Robert L. Letsinger

29.1k citations
175 papers · 23.9k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 49

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Robert L. Letsinger

175 papers receiving 23.1k citations

Hit Papers

Scanometric DNA Array Detection with Nanoparticle Probes 2000 · 2.0k citations
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Robert L. Letsinger
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  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 7.9k
  • Molecular Biology 15.6k
  • Biomedical Engineering 7.1k
  • Materials Chemistry 7.0k
  • Electrochemistry 932
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All Works

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A DNA-based method for rationally assembling nanoparticles into macroscopic materials
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19965456
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Selective Colorimetric Detection of Polynucleotides Based on the Distance-Dependent Optical Properties of Gold Nanoparticles
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19973710
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Scanometric DNA Array Detection with Nanoparticle Probes
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20002039
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One-Pot Colorimetric Differentiation of Polynucleotides with Single Base Imperfections Using Gold Nanoparticle Probes
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19981982
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What Controls the Optical Properties of DNA-Linked Gold Nanoparticle Assemblies?
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20001022
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A Fluorescence-Based Method for Determining the Surface Coverage and Hybridization Efficiency of Thiol-Capped Oligonucleotides Bound to Gold Thin Films and Nanoparticles
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2000955
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DNA-Directed Synthesis of Binary Nanoparticle Network Materials
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1998557
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Programmed Assembly of DNA Functionalized Quantum Dots
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1999533
9 2000486
10 1997433
11 2002387
12 2000355
13 1989253
14 2000244
15 1976229
16 1959197
17 1965147
18 2001141
19 1997135
20 2000130

About Robert L. Letsinger

Robert L. Letsinger is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Physiology, having authored 175 papers that have together received 23.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (72 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (59 papers), Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (16 papers), Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (15 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (14 papers), Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (13 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (13 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (7.9k citations), Molecular Biology (15.6k citations), Biomedical Engineering (7.1k citations), Materials Chemistry (7.0k citations) and Electrochemistry (932 citations). Robert L. Letsinger has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Chad A. Mirkin, Robert C. Mucic, James J. Storhoff, Robert Elghanian, T. Andrew Taton, Frederick D. Lewis, Robert Reynolds, Michael R. Wasielewski, Anne A. Lazarides and Taifeng Wu. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Nucleic Acids Research, Tetrahedron Letters and Biochemistry.

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