Alan Carrington

7.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
150 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Alan Carrington is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Carrington has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 88 papers in Spectroscopy and 36 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Alan Carrington's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (68 papers), Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (39 papers) and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (38 papers). Alan Carrington is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (68 papers), Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (39 papers) and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (38 papers). Alan Carrington collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. Alan Carrington's co-authors include John M. Brown, Richard A. Kennedy, Andrew D. McLachlan, James R. Bolton, M. C. R. Symons, Donald H. Levy, Iain R. McNab, Juliet Buttenshaw, Terry A. Miller and John M. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Alan Carrington

148 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

Rotational Spectroscopy of Diatomic Molecules

2003 599 citations John M. Brown, Alan Carrington profile →
Introduction to magnetic resonance: with applications to chemistry and chemical physics

1967 367 citations Alan Carrington, Andrew D. McLachlan CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alan Carrington United Kingdom	41	3.6k	2.6k	1.0k	930	822	150	5.9k
Hs. H. Günthard Switzerland	39	3.3k 0.9×	3.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	852 1.0×	308	6.4k
Walter Gordy United States	52	3.7k 1.0×	4.0k 1.6×	886 0.9×	993 1.1×	1.8k 2.1×	184	8.5k
R. Bersohn United States	48	4.8k 1.3×	3.7k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	467 0.5×	1.5k 1.8×	169	7.5k
Edwin B. Wilson United States	37	4.2k 1.2×	3.9k 1.5×	988 1.0×	842 0.9×	1.1k 1.4×	93	6.5k
Jaan Laane United States	38	3.2k 0.9×	2.9k 1.2×	1.3k 1.3×	1.3k 1.4×	489 0.6×	244	5.7k
Willis B. Person United States	46	3.5k 1.0×	3.3k 1.3×	2.0k 1.9×	1.6k 1.7×	941 1.1×	177	7.6k
Gerald A. Segal United States	27	3.2k 0.9×	1.9k 0.7×	1.6k 1.5×	1.6k 1.7×	459 0.6×	48	5.8k
Mitsuo Itô Japan	44	4.0k 1.1×	2.9k 1.2×	2.7k 2.6×	1.1k 1.1×	482 0.6×	215	6.6k
Donald H. Levy United States	52	6.1k 1.7×	4.1k 1.6×	1.9k 1.9×	621 0.7×	933 1.1×	169	8.0k
C. A. McDowell Canada	45	3.4k 0.9×	4.1k 1.6×	1.1k 1.1×	1.4k 1.5×	620 0.8×	356	9.2k

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Carrington, Alan, et al.. (1999). Microwave electronic spectrum of the Ne···Ne+ long-range complex. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 1(1). 29–36. 12 indexed citations

Carrington, Alan, et al.. (1993). Microwave spectra of the D2+ and HD+ ions near their dissociation limits. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 98(7). 5290–5301. 23 indexed citations

Carrington, Alan & B. A. Thrush. (1988). The Spectroscopy of molecular ions : proceedings of a Royal Society discussion meeting held on 25 and 26 March 1987. 1 indexed citations

Carrington, Alan, et al.. (1988). Spectroscopy of the hydrogen molecular ion at its dissociation limit. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 324(1578). 275–287. 9 indexed citations

Carrington, Alan. (1979). Review Lecture. Spectroscopy of molecular ion beams. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 367(1731). 433–449. 36 indexed citations

Brown, John M., et al.. (1978). Microwave spectroscopy of nonlinear free radicals III. High field Zeeman effect in HCO and DCO. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 360(1703). 507–528. 13 indexed citations

Brown, John M., et al.. (1975). A re-investigation of the A 2 ∑+-X 2∏i band system of NCO. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 343(1632). 17–44. 92 indexed citations

Brown, John M., et al.. (1973). Microwave spectroscopy of non-linear free radicals II. Zeeman effect studies of DCO. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 335(1601). 113–126. 11 indexed citations

Bowater, Ian C., John M. Brown, & Alan Carrington. (1973). Microwave spectroscopy of nonlinear free radicals - I. General theory and application to the Zeeman effect in HCO. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 333(1594). 265–288. 177 indexed citations

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Carrington, Alan, et al.. (1970). Electron resonance of gaseous diatomic hydrides II. Rotational constant, Λ-doubling, hyperfine structure and dipole moment of SeH and SeD. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 315(1522). 355–368. 19 indexed citations

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Carrington, Alan & N.J.D. Lucas. (1970). Electron resonance of gaseous diatomic hydrides. I. 17O hyperfine and quadrupole interactions in OH and OD. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 314(1519). 567–583. 15 indexed citations

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Carrington, Alan. (1968). Electron resonance of gaseous free radicals. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 302(1470). 291–304. 13 indexed citations

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Carrington, Alan, Donald H. Levy, & Terry A. Miller. (1967). Electron resonance of SO (3 Ʃ ) in the gas phase. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 298(1454). 340–358. 21 indexed citations

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Carrington, Alan & Andrew D. McLachlan. (1967). Introduction to magnetic resonance: with applications to chemistry and chemical physics. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 367 indexed citations breakdown →

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Carrington, Alan, Donald H. Levy, & Terry A. Miller. (1966). Electron resonance of electronically excited SO(1∆) in the gas phase. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 293(1432). 108–116. 31 indexed citations

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Carrington, Alan, Andrew Hudson, & G. R. Luckhurst. (1965). Linewidth variations in the electron resonance spectra of the fluoronitrobenzene anions. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 284(1399). 582–593. 12 indexed citations

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Bolton, James R., Alan Carrington, & P. F. Todd. (1963). An electron resonance study of rotational isomerism in the naphthazarin semiquinone cation. Molecular Physics. 6(2). 169–177. 34 indexed citations

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Carrington, Alan & P. F. Todd. (1963). The electron spin resonance spectra of some aromatic nitrile anions. Molecular Physics. 6(2). 161–168. 19 indexed citations

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Bolton, James R., Alan Carrington, Axel Forman, & Leslie E. Orgel. (1962). The effects of near-degeneracy in the electron spin resonance spectra of aromatic negative ions. Molecular Physics. 5(1). 43–49. 45 indexed citations

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Carrington, Alan, D. J. E. Ingram, K. A. K. Lott, D. S. Schonland, & Martyn C. R. Symons. (1960). Electron resonance studies of transition metal oxyions, I. Experimental results for the manganate, hypomanganate and ferrate ions. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 254(1276). 101–110. 57 indexed citations

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