Robert Nixon

401 total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 314 citations indexed

About

Robert Nixon is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Organic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Nixon has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 314 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 3 papers in Organic Chemistry and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Robert Nixon's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (4 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (2 papers) and Mechanical and Optical Resonators (2 papers). Robert Nixon is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (4 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (2 papers) and Mechanical and Optical Resonators (2 papers). Robert Nixon collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and China. Robert Nixon's co-authors include Guillaume De Bo, Marie‐Lyne Alcaraz, D. Michael Gill, Alison C. Foster, Eric Merifield, John T. Singleton, Fredrik Schaufelberger, David A. Leigh, Lucian Pirvu and Min Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nature Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Robert Nixon

6 papers receiving 306 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Force-controlled release of small molecules with a rotaxane actuator

2024 66 citations Robert Nixon, Guillaume De Bo et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Nixon United Kingdom	6	183	92	71	42	25	7	314
Yifei Pan China	9	253 1.4×	105 1.1×	66 0.9×	45 1.1×	9 0.4×	15	424
M. Regenbrecht Germany	7	191 1.0×	98 1.1×	111 1.6×	58 1.4×	83 3.3×	8	336
Daisy R. S. Pooler Netherlands	8	173 0.9×	49 0.5×	169 2.4×	31 0.7×	13 0.5×	11	315
Arnab Halder India	12	125 0.7×	155 1.7×	111 1.6×	150 3.6×	153 6.1×	24	366
Luis Enrique Aguilar Suarez Netherlands	9	99 0.5×	56 0.6×	182 2.6×	13 0.3×	64 2.6×	9	343
Gil C. Claudio Philippines	9	86 0.5×	80 0.9×	145 2.0×	23 0.5×	81 3.2×	12	373
Wei Sheng United States	9	90 0.5×	27 0.3×	172 2.4×	60 1.4×	129 5.2×	17	340
Ke Jia China	11	49 0.3×	36 0.4×	135 1.9×	76 1.8×	26 1.0×	37	329
Alejandro Santana‐Bonilla United Kingdom	12	89 0.5×	97 1.1×	173 2.4×	36 0.9×	25 1.0×	23	403
Michael Yanney United States	10	327 1.8×	62 0.7×	222 3.1×	33 0.8×	21 0.8×	14	402

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Nixon

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Nixon

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Nixon

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Nixon. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Nixon based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Robert Nixon. Robert Nixon is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Zhang, Min, Robert Nixon, Fredrik Schaufelberger, et al.. (2024). Mechanical scission of a knotted polymer. Nature Chemistry. 16(8). 1366–1372. 31 indexed citations

2.

Nixon, Robert, et al.. (2024). Force-controlled release of small molecules with a rotaxane actuator. Nature. 628(8007). 320–325. 66 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nixon, Robert & Guillaume De Bo. (2020). Three concomitant C–C dissociation pathways during the mechanical activation of an N-heterocyclic carbene precursor. Nature Chemistry. 12(9). 826–831. 72 indexed citations

4.

Nixon, Robert & Guillaume De Bo. (2020). Isotope Effect in the Activation of a Mechanophore. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(8). 3033–3036. 20 indexed citations

5.

Bennett, David C. & Robert Nixon. (2016). Corrosion and Materials Fundamentals for Engineers in Wastewater Treatment Plants & Collection Systems.

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Nixon, Robert, et al.. (2009). Two-directional cross-metathesis. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 7(11). 2274–2274. 13 indexed citations

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Alcaraz, Marie‐Lyne, Alison C. Foster, D. Michael Gill, et al.. (2005). Efficient Syntheses of AZD4407 via Thioether Formation by Nucleophilic Attack of Organometallic Species on Sulphur. Organic Process Research & Development. 9(5). 555–569. 112 indexed citations

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