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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Chemistry D-index 54 Citations 8,203 163 World Ranking 7446 National Ranking 198

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Organic chemistry
  • Molecule

John C. Polanyi mainly focuses on Analytical chemistry, Excitation, Reagent, Photochemistry and Exothermic reaction. His Analytical chemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Rotational energy, Reaction rate constant, Relaxation and Infrared. In his study, Event and Ionic bonding is strongly linked to Physical chemistry, which falls under the umbrella field of Excitation.

His studies deal with areas such as Reaction rate, Chemiluminescence, Endothermic process, Reaction dynamics and Computational chemistry as well as Reagent. The study incorporates disciplines such as Chemical physics and Threshold energy in addition to Reaction dynamics. His Photochemistry study frequently links to related topics such as Molecule.

His most cited work include:

  • Concepts in reaction dynamics (686 citations)
  • Direct Observation of the Transition State (351 citations)
  • Some concepts in reaction dynamics. (273 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Analytical chemistry, Molecule, Photochemistry, Atomic physics and Photodissociation. His study in Analytical chemistry is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Reagent, Relaxation, Infrared, Reaction rate constant and Excitation. His Reagent study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Chemical reaction, Exothermic reaction, Endothermic process, Reaction dynamics and Computational chemistry.

His work carried out in the field of Molecule brings together such families of science as Adsorption, Molecular physics, Dimer, Scanning tunneling microscope and Halogenation. His Atomic physics research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Spectroscopy, Scattering, van der Waals force and Ab initio quantum chemistry methods. His studies examine the connections between Photodissociation and genetics, as well as such issues in Hydrogen, with regards to Hydrobromic acid.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Analytical chemistry (26.70%)
  • Molecule (25.73%)
  • Photochemistry (24.27%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2004-2019)?

  • Scanning tunneling microscope (12.14%)
  • Molecule (25.73%)
  • Silicon (9.22%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Scanning tunneling microscope, Molecule, Silicon, Crystallography and Computational chemistry. John C. Polanyi has included themes like Physisorption, Benzene, Atomic physics and Chemisorption in his Scanning tunneling microscope study. His Atomic physics research incorporates elements of Desorption, Excitation and Ab initio quantum chemistry methods.

In his study, Reagent and Reaction dynamics is inextricably linked to Molecular dynamics, which falls within the broad field of Crystallography. As part of the same scientific family, John C. Polanyi usually focuses on Reagent, concentrating on Phenylene and intersecting with Excited state. The various areas that John C. Polanyi examines in his Computational chemistry study include Adsorption and Physical chemistry.

Between 2004 and 2019, his most popular works were:

  • Dipole-directed assembly of lines of 1,5-dichloropentane on silicon substrates by displacement of surface charge (49 citations)
  • Developing 1D nanostructure arrays for future nanophotonics (44 citations)
  • Surface-mediated chain reaction through dissociative attachment (33 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Molecule
  • Organic chemistry

John C. Polanyi mostly deals with Molecule, Silicon, Molecular dynamics, Photochemistry and Halogenation. His Molecule research includes elements of Chemical physics, Delocalized electron, Computational chemistry, Electron and Quantum tunnelling. His research in Molecular dynamics intersects with topics in Crystallography, Ab initio and Reaction dynamics.

John C. Polanyi integrates several fields in his works, including Photochemistry and Surface. His Halogenation research incorporates themes from Reagent and Phenylene. His Molecular switch study combines topics in areas such as Excitation, Molecular electronics and Analytical chemistry.

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Best Publications

Concepts in reaction dynamics

John C. Polanyi.
Accounts of Chemical Research (1972)

1079 Citations

Direct Observation of the Transition State

John C. Polanyi;Ahmed H. Zewail.
Accounts of Chemical Research (1995)

478 Citations

Some concepts in reaction dynamics.

John C. Polanyi.
Science (1987)

408 Citations

Effect of changing reagent energy on reaction probability and product energy-distribution

A. M. G. Ding;L. J. Kirsch;D. S. Perry;J. C. Polanyi.
Faraday Discussions of The Chemical Society (1973)

271 Citations

Energy Distribution Among Reaction Products. IV. X+HY (X ≡ Cl, Br; Y ≡ Br, I), Cl+DI

D. H. Maylotte;J. C. Polanyi;K. B. Woodall.
Journal of Chemical Physics (1972)

237 Citations

Energy Distribution Among Reaction Products. V. H + X2 (X ≡ Cl, Br), D + Cl2

K. G. Anlauf;D. S. Horne;R. G. Macdonald;J. C. Polanyi.
Journal of Chemical Physics (1972)

179 Citations

Formation of Vibrationally Excited OH by the Reaction H + O(3).

P. E. Charters;R. G. Macdonald;J. C. Polanyi.
Applied Optics (1971)

172 Citations

The reaction of F + H2→ HF + H. A case study in reaction dynamics

John C. Polanyi;Jerry L. Schreiber.
Faraday Discussions of The Chemical Society (1977)

171 Citations

Energy distribution among reaction products. IX. F + H2, HD and D2

D.S. Perry;J.C. Polanyi.
Chemical Physics (1976)

151 Citations

Photodissociation, photoreaction and photodesorption of adsorbed species. Part 2.—CH3Br and H2S on LiF(001)

E. B. D. Bourdon;P. Das;I. Harrison;J. C. Polanyi.
Faraday Discussions of The Chemical Society (1986)

149 Citations

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