André Persoons

16.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
316 papers, 13.8k citations indexed

About

André Persoons is a scholar working on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, André Persoons has authored 316 papers receiving a total of 13.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 204 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 119 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 85 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in André Persoons's work include Nonlinear Optical Materials Research (183 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (61 papers) and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (57 papers). André Persoons is often cited by papers focused on Nonlinear Optical Materials Research (183 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (61 papers) and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (57 papers). André Persoons collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Australia. André Persoons's co-authors include Koen Clays, Thierry Verbiest, Martti Kauranen, Stephan Houbrechts, Inge Asselberghs, Eric Hendrickx, Sven Van Elshocht, Kurt Wostyn, Mark G. Humphrey and Celest Samyn and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

André Persoons

310 papers receiving 13.4k 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.

Hyper-Rayleigh scattering in solution

1991 877 citations Koen Clays, André Persoons profile →
Strong Enhancement of Nonlinear Optical Properties Through Supramolecular Chirality

1998 650 citations Thierry Verbiest, Thomas J. Katz et al. profile →
Second-order nonlinear optical materials: recent advances in chromophore design

1997 546 citations Thierry Verbiest, Stephan Houbrechts et al. profile →
Hyper-Rayleigh scattering in solution

1992 417 citations Koen Clays, André Persoons profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Molecular Symmetry and Solution‐Phase Structure Interrogated by Hyper‐Rayleigh Depolarization Measurements: Elaborating Highly Hyperpolarizable D₂‐Symmetric Chromophores 2008 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Timothy V. Duncan, Kai Song, Sheng‐Ting Hung, (unknown), Animesh Nayak, André Persoons, Thierry Verbiest, Michael J. Therien, Koen Clays	52
2	Λ-Type Regioregular Oligothiophenes: Synthesis and Second-Order NLO Properties 2007 ·The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Samia Zrig, Guy Koeckelberghs, Thierry Verbiest, Bruno Andrioletti, Éric Rose, André Persoons, Inge Asselberghs, Koen Clays	36
3	A Joint Theoretical–Experimental Investigation of the Faraday Effect in Benzene, Toluene, and p‐Xylene 2006 ·ChemPhysChem ·Edith Botek, Benoı̂t Champagne, Thierry Verbiest, Palash Gangopadhyay, André Persoons	18
4	Poly(phenylquinoxalines) for second-order nonlinear optical applications 2005 ·Polymer ·(unknown), Thierry Verbiest, (unknown), André Persoons, Celest Samyn	15
5	Tetraalkynyl calix[4]arenes with advanced NLO properties 2005 ·Chemical Communications ·Gunther Hennrich, M. Murillo, Pilar Prados, Kai Song, Inge Asselberghs, Koen Clays, André Persoons, Jordi Benet‐Buchholz, Javier de Mendoza	35
6	A Molecular Multiproperty Switching Array Based on the Redox Behavior of a Ferrocenyl Polychlorotriphenylmethyl Radical 2004 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Christian Sporer, Imma Ratera, Daniel Ruiz‐Molina, (unknown), J. Vidal-Gancedo, Klaus Wurst, Peter Jaitner, Koen Clays, André Persoons, Concepció Rovira, Jaume Veciana	126
7	Theoretical Design of Substituted Tetrathia‐[7]‐Helicenes with Large Second‐Order Nonlinear Optical Responses 2004 ·ChemPhysChem ·Benoı̂t Champagne, Jean‐Marie André, Edith Botek, Emanuela Licandro, Stefano Maiorana, Alberto Bossi, Koen Clays, André Persoons	54
8	Synthesis and Properties of New Chiral Donor-Embedded Polybinaphthalenes for Nonlinear Optical Applications 2004 ·Macromolecules ·Guy Koeckelberghs, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thierry Verbiest, André Persoons, Celest Samyn	40
9	Chromophore‐Functionalized Poly(ether sulfone)s with High Poling Stabilities of the Nonlinear Optical Effect 2003 ·Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics ·(unknown), (unknown), Thierry Verbiest, André Persoons, Celest Samyn	8
10	Electric-Field-Modulated Circular-Difference Effects in Second-Harmonic Generation from a Chiral Liquid Crystal 2002 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Thierry Verbiest, Sonja Sioncke, André Persoons, Ladislav Vyklický, Thomas J. Katz	92
11	Chiral organometallic chromophores for nonlinear optics derived from [Fe2(η5-C5H5)2(CO)2(μ-CO)(μ-CCH3)]+ [BF4]− 2002 ·Journal of Organometallic Chemistry ·Richard D. A. Hudson, Anthony R. Manning, John F. Gallagher, M. Helena García, N. Lopes, Inge Asselberghs, (unknown), André Persoons, Alan J. Lough	13
12	Tracking novelty filter at 780 nm based on a photorefractive polymer in a two-beam coupling geometry 2001 ·Applied Optics ·Eric Hendrickx, David Van Steenwinckel, André Persoons	8
13	Fabrication of Hybrid Films of Alkylammonium Cations (C_nH₂_n₊₁NH₃⁺; n = 4−18) and a Smectite Clay by the Langmuir−Blodgett Method 2000 ·Langmuir ·Yasushi Umemura, Akihiko Yamagishi, Robert A. Schoonheydt, André Persoons, Frans De Schryver	57
14	High photogeneration efficiency of charge-transfer complexes formed between low ionization potential arylamines and C60 2000 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Eric Hendrickx, Bernard Kippelen, S. Thayumanavan, Seth R. Marder, André Persoons, N. Peyghambarian	35
15	Efficient, Reversible Redox-Switching of Molecular First Hyperpolarizabilities in Ruthenium(II) Complexes Possessing Large Quadratic Optical Nonlinearities 1999 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Benjamin J. Coe, Stephan Houbrechts, Inge Asselberghs, André Persoons	256
16	Nonlinear Optical Properties of Correlated Chromophores in Organic Mesoscopic Superstructures 1998 ·Advanced Materials ·Koen Clays, Eric Hendrickx, Thierry Verbiest, André Persoons	53
17	High-frequency Demodulation of Multi-Photon Fluorescence in Hyper-Rayleigh Scattering 1997 ·Koen Clays, Geert Olbrechts, André Persoons	2
18	Nonvanishing Field Between a Dipole Oscillator and a Reflecting Boundary During Suppression of Dipole Radiation 1995 ·Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), André Persoons	2
19	Fischer-type carbene complexes as potential molecular-systems for nonlinear-optical materials 1995 ·Gazzetta chimica italiana ·Stefano Maiorana, Antonio Papagni, Emanuela Licandro, André Persoons, Koen Clays, Stephan Houbrechts, William Porzio	18
20	A diffusion-adsorption model for the computation of the amount of hormone around a secreting cell, detected by the reverse hemolytic plaque assay 1988 ·Journal of Theoretical Biology ·Wilfried Allaerts, A. Wouters, (unknown), André Persoons, Carl Denef	19

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