Robert L. Burwell

4.1k total citations
101 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Robert L. Burwell is a scholar working on Catalysis, Materials Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert L. Burwell has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Catalysis, 29 papers in Materials Chemistry and 23 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Robert L. Burwell's work include Chemical Reactions and Isotopes (22 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (19 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (18 papers). Robert L. Burwell is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Reactions and Isotopes (22 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (19 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (18 papers). Robert L. Burwell collaborates with scholars based in United States. Robert L. Burwell's co-authors include Alan Brenner, Fred Basolo, Robert G. Bowman, A. B. Littlewood, Ralph G. Pearson, Geoffrey Pass, O. Leal, Edwin F. Meyer, C. T. H. Stoddart and Gerard V. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Robert L. Burwell

100 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert L. Burwell United States 29 1.1k 799 749 668 479 101 2.6k
Guido P. Pez United States 33 1.5k 1.3× 1.5k 1.9× 492 0.7× 1.1k 1.6× 441 0.9× 63 3.9k
H. I. Schlesinger United States 21 1.4k 1.3× 721 0.9× 541 0.7× 493 0.7× 140 0.3× 24 2.3k
Dennis G. Tuck Canada 32 1.1k 1.0× 2.0k 2.5× 207 0.3× 1.6k 2.4× 189 0.4× 256 3.9k
A. E. Stiegman United States 33 1.7k 1.6× 1.4k 1.8× 639 0.9× 569 0.9× 352 0.7× 103 3.8k
Egon Wiberg Germany 22 974 0.9× 927 1.2× 239 0.3× 979 1.5× 115 0.2× 111 2.5k
C. L. Angell United States 22 822 0.8× 329 0.4× 303 0.4× 736 1.1× 145 0.3× 31 1.8k
Richard L. Keiter United States 17 961 0.9× 1.4k 1.8× 146 0.2× 1.2k 1.8× 133 0.3× 53 3.3k
David C. Steytler United Kingdom 36 942 0.9× 1.6k 2.0× 604 0.8× 161 0.2× 488 1.0× 85 3.4k
G. Gattow Germany 24 1.2k 1.1× 2.0k 2.5× 276 0.4× 1.5k 2.2× 104 0.2× 333 3.6k
H.O. Desseyn Belgium 24 1.5k 1.4× 1.3k 1.7× 117 0.2× 650 1.0× 188 0.4× 163 3.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Butt, J.B. & Robert L. Burwell. (1992). The number of distinguishable catalytic sites on Rh-, Pt- and Pd- silica catalysts in some ring opening and exchange reactions. Catalysis Today. 12(2-3). 177–188. 5 indexed citations
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Burwell, Robert L., et al.. (1992). Structure sensitivity of benzene hydrogenation on supported Pt catalysts. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions. 88(8). 1191–1191. 36 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Ryuichi, Robert G. Bowman, & Robert L. Burwell. (1981). Molybdenum(0)/dehydroxylated alumina catalysts. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 103(3). 673–674. 45 indexed citations
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Burwell, Robert L., et al.. (1977). Adsorption and catalytic reaction of hydrogen on chromia at low temperatures. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 58(1). 54–64. 19 indexed citations
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Burwell, Robert L.. (1976). Manual of symbols and terminology for physicochemical quantities and units. Appendix II : Definitions, terminology and symbols in colloid and surface chemistry. Pergamon Press eBooks. 14 indexed citations
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Brenner, Alan & Robert L. Burwell. (1975). Reversibility in the formation of stoichiometric surface molybdenum carbonyls on alumina. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 97(9). 2565–2566. 63 indexed citations
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Burwell, Robert L., D. J. Barry, & Harold H. Kung. (1973). Hydrogenation of highly hindered compounds in the study of structure sensitivity. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 95(13). 4466–4468. 6 indexed citations
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Burwell, Robert L., Kathleen C. Taylor, & Gary L. Haller. (1967). Texture of Chromium Oxide Catalysts. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 71(13). 4580–4581. 18 indexed citations
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Burwell, Robert L.. (1966). The mechanism of heterogeneous Catalysis. Chemical & Engineering News. 44(34). 56–67. 77 indexed citations
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Burwell, Robert L. & Ralph G. Pearson. (1966). The Principle of Microscopic Reversibility. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 70(1). 300–302. 48 indexed citations
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Burwell, Robert L., et al.. (1964). Reactions between Secondary Alcohols, Ketones, and Hydrogen on Metallic Catalysts. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 86(6). 1179–1186. 12 indexed citations
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Meyer, Edwin F. & Robert L. Burwell. (1963). The Reaction between Deuterium and 1-Butyne, 1,2-Butadiene, and 1,3-Butadiene on Palladium-on-Alumina Catalyst. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 85(19). 2881–2887. 39 indexed citations
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Burwell, Robert L., et al.. (1963). REACTION BETWEEN 1-HEXENE AND HYDROGEN AND DEUTERIUM ON COPPER—CHROMIUM OXIDE CATALYST. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 67(3). 608–612. 1 indexed citations
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Burwell, Robert L., et al.. (1961). HYDROGENATION OF 3,3-DIMETHYL-1,4-PENTADIENE ON NICKEL CATALYSTS. A TEST OF THE DEGREE OF DIFFUSIONAL CONTROL IN CATALYTIC HYDROGENATIONS1. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 65(7). 1158–1163. 8 indexed citations
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Burwell, Robert L., et al.. (1959). Isotopic Exchange Between Ethers and Deuterium on Metallic Catalysts. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 63(6). 1017–1021. 2 indexed citations
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Burwell, Robert L., et al.. (1956). Isotopic Exchange between Deuterium and Hydrocarbons on Nickel–Silica Catalysts. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 60(8). 1043–1049. 17 indexed citations
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Burwell, Robert L., et al.. (1955). The Interaction of Deuterium and Saturated Hydrocarbons on Nickel Catalysts. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 59(3). 225–231. 23 indexed citations
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Burwell, Robert L., et al.. (1954). (+)α-Phenethyl Chloride and (-)2-Phenylpentane1. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 76(3). 908–909. 19 indexed citations
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Burwell, Robert L.. (1953). Physical Properties and Analysis of Heavy Water. Journal of Chemical Education. 30(1). 54–54. 4 indexed citations

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