Bruce A. Firestone

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

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Bruce A. Firestone is a scholar working on Molecular Medicine, Organic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce A. Firestone has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Medicine, 6 papers in Organic Chemistry and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Bruce A. Firestone's work include Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (7 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (5 papers) and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (2 papers). Bruce A. Firestone is often cited by papers focused on Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (7 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (5 papers) and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (2 papers). Bruce A. Firestone collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Ireland. Bruce A. Firestone's co-authors include Ronald A. Siegel, C. Anthony Hunt, Tuan Hiep Tran, R. W. Bergstrom, Ian J. Massey and Joel P. Schneider and has published in prestigious journals such as Macromolecules, Journal of Controlled Release and International Journal of Pharmaceutics.

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Bruce A. Firestone

12 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

pH-dependent equilibrium swelling properties of hydrophobic polyelectrolyte copolymer gels

1988 535 citations Ronald A. Siegel, Bruce A. Firestone Macromolecules profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bruce A. Firestone United States	10	703	362	341	201	178	12	1.1k
Smitha Bhanu United States	5	509 0.7×	344 1.0×	348 1.0×	210 1.0×	488 2.7×	7	1.1k
А. С. Дубовик Russia	15	402 0.6×	353 1.0×	187 0.5×	105 0.5×	170 1.0×	57	865
Marina Temchenko United States	12	279 0.4×	338 0.9×	129 0.4×	175 0.9×	286 1.6×	14	796
Ainara Imaz Spain	12	404 0.6×	357 1.0×	185 0.5×	62 0.3×	298 1.7×	13	785
Alexander E. Ivanov Sweden	21	233 0.3×	216 0.6×	322 0.9×	58 0.3×	232 1.3×	58	1.1k
Olga Mergel Germany	18	276 0.4×	207 0.6×	285 0.8×	45 0.2×	173 1.0×	21	851
David Duracher France	12	476 0.7×	358 1.0×	245 0.7×	29 0.1×	181 1.0×	20	831
Ingo Berndt Germany	10	560 0.8×	342 0.9×	202 0.6×	25 0.1×	141 0.8×	10	858
Xihua Lu China	15	296 0.4×	219 0.6×	184 0.5×	76 0.4×	303 1.7×	33	840
Melanie Bradley United Kingdom	17	352 0.5×	329 0.9×	240 0.7×	32 0.2×	110 0.6×	27	795

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Firestone, Bruce A., et al.. (1998). Solubility characteristics of three fluoroquinolone ophthalmic solutions in an in vitro tear model. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 164(1-2). 119–128. 26 indexed citations

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Firestone, Bruce A. & Ronald A. Siegel. (1994). pH, salt, and buffer dependent swelling in ionizable copolymer gels: Tests of the ideal Donnan equilibrium theory. Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition. 5(5). 433–450. 33 indexed citations

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Siegel, Ronald A., et al.. (1992). Buffer Effects on Swelling Kinetics in Polybasic Gels. Pharmaceutical Research. 9(1). 76–81. 35 indexed citations

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Firestone, Bruce A. & Ronald A. Siegel. (1991). Kinetics and mechanisms of water sorption in hydrophobic, ionizable copolymer gels. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 43(5). 901–914. 106 indexed citations

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Siegel, Ronald A., et al.. (1990). Weak ionic hydrogels. Effects of pH, ionic strength, and buffer composition on swelling equilibria, kinetics, and solute release. 31(1). 231–232. 4 indexed citations

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Siegel, Ronald A. & Bruce A. Firestone. (1990). Mechanochemical approaches to self-regulating insulin pump design. Journal of Controlled Release. 11(1-3). 181–192. 47 indexed citations

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Firestone, Bruce A. & Ronald A. Siegel. (1988). Dynamic pH-dependent swelling properties of a hydrophobic polyelectrolyte gel. 29(7). 204–208. 53 indexed citations

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Siegel, Ronald A. & Bruce A. Firestone. (1988). pH-dependent equilibrium swelling properties of hydrophobic polyelectrolyte copolymer gels. Macromolecules. 21(11). 3254–3259. 535 indexed citations breakdown →

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Siegel, Ronald A., et al.. (1988). pH-Controlled release from hydrophobic/polyelectrolyte copolymer hydrogels. Journal of Controlled Release. 8(2). 179–182. 189 indexed citations

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Firestone, Bruce A., et al.. (1987). Selection of a derivative of the antiviral agent 9-[(1,3-dihydroxy-2-propoxy)-methyl]guanine (DHPG) with improved oral absorption.. Pharmaceutical Research. 4(2). 120–125. 16 indexed citations

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Firestone, Bruce A., et al.. (1987). Stabilization of the dipropionate ester of DHPG, 9-[(1,3-dihydroxy-2-propoxy)-methyl]guanine against enzymatic hydrolysis using eomplexation. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 35(1-2). 73–80. 3 indexed citations

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Firestone, Bruce A., et al.. (1985). A Dual-Column HPLC Method for the Simultaneous Determination of DHPG (9-[(1,3-Dihydroxy-2-Propoxy)Methyl]Guanine) and Its Mono and Diesters in Biological Samples. Journal of Chromatographic Science. 23(4). 168–170. 12 indexed citations

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