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Carol J. Burns

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
6740
World Ranking
14601
National Ranking
3727

Carol J. Burns 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 Carol J. Burns sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 129 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carol J. Burns 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 Carol J. Burns sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2021 - Garvan–Olin Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Carol J. Burns is a researcher based at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States. Their work involves the study of materials and processes relevant to energy and environmental applications.

Their recent publication includes:

  • Rheology Investigations with Sludges from Metro Vancouver (Annacis Island Plant) Revision 1, 2024, published in OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)

Frequent collaborations have occurred with:

  • Andrew J. Schmidt

Publications by Carol J. Burns have appeared in the following venue:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)

Awards received include:

  • Garvan-Olin Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2021
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2008

Best Publications

  • Synthesis and Properties of High-Valent Organouranium Complexes Containing Terminal Organoimido and Oxo Functional Groups. A New Class of Organo-f-Element Complexes

    David S. J. Arney;Carol J. Burns

  • Trends in covalency for d- and f-element metallocene dichlorides identified using chlorine K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy and time-dependent density functional theory.

    Stosh A Kozimor;Ping Yang;Enrique R Batista;Kevin S Boland

  • Synthesis and structure of high-valent organouranium complexes containing terminal monooxo functional groups

    David S. J. Arney;Carol J. Burns

  • A Simple Preparative Route to Bis(imido)uranium(VI) Complexes by the Direct Reductions of Diazenes and Azides.

    Benjamin P. Warner;Brian L. Scott;Carol J. Burns

  • Synthesis and structure of the first uranium(VI) organometallic complex

    David S. J. Arney;Carol J. Burns;David C. Smith

  • Thorium(IV) and Uranium(IV) Ketimide Complexes Prepared by Nitrile Insertion into Actinide−Alkyl and −Aryl Bonds

    Kimberly C. Jantunen;Carol J. Burns;Ingrid Castro-Rodriguez;Ryan E. Da Re

  • Electron-transfer reactions of divalent ytterbium metallocenes. Synthesis of the series [(Me5C5)2Yb]2[.mu.-E] (E = oxygen, sulfur, selenium, or tellurium) and crystal structure of [(Me5C5)2Yb]2[.mu.-Se]

    David J. Berg;Carol J. Burns;Richard A. Andersen;Allan. Zalkin

  • Synthesis and Crystal Structure of UO2Cl2(THF)3: A Simple Preparation of an Anhydrous Uranyl Reagent

    Marianne P. Wilkerson;Carol J. Burns;Robert T. Paine;Brian L. Scott

  • Neutron structure and inelastic-neutron-scattering and theoretical studies of molybdenum complex Mo(CO)(H2)[(C6D5)2PC2H4P(C6D5)2]2.cntdot.4.5C6D6, a complex with an extremely low barrier to hydrogen rotation. Implications on the reaction coordinate for H-H cleavage to dihydride

    Gregory J. Kubas;Carol J. Burns;Juergen Eckert;Susanna W. Johnson

  • Synthesis of the First Examples of Transition Metal .eta.2-SiH4 Complexes, cis-Mo(.eta.2-SiH4)(CO)(R2PC2H4PR2)2, and Evidence for an Unprecedented Tautomeric Equilibrium between an .eta.2-SiH4 Complex and a Hydridosilyl Species: A Model for Methane Coordination and Activation

    Xiao-Liang Luo;Gregory J. Kubas;Carol J. Burns;Jeffrey C. Bryan

  • Convenient Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of (C5Me5)U(CH2C6H5)3: A Simple Strategy for the Preparation of Monopentamethylcyclopentadienyl Uranium(IV) Complexes

    Jaqueline L. Kiplinger;David E. Morris;Brian L. Scott;Carol J. Burns

  • Organometallic coordination complexes of the bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)-alkaline earth compounds, (Me5C5)2MLn, where M is Mg, Ca, Sr, OR Ba and Me5C5BeCl

    Carol J. Burns;Richard A. Andersen

  • Synthesis and Structural Characterization of the First Uranium Cluster Containing an Isopolyoxometalate Core

    Paul B. Duval;Carol J. Burns;David L. Clark;David E. Morris

  • Evidence for the involvement of 5f orbitals in the bonding and reactivity of organometallic actinide compounds: thorium(IV) and uranium(IV) bis(hydrazonato) complexes.

    Thibault Cantat;Christopher R Graves;Kimberly C Jantunen;Carol J Burns

  • Uranium alkoxide chemistry. 1. Synthesis and the novel dimeric structure of the first homoleptic uranium(III) aryloxide complex

    W. G. Van der Sluys;C. J. Burns;J. C. Huffman;A. P. Sattelberger

  • A trigonal bipyramidal uranyl amido complex: synthesis and structural characterization of [Na(THF)2][UO2(N(SiMe3)2)3].

    Burns Cj;Clark Dl;Donohoe Rj;Duval Pb

  • Uranium(VI) organoimido complexes

    Carol J. Burns;Wayne H. Smith;John C. Huffman;Alfred P. Sattelberger

  • First example of a neutral homoleptic uranium alkyl. Synthesis, properties, and structure of U[CH(SiMe3)2]3

    William G. Van der Sluys;Carol J. Burns;Alfred P. Sattelberger

  • Preparation of the first n2-olefin complex of a 4f-transition metal, (Me5C5)2Yb(.mu.-C2H4)Pt(PPh3)2

    Carol J. Burns;Richard A. Andersen

  • Preparation of actinide phosphinidene complexes: Steric control of reactivity

    D.S.J. Arney;R.C. Schnabel;B.C. Scott;C.J. Burns

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian L. Scott
Brian L. Scott Los Alamos National Laboratory
Richard A. Andersen
Richard A. Andersen Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
David E. Morris
David E. Morris Los Alamos National Laboratory
Jaqueline L. Kiplinger
Jaqueline L. Kiplinger Los Alamos National Laboratory
Basil I. Swanson
Basil I. Swanson Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ray J. Butcher
Ray J. Butcher Howard University
James M. Boncella
James M. Boncella Los Alamos National Laboratory
Laurent Maron
Laurent Maron Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Enrique R. Batista
Enrique R. Batista Los Alamos National Laboratory
Wayne W. Lukens
Wayne W. Lukens Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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