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Laurence K. Thompson

Laurence K. Thompson

St. John's University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
13511
World Ranking
7052
National Ranking
2095

Laurence K. Thompson 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 Laurence K. Thompson sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 299 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Laurence K. Thompson 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 Laurence K. Thompson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Laurence K. Thompson is affiliated with St. John's University in the United States. Their primary area of research lies within Materials Science, with a strong focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Inorganic Chemistry, and Oncology. The work spans an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the properties and synthesis of various material compounds.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Magnetism in Coordination Complexes
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Metal Complexes Synthesis and Properties

Laurence K. Thompson has contributed to research published in several venues, with a notable presence in The Cambridge Structural Database. Other venues include Molecules and Materials.

Recent papers authored or co-authored include:

  • Self-Assembly of Antiferromagnetically-Coupled Copper(II) Supramolecular Architectures with Diverse Structural Complexities, 2020, Molecules
  • One-Pot Self-Assembly of Dinuclear, Tetranuclear, and H-Bonding-Directed Polynuclear Cobalt(II), Cobalt(III), and Mixed-Valence Co(II)/Co(III) Complexes of Schiff Base Ligands with Incomplete Double Cubane Core, 2020, Materials
  • CCDC 1944282: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2020, The Cambridge Structural Database
  • CCDC 1944280: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2020, The Cambridge Structural Database
  • CCDC 1944283: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2020, The Cambridge Structural Database

Frequent co-authors in Laurence K. Thompson's works include:

  • Santokh S. Tandon
  • S.D. Bunge
  • Neil Patel
  • Esther C. Wang
  • R. Bankole Thompson

The repeated collaborations and publication record indicate a focus on crystallography and materials chemistry research. Laurence K. Thompson's publications cover multiple experimental studies related to the synthesis and structural characterization of coordination complexes and metal-organic frameworks.

Best Publications

  • Magnetostructural Correlations in Bis(m(2)-phenoxide)-Bridged Macrocyclic Dinuclear Copper(II) Complexes. Influence of Electron-Withdrawing Substituents on Exchange Coupling.

    Laurence K. Thompson;Sanat K. Mandal;Santokh S. Tandon;John N. Bridson

  • MAGNETOSTRUCTURAL CORRELATINS IN MU 2-1,1-N3 BRIDGED, DINUCLEAR COPPER(II)COMPLEXES. I: FERROMAGNETIC AND ANTIFERROMAGNETIC COUPLING ASSOCIATED WITH THE AZIDE BRIDGE. X-RAY CRYSTAL STRUCTURES OF CU2(DMPTD)(MU 2-N3)(MU 2-CL2- CN, CU2(DMPTD)(MU 2-N3)2(N3)2, AU2(DIP)(MU -2-N3)(MU 2-CL)CL2.0.5CH3OH, CU2

    S. S. Tandon;L. K. Thompson;M. E. Manuel;J. N. Bridson

  • Cobalt(II) and zinc(II) complexes of the 'tripod' ligand tris(2-benzimidazylmethyl)amine. Some five-coordinate derivatives and some with mixed stereochemistries

    Laurence K. Thompson;Baratham S. Ramaswamy;Elizabeth A. Seymour

  • Polynuclear coordination complexes—from dinuclear to nonanuclear and beyond

    Laurence K. Thompson

  • An Azide-Bridged Copper(II) Ferromagnetic Chain Compound Exhibiting Metamagnetic Behavior.

    Laurence K. Thompson;Santokh S. Tandon;Francesc Lloret;Juan Cano

  • Variable antiferromagnetic exchange in a series of binuclear copper(II) complexes of tetradentate (N4) and hexadentate (N6) diazine ligands. Magnetism versus structure, bridging and terminal ligand groups, and chelate ring size. Crystal and molecular structure of [.mu.-1,4-bis((6-methylpyrid-2-yl)amino)phthalazine](.mu.-hydroxo)(.mu.-nitrato-O)-bis(nitrato)dicopper(II)-0.5-water, Cu2C20H19N9O10.cntdot.0.5H2O

    Laurence K. Thompson;Florence L. Lee;Eric J. Gabe

  • MAGNETO-STRUCTURAL CORRELATIONS IN MU 2-1,1-AZIDE-BRIDGED DICOPPER(II) COMPLEXES. II: DOMINANT ANTIFERROMAGNETIC COUPLING WITH AZIDE BRIDGE ANGLES EXC EEDING 108. X-RAY STRUCTURES OF CU2(PAP)(MU 2-N3)BR3.CH2CL2, CU2(PAP6ME)(MU 2-N3)(MU 2-BR)BR2.1.68H2O, CU2(PAP6ME)(MU 2-N3)(MU 2-H2O)(NO3)2(NO3).0.75C

    L. K. Thompson;S. S. Tandon;M. E. Manuel

  • Synthesis, structure, and electrochemistry of a novel macrocyclic dicopper(II) complex. Four one-electron-transfer steps producing binuclear copper(III) and copper(I) species and mixed-valence-state species

    Sanat K. Mandal;Laurence K. Thompson;Kamalaksha Nag;Jean Pierre Charland

  • Polytopic ligand directed self-assembly—polymetallic [n×n] grids versus non-grid oligomers

    Louise N. Dawe;Konstantin V. Shuvaev;Laurence K. Thompson

  • Linear dependence of spin exchange coupling constant on bridge angle in phenoxy-bridged dinickel(II) complexes

    Kausik K. Nanda;Laurence K. Thompson;John N. Bridson;Kamalaksha Nag

  • COPPER COMPLEXES OF THE “TRIPOD” LIGAND TRIS(2-BENZIMIDAZOLYLMETHYL)AMINE: FIVE- AND SIX-COORDINATE COPPER(II) DERIVATIVES AND SOME COPPER(I) DERIVATIVES

    Anthony W. Addison;Hugo M. J. Hendriks;Jan. Reedijk;Laurence K. Thompson

  • Predictable self-assembled [2×2] Ln(III)4 square grids (Ln = Dy,Tb)-SMM behaviour in a new lanthanide cluster motif.

    Muhammad Usman Anwar;Laurence Kenneth Thompson;Louise Nicole Dawe;Fatemah Habib

  • Tetranuclear Copper(II) and Nickel(II) Cluster Complexes Derived by Self-Assembly from a Series of Tetradentate Diazine Ligands: Structural and Magnetic Studies

    Craig J. Matthews;Karen Avery;Zhiqiang Xu;Laurence K. Thompson

  • Coordination Compounds of Schiff-Base Ligands Derived from Diaminomaleonitrile (DMN): Mononuclear, Dinuclear, and Macrocyclic Derivatives

    Mark J. MacLachlan;Murray K. Park;Laurence K. Thompson

  • Polynuclear manganese grids and clusters—A magnetic perspective

    Laurence K. Thompson;Oliver Waldmann;Zhiqiang Xu

  • Dinuclear copper(II) and polymeric tetranuclear copper(II) and copper(II)-copper(I) complexes of macrocyclic ligands capable of forming endogenous alkoxide and phenoxide bridges. Structural, magnetic, and electrochemical studies

    Santokh S. Tandon;Laurence K. Thompson;John N. Bridson;Vickie McKee

  • Magneto-structural correlations in macrocyclic dinickel(II) complexes : tuning of spin exchange by varying stereochemistry and auxiliary ligands

    Kausik K. Nanda;Ramprasad Das;Laurence K. Thompson;Krishnan Venkatsubramanian

  • Self-assembled supramolecular M9 (Mn(II), Fe(III), Zn(II)), M5 (Fe(III)), and [M3]2 (Pb(II)) complexes: structural, magnetic, and Mössbauer properties.

    Laurence K. Thompson;Liang Zhao;Zhiqiang Xu;David O. Miller

  • Azide Bridged Dicopper and Dinickel Complexes: Structure and Magnetism

    Laurence K. Thompson;Santokh S. Tandon

  • Strong supramolecular-based magnetic exchange in pi-stacked radicals. Structure and magnetism of a hydrogen-bonded verdazyl radical:hydroquinone molecular solid.

    Robin G. Hicks;Martin T. Lemaire;Lars Öhrström;John F. Richardson

Frequent Co-Authors

Louise N. Dawe
Louise N. Dawe Wilfrid Laurier University
Anthony W. Addison
Anthony W. Addison Drexel University
Judith A. K. Howard
Judith A. K. Howard Durham University
Claire Wilson
Claire Wilson University of Glasgow
Sandro Gambarotta
Sandro Gambarotta University of Ottawa
Matthias Zeller
Matthias Zeller Purdue University West Lafayette
Ray J. Butcher
Ray J. Butcher Howard University
Masaaki Ohba
Masaaki Ohba Kyushu University
Mark J. MacLachlan
Mark J. MacLachlan University of British Columbia
Joseph G. Shapter
Joseph G. Shapter University of Queensland

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