Robert D. Hancock

12.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
240 papers, 10.3k citations indexed

About

Robert D. Hancock is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert D. Hancock has authored 240 papers receiving a total of 10.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Materials Chemistry, 79 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 77 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Robert D. Hancock's work include Metal complexes synthesis and properties (75 papers), Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (68 papers) and Radioactive element chemistry and processing (47 papers). Robert D. Hancock is often cited by papers focused on Metal complexes synthesis and properties (75 papers), Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (68 papers) and Radioactive element chemistry and processing (47 papers). Robert D. Hancock collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and United Kingdom. Robert D. Hancock's co-authors include Arthur E. Martell, Joseph H. Reibenspies, Jan C. A. Boeyens, Ramunas J. Motekaitis, Fabrizio Marsicano, Gloria J. McDougall, Susan M. Dobson, Peter W. Wade, Hee‐Seung Lee and Ann Evers and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Robert D. Hancock

238 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

Ligand design for selective complexation of metal ions in... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 1996 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. Ligand design for selective complexation of metal ions in aqueous solution
    1989 1.0k citations Robert D. Hancock, Arthur E. Martell profile →
  2. Metal Complexes in Aqueous Solutions
    1996 587 citations Arthur E. Martell, Robert D. Hancock profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert D. Hancock United States 52 4.0k 3.7k 2.8k 2.6k 2.3k 240 10.3k
Russell S. Drago United States 62 5.2k 1.3× 4.5k 1.2× 2.7k 1.0× 6.2k 2.4× 2.1k 0.9× 375 14.2k
Andrea Bencini Italy 50 3.9k 1.0× 2.2k 0.6× 3.3k 1.2× 2.7k 1.0× 3.6k 1.5× 322 9.2k
Roger Guilard France 51 9.9k 2.5× 4.4k 1.2× 1.4k 0.5× 3.6k 1.4× 1.5k 0.7× 515 14.1k
Daryle H. Busch United States 58 4.5k 1.1× 4.1k 1.1× 5.0k 1.8× 4.9k 1.9× 1.5k 0.6× 370 11.7k
Henry Taube United States 56 3.9k 1.0× 4.0k 1.1× 3.7k 1.3× 6.2k 2.4× 1.1k 0.5× 365 14.5k
Jerald S. Bradshaw United States 52 3.9k 1.0× 2.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 6.1k 2.4× 8.3k 3.5× 390 15.8k
Tai‐Chu Lau Hong Kong 56 3.5k 0.9× 2.8k 0.8× 1.5k 0.5× 2.6k 1.0× 695 0.3× 271 10.5k
Christian Huber Germany 25 3.5k 0.9× 2.6k 0.7× 943 0.3× 3.0k 1.1× 1.4k 0.6× 75 10.1k
Graham A. Bowmaker New Zealand 50 3.5k 0.9× 2.6k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 2.7k 1.0× 658 0.3× 268 10.2k
Leone Spiccia Australia 70 12.3k 3.1× 2.9k 0.8× 2.7k 1.0× 2.4k 0.9× 751 0.3× 392 23.8k

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All Works

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Lee, Hyunjung, et al.. (2013). Mechanism of chelation enhanced fluorescence in complexes of cadmium(ii), and a possible new type of anion sensor. Chemical Communications. 49(84). 9749–9749. 49 indexed citations
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Hancock, Robert D.. (2012). The pyridyl group in ligand design for selective metal ion complexation and sensing. Chemical Society Reviews. 42(4). 1500–1524. 309 indexed citations
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Reibenspies, Joseph H., et al.. (2011). Complexation of Metal Ions, Including Alkali-Earth and Lanthanide(III) Ions, in Aqueous Solution by the Ligand 2,2′,6′,2′′-Terpyridyl. Inorganic Chemistry. 50(7). 2764–2770. 54 indexed citations
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Gephart, R.T., Neil J. Williams, Joseph H. Reibenspies, A. Sousa, & Robert D. Hancock. (2008). Metal Ion Complexing Properties of the Highly Preorganized Ligand 2,9-bis(Hydroxymethyl)-1,10-phenanthroline: A Crystallographic and Thermodynamic Study. Inorganic Chemistry. 47(22). 10342–10348. 40 indexed citations
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Cockrell, G.M., Gang Zhang, Donald G. VanDerveer, Randolph P. Thummel, & Robert D. Hancock. (2008). Enhanced Metal Ion Selectivity of 2,9-Di-(pyrid-2-yl)-1,10-phenanthroline and Its Use as a Fluorescent Sensor for Cadmium(II). Journal of the American Chemical Society. 130(4). 1420–1430. 183 indexed citations
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Hancock, Robert D., Dale Shouse, Fred Schauer, et al.. (2003). AFRL Combustion Science Branch Research Activities and Capabilities. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 10. 39–39. 2 indexed citations
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Anderson, Carolyn J., Christy S. John, Robert D. Hancock, et al.. (1995). N,N′-Ethylene-di-l-Cysteine (EC) complexes of Ga(III) and In(III): Molecular modeling, thermodynamic stability and in vivo studies. Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 22(2). 165–173. 36 indexed citations
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Sousa, A. & Robert D. Hancock. (1995). Convenient syntheses, based on cyclohexene oxide, of ligands that are highly preorganised for metal ion size-based selectivity. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 415–415. 24 indexed citations
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Hosken, Gladys D. & Robert D. Hancock. (1994). Very strong and selective complexation of small metal lons by a highly preorganised open-chain bispidine-based ligand. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 1363–1363. 31 indexed citations
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Linder, Peter, et al.. (1993). Evaluation of a New Chelating Agent for Cadmium: A Preliminary Report. Human & Experimental Toxicology. 12(3). 247–251. 1 indexed citations
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Adams, M.D., Peter W. Wade, & Robert D. Hancock. (1990). Extraction of aurocyanide ion-pairs by poly(oxyethylene) extractants. Talanta. 37(9). 875–883. 26 indexed citations
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Adams, M.D., Gloria J. McDougall, & Robert D. Hancock. (1987). Models for the adsorption of aurocyanide onto activated carbon. Part III: Comparison between the extraction of aurocyanide by activated carbon, polymeric adsorbents and 1-pentanol. Hydrometallurgy. 19(1). 95–115. 62 indexed citations
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Hancock, Robert D. & M. Patrick Ngwenya. (1987). The effect of increase in chelate ring size beyond six-membered on the metal ion size selectivity patterns of tetra-aza macrocycles. Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions. 2911–2911. 22 indexed citations
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Hancock, Robert D.. (1986). ChemInform Abstract: Factors Influencing the Coordination Chemistry of Metal Ions in Aqueous Solutions. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 17(18). 2 indexed citations
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Boeyens, Jan C. A., et al.. (1983). Optimum ligand hole sizes for stabilizing nickel(III). Structure of the nickel(III) complex of 1,4,7-triazacyclononane-N,N',N"-triacetate. Inorganic Chemistry. 22(24). 3489–3490. 21 indexed citations

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