Simon Biggs

10.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
215 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Simon Biggs is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Biggs has authored 215 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Organic Chemistry, 54 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films and 50 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Simon Biggs's work include Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (68 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (53 papers) and Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions (44 papers). Simon Biggs is often cited by papers focused on Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (68 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (53 papers) and Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions (44 papers). Simon Biggs collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Simon Biggs's co-authors include Vincent S. J. Craig, Erica J. Wanless, Rob Atkin, Graeme J. Jameson, Olivier J. Cayre, Franz Grieser, Paul Mulvaney, Naoyuki Ishida, Joseph Selb and Steven P. Armes and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Simon Biggs

211 papers receiving 8.3k 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.

Mechanism of cationic surfactant adsorption at the solid–aqueous interface

2003 573 citations Erica J. Wanless, Simon Biggs et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon Biggs United Kingdom	51	2.7k	2.3k	1.8k	1.6k	1.4k	215	8.5k
Terence Cosgrove United Kingdom	50	3.3k 1.2×	2.7k 1.2×	2.2k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	208	8.8k
Erica J. Wanless Australia	37	2.1k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	939 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	143	5.5k
Peter A. Kralchevsky Bulgaria	51	3.9k 1.5×	4.9k 2.1×	1.3k 0.7×	1.9k 1.2×	1.7k 1.2×	177	9.8k
Krister Holmberg Sweden	60	6.5k 2.4×	3.1k 1.4×	1.4k 0.8×	2.2k 1.3×	794 0.6×	270	14.9k
William A. Ducker United States	48	1.7k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	3.0k 1.9×	3.9k 2.9×	155	10.1k
Zbǐgniew Adamczyk Poland	47	1.1k 0.4×	2.0k 0.9×	2.1k 1.2×	2.7k 1.7×	524 0.4×	268	7.9k
P. Somasundaran United States	41	2.1k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	604 0.3×	1.6k 1.0×	616 0.5×	180	7.7k
Nikolai D. Denkov Bulgaria	60	3.8k 1.4×	6.7k 2.9×	1.2k 0.7×	2.6k 1.6×	1.4k 1.0×	179	12.8k
G. J. Fleer Netherlands	49	3.3k 1.2×	3.5k 1.5×	4.4k 2.5×	2.4k 1.4×	1.5k 1.1×	143	10.5k
Clayton J. Radke United States	65	2.5k 0.9×	3.9k 1.7×	1.3k 0.7×	2.9k 1.7×	764 0.6×	337	15.2k

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Hodges, Chris S., David Harbottle, & Simon Biggs. (2020). Investigating Adsorbing Viscoelastic Fluids Using the Quartz Crystal Microbalance. ACS Omega. 5(35). 22081–22090. 7 indexed citations

Hunter, Timothy N., Diethelm Johannsmann, Chris S. Hodges, et al.. (2019). Resonance properties of quartz crystal microbalance immersed in high solid content suspensions. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 573. 230–236. 2 indexed citations

Johnson, Michael, Jeff Peakall, Xiaodong Jia, et al.. (2018). Enhanced gas migration through permeable bubble networks within consolidated soft sediments. AIChE Journal. 64(11). 4131–4147. 18 indexed citations

Yu, Kai, Chris S. Hodges, Simon Biggs, Olivier J. Cayre, & David Harbottle. (2018). Polymer Molecular Weight Dependence on Lubricating Particle–Particle Interactions. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 57(6). 2131–2138. 23 indexed citations

Peakall, Jeff, et al.. (2018). Measurement and density normalisation of acoustic attenuation and backscattering constants of arbitrary suspensions within the Rayleigh scattering regime. Applied Acoustics. 146. 9–22. 11 indexed citations

Yu, Kai, Huagui Zhang, Simon Biggs, et al.. (2018). The rheology of polyvinylpyrrolidone-coated silica nanoparticles positioned at an air-aqueous interface. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 527. 346–355. 35 indexed citations

Yu, Kai, Huagui Zhang, Chris S. Hodges, et al.. (2017). Foaming Behavior of Polymer-Coated Colloids: The Need for Thick Liquid Films. Langmuir. 33(26). 6528–6539. 40 indexed citations

Biggs, Simon, et al.. (2017). Influence of shape and surface charge on the sedimentation of spheroidal, cubic and rectangular cuboid particles. Powder Technology. 322. 75–83. 24 indexed citations

Mathew, M.D., et al.. (2012). Behavior of pH-Sensitive Core Shell Particles at the Air–water Interface. Langmuir. 28(11). 5085–5092. 12 indexed citations

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Fujii, Syuji, et al.. (2010). Surface characterization of nanoparticles carrying pH-responsive polymer hair. Polymer. 51(26). 6240–6247. 18 indexed citations

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Biggs, Simon, et al.. (2010). Particle-Particle Interactions: The Link between Aggregate Properties and Rheology. Particulate Science And Technology. 28(5). 404–425. 14 indexed citations

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Biggs, Simon, et al.. (2009). Mistreatment of Older People in the United Kingdom: Findings from the First National Prevalence Study. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect. 21(1). 1–14. 137 indexed citations

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Haapala, Irja, et al.. (2009). Weight loss by mobile phone: a 1-year effectiveness study. Public Health Nutrition. 12(12). 2382–2391. 233 indexed citations

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Sakai, Kenichi, Grant B. Webber, Murray V. Baker, et al.. (2007). pH-responsive behavior of selectively quaternized diblock copolymers adsorbed at the silica/aqueous solution interface. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 314(2). 381–388. 20 indexed citations

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Reitsma, Mark, et al.. (2005). Observed transition from linear to non-linear friction–load behavior using a lateral force microscope. Applied Surface Science. 252(14). 4964–4968. 5 indexed citations

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Biggs, Simon. (2002). Handbook of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry. (Ed K. Holmberg). Australian Journal of Chemistry. 55(3). 237–237. 2 indexed citations

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Galvin, K.P., et al.. (1999). Laser scanning confocal microscopy of a dairy based emulsion. 793. 1 indexed citations

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Yan, Yao‐de, et al.. (1999). Characterisation of the structural compactness of bridging flocculated aggregates using settling. 383. 1 indexed citations

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Biggs, Simon, et al.. (1980). The metabolic fate of Sormodren (bornaprine hydrochloride) in animals and humans. Xenobiotica. 10(12). 873–888. 3 indexed citations

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Robinson, Patrick, et al.. (1980). Plasma concentration and disposition of buprenorphine after intravenous and intramuscular doses to baboons. European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. 5(4). 233–239. 22 indexed citations

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