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Robert E. Synovec

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
13050
World Ranking
8866
National Ranking
2528

Robert E. Synovec 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 E. Synovec sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 285 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert E. Synovec 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 E. Synovec sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert E. Synovec is affiliated with the University of Washington in United States. Their research spans a broad spectrum within chemistry and engineering, with particular emphasis on spectroscopy and biomedical engineering. Their work integrates analytical chemistry, molecular biology, and food science subfields.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Chemistry
  • Engineering

The subfields of study they contribute to are:

  • Spectroscopy
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Food Science

The primary topics addressed in their work cover:

  • Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
  • Chromatography in Natural Products
  • Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications

Robert E. Synovec has published extensively in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Chromatography A
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Talanta
  • Analytica Chimica Acta
  • Journal of Chromatography Open

Some notable recent papers are:

  • "Development of gas chromatographic pattern recognition and classification tools for compliance and forensic analyses of fuels: A review," 2020, Analytica Chimica Acta
  • "Recent Advances in GC×GC and Chemometrics to Address Emerging Challenges in Nontargeted Analysis," 2023, Analytical Chemistry
  • "Untargeted profiling and differentiation of geographical variants of wine samples using headspace solid-phase microextraction flow-modulated comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with the support of tile-based Fisher ratio analysis," 2021, Journal of Chromatography A
  • "Predictive Modeling of Aerospace Fuel Properties Using Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography with Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry and Partial Least Squares Analysis," 2020, Energy & Fuels
  • "Dynamic pressure gradient modulation for comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry detection," 2020, Journal of Chromatography A

Frequent collaborators in research include:

  • Caitlin N. Cain
  • Timothy J. Trinklein
  • Grant S. Ochoa
  • Sonia Schöneich
  • Paige E. Sudol

Best Publications

  • Data Analysis Methods

    Karisa M. Pierce;Jeremy S. Nadeau;Robert E. Synovec

  • Dissolution behavior and surface tension effects of organic compounds in nucleating cloud droplets

    Michelle L. Shulman;Michael C. Jacobson;Robert J. Carlson;Robert E. Synovec

  • Photocatalytic synthesis of silver nanoparticles stabilized by TiO2 nanorods: a semiconductor/metal nanocomposite in homogeneous nonpolar solution.

    PD Cozzoli;R Comparelli;E Fanizza;ML Curri

  • Comprehensive Two-Dimensional High-Speed Gas Chromatography with Chemometric Analysis

    Carsten A. Bruckner;and Bryan J. Prazen;Robert E. Synovec

  • Cyclic changes in metabolic state during the life of a yeast cell

    Benjamin P. Tu;Rachel E. Mohler;Jessica C. Liu;Kenneth M. Dombek

  • Cardiac-Specific Deletion of Acetyl CoA Carboxylase 2 Prevents Metabolic Remodeling During Pressure-Overload Hypertrophy

    Stephen C. Kolwicz;David P. Olson;Luke C. Marney;Lorena Garcia-Menendez

  • High-speed peak matching algorithm for retention time alignment of gas chromatographic data for chemometric analysis.

    Kevin J. Johnson;Bob W. Wright;Kristin H. Jarman;Robert E. Synovec

  • Pattern recognition of jet fuels: comprehensive GC×GC with ANOVA-based feature selection and principal component analysis

    Kevin J Johnson;Robert E Synovec

  • Multidimensional Gas Chromatography: Advances in Instrumentation, Chemometrics, and Applications.

    Sarah E. Prebihalo;Kelsey L. Berrier;Chris E. Freye;H. Daniel Bahaghighat;H. Daniel Bahaghighat

  • Classification of gasoline data obtained by gas chromatography using a piecewise alignment algorithm combined with feature selection and principal component analysis.

    Karisa M. Pierce;Janiece L. Hope;Kevin J. Johnson;Bob W. Wright

  • Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry analysis of metabolites in fermenting and respiring yeast cells

    Rachel E. Mohler;Kenneth M. Dombek;Jamin C. Hoggard;Elton T. Young

  • Standardization of Second-Order Chromatographic/Spectroscopic Data for Optimum Chemical Analysis

    Bryan J. Prazen;Robert E. Synovec;Bruce R. Kowalski

  • Fisher ratio method applied to third-order separation data to identify significant chemical components of metabolite extracts

    Karisa M. Pierce;Jamin C. Hoggard;Janiece L. Hope;Petrie M. Rainey

  • Recent advancements in comprehensive two-dimensional separations with chemometrics.

    Karisa M. Pierce;Jamin C. Hoggard;Rachel E. Mohler;Robert E. Synovec

  • Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography and chemometrics for the high-speed quantitative analysis of aromatic isomers in a jet fuel using the standard addition method and an objective retention time alignment algorithm

    Carlos G. Fraga;Bryan J. Prazen;Robert E. Synovec

  • Ultrafast Gas Chromatography on Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Stationary Phases in Microfabricated Channels

    Michael Stadermann;Adam D. McBrady;Brian Dick;Vanessa R. Reid

  • Review of chemometric analysis techniques for comprehensive two dimensional separations data.

    Karisa M. Pierce;Benjamin Kehimkar;Luke C. Marney;Jamin C. Hoggard

  • Objective data alignment and chemometric analysis of comprehensive two-dimensional separations with run-to-run peak shifting on both dimensions

    Carlos G. Fraga;Bryan J. Prazen;Robert E. Synovec

  • A Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Retention Time Alignment Algorithm To Enhance Chemometric Analysis of Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Separation Data

    Karisa M. Pierce;Lianna F. Wood;Bob W. Wright;Robert E. Synovec

  • A principal component analysis based method to discover chemical differences in comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC × GC-TOFMS) separations of metabolites in plant samples

    Karisa M. Pierce;Janiece L. Hope;Jamin C. Hoggard;Robert E. Synovec

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward S. Yeung
Edward S. Yeung Iowa State University
Mary E. Lidstrom
Mary E. Lidstrom University of Washington
Jay W. Grate
Jay W. Grate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Elton T. Young
Elton T. Young University of Washington
Gary D. Christian
Gary D. Christian University of Washington
Bruce R. Kowalski
Bruce R. Kowalski University of Washington
Thomas J. Bruno
Thomas J. Bruno National Institute of Standards and Technology
Benjamin P. Tu
Benjamin P. Tu The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Rong Tian
Rong Tian University of Washington
Robert J. Charlson
Robert J. Charlson University of Washington

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