Craig J. Hawker

86.2k total citations · 34 hit papers
696 papers, 74.4k citations indexed

About

Craig J. Hawker is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Craig J. Hawker has authored 696 papers receiving a total of 74.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 392 papers in Organic Chemistry, 263 papers in Materials Chemistry and 234 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Craig J. Hawker's work include Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (274 papers), Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers (127 papers) and Block Copolymer Self-Assembly (126 papers). Craig J. Hawker is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (274 papers), Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers (127 papers) and Block Copolymer Self-Assembly (126 papers). Craig J. Hawker collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Australia. Craig J. Hawker's co-authors include Jean M. J. Fréchet, Karen L. Wooley, Thomas P. Russell, Eva Harth, Anton W. Bosman, Edward J. Krämer, Brett P. Fors, Javier Read de Alaniz, Matthew J. Kade and James L. Hedrick and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Craig J. Hawker

686 papers receiving 73.0k citations

Hit Papers

New Polymer Synthesis by Nitroxide Mediated Living Radica... 1990 2026 2002 2014 2001 1990 2009 2005 1997 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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.

  1. New Polymer Synthesis by Nitroxide Mediated Living Radical Polymerizations
    2001 3.3k citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  2. Preparation of polymers with controlled molecular architecture. A new convergent approach to dendritic macromolecules
    1990 2.0k citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  3. Applications of Orthogonal “Click” Chemistries in the Synthesis of Functional Soft Materials
    2009 1.3k citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  4. The Convergence of Synthetic Organic and Polymer Chemistries
    2005 1.1k citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  5. Controlling Polymer-Surface Interactions with Random Copolymer Brushes
    1997 1.1k citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  6. Efficiency and Fidelity in a Click‐Chemistry Route to Triazole Dendrimers by the Copper(I)‐Catalyzed Ligation of Azides and Alkynes
    2004 1.0k citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  7. One-step synthesis of hyperbranched dendritic polyesters
    1991 986 citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  8. Development of a Universal Alkoxyamine for “Living” Free Radical Polymerizations
    1999 912 citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  9. Controlled Synthesis of Polymer Brushes by “Living” Free Radical Polymerization Techniques
    1999 820 citations Craig J. Hawker et al. Macromolecules profile →
  10. General Strategies for Nanoparticle Dispersion
    2006 815 citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  11. Metal-Free Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
    2014 805 citations Javier Read de Alaniz, Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  12. Cross-linked block copolymer micelles: functional nanostructures of great potential and versatility
    2006 794 citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  13. Reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (Controlled/living radical polymerization): From discovery to materials design and applications
    2020 759 citations Nathaniel Corrigan, Graeme Moad et al. profile →
  14. The power of thiol‐ene chemistry
    2010 756 citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  15. Control of a Living Radical Polymerization of Methacrylates by Light
    2012 741 citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  16. Robust, Efficient, and Orthogonal Synthesis of Dendrimers via Thiol-ene “Click” Chemistry
    2008 699 citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  17. Block Copolymer Nanolithography: Translation of Molecular Level Control to Nanoscale Patterns
    2009 626 citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  18. “Clicking” Polymers or Just Efficient Linking: What Is the Difference?
    2010 560 citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  19. Interdiffusion of PCBM and P3HT Reveals Miscibility in a Photovoltaically Active Blend
    2010 558 citations Craig J. Hawker, Michael L. Chabinyc et al. profile →
  20. Nanoscopic Templates from Oriented Block Copolymer Films
    2000 554 citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  21. Block Copolymer Lithography: Merging “Bottom-Up” with “Top-Down” Processes
    2005 553 citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  22. Evolution of Block Copolymer Lithography to Highly Ordered Square Arrays
    2008 552 citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  23. Nanoscale effects leading to non-Einstein-like decrease in viscosity
    2003 547 citations Craig J. Hawker et al. Nature Materials profile →
  24. Dendronized Linear Polymers via “Click Chemistry”
    2004 518 citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  25. Molecular Weight Control by a "Living" Free-Radical Polymerization Process
    1994 499 citations Craig J. Hawker profile →
  26. Preparation of Hyperbranched and Star Polymers by a "Living", Self-Condensing Free Radical Polymerization
    1995 458 citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  27. Photoswitching Using Visible Light: A New Class of Organic Photochromic Molecules
    2014 444 citations Craig J. Hawker, Javier Read de Alaniz et al. profile →
  28. Unique behavior of dendritic macromolecules: intrinsic viscosity of polyether dendrimers
    1992 427 citations Craig J. Hawker et al. Macromolecules profile →
  29. External Regulation of Controlled Polymerizations
    2012 416 citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  30. Engineering live cell surfaces with functional polymers via cytocompatible controlled radical polymerization
    2017 379 citations H. Tom Soh, Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  31. Multivalent, bifunctional dendrimers prepared by click chemistry
    2005 377 citations Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →
  32. Biological Utility of Fluorinated Compounds: from Materials Design to Molecular Imaging, Therapeutics and Environmental Remediation
    2021 331 citations Cheng Zhang, Changkui Fu et al. profile →
  33. Ultra-stable all-solid-state sodium metal batteries enabled by perfluoropolyether-based electrolytes
    2022 271 citations Xiaoen Wang, Cheng Zhang et al. Nature Materials profile →
  34. Fluorination in advanced battery design
    2023 208 citations Yiqing Wang, Craig J. Hawker et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Craig J. Hawker United States 142 43.5k 27.5k 24.3k 12.2k 11.8k 696 74.4k
Jeffrey S. Moore United States 117 22.7k 0.5× 17.3k 0.6× 16.1k 0.7× 8.7k 0.7× 3.4k 0.3× 566 55.1k
Steven P. Armes United Kingdom 121 34.1k 0.8× 18.3k 0.7× 11.9k 0.5× 4.7k 0.4× 16.6k 1.4× 792 54.8k
E. W. Meijer Netherlands 132 41.6k 1.0× 32.4k 1.2× 24.6k 1.0× 15.4k 1.3× 3.0k 0.3× 879 84.6k
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski United States 171 99.0k 2.3× 34.0k 1.2× 30.9k 1.3× 9.5k 0.8× 31.5k 2.7× 1.4k 135.4k
Jean M. J. Fréchet United States 157 28.8k 0.7× 22.9k 0.8× 41.4k 1.7× 20.4k 1.7× 4.6k 0.4× 744 91.2k
Frank S. Bates United States 111 25.2k 0.6× 31.7k 1.2× 16.3k 0.7× 3.7k 0.3× 7.7k 0.7× 580 54.0k
Helmuth Möhwald Germany 128 12.2k 0.3× 23.7k 0.9× 9.2k 0.4× 11.3k 0.9× 21.7k 1.8× 918 63.4k
Virgil Percec United States 109 31.7k 0.7× 13.2k 0.5× 16.7k 0.7× 7.9k 0.6× 4.9k 0.4× 783 47.0k
Ian Manners Canada 107 31.9k 0.7× 23.7k 0.9× 10.2k 0.4× 2.0k 0.2× 5.4k 0.5× 831 51.2k
Thomas P. Russell United States 142 19.6k 0.5× 41.6k 1.5× 28.7k 1.2× 2.0k 0.2× 10.5k 0.9× 1.0k 79.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Albanese, Kaitlin R., et al.. (2024). Selective electrochemical degradation of bottlebrush elastomers. Journal of Polymer Science. 62(18). 4326–4331. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Yiqing, Xiao Tan, David J. T. Hill, et al.. (2024). Discrete Side Chains for Direct Tuning Properties of Grafted Polymers. Macromolecules. 57(24). 11753–11762. 4 indexed citations
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Bates, Christopher M., et al.. (2024). Carbosiloxane Bottlebrush Networks for Enhanced Performance and Recyclability. Macromolecules. 57(22). 10522–10529. 2 indexed citations
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Ng, Gervase, Stuart W. Prescott, Almar Postma, et al.. (2023). Strategies for Achieving Oxygen Tolerance in Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 224(19). 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaoen, Cheng Zhang, Michał Sawczyk, et al.. (2022). Ultra-stable all-solid-state sodium metal batteries enabled by perfluoropolyether-based electrolytes. Nature Materials. 21(9). 1057–1065. 271 indexed citations breakdown →
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Corrigan, Nathaniel, Francisco J. Trujillo, Jiangtao Xu, et al.. (2021). Divergent Synthesis of Graft and Branched Copolymers through Spatially Controlled Photopolymerization in Flow Reactors. Macromolecules. 54(7). 3430–3446. 46 indexed citations
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Ravensteijn, Bas G. P. van, Raghida Bou Zerdan, Craig J. Hawker, & Matthew E. Helgeson. (2021). Role of Architecture on Thermorheological Properties of Poly(alkyl methacrylate)-Based Polymers. Macromolecules. 54(12). 5473–5483. 10 indexed citations
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Moon, Joshua D., Rahul Sujanani, Zhishuai Geng, et al.. (2021). Versatile Synthetic Platform for Polymer Membrane Libraries Using Functional Networks. Macromolecules. 54(2). 866–873. 20 indexed citations
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Seo, Soyoung E. & Craig J. Hawker. (2020). The Beauty of Branching in Polymer Science. Macromolecules. 53(9). 3257–3261. 40 indexed citations
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Katsumata, Reika, Ryan L. Burns, Mark Somervell, et al.. (2019). Rapid and Selective Deposition of Patterned Thin Films on Heterogeneous Substrates via Spin Coating. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(23). 21177–21183. 26 indexed citations
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Chen, Qiaonan, Yvonne J. Diaz, Michael R. Martinez, et al.. (2019). Stable Activated Furan and Donor–Acceptor Stenhouse Adduct Polymer Conjugates as Chemical and Thermal Sensors. Macromolecules. 52(11). 4370–4375. 52 indexed citations
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Sample, Caitlin S., Sang‐Ho Lee, Shaoguang Li, et al.. (2019). Metal-Free Room-Temperature Vulcanization of Silicones via Borane Hydrosilylation. Macromolecules. 52(19). 7244–7250. 15 indexed citations
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Zhang, Cheng, Dong Sub Kim, Jimmy Lawrence, Craig J. Hawker, & Andrew K. Whittaker. (2018). Elucidating the Impact of Molecular Structure on the 19F NMR Dynamics and MRI Performance of Fluorinated Oligomers. ACS Macro Letters. 7(8). 921–926. 39 indexed citations
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Ravensteijn, Bas G. P. van, Raghida Bou Zerdan, Dongjin Seo, et al.. (2018). Triple Function Lubricant Additives Based on Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Star Polymers: Friction Reduction, Wear Protection, and Viscosity Modification. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(1). 1363–1375. 39 indexed citations
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Truong, Nghia P., Cheng Zhang, Tuan A.H. Nguyen, et al.. (2018). Overcoming Surfactant-Induced Morphology Instability of Noncrosslinked Diblock Copolymer Nano-Objects Obtained by RAFT Emulsion Polymerization. ACS Macro Letters. 7(2). 159–165. 37 indexed citations
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McDearmon, Brenden, Zachariah A. Page, Michael L. Chabinyc, & Craig J. Hawker. (2018). Organic electronics by design: the power of minor atomic and structural changes. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 6(14). 3564–3572. 22 indexed citations
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Seo, Eunyong, Sang‐Ho Lee, Sang‐Ho Lee, et al.. (2017). Highly stable Au nanoparticles with double hydrophilic block copolymer templates: correlation between structure and stability. Polymer Chemistry. 8(31). 4528–4537. 23 indexed citations
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Fu, Changkui, Zixuan Huang, Craig J. Hawker, et al.. (2017). RAFT-mediated, visible light-initiated single unit monomer insertion and its application in the synthesis of sequence-defined polymers. Polymer Chemistry. 8(32). 4637–4643. 75 indexed citations
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Oh, Seung Soo, et al.. (2016). In Vitro Selection of pH‐Activated DNA Nanostructures. Angewandte Chemie. 128(49). 15484–15488. 6 indexed citations
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Hawker, Craig J.. (1996). Advances in Living Free-radical Polymerization: Architectural and Structural Control. 4(4). 183–188. 6 indexed citations

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