F. Albert Cotton

69.5k citations

1.5k papers · 54.6k indexed · 10 hit papers · h-index 92

Impact in

Inorganic Chemistry top 0.01%
- Inorganic Chemistry and Materials
- Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
- Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
Organic Chemistry top 0.01%
- Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis

Papers in

Inorganic Chemistry 747
- Inorganic Chemistry and Materials 214
- Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis 175
- Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds 135
Organic Chemistry 1.1k
- Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis 661
- Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry 198
- Organometallic Compounds Synthesis and Characterization 110

Co-authors: C.A. Murillo L.M. Daniels Chun Lin Richard A. Walton Charles S. Kraihanzel Geoffrey Wilkinson Xiaoping Wang Paul L. Gaus
Journals: Inorganic Chemistry (586 papers)Journal of the American Chemical Society (320 papers)Inorganica Chimica Acta (165 papers)Polyhedron (68 papers)Journal of Organometallic Chemistry (43 papers)
Partner nations: United States Costa Rica China

In The Last Decade

F. Albert Cotton

1.5k papers receiving 50.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Multiple Bonds Between Metal Atoms 2005 · 1.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2005 Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B))
2001 Accounts of Chemical Research
1998 Wiley-VCH eBooks
1978 Journal of Molecular Structure
1971 Journal of Biological Chemistry
1971 Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew)
1964 Science
1962 Journal of the American Chemical Society
1961 Journal of the American Chemical Society
1955 Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry

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1	An uncommon highly oxidized multiple bonded Re28+ species Chemical Communications ·Gina M. Chiarella, F. Albert Cotton, C.A. Murillo	2011	18
2	A deliberate approach for the syntheses of heterometallic supramolecules containing dimolybdenum Mo24+ species coordinated to other metal units Dalton Transactions ·F. Albert Cotton, Jiayi Jin, Zhong Li, Chun Y. Liu, C.A. Murillo	2007	22
3	Dynamic equilibrium between cyclic oligomers. Thermodynamic and structural characterization of a square and a triangle Dalton Transactions ·F. Albert Cotton, C.A. Murillo, Rongmin Yu	2006	53
4	A trimetal chain cocooned by two heptadentate polypyridylamide ligands Dalton Transactions ·F. Albert Cotton, Hui Chao, C.A. Murillo, Qingsheng Wang	2006	18
5	Enantioseparation of extended metal atom chain complexes: Unique compounds of extraordinarily high specific rotation Chirality ·Molly M. Warnke, F. Albert Cotton, Daniel W. Armstrong	2006	15
6	Tetra-μ-acetato-κ⁸O:O′-bis[(N¹,N²-di-p-anisylformamidine-κN²)ruthenium(II)](Ru—Ru): an example of an axial bis-adduct of {Ru₂}⁴⁺tetracarboxylate with N-donor ligands Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications ·Panagiotis A. Angaridis, F. Albert Cotton, C.A. Murillo, Xiaoping Wang	2005	1
7	Deliberate synthesis of the preselected enantiomer of an enantiorigid molecule with pure rotational symmetry T Dalton Transactions ·F. Albert Cotton, C.A. Murillo, Rongmin Yu	2005	19
8	EPR probing of bonding and spin localization of the doublet-quartet states in a spin-frustrated equilateral triangular lattice: Cu3(O2C16H23)6·1.2 C6H12 Comptes Rendus Chimie ·Brant Cage, F. Albert Cotton, Naresh S. Dalal, Elizabeth A. Hillard, Boris Rakvin, C.M. Ramsey	2003	12
9	The radical anions and the electron affinities of perfluorinated benzene, naphthalene and anthraceneElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: calculated energies and electron affinities for perfluorinated benzene, naphthalene and anthracene and their anions. Calculated structures for perfluorinated naphthalene and anthracene and their anions. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b2/b208831m/ Chemical Communications ·Yaoming Xie, Henry F. Schaefer, F. Albert Cotton	2002	45
10	New Hexazirconium Clusters Containing Hydrogen Atoms Journal of Cluster Science ·Linfeng Chen, F. Albert Cotton	1998	9
11	Catalysis by di- and polynuclear metal cluster complexes Wiley-VCH eBooks ·Richard D. Adams, F. Albert Cotton Hit paper breakdown →	1998	472
12	Solutions manual to accompany basic inorganic chemistry Wiley eBooks ·Paul L. Gaus, F. Albert Cotton, Geoffrey Wilkinson	1995	4
13	Crystallographic disorder in [M2X8]−, M2X4L4 and related compounds: chemical and theoretical implications Inorganica Chimica Acta ·F. Albert Cotton, Judith L. Eglin	1992	9
14	Synthesis and crystal structure of CuNb13O33 and phase analysis of the Cu-NbO2 system European Journal of Solid State and Inorganic Chemistry ·F. Albert Cotton, R. B. W. SANDOR	1988	3
15	Diamagnetic anisotropy of quadruple MoMo bonds: α-Mo2Cl4(diphosphine)2 complexes Polyhedron ·F. Albert Cotton, Susumu Kitagawa	1988	9
16	A new diruthenium(II,III) compound, Ru2(CCPh)(PhNpy)4·2CH2Cl2, with an axial η1-acetylide ligand Inorganica Chimica Acta ·Akhil R. Chakravarty, F. Albert Cotton	1986	53
17	Dinuclear uranium alkoxides. Preparation and structures of KU 2 (OCMe 3 ) 9 , U 2 (OCMe 3 ) 9 , and U 2 (OCHMe 2 ) 10 , containing [U(IV),U(IV)], [U(IV),U(V)], and [U(V), U(V)], respectively Inorganic Chemistry ·F. Albert Cotton, David O. Marler, Willi Schwotzer	1984	65
18	Insertion reactions of hexaalkoxydimolybdenum and -ditungsten compounds with organic isocyanates. Syntheses and structures of W2(OCMe3)4[N(C6H5)C(O)OCMe3]2 and Mo2(O-i-Pr)4[N(C6H5)C(O)O-i-Pr] Inorganic Chemistry ·Malcolm H. Chisholm, F. Albert Cotton, Kirsten Folting, John C. Huffman, Andrew L. Ratermann, Edwar S. Shamshoum	1984	14
19	A structural and magnetic study of pentachloro-bis(1,5-dithiahexane)dirhenium Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·M. J. Bennett, F. Albert Cotton, Richard A. Walton	1968	25
20	Magnetic Investigations of Spin-free Cobaltous Complexes. III. On the Existence of Planar Complexes Journal of the American Chemical Society ·F. Albert Cotton, R. H. Holm	1960	127

About F. Albert Cotton

F. Albert Cotton is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Process Chemistry and Technology, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Oncology, having authored 1.5k papers that have together received 54.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (661 papers), Metal complexes synthesis and properties (437 papers), Magnetism in coordination complexes (317 papers), Inorganic Chemistry and Materials (214 papers), Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (198 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (175 papers), Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (135 papers) and Organometallic Compounds Synthesis and Characterization (110 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Inorganic Chemistry (25.8k citations), Organic Chemistry (33.7k citations), Process Chemistry and Technology (2.5k citations), Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (13.7k citations) and Oncology (13.6k citations). F. Albert Cotton has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Costa Rica and China. Frequent co-authors include C.A. Murillo, L.M. Daniels, Chun Lin, Richard A. Walton, Charles S. Kraihanzel, Geoffrey Wilkinson, Xiaoping Wang, Paul L. Gaus, Richard D. Adams and D.M.L. Goodgame. Their work appears in journals such as Inorganic Chemistry, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Inorganica Chimica Acta, Polyhedron and Journal of Organometallic Chemistry.

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