Robert M. Williams

22.6k citations
406 papers · 18.6k · 5 hit papers · h-index 66

Impact in

    • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
    • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
    • Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
    • Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods
  • Pharmacology top 0.02%
    • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis

Papers in

    • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods 72
    • Chemical synthesis and alkaloids 46
    • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis 36
    • Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis 35
    • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis 38
    • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis 35

Robert M. Williams

400 papers receiving 18.0k citations

Robert M. Williams's Hit Papers

Chemistry and Biology of the Tetrahydroisoquinoline Antitumor Antibiotics 2002 · 1.0k citations
1.0k0+19+39Years since publication2505007501000

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Robert M. Williams
Comparison fields: 5 of 174
  • Organic Chemistry 10.9k
  • Pharmacology 5.0k
  • Biotechnology 2.2k
  • Toxicology 664
  • Pharmacology 1.3k
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Chemistry and Biology of the Tetrahydroisoquinoline Antitumor Antibiotics
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20021023
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Physical studies of phospholipids. VI. Thermotropic and lyotropic mesomorphism of some 1,2-diacyl-phosphatidylcholines (lecithins)
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1967821
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Studies on lecithin-cholesterol-water interactions by differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction
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1968765
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Synthesis of optically active α-amino acids
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1989581
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DNA Cross-Linking Agents as Antitumor Drugs
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1998528
6 2002468
7 2000399
8 2003389
9 1992301
10 2007244
11 2012240
12 2008236
13 1969205
14 1988182
15 2001176
16 1991175
17 2011147
18 2013146
19 2001144
20 2004141

About Robert M. Williams

Robert M. Williams is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Biotechnology and Cancer Research, having authored 406 papers that have together received 18.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (132 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (72 papers), Marine Sponges and Natural Products (53 papers), Chemical synthesis and alkaloids (46 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (38 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (36 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (35 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (35 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Organic Chemistry (10.9k citations), Pharmacology (5.0k citations), Biotechnology (2.2k citations), Toxicology (664 citations) and Pharmacology (1.3k citations). Robert M. Williams has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and Spain. Frequent co-authors include D. Chapman, Jack D. Scott, Emily M. Stocking, Scott R. Rajski, David H. Sherman, Paul R. Sebahar, Sachiko Tsukamoto, Rhona J. Cox, Juan F. Sanz‐Cervera and Thomas J. Greshock. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Tetrahedron Letters, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Tetrahedron and Organic Letters.

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