Robert West

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

• Organic chemistry
• Oxygen
• Catalysis

Robert West mostly deals with Photochemistry, Polymer chemistry, Crystallography, Organic chemistry and Molecule. Robert West interconnects Substituent, Polymerization and Silicon, Silylene in the investigation of issues within Photochemistry. His research in Polymer chemistry intersects with topics in Inorganic chemistry, Siloxane, Polymer, Electrolyte and Reactivity.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Triple bond, Double bond, Steric effects and Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The Organic chemistry study combines topics in areas such as Computational chemistry and Medicinal chemistry. His Molecule study combines topics in areas such as X-ray crystallography, Delocalized electron and Stereochemistry.

His most cited work include:

• Tetramesityldisilene, a stable compound containing a silicon-silicon double bond (641 citations)
• The polysilane high polymers (548 citations)
• Synthesis and Structure of a Stable Silylene (504 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Organic chemistry, Photochemistry, Polymer chemistry, Crystallography and Medicinal chemistry. His study in Organic chemistry focuses on Organosilicon in particular. Robert West has included themes like Radical and Silylene in his Photochemistry study.

His work deals with themes such as Inorganic chemistry and Copolymer, Polymer, which intersect with Polymer chemistry. As a part of the same scientific study, Robert West usually deals with the Inorganic chemistry, concentrating on Electrochemistry and frequently concerns with Electrolyte. Robert West has researched Crystallography in several fields, including Molecule, Stereochemistry and Silicon.

He most often published in these fields:

• Organic chemistry (21.62%)
• Photochemistry (18.08%)
• Polymer chemistry (16.31%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2004-2021)?

• Inorganic chemistry (10.24%)
• Photochemistry (18.08%)
• Organic chemistry (21.62%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Robert West focuses on Inorganic chemistry, Photochemistry, Organic chemistry, Silicon and Crystallography. His research on Inorganic chemistry also deals with topics like

• Electrolyte that intertwine with fields like Organosilicon, Thermal stability, Silane and Salt,
• Lithium which intersects with area such as Polymer chemistry, Ethylene glycol, Ionic conductivity and Conductivity. His work carried out in the field of Polymer chemistry brings together such families of science as Ethylene oxide and Polymer.

His Photochemistry research incorporates elements of Ring, Carbene, Silylene, Muonium and Radical. His work focuses on many connections between Silylene and other disciplines, such as Medicinal chemistry, that overlap with his field of interest in Adduct and Stereochemistry. Robert West interconnects Delocalized electron, Molecule, Aromaticity, Alkali metal and Monomer in the investigation of issues within Crystallography.

Between 2004 and 2021, his most popular works were:

• Novel therapeutics with enhanced biological activity generated by the strategic introduction of silicon isosteres into known drug scaffolds (88 citations)
• The Nature of the Silicon–Oxygen Bond (82 citations)
• Highly conductive trimethylsilyl oligo(ethylene oxide) electrolytes for energy storage applications (60 citations)