Andrew Towns

1.4k total citations
42 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Andrew Towns is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew Towns has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Building and Construction, 16 papers in Materials Chemistry and 10 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Andrew Towns's work include Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers (26 papers), Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (16 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (7 papers). Andrew Towns is often cited by papers focused on Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers (26 papers), Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (16 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (7 papers). Andrew Towns collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Korea and Austria. Andrew Towns's co-authors include Geoffrey Hallas, Steven M. Partington, S.M. Burkinshaw, Jae‐Hong Choi, John Griffiths, Heinz Mustroph, Hyun Young Lee, David J. Aitken, J. Griffiths and Bernd Nidetzky and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Catalysis, Journal of Materials Chemistry and ChemPhysChem.

In The Last Decade

Andrew Towns

39 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Andrew Towns United Kingdom 19 579 518 464 127 110 42 1.1k
P. F. Gordon United Kingdom 11 332 0.6× 409 0.8× 219 0.5× 201 1.6× 40 0.4× 20 1.1k
M. Cidália R. Castro Portugal 22 660 1.1× 336 0.6× 75 0.2× 136 1.1× 23 0.2× 52 1.4k
T. Konstantinova Bulgaria 21 344 0.6× 401 0.8× 93 0.2× 102 0.8× 44 0.4× 65 1.1k
Gundula Voß Germany 18 375 0.6× 394 0.8× 37 0.1× 91 0.7× 42 0.4× 44 1.6k
E. Cleve Germany 16 139 0.2× 522 1.0× 136 0.3× 276 2.2× 14 0.1× 38 938
Yu‐Hsuan Wang Canada 15 152 0.3× 267 0.5× 103 0.2× 84 0.7× 10 0.1× 31 749
Ian H. Leaver Australia 15 111 0.2× 208 0.4× 274 0.6× 147 1.2× 21 0.2× 40 701
Farahnaz Nourmohammadian Iran 14 370 0.6× 249 0.5× 41 0.1× 14 0.1× 14 0.1× 43 897
Saikat Banerjee India 16 227 0.4× 128 0.2× 27 0.1× 18 0.1× 125 1.1× 47 863
Karl Bredereck Germany 13 81 0.1× 252 0.5× 107 0.2× 56 0.4× 28 0.3× 35 618

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Fields of papers citing papers by Andrew Towns

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Towns, Andrew. (2025). Chemical constitutions in the Colour Index™: A century of colourant classification. Coloration Technology. 141(4). 427–472. 1 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Richard S. & Andrew Towns. (2022). Looking Back to Look Forward. Coloration Technology. 138(3). 221–223. 1 indexed citations
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Mustroph, Heinz & Andrew Towns. (2021). Indophenol and related dyes. Physical Sciences Reviews. 6(8). 315–328. 3 indexed citations
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Towns, Andrew. (2021). A review of developments in industrial hair colorant actives for oxidative dyes. Coloration Technology. 137(4). 301–335. 8 indexed citations
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Towns, Andrew. (2021). Fulgide dyes. Physical Sciences Reviews. 6(9). 513–533. 1 indexed citations
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Towns, Andrew. (2021). Spiropyran dyes. Physical Sciences Reviews. 6(8). 341–368. 9 indexed citations
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Towns, Andrew. (2020). Naphthopyran Dyes. Physical Sciences Reviews. 0(0). 5 indexed citations
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Towns, Andrew. (2019). Colorants: General survey. Physical Sciences Reviews. 4(8). 14 indexed citations
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Partington, Steven M. & Andrew Towns. (2014). Photochromism in spiroindolinonaphthoxazine dyes: Effects of alkyl and ester substituents on photochromic properties. Dyes and Pigments. 104. 123–130. 15 indexed citations
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Choi, Jae‐Hong, et al.. (2013). Coloration properties and clearability of phthalimide‐derived monoazo disperse dyes containing ester groups. Coloration Technology. 129(5). 352–359. 15 indexed citations
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Towns, Andrew. (2011). Colour is the mother of invention. Coloration Technology. 127(5). 1 indexed citations
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Choi, Jae‐Hong, Hyun Young Lee, & Andrew Towns. (2010). Dyeing properties of novel azo disperse dyes derived from phthalimide and color fastness on poly(lactic acid) fiber. Fibers and Polymers. 11(2). 199–204. 22 indexed citations
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Partington, Steven M., et al.. (2009). Industrial organic photochromic dyes. Coloration Technology. 125(5). 249–261. 158 indexed citations
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Choi, Jae‐Hong, et al.. (2008). Novel azo dyes derived from phthalimide. Part 1: Synthesis and spectroscopic properties. Coloration Technology. 124(2). 92–99. 19 indexed citations
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Choi, Jae‐Hong, et al.. (2008). Novel azo dyes derived from phthalimide. Part 2: Dyeing properties and colour fastness on polyester fibres†. Coloration Technology. 124(6). 364–369. 15 indexed citations
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Choi, Jae‐Hong & Andrew Towns. (2001). Acetate dyes revisited: high fastness dyeing of cellulose diacetate and polyester—polyurethane. Coloration Technology. 117(3). 127–133. 22 indexed citations
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Hallas, Geoffrey, et al.. (2000). Properties of some novel monoazo disperse dyes derived from ester-substituted tetrahydroquinoline and indoline coupling components. Dyes and Pigments. 47(1-2). 33–43. 17 indexed citations
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Choi, Jin Hyun, et al.. (1999). High fastness heterocyclic azo disperse dyes bearing ester functions. Coloration Technology. 115(1). 32–37. 20 indexed citations
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Hallas, Geoffrey & Andrew Towns. (1997). Dyes derived from aminothiophenes. Part 6: Application of some nitro-substituted thiophene-based azo disperse dyes to hydrophobic fibres. Dyes and Pigments. 35(1). 45–55. 22 indexed citations
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Aitken, David J., S.M. Burkinshaw, J. Griffiths, & Andrew Towns. (1996). Textile applications of thennochromic systems. Review of Progress in Coloration and Related Topics. 26(1). 1–8. 55 indexed citations

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