Michael A. Brook

12.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
351 papers, 10.3k citations indexed

About

Michael A. Brook is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. Brook has authored 351 papers receiving a total of 10.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 137 papers in Organic Chemistry, 105 papers in Materials Chemistry and 77 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Michael A. Brook's work include Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry (51 papers), Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry (39 papers) and Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (35 papers). Michael A. Brook is often cited by papers focused on Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry (51 papers), Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry (39 papers) and Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (35 papers). Michael A. Brook collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Denmark. Michael A. Brook's co-authors include Weian Zhao, Yingfu Li, Heather Sheardown, John D. Brennan, M. Monsur Ali, Ferdinand Gonzaga, Yang Chen, Robert Pelton, William Chiuman and Tak Hang Chan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Brook

348 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

Design of Gold Nanopartic... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2008 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Design of Gold Nanoparticle‐Based Colorimetric Biosensing Assays
    2008 657 citations Weian Zhao, Michael A. Brook et al. profile →
  2. Rolling Circle Amplification: Applications in Nanotechnology and Biodetection with Functional Nucleic Acids
    2008 507 citations Weian Zhao, Michael A. Brook et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Michael A. Brook 3.4k 3.1k 2.7k 2.7k 1.2k 351 10.3k
Mark H. Schoenfisch 2.7k 0.8× 5.0k 1.6× 1.9k 0.7× 3.1k 1.2× 2.0k 1.7× 195 13.8k
Shlomo Margel 1.3k 0.4× 2.5k 0.8× 1.7k 0.6× 2.9k 1.1× 1.9k 1.6× 275 8.5k
Linqi Shi 4.3k 1.3× 4.7k 1.5× 3.8k 1.4× 4.1k 1.5× 3.7k 3.2× 356 13.7k
Abdelhamid Elaı̈ssari 3.2k 1.0× 4.6k 1.5× 2.9k 1.1× 3.5k 1.3× 4.7k 4.0× 388 16.7k
Andreas F. Thünemann 1.4k 0.4× 1.7k 0.5× 2.7k 1.0× 4.5k 1.7× 1.6k 1.3× 197 9.7k
Curtis W. Frank 2.5k 0.7× 3.5k 1.1× 3.0k 1.1× 2.6k 1.0× 2.4k 2.0× 285 12.6k
Yi Cao 2.8k 0.8× 4.2k 1.3× 1.9k 0.7× 2.7k 1.0× 3.7k 3.1× 361 13.8k
Neil R. Cameron 1.7k 0.5× 2.4k 0.8× 4.0k 1.4× 4.5k 1.7× 1.9k 1.6× 181 9.8k
X. X. Zhu 1.6k 0.5× 2.6k 0.8× 3.7k 1.4× 1.9k 0.7× 3.1k 2.6× 323 11.7k
Ming Jiang 1.5k 0.4× 2.1k 0.7× 4.7k 1.7× 4.6k 1.7× 3.1k 2.6× 298 10.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael A. Brook

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Parón, S., et al.. (2024). Sulfur-bearing molecules in a sample of early star-forming cores. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 692. A97–A97. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Yang, et al.. (2024). Selective oxidative devulcanization of hydrosilylation-cured silicone elastomers: enhanced circularity. Polymer Chemistry. 15(13). 1310–1317. 2 indexed citations
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Brook, Michael A., et al.. (2024). Protecting group-free introduction of amino acids to polymers through the aza-Michael reaction. Polymer Chemistry. 15(11). 1123–1132. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Yang, et al.. (2023). Starch/Silicone Elastomers and Foams. Sustainability. 15(13). 9941–9941. 4 indexed citations
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Zheng, Sijia, et al.. (2023). Thermoplastic, redox recyclable silicone–lipoamide elastomers. Green Chemistry. 25(24). 10644–10652. 4 indexed citations
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Brook, Michael A., et al.. (2023). Lysine-Based Silicone Surfactants. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 197–208. 7 indexed citations
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Brook, Michael A., et al.. (2023). Learning from the trees: biomimetic crosslinking of silicones by phenolic coupling. Green Chemistry. 25(13). 5267–5275. 6 indexed citations
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Brook, Michael A., et al.. (2021). Naturally Derived Silicone Surfactants Based on Saccharides and Cysteamine. Molecules. 26(16). 4802–4802. 16 indexed citations
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Brook, Michael A., et al.. (2020). PEG-containing siloxane materials by metal-free click-chemistry for ocular drug delivery applications. Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition. 32(5). 581–594. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jianfeng, Yang Chen, & Michael A. Brook. (2014). Reductive Degradation of Lignin and Model Compounds by Hydrosilanes. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2(8). 1983–1991. 61 indexed citations
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Morrison, David, et al.. (2012). Photocrosslinkable hyaluronic acid as an internal wetting agent in model conventional and silicone hydrogel contact lenses. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 100A(8). 1972–1982. 34 indexed citations
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Pelton, Robert, Yuguo Cui, Dan Zhang, et al.. (2012). Facile Phenylboronate Modification of Silica by a Silaneboronate. Langmuir. 29(2). 594–598. 10 indexed citations
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Farrugia, Brooke L., Daniel J. Keddie, Graeme A. George, et al.. (2012). An investigation into the effect of amphiphilic siloxane oligomers on dermal fibroblasts. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 100A(7). 1919–1927. 7 indexed citations
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Zhao, Weian, Yan Gao, Michael A. Brook, & Yingfu Li. (2006). Wrapping single-walled carbon nanotubes with long single-stranded DNA molecules produced by rolling circle amplification. Chemical Communications. 3582–3582. 39 indexed citations
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Brook, Michael A.. (2005). Macromolecules Containing Metal and Metal-like Elements, Volume 4: Group IVA Polymers. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 127(44). 15659. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Muxin, et al.. (2003). Preparation and Applications of Silicone Emulsions Using Biopolymers. 116. 309–327. 5 indexed citations
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Allen, R. J. L. & Michael A. Brook. (1967). Carbohydrate and the United Kingdom Food Manufacturer. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 20(2). 163–167. 2 indexed citations

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