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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Chemistry D-index 71 Citations 16,033 267 World Ranking 2501 National Ranking 337

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Alkene

Stereochemistry, Organic chemistry, Catalysis, Enantioselective synthesis and Computational chemistry are his primary areas of study. His studies in Stereochemistry integrate themes in fields like Amino acid, Molecular dynamics, Turn, Hydrosilylation and Combinatorial chemistry. His study in Catalysis is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Rhenium, Medicinal chemistry and Density functional theory.

Yun-Dong Wu combines subjects such as Glycine, Moiety, Ring and Amide with his study of Enantioselective synthesis. He has researched Computational chemistry in several fields, including Crystallography, Ab initio, Electrostatics and Cooperativity. Yun-Dong Wu interconnects Aliphatic compound, Polymer chemistry and Copper in the investigation of issues within Cycloaddition.

His most cited work include:

  • Conformations of cycloheptadecane. A comparison of methods for conformational searching (435 citations)
  • Novel Small Organic Molecules for a Highly Enantioselective Direct Aldol Reaction (357 citations)
  • Theory and Modeling of Stereoselective Organic Reactions (257 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Stereochemistry, Catalysis, Medicinal chemistry, Organic chemistry and Computational chemistry. His studies examine the connections between Stereochemistry and genetics, as well as such issues in Hydrogen bond, with regards to Crystallography. Catalysis is closely attributed to Ligand in his work.

His studies deal with areas such as Reactivity, Metal and Alkyl as well as Medicinal chemistry. His work focuses on many connections between Computational chemistry and other disciplines, such as Photochemistry, that overlap with his field of interest in Nitrile. His Enantioselective synthesis research includes elements of Alkylation and Aldol reaction.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Stereochemistry (35.19%)
  • Catalysis (26.39%)
  • Medicinal chemistry (19.35%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Catalysis (26.39%)
  • Stereochemistry (35.19%)
  • Medicinal chemistry (19.35%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Yun-Dong Wu mainly focuses on Catalysis, Stereochemistry, Medicinal chemistry, Palladium and Organic chemistry. His Catalysis study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Ligand and Surface modification. His work in the fields of Stereochemistry, such as Chirality, intersects with other areas such as Daphniphyllum.

His Medicinal chemistry study incorporates themes from Coupling reaction, Steric effects, Intermolecular force, Catalytic cycle and Hydrosilylation. His Organic chemistry study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as Single electron. His Enantioselective synthesis research focuses on Aryl and how it connects with Computational chemistry and Regioselectivity.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Palladium-catalyzed meta-selective C-H bond activation with a nitrile-containing template: computational study on mechanism and origins of selectivity. (201 citations)
  • Computational Organic Chemistry: Bridging Theory and Experiment in Establishing the Mechanisms of Chemical Reactions (170 citations)
  • Role of N-Acyl Amino Acid Ligands in Pd(II)-Catalyzed Remote C–H Activation of Tethered Arenes (167 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Alkene

His scientific interests lie mostly in Stereochemistry, Catalysis, Palladium, Selectivity and Medicinal chemistry. His Stereochemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Amino acid, Annulation, Enantioselective synthesis and Stereoisomerism. His research integrates issues of Redox and Density functional theory in his study of Catalysis.

His Selectivity research includes themes of Computational chemistry, Alkene, Transition metal and Rational design. His work carried out in the field of Medicinal chemistry brings together such families of science as Photochemistry, Ligand, Hydrosilylation and Ruthenium. His Reaction mechanism study is focused on Organic chemistry in general.

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Best Publications

Conformations of cycloheptadecane. A comparison of methods for conformational searching

Martin Saunders;K. N. Houk;Yun Dong Wu;W. Clark Still.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (1990)

667 Citations

Novel Small Organic Molecules for a Highly Enantioselective Direct Aldol Reaction

Zhuo Tang;Fan Jiang;Luo-Ting Yu;Xin Cui.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2003)

546 Citations

Theory and Modeling of Stereoselective Organic Reactions

Kendall N. Houk;Michael N. Paddon-Row;Nelson G. Rondan;Yun-Dong Wu.
Science (1986)

401 Citations

Stereoselective nitrile oxide cycloadditions to chiral allyl ethers and alcohols. The inside alkoxy effect

K. N. Houk;Susan R. Moses;Yun Dong Wu;Nelson G. Rondan.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (1984)

393 Citations

Enantioselective direct aldol reactions catalyzed by L-prolinamide derivatives.

Zhuo Tang;Fan Jiang;Xin Cui;Liu-Zhu Gong.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2004)

343 Citations

A Highly Enantio‐ and Diastereoselective Cu‐Catalyzed 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloaddition of Azomethine Ylides with Nitroalkenes

Xiao-Xia Yan;Qian Peng;Yan Zhang;Kai Zhang.
Angewandte Chemie (2006)

278 Citations

Palladium-catalyzed meta-selective C-H bond activation with a nitrile-containing template: computational study on mechanism and origins of selectivity.

Yun-Fang Yang;Gui-Juan Cheng;Peng Liu;Dasheng Leow.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2014)

265 Citations

Computational Organic Chemistry: Bridging Theory and Experiment in Establishing the Mechanisms of Chemical Reactions

Gui-Juan Cheng;Xinhao Zhang;Lung Wa Chung;Liping Xu.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2015)

230 Citations

Role of N-Acyl Amino Acid Ligands in Pd(II)-Catalyzed Remote C–H Activation of Tethered Arenes

Gui-Juan Cheng;Yun-Fang Yang;Peng Liu;Ping Chen.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2014)

218 Citations

Hetero-Diels-Alder reaction transition structures: reactivity, stereoselectivity, catalysis, solvent effects, and the exo-lone-pair effect

Margaret A. McCarrick;Yun Dong Wu;K. N. Houk.
Journal of Organic Chemistry (1993)

214 Citations

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