Stephen D. Sims

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Stephen D. Sims is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomaterials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen D. Sims has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Materials Chemistry, 3 papers in Biomaterials and 1 paper in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Stephen D. Sims's work include Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis (5 papers), Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications (4 papers) and Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry (2 papers). Stephen D. Sims is often cited by papers focused on Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis (5 papers), Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications (4 papers) and Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry (2 papers). Stephen D. Sims collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. Stephen D. Sims's co-authors include Stephen Mann, Sandra L. Burkett, Dominic Walsh, Christabel E. Fowler, Sean A. Davis, Nicola T. Whilton, Neil H. Mendelson, Jon M. Didymus, Ruth T. Williams and Robert C. T. Slade and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Chemistry of Materials and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Stephen D. Sims

6 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

Synthesis of hybrid inorganic–organic mesoporous silica by co-condensation of siloxane and organosiloxane precursors

1996 546 citations Sandra L. Burkett, Stephen D. Sims et al. Chemical Communications profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen D. Sims United Kingdom	6	852	252	176	114	109	6	1.0k
Li-Qiong Wang United States	13	721 0.8×	217 0.9×	229 1.3×	140 1.2×	132 1.2×	15	1.1k
Hélène Cambon France	8	1.0k 1.2×	508 2.0×	95 0.5×	70 0.6×	136 1.2×	8	1.2k
Nicola T. Whilton Germany	6	602 0.7×	136 0.5×	170 1.0×	86 0.8×	51 0.5×	6	815
M. Benjelloun Belgium	7	890 1.0×	420 1.7×	70 0.4×	76 0.7×	94 0.9×	7	991
Stefan Schacht Germany	9	1.6k 1.9×	534 2.1×	157 0.9×	132 1.2×	280 2.6×	14	1.8k
Stacy A. Johnson United States	7	774 0.9×	200 0.8×	88 0.5×	135 1.2×	48 0.4×	7	1.1k
Jean‐Louis Guth France	16	691 0.8×	479 1.9×	73 0.4×	47 0.4×	128 1.2×	28	887
John L. Casci United Kingdom	20	838 1.0×	527 2.1×	65 0.4×	70 0.6×	106 1.0×	28	1.1k
Dunja Hirsemann Germany	9	429 0.5×	348 1.4×	126 0.7×	82 0.7×	57 0.5×	9	696
Martin Kalwei Germany	10	365 0.4×	104 0.4×	106 0.6×	97 0.9×	204 1.9×	12	605

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6 of 6 papers shown

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Sims, Stephen D., Dominic Walsh, & Stephen Mann. (1998). Morphosynthesis of Macroporous Silica Frameworks in Bicontinuous Microemulsions. Advanced Materials. 10(2). 151–154. 45 indexed citations

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Slade, Robert C. T., et al.. (1998). Sorption of Nitrogen, Water Vapor, and Benzene by a Phenyl-Modified MCM-41 Sorbent. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 201(2). 220–222. 31 indexed citations

3.

Mann, Stephen, Sandra L. Burkett, Sean A. Davis, et al.. (1997). Sol−Gel Synthesis of Organized Matter. Chemistry of Materials. 9(11). 2300–2310. 370 indexed citations

4.

Sims, Stephen D., Sandra L. Burkett, & Stephen Mann. (1996). The Synthesis and Characterisation of Ordered Mesoporous Materials Incorporating Organo-Siloxanes. MRS Proceedings. 431. 17 indexed citations

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Burkett, Sandra L., Stephen D. Sims, & Stephen Mann. (1996). Synthesis of hybrid inorganic–organic mesoporous silica by co-condensation of siloxane and organosiloxane precursors. Chemical Communications. 1367–1368. 546 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sims, Stephen D., Jon M. Didymus, & Stephen Mann. (1995). Habit modification in synthetic crystals of aragonite and vaterite. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 1031–1031. 40 indexed citations

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