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Mark S. Wrighton

Mark S. Wrighton

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Chemistry

D-Index
101
Citations
35955
World Ranking
1224
National Ranking
477

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 1988 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1983 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
  • 1981 - ACS Award in Pure Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1974 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Mark S. Wrighton is affiliated with MIT in the United States and is active in several research domains including psychology, mathematics, and economics, econometrics, and finance. Their work includes focus on subfields such as clinical psychology, modeling and simulation, and economics and econometrics.

The researcher's recent publication record includes a paper titled Reopening Colleges and Universities During the COVID-19 Pandemic, published in 2020 in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. This publication notably contributes to studies on COVID-19 and its broader pandemic impacts.

  • Reopening Colleges and Universities During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020), Annals of Internal Medicine

Frequent co-authors in their research include Steven J. Lawrence. The Annals of Internal Medicine serves as a notable venue for their work.

  • Steven J. Lawrence

  • Annals of Internal Medicine

Main topics covered by their research include:

  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • COVID-19 Epidemiological Studies
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

Their career includes recognition through several awards and honors, such as the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry from the American Chemical Society awarded in 1981. They have also been named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (2013), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1988), Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) awarded twice in 1987, Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation (1983), and Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1974).

Best Publications

  • Resistance of Polyaniline Films as a Function of Electrochemical Potential and the Fabrication of Polyaniline-Based Microelectronic Devices.

    Elizabeth W. Paul;Antonio J. Ricco;Mark S. Wrighton

  • Functional Group Imaging by Chemical Force Microscopy

    C. Daniel Frisbie;Lawrence F. Rozsnyai;Aleksandr Noy;Mark S. Wrighton

  • Nature of the lowest excited state in tricarbonylchloro-1,10-phenanthrolinerhenium(I) and related complexes

    Mark Wrighton;David L. Morse

  • CHEMICAL DERIVATIZATION OF AN ARRAY OF THREE GOLD MICROELECTRODES WITH POLYPYRROLE: FABRICATION OF A MOLECULE-BASED TRANSISTOR

    H. S. White;G. P. Kittlesen;M. S. Wrighton

  • Chemical force microscopy: Exploiting chemically-modified tips to quantify adhesion, friction, and functional group distributions in molecular assemblies

    Aleksandr Noy;C. Daniel Frisbie;Lawrence F. Rozsnyai;Mark S. Wrighton

  • Strontium titanate photoelectrodes. Efficient photoassisted electrolysis of water at zero applied potential

    Mark S. Wrighton;Arthur B. Ellis;Peter T. Wolczanski;David L. Morse

  • The Concept of Fermi Level Pinning at Semiconductor/Liquid Junctions. Consequences for Energy Conversion Efficiency and Selection of Useful Solution Redox Couples in Solar Devices

    Allen J. Bard;Andrew B. Bocarsly;Fu Ren F. Fan;Erick G. Walton

  • CHEMICAL DERIVATIZATION OF MICROELECTRODE ARRAYS BY OXIDATION OF PYRROLE AND N-METHYLPYRROLE: FABRICATION OF MOLECULE-BASED ELECTRONIC DEVICES

    G. P. Kittlesen;H. S. White;M. S. Wrighton

  • Potential dependence of the conductivity of highly oxidized polythiophenes, polypyrroles, and polyaniline: Finite windows of high conductivity

    David Ofer;Richard M. Crooks;Mark S. Wrighton

  • Orthogonal self-assembled monolayers: alkanethiols on gold and alkane carboxylic acids on alumina.

    Paul E. Laibinis;James J. Hickman;Mark S. Wrighton;George M. Whitesides

  • Improvement of photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation by surface modification of p-type silicon semiconductor photocathodes

    Raymond N. Dominey;Nathan S. Lewis;James A. Bruce;Dana C. Bookbinder

  • Molecule-based microelectronic devices

    Mark S. Wrighton;Henry S. White;Gregg P. Kittlesen

  • Efficient Solid-State Photoluminescence in New Poly(2,5-dialkoxy-p-phenyleneethynylene)s

    Christoph Weder;Mark S. Wrighton

  • Poly(3-methylthiophene)-coated electrodes: optical and electrical properties as a function of redox potential and amplification of electrical and chemical signals using poly(3-methylthiophene)-based microelectrochemical transistors

    James W. Thackeray;Henry S. White;Mark S. Wrighton

  • FLUORESCENCE STUDIES OF POLY(P-PHENYLENEETHYNYLENE)S : THE EFFECT OF ANTHRACENE SUBSTITUTION

    Timothy M. Swager;Caroline J. Gil;Mark S. Wrighton

  • CORRELATION OF PHOTOCURRENT-VOLTAGE CURVES WITH FLAT-BAND POTENTIAL FOR STABLE PHOTOELECTRODES FOR THE PHOTOELECTROLYSIS OF WATER

    J. M. Bolts;M. S. Wrighton

  • Molecular Self-Assembly of Two-Terminal, Voltammetric Microsensors with Internal References

    James J. Hickman;David Ofer;Paul E. Laibinis;George M. Whitesides

  • The nature of the lowest excited state in fac-tricarbonylhalobis(4-phenylpyridine)rhenium(I) and fac-tricarbonylhalobis(4,4'-bipyridine)rhenium(I): emissive organometallic complexes in fluid solution

    Paul J. Giordano;Mark S. Wrighton

  • Photochemistry of metal carbonyls

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  • Digital Simulation of the Measured Electrochemical Response of Reversible Redox Couples at Microelectrode Arrays: Consequences Arising from Closely Spaced Ultramicroelectrodes

    Allen J. Bard;Joseph A. Crayston;Gregg P. Kittlesen;Theresa. Varco Shea

  • Thermodynamic Potential for the Anodic Dissolution of n‐Type Semiconductors A Crucial Factor Controlling Durability and Efficiency in Photoelectrochemical Cells and an Important Criterion in the Selection of New Electrode/Electrolyte Systems

    Allen J. Bard;Mark S. Wrighton

Frequent Co-Authors

Harry B. Gray
Harry B. Gray California Institute of Technology
Henry S. White
Henry S. White University of Utah
George S. Hammond
George S. Hammond University of Hawaii at Manoa
Andrew B. Bocarsly
Andrew B. Bocarsly Princeton University
Nathan S. Lewis
Nathan S. Lewis California Institute of Technology
Antonio J. Ricco
Antonio J. Ricco Ames Research Center
Romas J. Kazlauskas
Romas J. Kazlauskas University of Minnesota
Jack Saltiel
Jack Saltiel Florida State University
David S. Ginley
David S. Ginley National Renewable Energy Laboratory
George M. Whitesides
George M. Whitesides Harvard University

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