Donald S. McClure

9.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
101 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Donald S. McClure is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald S. McClure has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 49 papers in Materials Chemistry and 36 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Donald S. McClure's work include Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (33 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (33 papers) and Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (30 papers). Donald S. McClure is often cited by papers focused on Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (33 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (33 papers) and Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (30 papers). Donald S. McClure collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Taiwan. Donald S. McClure's co-authors include Z. Kiss, R.H. Dyck, Jerome W. Sidman, C. Pédrini, G. Edward Gibson, Stephen A. Payne, O. Schnepp, H. G. Drickamer, C. W. Frank and Edward I. Solomon and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Donald S. McClure

101 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

Optical Spectra of Transition-Metal Ions in Corundum 1952 2026 1976 2001 1962 1952 200 400 600
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.

  1. Optical Spectra of Transition-Metal Ions in Corundum
    1962 616 citations Donald S. McClure The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  2. Spin-Orbit Interaction in Aromatic Molecules
    1952 474 citations Donald S. McClure The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donald S. McClure United States 43 3.4k 2.2k 1.7k 1.4k 1.1k 101 6.4k
V. R. Saunders United Kingdom 45 4.0k 1.2× 3.4k 1.5× 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 1.8k 1.7× 127 8.2k
C. J. Ballhausen Denmark 31 3.6k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 751 0.4× 860 0.6× 2.6k 2.4× 113 8.4k
K. H. Johnson United States 41 2.5k 0.8× 3.1k 1.4× 427 0.3× 1.4k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 141 6.0k
R. Englman Israel 27 2.3k 0.7× 2.4k 1.1× 938 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 754 0.7× 160 5.4k
J. E. Enderby United Kingdom 43 3.1k 0.9× 2.7k 1.2× 654 0.4× 535 0.4× 435 0.4× 139 6.8k
Daniel Kivelson United States 47 4.4k 1.3× 3.5k 1.6× 1.8k 1.1× 331 0.2× 1.4k 1.3× 156 10.1k
Ellis R. Lippincott United States 41 1.7k 0.5× 2.3k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 617 0.4× 700 0.6× 168 6.3k
R. P. Messmer United States 43 3.1k 0.9× 3.3k 1.5× 515 0.3× 1.4k 1.0× 885 0.8× 137 6.4k
Larry Kevan United States 46 7.4k 2.2× 2.7k 1.2× 2.0k 1.2× 840 0.6× 786 0.7× 690 13.2k
P. N. Schatz United States 35 1.6k 0.5× 1.7k 0.8× 645 0.4× 773 0.5× 912 0.8× 113 4.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McClure, Donald S.. (2002). Luminescence and spectroscopy. Journal of Luminescence. 100(1-4). 47–55. 2 indexed citations
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McClure, Donald S., et al.. (1995). Charge exchange processes between impurity ions and the host crystal in wide band-gap crystals. Radiation effects and defects in solids. 135(1-4). 27–35. 3 indexed citations
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Koplitz, Lynn V., et al.. (1994). Temperature Dependence of 10Dq for Aqueous Hexaaquomanganese(II). Inorganic Chemistry. 33(4). 702–704. 9 indexed citations
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Tsuboi, Taijū, Donald S. McClure, & Wing C. Wong. (1993). Luminescence kinetics ofYb2+in NaCl. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 48(1). 62–67. 28 indexed citations
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Fuller, Robert L. & Donald S. McClure. (1991). Photoionization yields in the doubly dopedSrF2:Eu,Sm system. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 43(1). 27–35. 24 indexed citations
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Pack, Dee William, et al.. (1989). Ce3+:Na+pairs inCaF2andSrF2: Absorption and laser-excitation spectroscopy, and the observation of hole burning. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 40(14). 9930–9944. 31 indexed citations
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Chien, Ring‐Ling, et al.. (1984). Excited state absorption and the 4p-electron levels of Cu+ in alkali halide hosts. Journal of Luminescence. 31-32. 326–329. 11 indexed citations
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McClure, Donald S., et al.. (1981). Vibrational analyses, vibronic coupling and identification of electronic origins in the lower 1nπ* and 1ππ* states of phenazine and acrid. Chemical Physics. 56(2). 167–180. 23 indexed citations
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McClure, Donald S., et al.. (1980). A critical edition of Richard Brome's The weeding of Covent Garden and The sparagus garden. Garland Pub. eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Baum, J. Clayton & Donald S. McClure. (1979). The ultraviolet transitions of benzoic acid. 1. Interpretation of the singlet absorption spectrum. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 101(9). 2335–2339. 35 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Hajime, Donald S. McClure, Charles J. Marzzacco, & Marvin Waldman. (1977). Energy migration in a nearly one-dimensional compound, tetramethyl ammonium manganese chloride (TMMC). Chemical Physics. 22(1). 79–87. 48 indexed citations
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Drickamer, H. G., C. W. Frank, & Donald S. McClure. (1975). Electronic Transitions and the High Pressure Chemistry and Physics of Solids. Physics Today. 28(5). 59–60. 143 indexed citations
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McClure, Donald S., et al.. (1968). SCF Wavefunctions for the NH3 Molecule. Potential-Energy Surface and Vibrational Force Constants. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 49(11). 4916–4924. 36 indexed citations
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McClure, Donald S. & Z. Kiss. (1963). Survey of the Spectra of the Divalent Rare-Earth Ions in Cubic Crystals. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 39(12). 3251–3257. 274 indexed citations
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McClure, Donald S.. (1963). Energy Exchange Processes. Radiation Research. 20(1). 83–83. 2 indexed citations
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McClure, Donald S.. (1962). Optical Spectra of Transition-Metal Ions in Corundum. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 36(10). 2757–2779. 616 indexed citations breakdown →
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McClure, Donald S.. (1961). The Theory of Brillouin Zones and Electronic States in Crystals.. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 83(16). 3541–3542. 18 indexed citations
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McClure, Donald S.. (1959). Electronic spectra of molecules and ions in crystals : part 1; molecular crystals, part 2; spectra of ions in crystals. Academic Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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McClure, Donald S., et al.. (1958). Delayed Singlet-Singlet Emission from Molecular Crystals. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 29(4). 722–724. 21 indexed citations
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Gibson, G. Edward, et al.. (1955). Errata: Absolute Quantum Efficiencies of Luminescence of Organic Molecules in Solid Solution. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 23(2). 399–399. 51 indexed citations

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