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William T. Pennington

William T. Pennington

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
8982
World Ranking
15174
National Ranking
3854

William T. Pennington 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 William T. Pennington sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 333 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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William T. Pennington 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 William T. Pennington sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1948 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

William T. Pennington is affiliated with Clemson University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with a focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Pharmaceutical Science.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics that include Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Crystallography and molecular interactions, Crystal structures of chemical compounds, Fluorine in Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds, and the Synthesis and Reactivity of Heterocycles.

William T. Pennington has published several papers in notable journals. Recent works include:

  • Towards a Theory of Minimalism and Wellbeing, 2020, International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology
  • Halogen Bonding in Dithiane/Iodofluorobenzene Mixtures: A New Class of Hydrophobic Deep Eutectic Solvents, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • eutXG: A Machine-Learning Model to Understand and Predict the Melting Point of Novel X-Bonded Deep Eutectic Solvents, 2024, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • 2,5-Diiodothiophene: A Versatile Halogen Bonding Synthon for Crystal Engineering, 2022, Crystal Growth & Design
  • Crystal Engineering Using Polyiodide Halogen and Chalcogen Bonding to Isolate the Phenothiazinium Radical Cation and Its Rare Dimer, 10-(3-Phenothiazinylidene)phenothiazinium, 2021, Chemistry - A European Journal

Frequent coauthors collaborating with William T. Pennington include:

  • Colin D. McMillen
  • Andrew J. Peloquin
  • Arianna C. Ragusa
  • M.M. Shahani
  • K.N. Dowling

Key publication venues where the scientist's work regularly appears are:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Crystal Growth & Design
  • CrystEngComm
  • Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry
  • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry

William T. Pennington has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor received in 1948.

Best Publications

  • DIAMOND– Visual Crystal Structure Information System

    William T. Pennington

  • Crystal Engineering through Halogen Bonding: Complexes of Nitrogen Heterocycles with Organic Iodides

    Rosa D. B. Walsh;Clifford W. Padgett;Pierangelo Metrangolo;Giuseppe Resnati

  • The Preparation and Structural Characterization of 1-methylimidazolium and 1,3-dimethylimidazolium Tetrachlorobismuthate(III)

    Daniel J. Williams;William T. Pennington;Donald VanDerveer;Jeffrey T. Anderton

  • Coordination Polymers of Copper(I) Halides

    Peter M. Graham;Robert D. Pike;Michal Sabat;Rosa D. Bailey

  • Metallic System with Aromatic Character. Synthesis and Molecular Structure of Na2[[(2,4,6-Me3C6H2)2C6H3]Ga]3 The First Cyclogallane

    Xiao-Wang Li;William T. Pennington;Gregory H. Robinson

  • Synthesis and structure of closo-Sn9Cr(CO)34-: The first member in a new class of polyhedral clusters

    Bryan W. Eichhorn;Robert C. Haushalter;William T. Pennington

  • Synthesis and structures of alkali metal salts of bis[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]imide

    Lixin Xue;Clifford W Padgett;Darryl D DesMarteau;William T Pennington

  • Synthesis of New Low-Dimensional Quaternary Compounds, KCu2AsS3 and KCu4AsS4, in Supercritical Amine Solvent. Alkali Metal Derivatives of Sulfosalts

    James E. Jerome;Paul T. Wood;William T. Pennington;Joseph W. Kolis

  • Supercritical Ammonia Synthesis and Characterization of Four New Alkali Metal Silver Antimony Sulfides:MAg2SbS4andM2AgSbS4(M= K, Rb)

    George L. Schimek;William T. Pennington;Paul T. Wood;Joseph W. Kolis

  • Synthesis and cytotoxicity of epoxide and pyrazole analogs of the combretastatins.

    Regan LeBlanc;John Dickson;Toni Brown;Michelle Stewart

  • Reaction of cyclobutenones with low-valent metal reagents to form .eta.4- and .eta.2-vinylketene complexes. Reaction of .eta.4-vinylketene complexes with alkynes to form phenols

    Mark A. Huffman;Lanny S. Liebeskind;William T. Pennington

  • Ground- and Excited-State Properties of Ruthenium(II) Complexes Containing Tridentate Azine Ligands, Ru(tpy)(bpy)L2+, Where L Is a Polymerizable Acetylene

    Seth C. Rasmussen;Silvia E. Ronco;Debra A. Mlsna;Mark A. Billadeau

  • Six-coordinate complexes with 1,10-phenanthroline ligands in the trans configuration. Preparation of trans-bis(1,10-phenanthroline)ruthenium(II) complexes and crystal structure of trans-bis(1,10-phenanthroline)bis(pyridine)ruthenium(II) hexafluorophosphate

    P. Bonneson;J. L. Walsh;W. T. Pennington;A. W. Cordes

  • Crystal Engineering through Halogen Bonding. 2. Complexes of Diacetylene-Linked Heterocycles with Organic Iodides

    April Crihfield;Joshua Hartwell;Dustin Phelps;Rosa Bailey Walsh

  • Complementary halogen and hydrogen bonding: sulfur...iodine interactions and thioamide ribbons.

    Hadi D. Arman;Rebecca L. Gieseking;Timothy W. Hanks;William T. Pennington

  • Halogen Bonding with Dihalogens and Interhalogens

    William T. Pennington;Timothy W. Hanks;Hadi D. Arman

  • Synthesis of New Channeled Structures in Supercritical Amines: Preparation and Structure of RbAg5S3 and CsAg7S4

    Paul T. Wood;William T. Pennington;Joseph W. Kolis

  • NEW RING SYSTEMS FROM 1,2-BENZISOTHIAZOLE-1,1-DIOXIDES AND RELATED COMPOUNDS

    Rudolph A Abramovitch;Ichiro Shinkai;B.J Mavunkel;K.M More

  • Cadmium(II) halide complexes of pyrazine

    Rosa D. Bailey;William T. Pennington

  • Synthesis of metallacyclopentenones by insertion of rhodium into cyclobutenones

    Mark A. Huffman;Lanny S. Liebeskind;William T. Pennington

  • Preparation and dimerization of 1,2,4,6-thiatriazinyl radicals; crystal and molecular structure of bis(3,5-diphenyl-1,2,4,6-thiatriazine)

    Patrick J. Hayes;Richard T. Oakley;A. Wallace Cordes;William T. Pennington

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory H. Robinson
Gregory H. Robinson University of Georgia
Joseph W. Kolis
Joseph W. Kolis Clemson University
Richard T. Oakley
Richard T. Oakley University of Waterloo
John W. Huffman
John W. Huffman Clemson University
Giuseppe Resnati
Giuseppe Resnati Polytechnic University of Milan
Tristram Chivers
Tristram Chivers University of Calgary
Stephen E. Creager
Stephen E. Creager Clemson University
John Ballato
John Ballato Clemson University
Jane S. Murray
Jane S. Murray University of New Orleans
Lee Brammer
Lee Brammer University of Sheffield

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