Robert H. Grubbs

Also known as Robert Howard Grubbs, Robert Grubbs

Nobel prize winning American chemist (1942-2021)

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Robert H. Grubbs was an American chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on a chemical reaction called metathesis, which allows chemists to rearrange molecules more efficiently. His discoveries have had practical applications in producing pharmaceuticals, plastics, and other important materials.

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Type: Person
Country: US
Active from: 1967-09-21

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5 total works indexed

Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 94,860x
Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 55,816x
Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,419x
Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 38,849x
The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 38,226x

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Commons category: Robert H. Grubbs
date of birth: 1942-02-27
name in native language: Robert Howard Grubbs
date of death: 2021-12-19
described at URL: www.nytimes.com/2021/12/24/science/robert-h-grubbs-dead.html
birth name: Robert Howard Grubbs

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Robert Howard Grubbs ForMemRS (February 27, 1942 – December 19, 2021) was an American chemist and the Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. He was a co-recipient of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on olefin metathesis.

Grubbs was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2015 for developments in catalysts that have enabled commercial products.