Robert G. Laughlin

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

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Robert G. Laughlin is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert G. Laughlin has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Organic Chemistry, 10 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 8 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Robert G. Laughlin's work include Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (22 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (9 papers) and Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (6 papers). Robert G. Laughlin is often cited by papers focused on Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (22 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (9 papers) and Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (6 papers). Robert G. Laughlin collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and United Kingdom. Robert G. Laughlin's co-authors include D. Fennell Evans, Matthew L. Lynch, W. von E. Doering, Narayan C. Chaudhuri, Ron G. Buttery, Yunchong Fu, Jason Heikenfeld, Balaji Raj, Manjeet Dhindsa and Neil Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Robert G. Laughlin

53 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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The Aqueous Phase Behavior of Surfactants

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert G. Laughlin United States	21	1.3k	390	368	342	285	53	1.9k
Hans Friedrich Eicke Switzerland	13	973 0.8×	240 0.6×	331 0.9×	225 0.7×	399 1.4×	19	1.4k
Raymond A. Mackay United States	27	854 0.7×	207 0.5×	465 1.3×	322 0.9×	322 1.1×	83	1.8k
J. N. Phillips Australia	12	1.1k 0.9×	372 1.0×	248 0.7×	278 0.8×	345 1.2×	53	1.7k
Kijiro KON-NO Japan	24	732 0.6×	149 0.4×	366 1.0×	257 0.8×	263 0.9×	68	1.3k
C. Manohar India	28	1.7k 1.3×	467 1.2×	610 1.7×	336 1.0×	517 1.8×	84	2.5k
Linda J. Magid United States	15	828 0.7×	298 0.8×	263 0.7×	217 0.6×	290 1.0×	26	1.3k
E. Abuín Chile	23	1.0k 0.8×	526 1.3×	278 0.8×	320 0.9×	515 1.8×	80	1.6k
M. J. Schick United States	18	1.2k 0.9×	212 0.5×	516 1.4×	326 1.0×	296 1.0×	40	1.9k
Keishiro Shirahama Japan	22	1.2k 1.0×	555 1.4×	182 0.5×	407 1.2×	479 1.7×	58	1.9k
J. Kerry Thomas United States	26	1.2k 1.0×	302 0.8×	620 1.7×	417 1.2×	772 2.7×	70	2.4k

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Stubenrauch, Cosima, Natalie Preisig, & Robert G. Laughlin. (2016). Phosphine oxide surfactants revisited. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 230. 2–12. 2 indexed citations

Hou, Linlin, et al.. (2009). Preparation and Analysis of 1-Chloronaphthalene for Highly Refractive Electrowetting Optics. Langmuir. 25(17). 10413–10416. 20 indexed citations

Laughlin, Robert G., et al.. (2003). N-alkanoyl-N-alkyl-1-glycamines. 114. 19–52. 1 indexed citations

Laughlin, Robert G., et al.. (2002). Preparation and physical characterization of pure β-carotene. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 115(1-2). 63–76. 12 indexed citations

Laughlin, Robert G.. (2001). Methodologies for phase studies of amphiphilic compounds: recent developments. Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science. 6(4). 405–411. 7 indexed citations

Laughlin, Robert G., et al.. (2000). Phase Studies by Diffusive Interfacial Transport Using Near-Infrared Analysis for Water (DIT-NIR). The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 104(31). 7354–7362. 25 indexed citations

Holmberg, Krister & Robert G. Laughlin. (1997). Surfactant science is growing. Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science. 2(5). 453–455. 22 indexed citations

Laughlin, Robert G.. (1995). Correction. The Aqueous Phase Behavior of Surfactants. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 117(42). 10603–10603. 11 indexed citations

Laughlin, Robert G.. (1992). The role of swelling methods in surfactant phase science: past, present, and future. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 41. 57–79. 33 indexed citations

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Laughlin, Robert G., et al.. (1991). Physical science of the dioctadecyldimethylammonium chloride-water system. 2. Kinetic and mechanistic aspects. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 95(9). 3852–3856. 25 indexed citations

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Laughlin, Robert G.. (1991). Fundamentals of the zwitterionic hydrophilic group. Langmuir. 7(5). 842–847. 139 indexed citations

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Laughlin, Robert G., Barry Truax, & Brian Funt. (1990). Synthesis of Acoustic Timbres using Principal Component Analysis. The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association. 1990. 3 indexed citations

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Laughlin, Robert G., et al.. (1990). Physical science of the dioctadecyldimethylammonium chloride-water system. 1. Equilibrium phase behavior. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 94(6). 2546–2552. 59 indexed citations

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Evans, D. Fennell, et al.. (1988). Evidence for the essential role of hydrogen bonding in promoting amphiphilic self-assembly: measurements in 3-methylsydnone. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 92(3). 791–793. 121 indexed citations

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Laughlin, Robert G., et al.. (1983). Growth Enhancement of Plants by Femtomole Doses of Colloidally Dispersed Triacontanol. Science. 219(4589). 1219–1221. 41 indexed citations

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Babiarz, Joanne, et al.. (1978). Sizing of phosphatidylcholine vesicles by transmission electron microscopy. Journal of Microscopy. 114(3). 319–327. 11 indexed citations

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Laughlin, Robert G.. (1973). Reversible cycloelimination and disproportionation reactions in aliphatic amine oxide- N,N-dimethylhydroxylamine-olefin systems. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 95(10). 3295–3299. 14 indexed citations

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Burgess, A. & Robert G. Laughlin. (1967). The role of hydroperoxides as chain-branching agents in the cool-flame oxidation of n-heptane. Chemical Communications (London). 769–769. 7 indexed citations

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Laughlin, Robert G., et al.. (1967). Dialkyl sulfone diimines. Synthesis, Raman spectra, chemical and physical properties. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 89(10). 2435–2443. 27 indexed citations

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Laughlin, Robert G.. (1962). The Thermal Reaction between Alkylating Agents and Phosphonate or Phosphate Esters. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 27(3). 1005–1011. 8 indexed citations

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