John Chiefari

9.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
48 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

John Chiefari is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, John Chiefari has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Organic Chemistry, 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 9 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in John Chiefari's work include Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (22 papers), Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (8 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (7 papers). John Chiefari is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (22 papers), Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (8 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (7 papers). John Chiefari collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. John Chiefari's co-authors include San H. Thang, Graeme Moad, Ezio Rizzardo, Roshan T. A. Mayadunne, Julia Krstina, Yu Chong, Catherine L. Moad, Justine L. Jeffery, Gordon F. Meijs and Tam P. T. Le and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of The Electrochemical Society and Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

John Chiefari

47 papers receiving 7.9k 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.

Living Free-Radical Polymerization by Reversible Addition−Fragmentation Chain Transfer: The RAFT Process

1998 4.4k citations John Chiefari, Yu Chong et al. Macromolecules profile →
Living free radical polymerization with reversible addition - fragmentation chain transfer (the life of RAFT)

2000 753 citations Graeme Moad, John Chiefari et al. profile →
Thiocarbonylthio Compounds (SC(Z)S−R) in Free Radical Polymerization with Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT Polymerization). Effect of the Activating Group Z

2003 527 citations John Chiefari, Roshan T. A. Mayadunne et al. Macromolecules profile →
Living Radical Polymerization with Reversible Addition−Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT Polymerization) Using Dithiocarbamates as Chain Transfer Agents

1999 450 citations Roshan T. A. Mayadunne, Ezio Rizzardo et al. Macromolecules profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Chiefari Australia	24	6.7k	1.9k	1.8k	1.6k	1.5k	48	8.1k
Roshan T. A. Mayadunne Australia	19	6.8k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	2.0k 1.1×	2.0k 1.2×	1.6k 1.1×	24	8.3k
Nicolay V. Tsarevsky United States	38	7.8k 1.2×	2.1k 1.1×	2.1k 1.1×	1.7k 1.1×	2.0k 1.4×	83	9.7k
Julia Krstina Australia	19	5.8k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	24	7.0k
Eva Harth United States	38	5.4k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	1.9k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	104	7.6k
Franck D’Agosto France	46	6.1k 0.9×	2.2k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	2.0k 1.3×	1.9k 1.3×	181	7.5k
Tam P. T. Le Australia	9	5.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	9	6.1k
Jinshan Wang China	27	5.7k 0.9×	2.1k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	135	8.0k
Athina Anastasaki Switzerland	56	7.5k 1.1×	2.8k 1.5×	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	166	9.2k
Zhengbiao Zhang China	41	4.9k 0.7×	2.5k 1.3×	1.3k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	796 0.5×	322	7.2k
Jianhui Xia China	25	9.6k 1.4×	2.7k 1.5×	2.5k 1.4×	1.7k 1.1×	2.8k 1.9×	48	11.6k

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Hasanpoor, Meisam, Nino Malic, Luke A. O’Dell, et al.. (2024). Impact of optimised quasi-block structures on the properties of polymer electrolytes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 26(21). 15742–15750. 2 indexed citations

White, John, et al.. (2023). ‘One-pot’ RAFT polymerization and characterization of quasi-block copolymers; a comparison to traditional block copolymer for use as solid polymer electrolytes. European Polymer Journal. 199. 112450–112450. 5 indexed citations

Goujon, Nicolas, Tiago Mendes, Robert Kerr, et al.. (2023). Single‐ion conducting polymer as lithium salt additive in polymerized ionic liquid block copolymer electrolyte. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 140(18). 9 indexed citations

Forsyth, Maria, Faezeh Makhlooghiazad, Tiago Mendes, et al.. (2023). Solid State Li Metal/LMO Batteries based on Ternary Triblock Copolymers and Ionic Binders. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 6(9). 5074–5080. 8 indexed citations

Chan, Linda J., Fei Huang, Judith A. Scoble, et al.. (2021). Poly(HPMA-co-NIPAM) copolymer as an alternative to polyethylene glycol-based pharmacokinetic modulation of therapeutic proteins. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 608. 121075–121075. 9 indexed citations

Ho, Duy‐Khiet, Clare L. M. LeGuyader, Selvi Srinivasan, et al.. (2020). Fully synthetic injectable depots with high drug content and tunable pharmacokinetics for long-acting drug delivery. Journal of Controlled Release. 329. 257–269. 16 indexed citations

Goujon, Nicolas, Robert Kerr, Keti Vezzù, et al.. (2019). Cover Feature: Enabling High Lithium Conductivity in Polymerized Ionic Liquid Block Copolymer Electrolytes (Batteries & Supercaps 2/2019). Batteries & Supercaps. 2(2). 113–113. 2 indexed citations

Goujon, Nicolas, Robert Kerr, Keti Vezzù, et al.. (2018). Enabling High Lithium Conductivity in Polymerized Ionic Liquid Block Copolymer Electrolytes. Batteries & Supercaps. 2(2). 132–138. 39 indexed citations

Cao, Benjamin, et al.. (2017). Effective macrophage delivery using RAFT copolymer derived nanoparticles. Polymer Chemistry. 9(1). 131–137. 5 indexed citations

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Wilson, John T., Almar Postma, S. Keller, et al.. (2014). Enhancement of MHC-I Antigen Presentation via Architectural Control of pH-Responsive, Endosomolytic Polymer Nanoparticles. The AAPS Journal. 17(2). 358–369. 52 indexed citations

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Guerrero‐Sánchez, Carlos, et al.. (2013). Quasi-block copolymer libraries on demand via sequential RAFT polymerization in an automated parallel synthesizer. Polymer Chemistry. 4(6). 1857–1857. 41 indexed citations

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Hornung, Christian, et al.. (2012). Synthesis of RAFT Block Copolymers in a Multi-Stage Continuous Flow Process Inside a Tubular Reactor. Australian Journal of Chemistry. 66(2). 192–198. 34 indexed citations

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Hornung, Christian, Carlos Guerrero‐Sánchez, Malte Brasholz, et al.. (2011). Controlled RAFT Polymerization in a Continuous Flow Microreactor. Organic Process Research & Development. 15(3). 593–601. 113 indexed citations

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Chiefari, John, Buu Dao, Andrew M. Groth, & J. H. Hodgkin. (2006). Water as Solvent in Polyimide Synthesis II: Processable Aromatic Polyimides. High Performance Polymers. 18(1). 31–44. 13 indexed citations

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Chiefari, John, Buu Dao, Andrew M. Groth, & J. H. Hodgkin. (2003). Water as Solvent in Polyimide Synthesis: Thermoset and Thermoplastic Examples. High Performance Polymers. 15(3). 269–279. 18 indexed citations

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Larsen, C.A., et al.. (2002). Synthesis of an Electrophilic Polymer by Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization. Australian Journal of Chemistry. 55(4). 245–248. 2 indexed citations

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Moad, Graeme, John Chiefari, Roshan T. A. Mayadunne, et al.. (2002). Initiating free radical polymerization. Macromolecular Symposia. 182(1). 65–80. 53 indexed citations

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Chiefari, John, Justine L. Jeffery, Roshan T. A. Mayadunne, et al.. (1999). Chain Transfer to Polymer: A Convenient Route to Macromonomers. Macromolecules. 32(22). 7700–7702. 154 indexed citations

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Chiefari, John, Yu Chong, Julia Krstina, et al.. (1998). Living Free-Radical Polymerization by Reversible Addition−Fragmentation Chain Transfer: The RAFT Process. Macromolecules. 31(16). 5559–5562. 4380 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wash, Paul L., E.F. Maverick, John Chiefari, & David A. Lightner. (1997). Acid−Amide Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonding. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 119(16). 3802–3806. 71 indexed citations

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