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Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles

Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles is a research topic within Organic Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 6k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers represents recent advancements in the synthesis of pyrroles, a versatile small molecule with applications in medicinal hetero-aromatics, natural product synthesis, and the development of valuable therapeutic agents. The papers cover various synthetic methods, including multicomponent reactions and catalytic processes, as well as the biological activity and potential applications of pyrrole derivatives.

  • Pyrrole
  • Synthesis
  • Multicomponent Reactions
  • Marine Alkaloids
  • Biological Activity
  • Catalysis
  • Anticancer Agents
  • Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Enaminones
  • Regioselective
Research works
6k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
604
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+17%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
36% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles

Which countries lead Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (272 and 194 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 272 works
  2. 2 India 194 works
  3. 3 Russia 116 works
  4. 4 United States 51 works
  5. 5 Iran 36 works
  6. 6 Japan 28 works
  7. 7 Saudi Arabia 18 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 17 works
  9. 9 France 17 works
  10. 10 Germany 16 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: 35.6%India: 25.3%Russia: 15.2%United States: 6.7%6 others listed: 17.2%36%largest
China272 · 35.6%India194 · 25.3%Russia116 · 15.2%United States51 · 6.7%6 others listed131 · 17.2%

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

Which institutions lead Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles research?

By volume in 2022-now, Russian Academy of Sciences publishes the most Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 57 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 11 works
  3. 3 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 9 works
  4. 4 Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchIndia 9 works
  5. 5 Shihezi UniversityChina 8 works
  6. 6 Perm State UniversityRussia 7 works
  7. 7 Chongqing University of Arts and SciencesChina 7 works
  8. 8 St Petersburg UniversityRussia 7 works
  9. 9 Islamic Azad University, TehranIran 6 works
  10. 10 Northwest Normal UniversityChina 6 works

Who are the leading researchers in Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles include Ben Zhong Tang, Qiang Zhang and J. B. Singh.

  1. 1 Ben Zhong Tang China 261k citations
  2. 2 Qiang Zhang China 184k citations
  3. 3 J. B. Singh India 144k citations
  4. 4 Abdullah Mohamed Asiri Saudi Arabia 140k citations
  5. 5 Claudiu Trandafir Supuran Italy 134k citations
  6. 6 Matthias Beller Germany 132k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles?

The most cited paper in Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles is "Methods of Reactivity Umpolung" (Dieter Seebàch, 1979), with 1,249 citations. Next come "Lamellarins and Related Pyrrole-Derived Alkaloids from Marine Organisms" (1,063) and "Enantioselective α-Trifluoromethylation of Aldehydes via Photoredox Organocatalysis" (981).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Methods of Reactivity Umpolung Dieter Seebàch · Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English Apr 1979 1,249
2 Lamellarins and Related Pyrrole-Derived Alkaloids from Marine Organisms Hui Fan, Jiangnan Peng, Mark T. Hamann et al. · Chemical Reviews ReviewOpen access 21 Dec 2007 1,063
3 Enantioselective α-Trifluoromethylation of Aldehydes via Photoredox Organocatalysis David A. Nagib, Mark E. Scott, David W. C. MacMillan · Journal of the American Chemical Society Open access 20 Jul 2009 981
4 Cobalt‐Mediated [2 + 2 + 2]‐Cycloadditions: A Maturing Synthetic Strategy [New Synthetic Methods (43)] K. Peter C. Vollhardt · Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English Open access Aug 1984 792
5 Enamine Catalysis Is a Powerful Strategy for the Catalytic Generation and Use of Carbanion Equivalents Benjamin List · Accounts of Chemical Research 13 May 2004 762
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Where is Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles research done?

The largest centres of Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles research in 2022-now are Irkutsk (Russia), Moscow (Russia), Beijing (China) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Irkutsk.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 IrkutskRussia 29 works
  2. 2 MoscowRussia 27 works
  3. 3 BeijingChina 24 works
  4. 4 ShanghaiChina 14 works
  5. 5 NanjingChina 12 works
  6. 6 ChongqingChina 12 works
  7. 7 TehranIran 12 works
  8. 8 HangzhouChina 11 works
  9. 9 LanzhouChina 11 works
  10. 10 HyderabadIndia 11 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. IrkutskRU · 29.2 works86×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles than the world average.

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Is Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0030% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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