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Richard F. W. Bader

Richard F. W. Bader

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Chemistry

D-Index
97
Citations
86637
World Ranking
1427
National Ranking
31

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Kołos Medal (Medal im. Włodzimierza Kołosa), University of Warsaw and Polish Chemical Society
  • 1980 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 1979 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1964 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Richard F. W. Bader was affiliated with McMaster University in Canada during their academic career. The scientist's work focused on various fields and topics in research, although specific details of their publications or study topics are not provided here.

Throughout their career, Richard F. W. Bader received several awards recognizing contributions to their field. These include the Kołos Medal awarded by the University of Warsaw and the Polish Chemical Society in 2000. In addition, they were named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1980, acknowledged by the Academy of Science. Earlier recognitions include fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1979 and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1964.

While information about specific papers, co-authors, publication venues, fields, subfields, and main topics of study is not available, the honors and institutional affiliation indicate a longstanding involvement in scientific research.

Best Publications

  • Atoms in molecules

    Richard F. W. Bader

  • Atoms in molecules : a quantum theory

    Richard F. W. Bader

  • A quantum theory of molecular structure and its applications

    Richard F. W. Bader

  • A Bond Path: A Universal Indicator of Bonded Interactions

    R. F. W. Bader

  • The characterization of atomic interactions

    R. F. W. Bader;H. Essén

  • Calculation of the average properties of atoms in molecules. II

    Friedrich W. Biegler-könig;Richard F. W. Bader;Ting-Hua Tang

  • Properties of atoms in molecules: atomic volumes

    Richard F. W. Bader;Marshall T. Carroll;James R. Cheeseman;Cheng Chang

  • The Lewis Model and Beyond

    Xavier Fradera;Maggie A. Austen;Richard F. W. Bader

  • Calculation of magnetic response properties using a continuous set of gauge transformations

    Todd A. Keith;Richard F.W. Bader

  • Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules–Dalton Revisited

    R.F.W. Bader;T.T. Nguyen-Dang

  • Hydrogen-hydrogen bonding: a stabilizing interaction in molecules and crystals.

    Chérif F. Matta;Jesús Hernández-Trujillo;Ting-Hua Tang;Richard F. W. Bader

  • Spatial localization of the electronic pair and number distributions in molecules

    R. F. W. Bader;M. E. Stephens

  • A topological theory of molecular structure

    R F W Bader;T T Nguyen-Dang;Y Tal

  • Bonded and nonbonded charge concentrations and their relation to molecular geometry and reactivity

    R. F. W. Bader;P. J. MacDougall;C. D. H. Lau

  • DESCRIPTION OF CONJUGATION AND HYPERCONJUGATION IN TERMS OF ELECTRON DISTRIBUTIONS

    R. F. W. Bader;T. S. Slee;D. Cremer;E. Kraka

  • Bond paths are not chemical bonds.

    Richard F. W. Bader

  • Virial Field Relationship for Molecular Charge Distributions and the Spatial Partitioning of Molecular Properties

    R. F. W. Bader;P. M. Beddall

  • Calculation of magnetic response properties using atoms in molecules

    T.A. Keith;R.F.W. Bader

  • Complementarity of QTAIM and MO theory in the study of bonding in donor–acceptor complexes

    Fernando Cortés-Guzmán;Richard F.W. Bader

  • Molecular Charge Distributions and Chemical Binding

    R. F. W. Bader;W. H. Henneker;Paul E. Cade

  • Identifying and Analyzing Intermolecular Bonding Interactions in van der Waals Molecules

    and Richard G. A. Bone;Richard F. W. Bader

Frequent Co-Authors

Chérif F. Matta
Chérif F. Matta Mount Saint Vincent University
Paul L. A. Popelier
Paul L. A. Popelier University of Manchester
Ronald J. Gillespie
Ronald J. Gillespie McMaster University
Carlo Gatti
Carlo Gatti National Research Council (CNR)
Kenneth B. Wiberg
Kenneth B. Wiberg Yale University
Dieter Cremer
Dieter Cremer Southern Methodist University
Elfi Kraka
Elfi Kraka Southern Methodist University
Andrew Streitwieser
Andrew Streitwieser University of California, Berkeley
James Alexis Platts
James Alexis Platts Cardiff University
Paul W. Ayers
Paul W. Ayers McMaster University

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