R. B. Merrifield

25.4k citations
179 papers · 20.0k indexed · 14 hit papers · h-index 61
Topics
Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (116 papers)Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (30 papers)Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (28 papers)
Partner nations
United StatesSwedenSpain

In The Last Decade

R. B. Merrifield

179 papers receiving 18.5k citations

Hit Papers

Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis. I. The Synthesis of a Tetr...1963202619842005196319811990196919832.0k4.0k6.0k

Peers

R. B. Merrifield
Comparison fields: 5 of 156
  • Molecular Biology 15.5k
  • Organic Chemistry 5.3k
  • Microbiology 3.7k
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2.1k
  • Spectroscopy 1.7k
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Christian Cambillau France
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Fields of papers citing papers by R. B. Merrifield

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. B. Merrifield

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All Works

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2 18
3 29
4 68
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10 228
11 137
12 99
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About R. B. Merrifield

R. B. Merrifield is a scholar working on Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Organic Chemistry, having authored 179 papers that have together received 20.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (116 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (30 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (28 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Microbiology (3.7k citations), Molecular Biology (15.5k citations) and Organic Chemistry (5.3k citations). R. B. Merrifield has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Spain. Frequent co-authors include James P. Tam, Hans G. Boman, Stephen B. H. Kent, David Andreu, William F. Heath, Virender K. Sarin, Bernd Gutte, Alexander R. Mitchell, David Wade and Anita Boman. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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