Tuesday, July 8, 2014

A Chempubs Hat Trick

Slow down, Guangbin!
(said I, channeling my inner Dr. Freddy...)

Guangbin Dong of the University of Texas-Austin has just published three papers in three different journals with Impact Factors over three. What's more - he did it all in the same week.

Just think of them as buckyballs
The papers in question?

"Regioselective ketone alpha-alkylation with simple olefins by dual activation"
Science, published 4 July 2014; 2013 IF: 31.0

"Cooperative alkylation of cyclobutanones and olefins leads to bridged ring systems by a catalytic [4+2] coupling"
Nature Chemistry, published 6 July 2014; 2013 IF: 21.8

"Alkylation of rhodium porphyrins using ammonium and quinolium salts"
Organometallics, published 7 July 2014; 2013 IF: 4.1

I hereby institute the Chempubs Hat Trick - Three papers, Three Journals, IF > 3.0, one week.

Congratulations to Prof. Dong for winning the inaugural award! But, I'm sure I've missed others who've been so deserving. Readers, have you noticed anyone else - present OR past! - who made this many simultaneous "shots on goal"?

Leave awardees' names in the comments!

4 comments:

  1. Claudiu Supuran
    >50 papers in 6 months. Who cares about impact? Or content?
    Can anyone tell the difference? Does anyone read them?

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  2. In football, a 'perfect hat trick' is one goal scored with each foot and one with the head. What's the equivalent here? Papers on organic, inorganic and physical chemistry?

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  3. Also, Alan Katritzky has surely netted a hat trick at some point, but I'll let someone else comb through the 2000+ publications to find it.

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