David Adam

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

David Adam is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, David Adam has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Organic Chemistry, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in David Adam's work include COVID-19 epidemiological studies (4 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (3 papers) and Energetic Materials and Combustion (3 papers). David Adam is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 epidemiological studies (4 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (3 papers) and Energetic Materials and Combustion (3 papers). David Adam collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and Germany. David Adam's co-authors include E. Burkholder, Leroy Cronin, Paul Kögerler, Chris Ritchie, De‐Liang Long, G. Höll, Konstantin Karaghiosoff, Thomas M. Klapötke, Manfred Kaiser and G. A. Sim and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

David Adam

38 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

The pandemic’s true death toll: millions more than official counts

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Adam Canada	12	274	273	153	144	116	43	1.2k
Yaning Wang China	13	224 0.8×	243 0.9×	55 0.4×	112 0.8×	35 0.3×	40	854
Luxi Zhang China	24	213 0.8×	72 0.3×	331 2.2×	622 4.3×	493 4.3×	95	2.6k
Thomas Douglas United Kingdom	23	32 0.1×	150 0.5×	121 0.8×	55 0.4×	270 2.3×	103	1.8k
Jie Yuan China	18	403 1.5×	140 0.5×	1.1k 7.4×	111 0.8×	94 0.8×	38	2.1k
Xuyu Chen China	14	134 0.5×	269 1.0×	36 0.2×	165 1.1×	179 1.5×	59	1.3k
Ran Li China	24	36 0.1×	161 0.6×	197 1.3×	29 0.2×	196 1.7×	95	1.8k
Minzhang Zheng United States	22	58 0.2×	61 0.2×	614 4.0×	98 0.7×	43 0.4×	66	2.3k
Bingjie Hu China	26	23 0.1×	584 2.1×	492 3.2×	325 2.3×	153 1.3×	79	2.1k
Qin Liu China	13	28 0.1×	131 0.5×	100 0.7×	52 0.4×	108 0.9×	36	620

Countries citing papers authored by David Adam

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Adam

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Adam, David. (2024). Ketamine is in the spotlight thanks to Elon Musk — but is it the right treatment for depression?. Nature. 627(8005). 712–713. 1 indexed citations

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Adam, David. (2024). Misinformation might sway elections — but not in the way that you think. Nature. 630(8018). 807–809. 3 indexed citations

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Adam, David. (2023). “P factor” could open an important window on core attributes of mental health maladies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(41). e2316297120–e2316297120.

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Adam, David, et al.. (2022). Coronapod: COVID death toll is likely millions more than official counts. Nature. 1 indexed citations

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Fineberg, Naomi, Luca Pellegrini, David Wellsted, et al.. (2021). Facing the “new normal”: How adjusting to the easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions exposes mental health inequalities. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 141. 276–286. 20 indexed citations

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Adam, David. (2020). Simulating the pandemic: What COVID forecasters can learn from climate models. Nature. 587(7835). 533–534. 7 indexed citations

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Adam, David. (2020). Special report: The simulations driving the world’s response to COVID-19. Nature. 580(7803). 316–318. 282 indexed citations

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Adam, David. (2008). Trouble ahead for dementia care. Nursing Older People. 20(6). 7–8. 1 indexed citations

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Ritchie, Chris, E. Burkholder, De‐Liang Long, et al.. (2007). Exploiting the multifunctionality of organocations in the assembly of hybrid polyoxometalate clusters and networks. Chemical Communications. 468–470. 63 indexed citations

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Adam, David. (2003). Out of the kitchen. Nature. 421(6923). 571–572. 262 indexed citations

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Adam, David. (2003). The times, they are a-changin'. Nature. 421(6920). 207–208. 3 indexed citations

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Adam, David, Konstantin Karaghiosoff, Thomas M. Klapötke, G. Höll, & Manfred Kaiser. (2002). Triazidotrinitro Benzene: 1,3,5-(N3)3-2,4,6-(NO2)3C6. Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics. 27(1). 7–11. 28 indexed citations

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Adam, David. (2001). GlaxoSmithKline pushes its labs towards 'biotech' future. Nature. 410(6824). 5–5. 3 indexed citations

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Adam, David. (2001). Fears rise over BSE infection in UK abattoirs. Nature. 411(6839). 728–728. 3 indexed citations

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Adam, David, et al.. (1999). Nitrophenyl azides: A combined experimental and theoretical study. Heteroatom Chemistry. 10(7). 548–553. 10 indexed citations

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Scherowsky, G., et al.. (1997). 4,5,6,7,8,9-Hexamethoxyindeno[1,2,3-ij]isoquinoline. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 53(6). IUC9700005–IUC9700005. 3 indexed citations

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Cox, Philip, J.L. Wardell, David Adam, & Kenneth W. Muir. (1995). Crystal and molecular structure of triphenyl[2-(p-tolylthio)ethyl]tin. Journal of Chemical Crystallography. 25(8). 487–491. 1 indexed citations

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Adam, David, Andrew A. Freer, Neil W. Isaacs, et al.. (1992). Synthesis of a thiashikimic acid derivative. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 1261–1261. 12 indexed citations

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Adam, David, et al.. (1971). Steroids and steroidases. 10. Potentially antitumor active androstane compounds containing C-17 nitrogen mustard functions. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 14(9). 827–833. 15 indexed citations

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Adam, David, et al.. (1969). A novel transformation of thiazolium salts to 2,3-dihydro-1,4-thiazines. Tetrahedron Letters. 10(36). 3063–3066. 4 indexed citations

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