Boyd A. Laurent

1.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
9 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Boyd A. Laurent is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Boyd A. Laurent has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Organic Chemistry, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Boyd A. Laurent's work include Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (5 papers), Click Chemistry and Applications (4 papers) and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (4 papers). Boyd A. Laurent is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (5 papers), Click Chemistry and Applications (4 papers) and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (4 papers). Boyd A. Laurent collaborates with scholars based in United States. Boyd A. Laurent's co-authors include Scott M. Grayson, David E. Dabney, Chrys Wesdemiotis, Mark D. Foster, Roderic P. Quirk, S.G. Sreerama, Boyu Zhang, Ravinder Elupula, Bruce C. Gibb and Simin Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Boyd A. Laurent

9 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

An Efficient Route to Well-Defined Macrocyclic Polymers v... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2009 200 400 600
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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.

  1. An Efficient Route to Well-Defined Macrocyclic Polymers via “Click” Cyclization
    2006 607 citations Boyd A. Laurent, Scott M. Grayson Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  2. Synthetic approaches for the preparation of cyclic polymers
    2009 428 citations Boyd A. Laurent, Scott M. Grayson Chemical Society Reviews profile →

Peers

Boyd A. Laurent
Mathias Glaßner Germany
Raymond J. Thibault United States
Sebastian Pfeifer Germany
Johannes Willenbacher United States
Fu‐Mian Li China
Krystyna R. Brzezinska United States
Thomas P. Smart United Kingdom
Joke Vandenbergh Belgium
Martin E. Levere United States
Michael G. Lanzendörfer Germany
Mathias Glaßner Germany
Boyd A. Laurent
Citations per year, relative to Boyd A. Laurent Boyd A. Laurent (= 1×) peers Mathias Glaßner

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Fields of papers citing papers by Boyd A. Laurent

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All Works

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Sreerama, S.G., Ravinder Elupula, Boyd A. Laurent, Boyu Zhang, & Scott M. Grayson. (2014). Use of MALDI-ToF MS to elucidate the structure of oligomeric impurities formed during ‘click’ cyclization of polystyrene. Reactive and Functional Polymers. 80. 83–94. 13 indexed citations
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Dabney, David E., Boyd A. Laurent, Mark D. Foster, et al.. (2012). Differentiation of Linear and Cyclic Polymer Architectures by MALDI Tandem Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-MS2). Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 24(1). 74–82. 40 indexed citations
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Liu, Simin, Boyd A. Laurent, Jessica N. Hoskins, et al.. (2011). A versatile and modular approach to functionalisation of deep-cavity cavitands via“click” chemistry. Chemical Communications. 47(32). 9036–9036. 16 indexed citations
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Laurent, Boyd A. & Scott M. Grayson. (2011). Synthesis of Cyclic Dendronized Polymers via Divergent “Graft-from” and Convergent Click “Graft-to” Routes: Preparation of Modular Toroidal Macromolecules. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133(34). 13421–13429. 85 indexed citations
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Laurent, Boyd A. & Scott M. Grayson. (2011). Synthesis of cyclic amphiphilic homopolymers and their potential application as polymeric micelles. Polymer Chemistry. 3(7). 1846–1855. 39 indexed citations
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Laurent, Boyd A. & Scott M. Grayson. (2009). Synthetic approaches for the preparation of cyclic polymers. Chemical Society Reviews. 38(8). 2202–2202. 428 indexed citations breakdown →
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Laurent, Boyd A., et al.. (2008). Synthesis of a pH-independent bifurcated amphiphile. Tetrahedron Letters. 49(13). 2091–2094. 4 indexed citations
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Laurent, Boyd A. & Scott M. Grayson. (2006). An Efficient Route to Well-Defined Macrocyclic Polymers via “Click” Cyclization. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 128(13). 4238–4239. 607 indexed citations breakdown →

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