Mark S. Wrighton

27.1k total citations · 8 hit papers
344 papers, 22.1k citations indexed

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Mark S. Wrighton is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Organic Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark S. Wrighton has authored 344 papers receiving a total of 22.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 96 papers in Organic Chemistry and 95 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Mark S. Wrighton's work include Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (87 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (72 papers) and CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (50 papers). Mark S. Wrighton is often cited by papers focused on Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (87 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (72 papers) and CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (50 papers). Mark S. Wrighton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Germany. Mark S. Wrighton's co-authors include David L. Morse, Henry S. White, David S. Ginley, Antonio J. Ricco, C. Daniel Frisbie, Arthur B. Ellis, Gregg P. Kittlesen, Jeffrey M. Bolts, Lawrence F. Rozsnyai and Paul J. Giordano and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Mark S. Wrighton

342 papers receiving 20.7k citations

Hit Papers

Resistance of polyaniline films as a function of electroc... 1974 2026 1991 2008 1985 1994 1974 1984 1995 250 500 750
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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. Resistance of polyaniline films as a function of electrochemical potential and the fabrication of polyaniline-based microelectronic devices
    1985 858 citations Mark S. Wrighton et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry profile →
  2. Functional Group Imaging by Chemical Force Microscopy
    1994 779 citations C. Daniel Frisbie, Mark S. Wrighton et al. profile →
  3. Nature of the lowest excited state in tricarbonylchloro-1,10-phenanthrolinerhenium(I) and related complexes
    1974 696 citations Mark S. Wrighton, David L. Morse Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  4. Chemical derivatization of an array of three gold microelectrodes with polypyrrole: fabrication of a molecule-based transistor
    1984 490 citations Henry S. White, Gregg P. Kittlesen et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  5. Chemical Force Microscopy: Exploiting Chemically-Modified Tips To Quantify Adhesion, Friction, and Functional Group Distributions in Molecular Assemblies
    1995 425 citations C. Daniel Frisbie, Mark S. Wrighton et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  6. Strontium titanate photoelectrodes. Efficient photoassisted electrolysis of water at zero applied potential
    1976 422 citations Mark S. Wrighton, Arthur B. Ellis et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  7. Photochemistry of metal carbonyls
    1974 389 citations Mark S. Wrighton profile →
  8. Living Cyclopolymerization of 1,6-Heptadiyne Derivatives Using Well-Defined Alkylidene Complexes: Polymerization Mechanism, Polymer Structure, and Polymer Properties
    1994 195 citations Mark S. Wrighton et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mark S. Wrighton United States 77 9.4k 6.7k 5.6k 4.8k 4.4k 344 22.1k
Royce W. Murray United States 103 16.5k 1.8× 19.6k 2.9× 3.8k 0.7× 8.0k 1.7× 3.7k 0.8× 500 41.0k
Toyoki Kunitake Japan 73 5.4k 0.6× 7.8k 1.2× 6.2k 1.1× 2.6k 0.5× 1.1k 0.3× 587 22.2k
David J. Schiffrin United Kingdom 67 9.3k 1.0× 9.3k 1.4× 2.2k 0.4× 1.8k 0.4× 3.1k 0.7× 254 21.6k
K. Kalyanasundaram Switzerland 46 3.1k 0.3× 6.5k 1.0× 5.3k 1.0× 1.4k 0.3× 3.9k 0.9× 102 16.9k
Héctor D. Abruña United States 113 31.7k 3.4× 15.5k 2.3× 3.4k 0.6× 5.9k 1.2× 15.3k 3.5× 573 47.3k
Christopher E. D. Chidsey United States 59 13.5k 1.4× 6.5k 1.0× 1.3k 0.2× 1.6k 0.3× 3.1k 0.7× 123 18.9k
Hiroshi Nishihara Japan 71 8.0k 0.9× 10.3k 1.5× 4.6k 0.8× 2.0k 0.4× 2.1k 0.5× 644 19.9k
Gerald J. Meyer United States 67 4.3k 0.5× 9.8k 1.5× 2.4k 0.4× 1.4k 0.3× 10.1k 2.3× 339 18.3k
Henry S. White United States 76 9.3k 1.0× 4.4k 0.7× 833 0.1× 3.3k 0.7× 3.1k 0.7× 317 20.4k
Michael Gräetzel Switzerland 99 24.7k 2.6× 29.2k 4.4× 2.8k 0.5× 10.7k 2.2× 22.2k 5.0× 336 49.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tejada, J., et al.. (1995). Electron beam deposition of gold nanostructures in a reactive environment. Applied Physics Letters. 66(16). 2080–2082. 77 indexed citations
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Frisbie, C. Daniel, et al.. (1995). High Lateral Resolution Imaging by Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry of Photopatterned Self-Assembled Monolayers Containing Aryl Azide. Langmuir. 11(7). 2563–2571. 23 indexed citations
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Huang, Jian & Mark S. Wrighton. (1994). Flat Band Potential Measurements of Naked and Viologen-Modified n-WS2 Electrodes in Aqueous Iodide and Triiodide Solutions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 98(37). 9097–9101. 1 indexed citations
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Steadman, S. G., M.P.J. Gaudreau, S. Luckhardt, et al.. (1990). Measurements of neutron emission induced by muons stopped in metal deuteride targets. Journal of Fusion Energy. 9(2). 155–159. 1 indexed citations
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Chao, Shuchi, Richard Simon, Thomas E. Mallouk, & Mark S. Wrighton. (1988). Multicomponent redox catalysts for reduction of large biological molecules using molecular hydrogen as the reductant. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 110(7). 2270–2276. 18 indexed citations
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Smith, Diane K., Gregg A. Lane, & Mark S. Wrighton. (1988). Charge-transport properties of an electrode-confined redox polymer derived from a monomer consisting of a quinone flanked by two benzylviologen subunits. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 92(9). 2616–2628. 21 indexed citations
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Chao, Shuchi & Mark S. Wrighton. (1987). Characterization of a solid-state polyaniline-based transistor: water vapor dependent characteristics of a device employing a poly(vinyl alcohol)/phosphoric acid solid-state electrolyte. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 109(22). 6627–6631. 146 indexed citations
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Thackeray, James W., et al.. (1986). Amplification of electrical signals with molecule-based transistors: power amplification up to a kilohertz frequency and factors limiting higher frequency operation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 90(23). 6080–6083. 33 indexed citations
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Thackeray, James W. & Mark S. Wrighton. (1986). Chemically responsive microelectrochemical devices based on platinized poly(3-methylthiophene): variation in conductivity with variation in hydrogen, oxygen, or pH in aqueous solution. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 90(25). 6674–6679. 77 indexed citations
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Kittlesen, Gregg P., Henry S. White, & Mark S. Wrighton. (1985). A microelectrochemical diode with submicron contact spacing based on the connection of two microelectrodes using dissimilar redox polymers. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 107(25). 7373–7380. 100 indexed citations
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Simon, Richard & Mark S. Wrighton. (1984). Stabilization of n-type silicon photoanodes against photoanodic decomposition with thin films of polyacetylene. Applied Physics Letters. 44(9). 930–932. 20 indexed citations
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Wrighton, Mark S.. (1984). Catalyzed reactions at illuminated semiconductor interfaces. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 2(2). 795–801. 4 indexed citations
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Lewis, Nathan S. & Mark S. Wrighton. (1984). Effect of charge transport in electrode-confined N,N'-dialkyl-4,4'-bipyridinium polymers on the current-potential response for mediated, outer-sphere electron-transfer reactions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 88(10). 2009–2017. 16 indexed citations
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Wrighton, Mark S., et al.. (1983). Low-temperature photochemistry of (.eta.5-C5R5)W(CO)3CH2SiMe2H: loss of carbon monoxide followed by .beta.-hydrogen transfer. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 105(26). 7768–7770. 17 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Robert M., et al.. (1983). Chemical derivatization of electrode surfaces with derivatives of N,N,N′,N′-tetraalkyl-1,4-benzenediamine. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 153(1-2). 129–156. 19 indexed citations
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Wrighton, Mark S., et al.. (1980). Photochemistry and photocatalytic activity of a polynuclear metal carbonyl hydride: dodecacarbonyltetrahydridotetraruthenium. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 102(6). 2123–2125. 23 indexed citations
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Wrighton, Mark S.. (1977). The chemical conversion of sunlight. Technology Review. 79. 30–37. 1 indexed citations
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Wrighton, Mark S., Jeffrey M. Bolts, Steven W. Kaiser, & Arthur B. Ellis. (1976). Photoassisted electrolysis of water - Conversion of optical to chemical energy. Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference. 1. 35–42. 3 indexed citations
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Wrighton, Mark S., David S. Ginley, & David L. Morse. (1974). Technique for the determination of absolute emission quantum yields of powdered samples. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 78(22). 2229–2233. 242 indexed citations
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Wrighton, Mark S., G. S. Hammond, & Harry B. Gray. (1971). Mechanism of photoaquation of hexacyanocobaltate(III). Journal of the American Chemical Society. 93(20). 5254–5255. 10 indexed citations

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