Alexander J. Stephens

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
14 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Alexander J. Stephens is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander J. Stephens has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Organic Chemistry, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Alexander J. Stephens's work include Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (5 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (2 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (2 papers). Alexander J. Stephens is often cited by papers focused on Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (5 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (2 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (2 papers). Alexander J. Stephens collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Switzerland and China. Alexander J. Stephens's co-authors include David A. Leigh, Guzmán Gil‐Ramírez, Íñigo J. Vitórica‐Yrezábal, Jean‐François Lemonnier, Robin G. Pritchard, Steffen L. Woltering, Alina L. Nussbaumer, Shisong Jiang, N. Burgess-Brown and Jonathan J. Danon and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Alexander J. Stephens

13 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Catenanes: Fifty Years of Molecular Links

2015 522 citations Guzmán Gil‐Ramírez, David A. Leigh et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Braiding a molecular knot with eight crossings

2017 217 citations Jonathan J. Danon, Anneke Krüger et al. Science profile →

Peers

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Stephen D. P. Fielden United Kingdom

Jean‐François Ayme United Kingdom

Soumen De Germany

Tomohisa Sawada Japan

Jean‐François Lemonnier France

Jean‐Marie Lehn France

Kevin R. West United Kingdom

Derrick A. Roberts United Kingdom

Steffen L. Woltering United Kingdom

J.-M. Lehn France

Stephen D. P. Fielden United Kingdom

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398 ×0.9

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Citations per year, relative to Alexander J. Stephens Alexander J. Stephens (= 1×) peers Stephen D. P. Fielden

Countries citing papers authored by Alexander J. Stephens

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexander J. Stephens

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander J. Stephens

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14 of 14 papers shown

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Waigh, Thomas Andrew, et al.. (2025). Microrheology of Monoclonal Antibodies during Gelation under Low pH Conditions. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 22(8). 4624–4631.

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Stephens, Alexander J., N. Burgess-Brown, & Shisong Jiang. (2021). Beyond Just Peptide Antigens: The Complex World of Peptide-Based Cancer Vaccines. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 696791–696791. 108 indexed citations

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Zhang, Liang, Alexander J. Stephens, Jean‐François Lemonnier, et al.. (2019). Coordination Chemistry of a Molecular Pentafoil Knot. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(9). 3952–3958. 45 indexed citations

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Stephens, Alexander J., Rosario Scopelliti, Farzaneh Fadaei‐Tirani, Euro Solari, & Kay Severin. (2019). Crystalline Polymers Based on Dative Boron–Nitrogen Bonds and the Quest for Porosity. ACS Materials Letters. 1(1). 3–7. 52 indexed citations

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Zhang, Liang, Alexander J. Stephens, Alina L. Nussbaumer, et al.. (2018). Stereoselective synthesis of a composite knot with nine crossings. Nature Chemistry. 10(11). 1083–1088. 130 indexed citations

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Stephens, Alexander J., et al.. (2018). The influence of phosphonic acid protonation state on the efficiency of bis(diimine)copper(i) dye-sensitized solar cells. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 2(4). 786–794. 11 indexed citations

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Danon, Jonathan J., Anneke Krüger, David A. Leigh, et al.. (2017). Braiding a molecular knot with eight crossings. Science. 355(6321). 159–162. 217 indexed citations breakdown →

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Marcos, Vanesa, Alexander J. Stephens, Javier Jaramillo-García, et al.. (2016). Allosteric initiation and regulation of catalysis with a molecular knot. Science. 352(6293). 1555–1559. 223 indexed citations

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Gil‐Ramírez, Guzmán, David A. Leigh, & Alexander J. Stephens. (2015). Catenanes: Fifty Years of Molecular Links. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(21). 6110–6150. 522 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gil‐Ramírez, Guzmán, David A. Leigh, & Alexander J. Stephens. (2015). Catenane: fünfzig Jahre molekulare Verschlingungen. Angewandte Chemie. 127(21). 6208–6249. 129 indexed citations

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Ayme, Jean‐François, Jonathon E. Beves, Christopher J. Campbell, et al.. (2015). Strong and Selective Anion Binding within the Central Cavity of Molecular Knots and Links. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 137(31). 9812–9815. 84 indexed citations

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Leigh, David A., Robin G. Pritchard, & Alexander J. Stephens. (2014). A Star of David catenane. Nature Chemistry. 6(11). 978–982. 231 indexed citations

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Warren, Nicholas J., et al.. (2011). Near-Monodisperse Poly(2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine)-Based Macromonomers Prepared by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization and Thiol–Ene Click Chemistry: Novel Reactive Steric Stabilizers for Aqueous Emulsion Polymerization. Langmuir. 28(5). 2928–2936. 10 indexed citations

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Simmons, Robert F., et al.. (1970). The extinction of methane-air diffusion flames by sodium bicarbonate powders. Combustion and Flame. 15(3). 313–315. 14 indexed citations

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