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Scott E. Denmark

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
116
Citations
44587
World Ranking
601
National Ranking
253

Scott E. Denmark 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 Scott E. Denmark sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 614 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Scott E. Denmark 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 Scott E. Denmark sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 116 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

  • 2019 - Ryoji Noyori Prize, Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1985 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Scott E. Denmark is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, with a primary focus on Chemistry and Materials Science. Within these broad fields, they have contributed extensively to subfields including Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Computational Theory and Mathematics.

The scientist has concentrated research efforts on topics such as Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Chemical Synthesis and Reactions, Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods, Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques, Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions, and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis.

Their recent research publications include:

  • "A machine-learning tool to predict substrate-adaptive conditions for Pd-catalyzed C-N couplings" (2023) published in Science
  • "Catalytic, Enantioselective Sulfenofunctionalization of Alkenes: Development and Recent Advances" (2020) published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Development of a Computer-Guided Workflow for Catalyst Optimization. Descriptor Validation, Subset Selection, and Training Set Analysis" (2020) published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Demystifying the asymmetry-amplifying, autocatalytic behaviour of the Soai reaction through structural, mechanistic and computational studies" (2020) published in Nature Chemistry
  • "Heteroaryl-Heteroaryl, Suzuki-Miyaura, Anhydrous Cross-Coupling Reactions Enabled by Trimethyl Borate" (2021) published in Journal of the American Chemical Society

Scott E. Denmark has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Casey L. Olen
  • Andrew F. Zahrt
  • Connor P. Delaney
  • Jeremy Henle
  • N. Ian Rinehart

Their work has been published repeatedly in prominent venues such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Organic Syntheses
  • Science

Throughout their career, Scott E. Denmark has received a number of awards and honors, including:

  • Ryoji Noyori Prize, Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry (2019)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2018)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2017)
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2009)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1991)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1985)

Best Publications

  • Catalytic Enantioselective Addition of Allylic Organometallic Reagents to Aldehydes and Ketones

    Scott E. Denmark;Jiping Fu

  • Lewis Base Catalysis in Organic Synthesis

    Scott E. Denmark;Gregory L. Beutner

  • Tandem [4+2]/[3+2] Cycloadditions of Nitroalkenes.

    Scott E. Denmark;Atli Thorarensen

  • Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of organosilanols and their salts: practical alternatives to boron- and tin-based methods.

    Scott E. Denmark;Christopher S. Regens

  • Catalytic, Asymmetric Halofunctionalization of Alkenes—A Critical Perspective

    Scott E. Denmark;William E. Kuester;Matthew T. Burk

  • Prediction of higher-selectivity catalysts by computer-driven workflow and machine learning

    Andrew F. Zahrt;Jeremy J. Henle;Brennan T. Rose;Yang Wang

  • Design and Implementation of New, Silicon-Based, Cross-Coupling Reactions: Importance of Silicon−Oxygen Bonds

    Scott E. Denmark;Ramzi F. Sweis

  • Catalytic, Enantioselective, Vinylogous Aldol Reactions

    Scott E. Denmark;John R. Heemstra;Gregory L. Beutner

  • Asymmetric catalysis of aldol reactions with chiral lewis bases.

    Scott E. Denmark;Robert A. Stavenger

  • Lewis‐Base‐Katalyse in der organischen Synthese

    Scott E. Denmark;Gregory L. Beutner

  • Cyclopropanation with Diazomethane and Bis(oxazoline)palladium(II) Complexes.

    Scott E. Denmark;Robert A. Stavenger;and Anne-Marie Faucher;James P. Edwards

  • Pre-transmetalation intermediates in the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction revealed: The missing link

    Andy A. Thomas;Scott E. Denmark

  • Silicon‐Based Cross‐Coupling Reactions in the Total Synthesis of Natural Products

    Scott E. Denmark;Jack H.-C. Liu

  • Lewis base catalysis of bromo- and iodolactonization, and cycloetherification

    Scott E. Denmark;Matthew T. Burk

  • Catalytic Epoxidation of Alkenes with Oxone

    Scott E. Denmark;David C. Forbes;David S. Hays;Jeffrey S. DePue

  • Asymmetric Allylation of Aldehydes with Chiral Lewis Bases

    Scott E. Denmark;Diane M. Coe;Norman E. Pratt;Brian D. Griedel

  • A comparison of (chloromethyl)- and (iodomethyl)zinc cyclopropanation reagents

    Scott E. Denmark;James P. Edwards

  • Lewis base activation of Lewis acids: catalytic, enantioselective addition of silyl ketene acetals to aldehydes.

    Scott E. Denmark;Gregory L. Beutner;Thomas Wynn;Martin D. Eastgate

  • Enantioselective bromocycloetherification by Lewis base/chiral Brønsted acid cooperative catalysis.

    Scott E. Denmark;Matthew T. Burk

  • Catalytic asymmetric synthesis

    Scott E. Denmark;Eric N. Jacobsen

  • Tandem (4 + 2)/(3 + 2) Cycloadditions of Nitroalkenes. Part 13. The Synthesis of (‐)‐Detoxinine.

    S. E. Denmark;A. R. Hurd;H. J. Sacha

Frequent Co-Authors

Ken-Tsung Wong
Ken-Tsung Wong National Taiwan University
Scott R. Wilson
Scott R. Wilson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Timothy M. Willson
Timothy M. Willson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Christopher J. Cramer
Christopher J. Cramer UL Research Institutes
Thomas A. Wynn
Thomas A. Wynn Pfizer (United States)
Jay S. Siegel
Jay S. Siegel Tianjin University
Andreas Pfaltz
Andreas Pfaltz University of Basel
Rajendra Rathore
Rajendra Rathore Marquette University
Hidetoshi Tokuyama
Hidetoshi Tokuyama Tohoku University
Tohru Fukuyama
Tohru Fukuyama Nagoya University

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