Jack D. Dunitz

21.7k total citations · 7 hit papers
243 papers, 17.8k citations indexed

About

Jack D. Dunitz is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jack D. Dunitz has authored 243 papers receiving a total of 17.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Organic Chemistry, 93 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 67 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Jack D. Dunitz's work include Crystallography and molecular interactions (68 papers), Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure (37 papers) and Crystal structures of chemical compounds (26 papers). Jack D. Dunitz is often cited by papers focused on Crystallography and molecular interactions (68 papers), Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure (37 papers) and Crystal structures of chemical compounds (26 papers). Jack D. Dunitz collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. Jack D. Dunitz's co-authors include A. Gavezzotti, Leslie E. Orgel, W. Bernd Schweizer, Paul Seiler, C.P. Brock, Robin Taylor, Joel Bernstein, Hans Beat Buergi, Markus Dobler and Dieter Seebàch and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jack D. Dunitz

241 papers receiving 16.8k citations

Hit Papers

Organic Fluorine Hardly E... 1974 2026 1991 2008 1997 1995 1974 1995 1983 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. Organic Fluorine Hardly Ever Accepts Hydrogen Bonds
    1997 833 citations Jack D. Dunitz et al. profile →
  2. Disappearing Polymorphs
    1995 726 citations Jack D. Dunitz, Joel Bernstein Accounts of Chemical Research profile →
  3. Stereochemistry of reaction paths at carbonyl centres
    1974 603 citations Jack D. Dunitz et al. profile →
  4. Win some, lose some: enthalpy-entropy compensation in weak intermolecular interactions
    1995 567 citations Jack D. Dunitz Chemistry & Biology profile →
  5. From crystal statics to chemical dynamics
    1983 560 citations Jack D. Dunitz et al. Accounts of Chemical Research profile →
  6. The Entropic Cost of Bound Water in Crystals and Biomolecules
    1994 496 citations Jack D. Dunitz profile →
  7. On the validity of Wallach's rule: on the density and stability of racemic crystals compared with their chiral counterparts
    1991 471 citations W. Bernd Schweizer, Jack D. Dunitz et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Jack D. Dunitz 7.7k 6.0k 5.4k 4.0k 3.5k 243 17.8k
Thomas Steiner 5.9k 0.8× 7.1k 1.2× 4.7k 0.9× 5.2k 1.3× 3.7k 1.1× 156 17.1k
A. Bondì 7.7k 1.0× 4.2k 0.7× 4.8k 0.9× 6.1k 1.5× 2.4k 0.7× 38 18.4k
P. C. Hariharan 8.1k 1.1× 3.5k 0.6× 4.3k 0.8× 3.7k 0.9× 3.2k 0.9× 58 18.3k
Norman L. Allinger 10.1k 1.3× 4.4k 0.7× 4.0k 0.7× 2.0k 0.5× 5.8k 1.7× 418 20.8k
Cary F. Chabalowski 7.4k 1.0× 3.4k 0.6× 6.4k 1.2× 3.8k 0.9× 3.2k 0.9× 42 21.1k
Roland Boese 13.9k 1.8× 4.3k 0.7× 4.7k 0.9× 7.9k 2.0× 2.0k 0.6× 790 20.6k
J. Tomasi 12.4k 1.6× 8.3k 1.4× 5.9k 1.1× 2.6k 0.7× 4.4k 1.3× 94 26.9k
Christopher A. Hunter 10.9k 1.4× 7.1k 1.2× 8.7k 1.6× 4.3k 1.1× 5.4k 1.6× 316 23.6k
Elı́es Molins 6.9k 0.9× 4.8k 0.8× 4.8k 0.9× 3.9k 1.0× 2.3k 0.7× 490 16.8k
Marco Häser 5.9k 0.8× 3.7k 0.6× 5.4k 1.0× 5.0k 1.3× 2.7k 0.8× 30 18.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dunitz, Jack D.. (2015). Intermolecular atom–atom bonds in crystals?. IUCrJ. 2(2). 157–158. 75 indexed citations
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McCusker, Lynne B., Giorgia Zandomeneghi, Beat H. Meier, et al.. (2010). The Crystal Structure of D‐Ribose—At Last!. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 49(26). 4503–4505. 58 indexed citations
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Dunitz, Jack D. & A. Gavezzotti. (2009). How molecules stick together in organic crystals: weak intermolecular interactions. Chemical Society Reviews. 38(9). 2622–2622. 270 indexed citations
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Dunitz, Jack D. & R.M. Ibberson. (2008). Is Deuterium Always Smaller than Protium?. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 47(22). 4208–4210. 61 indexed citations
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Dunitz, Jack D. & A. Gavezzotti. (2005). Molekulare Erkennung in organischen Kristallen: gerichtete intermolekulare oder nichtlokalisierte Bindungen?. Angewandte Chemie. 117(12). 1796–1819. 62 indexed citations
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Dunitz, Jack D. & A. Gavezzotti. (2005). Molecular Recognition in Organic Crystals: Directed Intermolecular Bonds or Nonlocalized Bonding?. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 44(12). 1766–1787. 373 indexed citations
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Dunitz, Jack D.. (2004). Organic Fluorine: Odd Man Out. ChemBioChem. 5(5). 614–621. 369 indexed citations
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Motherwell, W.D.S., Herman L. Ammon, Jack D. Dunitz, et al.. (2002). Crystal structure prediction of small organic molecules: a second blind test. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science. 58(4). 647–661. 301 indexed citations
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Dunitz, Jack D.. (2001). Pauling's Left-Handed α-Helix. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 40(22). 4167–4173. 56 indexed citations
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Dunitz, Jack D.. (1997). Recollections of Pre-Prebiotic Leslie Orgel. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 27(5-6). 421–427. 3 indexed citations
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Dunitz, Jack D. & Joel Bernstein. (1995). Disappearing Polymorphs. Accounts of Chemical Research. 28(4). 193–200. 726 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dunitz, Jack D.. (1995). Win some, lose some: enthalpy-entropy compensation in weak intermolecular interactions. Chemistry & Biology. 2(11). 709–712. 567 indexed citations breakdown →
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Seiler, Paul & Jack D. Dunitz. (1986). Are ionic solids really built of ions? New evidence from x‐ray diffraction. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 69(5). 1107–1112. 22 indexed citations
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Brown, Kevin L., et al.. (1978). Structural Studies of Crystalline Enamines. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 61(8). 3108–3135. 151 indexed citations
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Fedeli, W. & Jack D. Dunitz. (1968). Die Strukturen der mittleren Ringverbindungen XV. 6‐Ketononanolid (Oxacyclodeca‐2,7‐dion). Helvetica Chimica Acta. 51(3). 445–458. 8 indexed citations
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Dunitz, Jack D., et al.. (1967). Perspectives in structural chemistry. Wiley eBooks. 60 indexed citations
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Dunitz, Jack D. & E. F. Meyer. (1965). Structure analysis of nickel(II)-1,8,8,13,13-pentamethyl- 5-cyano- trans -corrin chloride. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 288(1414). 324–330. 11 indexed citations
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Dunitz, Jack D. & E. F. Meyer. (1965). Die Strukturen der mittleren Ringverbindungen. IX. 1, 8‐Diazacyclotetradecan‐dihydrobromid. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 48(7). 1441–1449. 8 indexed citations
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Dunitz, Jack D.. (1956). The structure of sodium dithionite and the nature of the dithionite ion. Acta Crystallographica. 9(7). 579–586. 65 indexed citations
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Dunitz, Jack D. & Leslie E. Orgel. (1953). Bis-cyclopentadienyl Iron: a Molecular Sandwich. Nature. 171(4342). 121–122. 174 indexed citations

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