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D-Index
60
Citations
15154
World Ranking
9598
National Ranking
254

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1976 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 1965 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
  • 1962 - Meldola Medal and Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

James Trotter is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada, with a primary research focus spanning computer science and medicine. Their work covers a range of topics, particularly in parallel computing and optimization techniques, cellular automata and applications, as well as matrix theory and algorithms. Additional areas of interest include crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, and advanced data storage technologies.

Their recent publications demonstrate contributions to computational methods and performance modeling in scientific and engineering contexts. Notable papers include:

  • "Evaluating computational efforts and physiological resolution of mathematical models of cardiac tissue" (2024, Scientific Reports)
  • "A cell-based framework for modeling cardiac mechanics" (2023, Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology)
  • "On Memory Traffic and Optimisations for Low-order Finite Element Assembly Algorithms on Multi-core CPUs" (2022, ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software)
  • "Cache simulation for irregular memory traffic on multi-core CPUs: Case study on performance models for sparse matrix-vector multiplication" (2020, Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing)
  • "Targeting performance and user-friendliness: GPU-accelerated finite element computation with automated code generation in FEniCS" (2023, Parallel Computing)

James Trotter frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Xing Cai, Johannes Langguth, Michael B. Fallon, Michael J. Krowka, and Kari E. Roberts.

Their publications have appeared in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • UNC Libraries
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Scientific Reports
  • Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

James Trotter's research spans various subfields within broader disciplines, including:

  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Surgery

In recognition of their work, James Trotter has been awarded:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1976) - Academy of Science
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1965)
  • Meldola Medal and Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) (1962)

Best Publications

  • The crystal structure of hexacene, and a revision of the crystallographic data for tetracene

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  • The crystal and molecular structure of biphenyl

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  • The crystal and molecular structure of pentacene

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  • 1,1'-Bis(alkylarylphosphino)ferrocenes: synthesis, metal complex formation, and crystal structure of three metal complexes of Fe(.eta.5-C5H4PPh2)2

    Ian R. Butler;William R. Cullen;Tae Jeong. Kim;Steven J. Rettig

  • Bis(carbonyl)gold(I) undecafluorodiantimonate(V), [Au(CO)2][Sb2F11]: synthesis, vibrational, and carbon-13 NMR study and the molecular structure of bis(acetonitrile)gold(I) hexafluoroantimonate(V), [Au(NCCH3)2][SbF6]

    H. Willner;J. Schaebs;G. Hwang;F. Mistry

  • THE IONIC AUXILIARY CONCEPT IN SOLID STATE ORGANIC PHOTOCHEMISTRY

    Janet N. Gamlin;Ray Jones;Mordechai Leibovitch;Brian Patrick

  • Crystal and molecular structure of phenylboronic acid, C6H5B(OH)2

    Steven J. Rettig;James Trotter

  • Crystal Structure and Magnetic Properties of Polybis(formamide)bis(m-formato)cobalt(II): An Extended Two-Dimensional Square Lattice Material Which Exhibits Spontaneous Magnetization below 9 K.

    Steven J. Rettig;Robert C. Thompson;James Trotter;Shihua Xia

  • An Investigation of the Yang Photocyclization Reaction in the Solid State: Asymmetric Induction Studies and Crystal Structure−Reactivity Relationships

    Mordechai Leibovitch;Gunnar Olovsson;and John R. Scheffer;James Trotter

  • Control of solid-state photodimerization of trans-cinnamic acid by double salt formation with diamines

    Yoshikatsu Ito;Bozena Borecka;James Trotter;John R Scheffer

  • The crystal and molecular structure of tetracene

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  • The crystal and molecular structure of pyrene

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  • The crystal and molecular structure of phenanthrene

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  • Use of chiral single crystals to convert achiral reactants to chiral products in high optical yield: application to the di-.pi.-methane and Norrish type II photorearrangements

    Stephen V. Evans;Miguel. Garcia-Garibay;Nalamasu. Omkaram;John R. Scheffer

  • Complex polymeric cations of copper(I) with graphite- and diamond-related lattices; crystal structures of poly-tris(.mu.-2,5-dimethylpyrazine)dicopper(I) hexafluorophosphate and poly-bis(.mu.-2,5-dimethylpyrazine)copper(I) hexafluorophosphate

    Tom Otieno;Steven J. Rettig;Robert C. Thompson;James Trotter

  • Transition Metal Azolates from Metallocenes. 2. Synthesis, X-ray Structure, and Magnetic Properties of a Three-Dimensional Polymetallic Iron(II) Imidazolate Complex, a Low-Temperature Weak Ferromagnet

    Steven J. Rettig;Alan Storr;David A. Summers;Robert C. Thompson

  • Synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of the 3,5-dimethylpyrazolato copper(I) trimer, [Cu(pz″)]3

    Martin K. Ehlert;Steven J. Rettig;Alan Storr;Robert C. Thompson

  • Tridentate amidophosphine derivatives of the nickel triad: synthesis, characterization, and reactivity of nickel(II), palladium(II), and platinum(II) amide complexes

    Michael D. Fryzuk;Patricia A. MacNeil;Steven J. Rettig;Anthony S. Secco

  • The crystal and molecular structure of perylene

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  • Cationic Iridium(III) Carbonyl Complexes: [Ir(CO)6]3+ and [Ir(CO)5Cl]2+

    Christian Bach;Helge Willner;Friedhelm Aubke;Changqing Wang

  • The crystal and molecular structure of coronene

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  • Crystal Structure and Thermodynamics of Reversible Molecular Capsules

    Robert G. Chapman;Gunnar Olovsson;James Trotter;John C. Sherman

  • Asymmetric Induction in Photochemical Reactions Conducted in Zeolites and in the Crystalline State

    Mordechai Leibovitch;Gunnar Olovsson;Gajendran Sundarababu;V. Ramamurthy

  • Control of the Solid-state photodimerization of some derivatives and analogs of trans-cinnamic acid by ethylenediamine

    Yoshikatsu Ito;Bozena Borecka;Gunnar Olovsson;James Trotter

  • The crystal structure of gold trifluoride

    F. W. B. Einstein;P. R. Rao;James Trotter;Neil Bartlett

  • Superelectrophilic Tetrakis(carbonyl)palladium(II)- and -platinum(II) Undecafluorodiantimonate(V), [Pd(CO)4][Sb2F11]2 and [Pt(CO)4][Sb2F11]2: Syntheses, Physical and Spectroscopic Properties, Their Crystal, Molecular, and Extended Structures, and Density Functional Calculations: An Experimental, Computational, and Comparative Study

    Helge Willner;Matthias Bodenbinder;Raimund Bröchler;Germaine Hwang

  • Pyrazine and pyridine complexes of copper(II) trifluoromethanesulfonate. Crystal structure of tetrakis(pyridine)bis(trifluoromethanesulfonato-O)copper(II) and magnetic exchange in (pyrazine)bis(trifluoromethanesulfonato-O)copper(II)

    John S. Haynes;Steven J. Rettig;John R. Sams;James Trotter

  • Crystal and molecular structure of hexaphenoxycyclotriphosphazene, [NP(OPh)2]3

    Wayne C. Marsh;James Trotter

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven J. Rettig
Steven J. Rettig University of British Columbia
Miguel A. Garcia-Garibay
Miguel A. Garcia-Garibay University of California, Los Angeles
Brian O. Patrick
Brian O. Patrick University of British Columbia
Richard T. Oakley
Richard T. Oakley University of Waterloo
Simon E. V. Phillips
Simon E. V. Phillips University of Oxford
Frank H. Allen
Frank H. Allen University of Cambridge
William R. Cullen
William R. Cullen University of British Columbia
Brian R. James
Brian R. James University of British Columbia
Vaidhyanathan Ramamurthy
Vaidhyanathan Ramamurthy University of Miami
Helge Willner
Helge Willner University of Wuppertal

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