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James K. McCusker

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
12722
World Ranking
12483
National Ranking
3328

James K. McCusker 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 James K. McCusker sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 106 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James K. McCusker 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 James K. McCusker sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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

  • 1998 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

James K. McCusker is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within chemistry and materials science, with a focus on detailed studies related to molecular systems, photochemistry, and crystallography.

Their recent publications include:

  • Exploiting chemistry and molecular systems for quantum information science, 2020, Nature Reviews Chemistry
  • Exploiting the Marcus inverted region for first-row transition metal-based photoredox catalysis, 2023, Science
  • Leveraging excited-state coherence for synthetic control of ultrafast dynamics, 2020, Nature
  • Mechanistic Origin of Photoredox Catalysis Involving Iron(II) Polypyridyl Chromophores, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Ion-pair reorganization regulates reactivity in photoredox catalysts, 2022, Nature Chemistry

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jonathan T. Yarranton
  • Bryan C. Paulus
  • Atanu Ghosh
  • Sara L. Adelman
  • Lindsey L. Jamula

Their work is often published in the following venues:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (9 publications)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (6 publications)
  • Nature Chemistry (3 publications)
  • Chemical Science (3 publications)
  • Faraday Discussions (3 publications)

James K. McCusker's primary research fields are:

  • Chemistry (28 publications)
  • Materials Science (24 publications)

Within these, key subfields include:

  • Materials Chemistry (23 publications)
  • Organic Chemistry (11 publications)
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (9 publications)
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (9 publications)
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (7 publications)

The main topics covered in their research are:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies (18 publications)
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography (18 publications)
  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (14 publications)
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions (12 publications)
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (10 publications)
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (10 publications)
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (8 publications)

James K. McCusker was awarded the title of Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1998.

Best Publications

  • The photophysics of photoredox catalysis: a roadmap for catalyst design

    Daniela M. Arias-Rotondo;James K. McCusker

  • Femtosecond Dynamics of Excited-State Evolution in [Ru(bpy)3]2+

    Niels H. Damrauer;Giulio Cerullo;Alvin Yeh;Thomas R. Boussie

  • Using coherence to enhance function in chemical and biophysical systems

    Gregory D. Scholes;Graham R. Fleming;Lin X. Chen;Lin X. Chen;Alán Aspuru-Guzik

  • Femtosecond absorption spectroscopy of transition metal charge-transfer complexes.

    James K. McCusker

  • Photosensitized, energy transfer-mediated organometallic catalysis through electronically excited nickel(II).

    Eric R. Welin;Chip Le;Daniela M. Arias-Rotondo;James K. McCusker

  • Exploiting chemistry and molecular systems for quantum information science

    Michael R. Wasielewski;Malcolm D.E. Forbes;Natia L. Frank;Karol Kowalski

  • Ultrafast electron localization dynamics following photo-induced charge transfer

    Alvin T. Yeh;Alvin T. Yeh;Charles V. Shank;Charles V. Shank;James K. McCusker

  • Femtosecond Excited-State Dynamics of an Iron(II) Polypyridyl Solar Cell Sensitizer Model

    Jeremy E. Monat;James K. McCusker

  • Electronic structure in the transition metal block and its implications for light harvesting.

    James K. McCusker

  • Effects of Intraligand Electron Delocalization, Steric Tuning, and Excited-State Vibronic Coupling on the Photophysics of Aryl-Substituted Bipyridyl Complexes of Ru(II)

    Niels H. Damrauer;Thomas R. Boussie;Martin Devenney;James K. McCusker

  • Variable-Temperature Studies of Laser-Initiated 5T2 → 1A1 Intersystem Crossing in Spin-Crossover Complexes: Empirical Correlations between Activation Parameters and Ligand Structure in a Series of Polypyridyl Ferrous Complexes

    James K. McCusker;and Arnold L. Rheingold;David N. Hendrickson

  • Ground- and Excited-State Electronic Structures of the Solar Cell Sensitizer Bis(4,4'-dicarboxylato-2,2'-bipyridine)bis(isothiocyanato)ruthenium(II)

    Jeremy E. Monat;Jorge H. Rodriguez;James K. McCusker

  • Ultrafast dynamics of ligand-field excited states

    Eric A. Juban;Amanda L. Smeigh;Jeremy E. Monat;James K. McCusker

  • Ultrafast Dynamics in the Metal-to-Ligand Charge Transfer Excited-State Evolution of [Ru(4,4`-diphenyl-2,2`-bipyridine)3]2+

    Niels H. Damrauer;James K. McCusker

  • Subpicosecond 1MLCT .fwdarw. 5T2 intersystem crossing of low-spin polypyridyl ferrous complexes

    James K. McCusker;Kevin N. Walda;Robert C. Dunn;John D. Simon

  • Transient absorption spectroscopy of ruthenium and osmium polypyridyl complexes adsorbed onto nanocrystalline TiO2 photoelectrodes

    Darius Kuciauskas;Jeremy E. Monat;Randy Villahermosa;Harry B. Gray

  • Molecular spin frustration in the [Fe4O2]8+ core: synthesis, structure, and magnetochemistry of tetranuclear iron-oxo complex [Fe4O2(O2CR)7(bpy)2](C1O4) (R = Me, Ph)

    James K. McCusker;John B. Vincent;Edward A. Schmitt;Marion L. Mino

  • Femtosecond Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of Solvated Transition-Metal Complexes: Deciphering the Interplay of Electronic and Structural Dynamics

    Nils Huse;Hana Cho;Hana Cho;Kiryong Hong;Lindsey Jamula

  • Picosecond X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of a Photoinduced Iron(II) Spin Crossover Reaction in Solution

    Munira Khalil;Matthew A. Marcus;Amanda L. Smeigh;James K. McCusker

  • Femtosecond Time-Resolved Optical and Raman Spectroscopy of Photoinduced Spin Crossover: Temporal Resolution of Low-to-High Spin Optical Switching

    Amanda L. Smeigh;Mark Creelman;Richard A. Mathies;James K. McCusker

Frequent Co-Authors

David N. Hendrickson
David N. Hendrickson University of California, San Diego
Tae Kyu Kim
Tae Kyu Kim Yonsei University
George Christou
George Christou University of Florida
Frank M. F. de Groot
Frank M. F. de Groot Utrecht University
Antonín Vlček
Antonín Vlček Czech Academy of Sciences
Richard A. Mathies
Richard A. Mathies University of California, Berkeley
William E. Streib
William E. Streib Indiana University
Kirsten Folting
Kirsten Folting Indiana University
Lin X. Chen
Lin X. Chen Northwestern University
Gregory D. Scholes
Gregory D. Scholes Princeton University

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