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Alan Davison

Alan Davison

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
12860
World Ranking
8513
National Ranking
2443

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1967 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Alan Davison was affiliated with MIT in the United States. Their research spanned across social sciences and arts and humanities, with a notable contribution to subfields such as sociology and political science, music, cognitive neuroscience, information systems, and visual and performing arts.

The scholar's work frequently appeared in journals including Society, DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), and Eighteenth Century Music. Their research covered various main topics, notably:

  • Musicology and Musical Analysis
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Critical Realism in Sociology
  • Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
  • Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
  • Migration, Refugees, and Integration

Key papers authored by Alan Davison included:

  • "A Darwinian Approach to Postmodern Critical Theory: Or, How Did Bad Ideas Colonise the Academy?" (2020), published in Society
  • "Multiculturalism, Social Distance and "Islamophobia": Reflections on Anti-racism Research in Australia and Beyond" (2021), published in Society
  • "The Temple of Fame and Friendship: Portraits, Music, and History in the C. P. E. Bach Circle Annette Richards Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2022 pp. 336, ISBN 978 0 22680 626 6" (2025), published in Eighteenth Century Music

While Alan Davison had frequent collaborations, coauthors notably included Alex McCord and Philip Birch.

They were recognized with the award Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1967.

Best Publications

  • Symmetrically disubstituted ferrocenes

    J.J. Bishop;A. Davison;M.L. Katcher;D.W. Lichtenberg

  • Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Studies of the Electronic Structures of Bis(maleonitriledithiolato)copper(II), -nickel(III), -cobalt(II), and -rhodium(II) Complexes

    A. H. Maki;N. Edelstein;A. Davison;R. H. Holm

  • Uptake of the Cation Hexakis(2-methoxyisobutylisonitrile)-Technetium-99m by Human Carcinoma Cell Lines in Vitro

    Laurence I. Delmon-Moingeon;David Piwnica-Worms;Annick D. Van den Abbeele;B. Leonard Holman

  • Biological studies of a new class of technetium complexes: the hexakis(alkylisonitrile)technetium(I) cations

    Alun G. Jones;Michael J. Abrams;Alan Davison;James W. Brodack

  • The Preparation and Characterization of Four-Coordinate Complexes Related by Electron-Transfer Reactions

    A. Davison;N. Edelstein;R. H. Holm;A. H. Maki

  • A new class of oxotechnetium(5+) chelate complexes containing a TcON2S2 core

    Alan. Davison;Alun G. Jones;Chris. Orvig;Miriam. Sohn

  • Synthesis and characterization of hexakis(alkyl isocyanide) and hexakis(aryl isocyanide) complexes of technetium(I)

    Michael J. Abrams;Alan Davison;Alun G. Jones;Catherine E. Costello

  • Preparation of oxobis(dithiolato) complexes of technetium(V) and rhenium(V)

    Alan Davison;Chris Orvig;Harvey S. Trop;Miriam Sohn

  • Stereochemically Nonrigid Organometallic Compounds. I. π-Cyclopentadienyliron Dicarbonyl σ-Cyclopentadiene1

    M. J. Bennett;F. A. Cotton;A. Davison;J. W. Faller

  • Progestin-rhenium complexes: metal-labeled steroids with high receptor binding affinity, potential receptor-directed agents for diagnostic imaging or therapy.

    James P. DiZio;Rita Fiaschi;Alan Davison;Alun G. Jones

  • Stable dimethyl, methyl, and unsubstituted vinylidene complexes

    Alan Davison;John P. Selegue

  • Stereochemistry of four-coordinate bis(imidodiphosphinato)metal(II) chelate complexes

    Alan Davison;Ellen S. Switkes

  • Fluxional behavior of cyclopentadienyl, methylcyclopentadienyl, and pentamethylcyclopentadienyl compounds of silicon, germanium, and tin

    Alan Davison;P. E. Rakita

  • Preparation and structural characterization of salts of oxotetrachlorotechnetate(V)

    F. Albert Cotton;Alan Davison;Victor W. Day;Larry D. Gage

  • Synthetic and Electron Spin Resonance Studies of Six-Coordinate Complexes Related by Electron-Transfer Reactions

    A. Davison;N. Edelstein;R. H. Holm;A. H. Maki

  • E.s.r. Studies of Four-Coördinate Complexes of Nickel, Palladium and Platinum Related by Electron Transfer Reactions

    A. Davison;N. Edelstein;R. H. Holm;A. H. Maki

  • THE CHEMISTRY OF TECHNETIUM(V)

    A. Davison;A. G. Jones

  • Nature of the metal-hydrogen bond in transition metal-hydrogen complexes. Neutron and x-ray diffraction studies of .beta.-pentacarbonylmanganese hydride

    Sam J. La Placa;Walter Clark Hamilton;James A. Ibers;Alan Davison

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Organohydrazino Complexes of Technetium, Rhenium, and Molybdenum with the {M(η1-HxNNR)(η2-HyNNR)} Core and Their Relationship to Radiolabeled Organohydrazine-Derivatized Chemotactic Peptides with Diagnostic Applications

    David J. Rose;Kevin P. Maresca;Terrence Nicholson;Alan Davison

  • BISAMIDE-BISTHIOL-VERBINDUNGEN NUETZLICH ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON TECHNETIUM ENTHALTENDEN RADIODIAGNOSTISCHEN MITTELN FUER DIE NIERE.

    Davison Alan;Brenner David;Lister-James John;Jones Alun G

Frequent Co-Authors

Alun Jones
Alun Jones University of Queensland
Catherine E. Costello
Catherine E. Costello Boston University
Jack W. Faller
Jack W. Faller Yale University
Chris Orvig
Chris Orvig University of British Columbia
Melvyn Rowen Churchill
Melvyn Rowen Churchill University at Buffalo, State University of New York
F. Albert Cotton
F. Albert Cotton Texas A&M University
Jon Zubieta
Jon Zubieta Syracuse University
Peter T. Lansbury
Peter T. Lansbury Harvard University
Bertha K. Madras
Bertha K. Madras Harvard University

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