R. O. Butterfield

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

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R. O. Butterfield is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Spectroscopy and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, R. O. Butterfield has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 10 papers in Spectroscopy and 9 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in R. O. Butterfield's work include Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (10 papers), Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (8 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (5 papers). R. O. Butterfield is often cited by papers focused on Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (10 papers), Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (8 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (5 papers). R. O. Butterfield collaborates with scholars based in United States and India. R. O. Butterfield's co-authors include B. Freedman, E. H. Pryde, H. J. Dutton, C. R. Scholfield, E. N. Frankel, E. P. Jones, E. A. Emken, V. L. Davison, S. Koritala and T. L. Mounts and has published in prestigious journals such as Analytical Chemistry, The Journal of Organic Chemistry and Journal of Chromatography A.

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R. O. Butterfield

37 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Transesterification kinetics of soybean oil 1

1986 995 citations B. Freedman, R. O. Butterfield et al. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. O. Butterfield United States	18	1.2k	668	458	222	171	37	1.6k
R. O. Feuge United States	20	257 0.2×	87 0.1×	213 0.5×	179 0.8×	17 0.1×	80	1.1k
Tine Koloini Slovenia	16	440 0.4×	124 0.2×	255 0.6×	148 0.7×	22 0.1×	34	793
Wolfram Nitsch Germany	14	163 0.1×	207 0.3×	127 0.3×	111 0.5×	22 0.1×	41	743
Karlheinz Hill Germany	10	251 0.2×	84 0.1×	339 0.7×	574 2.6×	15 0.1×	17	1.1k
Jiawen Zhu China	16	360 0.3×	42 0.1×	321 0.7×	146 0.7×	142 0.8×	54	716
S. Locatelli Argentina	7	397 0.3×	197 0.3×	347 0.8×	58 0.3×	22 0.1×	10	759
Monika Karpińska Poland	23	216 0.2×	237 0.4×	117 0.3×	391 1.8×	37 0.2×	77	1.2k
Tim Zeiner Germany	19	463 0.4×	144 0.2×	128 0.3×	183 0.8×	93 0.5×	64	948
Attasak Jaree Thailand	19	694 0.6×	445 0.7×	172 0.4×	84 0.4×	76 0.4×	82	1.0k
Helmut Hustedt Germany	17	231 0.2×	65 0.1×	381 0.8×	133 0.6×	13 0.1×	38	909

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Abbott, Thomas P., B. S. Phillips, R. O. Butterfield, Terry A. Isbell, & R. Kleiman. (1997). On‐line chemical database for new crop seeds. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 74(6). 723–726. 6 indexed citations

Abbott, Thomas P., Walter J. Wolf, Yibing Wu, R. O. Butterfield, & R. Kleiman. (1991). FT-IR Analysis of Jojoba Protein Conformations in D₂O. Applied Spectroscopy. 45(10). 1665–1673. 22 indexed citations

Freedman, B., R. O. Butterfield, & E. H. Pryde. (1986). Transesterification kinetics of soybean oil 1. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 63(10). 1375–1380. 995 indexed citations breakdown →

Scholfield, C. R., R. O. Butterfield, & H. J. Dutton. (1979). Calculation of catalyst selectivity in vegetable oil hydrogenation. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 56(7). 664–667. 10 indexed citations

Butterfield, R. O., et al.. (1978). Computers in the lipid research laboratory. Progress in Lipid Research. 17(1). 93–110. 21 indexed citations

Butterfield, R. O., et al.. (1972). Esterification and transesterification of 9(10)‐carboxystearic acid and its methyl esters. Kinetic studies. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 49(5). 302–306. 27 indexed citations

Scholfield, C. R., R. O. Butterfield, & H. J. Dutton. (1972). Diene‐to‐saturate shunt in fat hydrogenation. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 49(10). 586–589. 3 indexed citations

Koritala, S., et al.. (1972). Kinetics of copper‐chromite hydrogenation in soybean and linseed oils: Effect of pressure. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 49(6). 371–375. 15 indexed citations

Scholfield, C. R., T. L. Mounts, R. O. Butterfield, & H. J. Dutton. (1971). Competitive hydrogenation rates of isomeric methyl octadecenoates. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 48(5). 237–239. 9 indexed citations

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Mounts, T. L., R. O. Butterfield, C. R. Scholfield, & H. J. Dutton. (1970). Micro vapor‐phase hydrogenation monitored with tanden chromatography‐radioactivity: III. Isomeric monoenes. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 47(3). 79–82. 10 indexed citations

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Butterfield, R. O.. (1969). Kinetic rate constants determined by a digital computer. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 46(9). 429–431. 32 indexed citations

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Butterfield, R. O. & H. J. Dutton. (1967). Digital computer program for calculating selectivities of hydrogenation catalysts. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 44(10). 549–550. 23 indexed citations

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Scholfield, C. R., R. O. Butterfield, & H. J. Dutton. (1966). Fractionation of Geometric Isomers of Methyl Linolenate by Argentation Countercurrent Distribution.. Analytical Chemistry. 38(12). 1694–1697. 15 indexed citations

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Dutton, H. J., et al.. (1966). Simulation of Counter Double Current Distribution by Digital Computer.. Analytical Chemistry. 38(12). 1773–1775. 6 indexed citations

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Emken, E. A., E. N. Frankel, & R. O. Butterfield. (1966). Homogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of unsaturated fats: Metal acetylacetonates. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 43(1). 14–18. 16 indexed citations

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Butterfield, R. O., et al.. (1966). Analog-Computer Program for Resolution of Overlapping Distribution Curves. Separation Science. 1(2-3). 329–337. 5 indexed citations

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Scholfield, C. R., R. O. Butterfield, V. L. Davison, & E. P. Jones. (1964). Hydrogenation of linolenate. X. Comparison of products formed with platinum and nickel catalysts. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 41(9). 615–619. 22 indexed citations

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Butterfield, R. O. & H. J. Dutton. (1964). Monitoring Countercurrent Distribution with a Recording Refractometer.. Analytical Chemistry. 36(4). 903–906. 8 indexed citations

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Scholfield, C. R., E. P. Jones, R. O. Butterfield, & H. J. Dutton. (1963). Hydrogenation of Linolenate. Fractionation of Isomeric Ester by Countercurrent Distribution with an Argentation System.. Analytical Chemistry. 35(3). 386–389. 22 indexed citations

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Scholfield, C. R., E. P. Jones, R. O. Butterfield, & H. J. Dutton. (1963). Argentation in Countercurrent Distribution to Separate Isologues and Geometric Isomers of Fatty Acid Esters.. Analytical Chemistry. 35(11). 1588–1591. 60 indexed citations

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