Darren L. Pearson

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Darren L. Pearson is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Organic Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Darren L. Pearson has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 5 papers in Organic Chemistry and 4 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Darren L. Pearson's work include Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (12 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (5 papers) and Surface Chemistry and Catalysis (3 papers). Darren L. Pearson is often cited by papers focused on Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (12 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (5 papers) and Surface Chemistry and Catalysis (3 papers). Darren L. Pearson collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Darren L. Pearson's co-authors include James M. Tour, Jeffry S. Schumm, LeRoy Jones, Jaydeep J. S. Lamba, T. Burgin, David L. Allara, Atul N. Parikh, George M. Whitesides, Sundar V. Atre and Ruilian Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemistry of Materials and Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Darren L. Pearson

14 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Self-Assembled Monolayers and Multilayers of Conjugated T... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Self-Assembled Monolayers and Multilayers of Conjugated Thiols, .alpha.,.omega.-Dithiols, and Thioacetyl-Containing Adsorbates. Understanding Attachments between Potential Molecular Wires and Gold Surfaces
    1995 596 citations James M. Tour, LeRoy Jones et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Darren L. Pearson United States 11 966 614 496 286 217 15 1.5k
E. Gondek Poland 24 774 0.8× 575 0.9× 511 1.0× 294 1.0× 167 0.8× 133 1.6k
Young S. Park United States 19 1.5k 1.6× 547 0.9× 349 0.7× 428 1.5× 308 1.4× 50 1.9k
Taifeng Liu China 20 798 0.8× 763 1.2× 524 1.1× 116 0.4× 117 0.5× 34 1.6k
Wenfeng Qiu China 24 1.2k 1.3× 782 1.3× 439 0.9× 718 2.5× 187 0.9× 45 2.0k
Violetta Ferri Italy 11 755 0.8× 610 1.0× 176 0.4× 88 0.3× 269 1.2× 13 1.1k
Chun‐Lin Sun China 21 760 0.8× 895 1.5× 254 0.5× 200 0.7× 242 1.1× 74 1.5k
Jay C. Henderson United States 16 715 0.7× 312 0.5× 155 0.3× 229 0.8× 146 0.7× 18 1.0k
Patrick J. Baesjou Netherlands 18 512 0.5× 512 0.8× 273 0.6× 159 0.6× 107 0.5× 24 1.1k
Rıfat Çapan Türkiye 20 550 0.6× 442 0.7× 258 0.5× 157 0.5× 369 1.7× 120 1.3k
Christian Grave Italy 13 460 0.5× 498 0.8× 347 0.7× 116 0.4× 217 1.0× 14 1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Darren L. Pearson

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Pearson, Darren L. & Hengguang Li. (2017). Conjugates toward medicines. 1(1).
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Wilde, Pieter de, et al.. (2013). Building simulation approaches for the training of automated data analysis tools in building energy management. Advanced Engineering Informatics. 27(4). 457–465. 33 indexed citations
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Colavita, Paula E., Darren L. Pearson, Jay S. Ratliff, et al.. (2005). Effects of Metal Coating on Self-Assembled Monolayers on Gold. 2. Copper on an Oligo(Phenylene-Ethynylene) Monolayer. Langmuir. 21(26). 12268–12277. 10 indexed citations
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Pearson, Darren L., LeRoy Jones, Jeffry S. Schumm, & James M. Tour. (1997). Molecular scale electronics. Syntheses and Testing. Synthetic Metals. 84(1-3). 303–306. 20 indexed citations
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Pearson, Darren L. & James M. Tour. (1997). Rapid Syntheses of Oligo(2,5-thiophene ethynylene)s with Thioester Termini:  Potential Molecular Scale Wires with Alligator Clips. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 62(5). 1376–1387. 152 indexed citations
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Wu, Ruilian, Jeffry S. Schumm, Darren L. Pearson, & James M. Tour. (1996). Convergent Synthetic Routes to Orthogonally Fused Conjugated Oligomers Directed toward Molecular Scale Electronic Device Applications. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 61(20). 6906–6921. 239 indexed citations
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Schumm, Jeffry S., Darren L. Pearson, LeRoy Jones, Ryuichiro Hara, & James M. Tour. (1996). Potential molecular wires and molecular alligator clips. Nanotechnology. 7(4). 430–433. 9 indexed citations
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Samuel, Ifor D. W., et al.. (1996). Scaling of Cubic Polarizability with Chain Length in Oligo(3-ethylthiophene ethynylene)s. Chemistry of Materials. 8(4). 819–821. 21 indexed citations
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Jones, LeRoy, Darren L. Pearson, Jeffry S. Schumm, & James M. Tour. (1996). Synthesis of well-defined conjugated oligomers for molecular electronics. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 68(1). 145–148. 16 indexed citations
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Tour, James M., LeRoy Jones, Darren L. Pearson, et al.. (1995). Self-Assembled Monolayers and Multilayers of Conjugated Thiols, .alpha.,.omega.-Dithiols, and Thioacetyl-Containing Adsorbates. Understanding Attachments between Potential Molecular Wires and Gold Surfaces. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 117(37). 9529–9534. 596 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pearson, Darren L., Jeffry S. Schumm, & James M. Tour. (1994). Iterative Divergent/Convergent Approach to Conjugated Oligomers by a Doubling of Molecular Length at Each Iteration. A Rapid Route to Potential Molecular Wires. Macromolecules. 27(8). 2348–2350. 86 indexed citations
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Schumm, Jeffry S., Darren L. Pearson, & James M. Tour. (1994). Iterative Divergent/Convergent Approach to Linear Conjugated Oligomers by Successive Doubling of the Molecular Length: A Rapid Route to a 128Å‐Long Potential Molecular Wire. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 33(13). 1360–1363. 241 indexed citations
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Tour, James M., et al.. (1994). Iterative Divergent/Convergent Doubling Approach to Linear Conjugated Oligomers. A Rapid Route to a 128 A Long Potential Molecular Wire. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 3 indexed citations

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