David K. Tran

512 total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 407 citations indexed

About

David K. Tran is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Process Chemistry and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, David K. Tran has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 407 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Biomaterials, 4 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 3 papers in Process Chemistry and Technology. Recurrent topics in David K. Tran's work include Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (3 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (3 papers) and Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (2 papers). David K. Tran is often cited by papers focused on Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (3 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (3 papers) and Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (2 papers). David K. Tran collaborates with scholars based in United States. David K. Tran's co-authors include Karen L. Wooley, Sarosh Khan, Lu Su, Rachel A. Letteri, Soon‐Mi Lim, Cheng-Han Yu, Shaoyang Wang, Alexandra D. Easley, Xun He and Jodie L. Lutkenhaus and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

David K. Tran

7 papers receiving 401 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Polypeptide organic radical batteries

2021 288 citations Tan P. Nguyen, Alexandra D. Easley et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David K. Tran United States	7	234	119	78	76	68	8	407
Ryan L. Weber United States	6	237 1.0×	189 1.6×	248 3.2×	87 1.1×	112 1.6×	6	581
Chainika Jangu United States	9	178 0.8×	145 1.2×	88 1.1×	18 0.2×	65 1.0×	10	374
Jean‐Christophe Daigle Canada	16	462 2.0×	122 1.0×	244 3.1×	38 0.5×	97 1.4×	34	760
Xiling Niu China	11	75 0.3×	228 1.9×	139 1.8×	90 1.2×	161 2.4×	12	461
Robson Pacheco Pereira Brazil	13	239 1.0×	197 1.7×	60 0.8×	50 0.7×	74 1.1×	35	457
Doo Seong Choi South Korea	9	345 1.5×	170 1.4×	80 1.0×	23 0.3×	58 0.9×	10	526
Nicole S. Schauser United States	12	354 1.5×	246 2.1×	63 0.8×	31 0.4×	115 1.7×	17	552
Martin Pulst Germany	11	103 0.4×	153 1.3×	90 1.2×	100 1.3×	67 1.0×	17	363
Xiangxiang Gong China	10	362 1.5×	70 0.6×	59 0.8×	56 0.7×	239 3.5×	15	563
Edy Marwanta Japan	10	119 0.5×	167 1.4×	146 1.9×	100 1.3×	82 1.2×	15	389

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David K. Tran

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Easley, Alexandra D., Yohannes H. Rezenom, Soon‐Mi Lim, et al.. (2025). A bioinspired and degradable riboflavin-containing polypeptide as a sustainable material for energy storage. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(26). e2509325122–e2509325122.

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Tran, David K., et al.. (2023). Structural Metamorphoses of d-Xylose Oxetane- and Carbonyl Sulfide-Based Polymers In Situ during Ring-Opening Copolymerizations. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(33). 18560–18567. 30 indexed citations

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Singh, Maninderjeet, Wenjie Wu, David K. Tran, et al.. (2022). Enhanced Dielectric Strength and Capacitive Energy Density of Cyclic Polystyrene Films. ACS Polymers Au. 2(5). 324–332. 25 indexed citations

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Shen, Yidan, Xin Yang, Yue Song, et al.. (2022). Complexities of Regioselective Ring-Opening vs Transcarbonylation-Driven Structural Metamorphosis during Organocatalytic Polymerizations of Five-Membered Cyclic Carbonate Glucose Monomers. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 515–521. 8 indexed citations

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Tran, David K., A. M. Rashad, Donald J. Darensbourg, & Karen L. Wooley. (2021). Sustainable synthesis of CO₂-derived polycarbonates from d-xylose. Polymer Chemistry. 12(37). 5271–5278. 29 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Tan P., Alexandra D. Easley, Na‐Ri Kang, et al.. (2021). Polypeptide organic radical batteries. Nature. 593(7857). 61–66. 288 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lin, Yen‐Nan, Sarosh Khan, Yue Song, et al.. (2020). A Tale of Drug-Carrier Optimization: Controlling Stimuli Sensitivity via Nanoparticle Hydrophobicity through Drug Loading. Nano Letters. 20(9). 6563–6571. 19 indexed citations

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Song, Yue, Hai Wang, Lu Su, et al.. (2020). Degradable sugar-based magnetic hybrid nanoparticles for recovery of crude oil from aqueous environments. Polymer Chemistry. 11(30). 4895–4903. 8 indexed citations

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