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Robert M. Waymouth

Robert M. Waymouth

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
97
Citations
38904
World Ranking
1448
National Ranking
557

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1993 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Robert M. Waymouth is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields primarily within Materials Science and Chemistry.

The main fields of study for Robert M. Waymouth include:

  • Materials Science
  • Chemistry

More specific subfields of study consist of:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomaterials
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Their work includes key topics such as:

  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Carbon Dioxide Utilization in Catalysis
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Advanced Biosensing and Bioanalysis Techniques
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts

Frequently published venues for this researcher are:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of Polymer Science
  • ACS Catalysis
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors of Robert M. Waymouth include:

  • Paul A. Wender
  • Daniel P. Marron
  • James L. Hedrick
  • Ronald Levy
  • Geoffrey W. Coates

Some recent papers by Robert M. Waymouth are:

  • Condensing water vapor to droplets generates hydrogen peroxide, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • An mRNA SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Employing Charge-Altering Releasable Transporters with a TLR-9 Agonist Induces Neutralizing Antibodies and T Cell Memory, 2021, ACS Central Science
  • Charge-altering releasable transporters enable phenotypic manipulation of natural killer cells for cancer immunotherapy, 2020, Blood Advances
  • Electron-Rich Phenoxyl Mediators Improve Thermodynamic Performance of Electrocatalytic Alcohol Oxidation with an Iridium Pincer Complex, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Towards a Biomanufactory on Mars, 2021, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Robert M. Waymouth was awarded the Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1993.

Best Publications

  • Stereospecific Olefin Polymerization with Chiral Metallocene Catalysts

    Hans-Herbert Brintzinger;David Fischer;Rolf Mülhaupt;Bernhard Rieger

  • Organocatalytic ring-opening polymerization.

    Nahrain E. Kamber;and Wonhee Jeong;Robert M. Waymouth;Russell C. Pratt

  • Group 4 ansa-Cyclopentadienyl-Amido Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization.

    Andrew L. McKnight;Robert M. Waymouth

  • Organocatalysis: Opportunities and Challenges for Polymer Synthesis

    Matthew K. Kiesewetter;Eun Ji Shin;James L. Hedrick;Robert M. Waymouth

  • Catalysis as an Enabling Science for Sustainable Polymers

    Xiangyi Zhang;Mareva Fevre;Gavin O. Jones;Robert M. Waymouth

  • Guanidine and Amidine Organocatalysts for Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters

    Bas G. G. Lohmeijer;Russell C. Pratt;Frank Leibfarth;John W. Logan

  • Oscillating Stereocontrol: A Strategy for the Synthesis of Thermoplastic Elastomeric Polypropylene

    Geoffrey W. Coates;Robert M. Waymouth

  • Stereospezifische Olefinpolymerisation mit chiralen Metallocenkatalysatoren

    Hans-Herbert Brintzinger;David Fischer;Rolf Mülhaupt;Bernhard Rieger

  • Enantioselective homogeneous catalysis involving transition-metal-allyl intermediates

    Giambattista Consiglio;Robert M. Waymouth

  • Triazabicyclodecene: A Simple Bifunctional Organocatalyst for Acyl Transfer and Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters

    Russell C. Pratt;Bas G. G. Lohmeijer;David A. Long;Robert M. Waymouth, ,§ and

  • Spontaneous generation of hydrogen peroxide from aqueous microdroplets.

    Jae Kyoo Lee;Katherine L. Walker;Hyun Soo Han;Jooyoun Kang

  • Thiourea-Based Bifunctional Organocatalysis: Supramolecular Recognition for Living Polymerization

    Andrew P. Dove;Russell C. Pratt;Bas G. G. Lohmeijer;Robert M. Waymouth

  • Exploration, Optimization, and Application of Supramolecular Thiourea−Amine Catalysts for the Synthesis of Lactide (Co)polymers

    Russell C. Pratt;Bas G. G. Lohmeijer;David A. Long;P. N. Pontus Lundberg

  • Zwitterionic polymerization of lactide to cyclic poly(lactide) by using N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysts

    Darcy A. Culkin;Wonhee Jeong;Szilárd Csihony;Enrique Daniel Gomez

  • Expanding the Catalytic Activity of Nucleophilic N-Heterocyclic Carbenes for Transesterification Reactions

    Gregory W Nyce;Jorge A Lamboy;Eric F Connor;Robert M Waymouth

  • In situ generation of carbenes: a general and versatile platform for organocatalytic living polymerization.

    Gregory W. Nyce;Thierry Glauser;Eric F. Connor;Andreas Möck

  • Organocatalytic ring opening polymerization of trimethylene carbonate.

    Fredrik Nederberg;Bas G G Lohmeijer;Frank Leibfarth;Russell C Pratt

  • A Renewable Lignin–Lactide Copolymer and Application in Biobased Composites

    Yi-Lin Chung;Johan V. Olsson;Russell Jingxian Li;Curtis W. Frank

  • Thermoplastic elastomeric polypropylene

    Geoffrey W Coates;Elisabeth Hauptman;Robert M Waymouth;ウェイマウス,ロバート,エム.

  • Accurate Structural Control and Block Formation in the Living Polymerization of 1,3-Dienes by Nitroxide-Mediated Procedures

    Didier Benoit;Eva Harth;Peter Fox;Robert M. Waymouth

  • Stereospecific Olefin Polymerization with Chiral Metallocene Catalysts

    H.‐H. Brintzinger;D. Fischer;R. Muelhaupt;B. Rieger

Frequent Co-Authors

James L. Hedrick
James L. Hedrick IBM (United States)
Geoffrey W. Coates
Geoffrey W. Coates Cornell University
Paul A. Wender
Paul A. Wender Stanford University
Richard N. Zare
Richard N. Zare Stanford University
Andrew P. Dove
Andrew P. Dove University of Birmingham
Gerald G. Fuller
Gerald G. Fuller Stanford University
Craig S. Criddle
Craig S. Criddle Stanford University
Curtis W. Frank
Curtis W. Frank Stanford University
Christopher E. D. Chidsey
Christopher E. D. Chidsey Stanford University
Yi Yan Yang
Yi Yan Yang Agency for Science, Technology and Research

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