Thomas T. D. Chen

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas T. D. Chen is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Organic Chemistry and Process Chemistry and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas T. D. Chen has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Biomaterials, 7 papers in Organic Chemistry and 5 papers in Process Chemistry and Technology. Recurrent topics in Thomas T. D. Chen's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (8 papers), Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (5 papers) and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (4 papers). Thomas T. D. Chen is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (8 papers), Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (5 papers) and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (4 papers). Thomas T. D. Chen collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Norway. Thomas T. D. Chen's co-authors include Charlotte K. Williams, Georgina L. Gregory, Gregory S. Sulley, Leticia Peña Carrodeguas, Yunqing Zhu, Alba Santmartí, Koon‐Yang Lee, Nicholas J. Terrill, Arron C. Deacy and Gemma Trott and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Thomas T. D. Chen

12 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Designing a circular carbon and plastics economy for a su... 2024 2026 2025 2024 50 100 150 200
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  1. Designing a circular carbon and plastics economy for a sustainable future
    2024 241 citations Fernando Vidal, Ryan W. F. Kerr et al. Nature profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas T. D. Chen United Kingdom 11 746 650 578 252 129 12 1.2k
Jean‐Michel Brusson France 21 835 1.1× 643 1.0× 659 1.1× 174 0.7× 124 1.0× 32 1.2k
Zhongzheng Cai China 19 619 0.8× 626 1.0× 631 1.1× 163 0.6× 60 0.5× 50 1.1k
Ryan W. Clarke United States 17 434 0.6× 221 0.3× 493 0.9× 259 1.0× 126 1.0× 28 966
Florian Stempfle Germany 12 555 0.7× 332 0.5× 469 0.8× 304 1.2× 164 1.3× 13 960
Changxia Shi United States 18 1.0k 1.4× 566 0.9× 640 1.1× 352 1.4× 95 0.7× 35 1.4k
Guangqiang Xu China 18 673 0.9× 386 0.6× 421 0.7× 174 0.7× 81 0.6× 64 1.1k
Georgina L. Gregory United Kingdom 20 1.1k 1.4× 1.0k 1.6× 787 1.4× 333 1.3× 227 1.8× 34 1.6k
Tungabidya Maharana India 15 666 0.9× 374 0.6× 328 0.6× 169 0.7× 188 1.5× 44 1.1k
R. Duchateau Netherlands 25 1.4k 1.9× 1.1k 1.7× 1.4k 2.4× 456 1.8× 139 1.1× 51 2.2k
Jérémy Demarteau United States 17 612 0.8× 334 0.5× 491 0.8× 299 1.2× 77 0.6× 25 1.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas T. D. Chen

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All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Vidal, Fernando, Ryan W. F. Kerr, Caitlin McElroy, et al.. (2024). Designing a circular carbon and plastics economy for a sustainable future. Nature. 626(7997). 45–57. 241 indexed citations breakdown →
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Deacy, Arron C., Georgina L. Gregory, Gregory S. Sulley, Thomas T. D. Chen, & Charlotte K. Williams. (2021). Sequence Control from Mixtures: Switchable Polymerization Catalysis and Future Materials Applications. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(27). 10021–10040. 176 indexed citations
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Gregory, Georgina L., Gregory S. Sulley, Leticia Peña Carrodeguas, et al.. (2020). Triblock polyester thermoplastic elastomers with semi-aromatic polymer end blocks by ring-opening copolymerization. Chemical Science. 11(25). 6567–6581. 100 indexed citations
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Chen, Thomas T. D., Leticia Peña Carrodeguas, Gregory S. Sulley, Georgina L. Gregory, & Charlotte K. Williams. (2020). Bio‐based and Degradable Block Polyester Pressure‐Sensitive Adhesives. Angewandte Chemie. 132(52). 23656–23661. 20 indexed citations
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Sulley, Gregory S., Georgina L. Gregory, Thomas T. D. Chen, et al.. (2020). Switchable Catalysis Improves the Properties of CO2-Derived Polymers: Poly(cyclohexene carbonate-b-ε-decalactone-b-cyclohexene carbonate) Adhesives, Elastomers, and Toughened Plastics. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(9). 4367–4378. 220 indexed citations
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Carrodeguas, Leticia Peña, Thomas T. D. Chen, Georgina L. Gregory, Gregory S. Sulley, & Charlotte K. Williams. (2020). High elasticity, chemically recyclable, thermoplastics from bio-based monomers: carbon dioxide, limonene oxide and ε-decalactone. Green Chemistry. 22(23). 8298–8307. 69 indexed citations
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Chen, Thomas T. D., Leticia Peña Carrodeguas, Gregory S. Sulley, Georgina L. Gregory, & Charlotte K. Williams. (2020). Bio‐based and Degradable Block Polyester Pressure‐Sensitive Adhesives. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(52). 23450–23455. 102 indexed citations
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Chen, Thomas T. D., et al.. (2019). Orthogonal functionalization of alternating polyesters: selective patterning of (AB)n sequences. Chemical Science. 10(43). 9974–9980. 48 indexed citations
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Chen, Thomas T. D., Yunqing Zhu, & Charlotte K. Williams. (2018). Pentablock Copolymer from Tetracomponent Monomer Mixture Using a Switchable Dizinc Catalyst. Macromolecules. 51(14). 5346–5351. 95 indexed citations
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Stößer, Tim, Thomas T. D. Chen, Yunqing Zhu, & Charlotte K. Williams. (2017). ‘Switch’ catalysis: from monomer mixtures to sequence-controlled block copolymers. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 376(2110). 20170066–20170066. 75 indexed citations
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Parkes, Michael A., Thomas T. D. Chen, Billy Wu, Vladimir Yufit, & Gregory J. Offer. (2015). “Can” You Really Make a Battery Out of That?. Journal of Chemical Education. 93(4). 681–686. 12 indexed citations

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