William R. Dichtel

31.5k total citations · 21 hit papers
228 papers, 26.9k citations indexed

About

William R. Dichtel is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, William R. Dichtel has authored 228 papers receiving a total of 26.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Materials Chemistry, 78 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 46 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in William R. Dichtel's work include Covalent Organic Framework Applications (90 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (75 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (56 papers). William R. Dichtel is often cited by papers focused on Covalent Organic Framework Applications (90 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (75 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (56 papers). William R. Dichtel collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. William R. Dichtel's co-authors include John Colson, Brian J. Smith, Damian E. Helbling, Eric L. Spitler, David N. Bunck, David J. Fortman, Alaaeddin Alsbaiee, Yuhan Ling, Héctor D. Abruña and Austin M. Evans and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

William R. Dichtel

223 papers receiving 26.7k citations

Hit Papers

Rapid removal of organic ... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2015 2013 2011 2013 2015 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Rapid removal of organic micropollutants from water by a porous β-cyclodextrin polymer
    2015 1.5k citations Alaaeddin Alsbaiee, Leilei Xiao et al. profile →
  2. β-Ketoenamine-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks Capable of Pseudocapacitive Energy Storage
    2013 1.1k citations William R. Dichtel et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  3. Oriented 2D Covalent Organic Framework Thin Films on Single-Layer Graphene
    2011 1.1k citations John Colson, Arthur R. Woll et al. Science profile →
  4. Rationally synthesized two-dimensional polymers
    2013 909 citations John Colson, William R. Dichtel profile →
  5. Mechanically Activated, Catalyst-Free Polyhydroxyurethane Vitrimers
    2015 700 citations William R. Dichtel et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  6. Lewis acid-catalysed formation of two-dimensional phthalocyanine covalent organic frameworks
    2010 674 citations Eric L. Spitler, William R. Dichtel profile →
  7. Seeded growth of single-crystal two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks
    2018 607 citations Austin M. Evans, Lucas R. Parent et al. Science profile →
  8. Enzyme-Responsive Snap-Top Covered Silica Nanocontainers
    2008 497 citations William R. Dichtel et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  9. Lewis-Acid-Catalyzed Interfacial Polymerization of Covalent Organic Framework Films
    2018 467 citations Halleh B. Balch, Feng Wang et al. profile →
  10. Bulk Synthesis of Exfoliated Two-Dimensional Polymers Using Hydrazone-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks
    2013 460 citations William R. Dichtel et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  11. Insight into the crystallization of amorphous imine-linked polymer networks to 2D covalent organic frameworks
    2016 449 citations William R. Dichtel et al. Chemical Communications profile →
  12. Approaches to Sustainable and Continually Recyclable Cross-Linked Polymers
    2018 423 citations William R. Dichtel et al. profile →
  13. Removal of GenX and Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances from Water by Amine-Functionalized Covalent Organic Frameworks
    2018 373 citations Woojung Ji, Leilei Xiao et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  14. Phenazine-Based Covalent Organic Framework Cathode Materials with High Energy and Power Densities
    2019 347 citations Edon Vitaku, William R. Dichtel et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  15. β-Cyclodextrin Polymer Network Sequesters Perfluorooctanoic Acid at Environmentally Relevant Concentrations
    2017 336 citations Leilei Xiao, Yuhan Ling et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  16. Reprocessable Cross-Linked Polymer Networks: Are Associative Exchange Mechanisms Desirable?
    2020 308 citations William R. Dichtel et al. profile →
  17. Efficient PFAS Removal by Amine-Functionalized Sorbents: Critical Review of the Current Literature
    2019 277 citations Mohamed Ateia, Alaaeddin Alsbaiee et al. Environmental Science & Technology Letters profile →
  18. High hopes: can molecular electronics realise its potential?
    2012 261 citations William R. Dichtel et al. profile →
  19. Low-temperature mineralization of perfluorocarboxylic acids
    2022 258 citations Brittany Trang, Yuli Li et al. Science profile →
  20. Aligned macrocycle pores in ultrathin films for accurate molecular sieving
    2022 241 citations Austin M. Evans, William R. Dichtel et al. profile →
  21. Thermally conductive ultra-low-k dielectric layers based on two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks
    2021 237 citations Austin M. Evans, Ashutosh Giri et al. Nature Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William R. Dichtel United States 87 18.1k 10.8k 5.2k 4.3k 4.2k 228 26.9k
Asim Bhaumik India 87 13.9k 0.8× 7.4k 0.7× 6.5k 1.2× 5.6k 1.3× 1.3k 0.3× 536 24.3k
Long Chen China 85 17.2k 1.0× 8.6k 0.8× 3.0k 0.6× 8.0k 1.9× 2.0k 0.5× 590 26.9k
Guangshan Zhu China 95 22.9k 1.3× 22.2k 2.1× 2.6k 0.5× 4.1k 1.0× 1.5k 0.4× 590 34.5k
Ryong Ryoo South Korea 93 29.4k 1.6× 17.1k 1.6× 3.2k 0.6× 4.3k 1.0× 1.3k 0.3× 312 38.7k
An‐Hui Lu China 78 14.0k 0.8× 3.8k 0.4× 3.6k 0.7× 4.1k 1.0× 1.5k 0.4× 358 26.0k
Rahul Banerjee India 88 26.2k 1.5× 23.3k 2.2× 2.9k 0.5× 7.7k 1.8× 1.5k 0.4× 240 34.1k
Ali Morsali Iran 74 11.1k 0.6× 14.7k 1.4× 3.3k 0.6× 2.8k 0.7× 1.3k 0.3× 577 21.5k
Changwen Hu China 79 15.1k 0.8× 9.8k 0.9× 3.8k 0.7× 4.9k 1.1× 1.2k 0.3× 482 23.4k
Shilun Qiu China 92 24.5k 1.4× 21.7k 2.0× 2.3k 0.4× 6.4k 1.5× 1.5k 0.4× 446 33.1k
Dan Zhao China 98 19.6k 1.1× 17.6k 1.6× 2.6k 0.5× 5.3k 1.2× 1.5k 0.3× 494 33.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hirani, Zoheb, Neil M. Schweitzer, Edon Vitaku, & William R. Dichtel. (2025). A Phenazine‐Based Two‐Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework for Photochemical CO2 Reduction with Increased Selectivity for Two‐Carbon Products. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(21). e202502799–e202502799. 6 indexed citations
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Lin, Zhi-Wei, et al.. (2024). Structural Features of Styrene-Functionalized Cyclodextrin Polymers That Promote the Adsorption of Perfluoroalkyl Acids in Water. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(22). 28409–28422. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Yuli, et al.. (2024). Low-Temperature Mineralization of Fluorotelomers with Diverse Polar Head Groups. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(25). 17150–17157. 15 indexed citations
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Leonard, Ariel, Benjamin T. Diroll, Nathan C. Flanders, et al.. (2023). Light-Induced Transient Lattice Dynamics and Metastable Phase Transition in CH3NH3PbI3 Nanocrystals. ACS Nano. 17(6). 5306–5315. 16 indexed citations
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Bradshaw, Nathan P., Zoheb Hirani, Lidia Kuo, et al.. (2023). Aerosol‐Jet‐Printable Covalent Organic Framework Colloidal Inks and Temperature‐Sensitive Nanocomposite Films. Advanced Materials. 35(38). e2303673–e2303673. 24 indexed citations
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Natraj, Anusree, Christos D. Malliakas, David W. Burke, et al.. (2023). Tuning Crystallinity and Stacking of Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks through Side-Chain Interactions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(40). 21798–21806. 71 indexed citations
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Yang, Anna, Brandon C. Bukowski, Dylan M. Anstine, et al.. (2023). Defect engineering of porous aromatic frameworks via end capping improves dioxane removal from water. Matter. 6(7). 2263–2273. 13 indexed citations
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Trang, Brittany, Yuli Li, Xiao‐Song Xue, et al.. (2022). Low-temperature mineralization of perfluorocarboxylic acids. Science. 377(6608). 839–845. 258 indexed citations breakdown →
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Strauss, Michael J., Austin M. Evans, Anusree Natraj, et al.. (2021). Lithium-Conducting Self-Assembled Organic Nanotubes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(42). 17655–17665. 20 indexed citations
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Evans, Austin M., Ashutosh Giri, Vinod K. Sangwan, et al.. (2021). Thermally conductive ultra-low-k dielectric layers based on two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks. Nature Materials. 20(8). 1142–1148. 237 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Ri, Casey Ching, William R. Dichtel, & Damian E. Helbling. (2020). Evaluating the Removal of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Contaminated Groundwater with Different Adsorbents Using a Suspect Screening Approach. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 7(12). 954–960. 66 indexed citations
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Daugherty, Michael C., Edon Vitaku, Rebecca L. Li, et al.. (2019). Improved synthesis of β-ketoenamine-linked covalent organic frameworks via monomer exchange reactions. Chemical Communications. 55(18). 2680–2683. 133 indexed citations
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Klemes, Max J., Yuhan Ling, Casey Ching, et al.. (2019). Reduction of a Tetrafluoroterephthalonitrile‐β‐Cyclodextrin Polymer to Remove Anionic Micropollutants and Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances from Water. Angewandte Chemie. 131(35). 12177–12181. 46 indexed citations
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Li, Rebecca L., Nathan C. Flanders, Austin M. Evans, et al.. (2019). Controlled growth of imine-linked two-dimensional covalent organic framework nanoparticles. Chemical Science. 10(13). 3796–3801. 168 indexed citations
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Burke, David W., Chao Sun, Ioannina Castano, et al.. (2019). Acid Exfoliation of Imine‐linked Covalent Organic Frameworks Enables Solution Processing into Crystalline Thin Films. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(13). 5165–5171. 187 indexed citations
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Skala, Luke P., Anna Yang, Max J. Klemes, Leilei Xiao, & William R. Dichtel. (2019). Resorcinarene Cavitand Polymers for the Remediation of Halomethanes and 1,4-Dioxane. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(34). 13315–13319. 55 indexed citations
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Sun, Chao, Meng Shen, Anton D. Chavez, et al.. (2018). High aspect ratio nanotubes assembled from macrocyclic iminium salts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(36). 8883–8888. 38 indexed citations
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Evans, Austin M., Lucas R. Parent, Nathan C. Flanders, et al.. (2018). Seeded growth of single-crystal two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks. Science. 361(6397). 52–57. 607 indexed citations breakdown →
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Klemes, Max J., et al.. (2018). Phenolation of cyclodextrin polymers controls their lead and organic micropollutant adsorption. Chemical Science. 9(47). 8883–8889. 55 indexed citations
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Spitler, Eric L., John Colson, Fernando J. Uribe‐Romo, et al.. (2012). Lattice Expansion of Highly Oriented 2D Phthalocyanine Covalent Organic Framework Films. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(11). 2623–2627. 268 indexed citations

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