Robin Whyman

10.2k citations

94 papers · 8.5k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 30

Impact in

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials top 0.5%
- Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
Process Chemistry and Technology top 1%

Papers in

Catalysis 24
- Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions 22
- Catalysts for Methane Reforming 8
Inorganic Chemistry 36
- Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis 31

Co-authors: Mathias Brust David J. Schiffrin Donald Bethell Andrew Smith Jonathan A. Iggo Brian T. Heaton William E. Hatfield Graham J. Hutchings
Journals: Journal of Organometallic Chemistry (9 papers)Chemical Communications (6 papers)Journal of Catalysis (6 papers)Inorganic Chemistry (3 papers)Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (3 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Australia

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Robin Whyman

94 papers receiving 8.2k citations

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Synthesis of thiol-derivatised gold nanoparticles in a two-phase Liquid–Liquid system 1994 · 5.6k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1994 Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications

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1	High-Pressure In Situ NMR Methods for the Study of Reaction Kinetics in Homogeneous Catalysis ACS Catalysis ·Alexandre Guedes Torres, 좌용범, Yagoub AbdallaFord, N. Hodge, Brian T. Heaton, Jonathan A. Iggo, John Satherley, Robin Whyman, Graham R. Eastham, Darren Gobby	2012	19
2	The synthesis of, and characterization of the dynamic processes occurring in Pd(ii) chelate complexes of 2-pyridyldiphenylphosphine Dalton Transactions ·Jianke Liu, Chacko Jacob, Kelly J. Sheridan, dan Esteria Priyanti Eko Sumarno, Brian T. Heaton, Jonathan A. Iggo, M. Matthews, Jérémie D. A. Pelletier, Robin Whyman, J.F. Bickley, Alexander Steiner	2010	23
3	The reaction of mixtures of [Rh4(CO)12] and triphenylphosphite with carbon monoxide or syngas as studied by high-resolution, high-pressure NMR spectroscopy Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry ·Yagoub AbdallaFord, Jonathan A. Iggo, Brian T. Heaton, Robin Whyman	2008	1
4	The Mechanism of the Hydroalkoxycarbonylation of Ethene and Alkene–CO Copolymerization Catalyzed by Pd^II–Diphosphine Cations Chemistry - A European Journal ·Jianke Liu, Brian T. Heaton, Jonathan A. Iggo, Robin Whyman, J.F. Bickley, Alexander Steiner	2006	39
5	Methanolysis of acyl–Pd(ii) complexes relevant to CO/ethene coupling reactions Chemical Communications ·Jianke Liu, Brian T. Heaton, Jonathan A. Iggo, Robin Whyman	2004	35
6	The Complete Delineation of the Initiation, Propagation, and Termination Steps of the Carbomethoxy Cycle for the Carboalkoxylation of Ethene by Pd–Diphosphane Catalysts Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Jianke Liu, Brian T. Heaton, Jonathan A. Iggo, Robin Whyman	2003	36
7	The effect of mechanistic pathway on activity in the Pd and Pt catalysed methoxycarbonylation of ethene Chemical Communications ·J. Wolowska, Graham R. Eastham, Brian T. Heaton, Jonathan A. Iggo, Chacko Jacob, Robin Whyman	2002	18
8	The effect of water on the enantioselective hydrogenation of ethyl pyruvate and butane-2,3-dione using cinchona-modified Pt/Al2O3 Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·Richard Wells, 文博王, Xiaobao Li, Robert L. Jenkins, Paul Collier, Robin Whyman, Graham J. Hutchings	2002	17
9	Synthesis and spectroscopic characterisation of all the intermediates in the Pd-catalysed methoxycarbonylation of ethene Chemical Communications ·Graham R. Eastham, Robert P. Tooze, Brian T. Heaton, Jonathan A. Iggo, Robin Whyman, Stefano Zacchini	2000	100
10	Preparation and characterisation of solvent-stabilised nanoparticulate platinum and palladium and their catalytic behaviour towards the enantioselective hydrogenation of ethyl pyruvate Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical ·Paul Collier, Jonathan A. Iggo, Robin Whyman	1999	64
11	Supported Metal Catalysts: Preparation, Characterization, and Function Journal of Catalysis ·S. David Jackson, G.D. Mclellan, Geoffrey Webb, Natalia Tomova, Allie Sakowicz, David R. Matley, Sydney Simpson, P.B. Wells, David A. Whan, Robin Whyman	1996	43
12	In situ spectroscopic evidence for facile, carbon monoxide mediated, reversible cleavage of neutral heterobimetallic rhodium–ruthenium complexes into ionic mononuclear complexes Chemical Communications ·Qaswa Kamran, Roland C. Fischer, Bernadette K. Price, Robin Whyman	1996	6
13	Synthesis of thiol-derivatised gold nanoparticles in a two-phase Liquid–Liquid system Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications ·Mathias Brust, GRNagabhushana, Donald Bethell, David J. Schiffrin, Robin Whyman Hit paper breakdown →	1994	5577
14	Supported Metal Catalysts: Preparation, Characterization, and Function Journal of Catalysis ·S. David Jackson, Sorbara, Doç. Dr. Haluk Öztunç, G.D. Mclellan, Ispirova Gordana, R.B. Moyes, Sydney Simpson, P.B. Wells, Robin Whyman	1993	13
15	Industrial aspects of cluster chemistry Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Robin Whyman	1982	14
16	High pressure infrared spectroscopic studies of carbonylation reactions of olefins in the presence of group VIIB metal carbonyls Journal of Organometallic Chemistry ·Robin Whyman	1975	22
17	The preparation and isomerisation of trans-dicarbonylbis-1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane]molybdenum(0) Journal of Organometallic Chemistry ·Pamela Chara-Saavedra, Udani Samarasekera, David C. Smith, Robin Whyman	1973	12
18	Hydridotricarbonyliridum-phosphine complexes Journal of Organometallic Chemistry ·Robin Whyman	1971	7
19	Dirhodium octacarbonyl Journal of the Chemical Society D Chemical Communications ·Robin Whyman	1970	17
20	The actions of halogens on phosphine-substituted Group VI metal carbonyls. Part IV. The preparation of some triphenylphosphonium halogenocarbonyl molybdenum and tungsten derivatives Journal of the Chemical Society A Inorganic Physical Theoretical ·J. Lewis, Robin Whyman	1967	27

About Robin Whyman

Robin Whyman is a scholar working on Catalysis, Inorganic Chemistry, Process Chemistry and Technology, Organic Chemistry and Spectroscopy, having authored 94 papers that have together received 8.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (35 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (31 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (22 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (14 papers), Magnetism in coordination complexes (9 papers), Catalysts for Methane Reforming (8 papers), Metal complexes synthesis and properties (8 papers) and Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (3.5k citations), Process Chemistry and Technology (383 citations), Materials Chemistry (4.5k citations), Inorganic Chemistry (1.3k citations) and Catalysis (643 citations). Robin Whyman has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Mathias Brust, David J. Schiffrin, Donald Bethell, Andrew Smith, Jonathan A. Iggo, Brian T. Heaton, William E. Hatfield, Graham J. Hutchings, Adam J. Papworth and G. Beamson. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, Chemical Communications, Journal of Catalysis, Inorganic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.

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