Gordon A. Melson

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Gordon A. Melson is a scholar working on Oncology, Organic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Gordon A. Melson has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Oncology, 22 papers in Organic Chemistry and 19 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Gordon A. Melson's work include Metal complexes synthesis and properties (25 papers), Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (11 papers) and Magnetism in coordination complexes (11 papers). Gordon A. Melson is often cited by papers focused on Metal complexes synthesis and properties (25 papers), Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (11 papers) and Magnetism in coordination complexes (11 papers). Gordon A. Melson collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Gordon A. Melson's co-authors include Daryle H. Busch, Nigel P.S. Crawford, M. A. Neuman, Thomas J. Anderson, R. F. Bryan, Ralph G. Wilkins, Peter T. Greene, R. H. Nuttall, J.M. Stencel and Richard L. Carlin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Applied Physics and Coordination Chemistry Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Gordon A. Melson

42 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Coordination Chemistry of Macrocyclic Compounds 1979 2026 1994 2010 1979 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Coordination Chemistry of Macrocyclic Compounds
    1979 582 citations Gordon A. Melson profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gordon A. Melson United States 17 563 546 514 491 391 46 1.3k
Eishin Kyuno Japan 21 449 0.8× 535 1.0× 629 1.2× 323 0.7× 257 0.7× 105 1.3k
R. H. Nuttall United Kingdom 20 758 1.3× 796 1.5× 629 1.2× 574 1.2× 491 1.3× 55 1.6k
Columba Curran United States 19 489 0.9× 800 1.5× 535 1.0× 446 0.9× 305 0.8× 34 1.6k
Leslie F. Larkworthy United Kingdom 19 486 0.9× 500 0.9× 432 0.8× 602 1.2× 543 1.4× 136 1.4k
Hisao Kuroya Japan 23 564 1.0× 778 1.4× 499 1.0× 892 1.8× 336 0.9× 82 1.6k
DP Graddon Australia 22 680 1.2× 922 1.7× 480 0.9× 477 1.0× 373 1.0× 93 1.6k
J.M. Harrowfield Australia 17 471 0.8× 549 1.0× 348 0.7× 376 0.8× 242 0.6× 33 1.2k
David G. Holah Canada 25 520 0.9× 1.1k 2.0× 500 1.0× 947 1.9× 403 1.0× 96 1.9k
N.F. Curtis New Zealand 15 490 0.9× 570 1.0× 326 0.6× 557 1.1× 368 0.9× 58 1.1k
A. E. Underhill United Kingdom 17 902 1.6× 786 1.4× 545 1.1× 493 1.0× 783 2.0× 54 1.8k

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All Works

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Mulay, L. N., et al.. (1984). Magnetic and Mössbauer study of metal-zeolite interaction in catalysts. Journal of Applied Physics. 55(6). 2601–2603. 7 indexed citations
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Rhee, Kee H., et al.. (1983). Supported transition metal compounds. Zeolites. 3(4). 337–343. 43 indexed citations
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Melson, Gordon A.. (1979). Coordination Chemistry of Macrocyclic Compounds. 582 indexed citations breakdown →
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Melson, Gordon A., et al.. (1978). Coordination chemistry of scandium. X. Macrocyclic polyether complexes of scandium(III). Inorganica Chimica Acta. 26. 263–269. 14 indexed citations
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Melson, Gordon A., et al.. (1977). Coordination chemistry of scandium. VIII[1] detection of complex formation in solution by 45Sc NMR spectroscopy.. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular Spectroscopy. 33(3-4). 301–309. 24 indexed citations
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Melson, Gordon A., et al.. (1975). Stepwise formation of macrocyclic ligands containing nitrogen donors. Inorganic Chemistry. 14(8). 2013–2016.
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Anderson, Thomas, et al.. (1974). Hydrogen tetrakis(tropolonato)scandate(III): A hydrogen-bonded dimeric complex containing eight-coordinated scandium. Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry Letters. 10(2). 137–141. 1 indexed citations
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Melson, Gordon A., et al.. (1972). Preparation and mechanism of formation of anhydrous scandium(III) chloride and bromide. Inorganic Chemistry. 11(7). 1720–1721. 12 indexed citations
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Melson, Gordon A., Peter T. Greene, & R. F. Bryan. (1970). Crystal and molecular structure of tetra-.mu.-thiobenzoato-dinickel(II)-ethanol, [Ni(PhCOS)2]2EtOH. Inorganic Chemistry. 9(5). 1116–1122. 30 indexed citations
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Melson, Gordon A., et al.. (1970). Aromatic diamine complexes. II. Tetragonal distortion in some cobalt(II) complexes. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 4. 360–364. 9 indexed citations
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Bryan, R. F., et al.. (1969). The crystal structures of (π-C5H5)Fe(CO)2SnCl3and (π-C5H5)Fe(CO)2SnBr3. Journal of the Chemical Society D Chemical Communications. 0(13). 722–723. 8 indexed citations
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Crawford, Nigel P.S. & Gordon A. Melson. (1968). Scandium(III) thiocyanate complexes with o-phenanthroline and 2-2′dipyridyl. Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry Letters. 4(7). 399–401. 4 indexed citations
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Melson, Gordon A. & R. H. Nuttall. (1968). A study of the far-infrared spectra of some metal complexes containing benzimidazole and o-benzylene-2,1-benzimidazole. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1(6). 405–411. 11 indexed citations
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Melson, Gordon A., et al.. (1967). Transition-metal complexes of biuret and related ligands. Part I. Biuret complexes of some bivalent metal ions. Journal of the Chemical Society A Inorganic Physical Theoretical. 137–137. 33 indexed citations
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Melson, Gordon A.. (1967). Transition-metal complexes of biuret and related ligands. Part II. Magnetic properties of copper(II)–biuret complexes. Journal of the Chemical Society A Inorganic Physical Theoretical. 0(0). 669–671. 3 indexed citations
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Melson, Gordon A., et al.. (1965). Metal-Metal Bonding in a macrocyclic cobalt(II) complex. Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry Letters. 1(2). 69–73. 6 indexed citations
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Melson, Gordon A. & Ralph G. Wilkins. (1962). 814. The rates of reaction of complexes of nickel(II) with nitrogen-containing unidentate ligands. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 4208–4208. 13 indexed citations

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