Barry C. Thompson

13.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
139 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Barry C. Thompson is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Barry C. Thompson has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 101 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 31 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Barry C. Thompson's work include Conducting polymers and applications (103 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (92 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (38 papers). Barry C. Thompson is often cited by papers focused on Conducting polymers and applications (103 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (92 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (38 papers). Barry C. Thompson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and South Korea. Barry C. Thompson's co-authors include Jean M. J. Fréchet, Petr P. Khlyabich, Beate Burkhart, John R. Reynolds, Andrey E. Rudenko, Young‐Gi Kim, Nemal S. Gobalasingham, Robert M. Pankow, R. A. Street and Philippe Schottland and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Barry C. Thompson

135 papers receiving 11.6k citations

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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.

Polymer–Fullerene Composite Solar Cells

2007 3.8k citations Barry C. Thompson, Jean M. J. Fréchet profile →
Multicolored Electrochromism in Polymers: Structures and Devices

2004 708 citations Barry C. Thompson et al. profile →

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Christian B. Nielsen United Kingdom

Zhishan Bo China

Jun Gao Canada

Pierre M. Beaujuge Saudi Arabia

Yanhou Geng China

Nicola Gasparini United Kingdom

Natalie Stingelin United Kingdom

Itaru Osaka Japan

Richard D. McCullough United States

Zengqi Xie China

Christian B. Nielsen United Kingdom

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20 of 20 papers shown

Thompson, Barry C., et al.. (2025). Synthesis of a Well-Defined Conjugated Polymer Via Nickel-Catalyzed Direct Arylation Polymerization (Ni-DArP). Organometallics. 44(16). 1729–1734.

Edington, Sean C., Pratyusha Das, Barry C. Thompson, et al.. (2024). Measuring the Electric Fields of Ions Captured in Crown Ethers. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 15(29). 7458–7465. 6 indexed citations

Das, Pratyusha, et al.. (2023). Distinguishing between the Electrostatic Effects and Explicit Ion Interactions in a Stark Probe. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 127(11). 2511–2520. 7 indexed citations

Thompson, Barry C., et al.. (2023). Control of Properties through Hydrogen Bonding Interactions in Conjugated Polymers. Advanced Science. 11(8). e2305356–e2305356. 46 indexed citations

Schmitt, Alexander, et al.. (2023). Stereoregular pendant electroactive polymers with extended pendants via post‐polymerization copper catalyzed azide‐alkyne cycloaddition. Journal of Polymer Science. 61(18). 2181–2187. 2 indexed citations

Das, Pratyusha, et al.. (2022). The Role of Functionalized Conducting Polymer Binders in Improving Power Density and Cycle Life of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 169(10). 100515–100515. 6 indexed citations

Watts, Field M., et al.. (2020). What students write about when students write about mechanisms: analysis of features present in students’ written descriptions of an organic reaction mechanism. Chemistry Education Research and Practice. 21(4). 1148–1172. 48 indexed citations

Ye, Liwei, Alexander Schmitt, Robert M. Pankow, & Barry C. Thompson. (2020). An Efficient Precatalyst Approach for the Synthesis of Thiazole-Containing Conjugated Polymers via Cu-Catalyzed Direct Arylation Polymerization (Cu-DArP). ACS Macro Letters. 9(10). 1446–1451. 17 indexed citations

Thompson, Barry C., et al.. (2019). Analysis of the role of a writing-to-learn assignment in student understanding of organic acid–base concepts. Chemistry Education Research and Practice. 20(2). 383–398. 43 indexed citations

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Lipomi, Darren J., et al.. (2019). Influence of Acceptor Side-Chain Length and Conjugation-Break Spacer Content on the Mechanical and Electronic Properties of Semi-Random Polymers. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 1(5). 1107–1117. 36 indexed citations

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Pankow, Robert M., Liwei Ye, & Barry C. Thompson. (2018). Sustainable Synthesis of a Fluorinated Arylene Conjugated Polymer via Cu-Catalyzed Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP). ACS Macro Letters. 7(10). 1232–1236. 19 indexed citations

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Rudenko, Andrey E. & Barry C. Thompson. (2015). The effect of amide solvent structure on the direct arylation polymerization (DArP) of 2‐Bromo‐3‐hexylthiophene. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 53(21). 2494–2500. 19 indexed citations

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Li, Kejia, Petr P. Khlyabich, Beate Burkhart, et al.. (2014). Breakdown mechanisms and reverse current-voltage characteristics of organic bulk heterojunction solar cells and photodetectors. Journal of Applied Physics. 115(22). 7 indexed citations

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Rudenko, Andrey E., et al.. (2013). Influence of β-linkages on the morphology and performance of DArP P3HT–PC₆₁BM solar cells. Nanotechnology. 25(1). 14005–14005. 54 indexed citations

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Rudenko, Andrey E., Sangtaik Noh, & Barry C. Thompson. (2013). Influence of selenophene on the properties of semi-random polymers and their blends with PC₆₁BM. Nanotechnology. 24(48). 484002–484002. 5 indexed citations

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Greaney, Matthew J., et al.. (2013). Novel semi-random and alternating copolymer hybrid solar cells utilizing CdSe multipods as versatile acceptors. Chemical Communications. 49(77). 8602–8602. 23 indexed citations

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Burkhart, Beate, Petr P. Khlyabich, & Barry C. Thompson. (2012). Influence of the Acceptor Composition on Physical Properties and Solar Cell Performance in Semi-Random Two-Acceptor Copolymers. ACS Macro Letters. 1(6). 660–666. 80 indexed citations

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Thompson, Barry C., et al.. (2011). Polymer-Based Solar Cells: State-of-the-Art Principles for the Design of Active Layer Components. 1(1). 50 indexed citations

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Thompson, Barry C. & Jean M. J. Fréchet. (2007). Polymer‐Fulleren‐Solarzellen. Angewandte Chemie. 120(1). 62–82. 235 indexed citations

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Thompson, Barry C., Michael R. Waterman, & G.Larry Cottam. (1975). Evaluation of the water environments in deoxygenated sickle cells by longitudinal and transverse water proton relaxation rates. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 166(1). 193–200. 32 indexed citations

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