Brian N. Figgis

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
134 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Brian N. Figgis is a scholar working on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian N. Figgis has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 63 papers in Materials Chemistry and 57 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Brian N. Figgis's work include Magnetism in coordination complexes (72 papers), Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography (24 papers) and Metal complexes synthesis and properties (24 papers). Brian N. Figgis is often cited by papers focused on Magnetism in coordination complexes (72 papers), Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography (24 papers) and Metal complexes synthesis and properties (24 papers). Brian N. Figgis collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and France. Brian N. Figgis's co-authors include Philip A. Reynolds, P. A. Reynolds, R. S. Nyholm, Frank E. Mabbs, G. A. Webb, G. S. Chandler, Allan H. White, Ronald Mason, Geoffrey A. Williams and J. B. Forsyth and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Brian N. Figgis

131 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Introduction to ligand fields 1966 2026 1986 2006 1966 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Introduction to ligand fields
    1966 1.2k citations Brian N. Figgis profile →

Peers

Brian N. Figgis
Alessandro Bencini Italy
Hans Beat Buergi Switzerland
Hirotaka Nagao Japan
Hans Toftlund Denmark
Bruce R. McGarvey Canada
J.A. Potenza United States
Michael A. Hitchman Australia
S. F. A. Kettle United Kingdom
Eberhard Hoyer Germany
Takashi Nogami Japan
Alessandro Bencini Italy
Brian N. Figgis
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All Works

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Bytheway, Ian, G. S. Chandler, Brian N. Figgis, & Dylan Jayatilaka. (2007). Are intramolecular dynamic electron correlation effects detectable in X-ray diffraction experiments on molecular crystals?. Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography. 63(2). 135–145. 13 indexed citations
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Bytheway, Ian, Daniel J. Grimwood, Brian N. Figgis, G. S. Chandler, & Dylan Jayatilaka. (2002). Wavefunctions derived from experiment. IV. Investigation of the crystal environment of ammonia. Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography. 58(3). 244–251. 53 indexed citations
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Figgis, Brian N., Alexandre N. Sobolev, Cameron J. Kepert, & Mohamedally Kurmoo. (2001). MEM(TCNQ)2at room temperature and 10 K, and the absence of a spin-Peierls transition. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 57(8). 991–993. 4 indexed citations
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Figgis, Brian N. & Alexandre N. Sobolev. (2001). Cs3CoCl5at 10 K. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 57(2). 139–140. 3 indexed citations
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Figgis, Brian N. & Alexandre N. Sobolev. (2001). Na3Co(NO2)6at 293 and 10 K. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 57(8). 885–886. 3 indexed citations
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Ozerov, R. P., Victor A. Streltsov, Alexandre N. Sobolev, Brian N. Figgis, & V. L. Volkov. (2001). Electron density in the sodium vanadium oxide bronze β-Na x V2O5 at 9 K. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science. 57(3). 244–250. 7 indexed citations
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Figgis, Brian N., et al.. (2000). Cs2K[Mn(CN)6] at 293, 85 and 10 K. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 56(7). 735–737. 4 indexed citations
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Reynolds, Philip A., Brian N. Figgis, & Alexandre N. Sobolev. (1999). The Crystal Structures at 10 K of the Trigonal Salts KM III (NH 3 ) 6 (ClO 4 ) 2 Cl 2 , M III = Os and Cr, and the Possibility of Phase Transitions. Australian Journal of Chemistry. 52(3). 219–226. 3 indexed citations
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Sobolev, Alexandre N. & Brian N. Figgis. (1997). Structures of Some Complexes Containing the Ru(NH 3 ) 6 3+ Unit. Australian Journal of Chemistry. 50(8). 825–830. 3 indexed citations
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Delfs, Christopher D., et al.. (1992). Spin distribution, canting and covalence in (ND4)2Cr(SO4)2. 6D2O by polarized neutron diffraction. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 436(1897). 417–426. 4 indexed citations
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Figgis, Brian N., et al.. (1990). The magnetization of [Fe(OD2)6]2+ in ammonium ferrous Tutton salt studied by polarized neutron diffraction - a canted paramagnet. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 428(1874). 113–127. 8 indexed citations
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Deeth, Robert J., et al.. (1989). Spin-density [V(D2O)6]2+ in ammonium-vandium Tutton salt : the metal-water bond. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 421(1860). 153–168. 7 indexed citations
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Daul, Claude, Peter Day, Brian N. Figgis, et al.. (1988). The magnetization density of hexacyanoferrate(III) ion measured by polarized neutron diffraction in Cs2KFe(CN)6. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 419(1857). 205–219. 13 indexed citations
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Fender, B. E. F., Brian N. Figgis, & J. B. Forsyth. (1986). Spin density and bonding in Mn(H2O)2+6in ammonium manganese Tutton salt. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 404(1826). 127–138. 17 indexed citations
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Fender, B. E. F., Brian N. Figgis, & J. B. Forsyth. (1986). Spin density and bonding in (ND4)2Ni(SO4)2 • 6D2O. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 404(1826). 139–145. 8 indexed citations
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Chandler, G. S., Brian N. Figgis, R. A. Phillips, et al.. (1982). Spin density and bonding in the CoCI2–4 ion in Cs3CoCl5 - III. The comparison of theory and experiment. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 384(1786). 31–48. 25 indexed citations
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Figgis, Brian N., P. A. Reynolds, & Ronald Mason. (1982). Spin density and bonding for the CoBr2–4 ion in Cs3CoBr5. A polarized neutron diffraction study. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 384(1786). 49–55. 11 indexed citations
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Figgis, Brian N.. (1966). Introduction to ligand fields. 1208 indexed citations breakdown →
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Figgis, Brian N., Malcolm Gerloch, & Ronald Mason. (1964). The paramagnetic anisotropies and ligand fields of the tetrahedral cobaltous chlorides and thiocyanate. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 279(1377). 210–228. 23 indexed citations
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Figgis, Brian N., R. G. Kidd, & R. S. Nyholm. (1962). Oxygen-17 nuclear magnetic resonance of inorganic compounds. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 269(1339). 469–480. 64 indexed citations

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