E.A. Colbourn

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

E.A. Colbourn is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, E.A. Colbourn has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 16 papers in Materials Chemistry and 9 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in E.A. Colbourn's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (20 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (6 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (6 papers). E.A. Colbourn is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (20 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (6 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (6 papers). E.A. Colbourn collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Netherlands. E.A. Colbourn's co-authors include W. C. Mackrodt, A. E. Douglas, F.D. Wayne, J. K. G. Watson, John M. Brown, P. Tasker, John Kendrick, M. Dagenais, J. W. Raymonda and R.C. Rowe and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

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E.A. Colbourn

48 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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An effective Hamiltonian for diatomic molecules

1979 433 citations John M. Brown, E.A. Colbourn et al. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
E.A. Colbourn	1.2k	746	598	306	295	48	2.0k
L. V. Gurvich	731 0.6×	663 0.9×	283 0.5×	320 1.0×	227 0.8×	38	2.0k
A. N. Syverud	523 0.4×	653 0.9×	254 0.4×	275 0.9×	182 0.6×	7	1.7k
J. Heidberg	1.4k 1.1×	471 0.6×	480 0.8×	308 1.0×	92 0.3×	94	1.8k
J. Drowart	1.3k 1.1×	1.5k 2.0×	342 0.6×	375 1.2×	463 1.6×	63	2.9k
Jing Chao	763 0.6×	462 0.6×	382 0.6×	437 1.4×	131 0.4×	32	1.8k
T. Bergmark	1.6k 1.3×	570 0.8×	548 0.9×	208 0.7×	213 0.7×	27	2.6k
J. L. Curnutt	462 0.4×	559 0.7×	229 0.4×	240 0.8×	164 0.6×	5	1.5k
Walter G. Rothschild	1.2k 1.0×	705 0.9×	1.0k 1.7×	167 0.5×	98 0.3×	75	2.3k
E. K. Parks	2.1k 1.7×	1.6k 2.1×	356 0.6×	730 2.4×	372 1.3×	69	2.8k
Robert P. Merrill	1.3k 1.1×	1.0k 1.4×	177 0.3×	283 0.9×	124 0.4×	71	2.3k

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Colbourn, E.A., et al.. (2011). Modelling formulations using gene expression programming – A comparative analysis with artificial neural networks. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 44(3). 366–374. 23 indexed citations

Colbourn, E.A., et al.. (2010). Investigating the effect of shape on particle segregation using a Monte Carlo simulation. Powder Technology. 203(2). 211–222. 37 indexed citations

Rowe, R.C., et al.. (2005). The influence of pellet shape, size and distribution on capsule filling—A preliminary evaluation of three-dimensional computer simulation using a Monte-Carlo technique. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 300(1-2). 32–37. 24 indexed citations

Colbourn, E.A., et al.. (1998). The CAD/Chem Formulation Design and Optimisation Program. 91–108. 2 indexed citations

Hayward, David, Richard A. Pethrick, Berend Eling, & E.A. Colbourn. (1997). Prediction of the rheological properties of reactive polymer systems. Polymer International. 44(3). 248–254. 3 indexed citations

Colbourn, E.A.. (1994). Computer Simulation of Polymers. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 12 indexed citations

Colbourn, E.A. & J E Inglesfield. (1991). Effective charges and the surface stability of O on Cu(001). Physical Review Letters. 66(15). 2006–2009. 34 indexed citations

Colbourn, E.A.. (1991). Adsorption of water on polycrystalline copper: relevance to the water gas shift reaction. Journal of Catalysis. 130(2). 514–527. 28 indexed citations

Vetrivel, R., C. Richard A. Catlow, & E.A. Colbourn. (1988). Non-empirical quantum-chemical calculations on ZSM-5 zeolites. I. Brønsted acid sites. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 417(1852). 81–94. 18 indexed citations

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Colbourn, E.A., et al.. (1988). Computer simulation of alkali metal trapped hole defects in alkaline earth oxides. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 49(10). 1225–1232. 20 indexed citations

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Mackrodt, W. C., P. Tasker, & E.A. Colbourn. (1985). The surface segregation of titania in magnesium oxide. Surface Science. 152-153. 940–946. 5 indexed citations

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Tasker, P., E.A. Colbourn, & W. C. Mackrodt. (1985). Segregation of Isovalent Impurity Cations at the Surfaces of MgO and CaO. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 68(2). 74–80. 82 indexed citations

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Hillier, Ian H., et al.. (1984). A theoretical study of the adsorption of simple molecules on MgO surfaces: CO, HCO, HOC, H2CO, HCOH, CH2OH and CH3O. Surface Science. 139(2-3). 299–315. 36 indexed citations

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Guest, Martyn F., et al.. (1983). Ab initiostudy of the symmetric reaction path ofH2with a surfaceVcenter in magnesium oxide. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 28(4). 2191–2198. 33 indexed citations

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Kendrick, John, E.A. Colbourn, & W. C. Mackrodt. (1983). The calculated defect structure of planar and non-planar surfaces of MgO and FeO. Radiation Effects. 73(1-4). 259–266. 10 indexed citations

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Colbourn, E.A., W. C. Mackrodt, & P. Tasker. (1983). The segregation of calcium ions at the surface of magnesium oxide: theory and calculation. Journal of Materials Science. 18(7). 1917–1924. 56 indexed citations

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Colbourn, E.A. & W. C. Mackrodt. (1983). The calculated defect structure of thoria. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 118(1). 50–59. 28 indexed citations

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Brown, John M., E.A. Colbourn, J. K. G. Watson, & F.D. Wayne. (1979). An effective Hamiltonian for diatomic molecules. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 74(2). 294–318. 433 indexed citations breakdown →

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Colbourn, E.A. & P. R. Bunker. (1976). Accurate theoretical vibration-rotation energies and transition moments for HD+, HT+, and DT+. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 63(2). 155–163. 26 indexed citations

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Colbourn, E.A. & A. E. Douglas. (1976). The spectrum and ground state potential curve of Ar2. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 65(5). 1741–1745. 180 indexed citations

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