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D-Index
65
Citations
11237
World Ranking
7884
National Ranking
2285

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1981 - Welch Award in Chemistry, Robert A. Welch Foundation
  • 1976 - William H. Nichols Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1975 - Linus Pauling Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1971 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1968 - Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 1968 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his leadership in advancing our understanding of the mechanisms by which chemical reactions take place, and for his success in training younger teachers and researchers.", Presented by President Johnson at a White House ceremony on January 17, 1969.
  • 1955 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1947 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1938 - ACS Award in Pure Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS)

Overview

Paul D. Bartlett was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research work spanned several main fields of study, most notably Medicine, with significant contributions also in subfields such as Organic Chemistry, Food Science, Genetics, Surgery, and Catalysis.

The primary focus of their research covered a range of topics that included Surfactants and Colloidal Systems, Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis, Ocular Disorders and Treatments, Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques, Ionic Liquids Properties and Applications, Corneal Surgery and Treatments, and Proteins in Food Systems.

Their recent published papers demonstrated a breadth of research interests and were featured in multiple recognized journals. These included:

  • "The curious case of SDS self-assembly in glycerol: Formation of a lamellar gel", 2020, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • "Fracto-eutectogels: SDS fractal dendrites via counterion condensation in a deep eutectic solvent", 2021, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • "Mapping of ESA's Climate Change Initiative land cover data to plant functional types for use in the CLASSIC land model", 2023, Biogeosciences
  • "Unexpected observation of an intermediate hexagonal phase upon fluid-to-gel transition: SDS self-assembly in glycerol", 2020, Colloids and Interface Science Communications
  • "Digital photographic technique for the production of an artificial eye", 2021, Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine

The venues where Bartlett frequently published their work included the Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Biogeosciences, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Colloids and Interface Science Communications, and the Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine.

Frequent collaborators in their research efforts were:

  • Lauren Matthews
  • Andrew J. Johnson
  • Robert Sochon
  • Wuge H. Briscoe
  • Sarah E. Rogers

Throughout their career, Bartlett received numerous awards such as the Welch Award in Chemistry from the Robert A. Welch Foundation (1981), the William H. Nichols Medal and the Linus Pauling Award from the American Chemical Society (1976, 1975), as well as recognition by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation as a fellow twice (1955, 1971).

In 1968, they were awarded the US President's National Medal of Science for leadership in advancing the understanding of chemical reaction mechanisms and contributions to education in the field. Other distinctions included the Centenary Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), membership in the National Academy of Sciences (1947), and the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry (1938).

Best Publications

  • Triptycene1 (9,10-o-Benzenoanthracene)

    Paul D. Bartlett;M. Josephine Ryan;Saul G. Cohen

  • Peresters. V.1 Di-t-butylperoxyoxalate

    Paul D. Bartlett;Erhard P. Benzing;Richard E. Pincock

  • A series of tertiary butyl peresters showing concerted decomposition.

    Paul D. Bartlett;Richard R. Hiatt

  • Stereospecific formation of 1,2-dioxetanes from cis- and trans-diethoxyethylenes by singlet oxygen

    Paul Doughty Bartlett;A. Paul Schaap

  • Galvinoxyl (2,6-Di-tert-butyl-α-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-oxo-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1-ylidene)-p-tolyloxy) as a Scavenger of Shorter-lived Free Radicals

    Paul D. Bartlett;Toshio. Funahashi

  • The Kinetics of Decomposition of Benzoyl Peroxide in Solvents. I

    Kenzie Nozaki;Paul D. Bartlett

  • The Kinetics of the Decomposition of Potassium Persulfate in Aqueous Solutions of Methanol

    Paul D. Bartlett;John D. Cotman

  • Reactions of Elemental Sulfur. I. The Uncatalyzed Reaction of Sulfur with Triarylphosphines1

    Paul D. Bartlett;Garbis Meguerian

  • Kinetics of Hydrolysis and Displacement Reactions of β,β′-Dichlorodiethyl Sulfide (Mustard Gas) and of β-Chloro-β″-hydroxydiethyl Sulfide (Mustard Chlorohydrin)

    Paul D. Bartlett;C. Gardner. Swain

  • The Chemical Composition of Technical DDT1

    H. L. Haller;Paul D. Bartlett;Nathan L. Drake;Melvin S. Newman

  • The Polymerization of Allyl Compounds. III. The Peroxide-induced Copolymerization of Allyl Acetate with Maleic Anhydride1

    Paul D. Bartlett;Kenzie Nozaki

  • A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF SEMICARBAZONE FORMATION

    James B. Conant;Paul D. Bartlett

  • The Polymerization of Allyl Compounds. II. Preliminary Kinetic Study of the Peroxide-Induced Polymerization of Allyl Acetate

    Paul D. Bartlett;Rolf Altschul

  • Exchanges of Halogen and Hydrogen between Organic Halides and Isoparaffins in the Presence of Aluminum Halides

    Paul D. Bartlett;Francis E. Condon;Abraham Schneider

  • The Polymerization of Allyl Compounds. I. Factors Governing the Acyl Peroxide-Induced Polymerization of Allyl Acetate, and the Fate of the Peroxide

    Paul D. Bartlett;Rolf Altschul

  • Peresters. IV. Substituent Effects upon the Concerted Decomposition of t-Butyl Phenylperacetates1

    Paul D. Bartlett;Christoph Rüchardt

  • Azocumene. I. Preparation and Decomposition of Azocumene. Unsymmetrical Coupling Products of the Cumyl Radical

    Stephen F. Nelsen;Paul D. Bartlett

  • THE POLYMERIZATION OF ALLYL COMPOUNDS. VI. THE POLYMERIZATION OF ALLYL-1- d$sub 2$ ACETATE AND THE MECHANISM OF ITS CHAIN TERMINATION

    Paul D. Bartlett;Fred A. Tate

  • Di-tert-butyl trioxide and di-tert-butyl tertoxide

    Paul Doughty. Bartlett;Giancarlo. Guaraldi

  • CONTROLLED FORMATION OF cis- AND trans- DECALIN-9-CARBOXYLIC ACIDS BY CARBONYLATION

    Richard E. Pincock;Ernst Grigat;Paul D. Bartlett

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger C. Helgeson
Roger C. Helgeson University of California, Los Angeles
Stephen F. Nelsen
Stephen F. Nelsen University of Wisconsin–Madison
Hideki Sakurai
Hideki Sakurai Tokyo University of Science
George S. Hammond
George S. Hammond University of Hawaii at Manoa
Meir Lahav
Meir Lahav Weizmann Institute of Science
Ned A. Porter
Ned A. Porter Vanderbilt University
Nicholas J. Turro
Nicholas J. Turro Columbia University
Robert Burns Woodward
Robert Burns Woodward Novartis (Switzerland)
Michael P. Doyle
Michael P. Doyle The University of Texas at San Antonio

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