Benjamin D. Fairbanks

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

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Benjamin D. Fairbanks is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Biomaterials and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin D. Fairbanks has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Organic Chemistry, 11 papers in Biomaterials and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Benjamin D. Fairbanks's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (7 papers), Polymer composites and self-healing (6 papers) and Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (6 papers). Benjamin D. Fairbanks is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (7 papers), Polymer composites and self-healing (6 papers) and Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (6 papers). Benjamin D. Fairbanks collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Poland. Benjamin D. Fairbanks's co-authors include Christopher N. Bowman, Kristi S. Anseth, Michael P. Schwartz, Bruce E. Kirkpatrick, Alexandra E. Halevi, Charles R. Nuttelman, Samir P. Singh, Matthew K. McBride, Alina M. Martinez and Maciej Podgórski and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin D. Fairbanks

30 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Versatile Synthetic Extracellular Matrix Mimic via Thiol‐Norbornene Photopolymerization

2009 571 citations Benjamin D. Fairbanks, Michael P. Schwartz et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Toward Stimuli‐Responsive Dynamic Thermosets through Continuous Development and Improvements in Covalent Adaptable Networks (CANs)

2020 443 citations Maciej Podgórski, Benjamin D. Fairbanks et al. Advanced Materials profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Benjamin D. Fairbanks	867	832	671	639	414	31	2.4k
Adrianne M. Rosales	880 1.0×	479 0.6×	188 0.3×	817 1.3×	391 0.9×	47	2.4k
Vinh X. Truong	1.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.4×	249 0.4×	837 1.3×	940 2.3×	80	2.9k
Benjamin D. Fairbanks	791 0.9×	823 1.0×	247 0.4×	382 0.6×	305 0.7×	27	2.0k
Weixian Xi	777 0.9×	1.6k 2.0×	466 0.7×	547 0.9×	732 1.8×	28	3.2k
Stefan Zschoche	599 0.7×	482 0.6×	292 0.4×	536 0.8×	188 0.5×	63	1.8k
Tobin E. Brown	1.1k 1.2×	293 0.4×	267 0.4×	478 0.7×	196 0.5×	23	2.1k
Kongchang Wei	1.1k 1.3×	435 0.5×	197 0.3×	1.1k 1.7×	300 0.7×	45	2.8k
A Sigen	627 0.7×	355 0.4×	231 0.3×	913 1.4×	732 1.8×	71	2.9k
Koichiro Uto	1.1k 1.3×	183 0.2×	550 0.8×	740 1.2×	424 1.0×	96	2.4k
Rajat Kumar Das	602 0.7×	373 0.4×	147 0.2×	816 1.3×	384 0.9×	43	1.6k

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Fairbanks, Benjamin D., et al.. (2025). Dithiolane-Ene Copolymerization: Enabling Tunable, Dynamic, Dual-Cure Networks via Real-Time UV–Vis/FTIR Kinetics and Compositional Analysis. Macromolecules. 58(15). 8468–8478. 2 indexed citations

Kirkpatrick, Bruce E., et al.. (2025). Linear and Network-Forming Acetal Polymerization of Multifunctional Alcohols with Dichloromethane for Degradable and Recyclable Materials. Macromolecules. 58(3). 1578–1584. 3 indexed citations

Fairbanks, Benjamin D., et al.. (2025). Preparation of Degradable Polymers Containing Tunable Ratios of Dithioacetals and Disulfides via Mixed Mode Polymerization. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(40). e202515269–e202515269.

Kirkpatrick, Bruce E., Nathaniel P. Skillin, Abhishek P. Dhand, et al.. (2024). Photochemical Control of Network Topology in PEG Hydrogels. Advanced Materials. 36(46). e2409603–e2409603. 15 indexed citations

Kirkpatrick, Bruce E., Abhishek P. Dhand, Nathaniel P. Skillin, et al.. (2024). Photodegradable polyacrylamide tanglemers enable spatiotemporal control over chain lengthening in high-strength and low-hysteresis hydrogels. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 13(3). 894–903. 5 indexed citations

Hebner, Tayler S., Bruce E. Kirkpatrick, Benjamin D. Fairbanks, et al.. (2024). Radical‐Mediated Degradation of Thiol–Maleimide Hydrogels. Advanced Science. 11(25). e2402191–e2402191. 11 indexed citations

Kirkpatrick, Bruce E., Matthew D. Davidson, Nathaniel P. Skillin, et al.. (2023). Photoinduced Dithiolane Crosslinking for Multiresponsive Dynamic Hydrogels. Advanced Materials. 36(43). e2211209–e2211209. 75 indexed citations

Hu, Yunfeng, Bruce E. Kirkpatrick, Maciej Podgórski, et al.. (2023). Adaptable Networks with Semiorthogonal Two-Stage Polymerizations Enabled by Sequential Photoinitiated Thiol–Ene and Disulfide–Ene Reactions. Macromolecules. 56(23). 9778–9786. 8 indexed citations

Macdougall, Laura J., Bruce E. Kirkpatrick, Chima V. Maduka, et al.. (2023). Reversible Intracellular Gelation of MCF10A Cells Enables Programmable Control Over 3D Spheroid Growth. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(7). e2302528–e2302528. 8 indexed citations

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Podgórski, Maciej, Benjamin D. Fairbanks, Bruce E. Kirkpatrick, et al.. (2020). Covalent Adaptable Networks: Toward Stimuli‐Responsive Dynamic Thermosets through Continuous Development and Improvements in Covalent Adaptable Networks (CANs) (Adv. Mater. 20/2020). Advanced Materials. 32(20). 11 indexed citations

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Podgórski, Maciej, Benjamin D. Fairbanks, Bruce E. Kirkpatrick, et al.. (2020). Toward Stimuli‐Responsive Dynamic Thermosets through Continuous Development and Improvements in Covalent Adaptable Networks (CANs). Advanced Materials. 32(20). e1906876–e1906876. 443 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Haitao, et al.. (2019). Fast self-healing engineered by UV-curable polyurethane contained Diels-Alder structure. Progress in Organic Coatings. 131. 131–136. 49 indexed citations

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Hezaveh, Hadi, et al.. (2018). Encoding Stem-Cell-Secreted Extracellular Matrix Protein Capture in Two and Three Dimensions Using Protein Binding Peptides. Biomacromolecules. 19(3). 721–730. 12 indexed citations

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Xi, Weixian, Sankha Pattanayak, Chen Wang, et al.. (2015). Clickable Nucleic Acids: Sequence‐Controlled Periodic Copolymer/Oligomer Synthesis by Orthogonal Thiol‐X Reactions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(48). 14462–14467. 77 indexed citations

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Singh, Samir P., Michael P. Schwartz, Justin Y. Lee, Benjamin D. Fairbanks, & Kristi S. Anseth. (2014). A peptide functionalized poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) hydrogel for investigating the influence of biochemical and biophysical matrix properties on tumor cell migration. Biomaterials Science. 2(7). 1024–1024. 72 indexed citations

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Fairbanks, Benjamin D., Michael P. Schwartz, Alexandra E. Halevi, et al.. (2009). A Versatile Synthetic Extracellular Matrix Mimic via Thiol‐Norbornene Photopolymerization. Advanced Materials. 21(48). 5005–5010. 571 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schwartz, Michael P., et al.. (2009). A synthetic strategy for mimicking the extracellular matrix provides new insight about tumor cell migration. Integrative Biology. 2(1). 32–40. 73 indexed citations

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Benton, Julie A., Benjamin D. Fairbanks, & Kristi S. Anseth. (2009). Characterization of valvular interstitial cell function in three dimensional matrix metalloproteinase degradable PEG hydrogels. Biomaterials. 30(34). 6593–6603. 171 indexed citations

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Leiske, Danielle L., Anis Karimpour‐Fard, Patrick S. Hume, Benjamin D. Fairbanks, & Ryan T. Gill. (2006). A comparison of alternative 60-mer probe designs in an in-situ synthesized oligonucleotide microarray. BMC Genomics. 7(1). 72–72. 29 indexed citations

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