Brock S. Howerton

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Brock S. Howerton is a scholar working on Oncology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Brock S. Howerton has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Oncology, 5 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 4 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Brock S. Howerton's work include Metal complexes synthesis and properties (6 papers), Mercury impact and mitigation studies (5 papers) and Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (3 papers). Brock S. Howerton is often cited by papers focused on Metal complexes synthesis and properties (6 papers), Mercury impact and mitigation studies (5 papers) and Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (3 papers). Brock S. Howerton collaborates with scholars based in United States. Brock S. Howerton's co-authors include Matthew M. Matlock, David A. Atwood, Edith C. Glazer, David K. Heidary, Sean Parkin, Erin Wachter, Matthew T. Dickerson, Yang Sun, Kevin R. Henke and Younsoo Bae and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Environmental Science & Technology and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Brock S. Howerton

18 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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.

Chemical precipitation of heavy metals from acid mine drainage

2002 641 citations Matthew M. Matlock, Brock S. Howerton et al. Water Research profile →
Strained Ruthenium Complexes Are Potent Light-Activated Anticancer Agents

2012 447 citations Brock S. Howerton, David K. Heidary et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brock S. Howerton United States	16	646	645	641	576	552	18	2.2k
Eleni Κ. Efthimiadou Greece	29	858 1.3×	453 0.7×	401 0.6×	1.4k 2.4×	380 0.7×	67	2.8k
Liping Song China	23	775 1.2×	758 1.2×	982 1.5×	73 0.1×	589 1.1×	106	2.7k
Yanfen Fang China	32	247 0.4×	1.1k 1.8×	412 0.6×	180 0.3×	273 0.5×	119	2.8k
Mohamed Gaber Egypt	33	1.6k 2.5×	682 1.1×	644 1.0×	1.2k 2.1×	321 0.6×	155	3.5k
Isabel del Hierro Spain	26	772 1.2×	1.0k 1.6×	427 0.7×	160 0.3×	167 0.3×	94	2.3k
Li Zhuang China	12	298 0.5×	684 1.1×	384 0.6×	109 0.2×	374 0.7×	21	1.8k
Zenixole R. Tshentu South Africa	20	386 0.6×	380 0.6×	117 0.2×	144 0.3×	213 0.4×	109	1.3k
Xiuling Zhang China	27	321 0.5×	1.0k 1.6×	332 0.5×	176 0.3×	270 0.5×	148	2.6k
Christopher Richardson Australia	27	630 1.0×	935 1.4×	104 0.2×	394 0.7×	229 0.4×	107	3.4k
Rahmatollah Rahimi Iran	35	984 1.5×	2.2k 3.4×	465 0.7×	68 0.1×	524 0.9×	186	3.8k

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18 of 18 papers shown

Howerton, Brock S., et al.. (2025). Receptor-Mediated SPION Labeling of CD4+ T Cells for Longitudinal MRI Tracking of Distribution Following Systemic Injection in Mouse. Nanomaterials. 15(14). 1068–1068. 2 indexed citations

Howerton, Brock S., et al.. (2023). Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Macrophage Response to Radiation Therapy. Cancers. 15(24). 5874–5874. 3 indexed citations

Havrylyuk, Dmytro, et al.. (2018). Structure-activity relationships of anticancer ruthenium(II) complexes with substituted hydroxyquinolines. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 156. 790–799. 49 indexed citations

Dickerson, Matthew T., Brock S. Howerton, Younsoo Bae, & Edith C. Glazer. (2015). Light-sensitive ruthenium complex-loaded cross-linked polymeric nanoassemblies for the treatment of cancer. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 4(3). 394–408. 55 indexed citations

Heidary, David K., Brock S. Howerton, & Edith C. Glazer. (2014). Coordination of Hydroxyquinolines to a Ruthenium Bis-dimethyl-phenanthroline Scaffold Radically Improves Potency for Potential as Antineoplastic Agents. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 57(21). 8936–8946. 78 indexed citations

Dickerson, Matthew T., Yang Sun, Brock S. Howerton, & Edith C. Glazer. (2014). Modifying Charge and Hydrophilicity of Simple Ru(II) Polypyridyl Complexes Radically Alters Biological Activities: Old Complexes, Surprising New Tricks. Inorganic Chemistry. 53(19). 10370–10377. 95 indexed citations

Wachter, Erin, et al.. (2013). A new type of DNA “light-switch”: a dual photochemical sensor and metalating agent for duplex and G-quadruplex DNA. Chemical Communications. 50(3). 311–313. 63 indexed citations

Wachter, Erin, David K. Heidary, Brock S. Howerton, Sean Parkin, & Edith C. Glazer. (2012). Light-activated ruthenium complexes photobind DNA and are cytotoxic in the photodynamic therapy window. Chemical Communications. 48(77). 9649–9649. 283 indexed citations

Howerton, Brock S., David K. Heidary, & Edith C. Glazer. (2012). Strained Ruthenium Complexes Are Potent Light-Activated Anticancer Agents. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 134(20). 8324–8327. 447 indexed citations breakdown →

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Matlock, Matthew M., Brock S. Howerton, & David A. Atwood. (2003). Irreversible binding of mercury from contaminated soil. Advances in Environmental Research. 7(2). 347–352. 15 indexed citations

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Matlock, Matthew M., Brock S. Howerton, & David A. Atwood. (2003). Covalent coating of coal refuse to inhibit leaching. Advances in Environmental Research. 7(2). 495–501. 20 indexed citations

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Matlock, Matthew M., Brock S. Howerton, & David A. Atwood. (2002). Chemical precipitation of heavy metals from acid mine drainage. Water Research. 36(19). 4757–4764. 641 indexed citations breakdown →

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Matlock, Matthew M., Brock S. Howerton, J. David Robertson, & David A. Atwood. (2002). Gold Ore Column Studies with a New Mercury Precipitant. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 41(21). 5278–5282. 27 indexed citations

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Matlock, Matthew M., et al.. (2002). Advanced Mercury Removal from Gold Leachate Solutions Prior to Gold and Silver Extraction: A Field Study from an Active Gold Mine in Peru. Environmental Science & Technology. 36(7). 1636–1639. 51 indexed citations

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Matlock, Matthew M., et al.. (2002). Soft metal preferences of 1,3-benzenediamidoethanethiol. Water Research. 37(3). 579–584. 18 indexed citations

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Matlock, Matthew M., Brock S. Howerton, & David A. Atwood. (2002). Chemical Precipitation of Lead from Lead Battery Recycling Plant Wastewater. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 41(6). 1579–1582. 168 indexed citations

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Matlock, Matthew M., Brock S. Howerton, & David A. Atwood. (2001). Irreversible precipitation of mercury and lead. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 84(1). 73–82. 135 indexed citations

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Matlock, Matthew M., Brock S. Howerton, Kevin R. Henke, & David A. Atwood. (2001). A pyridine-thiol ligand with multiple bonding sites for heavy metal precipitation. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 82(1). 55–63. 76 indexed citations

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