William J. Brittain

9.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
113 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

William J. Brittain is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, William J. Brittain has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Organic Chemistry, 43 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films and 36 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in William J. Brittain's work include Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (43 papers), Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (34 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (15 papers). William J. Brittain is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (43 papers), Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (34 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (15 papers). William J. Brittain collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Egypt. William J. Brittain's co-authors include Bin Zhao, Rajesh Ranjan, Sergiy Minko, Marina Baum, Xinyu Huang, Stephen G. Boyes, Lorraine M. Lander, Mark D. Foster, Stephen Z. D. Cheng and Erwin A. Vogler and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Chemistry of Materials.

In The Last Decade

William J. Brittain

111 papers receiving 7.8k 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.

Polymer brushes: surface-immobilized macromolecules

2000 1.4k citations Bin Zhao, William J. Brittain profile →
A structural definition of polymer brushes

2007 527 citations William J. Brittain et al. profile →

Peers

William J. Brittain

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Yoshinobu Tsujii Japan

Kohji Ohno Japan

Michael R. Bockstaller United States

Guojun Liu Canada

Jean‐François Gohy Belgium

Sergio Moya Spain

Jeffrey T. Koberstein United States

Merlin L. Bruening United States

Chi Wu Hong Kong

Jonathan Sokolov United States

Yoshinobu Tsujii Japan

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Brittain, William J., et al.. (2024). Isomer‐Dependent Melting Behavior of Low Molar Mass Azobenzene Derivatives: Observation of a Higher Melting Z‐Isomer. ChemPhotoChem. 8(9). 2 indexed citations

Meyer, Carl G., et al.. (2023). Kinetic study of azobenzene photoisomerization under ambient lighting. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 446. 115114–115114. 8 indexed citations

Rastogi, Shiva K., Zhenze Zhao, Spencer D. Shelton, et al.. (2017). Photoresponsive azo-combretastatin A-4 analogues. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 143. 1–7. 48 indexed citations

Rastogi, Shiva K., José N. Domínguez, Travis Cantu, et al.. (2015). Biodegradable DNA-enabled poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels prepared by copper-free click chemistry. Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition. 27(1). 22–39. 44 indexed citations

Rastogi, Shiva K., et al.. (2015). Through‐space ¹⁹F–¹⁹F spin–spin coupling in ortho‐fluoro Z‐azobenzene. Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry. 54(2). 126–131. 11 indexed citations

Li, Xiaopeng, et al.. (2013). A study of the spiropyran–merocyanine system using ion mobility-mass spectrometry: experimental support for the cisoid conformation. Chemical Communications. 50(26). 3424–3426. 19 indexed citations

Xiong, Huiming, Joseph X. Zheng, Ryan M. Van Horn, et al.. (2007). A new approach in the study of tethered diblock copolymer surface morphology and its tethering density dependence. Polymer. 48(13). 3732–3738. 30 indexed citations

Ranjan, Rajesh, et al.. (2006). Surface initiated polymerizations from silica nanoparticles. Soft Matter. 2(5). 386–386. 243 indexed citations

Xu, Yijin & William J. Brittain. (2006). Preparation of polyacrylate‐clay nanocomposites by in‐situ polymerization and heterocoagulation. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 101(6). 3850–3855. 5 indexed citations

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Hu, Shuwen & William J. Brittain. (2005). Surface Grafting on Polymer Surface Using Physisorbed Free Radical Initiators. Macromolecules. 38(15). 6592–6597. 44 indexed citations

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Brittain, William J., et al.. (2003). Use of JandaJel Resins for Copper Removal in Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. Macromolecules. 36(9). 3111–3114. 64 indexed citations

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Boyes, Stephen G., Bülent Akgün, William J. Brittain, & Mark D. Foster. (2003). Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties of Polyelectrolyte Block Copolymer Brushes Prepared by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization and Their Use in the Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles. Macromolecules. 36(25). 9539–9548. 100 indexed citations

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Brittain, William J., et al.. (2002). Use of Precipitons for Copper Removal in Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. Macromolecules. 35(13). 4849–4851. 55 indexed citations

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Zhao, Bin & William J. Brittain. (1999). Synthesis of Tethered Polystyrene-block-Poly(methyl methacrylate) Monolayer on a Silicate Substrate by Sequential Carbocationic Polymerization and Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 121(14). 3557–3558. 203 indexed citations

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Li, Yufang, et al.. (1999). Polymerization of methyl methacrylate using organocalcium compounds. Polymer Bulletin. 42(6). 635–639. 13 indexed citations

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Vogler, Erwin A., et al.. (1995). Contact activation of the plasma coagulation cascade. II. Protein adsorption to procoagulant surfaces. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 29(8). 1017–1028. 44 indexed citations

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Vogler, Erwin A., et al.. (1995). Contact activation of the plasma coagulation cascade. I. Procoagulant surface chemistry and energy. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 29(8). 1005–1016. 107 indexed citations

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Lander, Lorraine M., William J. Brittain, & Erwin A. Vogler. (1995). Blood Contact Properties of Surface Immobilized C60. Langmuir. 11(1). 375–376. 6 indexed citations

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Brittain, William J. & Ira B. Dicker. (1989). Termination in group-transfer polymerization. Macromolecules. 22(3). 1054–1057. 60 indexed citations

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Olsen, David K., et al.. (1978). Haloaziridines. 2. Synthesis and pyrolysis of some gem-dichloroaziridines. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 43(7). 1346–1350. 21 indexed citations

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