Robert S. Blake

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

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Robert S. Blake is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Spectroscopy and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert S. Blake has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 10 papers in Spectroscopy and 3 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Robert S. Blake's work include Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (13 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (9 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (7 papers). Robert S. Blake is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (13 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (9 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (7 papers). Robert S. Blake collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Japan. Robert S. Blake's co-authors include P. S. Monks, Doug Goodman, Galia Cohen, Kevin P. Wyche, Christopher Whyte, Iain R. White, Rebecca L. Cordell, Andrew J. Taylor, R. Koppmann and Eric C. Apel and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Environmental Science & Technology and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Robert S. Blake

16 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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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.

Proton-Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry

2009 588 citations Robert S. Blake, P. S. Monks et al. Chemical Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert S. Blake United Kingdom	12	535	424	363	177	144	18	1.3k
Robert Hartman United States	21	193 0.4×	497 1.2×	272 0.7×	53 0.3×	3 0.0×	52	2.5k
Niamh Nic Daéid United Kingdom	25	422 0.8×	359 0.8×	23 0.1×	74 0.4×	17 0.1×	141	2.1k
Richard Smith United Kingdom	18	152 0.3×	121 0.3×	95 0.3×	29 0.2×	9 0.1×	81	1.3k
Guido F. Verbeck United States	23	281 0.5×	729 1.7×	19 0.1×	105 0.6×	5 0.0×	84	1.8k
Maurizio Guidotti Italy	20	54 0.1×	110 0.3×	55 0.2×	352 2.0×	5 0.0×	37	863
John Deegan United States	8	55 0.1×	75 0.2×	23 0.1×	220 1.2×	22 0.2×	14	1.1k
Charles K. Bayne United States	14	132 0.2×	163 0.4×	25 0.1×	42 0.2×	7 0.0×	33	924
Nancy K. Wilson United States	27	146 0.3×	312 0.7×	129 0.4×	1.7k 9.6×	2 0.0×	70	2.7k
Xiaofang Fu China	21	222 0.4×	181 0.4×	89 0.2×	264 1.5×	1 0.0×	56	1.3k
Jiajun Han China	17	47 0.1×	62 0.1×	105 0.3×	253 1.4×	2 0.0×	37	884

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18 of 18 papers shown

Cordell, Rebecca L., et al.. (2024). Impact of the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown on the concentration of non-methane volatile organic compounds in a UK urban atmosphere. Atmospheric Environment. 338. 120836–120836.

Blake, Robert S.. (2018). Ian P. McLoughlin, Karin Garrety, and Rob Wilson, The Digitalization of Healthcare: Electronic Records and the Disruption of Moral Orders (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2017). 240 pp. $90.00 (hardcover), ISBN 9780198744139. Public Administration Review. 79(1). 141–143.

Blake, Robert S. & Harold D. Clarke. (2017). Hospital Compare and Hospital Choice: Public Reporting and Hospital Choice by Hip Replacement Patients in Texas. Medical Care Research and Review. 76(2). 184–207. 4 indexed citations

Blake, Robert S., et al.. (2017). Exploration of the utility of CF3+ as a reagent for chemical ionisation reaction mass spectrometry. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 421. 224–233. 2 indexed citations

White, Iain R., Robert S. Blake, Andrew J. Taylor, & P. S. Monks. (2016). Metabolite profiling of the ripening of Mangoes Mangifera indica L. cv. ‘Tommy Atkins’ by real-time measurement of volatile organic compounds. Metabolomics. 12(3). 57–57. 32 indexed citations

Blake, Robert S., et al.. (2016). CF₃⁺and CF₂H⁺: new reagents for n-alkane determination in chemical ionisation reaction mass spectrometry. The Analyst. 141(24). 6564–6570. 7 indexed citations

Cohen, Galia, Robert S. Blake, & Doug Goodman. (2015). Does Turnover Intention Matter? Evaluating the Usefulness of Turnover Intention Rate as a Predictor of Actual Turnover Rate. Review of Public Personnel Administration. 36(3). 240–263. 235 indexed citations

Sommariva, Roberto, Robert S. Blake, R.J. Cuss, et al.. (2014). Observations of the Release of Non-methane Hydrocarbons from Fractured Shale. Environmental Science & Technology. 48(15). 8891–8896. 18 indexed citations

White, Iain R., Rebecca L. Cordell, Robert S. Blake, et al.. (2013). Real-time multi-marker measurement of organic compounds in human breath: towards fingerprinting breath. Journal of Breath Research. 7(1). 17112–17112. 24 indexed citations

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Blake, Robert S., et al.. (2012). Increased Sensitivity in Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry by Incorporation of a Radio Frequency Ion Funnel. Analytical Chemistry. 84(12). 5387–5391. 46 indexed citations

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Blake, Robert S., et al.. (2009). Proton-Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry. Chemical Reviews. 109(3). 861–896. 588 indexed citations breakdown →

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Blake, Robert S., et al.. (2009). ChemInform Abstract: Proton‐Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry. ChemInform. 40(23). 3 indexed citations

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Blake, Robert S., et al.. (2008). Aldehyde and ketone discrimination and quantification using two-stage proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 278(1). 15–19. 14 indexed citations

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Wyche, Kevin P., Robert S. Blake, P. S. Monks, et al.. (2007). Technical Note: Performance of Chemical Ionization Reaction Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (CIR-TOF-MS) for the measurement of atmospherically significant oxygenated volatile organic compounds. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 7(3). 609–620. 38 indexed citations

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Cordell, Rebecca L., et al.. (2007). Detection of Chemical Weapon Agents and Simulants Using Chemical Ionization Reaction Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry. 79(21). 8359–8366. 32 indexed citations

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Blake, Robert S., et al.. (2006). Chemical ionization reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometry: Multi-reagent analysis for determination of trace gas composition. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 254(1-2). 85–93. 66 indexed citations

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Wyche, Kevin P., et al.. (2005). Differentiation of isobaric compounds using chemical ionization reaction mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 19(22). 3356–3362. 47 indexed citations

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Blake, Robert S., et al.. (2004). Demonstration of Proton-Transfer Reaction Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry for Real-Time Analysis of Trace Volatile Organic Compounds. Analytical Chemistry. 76(13). 3841–3845. 145 indexed citations

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