J. R. Heath

19.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
19 papers, 15.5k citations indexed

About

J. R. Heath is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, J. R. Heath has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 15.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 8 papers in Organic Chemistry and 8 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in J. R. Heath's work include Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (8 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (8 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (5 papers). J. R. Heath is often cited by papers focused on Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (8 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (8 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (5 papers). J. R. Heath collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Tanzania. J. R. Heath's co-authors include R. F. Curl, R. E. Smalley, Sean C. O’Brien, Harold W. Kroto, Frank K. Tittel, R. E. Smalley, Michael D. Morse, M. E. Geusic, Richard J. Saykally and Andrew L. Cooksy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

J. R. Heath

18 papers receiving 14.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

C60: Buckminsterfullerene

1985 12.1k citations Harold W. Kroto, J. R. Heath et al. Nature profile →
Lanthanum complexes of spheroidal carbon shells

1985 964 citations J. R. Heath, Sean C. O’Brien et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Photophysics of buckminsterfullerene and other carbon cluster ions

1988 439 citations Sean C. O’Brien, J. R. Heath et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
Reactivity of large carbon clusters: spheroidal carbon shells and their possible relevance to the formation and morphology of soot

1986 409 citations Sean C. O’Brien, J. R. Heath et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry profile →
Surface reactions of metal clusters. II. Reactivity surveys with D2, N2, and CO

1985 342 citations Michael D. Morse, M. E. Geusic et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
Supersonic cluster beams of III–V semiconductors: GaxAsy

1986 232 citations Sean C. O’Brien, J. R. Heath et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. R. Heath United States	16	11.6k	9.0k	3.5k	1.8k	1.4k	19	15.5k
Sean C. O’Brien United States	14	12.2k 1.0×	9.7k 1.1×	3.3k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	22	15.9k
Yohji Achiba Japan	63	12.0k 1.0×	7.8k 0.9×	4.6k 1.3×	2.3k 1.3×	2.1k 1.5×	345	15.8k
Donald S. Bethune United States	45	10.5k 0.9×	5.7k 0.6×	2.5k 0.7×	4.2k 2.3×	1.6k 1.1×	93	15.2k
Francesco Zerbetto Italy	61	9.1k 0.8×	9.3k 1.0×	3.7k 1.1×	3.2k 1.8×	2.5k 1.8×	437	18.4k
Mattanjah S. de Vries United States	43	5.8k 0.5×	3.9k 0.4×	3.5k 1.0×	877 0.5×	917 0.6×	135	10.6k
R. F. Curl United States	61	13.3k 1.1×	10.8k 1.2×	8.5k 2.4×	4.2k 2.4×	2.9k 2.1×	254	26.5k
Shigeru Nagase Japan	76	16.7k 1.4×	18.1k 2.0×	4.8k 1.4×	3.1k 1.7×	1.2k 0.9×	654	25.3k
Meir Lahav Israel	50	4.0k 0.3×	1.8k 0.2×	2.2k 0.6×	968 0.5×	1.5k 1.1×	220	9.4k
Manfred M. Kappes Germany	71	14.0k 1.2×	4.7k 0.5×	6.4k 1.8×	3.4k 1.9×	3.6k 2.5×	467	20.0k
Gotthard Seifert Germany	82	19.2k 1.6×	4.8k 0.5×	6.9k 2.0×	7.7k 4.3×	2.3k 1.6×	435	28.6k

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19 of 19 papers shown

Orden, Alan Van, et al.. (1993). Infrared laser spectroscopy of jet-cooled carbon clusters. Molecular Physics. 79(4). 769–776. 55 indexed citations

Heath, J. R. & Richard J. Saykally. (1991). The structure of the C4 cluster radical. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 94(4). 3271–3273. 82 indexed citations

Heath, J. R., et al.. (1990). The C ₇ Cluster: Structure and Infrared Frequencies. Science. 249(4971). 895–897. 55 indexed citations

O’Keefe, A., et al.. (1990). Cavity ring down dye laser spectroscopy of jet-cooled metal clusters: Cu2 and Cu3. Chemical Physics Letters. 172(3-4). 214–218. 122 indexed citations

O’Brien, Sean C., J. R. Heath, R. F. Curl, & R. E. Smalley. (1988). Photophysics of buckminsterfullerene and other carbon cluster ions. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 88(1). 220–230. 439 indexed citations breakdown →

Kroto, Harold W., et al.. (1987). Long carbon chain molecules in circumstellar shells. The Astrophysical Journal. 314. 352–352. 117 indexed citations

Heath, J. R., et al.. (1987). The formation of long carbon chain molecules during laser vaporization of graphite. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 109(2). 359–363. 198 indexed citations

Heath, J. R., R. F. Curl, & R. E. Smalley. (1987). The UV absorption spectrum of C60 (buckminsterfullerene): A narrow band at 3860 Å. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 87(7). 4236–4238. 87 indexed citations

Liu, Y., Sean C. O’Brien, Qi Zhang, et al.. (1986). Negative carbon cluster ion beams: New evidence for the special nature of C60. Chemical Physics Letters. 126(2). 215–217. 72 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Sean C., et al.. (1986). Reactivity of large carbon clusters: spheroidal carbon shells and their possible relevance to the formation and morphology of soot. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 90(4). 525–528. 409 indexed citations breakdown →

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O’Brien, Sean C., et al.. (1986). Supersonic cluster beams of III–V semiconductors: GaxAsy. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 84(7). 4074–4079. 232 indexed citations breakdown →

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O’Brien, Sean C., J. R. Heath, Harold W. Kroto, R. F. Curl, & R. E. Smalley. (1986). A reply to “magic numbers in C+ and C− abundance distribution” based on experimental observations. Chemical Physics Letters. 132(1). 99–102. 49 indexed citations

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Heath, J. R., Yuan Liu, Sean C. O’Brien, et al.. (1985). Semiconductor cluster beams: One and two color ionization studies of Six and Gex. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 83(11). 5520–5526. 190 indexed citations

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Kroto, Harold W., J. R. Heath, Sean C. O’Brien, R. F. Curl, & R. E. Smalley. (1985). C60: Buckminsterfullerene. Nature. 318(6042). 162–163. 12126 indexed citations breakdown →

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Heath, J. R., et al.. (1985). Lanthanum complexes of spheroidal carbon shells. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 107(25). 7779–7780. 964 indexed citations breakdown →

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Morse, Michael D., M. E. Geusic, J. R. Heath, & R. E. Smalley. (1985). Surface reactions of metal clusters. II. Reactivity surveys with D2, N2, and CO. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 83(5). 2293–2304. 342 indexed citations breakdown →

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Heath, J. R., Michael M. Anderson, & J.F. Nunn. (1973). PERFORMANCE OF THE QUANTIFLEX MONITORED DIAL MIXER. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 45(2). 216–221. 4 indexed citations

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Heath, J. R.. (1971). Some Preliminary Results of Trap Fishing Trials for Crabs. East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal. 37(2). 142–145. 1 indexed citations

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Barnes, H. & J. R. Heath. (1969). Some deficiencies of (L.) as an experimental animal. Life Sciences. 8(20). 1125–1126. 1 indexed citations

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