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Richard D. Adams

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
16522
World Ranking
9129
National Ranking
2575

Richard D. Adams 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 Richard D. Adams sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 744 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard D. Adams 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 Richard D. Adams sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard D. Adams is affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States. Their primary research focus lies within the field of Materials Science, with a notable concentration on Materials Chemistry. Their work spans several subfields including Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

The scientist's research contributions address a breadth of topics such as:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Crystallography and Molecular Interactions

Among recent published papers authored or co-authored by Richard D. Adams are:

  • "Synthesis, Structures, and Transformations of Bridging and Terminally-Coordinated Trimethylammonioalkenyl Ligands in Zwitterionic Pentaruthenium Carbido Carbonyl Complexes," 2021, Inorganic Chemistry
  • Copper carbene complexes. Synthesis and structural analysis of a chloro-bridged dicopper cation and the triosmium-copper carbene cluster complex HOs3(CO)11[µ-Cu(IPr)], 2021, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
  • Exploring potential for occupational therapy practice models within areas of social deprivation: A qualitative inquiry within a community-centred food cooperative, 2022, British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Other papers closely related to their field of study but not authored by Adams include:

  • "Broken-hearted" carbon bowl via electron shuttle reaction: energetics and electron coupling, 2021, Chemical Science
  • Efficacy and Tolerability of Trametinib in Adults with Histiocytic Neoplasms, 2024, Blood

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Richard D. Adams include:

  • Mark D. Smith
  • Meenal Kaushal
  • Nutan D. Wakdikar
  • Humaiara Akter
  • Jonathan D. Tedder

Richard D. Adams has contributed substantially to publications found in specialized venues such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Chemical Science
  • British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Best Publications

  • Dynamic Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

    Lloyd Miles Jackman;F. Albert Cotton;Richard D. Adams

  • Catalysis by di- and polynuclear metal cluster complexes

    Richard D. Adams;F. Albert Cotton

  • Unusual structural and magnetic resonance properties of dicyclopentadienylhexacarbonyldichromium

    Richard D. Adams;Douglas E. Collins;F. Albert Cotton

  • Molecular structures and barriers to internal rotation in bis (.eta.5-cyclopentadienyl)hexacarbonylditungsten and its molybdenum analog

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  • Single‐Step Conversion of Dimethyl Terephthalate into Cyclohexanedimethanol with Ru5PtSn, a Trimetallic Nanoparticle Catalyst

    Ana B. Hungria;Robert Raja;Richard D. Adams;Burjor Captain

  • The synthesis, structures, bonding and unusual reactivity of sulfido osmium carbonyl cluster compounds

    Richard D. Adams

  • Tetrarhena-heterocycle from the palladium-catalyzed dimerization of Re2(CO)8(μ-SbPh2)(μ-H) exhibits an unusual host-guest behavior.

    Richard D. Adams;William C. Pearl;Yuen Onn Wong;Qiang Zhang

  • Aspects of chirality retention in rearrangements of pseudooctahedral molybdenum and tungsten complexes

    J. W. Faller;D. A. Haitko;R. D. Adams;D. F. Chodosh

  • Catalytic Hydrogenation of Diphenylacetylene by a Layer-Segregated Platinum-Ruthenium Cluster Complex

    Richard D. Adams;Thomas S. Barnard;Zhaoyang Li;Wengan Wu

  • Structural Characterization of a Cyclohexamericmeta-Phenyleneethynylene Made by Alkyne Metathesis with In Situ Catalysts

    Ping‐Hua Ge;Wei Fu;Wolfgang A. Herrmann;Eberhardt Herdtweck

  • Isocyanide insertion reactions and their role in the cluster-catalyzed hydrogenation of isocyanide molecules

    Richard D. Adams;Nancy M. Golembeski

  • Isocyanide insertion reactions. 2. Structural and dynamical stereochemistry of .eta.1- and .eta.2-iminoacyl ligands

    Richard D. Adams;Daniel F. Chodosh

  • Unusual structures and reactivity of mixed metal cluster complexes containing the palladium/platinum tri-t-butylphosphine grouping.

    Richard D. Adams;Burjor Captain

  • Cluster syntheses. 13. Chemistry of sulfido ruthenium carbonyl clusters. Synthesis and characterization of the new unsaturated ruthenium carbonyl dimethylphenylphosphine sulfido clusters, Ru4(CO)11-nLn(.mu.4-S)2 (n = 0-2, L = PMe2Ph)

    Richard D. Adams;James E. Babin;Miklos Tasi

  • Hydrogen activation by unsaturated mixed-metal cluster complexes: new directions.

    Richard D. Adams;Burjor Captain

  • Bimetallic Ru-Sn nanoparticle catalysts for the solvent-free selective hydrogenation of 1,5,9-cyclododecatriene to cyclododecene.

    Richard D. Adams;Erin M. Boswell;Burjor Captain;Ana B. Hungria

  • Bimetallic cluster complexes: synthesis, structures and applications to catalysis

    Richard D. Adams;Burjor Captain

  • Stereospecificity in reactions of activated .eta.3-allyl complexes of molybdenum

    R. D. Adams;D. F. Chodosh;J. W. Faller;A. M. Rosan

  • Metal segregation in bimetallic clusters and its possible role in synergism and bifunctional catalysis

    Richard D. Adams

  • Fluxional behavior of some dinuclear iron and cobalt hexacarbonyl compounds with alkylsulfur and dialkylphosphorus, -arsenic, -germanium, and -tin bridges

    Richard D. Adams;F. Albert. Cotton;William R. Cullen;Douglas L. Hunter

  • Improved Co oxidation activity in the presence and absence of hydrogen over cluster-derived PtFe/SiO2 catalysts

    Attilio Siani;Burjor Captain;Oleg S. Alexeev;Eirini Stafyla

  • A dynamic rearrangement of a metal cluster in a process that closely resembles the hopping mechanism of adatom diffusion on metal surfaces.

    Richard D. Adams;Burjor Captain;Wei Fu;Perry J. Pellechia

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark D. Smith
Mark D. Smith University of South Carolina
István T. Horváth
István T. Horváth ETH Zurich
Qiang Zhang
Qiang Zhang Peking University
Qiang Zhang
Qiang Zhang Tsinghua University
Michael B. Hall
Michael B. Hall Texas A&M University
Michael D. Amiridis
Michael D. Amiridis University of Illinois at Chicago
Perry J. Pellechia
Perry J. Pellechia University of South Carolina
Uwe H. F. Bunz
Uwe H. F. Bunz Heidelberg University
Robert Raja
Robert Raja University of Southampton
Georgiy B. Shul'pin
Georgiy B. Shul'pin Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

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