J. D. Thrower

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

J. D. Thrower is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, J. D. Thrower has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 18 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 10 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in J. D. Thrower's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (25 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (18 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (7 papers). J. D. Thrower is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (25 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (18 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (7 papers). J. D. Thrower collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United Kingdom and Germany. J. D. Thrower's co-authors include V. C. R. McLoughlin, Liv Hornekær, Martin R. S. McCoustra, Mark P. Collings, V. Mennella, Frank J. M. Rutten, Bjarke Jørgensen, M. Accolla, Anne Ladegaard Skov and Mie Andersen and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, The Astrophysical Journal and The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

In The Last Decade

J. D. Thrower

39 papers receiving 968 citations

Hit Papers

A route to fluoroalkyl-substituted aromatic compounds inv... 1969 2026 1988 2007 1969 100 200 300
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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. A route to fluoroalkyl-substituted aromatic compounds involving fluoroalkylcopper intermediates
    1969 307 citations V. C. R. McLoughlin, J. D. Thrower profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. D. Thrower Denmark 18 400 367 262 261 191 41 1.0k
Masashi Tsuge Japan 17 500 1.3× 213 0.6× 79 0.3× 29 0.1× 399 2.1× 65 822
James L. Adcock United States 17 224 0.6× 40 0.1× 577 2.2× 152 0.6× 73 0.4× 61 941
Bing‐Jian Sun Taiwan 16 419 1.0× 324 0.9× 144 0.5× 9 0.0× 343 1.8× 56 803
G.A. Crowder United States 17 498 1.2× 29 0.1× 285 1.1× 69 0.3× 697 3.6× 141 1.1k
Yu‐Jong Wu Taiwan 21 761 1.9× 280 0.8× 63 0.2× 13 0.0× 492 2.6× 76 1.1k
R. Flesch Germany 19 452 1.1× 27 0.1× 43 0.2× 88 0.3× 260 1.4× 54 859
L. Schriver-Mazzuoli France 20 417 1.0× 152 0.4× 52 0.2× 12 0.0× 386 2.0× 43 827
S. E. Barlow United States 21 779 1.9× 87 0.2× 143 0.5× 16 0.1× 689 3.6× 36 1.5k
Pilar Redondo Spain 23 1.1k 2.7× 213 0.6× 210 0.8× 10 0.0× 459 2.4× 107 1.5k
G. E. Gadd Australia 17 279 0.7× 47 0.1× 340 1.3× 14 0.1× 106 0.6× 41 820

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. D. Thrower

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thrower, J. D., Thanja Lamberts, Jessalyn A. DeVine, et al.. (2025). IR-Induced CO Photodesorption from Pure CO Ice and CO on Amorphous Solid Water. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 9(6). 1607–1621. 1 indexed citations
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Thrower, J. D., et al.. (2023). Bending the rules of PAH hydrogenation: the case of corannulene. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 519(4). 5567–5578. 4 indexed citations
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Thrower, J. D., et al.. (2022). Enhanced reactivity of oxygen-functionalised PAHs with atomic hydrogen – A route to the formation of small oxygen-carrying molecules. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 663. A136–A136. 9 indexed citations
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Mennella, V., et al.. (2021). Lyα Irradiation of Superhydrogenated Coronene Films: Implications for H2 Formation. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 908(1). L18–L18. 5 indexed citations
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Duncan, David A., M. Scheffler, J. D. Thrower, et al.. (2020). Growth and electronic properties of bi- and trilayer graphene on Ir(111). Nanoscale. 12(38). 19776–19786. 5 indexed citations
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Thrower, J. D., et al.. (2019). Superhydrogenation of pentacene: the reactivity of zigzag-edges. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 22(3). 1557–1565. 23 indexed citations
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Marchione, Demian, Alexander Rosu-Finsen, Jérôme Lasne, et al.. (2019). Surface Science Investigations of Icy Mantle Growth on Interstellar Dust Grains in Cooling Environments. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 3(9). 1915–1931. 15 indexed citations
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Thrower, J. D., et al.. (2019). Laboratory evidence for the formation of hydrogenated fullerene molecules. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 15(S350). 144–147. 3 indexed citations
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Scheffler, M., et al.. (2019). Deuteration of C60 on a highly oriented pyrolytic graphite surface. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 15(S350). 458–459. 1 indexed citations
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Thrower, J. D., et al.. (2019). H2 catalysis through superhydrogenation of interstellar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 15(S350). 264–266. 1 indexed citations
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Thrower, J. D., Sebastian Roling, M. Bertin, et al.. (2018). XUV photodesorption of carbon cluster ions and ionic photofragments from a mixed methane–water ice. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 20(11). 7457–7469. 3 indexed citations
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Andersen, Mie, et al.. (2016). The influence of coronene super-hydrogenation on the coronene-graphite interaction. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 145(17). 174708–174708. 12 indexed citations
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Thrower, J. D., et al.. (2013). Hydrogenation of PAH molecules through interaction with hydrogenated carbonaceous grains. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 16(8). 3381–3387. 18 indexed citations
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Mennella, V., Liv Hornekær, J. D. Thrower, & M. Accolla. (2011). THE CATALYTIC ROLE OF CORONENE FOR MOLECULAR HYDROGEN FORMATION. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 745(1). L2–L2. 72 indexed citations
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Thrower, J. D., Mark P. Collings, Martin R. S. McCoustra, et al.. (2008). Surface science investigations of photoprocesses in model interstellar ices. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 26(4). 919–924. 17 indexed citations
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Meot‐Ner, Michael, Victor Abdelsayed, M. Samy El‐Shall, et al.. (2006). Meteorite nanoparticles as models for interstellar grains: Synthesis and preliminary characterisation. Faraday Discussions. 133. 103–103. 16 indexed citations
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Powis, Ivan, J. D. Thrower, А. Б. Трофимов, et al.. (2005). An experimental and theoretical study of the photoelectron spectrum of hydrogen selenide. Chemical Physics. 315(1-2). 121–132. 5 indexed citations
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Critchley, J. P., V. C. R. McLoughlin, J. D. Thrower, & Ian M. White. (1970). Perfluoroalkylene‐linked aromatic polymers. British Polymer Journal. 2(5). 288–294. 19 indexed citations
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Thrower, J. D., et al.. (1958). 267. Organic fluorine compounds. Part V. The instability of some sodium 1 : 1-di-H-perfluoroalkoxides and its effect on the yields of fluoro-ethers. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 1322–1322. 21 indexed citations
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Thrower, J. D., et al.. (1955). Organic fluorine compounds. II. Preparation and reactions of some fluorodibasic acids. Journal of Applied Chemistry. 5(11). 589–594. 13 indexed citations

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