Bobby G. Sumpter

33.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
583 papers, 25.0k citations indexed

About

Bobby G. Sumpter is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Bobby G. Sumpter has authored 583 papers receiving a total of 25.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 324 papers in Materials Chemistry, 176 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 140 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Bobby G. Sumpter's work include Graphene research and applications (76 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (53 papers) and Material Dynamics and Properties (48 papers). Bobby G. Sumpter is often cited by papers focused on Graphene research and applications (76 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (53 papers) and Material Dynamics and Properties (48 papers). Bobby G. Sumpter collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Bobby G. Sumpter's co-authors include Vincent Meunier, Jingsong Huang, Liangbo Liang, Donald W. Noid, D. W. Noid, Rui Qiao, Sheng Dai, Humberto Terrones, David B. Geohegan and Kai Xiao and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Bobby G. Sumpter

570 papers receiving 24.6k 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.

Ultrathin Planar Graphene Supercapacitors

2011 1.1k citations Jingsong Huang, Vincent Meunier et al. profile →
Density-functional approaches to noncovalent interactions: A comparison of dispersion corrections (DFT-D), exchange-hole dipole moment (XDM) theory, and specialized functionals

2011 622 citations Bobby G. Sumpter et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
PdSe₂: Pentagonal Two-Dimensional Layers with High Air Stability for Electronics

2017 617 citations Liangbo Liang, Bobby G. Sumpter et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Controlled Formation of Sharp Zigzag and Armchair Edges in Graphitic Nanoribbons

2009 572 citations Vincent Meunier, Bobby G. Sumpter et al. profile →
Theoretical Model for Nanoporous Carbon Supercapacitors

2007 524 citations Jingsong Huang, Bobby G. Sumpter et al. profile →
A Universal Model for Nanoporous Carbon Supercapacitors Applicable to Diverse Pore Regimes, Carbon Materials, and Electrolytes

2008 519 citations Jingsong Huang, Bobby G. Sumpter et al. profile →
Benchmarking graph neural networks for materials chemistry

2021 207 citations Victor Fung, Jiaxin Zhang et al. npj Computational Materials profile →
Chemical upcycling of polyethylene, polypropylene, and mixtures to high-value surfactants

2023 192 citations Bobby G. Sumpter et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A Panoramic View of MXenes via an Atomic Coordination‐Based Design Strategy 2025 ·Advanced Functional Materials ·(unknown), (unknown), Chongze Hu, Traian Dumitrică, Panchapakesan Ganesh, Jacek Jakowski, Zhongfang Chen, Raymond R. Unocic, Michael Naguib, Vincent Meunier, Yury Gogotsi, Paul R. C. Kent, Bobby G. Sumpter, Jingsong Huang	0
2	Polyethylene Upcycling to Liquid Alkanes in Molten Salts under Neat and External Hydrogen Source-Free Conditions 2025 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Liqi Qiu, Felipe Polo‐Garzon, Luke L. Daemen, Min-Jae Kim, Jinghua Guo, Bobby G. Sumpter, Michael Köehler, Carlos A. Steren, Tao Wang, Logan T. Kearney, Tomonori Saito, Zhenzhen Yang, Sheng Dai	2
3	A discretized representation for Monte Carlo simulation of deformed semiflexible chains 2024 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Chi-Huan Tung, (unknown), Guan-Rong Huang, Yangyang Wang, Jan‐Michael Y. Carrillo, Bobby G. Sumpter, Yuya Shinohara, Changwoo Do, Wei‐Ren Chen	2
4	Unveiling mesoscopic structures in distorted lamellar phases through deep learning-based small angle neutron scattering analysis 2024 ·Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ·Chi-Huan Tung, (unknown), Hsin‐Lung Chen, Guan-Rong Huang, Lionel Porcar, Ming‐Ching Chang, Jan‐Michael Y. Carrillo, Yangyang Wang, Bobby G. Sumpter, Yuya Shinohara, Jon Taylor, Changwoo Do, Wei‐Ren Chen	8
5	A Graph Dynamical neural network approach for decoding dynamical states in ferroelectrics. 2023 ·Carbon Trends ·(unknown), Tian Xie, Dündar E. Yılmaz, Adri C. T. van Duin, Bobby G. Sumpter, Panchapakesan Ganesh	10
6	Scale-free switching of polarization in the layered ferroelectric material CuInP2S6 2023 ·Physical Review Research ·Nikhil Sivadas, Bobby G. Sumpter, Panchapakesan Ganesh	3
7	Mesoscopic two-point collective dynamics of glass-forming liquids 2023 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Zhiqiang Shen, Jan‐Michael Y. Carrillo, Bobby G. Sumpter, Yangyang Wang	2
8	Strain-Induced asymmetry and on-site dynamics of silicon defects in graphene 2022 ·Carbon Trends ·Ondrej Dyck, Feng Bao, Maxim Ziatdinov, (unknown), Kody J. H. Law, Artem Maksov, Bobby G. Sumpter, Richard Archibald, Stephen Jesse, Sergei V. Kalinin, David B. Lingerfelt	1
9	Fingerprinting Brownian Motions of Polymers under Flow 2022 ·Physical Review Letters ·Zhiqiang Shen, Jan‐Michael Y. Carrillo, Bobby G. Sumpter, Yangyang Wang	5
10	CO₂-Assisted Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane over VO_x/In₂O₃ Catalysts: Interplay between Redox Property and Acid–Base Interactions 2022 ·ACS Catalysis ·Xiao Jiang, Bar Mosevitzky Lis, Stephen C. Purdy, (unknown), Victor Fung, Wenying Quan, Zhenghong Bao, Weiwei Yang, Yang He, Bobby G. Sumpter, Katharine Page, Israel E. Wachs, Zili Wu	40
11	Benchmarking graph neural networks for materials chemistry breakdown → 2021 ·npj Computational Materials ·Victor Fung, Jiaxin Zhang, (unknown), Bobby G. Sumpter	207
12	Interactions of an Imine Polymer with Nanoporous Silica and Carbon in Hybrid Adsorbents for Carbon Capture 2021 ·Langmuir ·Gernot Rother, Uma Tumuluri, Kuan Huang, William T. Heller, Sheng Dai, Jan‐Michael Y. Carrillo, Bobby G. Sumpter	7
13	Spatial correlations of entangled polymer dynamics 2021 ·Physical review. E ·(unknown), Jan‐Michael Y. Carrillo, Changwoo Do, Wei‐Ren Chen, Péter Falus, Zhiqiang Shen, Kunlun Hong, Bobby G. Sumpter, Yangyang Wang	7
14	An exact inversion method for extracting orientation ordering by small-angle scattering 2021 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·Guan-Rong Huang, Jan‐Michael Y. Carrillo, Yangyang Wang, Changwoo Do, Lionel Porcar, Bobby G. Sumpter, Wei‐Ren Chen	8
15	Double membrane formation in heterogeneous vesicles 2020 ·Soft Matter ·Dima Bolmatov, Jan‐Michael Y. Carrillo, Bobby G. Sumpter, John Katsaras, Maxim O. Lavrentovich	5
16	Orally Bioavailable Androgen Receptor Degrader, Potential Next-Generation Therapeutic for Enzalutamide-Resistant Prostate Cancer 2019 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Suriyan Ponnusamy, Yali He, Dong‐Jin Hwang, Thirumagal Thiyagarajan, René Houtman, Vera Bocharova, Bobby G. Sumpter, Elias J. Fernandez, Daniel L. Johnson, Ziyun Du, Lawrence M. Pfeffer, Robert H. Getzenberg, Iain J. McEwan, Duane D. Miller, Ramesh Narayanan	60
17	Molecular reorganization in bulk bottlebrush polymers: direct observation via nanoscale imaging 2018 ·Nanoscale ·Nikolay Borodinov, Alex Belianinov, Dongsook Chang, Jan‐Michael Y. Carrillo, (unknown), Yuewen Xu, Kunlun Hong, Anton V. Ievlev, Bobby G. Sumpter, Olga S. Ovchinnikova	15
18	Diffusion of Sticky Nanoparticles in a Polymer Melt: Crossover from Suppressed to Enhanced Transport 2018 ·Macromolecules ·Bobby Carroll, Vera Bocharova, Jan‐Michael Y. Carrillo, A. Kisliuk, Shiwang Cheng, Umi Yamamoto, Kenneth S. Schweizer, Bobby G. Sumpter, Alexei P. Sokolov	55
19	Low-Frequency Shear and Layer-Breathing Modes in Raman Scattering of Two-Dimensional Materials 2017 ·ACS Nano ·Liangbo Liang, Jun Zhang, Bobby G. Sumpter, Qinghai Tan, Ping‐Heng Tan, Vincent Meunier	212
20	Big Effect of Small Nanoparticles: A Shift in Paradigm for Polymer Nanocomposites 2017 ·ACS Nano ·Shiwang Cheng, Shi‐Jie Xie, Jan‐Michael Y. Carrillo, Bobby Carroll, Halie J. Martin, (unknown), Mark Dadmun, Bobby G. Sumpter, V. N. Novikov, Kenneth S. Schweizer, Alexei P. Sokolov	183

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