David G. Whitten

16.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
344 papers, 14.0k citations indexed

About

David G. Whitten is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, David G. Whitten has authored 344 papers receiving a total of 14.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 168 papers in Organic Chemistry, 156 papers in Materials Chemistry and 115 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in David G. Whitten's work include Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (109 papers), Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (86 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (51 papers). David G. Whitten is often cited by papers focused on Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (109 papers), Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (86 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (51 papers). David G. Whitten collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. David G. Whitten's co-authors include Kirk S. Schanze, D. McBranch, Liaohai Chen, Thomas J. Meyer, Jerry Perlstein, C. R. Bock, Kock-Yee Law, Eva Y., Hertha W. Sprintschnik and Roger C. Helgeson and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

David G. Whitten

343 papers receiving 13.3k 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.

Highly sensitive biological and chemical sensors based on reversible fluorescence quenching in a conjugated polymer

1999 748 citations D. McBranch, David G. Whitten et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Estimation of excited-state redox potentials by electron-transfer quenching. Application of electron-transfer theory to excited-state redox processes

1979 425 citations David G. Whitten et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Photochemical reactions in organized monolayer assemblies. 6. Preparation and photochemical reactivity of surfactant ruthenium(II) complexes in monolayer assemblies and at water-solid interfaces

1977 379 citations David G. Whitten et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Understanding the Photochemical Properties of Polythiophene Polyelectrolyte Soft Aggregates with Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate for Antimicrobial Activity 2021 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·(unknown), Jianzhong Yang, (unknown), Andrea Scheberl, Samuel M. Greer, Mohammed I. Khalil, (unknown), (unknown), Benjamin W. Stein, Erik Reimhult, Jeffrey J. Rack, Eva Y., David G. Whitten	2
2	Luminescent Molecular Sensors for the Selective Detection of Neurodegenerative Disease Protein Pathology in CSF 2019 ·Biophysical Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Shanya Jiang, David G. Whitten, Kiran Bhaskar, Eva Y.	2
3	Controlled Photosensitizing Activity of Oligomeric P-Phenylene Ethynylenes on Amyloid-β Fibrils 2019 ·Biophysical Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jennifer S. Martinez, David G. Whitten, Eva Y.	1
4	Aggregation of cationic p-phenylene ethynylenes on Laponite clay in aqueous dispersions and solid films 2014 ·Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ·Eric H. Hill, Yue Zhang, David G. Whitten	25
5	Antimicrobial Activity of Cationic Conjugated Polyelectrolytes and Oligomers against Saccharomyces cerevisiae Vegetative Cells and Ascospores 2013 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Ying Wang, Eva Y., Donald O. Natvig, Kirk S. Schanze, David G. Whitten	29
6	Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Photophysical Properties of Cationic Oligo(p-phenyleneethynylene)s 2011 ·Langmuir ·Yanli Tang, Eric H. Hill, Zhijun Zhou, Deborah G. Evans, Kirk S. Schanze, David G. Whitten	63
7	Effect of Polymer Chain Length on Membrane Perturbation Activity of Cationic Phenylene Ethynylene Oligomers and Polymers 2011 ·Langmuir ·Ying Wang, (unknown), Yanli Tang, Eunkyung Ji, Gabriel P. López, Eva Y., Kirk S. Schanze, David G. Whitten	45
8	Direct Visualization of Bactericidal Action of Cationic Conjugated Polyelectrolytes and Oligomers 2011 ·Langmuir ·Ying Wang, Thomas S. Corbitt, Stephen D. Jett, Yanli Tang, Kirk S. Schanze, Eva Y., David G. Whitten	93
9	Supramolecular Self-Assembling Cyanine as an Alternative to Ethidium Bromide Displacement in DNA-Drug Model Interactions during High Throughput Screening 2010 ·Analytical Sciences ·Komandoor E. Achyuthan, David G. Whitten, Darren W. Branch	1
10	Light and dark biocidal activity of cationic poly(arylene ethynylene) conjugated polyelectrolytes 2009 ·Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences ·Thomas S. Corbitt, Liping Ding, Eunkyung Ji, Linnea K. Ista, Katsu Ogawa, Gabriel P. López, Kirk S. Schanze, David G. Whitten	58
11	Superquenching as a detector for microsphere‐based flow cytometric assays 2006 ·Cytometry Part A ·Reema Zeineldin, Menake E. Piyasena, Troy S. Bergstedt, Larry A. Sklar, David G. Whitten, Gabriel P. López	13
12	Supramolecular photochemical self-assemblies for fluorescence “turn on” and “turn off” assays for chem-bio-helices 2006 ·Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences ·Komandoor E. Achyuthan, Liangde Lu, Gabriel P. López, David G. Whitten	15
13	Biocidal Activity of a Light-Absorbing Fluorescent Conjugated Polyelectrolyte 2005 ·Langmuir ·Liangde Lu, Frauke Rininsland, (unknown), Komandoor E. Achyuthan, D. McBranch, David G. Whitten	123
14	Fluorescent-conjugated polymer superquenching facilitates highly sensitive detection of proteases 2004 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Troy S. Bergstedt, Xiaobo Shi, Frauke Rininsland, Stuart A. Kushon, Wen‐Sheng Xia, Kevin D. Ley, Komandoor E. Achyuthan, D. McBranch, David G. Whitten	187
15	Applications of Fluorescent Polymer Superquenching to High Throughput Screening Assays for Protein Kinases 2004 ·Assay and Drug Development Technologies ·Wen‐Sheng Xia, Frauke Rininsland, (unknown), Xiaobo Shi, Komandoor E. Achyuthan, D. McBranch, David G. Whitten	30
16	ChemInform Abstract: Surfactant‐Like Porphyrins in Homogeneous Solution and Organized Media: Studies of Metalation and Diprotonation 1991 ·ChemInform ·D C Barber, David G. Whitten	1
17	Photochemical Reactions of Dyes and Olefins in Monolayer Films and Supported Multilayers 1988 ·Advances in experimental medicine and biology ·David G. Whitten, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
18	Photoreduction of indigo dyes by electron donors. One- and two-electron-transfer reactions as a consequence of excited-state quenching 1986 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Kirk S. Schanze, (unknown), Charles Giannotti, David G. Whitten	25
19	Excited State Interactions of Protoporphyrin IX and Related Porphyrins with Molecular Oxygen in Solutions and in Organized Assemblies 1983 ·Advances in experimental medicine and biology ·Graham Cox, David G. Whitten	11
20	Interaction of porphyrin and metalloporphyrin excited states with molecular oxygen. Energy-transfer versus electron-transfer quenching mechanisms in photo oxidations 1979 ·Chemical Physics Letters ·Graham Cox, David G. Whitten, Charles Giannotti	42

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