Brandon H. Bowser

740 total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 582 citations indexed

About

Brandon H. Bowser is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brandon H. Bowser has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 582 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 3 papers in Materials Chemistry and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Brandon H. Bowser's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (9 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (5 papers) and Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (2 papers). Brandon H. Bowser is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (9 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (5 papers) and Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (2 papers). Brandon H. Bowser collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Germany. Brandon H. Bowser's co-authors include Stephen L. Craig, Tatiana B. Kouznetsova, Haley K. Beech, Shu Wang, Bradley D. Olsen, Michael Rubinstein, Xujun Zheng, Tetsu Ouchi, Takahiro Matsuda and Jeremiah A. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Brandon H. Bowser

10 papers receiving 573 citations

Hit Papers

Toughening hydrogels through force-triggered chemical rea... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200 250
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  1. Toughening hydrogels through force-triggered chemical reactions that lengthen polymer strands
    2021 251 citations Zi Wang, Xujun Zheng et al. Science profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brandon H. Bowser United States 8 251 168 140 117 110 12 582
Tetsu Ouchi United States 9 122 0.5× 233 1.4× 139 1.0× 173 1.5× 132 1.2× 13 667
Yinjun Chen China 9 368 1.5× 164 1.0× 315 2.3× 218 1.9× 263 2.4× 17 835
Jelle E. Stumpel Netherlands 10 118 0.5× 230 1.4× 270 1.9× 58 0.5× 141 1.3× 11 673
Takeshi Kanehara Japan 5 147 0.6× 142 0.8× 283 2.0× 396 3.4× 374 3.4× 5 747
Nataraja Sekhar Yadavalli United States 16 151 0.6× 188 1.1× 227 1.6× 52 0.4× 81 0.7× 32 585
Wenlian Qiu China 14 66 0.3× 240 1.4× 197 1.4× 160 1.4× 203 1.8× 22 748
Jarosław Paturej Poland 10 170 0.7× 196 1.2× 273 1.9× 276 2.4× 391 3.6× 36 911
Takahiro Kosuge Japan 9 303 1.2× 88 0.5× 273 1.9× 105 0.9× 158 1.4× 11 549
Markus Lunzer Austria 14 61 0.2× 317 1.9× 220 1.6× 69 0.6× 125 1.1× 24 612
Woo‐Kyung Lee United States 16 203 0.8× 523 3.1× 347 2.5× 43 0.4× 109 1.0× 27 1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brandon H. Bowser

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All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Bowser, Brandon H., Jan Meisner, Tatiana B. Kouznetsova, et al.. (2025). Switching and Quantifying the Single-Molecule Mechanochemical Reactivity of Four-Membered Carbocycle Mechanophores within a Single, Photoswitchable Polymer Strand. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(51). 47722–47729.
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Bowser, Brandon H., Cameron L. Brown, Jan Meisner, et al.. (2025). Structure–property relationships for the force-triggered disrotatory ring-opening of cyclobutene. Chemical Science. 16(17). 7311–7319. 4 indexed citations
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Ouchi, Tetsu, Brandon H. Bowser, Tatiana B. Kouznetsova, Xujun Zheng, & Stephen L. Craig. (2022). Strain-triggered acidification in a double-network hydrogel enabled by multi-functional transduction of molecular mechanochemistry. Materials Horizons. 10(2). 585–593. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Zi, Xujun Zheng, Tetsu Ouchi, et al.. (2021). Toughening hydrogels through force-triggered chemical reactions that lengthen polymer strands. Science. 374(6564). 193–196. 251 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Shu, Haley K. Beech, Brandon H. Bowser, et al.. (2021). Mechanism Dictates Mechanics: A Molecular Substituent Effect in the Macroscopic Fracture of a Covalent Polymer Network. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(10). 3714–3718. 62 indexed citations
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Bowser, Brandon H., Shu Wang, Tatiana B. Kouznetsova, et al.. (2021). Single-Event Spectroscopy and Unravelling Kinetics of Covalent Domains Based on Cyclobutane Mechanophores. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(13). 5269–5276. 51 indexed citations
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Brown, Cameron L., Brandon H. Bowser, Jan Meisner, et al.. (2021). Substituent Effects in Mechanochemical Allowed and Forbidden Cyclobutene Ring-Opening Reactions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(10). 3846–3855. 49 indexed citations
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Bowser, Brandon H., et al.. (2019). High Mechanophore Content, Stress-Relieving Copolymers Synthesized via RAFT Polymerization. Macromolecules. 52(22). 9032–9038. 22 indexed citations
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Bowser, Brandon H. & Stephen L. Craig. (2019). Correction: Empowering mechanochemistry with multi-mechanophore polymer architectures. Polymer Chemistry. 10(47). 6523–6523.
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Bowser, Brandon H. & Stephen L. Craig. (2018). Empowering mechanochemistry with multi-mechanophore polymer architectures. Polymer Chemistry. 9(26). 3583–3593. 106 indexed citations
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