Jack Simons

17.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
331 papers, 14.9k citations indexed

About

Jack Simons is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jack Simons has authored 331 papers receiving a total of 14.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 235 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 84 papers in Spectroscopy and 76 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Jack Simons's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (197 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (77 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (56 papers). Jack Simons is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (197 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (77 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (56 papers). Jack Simons collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Denmark. Jack Simons's co-authors include Alexander I. Boldyrev, Piotr Skurski, Maciej Gutowski, Ajit Banerjee, Kenneth D. Jordan, Poul Jørgensen, Ron Shepard, Iwona Anusiewicz, Lai‐Sheng Wang and Noah P. Adams and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Jack Simons

326 papers receiving 14.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Hartree-Fock Method f... 1979 2026 1994 2010 1979 1985 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. The Hartree-Fock Method for Atoms
    1979 859 citations Jack Simons profile →
  2. Search for stationary points on surfaces
    1985 674 citations Jack Simons et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry profile →
  3. Walking on potential energy surfaces
    1983 420 citations Jack Simons et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Jack Simons 10.0k 3.8k 3.0k 2.6k 2.4k 331 14.9k
Anthony J. Stone 7.0k 0.7× 2.8k 0.7× 4.6k 1.5× 4.5k 1.7× 1.8k 0.8× 148 13.9k
Martin Schütz 8.7k 0.9× 2.8k 0.7× 3.2k 1.1× 2.6k 1.0× 1.5k 0.6× 115 12.1k
Kenneth D. Jordan 12.6k 1.3× 4.7k 1.2× 4.2k 1.4× 4.1k 1.6× 1.9k 0.8× 383 19.4k
Rick A. Kendall 10.3k 1.0× 4.5k 1.2× 3.1k 1.0× 3.1k 1.2× 2.5k 1.0× 32 15.3k
Ludwik Adamowicz 9.9k 1.0× 3.6k 1.0× 2.5k 0.8× 2.9k 1.1× 1.1k 0.5× 581 14.0k
Krzysztof Szalewicz 13.3k 1.3× 4.4k 1.1× 2.7k 0.9× 3.7k 1.4× 1.8k 0.7× 239 17.1k
Christof Hättig 9.1k 0.9× 3.1k 0.8× 4.1k 1.4× 4.5k 1.7× 1.5k 0.6× 201 14.8k
Jan Almløf 7.5k 0.7× 2.8k 0.7× 4.7k 1.5× 2.2k 0.8× 1.7k 0.7× 167 13.1k
Jeppe Olsen 13.3k 1.3× 4.8k 1.2× 3.2k 1.1× 2.9k 1.1× 1.7k 0.7× 192 16.9k
Peter M. W. Gill 7.3k 0.7× 2.1k 0.5× 2.6k 0.9× 2.2k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 181 11.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jack Simons

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Skurski, Piotr & Jack Simons. (2024). Two potential paths for OH radical formation on surfaces of pure water microdroplets. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 160(3). 11 indexed citations
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Simons, Jack. (2024). Observations on the Electronic Character of Anions and Cations near Water Liquid/Vapor Interfaces. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 128(39). 8436–8445. 1 indexed citations
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Simons, Jack. (2023). Molecular Anions Perspective. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 127(18). 3940–3957. 27 indexed citations
4.
Simons, Jack. (2023). An environmental impact statement for molecular anions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 26(3). 1564–1586.
5.
Simons, Jack. (2023). Why Is Quantum Chemistry So Complicated?. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(8). 4343–4354. 14 indexed citations
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Anusiewicz, Iwona, Piotr Skurski, & Jack Simons. (2022). Finding Valence Antibonding Levels while Avoiding Rydberg, Pseudo-continuum, and Dipole-Bound Orbitals. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(25). 11348–11363. 6 indexed citations
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Simons, Jack. (2022). Do not forget the Rydberg orbitals. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 156(10). 100901–100901. 4 indexed citations
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Brzeski, Jakub, Piotr Skurski, & Jack Simons. (2021). Caralumane Superacids of Lewis and Brønsted Character. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 125(4). 999–1011. 3 indexed citations
9.
Simons, Jack. (2021). Analysis of Stabilization and Extrapolation Methods for Determining Energies and Lifetimes of Metastable Electronic States. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 125(35). 7735–7749. 15 indexed citations
10.
Simons, Jack. (2020). Ejecting Electrons from Molecular Anions via Shine, Shake/Rattle, and Roll. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 124(42). 8778–8797. 17 indexed citations
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Anusiewicz, Iwona, Piotr Skurski, & Jack Simons. (2020). Fate of Dipole-Bound Anion States when Hydrated. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 124(10). 2064–2076. 22 indexed citations
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Anusiewicz, Iwona, et al.. (2020). Unusual and Conventional Dative Bond Formation by s2 Lone Pair Donation from Alkaline Earth Metal Atoms to BH3, AlH3, and GaH3. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 124(26). 5369–5377. 4 indexed citations
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Skurski, Piotr, et al.. (2012). Dipole and Coulomb Forces in Electron Capture Dissociation and Electron Transfer Dissociation Mass Spectroscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 116(7). 1828–1837. 18 indexed citations
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Simons, Jack. (2010). One-Electron Electron−Molecule Potentials Consistent with ab Initio Møller−Plesset Theory†. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 114(33). 8631–8643. 7 indexed citations
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Sobczyk, Monika, et al.. (2008). Through-space and through-bond electron transfer within positively charged peptides in the gas phase. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 276(2-3). 91–101. 21 indexed citations
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Anusiewicz, Iwona, Marek Jasionowski, Piotr Skurski, & Jack Simons. (2005). Backbone and Side-Chain Cleavages in Electron Detachment Dissociation (EDD). The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 109(49). 11332–11337. 53 indexed citations
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Sobczyk, Monika, et al.. (2004). Coulomb-Assisted Dissociative Electron Attachment:  Application to a Model Peptide. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 109(1). 250–258. 132 indexed citations
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Jakowski, Jacek & Jack Simons. (2003). Theoretical Analysis of the Electronic Structure and Bonding Stability of the TCNE Dimer Dianion (TCNE)22-. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 125(51). 16089–16096. 66 indexed citations
19.
Goldberg, Norman, Muhammad Iraqi, Helmut Schwarz, Alexander I. Boldyrev, & Jack Simons. (1994). A combined experimental and theoretical study of the neutral, cationic, and anionic Si3N cluster molecule. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 101(4). 2871–2879. 42 indexed citations
20.
Gutowski, Maciej, et al.. (1988). "Dougle-Rydberg" molecular anions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 92(22). 6179–6182. 27 indexed citations

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