Con Robert McElroy

6.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
69 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Con Robert McElroy is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Con Robert McElroy has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 19 papers in Organic Chemistry and 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Con Robert McElroy's work include Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (21 papers), Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (8 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (7 papers). Con Robert McElroy is often cited by papers focused on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (21 papers), Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (8 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (7 papers). Con Robert McElroy collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Thailand and Poland. Con Robert McElroy's co-authors include James H. Clark, Andrew J. Hunt, Helen F. Sneddon, John Hayler, Sarah Abou‐Shehada, A.S. Wells, Denis Prat, Peter J. Dunn, James Sherwood and Thomas J. Farmer and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Applied Catalysis B: Environmental.

In The Last Decade

Con Robert McElroy

66 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

CHEM21 selection guide of classical- and less classical-solvents

2015 1.7k citations Denis Prat, A.S. Wells et al. Green Chemistry profile →
Tools and techniques for solvent selection: green solvent selection guides

2016 1.1k citations James H. Clark, Saimeng Jin et al. profile →
Towards a holistic approach to metrics for the 21st century pharmaceutical industry

2015 401 citations Con Robert McElroy, Louise Summerton et al. Green Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Con Robert McElroy United Kingdom	26	1.9k	1.4k	1.2k	770	562	69	5.1k
James Sherwood United Kingdom	27	1.8k 1.0×	1.7k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	785 1.0×	735 1.3×	67	5.4k
Thomas J. Farmer United Kingdom	31	1.2k 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	775 0.6×	770 1.0×	503 0.9×	82	4.3k
Helen F. Sneddon United Kingdom	30	3.0k 1.6×	988 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.0k 1.4×	435 0.8×	60	5.4k
John Hayler United States	15	3.2k 1.7×	1.2k 0.8×	1.5k 1.3×	1.6k 2.0×	605 1.1×	43	6.0k
David J. C. Constable United States	25	2.5k 1.3×	1.0k 0.7×	2.1k 1.7×	1.2k 1.6×	552 1.0×	35	5.6k
Nicolas Eghbali United States	8	1.9k 1.0×	802 0.6×	421 0.3×	539 0.7×	655 1.2×	10	4.0k
Nicholas Gathergood Ireland	40	2.7k 1.4×	944 0.7×	668 0.5×	1.0k 1.3×	362 0.6×	96	5.8k
Denis Prat France	10	1.3k 0.7×	727 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	489 0.6×	402 0.7×	15	3.1k
Basudeb Saha United Kingdom	44	797 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	442 0.4×	580 0.8×	1.3k 2.4×	168	6.0k
Richard K. Henderson United Kingdom	15	1.1k 0.6×	622 0.4×	983 0.8×	426 0.6×	431 0.8×	21	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Con Robert McElroy

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Con Robert McElroy

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McElroy, Con Robert, et al.. (2025). Polysaccharide-derived sulfur-containing mesoporous carbon materials for platinum group metal recovery. Carbon. 239. 120309–120309. 1 indexed citations

McElroy, Con Robert, Edward Taylor, Peter Eaton, et al.. (2024). Sustainable nanomaterials: the role of Cyrene in optimising carbon nanotubes dispersion and filtration efficiency. Frontiers in Chemistry. 12. 1498279–1498279. 2 indexed citations

Hunt, Andrew J., et al.. (2024). Controlling In Planta Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis and Size for Catalysis. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(22). 9714–9722. 4 indexed citations

Supanchaiyamat, Nontipa, et al.. (2024). A novel approach to amino acid synthesis: acid-assisted reactions with dimethyl carbonate for efficient O-methylated, N,O-methylated and N-formylated derivatives. Green Chemistry. 26(7). 3747–3757.

Mapelli, Caterina, Andrew R. Rickard, Con Robert McElroy, et al.. (2023). Atmospheric oxidation of new “green” solvents – Part 2: methyl pivalate and pinacolone. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 23(13). 7767–7779. 2 indexed citations

Farmer, Thomas J., et al.. (2023). Cyrene™, a Sustainable Solution for Graffiti Paint Removal. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 154–170. 10 indexed citations

Russo, Francesca, Francesco Galiano, Con Robert McElroy, et al.. (2023). Dialkyl Carbonates as Green Solvents for Polyvinylidene Difluoride Membrane Preparation. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 11(8). 3390–3404. 16 indexed citations

Rylott, Elizabeth L., et al.. (2022). Biologically bound nickel accelerated de-polymerization of polyethylene to high value hydrocarbons and hydrogen. RSC Sustainability. 1(1). 117–127. 8 indexed citations

Gastol, Dominika, Jean E. Marshall, Claire E. T. Mitchell, et al.. (2022). Reclaimed and Up‐Cycled Cathodes for Lithium‐Ion Batteries. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(12). 2200046–2200046. 25 indexed citations

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Marshall, Jean E., Dominika Gastol, Roberto Sommerville, et al.. (2022). Benign solvents for recycling and re-use of a multi-layer battery pouch. Materials Advances. 3(12). 4973–4981. 2 indexed citations

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Rylott, Elizabeth L., et al.. (2021). Phytocat – a bio-derived Ni catalyst for rapid de-polymerization of polystyrene using a synergistic approach. Green Chemistry. 23(2). 808–814. 14 indexed citations

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Marshall, Jean E., Anna Zhenova, Samuel Roberts, et al.. (2021). On the Solubility and Stability of Polyvinylidene Fluoride. Polymers. 13(9). 1354–1354. 178 indexed citations

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Summerton, Louise, James H. Clark, Glenn A. Hurst, et al.. (2019). Industry-Informed Workshops to Develop Graduate Skill Sets in the Circular Economy Using Systems Thinking. Journal of Chemical Education. 96(12). 2959–2967. 30 indexed citations

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McElroy, Con Robert, et al.. (2019). Fabrication of PES/PVP Water Filtration Membranes Using Cyrene®, a Safer Bio-Based Polar Aprotic Solvent. Advances in Polymer Technology. 2019. 1–15. 59 indexed citations

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Mampuys, Pieter, et al.. (2019). Why we might be misusing process mass intensity (PMI) and a methodology to apply it effectively as a discovery level metric. Green Chemistry. 22(1). 123–135. 93 indexed citations

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Parker, Helen L., Andrea Muñoz García, Con Robert McElroy, et al.. (2017). Toward Financially Viable Phytoextraction and Production of Plant-Based Palladium Catalysts. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(5). 2992–3000. 39 indexed citations

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Sherwood, James, et al.. (2017). Towards sustainable kinetic resolution, a combination of bio-catalysis, flow chemistry and bio-based solvents. Green Chemistry. 20(1). 136–140. 41 indexed citations

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Clark, James H., Saimeng Jin, James H. Clark, et al.. (2016). Tools and techniques for solvent selection: green solvent selection guides. 4(1). 1070 indexed citations breakdown →

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Prat, Denis, A.S. Wells, John Hayler, et al.. (2015). CHEM21 selection guide of classical- and less classical-solvents. Green Chemistry. 18(1). 288–296. 1652 indexed citations breakdown →

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Prat, Denis, A.S. Wells, John Hayler, et al.. (2015). Correction: CHEM21 selection guide of classical- and less classical-solvents. Green Chemistry. 17(10). 4848–4848. 24 indexed citations

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