F.A. Cotton

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

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F.A. Cotton is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, F.A. Cotton has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Organic Chemistry, 9 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 9 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in F.A. Cotton's work include Metal complexes synthesis and properties (5 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (4 papers) and Magnetism in coordination complexes (4 papers). F.A. Cotton is often cited by papers focused on Metal complexes synthesis and properties (5 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (4 papers) and Magnetism in coordination complexes (4 papers). F.A. Cotton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Germany. F.A. Cotton's co-authors include Geoffrey Wilkinson, J. S. Waugh, David O. Marler, Willi Schwotzer, J. G. Bergman, Animesh Chakravorty, Richard W. Fessenden, Alfred Danti, Janine C. Sekutowski and James E. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

F.A. Cotton

38 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Advanced Inorganic Chemistry: A Comprehensive Text

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
F.A. Cotton United States	14	582	530	453	285	227	39	1.8k
A. Braibanti Italy	20	609 1.0×	566 1.1×	422 0.9×	436 1.5×	296 1.3×	104	1.7k
Nils Ingri Sweden	26	417 0.7×	547 1.0×	487 1.1×	129 0.5×	220 1.0×	75	2.3k
Paul L. Gaus United States	11	568 1.0×	528 1.0×	413 0.9×	206 0.7×	196 0.9×	30	1.9k
J. F. Gibson United Kingdom	27	324 0.6×	469 0.9×	395 0.9×	289 1.0×	365 1.6×	56	2.1k
K. Burger Hungary	23	818 1.4×	574 1.1×	467 1.0×	549 1.9×	279 1.2×	151	1.9k
Peter L. Goggin United Kingdom	26	869 1.5×	438 0.8×	699 1.5×	397 1.4×	262 1.2×	83	1.9k
C. C. Addison United Kingdom	15	511 0.9×	623 1.2×	484 1.1×	248 0.9×	237 1.0×	124	1.5k
G.P. Van Der Kelen Belgium	22	1.1k 1.9×	459 0.9×	716 1.6×	216 0.8×	151 0.7×	167	1.9k
G. M. Harris United States	23	622 1.1×	421 0.8×	421 0.9×	420 1.5×	121 0.5×	96	1.6k
Masunobu Maeda Japan	22	373 0.6×	599 1.1×	470 1.0×	209 0.7×	141 0.6×	112	1.9k

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Ktenidou, Olga‐Joan, et al.. (2017). UNDERSTANDING THE PHYSICS OF KAPPA (Κ0): INSIGHTS FROM THE EUROSEISTEST NETWORK. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece. 50(3). 1515–1515. 1 indexed citations

Cotton, F.A., Geoffrey Wilkinson, & Paul L. Gaus. (2002). Chemia nieorganiczna : podstawy. Cultural heritage in the research of the University Library in Wroclaw (University of Wroclaw). 2 indexed citations

Cotton, F.A.. (1995). Berkah Penuh Cobaan. 1 indexed citations

Cotton, F.A. & Rudy L. Luck. (1991). Structures of trimethylphosphonium trans-tetrachlorobis(trimethylphosphine)chromate(III), mer-trichlorobis(dimethylphenylphosphine)(dimethylphenylphosphine oxide)chromium(III) and mer-trichlorotris(trimethylphosphine oxide)molybdenum(III) dichloromethane solvate. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 47(5). 1069–1072. 3 indexed citations

Cotton, F.A.. (1989). Kimia anorganik dasar / F. Albert Cotton, Geoffrey Wilkinson ; penerjemah Sahati Suharto. Koleksi Buku UPT Perpustakaan Universitas Negeri Malang. 1989(1989). 1–99. 2 indexed citations

Cotton, F.A. & Geoffrey Wilkinson. (1989). Kimia Anorganik Dasar. Andalas University Repository (Andalas University). 11 indexed citations

Cotton, F.A., et al.. (1981). The structure of tetra-μ-acetato-bis(acetonitrile)dirhodium(II)(Rh–Rh). Acta Crystallographica Section B. 37(12). 2235–2236. 13 indexed citations

Smith, James E., Edmund F. Byrne, F.A. Cotton, & Janine C. Sekutowski. (1978). A thiol complex of technetium pertinent to radiopharmaceutical use of technetium-99m. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 100(17). 5571–5572. 52 indexed citations

Cotton, F.A., et al.. (1973). ChemInform Abstract: STRUCTURAL AND DYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF DICYCLOPENTADIENYLHEXACARBONYLDIMOLYBDENUM IN VARIOUS SOLVENTS. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 4(34). 2 indexed citations

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Cotton, F.A., et al.. (1970). New type of fluxional molecule. Bis-.mu.-dimethylgermyl-dicobalt hexacarbonyl. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 92(16). 5003–5004. 13 indexed citations

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Cotton, F.A., Sheila M. Morehouse, & John Wood. (1965). Response to Donohue's Note on Bond Angles in [MoO₂(C₂O₄)(H₂O)]₂O^-2. Inorganic Chemistry. 4(6). 922–922. 1 indexed citations

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Cotton, F.A.. (1965). Molecular Orbital Theory.. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 87(23). 5523–5524. 135 indexed citations

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Cotton, F.A. & Terry E. Haas. (1964). A Test of the Mulliken-Wolfsberg-Helmholz LCAO-MO Treatment of Metal Complexes. Inorganic Chemistry. 3(7). 1004–1007. 26 indexed citations

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Chakravorty, Animesh & F.A. Cotton. (1963). STABILITY CONSTANTS AND STRUCTURES OF SOME METAL COMPLEXES WITH IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES^1a. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 67(12). 2878–2879. 33 indexed citations

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Waugh, J. S. & F.A. Cotton. (1961). INTERPRETATION OF THE MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTRUM OF THE METHYLENE GROUP IN CERTAIN UNSYMMETRICALLY SUBSTITUTED COMPOUNDS. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 65(3). 562–563. 58 indexed citations

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Monchamp, R. R. & F.A. Cotton. (1960). 289. Comparison of calorimetric and spectroscopic entropies of molybdenum hexacarbonyl. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 1438–1438. 7 indexed citations

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Cotton, F.A. & R. R. Monchamp. (1960). 110. The heat of sublimation and the metal–metal bond energy in Mn₂(CO)₁₀. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 0(0). 533–536. 12 indexed citations

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Cotton, F.A., et al.. (1959). よう化メチル〔 2 H 3 〕およびジメチル〔 2 H 6 〕スルホキシドの迅速,簡単かつ安価な製法. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 1959(12). 4138–4139. 1 indexed citations

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Leto, J. R. & F.A. Cotton. (1959). Structure of the Reaction Product of Phenylacetylene with Iron Pentacarbonyl. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 81(12). 2970–2973. 3 indexed citations

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Cotton, F.A.. (1958). SIMPLE METAL ORBITAL TREATMENT OF THE BINDING OF THE HYDROGEN ATOM IN COBALT CARBONYL HYDRIDE. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 80(16). 4425–4426. 8 indexed citations

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