Robert T. Mathers

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

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Robert T. Mathers is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Biomaterials and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert T. Mathers has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Organic Chemistry, 24 papers in Biomaterials and 21 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Robert T. Mathers's work include Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (21 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (20 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (14 papers). Robert T. Mathers is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (21 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (20 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (14 papers). Robert T. Mathers collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Robert T. Mathers's co-authors include Joseph D. Cuiffi, Geoffrey W. Coates, Rachel K. O’Reilly, Krishnan Damodaran, Jun Kameoka, David A. Czaplewski, H. G. Craighead, Andrew P. Dove, Jeffrey C. Foster and David F. Iwig and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Robert T. Mathers

73 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert T. Mathers United States	32	1.4k	1.3k	655	648	637	74	3.1k
Nathaniel A. Lynd United States	43	2.4k 1.7×	1.6k 1.2×	921 1.4×	1.3k 1.9×	1.8k 2.8×	125	6.2k
Sung Ho Kim South Korea	28	791 0.6×	915 0.7×	1.4k 2.1×	454 0.7×	900 1.4×	88	3.7k
François Schué France	24	1.0k 0.7×	833 0.7×	558 0.9×	652 1.0×	473 0.7×	189	2.9k
Filippo Samperi Italy	29	603 0.4×	853 0.7×	346 0.5×	1.2k 1.8×	492 0.8×	102	3.2k
Han Goossens Netherlands	30	1.3k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	640 1.0×	3.2k 4.9×	912 1.4×	93	4.4k
Xiaozhen Yang China	26	681 0.5×	511 0.4×	443 0.7×	818 1.3×	641 1.0×	102	2.3k
Philippe Guérin France	25	973 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	563 0.9×	343 0.5×	485 0.8×	111	2.7k
Lei Shi China	39	1.9k 1.3×	490 0.4×	2.1k 3.1×	260 0.4×	662 1.0×	150	5.2k
Mathias Destarac France	40	3.6k 2.5×	1.2k 1.0×	747 1.1×	1.2k 1.9×	1.1k 1.7×	156	4.9k
Rolf A. T. M. van Benthem Netherlands	31	1.1k 0.8×	667 0.5×	482 0.7×	1.3k 2.0×	704 1.1×	108	2.8k

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Lopez, Carlos G., et al.. (2025). Nanoparticle Loading in Swollen Polymer Gels: An Unexpected Thermodynamic Twist. Nano Letters. 25(8). 3323–3329. 1 indexed citations

Sanahuja, Ana Beltrán, et al.. (2025). Understanding the degradation of bio-based polymers across contrasting marine environments using complementary analytical techniques. Journal of Cleaner Production. 524. 146435–146435. 1 indexed citations

Mazzeo, Mina, et al.. (2024). A New Life For Nitrile‐Butadiene Rubber: Co‐Harnessing Metathesis And Condensation For Reincorporation Into Bio‐Based Materials. Angewandte Chemie. 136(12).

Brennan, Michael C., et al.. (2024). Polymer macroligands passivate halide perovskite surfaces. RSC Applied Polymers. 2(5). 857–869. 2 indexed citations

Mazzeo, Mina, et al.. (2024). A New Life For Nitrile‐Butadiene Rubber: Co‐Harnessing Metathesis And Condensation For Reincorporation Into Bio‐Based Materials. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(12). e202319414–e202319414. 10 indexed citations

Pearce, Amanda K., Sam J. Parkinson, Matthew J. Derry, et al.. (2023). Mechanistic Insights into Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly Using Maleimide-Based Fluorophores. Macromolecules. 56(23). 9443–9454. 11 indexed citations

Hasan, Muhammad, Charlotte J. C. Edwards‐Gayle, Robert T. Mathers, et al.. (2022). Minimalistic ice recrystallisation inhibitors based on phenylalanine. Chemical Communications. 58(55). 7658–7661. 11 indexed citations

Getzler, Yutan D. Y. L. & Robert T. Mathers. (2022). Sustainable Polymers: Our Evolving Understanding. Accounts of Chemical Research. 55(14). 1869–1878. 27 indexed citations

Ramos, William, et al.. (2021). Exploring polymer solubility with thermally‐responsive Diels‐Alder monomers: Revisiting the monkey's fist. Journal of Polymer Science. 60(2). 175–187. 2 indexed citations

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Stein, Lauren M., et al.. (2020). Synthesis and Characterization of a Leucine-Based Block Co-Polypeptide: The Effect of the Leucine Zipper on Self-Assembly. Biomacromolecules. 21(6). 2463–2472. 8 indexed citations

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He, Yunxiang, Jean‐Charles Eloi, Robert L. Harniman, et al.. (2019). Uniform Biodegradable Fiber-Like Micelles and Block Comicelles via “Living” Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly of Poly(l-lactide) Block Copolymers: The Importance of Reducing Unimer Self-Nucleation via Hydrogen Bond Disruption. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(48). 19088–19098. 121 indexed citations

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Iwig, David F., et al.. (2017). Functionalization of polyesters with multiple B vitamins. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 55(19). 3308–3316. 6 indexed citations

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Yennawar, Hemant P., et al.. (2016). Unusual physical behaviour and polymorphic phase transitions in crystalline bicyclic anhydrides. CrystEngComm. 19(2). 276–284. 3 indexed citations

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Yıldırım, Erol, et al.. (2016). Synthetic Design of Polyester Electrolytes Guided by Hydrophobicity Calculations. Macromolecules. 49(20). 7868–7876. 33 indexed citations

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Silverberg, Lee J., et al.. (2016). Azeotropic Preparation of a C-Phenyl N-Aryl Imine: An Introductory Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratory Experiment. Journal of Chemical Education. 93(5). 941–944. 7 indexed citations

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Reisberg, Solomon H., Harry J. Hurley, Robert T. Mathers, Joseph M. Tanski, & Yutan D. Y. L. Getzler. (2013). Lactide Cyclopolymerization Kinetics, X-ray Structure, and Solution Dynamics of (^tBu-SalAmEE)Al and a Cautionary Tale Of Polymetalate Formation. Macromolecules. 46(9). 3273–3279. 31 indexed citations

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Mathers, Robert T., et al.. (2011). Synthesis and Polymerization of Renewable 1,3‐Cyclohexadiene Using Metathesis, Isomerization, and Cascade Reactions with Late‐metal Catalysts. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 32(17). 1338–1342. 35 indexed citations

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Mathers, Robert T. & Stewart P. Lewis. (2011). Aqueous cationic olefin polymerization using tris(pentafluorophenyl)gallium and aluminum. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 50(7). 1325–1332. 24 indexed citations

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Mathers, Robert T.. (2011). How well can renewable resources mimic commodity monomers and polymers?. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 50(1). 1–15. 206 indexed citations

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Mathers, Robert T., et al.. (2008). A General Polymerization Method Using Hydroalkoxylation and Hydrocarboxylation Reactions Catalyzed by Triflic Acid. Macromolecules. 41(3). 524–526. 9 indexed citations

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