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56
Citations
11550
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11583
National Ranking
3128

Robert S. Houk 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 S. Houk sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 186 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert S. Houk 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 S. Houk sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert S. Houk is affiliated with the United States Department of Energy in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within chemistry and engineering, with a strong focus on analytical chemistry and spectroscopy techniques.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Chemistry
  • Engineering

Within these fields, subfields of study have concentrated on:

  • Spectroscopy
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Mechanics of Materials

The research topics addressed by Houk cover:

  • Analytical chemistry methods development
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Ion-surface interactions and analysis
  • Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma
  • Plasma Diagnostics and Applications
  • Plasma Applications and Diagnostics
  • Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography

Recent publications include:

  • "The effects of H2O, He, N2 and H2 on ion kinetic energies in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry," 2020, published in Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy
  • "High-speed photographic study of vaporclouds from wet droplets and the subsequent solid particles in an inductively coupled plasma," 2020, published in Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
  • "Fundamentals of the collision reaction interface in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: Using ion kinetic energies and collision cross section measurements to characterize the collision region," 2021, published in Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy
  • "CSD 1822721: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination," 2022, published in The Cambridge Structural Database

Frequent coauthors working alongside Houk are:

  • J. M. Thompson
  • P Olin
  • Fred Fryer
  • L Danyushevsky
  • Christopher Hysjulien Ebert

The principal publication venues include:

  • Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy
  • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
  • The Cambridge Structural Database

Best Publications

  • Handbook of Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

    K. E. Jarvis;A. L. Gray;R. S. Houk

  • Inductively coupled argon plasma as an ion source for mass spectrometric determination of trace elements

    Robert S. Houk;Velmer A. Fassel;Gerald D. Flesch;Harry J. Svec

  • Mass spectrometry of inductively coupled plasmas

    R. S. Houk

  • Suppression of analyte signal by various concomitant salts in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

    Jose A. Olivares;R. S. Houk

  • Fundamental aspects of ion extraction in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

    Hongsen Niu;R.S. Houk

  • Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometric detection for multielement flow injection analysis and elemental speciation by reversed-phase liquid chromatography

    Joseph J. Thompson;Robert S. Houk

  • Speciation of mercury and lead compounds by microbore column liquid chromatography-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with direct injection nebulization.

    Sam C. K. Shum;Ho Ming. Pang;R. S. Houk

  • A Study of Internal Standardization in Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry:

    Joseph J. Thompson;R. S. Houk

  • Direct injection nebulization for inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

    Daniel R. Wiederin;Fred G. Smith;R. S. Houk

  • Electrochemical Incineration of 4-Chlorophenol and the Identification of Products and Intermediates by Mass Spectrometry

    Steve K. Johnson;Linda L. Houk;Jianren Feng;R. S. Houk

  • Attenuation of Polyatomic Ion Interferences in Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry by Gas-Phase Collisions

    John T. Rowan;R. S. Houk

  • Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

    R. S. Houk;Joseph J. Thompson

  • Ion sampling for inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

    Jose A. Olivares;R. S. Houk

  • Separation of trace metal complexes for analysis of samples of high salt content by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

    Michael R. Plantz;James S. Fritz;Fred G. Smith;R. S. Houk

  • Elemental speciation by liquid chromatography–inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with direct injection nebulization

    Sam C. K. Shum;Robert Neddersen;R. S. Houk

  • Elemental speciation by anion exchange and size exclusion chromatography with detection by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with direct injection nebulization

    Sam C. K. Shum;R. S. Houk

  • Vanadium induces dopaminergic neurotoxicity via protein kinase Cdelta dependent oxidative signaling mechanisms: relevance to etiopathogenesis of Parkinson's disease.

    Hilary Afeseh Ngwa;Arthi Kanthasamy;Vellareddy Anantharam;Chunjuan Song

  • High-speed digital photographic study of an inductively coupled plasma during laser ablation: comparison of dried solution aerosols from a microconcentric nebulizer and solid particles from laser ablation

    David B. Aeschliman;Stanley J. Bajic;David P. Baldwin;R. S. Houk

  • Effect of Low Zinc Intake on Absorption and Excretion of Zinc by Infants Studied with 70Zn as Extrinsic Tag

    Ekhard E. Ziegler;Robert E. Serfass;Steven E. Nelson;Reinaldo Figueroa-Colón

  • Attenuation of metal oxide ions in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with hydrogen in a hexapole collision cell

    Zhiyang Du;R. S. Houk

Frequent Co-Authors

Velmer A. Fassel
Velmer A. Fassel Iowa State University
Anumantha G. Kanthasamy
Anumantha G. Kanthasamy University of Georgia
David C. Christiani
David C. Christiani Harvard University
James S. Fritz
James S. Fritz Iowa State University
Vellareddy Anantharam
Vellareddy Anantharam Iowa State University
Jay-lin Jane
Jay-lin Jane Iowa State University
Basil J. Nikolau
Basil J. Nikolau Iowa State University
Mark S. Gordon
Mark S. Gordon Iowa State University
Daniel W. Armstrong
Daniel W. Armstrong The University of Texas at Arlington

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