R. Ober

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

R. Ober is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Ober has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Organic Chemistry, 28 papers in Materials Chemistry and 17 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in R. Ober's work include Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (36 papers), Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions (16 papers) and Material Dynamics and Properties (12 papers). R. Ober is often cited by papers focused on Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (36 papers), Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions (16 papers) and Material Dynamics and Properties (12 papers). R. Ober collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Mexico. R. Ober's co-authors include Hedi Mattoussi, Moungi G. Bawendi, Klavs F. Jensen, J. Rodríguez‐Viejo, B. O. Dabbousi, Johanna Heine, Frederic V. Mikulec, C. Taupin, J. P. Cotton and B. Farnoux and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

R. Ober

88 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

(CdSe)ZnS Core−Shell Quantum Dots:  Synthesis and Charact... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. (CdSe)ZnS Core−Shell Quantum Dots:  Synthesis and Characterization of a Size Series of Highly Luminescent Nanocrystallites
    1997 3.4k citations Hedi Mattoussi, R. Ober et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Ober France 30 4.1k 2.1k 1.2k 1.1k 909 89 6.0k
Marie‐Louise Saboungi United States 43 3.5k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 731 0.6× 472 0.4× 901 1.0× 214 6.8k
Mathew D. Halls United States 34 2.5k 0.6× 2.0k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 622 0.6× 707 0.8× 104 5.7k
Shashi P. Karna United States 43 4.2k 1.0× 2.6k 1.2× 686 0.6× 677 0.6× 1.1k 1.2× 212 7.3k
T. Mizutani Japan 39 2.6k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 951 0.9× 571 0.6× 260 5.6k
Hachiro Nakanishi Japan 43 3.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 2.5k 2.2× 524 0.5× 1.2k 1.3× 332 6.6k
Robert A. Pascal United States 37 2.1k 0.5× 1.8k 0.9× 3.5k 3.0× 855 0.8× 252 0.3× 187 6.6k
Fausto Elisei Italy 41 2.9k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 1.6k 1.4× 519 0.5× 677 0.7× 186 5.4k
T. P. Radhakrishnan India 36 2.3k 0.6× 820 0.4× 1.1k 1.0× 390 0.4× 733 0.8× 179 4.5k
Hermann Weingärtner Germany 39 1.6k 0.4× 934 0.4× 1.2k 1.0× 654 0.6× 1.6k 1.7× 123 7.7k
Sten Andersson Sweden 35 3.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 505 0.4× 361 0.3× 361 0.4× 131 5.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. Ober

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Ober

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All Works

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López-Esparza, Ricardo, et al.. (2008). Confinement of a hydrophilic polymer in membrane lyotropic phases. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 331(1). 185–190. 3 indexed citations
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Maldonado, Amir, R. Ober, T. Gulik‐Krzywicki, W. Urbach, & D. Langévin. (2007). The sponge phase of a mixed surfactant system. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 308(2). 485–490. 19 indexed citations
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Fabre, Pascale, Frédéric Nallet, Gustavo A. Abraham, et al.. (2006). Amphiphilic diblock copolymers with adhesive properties: I. Structure and swelling with water. The European Physical Journal E. 20(3). 273–287. 5 indexed citations
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Maldonado, Amir, Ricardo López-Esparza, R. Ober, et al.. (2005). Effect of a neutral water-soluble polymer on the lamellar phase of a zwitterionic surfactant system. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 296(1). 365–369. 13 indexed citations
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Baigl, Damien, Michele Sferrazza, R. Ober, et al.. (2005). In situhigh-energy x-ray reflectivity studies of hydrophobic polyelectrolytes at the solid/liquid interface. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 17(41). 6329–6336. 1 indexed citations
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Taulier, Nicolas, et al.. (2002). Behavior of a Reverse Lamellar Phase in the Presence of Low Molecular Weight Triblock Molecules. Langmuir. 18(1). 68–73. 3 indexed citations
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Ober, R., et al.. (2001). Binary Separation in Very Thin Nematic Films: Thickness and Phase Coexistence. Physical Review Letters. 87(12). 125701–125701. 34 indexed citations
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Tsapis, Nicolas, W. Urbach, & R. Ober. (2001). Dramatic rigidification of a peptide-decorated lamellar phase. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 63(4). 41903–41903. 12 indexed citations
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Théodoly, Olivier, R. Ober, & Claudine E. Williams. (2001). Adsorption of hydrophobic polyelectrolytes at the air/water interface: Conformational effect and history dependence. The European Physical Journal E. 5(1). 51–58. 47 indexed citations
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Faure, Magali, Jacques Bourguignon, Michel Neuburger, et al.. (2000). Interaction between the lipoamide‐containing H‐protein and the lipoamide dehydrogenase (L‐protein) of the glycine decarboxylase multienzyme system. European Journal of Biochemistry. 267(10). 2890–2898. 49 indexed citations
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Bardon, S., et al.. (1999). Organization of cyanobiphenyl liquid crystal molecules in prewetting films spreading on silicon wafers. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 59(6). 6808–6818. 39 indexed citations
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Cohen‐Addad, C., Magali Faure, Michel Neuburger, et al.. (1997). Structural studies of the glycine decarboxylase complex from pea leaf mitochondria. Biochimie. 79(11). 637–643. 12 indexed citations
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Mattoussi, Hedi, A. Cumming, C. B. Murray, Moungi G. Bawendi, & R. Ober. (1996). Characterization of CdSe nanocrystallite dispersions by small angle x-ray scattering. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 105(22). 9890–9896. 43 indexed citations
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Auvray, L., J. P. Cotton, R. Ober, & C. Taupin. (1986). Structure of concentrated winsor microemulsions by SANS. Physica B+C. 136(1-3). 281–283. 9 indexed citations
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McQuinn, Roy L., et al.. (1984). Biotransformation and elimination of 14C-flecainide acetate in humans.. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 12(4). 414–420. 44 indexed citations
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Harrison, Lester I., et al.. (1980). High-pressure liquid chromatographic determination of salicylsalicylic acid, aspirin, and salicylic acid in human plasma and urine. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 69(11). 1268–1271. 35 indexed citations
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Farnoux, B., M. Daoud, D. Decker, G. Jannink, & R. Ober. (1975). Shape change of the flexible polymer in solution with increasing concentration. Journal de Physique Lettres. 36(2). 35–39. 13 indexed citations
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Ober, R., et al.. (1969). Oxygen flask combustion analysis of 14C and 3H: Description of method and apparatus and summary of experience, with emphasis on analysis of low levels of activity. The International Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 20(10). 703–709. 5 indexed citations
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