Steven C. Zimmerman

16.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
220 papers, 13.5k citations indexed

About

Steven C. Zimmerman is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven C. Zimmerman has authored 220 papers receiving a total of 13.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 119 papers in Molecular Biology, 102 papers in Organic Chemistry and 60 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Steven C. Zimmerman's work include Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers (51 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (50 papers) and Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (25 papers). Steven C. Zimmerman is often cited by papers focused on Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers (51 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (50 papers) and Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (25 papers). Steven C. Zimmerman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Japan. Steven C. Zimmerman's co-authors include Fanwen Zeng, Taiho Park, Sergei Kolotuchin, Thomas J. Murray, Perry S. Corbin, Junfeng Chen, Michael S. Wendland, Chun‐Ho Wong, David E. Reichert and Andrew A. Gewirth and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Steven C. Zimmerman

217 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

Dendrimers in Supramolecu... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 2020 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Dendrimers in Supramolecular Chemistry:  From Molecular Recognition to Self-Assembly
    1997 1.2k citations Steven C. Zimmerman et al. profile →
  2. Electrochemical CO2-to-ethylene conversion on polyamine-incorporated Cu electrodes
    2020 520 citations Xinyi Chen, Junfeng Chen et al. Nature Catalysis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Steven C. Zimmerman United States 62 6.4k 4.7k 3.7k 3.5k 2.5k 220 13.5k
Charles N. Moorefield United States 48 5.2k 0.8× 2.5k 0.5× 2.9k 0.8× 4.2k 1.2× 1.4k 0.6× 157 9.4k
George R. Newkome United States 69 10.6k 1.7× 4.6k 1.0× 5.5k 1.5× 7.1k 2.1× 2.3k 0.9× 449 18.8k
S. Thayumanavan United States 65 6.2k 1.0× 3.5k 0.7× 4.4k 1.2× 3.3k 1.0× 4.1k 1.7× 309 14.7k
Masayuki Takeuchi Japan 62 6.9k 1.1× 4.0k 0.8× 8.0k 2.2× 1.2k 0.3× 4.0k 1.6× 382 15.6k
Anja R. A. Palmans Netherlands 67 8.6k 1.3× 2.4k 0.5× 4.8k 1.3× 1.6k 0.5× 7.5k 3.0× 227 13.2k
Santanu Bhattacharya India 71 5.5k 0.9× 7.0k 1.5× 5.2k 1.4× 647 0.2× 3.8k 1.5× 389 15.9k
Marcus Weck United States 62 7.4k 1.2× 2.2k 0.5× 4.3k 1.2× 1.8k 0.5× 2.3k 0.9× 219 11.8k
David G. Whitten United States 62 5.1k 0.8× 2.9k 0.6× 7.7k 2.1× 1.3k 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 344 14.0k
Pall Thordarson Australia 41 3.8k 0.6× 2.7k 0.6× 4.0k 1.1× 697 0.2× 2.2k 0.9× 165 9.9k
Chrys Wesdemiotis United States 60 4.7k 0.7× 1.8k 0.4× 3.1k 0.8× 1.2k 0.3× 2.1k 0.8× 326 11.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steven C. Zimmerman

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All Works

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Chen, Xinyi, Junfeng Chen, Toby J. Woods, et al.. (2024). Inducing Microstrain in Electrodeposited Pt through Polymer Addition for Highly Active Oxygen Reduction Catalysis. ACS Catalysis. 14(10). 7526–7535. 8 indexed citations
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Finkenstaedt-Quinn, Solaire A., et al.. (2023). Capturing students' identification of the relevance of organic chemistry in writing. Chemistry Education Research and Practice. 25(2). 403–416. 2 indexed citations
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Zimmerman, Steven C., et al.. (2022). Acid‐Responsive Anticorrosion Microcapsules for Self‐Protecting Coatings. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 223(5). 1 indexed citations
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Finkenstaedt-Quinn, Solaire A., et al.. (2022). Building Personal Connections to Organic Chemistry through Writing. Journal of Chemical Education. 99(4). 1802–1807. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Jianxue, Yangfan Xu, Junfeng Song, et al.. (2021). A polymeric approach toward resistance-resistant antimicrobial agent with dual-selective mechanisms of action. Science Advances. 7(5). 97 indexed citations
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Garcia, Edzna, et al.. (2021). Enzyme-like catalysis by single chain nanoparticles that use transition metal cofactors. Chemical Communications. 58(7). 985–988. 21 indexed citations
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Li, Ke, et al.. (2021). A Novel Minor Groove Binder as a Potential Therapeutic Agent for Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1. ChemMedChem. 16(17). 2638–2644. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Xinyi, Junfeng Chen, Danielle A. Henckel, et al.. (2020). Electrochemical CO2-to-ethylene conversion on polyamine-incorporated Cu electrodes. Nature Catalysis. 4(1). 20–27. 520 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chang, Cheng‐Chung, et al.. (2020). Structural Basis for Targeting T:T Mismatch with Triaminotriazine-Acridine Conjugate Induces a U-Shaped Head-to-Head Four-Way Junction in CTG Repeat DNA. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(25). 11165–11172. 26 indexed citations
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Chen, Junfeng, Jiang Wang, Ke Li, et al.. (2019). Polymeric “Clickase” Accelerates the Copper Click Reaction of Small Molecules, Proteins, and Cells. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(24). 9693–9700. 94 indexed citations
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Lee, Ju‐Yeon, Yugang Bai, Ullas V. Chembazhi, et al.. (2019). Intrinsically cell-penetrating multivalent and multitargeting ligands for myotonic dystrophy type 1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(18). 8709–8714. 40 indexed citations
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Chen, Junfeng, Jiang Wang, Yugang Bai, et al.. (2018). Enzyme-like Click Catalysis by a Copper-Containing Single-Chain Nanoparticle. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(42). 13695–13702. 114 indexed citations
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Li, Ying, et al.. (2018). Linear dendronized polyols as a multifunctional platform for a versatile and efficient fluorophore design. Polymer Chemistry. 9(15). 2040–2047. 9 indexed citations
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Hong, Huiling, Alex Chun Koon, Zhefan Stephen Chen, et al.. (2018). AQAMAN, a bisamidine-based inhibitor of toxic protein inclusions in neurons, ameliorates cytotoxicity in polyglutamine disease models. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(8). 2757–5526. 8 indexed citations
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Smith, Cartney E., Ju‐Yeon Lee, Yongbeom Seo, et al.. (2016). Worm-Like Superparamagnetic Nanoparticle Clusters for Enhanced Adhesion and Magnetic Resonance Relaxivity. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(2). 1219–1225. 13 indexed citations
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Cha, Chaenyung, Jae Hyun Jeong, Y. S. Prakash, et al.. (2011). Top-down Synthesis of Versatile Polyaspartamide Linkers for Single-Step Protein Conjugation to Materials. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 22(12). 2377–2382. 15 indexed citations
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Moore, Jeffrey S., et al.. (1998). Polymer chemistry comes full circle. Chemistry & Industry. 604–610. 5 indexed citations
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Zimmerman, Steven C. & Thomas J. Murray. (1993). New supramolecular architectures using hydrogen bonding. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences. 345(1674). 49–56. 32 indexed citations

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