J. R. McDonald

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
66 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

J. R. McDonald is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, J. R. McDonald has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 34 papers in Spectroscopy and 19 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in J. R. McDonald's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (30 papers), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (25 papers) and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (19 papers). J. R. McDonald is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (30 papers), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (25 papers) and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (19 papers). J. R. McDonald collaborates with scholars based in United States. J. R. McDonald's co-authors include A. P. Baronavski, S. P. McGlynn, Louise Pasternack, H. H. Nelson, V. M. Scherr, Louis E. Brus, J. Wayne. Rabalais, Joseph W. Nibler, Α. Β. Harvey and Vincent M. Donnelly and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

J. R. McDonald

65 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Electronic spectoscopy of isoelectronic molecules. II. Linear triatomic groupings containing sixteen valence electrons

1971 474 citations S. P. McGlynn, J. R. McDonald et al. profile →
A Review of the Theory and Application of Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy (CARS)

1977 382 citations Joseph W. Nibler, J. R. McDonald et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. R. McDonald United States	33	1.9k	1.6k	1.0k	561	537	66	3.4k
B. A. Thrush United Kingdom	40	2.2k 1.1×	2.4k 1.5×	1.9k 1.9×	901 1.6×	434 0.8×	198	5.2k
C. M. Savage United States	30	1.8k 0.9×	772 0.5×	1.4k 1.4×	757 1.3×	318 0.6×	54	4.0k
H. P. Broida United States	40	2.9k 1.5×	2.2k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	1.0k 1.8×	409 0.8×	212	5.5k
Neville Jonathan United Kingdom	33	1.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	627 0.6×	478 0.9×	382 0.7×	90	2.9k
Pablo J. Bruna Canada	31	2.9k 1.5×	1.1k 0.7×	674 0.7×	665 1.2×	556 1.0×	129	3.4k
A. P. Baronavski United States	32	1.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	557 0.6×	528 0.9×	437 0.8×	79	2.6k
Richard R. Cavanagh United States	31	2.5k 1.3×	968 0.6×	387 0.4×	862 1.5×	316 0.6×	83	3.2k
Joseph W. Nibler United States	25	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	352 0.4×	360 0.6×	205 0.4×	105	2.2k
Kinichi Obi Japan	30	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	708 0.7×	865 1.5×	1.3k 2.5×	169	3.4k
John Overend United States	39	2.6k 1.3×	2.4k 1.5×	916 0.9×	546 1.0×	670 1.2×	157	4.3k

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Williams, Bradley A., et al.. (1996). Low pressure flat flame studies of C2F4/O2. Combustion and Flame. 107(4). 475–478. 6 indexed citations

Creasy, William R., A. O’Keefe, & J. R. McDonald. (1987). Studies of gas-phase reactions of silicon cation clusters, Sin+, using Fourier transform mass spectrometry. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 91(11). 2848–2855. 67 indexed citations

O’Keefe, A. & J. R. McDonald. (1986). Radiative lifetimes and kinetic studies of metastable NO+ (a3Σ) and O2+ (a4Πu. Chemical Physics. 103(2-3). 425–436. 32 indexed citations

Pasternack, Louise, H. H. Nelson, & J. R. McDonald. (1982). Reactions of free radicals produced by laser photolysis. Journal of Chemical Education. 59(6). 456–456. 4 indexed citations

Nelson, H. H., Henry Helvajian, Louise Pasternack, & J. R. McDonald. (1982). Temperature dependence of C3(X1Σg+) reactions with alkenes and alkynes, 295-610 K. Chemical Physics. 73(3). 431–438. 21 indexed citations

Baronavski, A. P., et al.. (1981). C2O(Ã 3Πi↔-~X3Σ−: laser induced excitation and fluorescence spectra. Chemical Physics. 61(3). 451–464. 27 indexed citations

Donnelly, Vincent M., et al.. (1981). Excited state dynamics of C2O( 3Πi). Chemical Physics. 61(3). 465–475. 10 indexed citations

Butler, J. E., et al.. (1980). Product branching ratios in the reaction of O(1D2) with NH3. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 73(10). 5381–5383. 15 indexed citations

Donnelly, Vincent M., A. P. Baronavski, & J. R. McDonald. (1979). ArF laser photodissociation of NH3 at 193 nm: internal energy distributions in NH2 X2B1 and Ã2A1, and two-photon generatin of NH A 3Π and b 1Σ+. Chemical Physics. 43(2). 271–281. 155 indexed citations

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McDonald, J. R., A. P. Baronavski, & Vincent M. Donnelly. (1978). Multiphoton-vacuum-ultraviolet laser photodissociation of acetylene: Emission from electronically excited fragments. Chemical Physics. 33(2). 161–170. 82 indexed citations

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McDonald, J. R., R.G. Miller, & A. P. Baronavski. (1977). Photofragment energy distributions and reaction rates of NH from photodissociation of HN3 at 266 nm. Chemical Physics Letters. 51(1). 57–60. 52 indexed citations

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Baronavski, A. P. & J. R. McDonald. (1977). Application of saturation spectroscopy to the measurement of C_2, ^3Π_u concentrations in oxy-acetylene flames. Applied Optics. 16(7). 1897–1897. 96 indexed citations

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Nibler, Joseph W., J. R. McDonald, & Α. Β. Harvey. (1976). Cars measurement of vibrational temperatures in electric discharges. Optics Communications. 18(3). 371–373. 60 indexed citations

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Brus, Louis E. & J. R. McDonald. (1974). Time-resolved fluorescence kinetics and 1B1(1Δg) vibronic structure in tunable ultraviolet laser excited SO2 vapor. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 61(1). 97–105. 74 indexed citations

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Brus, Louis E. & J. R. McDonald. (1973). Electronic structure and dynamics of tunable laser excited p-benzoquinone (-h4 and -d4) in the gas phase. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 58(10). 4223–4235. 23 indexed citations

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Fox, Robert B., T R Price, Robert F. Cozzens, & J. R. McDonald. (1972). Photophysical Processes in Polymers. IV. Excimer Formation in Vinylaromatic Polymers and Copolymers. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 57(1). 534–541. 98 indexed citations

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Fox, Robert B., T R Price, Robert F. Cozzens, & J. R. McDonald. (1972). Photophysical Processes in Polymers. V. Triplet Depletion in Solid Vinylnaphthalene Polymers and Copolymers. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 57(6). 2284–2290. 16 indexed citations

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McDonald, J. R., et al.. (1972). Ultraviolet Absorption Spectra of Mercuric Halides. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 56(11). 5746–5746. 22 indexed citations

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McDonald, J. R., et al.. (1970). Absorption and emission spectra of 2, 3-benzobiphenylene—Comparison with pariser-parr-pople SCF-MO-CI calculations. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 33(1). 49–60.

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Rabalais, J. W., J. R. McDonald, & S. P. McGlynn. (1969). Electronic States of HNCO, Cyanate Salts, and Organic Isocyanates. II. Absorption Studies. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 51(11). 5103–5111. 49 indexed citations

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