John S. Wilkes

10.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
71 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

John S. Wilkes is a scholar working on Catalysis, Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, John S. Wilkes has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Catalysis, 14 papers in Materials Chemistry and 12 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in John S. Wilkes's work include Ionic liquids properties and applications (38 papers), Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes (10 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (8 papers). John S. Wilkes is often cited by papers focused on Ionic liquids properties and applications (38 papers), Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes (10 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (8 papers). John S. Wilkes collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. John S. Wilkes's co-authors include Michael J. Zaworotko, Joseph A. Levisky, Charles L. Hussey, Robert A. Wilson, R. L. Vaughn, Rico E. Del Sesto, Margaret L. Williams, Norman E. Heimer, Jodi L. Pflug and Richard T. Carlin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Analytical Chemistry and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

John S. Wilkes

71 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

Air and water stable 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium based io... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1992 2002 1982 2004 1984 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Air and water stable 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium based ionic liquids
    1992 1.5k citations John S. Wilkes, Michael J. Zaworotko Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications profile →
  2. A short history of ionic liquids—from molten salts to neoteric solvents
    2002 1.4k citations John S. Wilkes Green Chemistry profile →
  3. Dialkylimidazolium chloroaluminate melts: a new class of room-temperature ionic liquids for electrochemistry, spectroscopy and synthesis
    1982 1.2k citations John S. Wilkes, Charles L. Hussey et al. profile →
  4. Thermochemistry of ionic liquid heat-transfer fluids
    2004 505 citations Margaret L. Williams, John S. Wilkes et al. Thermochimica Acta profile →
  5. Properties of 1,3-dialkylimidazolium chloride-aluminum chloride ionic liquids. 2. Phase transitions, densities, electrical conductivities, and viscosities
    1984 405 citations Armand A. Fannin, Bernard J. Piersma et al. profile →
  6. Friedel-Crafts reactions in ambient-temperature molten salts
    1986 398 citations John S. Wilkes et al. The Journal of Organic Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John S. Wilkes United States 30 6.2k 2.3k 1.6k 1.6k 1.6k 71 8.3k
Charles L. Hussey United States 39 3.5k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 1.8k 1.1× 1.2k 0.7× 1.9k 1.2× 140 5.4k
José M. S. S. Esperança Portugal 43 6.9k 1.1× 2.1k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 156 9.3k
Peter Licence United Kingdom 47 3.7k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 1.7k 1.1× 1.1k 0.7× 996 0.6× 184 6.6k
Jason A. Widegren United States 22 2.8k 0.4× 2.2k 0.9× 783 0.5× 1.3k 0.8× 477 0.3× 49 5.5k
Annegret Stark Germany 33 3.4k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 981 0.6× 696 0.4× 542 0.3× 85 5.1k
Youquan Deng China 60 5.0k 0.8× 5.6k 2.4× 704 0.4× 3.4k 2.1× 1.2k 0.8× 234 12.6k
Peter Nockemann United Kingdom 45 3.0k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 738 0.5× 3.0k 1.9× 847 0.5× 156 6.5k
Kun Dong China 31 2.8k 0.4× 836 0.4× 577 0.4× 790 0.5× 1.0k 0.6× 68 4.8k
Sheila N. Baker United States 31 2.3k 0.4× 894 0.4× 769 0.5× 4.9k 3.0× 1.1k 0.7× 61 7.8k
Carl A. Koval United States 37 1.7k 0.3× 706 0.3× 1.0k 0.6× 1.6k 1.0× 1.9k 1.2× 111 6.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rodríguez, Héctor, Margaret L. Williams, John S. Wilkes, & Robin D. Rogers. (2008). Ionic liquids for liquid-in-glass thermometers. Green Chemistry. 10(5). 501–501. 32 indexed citations
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Sesto, Rico E. Del, T. Mark McCleskey, Anthony K. Burrell, et al.. (2007). Structure and magnetic behavior of transition metal based ionic liquids. Chemical Communications. 447–449. 291 indexed citations
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Śmiglak, Marcin, W.M. Reichert, John D. Holbrey, et al.. (2006). Combustible ionic liquids by design: is laboratory safety another ionic liquid myth?. Chemical Communications. 2554–2554. 305 indexed citations
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Heimer, Norman E., John S. Wilkes, P. G. Wahlbeck, & W. Robert Carper. (2005). 13C NMR Relaxation Rates in the Ionic Liquid 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Butanesulfonate. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 110(3). 868–874. 57 indexed citations
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Sesto, Rico E. Del, Cynthia A. Corley, Al Robertson, & John S. Wilkes. (2004). Tetraalkylphosphonium-based ionic liquids. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 690(10). 2536–2542. 238 indexed citations
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Sesto, Rico E. Del, et al.. (2003). Modeling, synthesis, and characterization of third-order nonlinear optical salts. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5212. 292–292. 7 indexed citations
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Carlin, Richard T., et al.. (1995). Dialkylimidazolium-sodium chloroaluminate ternary salt system: phase diagram and crystal structure. Journal of Chemical Crystallography. 25(2). 57–62. 21 indexed citations
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Wilkes, John S.. (1994). Room Temperature Molten Salts for Advanced Energy Conversion and Storage. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 94. 33015. 2 indexed citations
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Wilkes, John S., et al.. (1994). Densities, molar volumes, and thermal expansivities of 1-methyl-3-ethylimidazolium chloride + aluminum chloride + alkali-metal halide molten salts. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 39(1). 79–82. 13 indexed citations
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Wilkes, John S. & Michael J. Zaworotko. (1992). Air and water stable 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium based ionic liquids. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 965–965. 1464 indexed citations breakdown →
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Riechel, Thomas L. & John S. Wilkes. (1992). Reversible Plating and Stripping of Sodium at Inert Electrodes in Room Temperature Chloroaluminate Molten Salts. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 139(4). 977–981. 39 indexed citations
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Wilkes, John S., et al.. (1991). An Electrochemical Investigation of the 1‐Methyl‐3‐Ethylimidazolium Bromide Aluminum Bromide Molten Salt System. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 138(2). 465–469. 11 indexed citations
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Maloy, J. T., et al.. (1990). Electrochemical Studies of Sodium Chloride as a Lewis Buffer for Room Temperature Chloroaluminate Molten Salts. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 137(12). 3865–3869. 104 indexed citations
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Gale, Robert J., et al.. (1987). Low Temperature Chlorogallate Molten Salt Systems. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 134(1). 262–263. 22 indexed citations
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Hussey, Charles L., et al.. (1986). Chloroaluminate Equilibria in the Aluminum Chloride‐1‐Methyl‐3‐ethylimidazolium Chloride Ionic Liquid. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 133(7). 1389–1391. 67 indexed citations
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Stech, Daniel J., et al.. (1981). A New Class of Room Temperature Molten Salts for Battery Applications.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 82. 17627. 1 indexed citations
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Dorey, Robert, et al.. (1980). Progress Report on Research into Chemical Structure/Bonding Decomposition Relationships for Energetic Materials.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations
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Wilkes, John S., et al.. (1977). 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene thermal decomposition: kinetic parameters determined by the isothermal differential scanning calorimetry technique. Thermochimica Acta. 19(1). 111–118. 30 indexed citations
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Letsinger, Robert L., John S. Wilkes, & Lawrence B. Dumas. (1972). Nucleotide chemistry. XVII. Enzymic synthesis of polydeoxyribonucleotides possessing internucleotide phosphoramidate bonds. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 94(1). 292–293. 29 indexed citations

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