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D-Index
149
Citations
90643
World Ranking
143
National Ranking
73

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2014 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2012 - F.A. Cotton Medal for Excellence in Chemical Research, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2011 - Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 2011 - Monie A. Ferst Award, Sigma Xi
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2008 - Robert Boyle Prize for Analytical Science, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

R. Graham Cooks is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of chemistry and engineering, with a particular focus on spectroscopy and biomedical engineering as subfields. The main topics covered in their work include mass spectrometry techniques and applications, analytical chemistry and chromatography, innovative microfluidic and catalytic techniques, metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies, microfluidic and capillary electrophoresis applications, advanced proteomics techniques, and analytical chemistry methods development.

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with notable frequency in the following journals:

  • Chemical Science
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • International Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Recent papers by R. Graham Cooks include:

  • "Accelerated Reaction Kinetics in Microdroplets: Overview and Recent Developments" (2020), published in Annual Review of Physical Chemistry
  • "Accelerated reactions of amines with carbon dioxide driven by superacid at the microdroplet interface" (2020), published in Chemical Science
  • "Accelerated microdroplet synthesis of benzimidazoles by nucleophilic addition to protonated carboxylic acids" (2020), published in Chemical Science
  • "Aqueous microdroplets enable abiotic synthesis and chain extension of unique peptide isomers from free amino acids" (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Simultaneous and Spontaneous Oxidation and Reduction in Microdroplets by the Water Radical Cation/Anion Pair" (2022), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this scientist include Nicolás M. Morato, Lingqi Qiu, Dylan T. Holden, Kai-Hung Huang, and Eric T. Dziekonski.

Throughout their career, R. Graham Cooks has been recognized with several awards, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2015)
  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2014)
  • F.A. Cotton Medal for Excellence in Chemical Research, American Chemical Society (ACS) (2012)
  • Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) (2011)
  • Monie A. Ferst Award, Sigma Xi (2011)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2010)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2010)
  • Robert Boyle Prize for Analytical Science, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) (2008)

Best Publications

  • Mass Spectrometry Sampling Under Ambient Conditions with Desorption Electrospray Ionization

    Zoltán Takáts;Justin M. Wiseman;Bogdan Gologan;R. Graham Cooks

  • The Orbitrap: a new mass spectrometer

    Qizhi Hu;Robert J. Noll;Hongyan Li;Alexander Makarov

  • Ambient Mass Spectrometry

    R. Graham Cooks;Zheng Ouyang;Zoltan Takats;Zoltan Takats;Justin M. Wiseman

  • Ambient mass spectrometry using desorption electrospray ionization (DESI): instrumentation, mechanisms and applications in forensics, chemistry, and biology

    Zoltán Takáts;Justin M. Wiseman;R. Graham Cooks

  • Paper spray for direct analysis of complex mixtures using mass spectrometry.

    He Wang;Jiangjiang Liu;R. Graham Cooks;Zheng Ouyang

  • Low-temperature plasma probe for ambient desorption ionization.

    Jason D. Harper;Nicholas A. Charipar;Christopher C. Mulligan;Xinrong Zhang

  • Development, characterization, and application of paper spray ionization.

    Jiangjiang Liu;He Wang;Nicholas E. Manicke;Jin-Ming Lin

  • Tissue Imaging at Atmospheric Pressure Using Desorption Electrospray Ionization (DESI) Mass Spectrometry

    Justin M. Wiseman;Demian R. Ifa;Qingyu Song;R. Graham Cooks

  • Orbitrap mass spectrometry: instrumentation, ion motion and applications.

    Richard H. Perry;R. Graham Cooks;Robert J. Noll

  • Thermochemical determinations by the kinetic method

    R. Graham Cooks;Jeffrey S. Patrick;Tapio Kotiaho;Scott A. McLuckey

  • Ambient desorption ionization mass spectrometry

    Andre Venter;Marcela Nefliu;R. Graham Cooks

  • Instrumentation, applications, and energy deposition in quadrupole ion-trap tandem mass spectrometry

    John N. Louris;R. Graham. Cooks;John E. P. Syka;Paul E. Kelley

  • Proton affinities from dissociations of proton-bound dimers

    S. A. McLuckey;D. Cameron;R. G. Cooks

  • Mass spectrometry imaging under ambient conditions.

    Chunping Wu;Allison L. Dill;Livia S. Eberlin;R. Graham Cooks

  • Accelerated Reaction Kinetics in Microdroplets: Overview and Recent Developments.

    Zhenwei Wei;Yangjie Li;R. Graham Cooks;Xin Yan

  • Organic Reactions in Microdroplets: Reaction Acceleration Revealed by Mass Spectrometry.

    Xin Yan;Ryan M. Bain;R. Graham Cooks

  • Desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry: Imaging drugs and metabolites in tissues

    Justin M. Wiseman;Demian R. Ifa;Yongxin Zhu;Candice B. Kissinger

  • Extractive electrospray ionization for direct analysis of undiluted urine, milk and other complex mixtures without sample preparation.

    Huanwen Chen;Andre Venter;R. Graham Cooks

  • Latent fingerprint chemical imaging by mass spectrometry.

    Demian R. Ifa;Nicholas E. Manicke;Allison L. Dill;R. Graham Cooks

  • Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry for High-Throughput Analysis of Pharmaceutical Samples in the Ambient Environment

    Huanwen Chen;Nari N Talaty;Zoltán Takáts;R Graham Cooks

  • Direct, trace level detection of explosives on ambient surfaces by desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

    Zoltán Takáts;Ismael Cotte-Rodriguez;Nari Talaty;Huanwen Chen

  • Desorption electrospray ionization and other ambient ionization methods: current progress and preview

    Demian R. Ifa;Chunping Wu;Zheng Ouyang;R. Graham Cooks

Frequent Co-Authors

Zheng Ouyang
Zheng Ouyang Tsinghua University
Demian R. Ifa
Demian R. Ifa York University
Zoltan Takats
Zoltan Takats Imperial College London
Livia S. Eberlin
Livia S. Eberlin The University of Texas at Austin
Hao Chen
Hao Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Marcos N. Eberlin
Marcos N. Eberlin Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
W. Andy Tao
W. Andy Tao Purdue University West Lafayette
Thalappil Pradeep
Thalappil Pradeep Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Tapio Kotiaho
Tapio Kotiaho University of Helsinki
Dudley H. Williams
Dudley H. Williams University of Cambridge

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