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Valentine P. Ananikov

Valentine P. Ananikov

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Chemistry
Russia
2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
81
Citations
24413
World Ranking
3231
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Russia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Russia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Russia Leader Award
  • 2018 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Valentine P. Ananikov is affiliated with the Russian Academy of Sciences in the Russian Federation. Their research spans significant contributions to the fields of chemistry and materials science, with a particular focus on organic chemistry and materials chemistry. Among their main areas of work are crystallization and solubility studies, catalytic cross-coupling reactions, and catalytic C-H functionalization methods. Other notable research topics include ionic liquids properties and applications, N-heterocyclic carbenes in organic and inorganic chemistry, and asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis.

The scientist has authored numerous papers published in several frequent venues, including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ChemSusChem
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Green Chemistry

Among their recent publications are:

  • Transition-Metal-Catalyzed C-S, C-Se, and C-Te Bond Formations via Cross-Coupling and Atom-Economic Addition Reactions. Achievements and Challenges (2022, Chemical Reviews)
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (QACs) and Ionic Liquids (ILs) as Biocides: From Simple Antiseptics to Tunable Antimicrobials (2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • Nickel and Palladium Catalysis: Stronger Demand than Ever (2022, ACS Catalysis)
  • Fully Automated Unconstrained Analysis of High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry Data with Machine Learning (2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Toward Totally Defined Nanocatalysis: Deep Learning Reveals the Extraordinary Activity of Single Pd/C Particles (2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society)

Valentine P. Ananikov collaborates frequently with other researchers such as Mikhail E. Minyaev, Julia V. Burykina, Evgeniy G. Gordeev, Victor M. Chernyshev, and Alexander Yu. Kostyukovich with high publication counts alongside them in various scientific studies.

Their work encompasses a wide range of subfields, including organic chemistry, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, catalysis, and inorganic chemistry, reflecting a diverse and interdisciplinary approach to scientific investigation.

The scientist has been recognized as a member of Academia Europaea since 2018.

Best Publications

  • Transition-Metal-Catalyzed C−S, C−Se, and C−Te Bond Formation via Cross-Coupling and Atom-Economic Addition Reactions

    Irina P. Beletskaya;Valentine P. Ananikov

  • Biological Activity of Ionic Liquids and Their Application in Pharmaceutics and Medicine.

    Ksenia S. Egorova;Evgeniy G. Gordeev;Valentine P. Ananikov

  • Nickel: The “Spirited Horse” of Transition Metal Catalysis

    Valentine P. Ananikov

  • Toxicity of Metal Compounds: Knowledge and Myths

    Ksenia S. Egorova;Valentine P. Ananikov

  • Which Metals are Green for Catalysis? Comparison of the Toxicities of Ni, Cu, Fe, Pd, Pt, Rh, and Au Salts.

    Ksenia S. Egorova;Valentine P. Ananikov;Valentine P. Ananikov

  • Toxicity of Ionic Liquids: Eco(cyto)activity as Complicated, but Unavoidable Parameter for Task-Specific Optimization

    Ksenia S. Egorova;Valentine P. Ananikov;Valentine P. Ananikov

  • Understanding active species in catalytic transformations: From molecular catalysis to nanoparticles, leaching, “Cocktails” of catalysts and dynamic systems

    Dmitry B. Eremin;Valentine P. Ananikov

  • Pd2(dba)3 as a Precursor of Soluble Metal Complexes and Nanoparticles: Determination of Palladium Active Species for Catalysis and Synthesis

    Sergey S. Zalesskiy;Valentine P. Ananikov

  • Transition-Metal-Catalyzed C-S, C-Se, and C-Te Bond Formations via Cross-Coupling and Atom-Economic Addition Reactions. Achievements and Challenges.

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  • Toward the Ideal Catalyst: From Atomic Centers to a “Cocktail” of Catalysts

    Valentine P. Ananikov;Irina P. Beletskaya

  • Chemical Transformations of Biomass-Derived C6-Furanic Platform Chemicals for Sustainable Energy Research, Materials Science, and Synthetic Building Blocks

    Fedor A. Kucherov;Leonid V. Romashov;Konstantin I. Galkin;Valentine P. Ananikov

  • Target-oriented analysis of gaseous, liquid and solid chemical systems by mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and electron microscopy

    V V Kachala;L L Khemchyan;A S Kashin;N V Orlov

  • Organic and hybrid molecular systems

    Valentine P. Ananikov;Elena A. Khokhlova;Mikhail P. Egorov;Alexey M. Sakharov

  • Development of new methods in modern selective organic synthesis: preparation of functionalized molecules with atomic precision

    V. P. Ananikov;V. P. Ananikov;L. L. Khemchyan;Yu V. Ivanova;V. I. Bukhtiyarov;V. I. Bukhtiyarov

  • Miniaturization of NMR systems: desktop spectrometers, microcoil spectroscopy, and "NMR on a chip" for chemistry, biochemistry, and industry.

    Sergey S. Zalesskiy;Ernesto Danieli;Bernhard Blümich;Valentine P. Ananikov;Valentine P. Ananikov

  • Mechanistic insight into organic and catalytic reactions by joint studies using mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy

    Pavel A. Belyakov;Valentine I. Kadentsev;Alexander O. Chizhov;Natal’ya G. Kolotyrkina

  • When Will 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural, the "Sleeping Giant" of Sustainable Chemistry, Awaken?

    Konstantin I. Galkin;Valentine P. Ananikov

  • Critical Influence of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Aging and Decomposition on the Utility of Biomass Conversion in Organic Synthesis.

    Konstantin I. Galkin;Elena A. Krivodaeva;Leonid V. Romashov;Sergey S. Zalesskiy

  • Nickel and Palladium Catalysis: Stronger Demand than Ever

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  • Theoretical Insight into the C−C Coupling Reactions of the Vinyl, Phenyl, Ethynyl, and Methyl Complexes of Palladium and Platinum

    Valentine P. Ananikov;Djamaladdin G. Musaev, ,‡ and;Keiji Morokuma

  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (QACs) and Ionic Liquids (ILs) as Biocides: From Simple Antiseptics to Tunable Antimicrobials.

    Anatoly N Vereshchagin;Nikita A Frolov;Ksenia S Egorova;Marina M Seitkalieva

  • Improvement of quality of 3D printed objects by elimination of microscopic structural defects in fused deposition modeling.

    Evgeniy G Gordeev;Alexey S Galushko;Valentine P Ananikov

  • Homogeneous Nickel Catalysts for the Selective Transfer of a Single Arylthio Group in the Catalytic Hydrothiolation of Alkynes

    Denis A. Malyshev;Natalie M. Scott;Nicolas Marion;Edwin D. Stevens

Frequent Co-Authors

Irina P. Beletskaya
Irina P. Beletskaya Lomonosov Moscow State University
Victor N. Khrustalev
Victor N. Khrustalev Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
Mikhail Yu. Antipin
Mikhail Yu. Antipin New Mexico Highlands University
Djamaladdin G. Musaev
Djamaladdin G. Musaev Emory University
Keiji Morokuma
Keiji Morokuma Kyoto University
Valerii I. Bukhtiyarov
Valerii I. Bukhtiyarov Boreskov Institute of Catalysis
Vladimir Gevorgyan
Vladimir Gevorgyan The University of Texas at Dallas
Leonid M. Kustov
Leonid M. Kustov Russian Academy of Sciences
Nikolay E. Nifantiev
Nikolay E. Nifantiev Russian Academy of Sciences
Pavel A. Troshin
Pavel A. Troshin Russian Academy of Sciences

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