George L. Gaines

9.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
118 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

George L. Gaines is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, George L. Gaines has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 26 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in George L. Gaines's work include Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (17 papers), Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (16 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (16 papers). George L. Gaines is often cited by papers focused on Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (17 papers), Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (16 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (16 papers). George L. Gaines collaborates with scholars based in United States. George L. Gaines's co-authors include Henry C. Thomas, Giuseppe Attardi, Mark P. Niemczyk, Walter A. Svec, Michael R. Wasielewski, Michael O’Neil, D. G. LeGrand, W. D. Bellamy, A. G. Tweet and Julio Montoya and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

George L. Gaines

118 papers receiving 7.7k 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.

Insoluble Monolayers at Liquid-gas Interfaces

1966 1.9k citations George L. Gaines profile →
An introduction to ultrathin organic films from Langmuir-Blodgett to self-assembly

1991 1.7k citations George L. Gaines profile →
Adsorption Studies on Clay Minerals. II. A Formulation of the Thermodynamics of Exchange Adsorption

1953 668 citations George L. Gaines, Henry C. Thomas The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
George L. Gaines United States	39	2.7k	2.3k	2.0k	1.8k	1.3k	118	8.1k
Robert G. Snyder United States	50	2.0k 0.8×	3.1k 1.4×	1.7k 0.9×	3.2k 1.8×	2.1k 1.6×	125	11.3k
David M. Hercules United States	60	1.7k 0.7×	5.3k 2.3×	2.1k 1.1×	721 0.4×	1.8k 1.4×	404	13.8k
Pulak Dutta United States	44	1.7k 0.6×	2.2k 1.0×	2.6k 1.3×	2.5k 1.4×	1.3k 1.0×	162	7.4k
Dietmar Möbius Germany	41	2.2k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	2.6k 1.4×	1.2k 0.9×	191	5.9k
Frank V. Bright United States	54	2.1k 0.8×	2.8k 1.2×	1.9k 1.0×	968 0.5×	2.1k 1.6×	302	11.3k
J. Th. G. Overbeek Netherlands	39	977 0.4×	1.7k 0.7×	863 0.4×	896 0.5×	1.5k 1.2×	95	7.1k
P.J. Hendra United Kingdom	41	1.9k 0.7×	3.0k 1.3×	1.1k 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	691 0.5×	172	10.4k
Meir Lahav Israel	50	2.2k 0.8×	4.0k 1.7×	968 0.5×	2.2k 1.2×	1.8k 1.3×	220	9.4k
N. Sheppard United Kingdom	58	566 0.2×	2.7k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	2.6k 1.4×	1.9k 1.4×	275	9.7k
Dan Meisel United States	46	2.1k 0.8×	5.0k 2.2×	1.9k 0.9×	756 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	131	11.0k

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Gaines, George L., et al.. (1995). The molecular arrangement of a vitamin K1 monolayer at the air-water interface. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 94(1). 59–65. 1 indexed citations

O’Neil, Michael, Mark P. Niemczyk, Walter A. Svec, et al.. (1992). Picosecond Optical Switching Based on Biphotonic Excitation of an Electron Donor-Acceptor-Donor Molecule. Science. 257(5066). 63–65. 369 indexed citations

Gaines, George L., Cesare Rossi, & Giuseppe Attardi. (1987). The Excised Leader of Human Cytochrome c Oxidase Subunit I mRNA which Contains the Origin of Mitochondrial DNA Light-Strand Synthesis Accumulates in Mitochondria and is Polyadenylated. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 7(2). 925–931. 9 indexed citations

Gaines, George L., Cesare Rossi, & Giuseppe Attardi. (1987). Markedly different ATP requirements for rRNA synthesis and mtDNA light strand transcription versus mRNA synthesis in isolated human mitochondria.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 262(4). 1907–1915. 65 indexed citations

Gaines, George L.. (1987). Photoisomerisierung von Stilbazolium-Farbstoffen, Materialien mit nichtlinearen optischen Eigenschaften. Angewandte Chemie. 99(4). 346–348. 4 indexed citations

Gaines, George L.. (1981). Surface morphology of block copolymers. Macromolecules. 14(1). 208–208. 40 indexed citations

Gaines, George L.. (1976). Solvatochromic compound as an acid indicator in nonaqueous media. Analytical Chemistry. 48(2). 450–451. 26 indexed citations

Gaines, George L.. (1972). Surface and interfacial tension of polymer liquids –a review. Polymer Engineering and Science. 12(1). 1–11. 66 indexed citations

Gaines, George L.. (1972). Surface tension of polymer solutions. IV. Three‐component mixtures. Journal of Polymer Science Part A-2 Polymer Physics. 10(8). 1529–1535. 3 indexed citations

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Gaines, George L.. (1969). 高分子溶液の表面張力 II n-ヘプタンおよびテトラリン溶液中のポリイソブチレン. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 7(8). 1379–1383. 2 indexed citations

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Gaines, George L. & D. G. LeGrand. (1968). Foam fractionation of polymers. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Letters. 6(9). 625–627. 2 indexed citations

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Gaines, George L. & W. Vedder. (1964). Dehydroxylation of Muscovite. Nature. 201(4918). 495–495. 42 indexed citations

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Gaines, George L.. (1960). Overturning of Stearic Acid Molecules in Monolayers. Nature. 186(4722). 384–385. 7 indexed citations

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Gaines, George L.. (1959). Adhesion and Ion-Exchange between Mica Surfaces. Nature. 183(4668). 1109–1110. 6 indexed citations

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Gaines, George L.. (1959). Material Transfer in Monomolecular Layers of a Boundary Lubricant. Nature. 183(4668). 1110–1110. 3 indexed citations

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Gaines, George L.. (1959). Concentration of Stearic Acid in Monolayers Adsorbed from Solution. Nature. 184(4693). 1139–1139. 1 indexed citations

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Gaines, George L.. (1958). The Adsorption of Gases on Ion Exchanged Mica. II. Thermodynamics of Rare Gas Adsorption. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 62(12). 1526–1530. 7 indexed citations

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Gaines, George L., et al.. (1958). Method for the Rapid and Precise Determination of the Densities of Liquids. Review of Scientific Instruments. 29(6). 509–510. 1 indexed citations

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Gaines, George L. & Henry C. Thomas. (1955). Adsorption Studies on Clay Minerals. V. Montmorillonite-Cesium-Strontium at Several Temperatures. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 23(12). 2322–2326. 28 indexed citations

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Thomas, Henry C. & George L. Gaines. (1953). The Thermodynamics of Ion Exchange on Clay Minerals. A Preliminary Report on the System Montmorillonite-Cs-Sr. Clays and clay minerals (National Conference on Clays and Clay Minerals). 2. 398–403. 2 indexed citations

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