhoefer

  • Synthetic and mechanistic studies of the cycloisomerization and cyclization/hydrosilylation of functionalized dienes catalyzed by cationic palladium(II) complexes.

    Ross A Widenhoefer

  • Room temperature hydroamination of N-alkenyl ureas catalyzed by a gold(i) N-heterocyclic carbene complex.

    Christopher F. Bender;Ross A. Widenhoefer

  • Regio- and Stereoselective Synthesis of Alkyl Allylic Ethers via Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intermolecular Hydroalkoxylation of Allenes with Alcohols

    Zhibin Zhang;Ross A. Widenhoefer

  • Syntheses, X-ray Crystal Structures, and Solution Behavior of Monomeric, Cationic, Two-Coordinate Gold(I) π-Alkene Complexes

    Timothy J. Brown;Marina G. Dickens;Ross A. Widenhoefer

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles P. Casey
Charles P. Casey University of Wisconsin–Madison
Stephen L. Craig
Stephen L. Craig Duke University
Weitao Yang
Weitao Yang Duke University
Klaus H. Theopold
Klaus H. Theopold University of Delaware
Michel R. Gagné
Michel R. Gagné University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Douglas R. Powell
Douglas R. Powell University of Oklahoma

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