J. A. Pople

14.4k citations

48 papers · 11.9k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 32

Impact in

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry top 0.1%
- Crystallography and molecular interactions
- Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
Inorganic Chemistry top 0.2%
- Crystal structures of chemical compounds

Papers in

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 20
- Various Chemistry Research Topics 8
- Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies 6
Organic Chemistry 23
- Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure 9
- Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry 7

Co-authors: Dieter Cremer Warren J. Hehre Neil S. Ostlund James McIver D. J. DeFrees J. Stephen Binkley Michelle Francl William J. Pietro
Journals: Journal of the American Chemical Society (20 papers)The Journal of Physical Chemistry (4 papers)Australian Journal of Chemistry (3 papers)The Journal of Chemical Physics (2 papers)Molecular Physics (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States Australia United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

J. A. Pople

48 papers receiving 11.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Self-consistent molecular orbital methods. 24. Supplemented small split-valence basis sets for second-row elements 1982 · 1.1k 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.

1982 Journal of the American Chemical Society
1975 Journal of the American Chemical Society
1953 Transactions of the Faraday Society

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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1	The Heat of Formation of Formaldimine Australian Journal of Chemistry ·Brian J. Smith, J. A. Pople, Adolfo Soto-Martínez, Leo Radom	1992	34
2	Hartree-Fock descriptions of 1,3-dipoles. Zwitterions, 1,3-diradicals, or hypervalent species? Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Scott D. Kahn, Warren J. Hehre, J. A. Pople	1987	100
3	A theoretical survey of singly bonded silicon compounds. Comparison of the structures and bond energies of silyl and methyl derivatives Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Brian T. Luke, J. A. Pople, Muhammad Shafi Afridi, Yitzhak Apeloig, Jayaraman Chandrasekhar, Paul v. R. Schleyer	1986	134
4	Ab initio studies of the relative energetics of glycine and its zwitterion Journal of the American Chemical Society ·R.S. Pobiel, Marshall D. Newton, Saraswathi Vishveshwara, J. A. Pople	1978	67
5	ChemInform Abstract: AB INITIO STUDIES OF THE RELATIVE ENERGETICS OF GLYCINE AND ITS ZWITTERION Chemischer Informationsdienst ·R.S. Pobiel, Marshall D. Newton, Saraswathi Vishveshwara, J. A. Pople	1978	4
6	Molecular orbital theory of the electronic structure of molecules. 33. The effect of .alpha.-electropositive substituents on the stabilities of carbenium ions Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Yitzhak Apeloig, Paul v. R. Schleyer, J. A. Pople	1977	59
7	Molecular orbital theory of the electronic structure of organic compounds. 25. Conformations of methyl- and fluoro-substituted cyclopentanes and cyclohexanes Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Dieter Cremer, J. Stephen Binkley, J. A. Pople	1976	31
8	Molecular orbital theory of the electronic structure of organic compounds. XXIII. Pseudorotation in saturated five-membered ring compounds Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Dieter Cremer, J. A. Pople	1975	240
9	General definition of ring puckering coordinates Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Dieter Cremer, J. A. Pople Hit paper breakdown →	1975	5756
10	Molecular orbital theory of the electron structure of organic compounds. XXIV. Geometries and energies of small boron compounds. Comparisons with carbocations Journal of the American Chemical Society ·James D. Dill, Paul von Ragué Schleyer, J. A. Pople	1975	170
11	Internal rotation in some organic molecules containing methyl, amino, hydroxyl, and formyl groups Australian Journal of Chemistry ·Leo Radom, J. Synewiecki, S. Pattarakitsophon, J. A. Pople	1972	81
12	Approximate self-consistent molecular orbital theory of nuclear spin coupling. I. Directly bonded carbon-hydrogen coupling constants Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Gary E. Maciel, James McIver, Neil S. Ostlund, J. A. Pople	1970	148
13	Approximate self-consistent molecular orbital theory of nuclear spin coupling. III. Geminal proton-proton coupling constants Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Gary E. Maciel, James McIver, Neil S. Ostlund, J. A. Pople	1970	61
14	Approximate self-consistent molecular orbital theory of nuclear spin coupling. II. Fermi contact contributions to coupling between carbon and directly bonded atoms Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Gary E. Maciel, James McIver, Neil S. Ostlund, J. A. Pople	1970	86
15	Delocalization of Unpaired Electron Density of π Radicals into Substituent Phenyl Groups The Journal of Chemical Physics ·J. A. Pople, David L. Beveridge	1968	38
16	Induced Paramagnetic Ring Currents Journal of the American Chemical Society ·J. A. Pople, Karl G. Untch	1966	260
17	Electronic states of long polyenes with alternating bond lengths Transactions of the Faraday Society ·J. A. Pople, S.H. Walmsley	1962	68
18	Quantum Theory Theory of Molecular Structure and Valence Annual Review of Physical Chemistry ·J. A. Pople	1959	1
19	The cell theory of liquid mixtures Transactions of the Faraday Society ·J. A. Pople	1953	8
20	A survey of the principles determining the structure and properties of molecules. Part 1.—The factors responsible for molecular shape and bond energies Discussions of the Faraday Society ·John Edward Lennard-Jones, J. A. Pople	1951	15

About J. A. Pople

J. A. Pople is a scholar working on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Inorganic Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 48 papers that have together received 11.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (13 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (9 papers), Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure (9 papers), Various Chemistry Research Topics (8 papers), Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (7 papers), Molecular spectroscopy and chirality (7 papers), Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (6 papers) and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (2.4k citations), Inorganic Chemistry (3.4k citations), Organic Chemistry (5.8k citations), Spectroscopy (2.4k citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (3.1k citations). J. A. Pople has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Dieter Cremer, Warren J. Hehre, Neil S. Ostlund, James McIver, D. J. DeFrees, J. Stephen Binkley, Michelle Francl, William J. Pietro, Karl G. Untch and James D. Dill. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Physical Chemistry, Australian Journal of Chemistry, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Molecular Physics.

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