Colin G. Pitt

6.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
115 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Colin G. Pitt is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin G. Pitt has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Organic Chemistry, 22 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 18 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Colin G. Pitt's work include Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (19 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (15 papers) and Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (11 papers). Colin G. Pitt is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (19 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (15 papers) and Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (11 papers). Colin G. Pitt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Croatia and Canada. Colin G. Pitt's co-authors include Anton K. Schindler, Yong‐Jun Cha, R. Wayne Hendren, S.S. Shah, Ruth A. Zweidinger, Kan Zhu, Kasper Løvborg Jensen, Zhongwei Gu, A. Robert Jeffcoat and Stephen Woodward and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Colin G. Pitt

113 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Aliphatic polyesters. I. The degradation of poly(ϵ‐caprolactone) in vivo

1981 584 citations Colin G. Pitt, Anton K. Schindler et al. profile →
Synthesis, properties, and biodegradation of poly(1,3-trimethylene carbonate)

1991 437 citations Colin G. Pitt et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Colin G. Pitt United States	36	2.3k	1.5k	897	632	608	115	5.3k
Yukio Imanishi Japan	47	1.9k 0.9×	2.9k 2.0×	1.7k 1.9×	157 0.2×	752 1.2×	418	8.5k
Róbert Langer Germany	33	2.2k 1.0×	1.9k 1.3×	1.9k 2.1×	751 1.2×	394 0.6×	106	6.9k
Yasuhiko Yoshida Japan	38	2.5k 1.1×	659 0.4×	2.2k 2.4×	273 0.4×	674 1.1×	210	6.9k
Meidong Lang China	36	1.9k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	425 0.7×	568 0.9×	172	4.7k
Gao Li China	37	1.9k 0.9×	678 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	194 0.3×	1.1k 1.8×	163	4.4k
Lev Bromberg United States	46	1.9k 0.8×	2.1k 1.4×	1.5k 1.7×	980 1.6×	667 1.1×	146	6.8k
Christopher S. Brazel United States	26	2.0k 0.9×	873 0.6×	1.7k 1.9×	980 1.6×	1.1k 1.7×	46	5.7k
Alan E. Tonelli United States	53	4.1k 1.8×	3.0k 2.0×	1.5k 1.7×	830 1.3×	3.5k 5.8×	321	10.5k
Walter E. Rudzinski United States	25	1.9k 0.8×	670 0.5×	1.3k 1.5×	1.3k 2.0×	424 0.7×	71	5.0k
Raphael M. Ottenbrite United States	24	1.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	896 1.0×	561 0.9×	688 1.1×	102	4.3k

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Pitt, Colin G., et al.. (2005). Military helicopters: Have the seeds of future accidents already been sown?. Engineering Failure Analysis. 13(3). 493–515. 10 indexed citations

Evenson, Donald P., et al.. (2001). Changes in susceptibility of bovine sperm to in situ DNA denaturation during prolonged incubation at ambient temperature under conditions of exposure to reactive oxygen species and nuclease inhibitor. Reproduction Fertility and Development. 12(6). 251–261. 33 indexed citations

Pitt, Colin G.. (2000). Prophylactic amnioinfusion for intrapartum oligohydramnios: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 96(5). 861–866. 13 indexed citations

Shah, S.S., Jason A. Wertheim, & Colin G. Pitt. (1995). Polymer-drug conjugates: Dependence of the rate of hydrolysis on the LCST. 34–35. 1 indexed citations

Arakawa, Tsutomu, et al.. (1994). Aggregation Pathway of Recombinant Human Keratinocyte Growth Factor and Its Stabilization. Pharmaceutical Research. 11(11). 1581–1587. 60 indexed citations

McLean, Ewen, et al.. (1992). Accelerated growth of coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch following sustained release of recombinant porcine somatotropin. Aquaculture. 103(3-4). 377–387. 17 indexed citations

Wells, Richard L., Andrew P. Purdy, & Colin G. Pitt. (1991). ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ARSORANE (Me₃SiCH₂)₃AsCl₂. Phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon and the related elements. 57(1-2). 1–3.

Cha, Yong‐Jun & Colin G. Pitt. (1990). The biodegradability of polyester blends. Biomaterials. 11(2). 108–112. 154 indexed citations

Wells, Richard L., Andrew P. Purdy, Kelvin T. Higa, Andrew T. McPhail, & Colin G. Pitt. (1987). Synthesis and characterization of a dimeric tris(arsino)gallane containing a nonplanar (Ga-As)2 ring: crystal structure of {[(Me3SiCH2)2As]3Ga}2. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 325(1-2). C7–C10. 20 indexed citations

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Seltzman, Herbert H., et al.. (1982). Radioimmunoassays for Cannabinoids. PsycEXTRA Dataset. 42. 19–32. 13 indexed citations

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Schindler, Anton K., et al.. (1982). Aliphatic polyesters. III. Molecular weight and molecular weight distribution in alcohol‐initiated polymerizations of ϵ‐caprolactone. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Chemistry Edition. 20(2). 319–326. 177 indexed citations

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Pitt, Colin G., et al.. (1980). The preparation of 5′‐iodo‐¹²⁵I‐Δ⁸‐THC; a radioligand for the radioimmunoassay of cannabinoids. Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals. 17(5). 681–689. 5 indexed citations

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Pitt, Colin G., A. Robert Jeffcoat, Ruth A. Zweidinger, & Anton K. Schindler. (1979). Sustained drug delivery systems. I. The permeability of poly(ϵ‐caprolactone), poly(DL‐lactic acid), and their copolymers. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 13(3). 497–507. 221 indexed citations

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Wani, Mansukh C., et al.. (1977). Synthesis, antifertility activity, and protein binding affinity of 7(8 .fwdarw. 11.alpha.)abeo steroids. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 20(4). 547–551. 4 indexed citations

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Pitt, Colin G., et al.. (1976). Synthesis and crystal and molecular structure of a 1,11-methano-steroid, 3-methoxy-1′β-methyl-1,11α-methano-9β-estra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17β-ol. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 2374–2379. 9 indexed citations

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Zweidinger, Ruth A., et al.. (1973). Photography of Bloodstains Visualized by Luminol. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 18(4). 296–302. 30 indexed citations

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Timmons, M. L., Colin G. Pitt, & Monroe E. Wall. (1969). Deuteration and tritiation of Δ8 and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol the use of trifluoroacetic acid as a convenient labelling reagent. Tetrahedron Letters. 10(36). 3129–3132. 10 indexed citations

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Pitt, Colin G.. (1969). Ultraviolet absorption spectra of derivatives of polysilanes. A probe of (p .far. d) .pi. bonding in organosilicon compounds. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 91(24). 6613–6622. 52 indexed citations

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Pitt, Colin G., et al.. (1967). Vinyl-hydrogen ligand exchange on silicon. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 7(3). 525–528. 10 indexed citations

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Walborsky, H. M. & Colin G. Pitt. (1962). Cyclopropanes. XIII. The Absolute Configuration of 1-Methyl-2,2-diphenylcyclopropane. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 84(24). 4831–4838. 28 indexed citations

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