Ravikumar R. Gowda

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 979 citations indexed

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Ravikumar R. Gowda is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Biomaterials and Process Chemistry and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ravikumar R. Gowda has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 979 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Organic Chemistry, 22 papers in Biomaterials and 20 papers in Process Chemistry and Technology. Recurrent topics in Ravikumar R. Gowda's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (22 papers), Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (20 papers) and Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (13 papers). Ravikumar R. Gowda is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (22 papers), Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (20 papers) and Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (13 papers). Ravikumar R. Gowda collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and China. Ravikumar R. Gowda's co-authors include Debashis Chakraborty, Eugene Y.‐X. Chen, Venkatachalam Ramkumar, Li Zhou, Changxia Shi, Deepak Kumar Barange, Zhen Zhang, Miriam Scoti, Ryan W. Clarke and Fernando Vidal and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Ravikumar R. Gowda

37 papers receiving 973 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.

Chemically circular, mechanically tough, and melt-processable polyhydroxyalkanoates

2023 141 citations Li Zhou, Zhen Zhang et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ravikumar R. Gowda India	19	620	557	449	111	102	38	979
Zhiqiang Sun China	19	516 0.8×	586 1.1×	547 1.2×	75 0.7×	93 0.9×	51	992
Michael L. McGraw United States	14	565 0.9×	336 0.6×	307 0.7×	100 0.9×	48 0.5×	20	846
Florian Stempfle Germany	12	469 0.8×	555 1.0×	332 0.7×	150 1.4×	164 1.6×	13	960
Xufeng Ni China	17	465 0.8×	452 0.8×	412 0.9×	62 0.6×	69 0.7×	71	906
Zhongzheng Cai China	19	631 1.0×	619 1.1×	626 1.4×	150 1.4×	60 0.6×	50	1.1k
Jolanta Ejfler Poland	18	461 0.7×	406 0.7×	346 0.8×	159 1.4×	65 0.6×	49	825
Jean‐Michel Brusson France	21	659 1.1×	835 1.5×	643 1.4×	62 0.6×	124 1.2×	32	1.2k
Marion Hélou France	17	770 1.2×	1.1k 2.0×	961 2.1×	77 0.7×	140 1.4×	20	1.3k
Ryan W. Clarke United States	17	493 0.8×	434 0.8×	221 0.5×	45 0.4×	126 1.2×	28	966
Leticia Peña Carrodeguas United Kingdom	12	515 0.8×	730 1.3×	694 1.5×	62 0.6×	145 1.4×	13	995

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Zhang, Zhen, et al.. (2025). Circular Polymer Designed by Regulating Entropy: Spiro-Valerolactone-Based Polyesters with High Gas Barriers and Adhesion Strength. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(5). 4511–4519. 10 indexed citations

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Quinn, Ethan C., et al.. (2025). Stereodivergent transformation of a natural polyester to enantiopure PHAs. Nature. 643(8073). 967–974. 6 indexed citations

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Zhou, Li, Zhen Zhang, Ainara Sangroniz, et al.. (2024). Chain-End Controlled Depolymerization Selectivity in α,α-Disubstituted Propionate PHAs with Dual Closed-Loop Recycling and Record-High Melting Temperature. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(43). 29895–29904. 18 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhen, Ravikumar R. Gowda, & Eugene Y.‐X. Chen. (2024). Chemosynthetic P4HB: A Ten-Year Journey from a “Non-Polymerizable” Monomer to a High-Performance Biomaterial. Accounts of Materials Research. 5(11). 1340–1352. 8 indexed citations

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Uekert, Taylor, Ravikumar R. Gowda, Avantika Singh, et al.. (2024). Bio-based lactone acrylic plastics with performance and recyclability advantages. Cell Reports Physical Science. 5(5). 101938–101938. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Xinlei, Ryan W. Clarke, Haiyan An, et al.. (2023). Dual Recycling of Depolymerization Catalyst and Biodegradable Polyester that Markedly Outperforms Polyolefins. Angewandte Chemie. 135(26). 6 indexed citations

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Zhou, Li, Zhen Zhang, Changxia Shi, et al.. (2023). Chemically circular, mechanically tough, and melt-processable polyhydroxyalkanoates. Science. 380(6640). 64–69. 141 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Xinlei, Ryan W. Clarke, Haiyan An, et al.. (2023). Dual Recycling of Depolymerization Catalyst and Biodegradable Polyester that Markedly Outperforms Polyolefins. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(26). e202303791–e202303791. 58 indexed citations

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Clarke, Ryan W., Michael L. McGraw, Ravikumar R. Gowda, & Eugene Y.‐X. Chen. (2020). Lewis Pair Polymerization of Renewable Indenone to Erythro-Ditactic High-T_g Polymers with an Upcycling Avenue. Macromolecules. 53(2). 640–648. 20 indexed citations

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Gowda, Ravikumar R. & Eugene Y.‐X. Chen. (2019). Regioselective Hydrogenation of Itaconic Acid to γ‐Isovalerolactone by Transition‐Metal Nanoparticle Catalysts. ChemSusChem. 12(5). 973–977. 5 indexed citations

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Gowda, Ravikumar R. & Eugene Y.‐X. Chen. (2017). Chemoselective Lewis pair polymerization of renewable multivinyl-functionalized γ-butyrolactones. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 375(2101). 20170003–20170003. 23 indexed citations

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Chakraborty, Debashis, et al.. (2016). Zwitterionic Complexes of Group 4 Metal Chlorides Containing a Bis(imino)phenoxide Scaffold: Synthesis, Characterization and Polymerization Studies. ChemistrySelect. 1(16). 5218–5229. 14 indexed citations

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Gowda, Ravikumar R., Lucia Caporaso, Luigi Cavallo, & Eugene Y.‐X. Chen. (2014). Unusual C–C Bond Cleavage in the Formation of Amine-Bis(phenoxy) Group 4 Benzyl Complexes: Mechanism of Formation and Application to Stereospecific Polymerization. Organometallics. 33(15). 4118–4130. 8 indexed citations

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Gowda, Ravikumar R. & Eugene Y.‐X. Chen. (2014). Synthesis of β-methyl-α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone from biorenewable itaconic acid. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 1(3). 230–230. 33 indexed citations

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Gowda, Ravikumar R. & Eugene Y.‐X. Chen. (2013). Chiral and achiral (imino)phenoxy-based cationic group 4 non-metallocene complexes as catalysts for polymerization of renewable α-methylene-γ-butyrolactones. Dalton Transactions. 42(25). 9263–9263. 24 indexed citations

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Gowda, Ravikumar R., Debashis Chakraborty, & Venkatachalam Ramkumar. (2011). Controlled hydrolysis of [Ti(O-2,4,6-Br3C6H2)2(O-iPr)2]2: Synthesis, structural characterization and studies on bulk polymerization of cyclic esters and lactide. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 14(11). 1777–1782. 18 indexed citations

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Gowda, Ravikumar R., Venkatachalam Ramkumar, & Debashis Chakraborty. (2010). Triethylammonium 1,1′-binaphthyl-2,2′-diyl phosphate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online. 66(7). o1625–o1625. 2 indexed citations

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Saha, Tanmoy, et al.. (2010). Bis(imino)phenoxide complexes of zirconium: synthesis, structural characterization and solvent-free ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters and lactides. Dalton Transactions. 39(21). 5091–5091. 32 indexed citations

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Gowda, Ravikumar R., Venkatachalam Ramkumar, & Debashis Chakraborty. (2010). p-Tolylmethanaminium cyclohexane-1,2-diyl phosphate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online. 66(12). o3049–o3049.

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Gowda, Ravikumar R., Debashis Chakraborty, & Venkatachalam Ramkumar. (2009). New Aryloxy and Benzyloxy Derivatives of Titanium as Catalysts for Bulk Ring‐Opening Polymerization of ϵ‐Caprolactone and δ‐Valerolactone. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 2009(20). 2981–2993. 32 indexed citations

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