Christopher J. Collison

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

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Christopher J. Collison is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher J. Collison has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 17 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 14 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Christopher J. Collison's work include Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (27 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (17 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (9 papers). Christopher J. Collison is often cited by papers focused on Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (27 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (17 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (9 papers). Christopher J. Collison collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. Christopher J. Collison's co-authors include Lewis J. Rothberg, Garry Rumbles, Ifor D. W. Samuel, Wai Chou Wan, Rachel Jakubiak, Bing R. Hsieh, Yi Li, Frank C. Spano, Chenyu Zheng and Andrew B. Holmes and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical review. B, Condensed matter, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Macromolecules.

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Christopher J. Collison

32 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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A review of large language models and autonomous agents in chemistry

2024 69 citations Mayk Caldas Ramos, Christopher J. Collison et al. Chemical Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher J. Collison United States	19	1.2k	861	795	155	138	33	1.6k
Olaf Zeika Germany	19	1.4k 1.2×	540 0.6×	836 1.1×	69 0.4×	105 0.8×	30	1.7k
Ah‐Mee Hor Canada	17	1.6k 1.3×	646 0.8×	618 0.8×	106 0.7×	125 0.9×	30	1.9k
Emmanuelle Hennebicq Belgium	18	1.5k 1.2×	836 1.0×	857 1.1×	300 1.9×	288 2.1×	21	2.0k
Ching W. Tang United States	19	1.7k 1.4×	825 1.0×	750 0.9×	62 0.4×	126 0.9×	64	2.0k
Matthias E. Bahlke United States	8	1.2k 1.0×	514 0.6×	401 0.5×	208 1.3×	314 2.3×	8	1.5k
Sebastian Albert‐Seifried United Kingdom	18	2.0k 1.6×	495 0.6×	1.3k 1.6×	166 1.1×	263 1.9×	24	2.2k
Stavros Athanasopoulos Spain	21	1.2k 1.0×	471 0.5×	610 0.8×	195 1.3×	250 1.8×	46	1.5k
Oleksandr V. Mikhnenko United States	17	1.7k 1.4×	798 0.9×	872 1.1×	139 0.9×	204 1.5×	21	2.0k
Kealan J. Fallon United Kingdom	18	944 0.8×	488 0.6×	445 0.6×	103 0.7×	227 1.6×	27	1.4k
Hameed A. Al‐Attar United Kingdom	26	1.5k 1.3×	1.2k 1.4×	562 0.7×	66 0.4×	113 0.8×	59	2.0k

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Collison, Christopher J., et al.. (2025). Morphology-Dependent Excited-State Dynamics of Squaraine Thin Films during Thermal Annealing. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 16(18). 4456–4462. 1 indexed citations

Ramos, Mayk Caldas, Christopher J. Collison, & Andrew Dickson White. (2024). A review of large language models and autonomous agents in chemistry. Chemical Science. 16(6). 2514–2572. 69 indexed citations breakdown →

Cody, Jeremy, et al.. (2024). Directional Exciton Diffusion, Measured by Subpicosecond Transient Absorption as an Explanation for Squaraine Solar Cell Performance. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 128(11). 4616–4630. 4 indexed citations

Collison, Christopher J., et al.. (2022). Effect of thermal annealing on aggregation of a squaraine thin film. MRS Advances. 7(12). 239–244. 6 indexed citations

Smith, D. Hudson, et al.. (2022). Quantifying Squaraine Phase Separation, Aggregate Populations, and Solar Cell Performance with a Correlated Multimethod Approach. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 126(35). 14791–14800. 4 indexed citations

Zheng, Chenyu, Michael F. Mark, Jeremy Cody, et al.. (2020). Measurement and Theoretical Interpretation of Exciton Diffusion as a Function of Intermolecular Separation for Squaraines Targeted for Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 124(7). 4032–4043. 17 indexed citations

Zhong, Chuwei, David Bialas, Christopher J. Collison, & Frank C. Spano. (2019). Davydov Splitting in Squaraine Dimers. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 123(30). 18734–18745. 48 indexed citations

Coffey, Tonya, et al.. (2018). Nanoscale characterization of squaraine-fullerene-based photovoltaic active layers by atomic force microscopy mechanical and electrical property mapping. Thin Solid Films. 669. 120–132. 11 indexed citations

Zheng, Chenyu, et al.. (2017). Impact of Alkyl Chain Length on Small Molecule Crystallization and Nanomorphology in Squaraine-Based Solution Processed Solar Cells. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 121(14). 7750–7760. 26 indexed citations

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Zheng, Chenyu, et al.. (2016). Small Molecule with Extended Alkyl Side Substituents for Organic Solar Cells. MRS Advances. 2(42). 2253–2259. 2 indexed citations

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Spencer, Susan D., et al.. (2013). Characterization of organic solar cell morphology. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2013.

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Spencer, Susan D., Obadiah G. Reid, Garry Rumbles, et al.. (2012). Influence of squaraine aggregation on short-circuit current and device efficiency. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research. 2775–2779. 1 indexed citations

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Spencer, Susan D., Qimeng Li, Sheng Yao, et al.. (2012). Controlling J‐aggregate formation for increased short‐circuit current and power conversion efficiency with a squaraine donor. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 22(4). 488–493. 33 indexed citations

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Collison, Christopher J., et al.. (2010). A New Model for Quantifying the Extent of Interaction between Soluble Polyphenylene-Vinylenes and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Solvent Dispersions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 114(34). 11002–11009. 11 indexed citations

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Collison, Christopher J., et al.. (2009). Spectroscopic Evidence for Interaction of Poly[2-methoxy-5-(2′-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] Conformers and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Solvent Dispersions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 113(17). 5809–5815. 11 indexed citations

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Collison, Christopher J., et al.. (2001). Aggregation effects on the structure and optical properties of a model PPV oligomer. Synthetic Metals. 119(1-3). 515–518. 31 indexed citations

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Collison, Christopher J., et al.. (2001). Conformational Effects on the Photophysics of Conjugated Polymers: A Two Species Model for MEH−PPV Spectroscopy and Dynamics. Macromolecules. 34(7). 2346–2352. 231 indexed citations

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Jakubiak, Rachel, Christopher J. Collison, Wai Chou Wan, Lewis J. Rothberg, & Bing R. Hsieh. (1999). Aggregation Quenching of Luminescence in Electroluminescent Conjugated Polymers. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 103(14). 2394–2398. 349 indexed citations

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Rumbles, Garry, Ifor D. W. Samuel, Christopher J. Collison, et al.. (1999). Temperature dependent photoluminescence from a cyano-substituted phenylene vinylene polymer.. Synthetic Metals. 101(1-3). 158–161. 27 indexed citations

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Samuel, Ifor D. W., Garry Rumbles, Christopher J. Collison, et al.. (1997). Picosecond Time-Resolved Photoluminescence of PPV Derivatives. Synthetic Metals. 84(1-3). 497–500. 100 indexed citations

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