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2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Best Scientists D-index 156 Citations 94,870 864 World Ranking 972 National Ranking 608
Materials Science D-index 153 Citations 91,941 821 World Ranking 72 National Ranking 37
Chemistry D-index 153 Citations 91,688 809 World Ranking 58 National Ranking 40

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Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award

2023 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Best Scientist Award

2018 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

2015 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

2012 - Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

2010 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

2010 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Polymer
  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis

Craig J. Hawker mainly focuses on Polymer chemistry, Copolymer, Polymer, Nanotechnology and Polymerization. His Polymer chemistry study incorporates themes from Living free-radical polymerization, Chain transfer, Radical polymerization and Nanoparticle, Chemical engineering. His Living free-radical polymerization research incorporates themes from Reversible addition−fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization and Nitroxide mediated radical polymerization.

Craig J. Hawker has included themes like Thin film, Reactivity, Substrate and Monomer in his Copolymer study. His Polymer research integrates issues from Fullerene, Dendrimer and Macromolecule. In his work, Microelectronics is strongly intertwined with Lithography, which is a subfield of Nanotechnology.

His most cited work include:

  • New polymer synthesis by nitroxide mediated living radical polymerizations. (3016 citations)
  • Preparation of polymers with controlled molecular architecture. A new convergent approach to dendritic macromolecules (1736 citations)
  • Applications of Orthogonal “Click” Chemistries in the Synthesis of Functional Soft Materials (1138 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Polymer chemistry, Polymer, Copolymer, Chemical engineering and Nanotechnology. As a member of one scientific family, Craig J. Hawker mostly works in the field of Polymer chemistry, focusing on Polymerization and, on occasion, Photochemistry. His research integrates issues of Dendrimer, Macromolecule, Surface modification and Dielectric in his study of Polymer.

Craig J. Hawker usually deals with Dendrimer and limits it to topics linked to Click chemistry and Azide. In Copolymer, Craig J. Hawker works on issues like Thin film, which are connected to Nanoporous. As part of his studies on Nanotechnology, Craig J. Hawker often connects relevant subjects like Lithography.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Polymer chemistry (39.86%)
  • Polymer (33.73%)
  • Copolymer (32.08%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Polymer (33.73%)
  • Polymer chemistry (39.86%)
  • Copolymer (32.08%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Polymer, Polymer chemistry, Copolymer, Chemical engineering and Polymerization. His Polymer study incorporates themes from Combinatorial chemistry and Nanotechnology. In his study, Chain transfer and Photopolymer is inextricably linked to Reversible addition−fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization, which falls within the broad field of Polymer chemistry.

Craig J. Hawker has included themes like Nanoparticle and Micelle in his Copolymer study. His Chemical engineering research incorporates themes from Self-assembly, Thin film, Scattering and Phase. The Polymerization study combines topics in areas such as Photochemistry and Dispersity.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Metal-Free Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (468 citations)
  • Solubility‐Limited Extrinsic n‐Type Doping of a High Electron Mobility Polymer for Thermoelectric Applications (202 citations)
  • Photoswitching using visible light: a new class of organic photochromic molecules. (187 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Polymer
  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Polymer, Nanotechnology, Polymer chemistry, Copolymer and Polymerization. The various areas that Craig J. Hawker examines in his Polymer study include Chemical physics and Phase. His work deals with themes such as Molecule, Perylene, Diimide and Visible spectrum, which intersect with Nanotechnology.

The concepts of his Polymer chemistry study are interwoven with issues in Reversible addition−fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization, Functional polymers, End-group, Hydrogen bond and Allyl glycidyl ether. His Copolymer research incorporates elements of Self-assembled monolayer, Chemical engineering and Micelle. Craig J. Hawker interconnects In situ, Photochemistry and Dispersity in the investigation of issues within Polymerization.

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Best Publications

New polymer synthesis by nitroxide mediated living radical polymerizations.

Craig J. Hawker;and Anton W. Bosman;Eva Harth.
Chemical Reviews (2001)

4635 Citations

Preparation of polymers with controlled molecular architecture. A new convergent approach to dendritic macromolecules

Craig J. Hawker;Jean M. J. Frechet.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (1990)

3422 Citations

Controlling Polymer-Surface Interactions with Random Copolymer Brushes

P. Mansky;Y. Liu;E. Huang;T. P. Russell.
Science (1997)

1703 Citations

Applications of Orthogonal “Click” Chemistries in the Synthesis of Functional Soft Materials

Rhiannon K. Iha;Karen L. Wooley;Andreas M. Nyström;Daniel J. Burke.
Chemical Reviews (2009)

1547 Citations

Efficiency and Fidelity in a Click-Chemistry Route to Triazole Dendrimers by the Copper(I)-Catalyzed Ligation of Azides and Alkynes

Peng Wu;Alina K. Feldman;Anne K. Nugent;Craig J. Hawker.
Angewandte Chemie (2004)

1499 Citations

The Convergence of Synthetic Organic and Polymer Chemistries

Craig J. Hawker;Craig J. Hawker;Karen L. Wooley;Karen L. Wooley.
Science (2005)

1438 Citations

One-step synthesis of hyperbranched dendritic polyesters

C. J. Hawker;R. Lee;J. M. J. Frechet.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (1991)

1429 Citations

Development of a Universal Alkoxyamine for “Living” Free Radical Polymerizations

Didier Benoit;Vladimir Chaplinski;Rebecca Braslau;Craig J. Hawker.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (1999)

1410 Citations

Controlled Synthesis of Polymer Brushes by “Living” Free Radical Polymerization Techniques

Marc Husseman;Eva E. Malmström;Molly McNamara;Mathew Mate.
Macromolecules (1999)

1156 Citations

General strategies for nanoparticle dispersion.

Michael E. Mackay;Anish Tuteja;Phillip M. Duxbury;Craig J. Hawker.
Science (2006)

1022 Citations

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