Bobby G. Sumpter

917 total papers · 33.0k total citations
581 papers, 24.8k 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 581 papers receiving a total of 24.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 322 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 (77 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 (77 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, Humberto Terrones, Sheng Dai, 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 24.4k citations

Hit Papers

Ultrathin Planar Graphene... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2011 2011 2017 2009 2007 250 500 750 1000
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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Ultrathin Planar Graphene Supercapacitors
    2011 1.1k citations Jungjoon Yoo, Kaushik Balakrishnan et al. Nano Letters profile →
  2. Density-functional approaches to noncovalent interactions: A comparison of dispersion corrections (DFT-D), exchange-hole dipole moment (XDM) theory, and specialized functionals
    2011 621 citations Lori A. Burns, Álvaro Vázquez Mayagoitia et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  3. PdSe2: Pentagonal Two-Dimensional Layers with High Air Stability for Electronics
    2017 611 citations Akinola D. Oyedele, Shize Yang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  4. Controlled Formation of Sharp Zigzag and Armchair Edges in Graphitic Nanoribbons
    2009 568 citations Xiaoting Jia, Mario Hofmann et al. Science profile →
  5. Theoretical Model for Nanoporous Carbon Supercapacitors
    2007 521 citations Jingsong Huang, Bobby G. Sumpter et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  6. A Universal Model for Nanoporous Carbon Supercapacitors Applicable to Diverse Pore Regimes, Carbon Materials, and Electrolytes
    2008 514 citations Jingsong Huang, Bobby G. Sumpter et al. Chemistry - A European Journal profile →
  7. Benchmarking graph neural networks for materials chemistry
    2021 197 citations Victor Fung, Jiaxin Zhang et al. npj Computational Materials profile →
  8. Chemical upcycling of polyethylene, polypropylene, and mixtures to high-value surfactants
    2023 185 citations Zhen Xu, Nuwayo Eric Munyaneza et al. Science profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Bobby G. Sumpter 14.2k 8.9k 4.4k 4.1k 3.7k 581 24.8k
Lijun Zhang 14.4k 1.0× 14.8k 1.7× 4.2k 1.0× 2.6k 0.6× 3.5k 1.0× 552 24.6k
Qian Wang 23.2k 1.6× 13.0k 1.5× 4.6k 1.1× 5.3k 1.3× 1.9k 0.5× 704 33.1k
Alexander Wokaun 12.1k 0.9× 10.0k 1.1× 4.7k 1.1× 5.5k 1.3× 1.6k 0.4× 591 30.1k
Christof Wöll 24.0k 1.7× 14.4k 1.6× 3.5k 0.8× 7.7k 1.9× 2.3k 0.6× 660 38.5k
David J. Schiffrin 9.3k 0.7× 9.3k 1.0× 6.6k 1.5× 3.6k 0.9× 1.8k 0.5× 254 21.6k
Kazuhiko Seki 7.5k 0.5× 11.3k 1.3× 1.5k 0.3× 2.3k 0.6× 3.4k 0.9× 547 19.1k
Sara Bals 14.7k 1.0× 8.1k 0.9× 5.5k 1.3× 4.5k 1.1× 780 0.2× 566 24.6k
Chi Zhang 11.4k 0.8× 7.1k 0.8× 5.9k 1.3× 3.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.3× 806 22.4k
Jiannian Yao 20.4k 1.4× 20.4k 2.3× 4.7k 1.1× 4.4k 1.1× 7.8k 2.1× 700 37.1k
Jin Zhang 22.8k 1.6× 14.1k 1.6× 7.7k 1.8× 8.2k 2.0× 3.0k 0.8× 766 37.4k

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