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Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry is a research topic within Organic Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 9.6k research works in it since 1950. 15.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the advances in amide chemistry and synthesis, including chemoselective reactions, reductive functionalization, and iridium-catalyzed transformations. It also explores the synthesis of pyridine derivatives and Stemona alkaloids through total synthesis and chemical transformations.

  • Amides
  • Chemoselective Synthesis
  • Alkaloids
  • Reductive Functionalization
  • Iridium-Catalyzed Reactions
  • Pyridine Derivatives
  • Stemona Alkaloids
  • Total Synthesis
  • Chemical Transformations
  • Nucleophilic Addition
Research works
9.6k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.5k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-36%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (267 and 77 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 267 works
  2. 2 United States 77 works
  3. 3 India 66 works
  4. 4 Japan 56 works
  5. 5 Germany 29 works
  6. 6 Russia 23 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 21 works
  8. 8 France 21 works
  9. 9 South Korea 13 works
  10. 10 Spain 13 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 45.6%United States: 13.1%India: 11.3%Japan: 9.6%6 others listed: 20.4%46%largest
China267 · 45.6%United States77 · 13.1%India66 · 11.3%Japan56 · 9.6%6 others listed119 · 20.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry research, followed by Lanzhou University and Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry.

Who are the leading researchers in Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry include Barry M. Trost, E. J. Corey and Herbert C. Brown.

  1. 1 Barry M. Trost United States 3.8k citations
  2. 2 E. J. Corey United States 3.6k citations
  3. 3 Herbert C. Brown United States 3k citations
  4. 4 Matthias Beller Germany 2.4k citations
  5. 5 Alan R. Katritzky United States 2.3k citations
  6. 6 Ben L. Feringa Netherlands 2.2k citations
  7. 7 David A. Evans United States 2k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry research done?

The largest centres of Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Tokyo (Japan) and Hangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Shanghai.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 39 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 24 works
  3. 3 Tokyo Japan 18 works
  4. 4 Hangzhou China 14 works
  5. 5 Tianjin China 12 works
  6. 6 Guangzhou China 12 works
  7. 7 Chengdu China 11 works
  8. 8 Lanzhou China 10 works
  9. 9 Shenzhen China 10 works
  10. 10 Nanjing China 10 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. ShanghaiCN · 24.4 works2.7×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry than the world average.

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Is Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2014.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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