Michael S. Donovan

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

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Michael S. Donovan is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael S. Donovan has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Organic Chemistry, 6 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films and 3 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Michael S. Donovan's work include Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (8 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (6 papers) and Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (3 papers). Michael S. Donovan is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (8 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (6 papers) and Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (3 papers). Michael S. Donovan collaborates with scholars based in United States. Michael S. Donovan's co-authors include Charles L. McCormick, Andrew B. Lowe, Yoshiro Mitsukami, Brent S. Sumerlin, Anthony J. Convertine and David Thomas and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Macromolecules and Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Michael S. Donovan

8 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Water-Soluble Polymers. 81. Direct Synthesis of Hydrophilic Styrenic-Based Homopolymers and Block Copolymers in Aqueous Solution via RAFT

2001 663 citations Yoshiro Mitsukami, Michael S. Donovan et al. Macromolecules profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael S. Donovan United States	8	1.3k	544	431	320	289	8	1.6k
Pittaya Takolpuckdee United Kingdom	9	1.6k 1.3×	458 0.8×	501 1.2×	400 1.3×	415 1.4×	13	1.9k
Arnaud Favier France	19	1.1k 0.9×	277 0.5×	426 1.0×	403 1.3×	285 1.0×	42	1.6k
Yoshiro Mitsukami Japan	12	978 0.8×	425 0.8×	349 0.8×	221 0.7×	277 1.0×	17	1.3k
L. Lavanant France	11	835 0.7×	1.1k 2.1×	363 0.8×	315 1.0×	237 0.8×	12	1.9k
Veerle Coessens United States	13	1.4k 1.1×	367 0.7×	339 0.8×	301 0.9×	376 1.3×	15	1.7k
Géraldine Carrot France	24	712 0.6×	314 0.6×	389 0.9×	528 1.6×	318 1.1×	44	1.5k
Ronan McHale United Kingdom	20	1.2k 1.0×	296 0.5×	269 0.6×	556 1.7×	328 1.1×	25	1.7k
Guillaume Gody Australia	20	1.5k 1.2×	316 0.6×	416 1.0×	553 1.7×	312 1.1×	23	1.9k
Kay L. Robinson United Kingdom	16	838 0.7×	367 0.7×	252 0.6×	284 0.9×	289 1.0×	23	1.3k
Renzo M. Paulus Netherlands	23	1.1k 0.8×	193 0.4×	400 0.9×	287 0.9×	505 1.7×	31	1.5k

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Sumerlin, Brent S., Andrew B. Lowe, David Thomas, et al.. (2004). Aqueous solution properties of pH‐responsive AB diblock acrylamido–styrenic copolymers synthesized via aqueous reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 42(7). 1724–1734. 64 indexed citations

Donovan, Michael S., et al.. (2003). Sulfobetaine‐containing diblock and triblock copolymers via reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer polymerization in aqueous media. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 41(9). 1262–1281. 87 indexed citations

Donovan, Michael S., et al.. (2002). RAFT Polymerization of N,N-Dimethylacrylamide in Water. Macromolecules. 35(12). 4570–4572. 113 indexed citations

Donovan, Michael S., Brent S. Sumerlin, Andrew B. Lowe, & Charles L. McCormick. (2002). Controlled/“Living” Polymerization of Sulfobetaine Monomers Directly in Aqueous Media via RAFT. Macromolecules. 35(23). 8663–8666. 93 indexed citations

Lowe, Andrew B., Brent S. Sumerlin, Michael S. Donovan, & Charles L. McCormick. (2002). Facile Preparation of Transition Metal Nanoparticles Stabilized by Well-Defined (Co)polymers Synthesized via Aqueous Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 124(39). 11562–11563. 295 indexed citations

Donovan, Michael S., Andrew B. Lowe, Brent S. Sumerlin, & Charles L. McCormick. (2002). Raft Polymerization of N,N-Dimethylacrylamide Utilizing Novel Chain Transfer Agents Tailored for High Reinitiation Efficiency and Structural Control. Macromolecules. 35(10). 4123–4132. 141 indexed citations

Mitsukami, Yoshiro, Michael S. Donovan, Andrew B. Lowe, & Charles L. McCormick. (2001). Water-Soluble Polymers. 81. Direct Synthesis of Hydrophilic Styrenic-Based Homopolymers and Block Copolymers in Aqueous Solution via RAFT. Macromolecules. 34(7). 2248–2256. 663 indexed citations breakdown →

Sumerlin, Brent S., Michael S. Donovan, Yoshiro Mitsukami, Andrew B. Lowe, & Charles L. McCormick. (2001). Water-Soluble Polymers. 84. Controlled Polymerization in Aqueous Media of Anionic Acrylamido Monomers via RAFT. Macromolecules. 34(19). 6561–6564. 134 indexed citations

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