Brooks A. Abel

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

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Brooks A. Abel is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Biomaterials and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brooks A. Abel has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Organic Chemistry, 13 papers in Biomaterials and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Brooks A. Abel's work include Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (8 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (8 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (7 papers). Brooks A. Abel is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (8 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (8 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (7 papers). Brooks A. Abel collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and India. Brooks A. Abel's co-authors include Geoffrey W. Coates, Rachel L. Snyder, Charles L. McCormick, Sarah E. Morgan, Tyler Brown, Veena Koul, Veena Choudhary, Michael B. Sims, Nitash P. Balsara and Youngwoo Choo and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Brooks A. Abel

30 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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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.

Chemically recyclable thermoplastics from reversible-deactivation polymerization of cyclic acetals

2021 371 citations Brooks A. Abel, Rachel L. Snyder et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brooks A. Abel United States	20	775	642	447	298	207	34	1.5k
Louis M. Pitet United States	24	1.1k 1.4×	897 1.4×	183 0.4×	624 2.1×	546 2.6×	40	2.2k
Dong‐Po Song China	28	1.5k 1.9×	483 0.8×	462 1.0×	288 1.0×	933 4.5×	75	2.5k
Naofumi Naga Japan	24	1.6k 2.1×	514 0.8×	715 1.6×	432 1.4×	323 1.6×	123	2.2k
Tomohiro Kubo United States	20	1.2k 1.5×	407 0.6×	170 0.4×	834 2.8×	364 1.8×	42	1.8k
Laetitia Mespouille Belgium	27	1.7k 2.3×	1.4k 2.2×	769 1.7×	396 1.3×	295 1.4×	48	2.7k
Thierry Glauser United States	15	950 1.2×	762 1.2×	589 1.3×	290 1.0×	206 1.0×	17	1.4k
Alfonso Rodrı́guez-Galán Spain	24	581 0.7×	1.3k 2.0×	218 0.5×	692 2.3×	194 0.9×	56	1.8k
Wojciech Wałach Poland	22	789 1.0×	594 0.9×	125 0.3×	651 2.2×	127 0.6×	53	1.3k
Kerstin Niederer Germany	7	438 0.6×	412 0.6×	241 0.5×	186 0.6×	125 0.6×	9	943
Gert O. R. Alberda van Ekenstein Netherlands	20	479 0.6×	627 1.0×	170 0.4×	396 1.3×	326 1.6×	43	1.3k

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Abel, Brooks A., et al.. (2026). Molecular Weight-Controlled Cationic Polymerization of Tetrahydrofuran Using a Squaramidinium Hydrogen-Bond Donor Catalyst. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 148(4). 4397–4405.

Chen, Min, Karen C. Bustillo, Colin Ophus, et al.. (2025). In Situ 4D‐STEM Imaging of the Orientation of Lamellar Clusters in Polymer Crystallization. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 46(22). e00450–e00450. 1 indexed citations

Butterfoss, Glenn L., Tianyi Yu, Behzad Rad, et al.. (2025). Crystalline Peptoid Nanofibers with a Single-Unit Cell Cross Section. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(31). 27390–27402. 1 indexed citations

Abel, Brooks A. & Geoffrey W. Coates. (2025). Introduction: The Future of Plastics Sustainability. Chemical Reviews. 125(3). 1255–1256. 8 indexed citations

Ercius, Peter, Glenn L. Butterfoss, Jian Zhang, et al.. (2025). Three-Dimensional Crystals Assembled by Linear Oligopeptoids. Nano Letters. 25(31). 11940–11946.

Prendergast, David, et al.. (2024). Unveiling Nanostructure Design in Ion-Containing Polymers Using Cryo-TEM. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 30(Supplement_1). 1 indexed citations

Zuckermann, Ronald N., et al.. (2024). Evaluating Cryo‐TEM Reconstruction Accuracy of Self‐Assembled Polymer Nanostructures. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 46(1). e2400589–e2400589.

Choo, Youngwoo, et al.. (2022). Complete Electrochemical Characterization and Limiting Current of Polyacetal Electrolytes. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 169(2). 20538–20538. 5 indexed citations

Gao, Kevin W., Rachel L. Snyder, Brooks A. Abel, et al.. (2022). Relationship between Ion Transport and Phase Behavior in Acetal-Based Polymer Blend Electrolytes Studied by Electrochemical Characterization and Neutron Scattering. Macromolecules. 55(24). 11023–11033. 10 indexed citations

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Abel, Brooks A., et al.. (2022). Multifunctional Catalysts for Ring-Opening Copolymerizations. ACS Catalysis. 12(18). 11037–11070. 131 indexed citations

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Halat, David M., Rachel L. Snyder, Youngwoo Choo, et al.. (2021). Modifying Li⁺ and Anion Diffusivities in Polyacetal Electrolytes: A Pulsed-Field-Gradient NMR Study of Ion Self-Diffusion. Chemistry of Materials. 33(13). 4915–4926. 33 indexed citations

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Halat, David M., Youngwoo Choo, Rachel L. Snyder, et al.. (2021). Exploring the Ion Solvation Environments in Solid-State Polymer Electrolytes through Free-Energy Sampling. Macromolecules. 54(18). 8590–8600. 12 indexed citations

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Abel, Brooks A., Rachel L. Snyder, & Geoffrey W. Coates. (2021). Chemically recyclable thermoplastics from reversible-deactivation polymerization of cyclic acetals. Science. 373(6556). 783–789. 371 indexed citations breakdown →

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Stalin, Sanjuna, Prayag Biswal, Qing Zhao, et al.. (2020). Achieving Uniform Lithium Electrodeposition in Cross-Linked Poly(ethylene oxide) Networks: “Soft” Polymers Prevent Metal Dendrite Proliferation. Macromolecules. 53(13). 5445–5454. 27 indexed citations

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Yang, Bin, Brooks A. Abel, Charles L. McCormick, & Robson F. Storey. (2017). Synthesis of Polyisobutylene Bottlebrush Polymers via Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization. Macromolecules. 50(19). 7458–7467. 24 indexed citations

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Das, Pradipta, Dexter N. Dean, Fei Liu, et al.. (2017). Aqueous RAFT Synthesis of Glycopolymers for Determination of Saccharide Structure and Concentration Effects on Amyloid β Aggregation. Biomacromolecules. 18(10). 3359–3366. 23 indexed citations

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Abel, Brooks A. & Charles L. McCormick. (2016). “One-Pot” Aminolysis/Thiol–Maleimide End-Group Functionalization of RAFT Polymers: Identifying and Preventing Michael Addition Side Reactions. Macromolecules. 49(17). 6193–6202. 35 indexed citations

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Sahukhal, Gyan S., Brooks A. Abel, Tyler Brown, et al.. (2015). Antimicrobial Peptide Mimicking Primary Amine and Guanidine Containing Methacrylamide Copolymers Prepared by Raft Polymerization. Biomacromolecules. 16(12). 3845–3852. 68 indexed citations

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Abel, Brooks A., et al.. (2015). High molecular weight and low dispersity polyacrylonitrile by low temperature RAFT polymerization. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 54(4). 553–562. 33 indexed citations

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Abel, Brooks A., Tyler Brown, Veena Koul, et al.. (2012). Antimicrobial Poly(methacrylamide) Derivatives Prepared via Aqueous RAFT Polymerization Exhibit Biocidal Efficiency Dependent upon Cation Structure. Biomacromolecules. 13(8). 2472–2482. 69 indexed citations

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