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Ray Colton

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Chemistry

D-Index
42
Citations
6811
World Ranking
17496
National Ranking
392

Ray Colton 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 Ray Colton sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 258 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ray Colton 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 Ray Colton sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 3rd percentile

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

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

Overview

Ray Colton is affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia. Throughout the academic career, they have maintained a focus on scientific research within their institutional context.

While detailed information regarding specific recent papers, frequent co-authors, or publication venues is unavailable, the current record lists no publications with citation metrics or coauthorship patterns for this researcher. Similarly, there is no publicly documented information on the specific fields and subfields of study or main topics covered by their research outputs.

No records of book publications or awards associated with Ray Colton are available. The absence of these data points limits the ability to specify areas of academic contribution or recognition.

The available data confirms that Ray Colton is presently living. Due to limited bibliographic entries, the profile highlights the institutional affiliation as the primary verified attribute of their academic identity.

Best Publications

  • Electrospray mass spectrometry applied to inorganic and organometallic chemistry

    Ray Colton;Antonella D'Agostino;John C. Traeger

  • The application of electrospray mass spectrometry to ionic inorganic and organometallic systems

    Ray Colton;John C. Traeger

  • Synthesis, structure and reactions of [(BuSn)12O14(OH)6]Cl2 · 2H2O: Solution studies using 119Sn NMR and electrospray mass spectrometry

    Dainis Dakternieks;Hongjian Zhu;Edward R.T. Tiekink;Ray Colton

  • DERIVATIVES OF MANGANESE CARBONYL WITH BIS(DIPHENYLPHOSPHINO)METHANE AND BIS(DIPHENYLARSINO)METHANE

    Ray Colton;Christopher J. Commons

  • μ2 Bridging carbonyl systems in transition metal complexes

    Unknown

  • Copper(I) tetrahydroborate derivatives containing phosphine and phenanthroline ligands : an electrospray mass spectrometric study of species in solution

    Ray Colton;Bruce D. James;Ian D. Potter;John C. Traeger

  • Steric effects in substituted halocarbonyls of molybdenum and tungsten

    Unknown

  • Voltammetry, electron microscopy, and x-ray electron probe microanalysis at the electrode-aqueous electrolyte interface of solid microcrystalline cis- and trans-Cr(CO)2(dpe)2 and trans-[Cr(CO)2(dpe)2]+ complexes (dpe = Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2) mechanically attached to carbon electrodes

    Alan M. Bond;Ray Colton;Fred Daniels;Denise R. Fernando

  • A Role for Electrospray Mass Spectrometry in Electrochemical Studies

    Alan M. Bond;Ray. Colton;Antonella. D'Agostino;Alison J. Downard

  • Carbonyl halides of the Group VI transition metals. I. Molybdenum tetracarbonyl dichloride and some of its derivatives

    Unknown

  • Interactions of some crown ethers, cyclam and its tetrathia analogue with alkali, alkali earth and other metal ions: an electrospray mass spectrometric study

    Ray Colton;Shelly Mitchell;John C. Traeger

  • Electrospray Mass Spectrometric Analysis and Photocatalytic Degradation of Polyethoxylate Surfactants Used in Wool Scouring

    Kim B. Sherrard;Philip J. Marriott;Malcolm J. McCormick;Ray. Colton

  • Electrospray mass spectrometric study of [M3O(RCOO)6L3]+ cations (M = chromium, iron; L = H2O, MeOH, py)

    Adrian van den Bergen;Ray Colton;Matthew Percy;Bruce O. West

  • Cationic phosphine complexes of gold(I): an electrospray mass spectrometric study

    Ray Colton;Kellie L. Harrison;Yvonne A. Mah;John C. Traeger

  • Carbonyl halides of the Group VIII transition metals. VII. Reactions of palladium(I) halocarbonyls with Bis(diphenylphosphino)methane and Bis(diphenylarsino)methane and the crystal and molecular structures of these derivatives

    R Colton;MJ McCormick;CD Pannan

  • Crystal and molecular structure of bis-µ-(bisdiphenylphosphinomethane)-dibromodipalladium(Pd–Pd), a compound containing palladium(I)

    R. Grant Holloway;Bruce R. Penfold;Ray Colton;Malcolm J. McCormick

  • An electrospray mass spectrometric study of some mercury phosphine complexes

    Ray Colton;Dainis Dakternieks

  • Carbonyl halides of the Group VI transition metals. V. Carbon monoxide carriers and some sulphur and nitrogen derivatives of molybdenum halocarbonyls

    Unknown

  • Molybdenum and tungsten

    Unknown

  • Investigation of isomerization and oxidation-reduction reactions of halotricarbonylbis(diphenylphosphino)methanemanganese(I) complexes using chemical and electrochemical techniques

    A. M. Bond;R. Colton;M. J. McCormick

  • π-Bonded alkene and arene complexes of silver(I): an electrospray mass spectrometric study

    Allan J. Canty;Ray Colton

  • Comparison of the [M(IV)(RR'dtc)3]+M(III)(RR'dtc)3 and [M(IV)(Et2dsc)3]+/M(III)(Et2dsc)3 (M = cobalt, rhodium, iridium; dtc = dithiocarbamate; dsc = diselenocarbamate) redox couples and the reactivity of the oxidation state (IV) complexes in solution and in the gas phase as studied by electrochemical and mass spectrometric techniques

    Alan M. Bond;Ray Colton;Desma R. Mann

  • Verification of the United Nations Chemical Weapons Convention: the Application of Electrospray Mass Spectrometry

    Veronica T. Borrett;Robert J. Mathews;Ray Colton;John C. Traeger

  • Electrospray mass spectrometric study of the nature and lability of cationic complexes generated by the reaction of solutions of neutral iron(III), cobalt(III), nickel(II) and copper(II) dithiocarbamates with nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate

    Alan M. Bond;Ray Colton;Antonella D'Agostino;Justin Harvey

  • Electrochemical investigations of the group VI halopentacarbonylmetalate (0) complexes

    A. M. Bond;J. A. Bowden;R. Colton

  • Characterization and electrochemical behavior of Group VI dicarbonylbis(diphenylphosphino)methane complexes

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan M. Bond
Alan M. Bond Monash University
Allan J. Canty
Allan J. Canty University of Tasmania
Anthony F. Hollenkamp
Anthony F. Hollenkamp Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Richard G. Compton
Richard G. Compton University of Oxford
Bernard F. Hoskins
Bernard F. Hoskins University of Melbourne
Frank Marken
Frank Marken University of Bath
Philip J. Marriott
Philip J. Marriott Monash University
Alison J. Downard
Alison J. Downard University of Canterbury
Adrian C. Fisher
Adrian C. Fisher University of Cambridge
Stephen W. Feldberg
Stephen W. Feldberg Brookhaven National Laboratory

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