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Metal complexes synthesis and properties

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Ioanna-Aglaia Vagena
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
2
Elizaveta V. Panova
University of Tyumen
3
Lu-Lu Gan
Lanzhou Jiaotong University
4
Binoy Kar
Vellore Institute of Technology University
5
K.J. Rajimon
Sacred Heart College
6
Daniil V. Spector
Lomonosov Moscow State University
7
Tadewos Damena
Wachemo University
8
Keaoleboga Mosupi
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
9
Dorothy Priyanka Dorairaj
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
10
Enas T. Aljohani
University of East Anglia

Papers

1
Enhancement of EPR Effect for Passive Tumor Targeting: Current Status and Future Perspectives
Applied Sciences|2025
146 cit.
2
Functionalized ZnO-Based Nanocomposites for Diverse Biological Applications: Current Trends and Future Perspectives
Nanomaterials|2024
81 cit.
3
The effect of different counter-anions on two nonsymmetric salamo-type copper(II) complexes with different structures
Journal of Molecular Structure|2024
69 cit.
4
Publication in Russian Chemical Reviews (2024) [23 citations, W4403266049]
Russian Chemical Reviews|2024
23 cit.
5
Exploring the structure and dynamics of a fluorescent schiff base (1E,1′E)-1,1′-(1,4-phenylene) bis(N-(4-chlorophenyl) methamine: Synthesis, spectroscopic analysis, thermal, electronic and crystallographic study with biological applications
Journal of Molecular Structure|2024
20 cit.
6
An in-depth study of the synthesis, electronic framework, and pharmacological profiling of 1-(anthracen-9-yl)-N-(4-nitrophenyl) methanimine: In vitro and in silico investigations on molecular docking, dynamics simulation, BSA/DNA binding and toxicity studies
Chemical Physics Impact|2024
19 cit.
7
Publication in Inorganic Chemistry Communications (2024) [18 citations, W4394610826]
Inorganic Chemistry Communications|2024
18 cit.
8
2-Aryl-1<i>H</i>-imidazo[4,5-<i>f</i>][1,10]phenanthroline-Based Binuclear Ru(II)/Ir(III)/Re(I) Complexes as Mitochondria Targeting Cancer Stem Cell Therapeutic Agents
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry|2024
18 cit.
9
Publication in Polyhedron (2024) [15 citations, W4395702984]
Polyhedron|2024
15 cit.
10
Publication in ACS Applied Bio Materials (2024) [15 citations, W4396623835]
ACS Applied Bio Materials|2024
15 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Aly Abdou
Sohag University
2
Justin J. Wilson
Cornell University
3
Azza A. Hassan Abdel‐Mawgoud
Sohag University
4
Sonika Asija
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology
5
Ming‐Xiong Tan
Yulin Normal University
6
Gehad G. Mohamed
Cairo University
7
Manjit K. Bhattacharyya
Cotton University
8
Bi‐Qun Zou
Guangxi Normal University
9
Neeraj Sharma
Himachal Pradesh University
10
Dipankar Mishra
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

Papers

1
The recovery and separation of lithium by using solvent extraction methods
Coordination Chemistry Reviews|2024
214 cit.
2
Fabrication, structural elucidation, theoretical, TD-DFT, vibrational calculation and molecular docking studies of some novel adenine imine chelates for biomedical applications
Journal of Molecular Liquids|2022
95 cit.
3
Fe(III), Ni(II), and Cu(II)-moxifloxacin-tri-substituted imidazole mixed ligand complexes: Synthesis, structural, DFT, biological, and protein-binding analysis
Inorganic Chemistry Communications|2023
85 cit.
4
Synthesis, characterization, DFT, biological activity evaluation, and molecular docking analysis of new 8-[(2-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)diazenyl]naphthalene-1,3-disulfonic acid based complexes
Journal of Molecular Structure|2023
79 cit.
5
Advancing Chelation Strategies for Large Metal Ions for Nuclear Medicine Applications
Accounts of Chemical Research|2022
73 cit.
6
Synthesis, Characterization, Antimicrobial, Density Functional Theory, and Molecular Docking Studies of Novel Mn(II), Fe(III), and Cr(III) Complexes Incorporating 4-(2-Hydroxyphenyl azo)-1-naphthol (Az)
ACS Omega|2023
73 cit.
7
Synthesis, physicochemical properties, biological, molecular docking and DFT investigation of Fe(III), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes of the 4-[(5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)hydrazono]methyl}phenyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate Schiff-base ligand
Polyhedron|2022
71 cit.
8
Synthesis, Structural, Molecular Docking, DFT, Vibrational Spectroscopy, HOMO-LUMO, MEP Exploration, antibacterial and antifungal activity of new Fe(III), Co(II) and Ni(II) hetero-ligand complexes
Journal of Molecular Structure|2022
70 cit.
9
8-Aminoquinoline derived two Schiff base platforms: Synthesis, characterization, DFT insights, corrosion inhibitor, molecular docking, and pH-dependent antibacterial study
Heliyon|2024
69 cit.
10
Synthesis, Characterization, DFT, Biological and Molecular Docking of Mixed Ligand Complexes of Ni(II), Co(II), and Cu(II) Based on Ciprofloxacin and 2-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)phenol
Inorganic Chemistry Communications|2023
68 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Peter J. Sadler
University of Warwick
2
Stephen J. Lippard
IIT@MIT
3
J. Reedijk
Yale University
4
Jacqueline K. Barton
California Institute of Technology
5
Allan H. White
University of Tasmania
6
Paul J. Dyson
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
7
Chi‐Ming Che
State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry
8
Edward I. Solomon
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
9
Martin Schröder
University of Manchester
10
Thomas J. Meyer
Universitätsklinikum Würzburg

Papers

1
Mixed phosphine 2,2'-bipyridine complexes of ruthenium
Inorganic Chemistry|1978
1.7k cit.
2
Inorganic crystal engineering using self-assembly of tailored building-blocks
Coordination Chemistry Reviews|1999
1.7k cit.
3
Silver nanoparticles: partial oxidation and antibacterial activities
JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry|2007
1.6k cit.
4
Proteomic Analysis of the Mode of Antibacterial Action of Silver Nanoparticles
Journal of Proteome Research|2006
1.6k cit.
5
Mixed-ligand complexes of ruthenium(II): factors governing binding to DNA
Journal of the American Chemical Society|1989
1.5k cit.
6
A Multiplet Analysis of Fe K-Edge 1s → 3d Pre-Edge Features of Iron Complexes
Journal of the American Chemical Society|1997
1.4k cit.
7
A molecular light switch for DNA: Ru(bpy)2(dppz)2+
Journal of the American Chemical Society|1990
1.4k cit.
8
Chemical approaches to artificial photosynthesis
Accounts of Chemical Research|1989
1.4k cit.
9
Terminology of metal–organic frameworks and coordination polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)
Pure and Applied Chemistry|2013
1.3k cit.
10
Supramolecular design of one-dimensional coordination polymers based on silver(I) complexes of aromatic nitrogen-donor ligands
Coordination Chemistry Reviews|2001
1.1k cit.

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