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Janet E. Del Bene

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
16822
World Ranking
7961
National Ranking
2312

Janet E. Del Bene 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 Janet E. Del Bene sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 326 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Janet E. Del Bene 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 Janet E. Del Bene sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% 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

  • 1985 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Janet E. Del Bene is affiliated with Youngstown State University in the United States. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Additional work includes Organic Chemistry and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's recent publications illustrate a focus on molecular interactions, bonding, and structural analysis. Representative papers include:

  • Mutual Influence of Pnicogen Bonds and Beryllium Bonds: Energies and Structures in the Spotlight, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Probing the structures, binding energies, and spin-spin coupling constants of halogen-bonded Azine:ClF complexes, 2020, Chemical Physics Letters
  • Hydrogen bonds and halogen bonds in complexes of carbones L→C←L as electron donors to HF and ClF, for L = CO, N2, HNC, PH3, and SH2, 2020, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • IR and NMR properties of N-base:PH2F:BeX2 ternary and corresponding binary complexes stabilised by pnicogen and beryllium bonds, 2021, Molecular Physics
  • Complexes H2CO:PXH2 and HCO2H:PXH2 for X=NC, F, Cl, CN, OH, CCH, CH3, and H: Pnicogen Bonds and Hydrogen Bonds, 2020, ChemPhysChem

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
  • Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
  • Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Structural and Chemical Analysis of Organic and Inorganic Compounds

Prominent publication venues where their work appears include:

  • Molecular Physics
  • Molecules
  • Chemical Physics Letters
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Janet E. Del Bene has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, notably:

  • Ibón Alkorta
  • José Elguero
  • Otília Mó
  • M. Merced Montero-Campillo
  • Manuel Yáñez

The scientist was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1985.

Best Publications

  • Use of the CNDO Method in Spectroscopy. I. Benzene, Pyridine, and the Diazines

    Janet Del Bene;H. H. Jaffé

  • Extensive theoretical studies of the hydrogen‐bonded complexes (H2O)2, (H2O)2H+, (HF)2, (HF)2H+, F2H−, and (NH3)2

    Michael J. Frisch;Janet E. Del Bene;J. Stephen Binkley;Henry F. Schaefer

  • Use of the CNDO Method in Spectroscopy. II. Five‐Membered Rings

    Janet Del Bene;Hans H. Jaffé

  • Properties of Hydrogen-Bonded Complexes Obtained from the B3LYP Functional with 6-31G(d,p) and 6-31+G(d,p) Basis Sets: Comparison with MP2/6-31+G(d,p) Results and Experimental Data

    Janet E. Del Bene;Willis B. Person;Krystyna Szczepaniak

  • Theory of Molecular Interactions. I. Molecular Orbital Studies of Water Polymers Using a Minimal Slater‐Type Basis

    Janet E. Del Bene;J. A. Pople

  • The hydrogen bond

    A.D. Buckingham;J.E. Del Bene;S.A.C. McDowell

  • Use of the CNDO Method in Spectroscopy. III. Monosubstituted Benzenes and Pyridines

    Janet Del Bene;H. H. Jaffé

  • Molecular orbital study of the dimers (AHn)2 formed from ammonia, water, hydrogen fluoride, phosphine, hydrogen sulfide, and hydrogen chloride

    Michael J. Frisch;John A. Pople;Janet E. Del Bene

  • Structures, energies, bonding, and NMR properties of pnicogen complexes H2XP:NXH2 (X ═ H, CH3, NH2, OH, F, Cl).

    Janet E. Del Bene;Ibon Alkorta;Goar Sanchez-Sanz;José Elguero

  • Ab initio molecular orbital study of the structures and energies of neutral and charged bimolecular complexes of water with the hydrides AHn (A = nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, phosphorus, sulfur, and chlorine)

    Janet E. Del Bene

  • Ab initio computation of the enthalpies of some gas-phase hydration reactions

    Janet E. Del Bene;Howard D. Mettee;Michael J. Frisch;Brian T. Luke

  • Proton affinities of ammonia, water, and hydrogen fluoride and their anions: a quest for the basis-set limit using the Dunning augmented correlation-consistent basis sets

    Janet E. Del Bene

  • Use of the CNDO Method in Spectroscopy. IV. Small Molecules: Spectra and Ground‐State Properties

    Janet Del Bene;H. H. Jaffé

  • Self‐Consistent Molecular Orbital Methods. X. Molecular Orbital Studies of Excited States with Minimal and Extended Basis Sets

    Janet E. Del Bene;R. Ditchfield;J. A. Pople

  • Does the A·T or G·C base-pair possess enhanced stability? Quantifying the effects of CH⋯O interactions and secondary interactions on base-pair stability using a phenomenological analysis and ab initio calculations

    Jordan R. Quinn;Steven C. Zimmerman;Janet E. Del Bene;Isaiah Shavitt

  • Theoretical Study of Open Chain Dimers and Trimers Containing CH3OH and H2O

    Janet E. Del Bene

  • Molecular orbital study of the protonation of DNA bases

    Janet E. Del Bene

  • Theory of molecular interactions. III. A comparison of studies of H2O polymers using different molecular‐orbital basis sets

    Janet E. Del Bene;J. A. Pople

  • Intermolecular energies of small water polymers

    Janet Del Bene;J.A. Pople

  • Coupled-cluster calculations of the excitation energies of benzene and the azabenzenes

    Janet E. Del Bene;John D. Watts;Rodney J. Bartlett

Frequent Co-Authors

José Elguero
José Elguero Spanish National Research Council
Ibon Alkorta
Ibon Alkorta Spanish National Research Council
Otilia Mó
Otilia Mó Autonomous University of Madrid
Manuel Yáñez
Manuel Yáñez Autonomous University of Madrid
Rodney J. Bartlett
Rodney J. Bartlett University of Florida
John A. Pople
John A. Pople Stanford University
Michael J. Frisch
Michael J. Frisch Gaussian Inc.
Steve Scheiner
Steve Scheiner Utah State University
Lee Brammer
Lee Brammer University of Sheffield
Willis B. Person
Willis B. Person University of Florida

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