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Melanie S. Sanford

Chemistry · University of Michigan

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Established · publishing since 1981
Catalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsCrystallization and Solubility StudiesX-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyFluorine in Organic ChemistryCatalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions

Publications

522

Citations

43,145

Est. group size

~27

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

46

Publishing since 1981

In context
Among 182 established Chemistry PIs within our index
Citations: 43,145cohort median 2,558
Publications / year (recent): 15.8cohort median 3.4

Typically publishes in teams of ~4 · 22% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 36 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 15.8/year recently
2017: 42 publications172018: 21 publications182019: 44 publications44192020: 28 publications202021: 28 publications212022: 15 publications222023: 32 publications232024: 10 publications242025: 18 publications252026: 4 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 22 collaborators2018: 17 collaborators2019: 26 collaborators2020: 19 collaborators2021: 18 collaborators2022: 7 collaborators2023: 16 collaborators2024: 13 collaborators2025: 22 collaborators1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Cambridge Structural Database×98
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society×34
  • Organic Letters×22
  • Organometallics×14
  • Journal of Nuclear Medicine×10
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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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