W. E. Billups

9.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
193 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

W. E. Billups is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, W. E. Billups has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Organic Chemistry, 71 papers in Materials Chemistry and 34 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in W. E. Billups's work include Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (44 papers), Graphene research and applications (36 papers) and Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (34 papers). W. E. Billups is often cited by papers focused on Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (44 papers), Graphene research and applications (36 papers) and Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (34 papers). W. E. Billups collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. W. E. Billups's co-authors include Robert H. Hauge, John L. Margrave, Feng Liang, Rajesh K. Saini, Anil K. Sadana, J. Chattopadhyay, Michael M. Haley, Valéry N. Khabashesku, Roland Boese and Jonathan M. Beach and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

W. E. Billups

190 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

Functionalization density dependence of single-walled car... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Functionalization density dependence of single-walled carbon nanotubes cytotoxicity in vitro
    2005 639 citations Feng Liang, W. E. Billups et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. E. Billups United States 42 3.9k 2.5k 1.5k 948 878 193 7.1k
Warren T. Ford United States 42 3.2k 0.8× 2.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 931 1.0× 499 0.6× 208 6.5k
Ruggero Caminiti Italy 45 2.4k 0.6× 1.1k 0.4× 891 0.6× 1.3k 1.4× 1.4k 1.6× 261 7.8k
Valérie Cabuil France 45 3.4k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 3.3k 2.1× 858 0.9× 477 0.5× 126 8.3k
M. Samy El‐Shall United States 49 5.2k 1.3× 1.9k 0.8× 1.9k 1.3× 1.9k 2.0× 1.4k 1.5× 259 9.6k
David R. M. Walton United Kingdom 60 8.5k 2.2× 5.6k 2.2× 1.3k 0.8× 1.8k 1.9× 1.5k 1.7× 214 11.3k
Amitesh Maiti United States 46 5.4k 1.4× 899 0.4× 1.3k 0.8× 1.5k 1.6× 975 1.1× 150 7.3k
Guoqiang Yang China 45 5.1k 1.3× 1.7k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 1.9k 2.0× 452 0.5× 332 8.6k
Gerhard H. Findenegg Germany 41 3.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 2.0k 1.3× 485 0.5× 1.1k 1.2× 161 6.7k
C. J. Glinka United States 34 2.3k 0.6× 945 0.4× 698 0.5× 443 0.5× 626 0.7× 90 4.9k
Emil Roduner Germany 37 3.1k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 885 0.6× 1.9k 2.0× 1.1k 1.3× 250 7.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Kevin S., Saunab Ghosh, Katherine A. Kennedy, et al.. (2017). Overcoming Catalyst Residue Inhibition of the Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes via the Billups–Birch Reduction. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(43). 37972–37980. 19 indexed citations
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Sun, Yanqiu, Alexander G. Kvashnin, Павел Б. Сорокин, Boris I. Yakobson, & W. E. Billups. (2014). Radiation-Induced Nucleation of Diamond from Amorphous Carbon: Effect of Hydrogen. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 5(11). 1924–1928. 32 indexed citations
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Ford, Alexandra C., Michael Shaughnessy, Bryan M. Wong, et al.. (2013). Physical removal of metallic carbon nanotubes from nanotube network devices using a thermal and fluidic process. Nanotechnology. 24(10). 105202–105202. 13 indexed citations
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Sun, Yanqiu, et al.. (2011). Structural Dislocations in Anthracite. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 2(20). 2521–2524. 45 indexed citations
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Kumar, Ashavani, Arava Leela Mohana Reddy, Arnab Mukherjee, et al.. (2011). Direct Synthesis of Lithium-Intercalated Graphene for Electrochemical Energy Storage Application. ACS Nano. 5(6). 4345–4349. 117 indexed citations
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Shi, Xinfeng, Balaji Sitharaman, Quynh P. Pham, et al.. (2007). Fabrication of porous ultra-short single-walled carbon nanotube nanocomposite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. Biomaterials. 28(28). 4078–4090. 231 indexed citations
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Pradeep, K., A. Nicholas G. Parra‐Vasquez, J. Chattopadhyay, et al.. (2007). Dispersions of Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Strong Acids:Solubility and Rheology. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 7(10). 3378–3385. 21 indexed citations
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Peng, Haiqing, Anil K. Sadana, Pasha Nikolaev, et al.. (2005). A Model for Nucleation and Growth of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes via the HiPco Process: A Catalyst Concentration Study. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 5(7). 1035–1040. 21 indexed citations
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Boese, Roland, M.T. Kirchner, W. E. Billups, & Lewis R. Norman. (2003). Cokristallisation mit Acetylen – Molekül‐Komplexe mit Aceton und Dimethylsulfoxid. Angewandte Chemie. 115(17). 2005–2007. 11 indexed citations
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Boese, Roland, M.T. Kirchner, W. E. Billups, & Lewis R. Norman. (2003). Titelbild: Cokristallisation mit Acetylen – Molekül‐Komplexe mit Aceton und Dimethylsulfoxid (Angew. Chem. 17/2003). Angewandte Chemie. 115(17). 1921–1921. 3 indexed citations
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Billups, W. E., et al.. (1994). Gasphasensynthese reaktiver Moleküle mit adsorbierten Reagentien. Angewandte Chemie. 106(13). 1394–1406. 4 indexed citations
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Billups, W. E., et al.. (1994). Dimerization of cycloproparenes by silver ion. Tetrahedron Letters. 35(26). 4493–4496. 13 indexed citations
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Boese, Roland, et al.. (1993). Structure and photoelectron spectrum of 3,3'-bicyclopropenyl. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 115(2). 743–746. 27 indexed citations
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Kafafi, Zakya H., et al.. (1985). Isolation and characterization of iron methylene (FeCH2) via FTIR matrix isolation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 107(5). 1447–1448. 21 indexed citations
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Billups, W. E., et al.. (1980). Carbon-carbon bond formation in the reaction of calcium atoms with ethers. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 102(10). 3649–3650. 9 indexed citations
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Billups, W. E., et al.. (1980). Generation of 2-chloronaphthalene-1,3-diyl. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 45(23). 4636–4641. 7 indexed citations
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Billups, W. E., et al.. (1976). The generation and trapping of methylenecyclopropene. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 41(23). 3771–3772. 20 indexed citations
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Deno, N. C., et al.. (1969). Carbonium ions. XXII. Formation of transient, primary carbonium ions by oxidation of carboxylic acids. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 34(10). 3207–3208.
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Billups, W. E., et al.. (1966). Isomerization of Propargylic Amines to Conjugated Dienes. 2-Dialkylamino-1,3-butadienes. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 31(9). 2885–2887. 18 indexed citations
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Wotiz, John H., W. E. Billups, & Daniel Christian. (1966). The Sodium Amide Catalyzed Rearrangement of Some Acetylenes in Ethylenediamine1a. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 31(7). 2069–2073. 5 indexed citations

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