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D-Index
55
Citations
11918
World Ranking
12041
National Ranking
3230

Robert A. Moss publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert A. Moss sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 485 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Robert A. Moss D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert A. Moss sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1971 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Robert A. Moss was affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research work spanned multiple fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Chemistry. Key subfields of their study included Psychiatry and Mental Health, Organic Chemistry, Cognitive Neuroscience, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Artificial Intelligence.

The main topics covered in their research encompassed:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Catalytic Alkyne Reactions
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models

The scientist's publication record included papers in various venues such as Epilepsy Research, ACS Omega, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and arXiv (Cornell University). Notable recent papers included:

  • "Necessary for seizure forecasting outcome metrics: Seizure frequency and benchmark model" (2024) published in Epilepsy Research
  • "Computational, Mechanistic, and Experimental Insights into Regioselective Catalytic C-C Bond Activation in Linear 1-Aza-[3]triphenylene" (2022) published in ACS Omega
  • "Necessary for seizure forecasting outcome metrics: seizure frequency and benchmark model" (2024) published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Bayesian Non-Homogeneous Hidden Markov Model with Variable Selection for Investigating Drivers of Seizure Risk Cycling" (2022) published in arXiv (Cornell University)

Their frequent coauthors included Chi-Yuan Chang, Boyu Zhang, Rosalind W. Picard, M. Brandon Westover, and Daniel M. Goldenholz, each collaborating on multiple publications.

Throughout their career, they received recognition as a Fellow of several organizations:

  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2011)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1992)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1971)

Best Publications

  • Reactive intermediate chemistry

    Robert A. Moss;Matthew Platz;Maitland Jones

  • Carbenoid Formation of Arylcyclopropanes from Olefins, Benzal Bromides, and Organolithium Compounds and from Photolysis of Aryldiazomethanes

    G. L. Closs;R. A. Moss

  • Carbenic reactivity revisited

    Robert A. Moss

  • Carbenic selectivity in cyclopropanation reactions

    Robert A. Moss

  • Phosphorolytic reactivity of o-iodosylcarboxylates and related nucleophiles.

    Hugo Morales-Rojas;Robert A. Moss

  • Membrane matrix for the hydrolysis of amino acid esters with marked enantioselectivity

    Ryuichi. Ueoka;Yoko. Matsumoto;Robert A. Moss;Shanti. Swarup

  • Transition states and selectivities of singlet carbene cycloadditions

    Nelson G. Rondan;K. N. Houk;Robert A. Moss

  • Diazirines: carbene precursors par excellence.

    Robert A. Moss

  • Dimethoxycarbene: direct observation of an archetypal nucleophilic carbene

    Robert A. Moss;Marek. Wlostowski;Shilan. Shen;Karsten. Krogh-Jespersen

  • The Reaction of Metal Chelates. I. Halogenation of Metal Chelates of 1,3-Diketones1,2

    James P. Collman;Robert A. Moss;Henry Maltz;Clifford C. Heindel

  • Temperature dependence of the cycloaddition of phenylchlorocarbene to alkenes. Observation of negative activation energies

    Nicholas J. Turro;Gary F. Lehr;Jared A. Butcher;Robert A. Moss

  • Extraordinary micellar enantioselectivity coupled to altered aggregate structure

    Ryuichi Ueoka;Robert A. Moss;Shanti Swarup;Yoko Matsumoto

  • Catalytic cleavage of active phosphate and ester substrates by iodoso- and iodoxybenzoates

    Robert A. Moss;K. W. Alwis;Jae Sup Shin

  • Food Selection by Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus (Lath.)) in Relation to Chemical Composition

    Robert Moss

  • o-Iodosobenzoate: catalyst for the micellar cleavage of activated esters and phosphates

    Robert A. Moss;K. W. Alwis;George O. Bizzigotti

  • Reactions of dimethoxycarbene and fluoromethoxycarbene with hydroxyl compounds. Absolute rate constants and the heat of formation of dimethoxycarbene

    Xue Mei Du;Hong Fan;Joshua L. Goodman;Mark A. Kesselmayer

  • Azide and fluoride exchange reactions of halodiazirines

    Robert A. Moss;Jacek Terpinski;D. Phillip Cox;Dorothy Z. Denny

  • Time-resolved flash spectroscopic investigations of the reactions of singlet arylhalocarbenes

    I.R. Gould;N.J. Turbo;J. Butcher;C. Doubleday

  • Absolute rate and philicity studies of methoxyphenylcarbene. An extended range for carbenic ambiphilicity

    Robert A. Moss;Shilan Shen;Linda M. Hadel;Grazyna Kmiecik-Lawrynowicz

  • Efficient catalytic cleavage of reactive phosphates by a functionalized o-iodosobenzoate surfactant

    Robert A. Moss;Kwang Yoo. Kim;Shanti. Swarup

  • Contemporary Carbene Chemistry: Moss/Contemporary Carbene Chemistry

    Robert A. Moss;Michael P. Doyle

  • Reviews of Reactive Intermediate Chemistry

    Matthew S. Platz;Robert A. Moss;Maitland Jones

  • Reactive Intermediate Chemistry: Moss/Intermediate Chemistry

    Robert A. Moss;Matthew S. Platz;Maitland Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

Karsten Krogh-Jespersen
Karsten Krogh-Jespersen Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Paolo Scrimin
Paolo Scrimin University of Padua
Nicholas J. Turro
Nicholas J. Turro Columbia University
Xavier Lambin
Xavier Lambin University of Aberdeen
Santanu Bhattacharya
Santanu Bhattacharya Indian Institute of Science
Ian R. Gould
Ian R. Gould Arizona State University
Jason Matthiopoulos
Jason Matthiopoulos University of Glasgow
Stuart B. Piertney
Stuart B. Piertney University of Aberdeen
Andrew D. C. MacColl
Andrew D. C. MacColl University of Nottingham
Chi-Tang Ho
Chi-Tang Ho Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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