F. S. Richardson

10.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
230 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

F. S. Richardson is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, F. S. Richardson has authored 230 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Materials Chemistry, 72 papers in Spectroscopy and 63 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in F. S. Richardson's work include Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (81 papers), Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (68 papers) and Molecular spectroscopy and chirality (58 papers). F. S. Richardson is often cited by papers focused on Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (81 papers), Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (68 papers) and Molecular spectroscopy and chirality (58 papers). F. S. Richardson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and United Kingdom. F. S. Richardson's co-authors include James P. Riehl, Michael F. Reid, Thomas Faulkner, Andrew F. Kirby, David Metcalf, Harry G. Brittain, Bruce Martin, David R. Foster, C.K. Jayasankar and R. Bruce Martin and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

F. S. Richardson

228 papers receiving 8.4k citations

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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.

Terbium(III) and europium(III) ions as luminescent probes and stains for biomolecular systems

1982 1.1k citations F. S. Richardson profile →
Circularly polarized luminescence spectroscopy

1986 828 citations James P. Riehl, F. S. Richardson profile →
Circularly polarized luminescence spectroscopy

1977 458 citations F. S. Richardson, James P. Riehl profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
F. S. Richardson United States	43	6.7k	1.9k	1.8k	1.8k	1.6k	230	8.8k
Donald S. McClure United States	43	3.4k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	692 0.4×	960 0.5×	875 0.6×	101	6.4k
Arthur Schweiger Switzerland	32	4.2k 0.6×	2.3k 1.2×	1.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	2.2k 1.4×	105	9.9k
D. W. J. Cruickshank United Kingdom	38	2.4k 0.4×	919 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	902 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	133	5.2k
János G. Ángyán France	44	5.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	889 0.5×	1.5k 0.9×	131	10.2k
Gareth R. Eaton United States	49	4.9k 0.7×	1.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	1.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	385	9.2k
J. R. Morton Canada	34	2.6k 0.4×	719 0.4×	2.2k 1.2×	735 0.4×	883 0.6×	202	5.9k
D. Porezag Germany	32	6.1k 0.9×	775 0.4×	1.3k 0.7×	546 0.3×	464 0.3×	52	9.5k
A. M. Glazer United Kingdom	46	9.8k 1.5×	6.7k 3.5×	1.3k 0.7×	423 0.2×	1.7k 1.1×	169	13.1k
Bernard Kirtman United States	55	5.0k 0.7×	4.8k 2.5×	2.6k 1.4×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	231	11.9k
Marek Samoć Poland	58	6.9k 1.0×	4.6k 2.4×	2.3k 1.2×	451 0.3×	1.3k 0.8×	388	11.8k

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Richardson, F. S.. (2024). Applicon: The Early Days of Computer-Aided Electronics Design. IEEE Annals of the History of Computing. 46(4). 58–62.

Richardson, F. S. & William M. Campbell. (2011). NAP for high level language identification. 16. 4392–4395. 1 indexed citations

Hopkins, Todd A., David Metcalf, & F. S. Richardson. (2007). Intermolecular chiral recognition processes probed by chiroptical luminescence. Chirality. 20(3-4). 511–523. 10 indexed citations

Bolender, James P. & F. S. Richardson. (2003). Chirality-dependent interactions between molecular propeller structures in solution. Chiral recognition and discrimination processes modulated by temperature and incremental changes in structural chirality. Biophysical Chemistry. 105(2-3). 293–322. 10 indexed citations

Riehl, James P. & F. S. Richardson. (1993). [22] Circularly polarized luminescence. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 226. 539–553. 35 indexed citations

May, P. Stanley, et al.. (1992). Measurement and analysis of excited-state decay kinetics and chiroptical activity in the transitions of Sm3+ in trigonal Na3[Sm(C4H4O5)3] · 2NaClO4 · 6H2O. Journal of Luminescence. 51(5). 249–268. 100 indexed citations

Richardson, F. S., et al.. (1989). Crystal field analysis and electric dipole intensity parameters for holmium in Na3[Ho(oxydiacetate)3]· 2NaClO4·6H2O. Journal of the Less Common Metals. 148(1-2). 297–303. 5 indexed citations

Jayasankar, C.K., F. S. Richardson, P. Porcher, & J. Ostoréro. (1988). Spin-correlated crystal-field analysis and temperature-dependent paramagnetic susceptibility of neodymium gallium garnet. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 49(8). 975–980. 7 indexed citations

Richardson, F. S., et al.. (1985). Optical excitation and emission spectra of Cs2NaErCl6. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 82(3). 1102–1111. 15 indexed citations

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Foster, David R. & F. S. Richardson. (1985). Optical spectra and crystal field analysis of Dy3+ in Cs2NaDyCl6 and Cs2NaYCl6: Dy3+(5 mol %). The Journal of Chemical Physics. 82(3). 1085–1101. 16 indexed citations

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Reid, Michael F. & F. S. Richardson. (1984). Electric dipole intensity parameters for Pr3+ in LiYF4. Journal of Luminescence. 31-32. 207–209. 7 indexed citations

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Reid, Michael F. & F. S. Richardson. (1984). Ligand polarization contributions to two-photon absorption in lanthanide ions. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 29(5). 2830–2832. 45 indexed citations

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Kirby, Andrew F., David R. Foster, & F. S. Richardson. (1983). Comparison of 7F ←5DO emission spectra for Eu(III) in crystalline environments of octahedral, near-octahedral, and trigonal symmetry. Chemical Physics Letters. 95(6). 507–512. 245 indexed citations

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Reid, Michael F. & F. S. Richardson. (1983). Anisotropic ligand polarizability contributions to lanthanide 4f → 4f intensity parameters. Chemical Physics Letters. 95(6). 501–506. 43 indexed citations

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Faulkner, Thomas & F. S. Richardson. (1979). On the calculation of polyatomic Franck–Condon factors: Application to the 1A1g→1B2u absorption band of benzene. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 70(3). 1201–1213. 87 indexed citations

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Richardson, F. S., et al.. (1977). Conformational dependence of the 1Lb and n → π* rotatory strengths in α-substituted phenylacetic acids. Tetrahedron. 33(10). 1095–1100. 2 indexed citations

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Richardson, F. S., et al.. (1976). Molecular orbital calculations on the optical rotatory properties of chiral allene systems. Theoretical Chemistry Accounts. 42(4). 333–344. 16 indexed citations

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Miller, Theodore L., Donald J. Nelson, Harry G. Brittain, et al.. (1975). Calcium binding sites of rabbit troponin and carp parvalbumin. FEBS Letters. 58(1-2). 262–264. 29 indexed citations

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Webb, Joanna R., et al.. (1973). Optical activity of chiral disulfide chromophores. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 95(15). 4775–4783. 36 indexed citations

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Richardson, F. S., et al.. (1972). Theory of Natural Optical Activity in Crystalline NiSO4· 6H2O. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 57(2). 589–604. 14 indexed citations

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