David J. Swanton

734 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 599 citations indexed

About

David J. Swanton is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. Swanton has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 599 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 15 papers in Spectroscopy and 3 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in David J. Swanton's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (12 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (9 papers) and Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (7 papers). David J. Swanton is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (12 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (9 papers) and Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (7 papers). David J. Swanton collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and Germany. David J. Swanton's co-authors include Noel S. Hush, George B. Bacskay, Leo Radom, John A. Pople, Henry F. Schaefer, Brian J. Smith, Bryan R. Henry, Reinhart Ahlrichs, Allan W. Tarr and Gary D. Willett and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, The Journal of Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

David J. Swanton

19 papers receiving 558 citations

Hit Papers

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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. Transition structures for the interchange of hydrogen atoms within the water dimer
    1990 209 citations Brian J. Smith, David J. Swanton et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →

Peers

David J. Swanton
Jaime E. Combariza United States
Shmuel Weiss Israel
S. Ikuta Japan
Giles Henderson United States
Brian C. Hoffman United States
Robert N. Rosenfeld United States
A. Loutellier France
E. A. Walters United States
Sharon Y. Fredericks United States
Glênisson de Oliveira United States
Jaime E. Combariza United States
David J. Swanton
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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Swanton, David J., et al.. (1991). Theoretical study of the structure and unimolecular decomposition pathways of ethyloxonium, [CH3CH2OH2]+. Organic Mass Spectrometry. 26(4). 227–234. 47 indexed citations
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Smith, Brian J., David J. Swanton, John A. Pople, Henry F. Schaefer, & Leo Radom. (1990). Transition structures for the interchange of hydrogen atoms within the water dimer. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 92(2). 1240–1247. 209 indexed citations breakdown →
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Henry, Bryan R. & David J. Swanton. (1989). The frequency-bond length correlation in local-mode overtone spectra. Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM. 202. 193–201. 11 indexed citations
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Swanton, David J., Reinhart Ahlrichs, & Marco Häser. (1989). Ab initio SCF calculations of the boron cage molecules B9H9 and B9Cl9. Chemical Physics Letters. 155(3). 329–332. 10 indexed citations
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Swanton, David J. & Reinhart Ahlrichs. (1989). Electronic structures of the boron cage molecules B4H4, B4Cl4 and B4F4. Theoretical Chemistry Accounts. 75(3). 163–172. 24 indexed citations
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Henry, Bryan R., Prabhat C. Goswami, & David J. Swanton. (1988). Overtone spectral investigation of structurally and conformationally non-equivalent CH bonds in tricarbonyl(η5-methylcyclopentadienyl)manganese I. Chemical Physics Letters. 144(5-6). 527–532. 3 indexed citations
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Swanton, David J. & Bryan R. Henry. (1987). A theoretical basis for the correlation between bond length and local mode frequency. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 86(9). 4801–4807. 18 indexed citations
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Swanton, David J., et al.. (1987). Overtone spectral investigation of the conformational preference of dichloromethyl and dibromomethyl groups in benzal chloride and benzal bromide. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 91(2). 293–298. 10 indexed citations
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Goswami, Prabhat C., David J. Swanton, & Bryan R. Henry. (1987). Evidence for vibronic coupling contributions to overtone intensities in alkyl phenyl ketones. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 86(10). 5281–5287. 5 indexed citations
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Cummins, Peter L., Alistair P. Rendell, David J. Swanton, George B. Bacskay, & Noel S. Hush. (1986). The role of electrostatics in molecular interactions: prediction of shapes and electronic properties of weakly bound complexes. International Reviews in Physical Chemistry. 5(2-3). 139–146. 16 indexed citations
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Tarr, Allan W., David J. Swanton, & Bryan R. Henry. (1986). SCF calculations of the CH-stretching overtone intensities in dichloromethane within the local mode model. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 85(6). 3463–3468. 32 indexed citations
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Swanton, David J., George B. Bacskay, & Noel S. Hush. (1986). A quantum chemical study of the infrared absorption intensities of the isoelectronic C2v systems H2F+, H2O and NH−2. Chemical Physics. 107(1). 25–31. 12 indexed citations
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Swanton, David J., George B. Bacskay, & Noel S. Hush. (1986). A quantum chemical study of the infrared absorption intensities of the isolectronic C3v systems NH3, H3O+ and CH−3. Chemical Physics. 107(1). 9–23. 22 indexed citations
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Swanton, David J., George B. Bacskay, & Noel S. Hush. (1986). The infrared absorption intensities of the water molecule: A quantum chemical study. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 84(10). 5715–5727. 62 indexed citations
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Swanton, David J., George B. Bacskay, & Noel S. Hush. (1984). An ab initio SCF calculation of the polarizability tensor, polarizability derivatives and Raman scattering activities of the water-dimer molecule. Chemical Physics. 83(1-2). 69–75. 34 indexed citations
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Swanton, David J., George B. Bacskay, Gary D. Willett, & Noel S. Hush. (1983). Structure and relative stabilities of isomers of C2H2N+: An ab initio molecular orbital study. Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM. 91(3-4). 313–323. 13 indexed citations
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Swanton, David J., George B. Bacskay, & Noel S. Hush. (1983). An ab initio SCF calculation of the dipole-moment derivatives and infrared-absorption intensities of the water-dimer molecule. Chemical Physics. 82(3). 303–315. 64 indexed citations
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Swanton, David J., et al.. (1982). Electric field gradients in imidazole at 103 K from x-ray diffraction. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 77(2). 1048–1060. 5 indexed citations
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Swanton, David J., George B. Bacskay, Gary D. Willett, & Noel S. Hush. (1982). Structure and relative stabilities of isomers of C2H2N+: an ab initio molecular orbital study. Journal of Molecular Structure. 91. 313–323. 2 indexed citations

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