Brian Robinson

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
54 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Brian Robinson is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Robinson has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Organic Chemistry, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Brian Robinson's work include Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (9 papers), Synthesis and Biological Evaluation (7 papers) and Synthesis and Reactions of Organic Compounds (7 papers). Brian Robinson is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (9 papers), Synthesis and Biological Evaluation (7 papers) and Synthesis and Reactions of Organic Compounds (7 papers). Brian Robinson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Brian Robinson's co-authors include Peter A. Crooks, A. Sambell, H. Jackson, Robert B. Longmore, J B Robinson, G. Smith, Maria Zubair, Otto Meth‐Cohn, B. Cox and J. E. Thomas and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Tetrahedron.

In The Last Decade

Brian Robinson

49 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Fischer Indole Synthesis. 1963 2026 1984 2005 1963 1969 100 200 300 400 500
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 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. The Fischer Indole Synthesis.
    1963 570 citations Brian Robinson Chemical Reviews profile →
  2. Studies on the Fischer indole synthesis
    1969 318 citations Brian Robinson Chemical Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Robinson United Kingdom 11 1.0k 203 116 91 85 54 1.3k
Judith Flippen‐Anderson United States 13 596 0.6× 219 1.1× 58 0.5× 115 1.3× 27 0.3× 20 872
В. Г. Граник Russia 16 986 1.0× 270 1.3× 58 0.5× 37 0.4× 48 0.6× 296 1.3k
Wayland E. Noland United States 23 1.2k 1.2× 252 1.2× 144 1.2× 35 0.4× 80 0.9× 111 1.5k
A.J.H. Klunder Netherlands 22 1.1k 1.1× 356 1.8× 166 1.4× 41 0.5× 70 0.8× 112 1.5k
Gurdial Singh United Kingdom 21 948 0.9× 395 1.9× 138 1.2× 22 0.2× 68 0.8× 78 1.2k
Philip J. Parsons United Kingdom 23 2.0k 2.0× 415 2.0× 163 1.4× 144 1.6× 60 0.7× 147 2.3k
A. Martin Spain 18 667 0.7× 271 1.3× 28 0.2× 15 0.2× 57 0.7× 58 917
Michael S. Kellogg United States 13 322 0.3× 98 0.5× 30 0.3× 13 0.1× 59 0.7× 32 620
Masafumi Tamura Japan 14 773 0.8× 193 1.0× 151 1.3× 18 0.2× 36 0.4× 35 1.1k
Tanmay Mandal India 21 1.2k 1.2× 281 1.4× 235 2.0× 18 0.2× 26 0.3× 46 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Robinson

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Brian Robinson's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Brian Robinson with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Brian Robinson more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Robinson

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Brian Robinson. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Brian Robinson. The network helps show where Brian Robinson may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Robinson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brian Robinson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brian Robinson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Brian Robinson. Brian Robinson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Trapnell, B.C., Yoshikazu Inoue, Francesco Bonella, et al.. (2024). RCT Abstract - Inhaled molgramostim improves pulmonary gas exchange and respiratory health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (aPAP): Results from IMPALA-2. Universitätsbibliographie, Universität Duisburg-Essen. PA5626–PA5626. 1 indexed citations
2.
3.
Rimmelé, Thomas, Tom Berger, D. Elmore, et al.. (2005). First-Light Instrumentation for the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope. AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 1 indexed citations
4.
Sambell, A., et al.. (1996). Performance of a cross-aperture coupled single feedcircularly polarised patch antenna. Electronics Letters. 32(7). 612–613. 50 indexed citations
5.
Robinson, Brian, et al.. (1992). A new and unequivocal method for establishing the position of N-glycosylation of unsymmetrically C-substituted imidazoles. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 211–211. 3 indexed citations
6.
Cox, B. & Brian Robinson. (1988). The reduction of 6‐methoxy‐9‐methyl‐11‐oxoechiboline using lithium aluminium hydride. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry. 25(1). 271–272. 3 indexed citations
7.
Robinson, Brian. (1981). 4-METER Primary Mirror - KPNO. 14. 5. 1 indexed citations
8.
Robinson, Brian, et al.. (1977). The Synthesis of 4-Acetylaminoimidazole-5-sulfonamide and 1-Acetyl-5-acetylimidazole-4-sulfonamide. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 50(2). 561–562.
9.
Robinson, Brian, et al.. (1972). Catharanthus alkaloids. XXVIII. The structure (chemical verification) and absolute configuration of cathanneine. Tetrahedron Letters. 13(5). 391–392. 3 indexed citations
10.
Robinson, Brian, et al.. (1970). The synthesis and anti-acetylcholinesterase activities of (+)-physostigmine and (+)-physovenine. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 22(12). 889–896. 31 indexed citations
11.
Crooks, Peter A. & Brian Robinson. (1970). The isolation and identification of jollyanine from Tabernamontana cumminsii. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 22(6). 471–472. 6 indexed citations
12.
Robinson, Brian. (1969). Errata - Recent Studies on the Fischer Indole Synthesis. Chemical Reviews. 69(6). 878–878. 1 indexed citations
13.
Crooks, Peter A. & Brian Robinson. (1969). Azaindoles. Part I. The syntheses of 5-aza- and 5,7-diazaindoles by the non-catalytic thermal indolization of 4-pyridyl- and 4-pyrimidylhydrazones respectively. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 47(11). 2061–2067. 15 indexed citations
14.
Longmore, Robert B. & Brian Robinson. (1967). Alkaloids of Physostigma venenosum. V. The synthesis of (±)-physovenine. Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications. 32(6). 2184–2192. 7 indexed citations
15.
Robinson, Brian. (1965). The structure of rubreserine, a decomposition product of physostigmine. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 17(2). 89–91. 10 indexed citations
16.
Robinson, Brian, et al.. (1965). Synthesis of 1,3,3-trimethyl- and 1,2,3,3-tetramethyl-5-(methyl- and dimethyl-carbamoyloxy) indolines and their methiodides. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 17(11). 728–733. 7 indexed citations
17.
Robinson, Brian. (1963). 92. The autoxidation of 2-hydroxy-1,3,3-trimethyl-2-t-butylindoline and 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-methyleneindoline. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 586–586. 8 indexed citations
18.
Robinson, Brian. (1963). 446. A non-catalytic alcoholysis of nitriles. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 2417–2417. 5 indexed citations
19.
Robinson, Brian. (1963). 568. The Fischer indolisation of cyclohexane-1,4-dione bisphenylhydrazone. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 3097–3097. 38 indexed citations
20.
Robinson, Brian & G. Smith. (1960). 884. Indoles. Part IV. The reaction between 1,3-dimethylindole and mesityl oxide. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 4574–4574. 7 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Judith Flippen‐Anderson Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by В. Г. Граник Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Wayland E. Noland Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by A.J.H. Klunder Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Gurdial Singh Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Philip J. Parsons Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by A. Martin Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Michael S. Kellogg Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Masafumi Tamura Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Tanmay Mandal
Rankless by CCL
2026