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2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
101
Citations
40278
World Ranking
1208
National Ranking
34

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Robert G. Gilbert is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research spans multiple areas within biological sciences, with a strong emphasis on food science and nutrition. Gilbert's work predominantly intersects the fields of Nursing and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, focusing specifically on several subfields including Nutrition and Dietetics, Plant Science, Food Science, Molecular Biology, and Surgery.

Their research topics cover a variety of themes related to food and biological processes. Key areas of focus include:

  • Food composition and properties
  • Microbial metabolites in food biotechnology
  • Polysaccharides composition and applications
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Glycogen storage diseases and myoclonus
  • GABA and rice research
  • Phytase and its applications

Gilbert has authored multiple scientific papers, many published in specialized journals related to food science and carbohydrates. Some recent papers include:

  • "High-amylose wheat starch: Structural basis for water absorption and pasting properties" (2020), published in Carbohydrate Polymers
  • "Fecal microbiota responses to rice RS3 are specific to amylose molecular structure" (2020), published in Carbohydrate Polymers
  • "Investigating cooked rice textural properties by instrumental measurements" (2020), published in Food Science and Human Wellness
  • "Probiotic fermentation modifies the structures of pectic polysaccharides from carrot pulp" (2020), published in Carbohydrate Polymers
  • "A molecular explanation of wheat starch physicochemical properties related to noodle eating quality" (2020), published in Food Hydrocolloids

Frequent publication venues where Gilbert's research appears include:

  • Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Food Hydrocolloids
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Foods
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Collaborations are a significant aspect of Gilbert's scholarly contributions, working closely with a number of co-authors. Notable colleagues include:

  • Enpeng Li
  • Mitchell A. Sullivan
  • Cheng Li
  • Changfeng Li
  • Ziyi Wang

Best Publications

  • Theory of Unimolecular and Recombination Reactions

    Robert G. Gilbert;Sean C. Smith

  • POLYANILINE. PREPARATION OF A CONDUCTING POLYMER (IUPAC Technical Report)

    J. Stejskal;R. G. Gilbert

  • Emulsion polymerization : a mechanistic approach

    Robert G. Gilbert

  • Ab initio emulsion polymerization by RAFT-controlled self-assembly

    Christopher J. Ferguson;Robert J. Hughes;Duc Nguyen;Binh T. T. Pham

  • Theory of Thermal Unimolecular Reactions in the Fall‐off Range. II. Weak Collision Rate Constants

    R. G. Gilbert;K. Luther;J. Troe

  • Structure and physicochemical properties of octenyl succinic anhydride modified starches: a review.

    Michael C. Sweedman;Morgan J. Tizzotti;Christian Schäfer;Robert G. Gilbert

  • Critically evaluated rate coefficients for free-radical polymerization, 2.. Propagation rate coefficients for methyl methacrylate

    Sabine Beuermann;Michael Buback;Thomas P. Davis;Robert G. Gilbert

  • Emulsion polymerization : State of the art in kinetics and mechanisms

    Stuart C. Thickett;Robert G. Gilbert

  • The importance of amylose and amylopectin fine structure for textural properties of cooked rice grains

    Hongyan Li;Sangeeta Prakash;Timothy M. Nicholson;Melissa A. Fitzgerald

  • Effective ab Initio Emulsion Polymerization under RAFT Control

    Christopher J. Ferguson;Robert J. Hughes;Binh T. T. Pham;Brian S. Hawkett

  • Molecular weight characterization of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) prepared by living free-radical polymerization

    François Ganachaud;Michael J. Monteiro;Robert G. Gilbert;Marie Anne Dourges

  • Critically Evaluated Rate Coefficients for Free-Radical Polymerization, 5,

    José M. Asua;Sabine Beuermann;Michael Buback;Patrice Castignolles

  • ENTRY OF FREE RADICALS INTO LATEX PARTICLES IN EMULSION POLYMERIZATION

    Ian A. Maxwell;Bradley R. Morrison;Donald H. Napper;Robert G. Gilbert

  • Digestion of starch: In vivo and in vitro kinetic models used to characterise oligosaccharide or glucose release

    Anthony C. Dona;Anthony C. Dona;Guilhem Pages;Robert G. Gilbert;Philip W. Kuchel

  • Characterization of starch by size-exclusion chromatography: The limitations imposed by shear scission

    Richard A Cave;Shane A Seabrook;Michael J Gidley;Robert G Gilbert

  • Terminology of polymers and polymerization processes in dispersed systems (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)

    Stanislaw Slomkowski;José V. Alemán;Robert G. Gilbert;Michael Hess

  • The importance of amylose and amylopectin fine structures for starch digestibility in cooked rice grains

    Z.A. Syahariza;Seila Sar;Jovin Hasjim;Morgan J. Tizzotti

  • Synthesis of Anisotropic Nanoparticles by Seeded Emulsion Polymerization

    Eric B. Mock;Hank De Bruyn;Brian S. Hawkett;Robert G. Gilbert

  • Effect of particle size on kinetics of starch digestion in milled barley and sorghum grains by porcine alpha-amylase

    Ghaid J.S. Al-Rabadi;Robert G. Gilbert;Michael J. Gidley

  • Coagulative nucleation and particle size distributions in emulsion polymerization

    P.J. Feeney;D.H. Napper;R.G. Gilbert

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald H. Napper
Donald H. Napper University of Sydney
Michael J. Gidley
Michael J. Gidley University of Queensland
Michael J. Monteiro
Michael J. Monteiro University of Queensland
Melissa A. Fitzgerald
Melissa A. Fitzgerald University of Queensland
Sushil Dhital
Sushil Dhital Monash University
Ian D. Godwin
Ian D. Godwin University of Queensland
Thomas P. Davis
Thomas P. Davis University of Queensland
Peter J. Halley
Peter J. Halley University of Queensland
Michael Buback
Michael Buback University of Göttingen
Mitchell A. Winnik
Mitchell A. Winnik University of Toronto

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