A. D. McLean

17.8k citations

115 papers · 15.6k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 44

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry top 0.1%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.1%
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies 75
- Atomic and Molecular Physics 29
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies 18
- Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics 9
Spectroscopy top 0.1%
- Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure 22
- Spectroscopy and Laser Applications 17
- Molecular spectroscopy and chirality 13
Inorganic Chemistry top 0.2%
Organic Chemistry top 0.2%
Atmospheric Science
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate 24

Co-authors: G. S. Chandler M. Yoshimine D. J. DeFrees E. Clementi Yoon S. Lee Sergio A. Maluendes B. Liu Eric Herbst
Cited by: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics Spectroscopy
Journals: The Journal of Chemical Physics (57 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (10 papers)Chemical Physics Letters (8 papers)
Partner nations: United States Australia Germany

In The Last Decade

A. D. McLean

113 papers receiving 15.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1985 The Journal of Chemical Physics
1980 The Journal of Chemical Physics
1973 The Journal of Chemical Physics

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All Works

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1	Ab initio predictions on the rotational spectra of carbon-chain carbene molecules Chemical Physics Letters ·Sergio A. Maluendes,A. D. McLean	1992	37
2	Is interstellar detection of higher members of the linear radicals CnCH and CnN feasible? The Astrophysical Journal ·F. Pauzat,Y. Ellinger,A. D. McLean	1991	62
3	A priori predictions of the rotational constants for HC13N, HC15N, and C5O Chemical Physics Letters ·D. J. DeFrees,A. D. McLean	1989	8
4	The interacting correlated fragments model for weak interactions, basis set superposition error, and the helium dimer potential The Journal of Chemical Physics ·E. S. Krafsur,A. D. McLean	1989	148
5	Collisional excitation of interstellar water The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·Amedeo Palma,Sheldon Green,D. J. DeFrees,A. D. McLean	1988	26
6	Structural isomers of C2N+: a selected-ion flow tube study Journal of the American Chemical Society ·John S. Knight,Simon Petrie,C. G. Freeman,Murray J. McEwan,A. D. McLean,D. J. DeFrees	1988	11
7	Relativistic Effects on Orbital Energies in AgH and AuH ; A Clue to the Origin of Relativistic Correlation Effects Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society ·Yoon Sup Lee,A. D. McLean	1987	1
8	Collisional excitation of interstellar cyclopropenylidene The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series ·McPherson Cc,D. J. DeFrees,A. D. McLean	1987	8
9	A high-precision Ab initio determination of the equilibrium geometry and force field of HOC+ Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy ·D. J. DeFrees,P. R. Bunker,J. Stephen Binkley,A. D. McLean	1987	10
10	AB initio molecular orbital studies of low-energy, metastable isomers of the ubiquitous cyclopropenylidene The Astrophysical Journal ·D. J. DeFrees,A. D. McLean	1986	73
11	Ab initio determination of the proton affinities of small neutral and anionic molecules Journal of Computational Chemistry ·D. J. DeFrees,A. D. McLean	1986	72
12	A priori predictions of the rotational constants for protonated formaldehyde and protonated methanol Chemical Physics Letters ·D. J. DeFrees,A. D. McLean	1986	9
13	A theoretical examination of substituent effects on the detoxification reaction between glutathione and halogenated methanes International Journal of Quantum Chemistry ·Brian T. Luke,Gilda H. Loew,A. D. McLean	1986	4
14	A reanalysis of the HCO(+)/HOC(+) abundance ratio in dense interstellar clouds The Astrophysical Journal ·Martin F. Jarrold,M. T. Bowers,D. J. DeFrees,A. D. McLean,Eric Herbst	1986	32
15	Theoretical investigation of the interstellar CH3NC/CH3CN ratio The Astrophysical Journal ·D. J. DeFrees,A. D. McLean,Eric Herbst	1985	39
16	Calculations concerning the HCO(+)/HOC(+) abundance ratio in dense interstellar clouds The Astrophysical Journal ·D. J. DeFrees,A. D. McLean,Eric Herbst	1984	29
17	Ab initio study of valence-state potential energy curves of nitrogen The Journal of Physical Chemistry ·Walter C. Ermler,A. D. McLean,Robert S. Mulliken	1982	55
18	Computational methods for large molecules and localized states in solids : proceedings of a symposium, held May 15-17, 1972, at the IBM Research Laboratory, San Jose, California Plenum Press eBooks ·Frank Herman,A. D. McLean,R. K. Nesbet	1973	1
19	Band strengths for electric dipole transitions from ab initio computation: Lio (X 2Π −X 2Π), (A 2Σ+−A 2Σ+), (X 2Π − A 2Σ+); AlO (X 2Σ+−X 2Σ+), (A 2Π −A 2Π), (X 2Σ+−A 2Π), (B 2Σ+−B 2Σ+), (X 2Σ+−B 2Σ+) The Journal of Chemical Physics ·M. Yoshimine,A. D. McLean,Dongjing Wang	1973	77
20	Theory of Molecular Polarizabilities The Journal of Chemical Physics ·A. D. McLean,M. Yoshimine	1967	323

About A. D. McLean

A. D. McLean is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, having authored 115 papers that have together received 15.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (75 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (29 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (24 papers), Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (22 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (18 papers), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (17 papers), Molecular spectroscopy and chirality (13 papers) and Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (2.4k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (8.4k citations) and Spectroscopy (3.7k citations). A. D. McLean has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and Germany. Frequent co-authors include G. S. Chandler, M. Yoshimine, D. J. DeFrees, E. Clementi, Yoon S. Lee, Sergio A. Maluendes, B. Liu, Eric Herbst, Y. Ellinger and Sheldon Green. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, The Astrophysical Journal, Chemical Physics Letters, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Theoretical Chemistry Accounts.

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