George R. Newkome

22.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
449 papers, 18.8k citations indexed

About

George R. Newkome is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, George R. Newkome has authored 449 papers receiving a total of 18.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 320 papers in Organic Chemistry, 103 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 88 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in George R. Newkome's work include Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (108 papers), Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers (87 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (56 papers). George R. Newkome is often cited by papers focused on Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (108 papers), Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers (87 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (56 papers). George R. Newkome collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. George R. Newkome's co-authors include Charles N. Moorefield, Gregory R. Baker, Fritz Vögtle, Carol D. Shreiner, Enfei He, Vinod Kumar Gupta, Ulrich S. Schubert, Chrys Wesdemiotis, Frank R. Fronczek and Zhongqi Yao and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

George R. Newkome

444 papers receiving 18.2k 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.

Micelles. Part 1. Cascade molecules: a new approach to micelles. A [27]-arborol

1985 916 citations George R. Newkome, Gregory R. Baker et al. The Journal of Organic Chemistry profile →
Suprasupermolecules with Novel Properties: Metallodendrimers

1999 792 citations George R. Newkome, Charles N. Moorefield et al. profile →
Dendritic Molecules

1996 693 citations George R. Newkome, Charles N. Moorefield et al. profile →
Square-Planar Pd(II), Pt(II), and Au(III) Terpyridine Complexes: Their Syntheses, Physical Properties, Supramolecular Constructs, and Biomedical Activities

2008 568 citations Charles N. Moorefield, George R. Newkome et al. profile →
Cyclometalation of the platinum metals with nitrogen and alkyl, alkenyl, and benzyl carbon donors

1986 358 citations George R. Newkome et al. profile →
Terpyridine-based metallosupramolecular constructs: tailored monomers to precise 2D-motifs and 3D-metallocages

2018 327 citations Sourav Chakraborty, George R. Newkome profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
George R. Newkome United States	69	10.6k	7.1k	5.5k	4.6k	3.3k	449	18.8k
Fritz Vögtle Germany	75	15.3k 1.4×	6.9k 1.0×	9.2k 1.7×	7.1k 1.6×	2.1k 0.6×	703	25.6k
Charles N. Moorefield United States	48	5.2k 0.5×	4.2k 0.6×	2.9k 0.5×	2.5k 0.5×	1.5k 0.5×	157	9.4k
Uwe H. F. Bunz Germany	81	11.6k 1.1×	3.8k 0.5×	12.7k 2.3×	4.7k 1.0×	2.1k 0.6×	539	26.3k
Angel E. Kaifer United States	68	10.4k 1.0×	2.7k 0.4×	6.2k 1.1×	2.6k 0.6×	1.0k 0.3×	236	17.3k
Margherita Venturi Italy	59	8.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.2×	7.8k 1.4×	2.5k 0.5×	1.3k 0.4×	172	15.6k
Michael B. Hall United States	63	8.4k 0.8×	2.7k 0.4×	4.2k 0.8×	2.4k 0.5×	6.6k 2.0×	451	18.5k
Steven C. Zimmerman United States	62	6.4k 0.6×	3.5k 0.5×	3.7k 0.7×	4.7k 1.0×	1.0k 0.3×	220	13.5k
Joost N. H. Reek Netherlands	83	17.8k 1.7×	1.7k 0.2×	6.1k 1.1×	3.9k 0.9×	11.2k 3.4×	489	27.0k
Kirk S. Schanze United States	78	5.1k 0.5×	4.2k 0.6×	12.0k 2.2×	2.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.3×	429	20.8k
Rosario Scopelliti Switzerland	80	13.5k 1.3×	1.6k 0.2×	8.6k 1.6×	1.9k 0.4×	8.0k 2.4×	559	24.6k

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Zhang, Zhe, Yiming Li, Bo Song, et al.. (2020). Intra- and intermolecular self-assembly of a 20-nm-wide supramolecular hexagonal grid. Nature Chemistry. 12(5). 468–474. 104 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhe, Yiming Li, Bo Song, et al.. (2020). Author Correction: Intra- and intermolecular self-assembly of a 20-nm-wide supramolecular hexagonal grid. Nature Chemistry. 12(6). 579–579. 1 indexed citations

Xie, Ting‐Zheng, Kevin J. Endres, Shiying Zhu, et al.. (2018). Supramolecular arrays by the self-assembly of terpyridine-based monomers with transition metal ions. Dalton Transactions. 47(22). 7528–7533. 10 indexed citations

Newkome, George R., Charles N. Moorefield, & Sourav Chakraborty. (2017). A Long Pathway to the Quantitative Assembly of Metallodendrimers. Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials. 28(2). 360–368. 14 indexed citations

Chen, Mingzhao, Jun Wang, Sourav Chakraborty, et al.. (2017). Metallosupramolecular 3D assembly of dimetallic Zn₄[RuL₂]₂ and trimetallic Fe₂Zn₂[RuL₂]₂. Chemical Communications. 53(80). 11087–11090. 19 indexed citations

Xie, Ting‐Zheng, Kevin J. Endres, Zaihong Guo, et al.. (2016). Controlled Interconversion of Superposed-Bistriangle, Octahedron, and Cuboctahedron Cages Constructed Using a Single, Terpyridinyl-Based Polyligand and Zn²⁺. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 138(38). 12344–12347. 73 indexed citations

Guo, Zaihong, Anthony Schultz, Rajarshi Sarkar, et al.. (2015). Group 8 Metallomacrocycles – Synthesis, Characterization, and Stability. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 2015(34). 5662–5668. 13 indexed citations

Hassan, Enas A., Mohammad L. Hassan, Charles N. Moorefield, & George R. Newkome. (2014). New supramolecular metallo-terpyridine carboxymethyl cellulose derivatives with antimicrobial properties. Carbohydrate Polymers. 116. 2–8. 28 indexed citations

Schultz, Anthony, Xiaopeng Li, Charles N. Moorefield, Chrys Wesdemiotis, & George R. Newkome. (2013). Self‐Assembly and Characterization of 3D Metallamacrocycles: A Study of Supramolecular Constitutional Isomers. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 2013(14). 2492–2497. 16 indexed citations

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Wang, Jin‐Liang, Xiaopeng Li, Xiaocun Lu, et al.. (2011). Dendron‐Functionalized Bis(terpyridine)–Iron(II) or –Cadmium(II) Metallomacrocycles: Synthesis, Traveling‐Wave Ion‐Mobility Mass Spectrometry, and Photophysical Properties. Chemistry - A European Journal. 17(17). 4830–4838. 33 indexed citations

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Chan, Yi‐Tsu, Charles N. Moorefield, & George R. Newkome. (2009). Synthesis, characterization, and self-assembled nanofibers of carbohydrate-functionalized mono- and di(2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridinyl)arenes. Chemical Communications. 6928–6928. 14 indexed citations

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Newkome, George R., Kyung Soo Yoo, Seok‐Ho Hwang, & Charles N. Moorefield. (2003). Metallodendrimers: homo- and heterogeneous tier construction by bis(2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridinyl)Ru(II) complex connectivity. Tetrahedron. 59(22). 3955–3964. 23 indexed citations

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Billodeaux, D.R., Frank R. Fronczek, Akio Yoneda, & George R. Newkome. (1998). [2-(2-Acetyl-2-ethoxycarbonyl-1-methoxyethyl)-8-quinolinolato-C,N,O](pyridine-N)palladium(II). Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 54(10). 1439–1441. 9 indexed citations

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Newkome, George R., Charles N. Moorefield, Gregory R. Baker, Andrew L. Johnson, & Rajani K. Behera. (1991). Alkane Cascade Polymers Possessing Micellar Topology: Micellanoic Acid Derivatives. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 30(9). 1176–1178. 220 indexed citations

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Newkome, George R., et al.. (1990). Functionalization of 2-methyl- and 2,7-dimethyl-1,8-naphthyridine. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 55(9). 2838–2842. 9 indexed citations

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Newkome, George R., et al.. (1988). An Improved Synthesis of 3-Carbomethoxy-4H-quinolizone via Palladium(II) Assistance. Heterocycles. 27(2). 385–385. 1 indexed citations

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Tomasik, Piotr, et al.. (1985). Pyridine-metal complexes. Wiley eBooks. 21 indexed citations

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Newkome, George R., et al.. (1980). Cyclometallation. Palladium 2-arylpyridine complexes. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 202(3). 341–350. 91 indexed citations

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Newkome, George R., et al.. (1975). Synthesis of buta-1,2,3-trienes possessing the 2-pyridyl unit, and a new synthesis of P2I4. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 885–885. 8 indexed citations

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Newkome, George R. & Jessica Robinson. (1974). Chemitry of heterocyclic compounds. 13. Reactions of N-(2-pyridylmethmne)aniline. Evidence of traces of cyanide ion in N,N-dimethylformamide. Tetrahedron Letters. 15(9). 691–694. 12 indexed citations

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