James B. Foresman

10.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
17 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

James B. Foresman is a scholar working on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, James B. Foresman has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 7 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 3 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in James B. Foresman's work include Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (10 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (5 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (5 papers). James B. Foresman is often cited by papers focused on Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (10 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (5 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (5 papers). James B. Foresman collaborates with scholars based in United States and Switzerland. James B. Foresman's co-authors include Æleen Frisch, Michael J. Frisch, John A. Pople, Martin Head‐Gordon, Kenneth B. Wiberg, John R. Snoonian, Todd A. Keith, Christopher M. Hadad, W. A. Chupka and Brian Wesley Williams and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Chemical Physics and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

James B. Foresman

16 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

Exploring chemistry with electronic structure methods 1992 2026 2003 2014 1993 1992 1996 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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. Exploring chemistry with electronic structure methods
    1993 4.8k citations James B. Foresman, Æleen Frisch Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
  2. Toward a systematic molecular orbital theory for excited states
    1992 2.2k citations James B. Foresman, Martin Head‐Gordon et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry profile →
  3. Solvent Effects. 5. Influence of Cavity Shape, Truncation of Electrostatics, and Electron Correlation on ab Initio Reaction Field Calculations
    1996 1.2k citations James B. Foresman, Todd A. Keith et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry profile →

Peers

James B. Foresman
Miquel Duran Spain
Anthony P. Scott Australia
G. S. Chandler Australia
Russell J. Boyd Canada
Ming Wah Wong Singapore
James D. Patterson United States
Shridhar R. Gadre India
Maurizio Persico Italy
Krzysztof Woliński Poland
Weston Thatcher Borden United States
Miquel Duran Spain
James B. Foresman
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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Foresman, James B., et al.. (2008). Solvation of Nitrophenol Isomers: Consequences for Solute Electronic Structure and Alkane/Water Partitioning. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 113(3). 759–766. 2 indexed citations
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Jamorski, Christine, et al.. (2002). Assessment of time-dependent density-functional theory for the calculation of critical features in the absorption spectra of a series of aromatic donor–acceptor systems. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 116(20). 8761–8771. 98 indexed citations
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Foresman, James B., et al.. (1998). Naphthalene and Azulene I: Semimicro Bomb Calorimetry and Quantum Mechanical Calculations. Journal of Chemical Education. 75(10). 1341–1341. 13 indexed citations
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Williams, Brian Wesley, et al.. (1998). Further Solvatochromic, Thermochromic, and Theoretical Studies on Nile Red. Journal of Fluorescence. 8(4). 395–404. 86 indexed citations
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Frisch, Michael J., Æleen Frisch, & James B. Foresman. (1996). Gaussian 94 user's reference. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 311 indexed citations
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Foresman, James B., Todd A. Keith, Kenneth B. Wiberg, John R. Snoonian, & Michael J. Frisch. (1996). Solvent Effects. 5. Influence of Cavity Shape, Truncation of Electrostatics, and Electron Correlation on ab Initio Reaction Field Calculations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 100(40). 16098–16104. 1160 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wiberg, Kenneth B., Christopher M. Hadad, G. Barney Ellison, & James B. Foresman. (1993). Butadiene. 3. Charge distribution in electronically excited states. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 97(51). 13586–13597. 46 indexed citations
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Foresman, James B. & Æleen Frisch. (1993). Exploring chemistry with electronic structure methods. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4766 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hadad, Christopher M., James B. Foresman, & Kenneth B. Wiberg. (1993). Excited states of carbonyl compounds. 1. Formaldehyde and acetaldehyde. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 97(17). 4293–4312. 126 indexed citations
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Foresman, James B., Ming Wah Wong, Kenneth B. Wiberg, & Michael J. Frisch. (1993). Theoretical investigation of the rotational barrier in allyl and 1,1,3,3-tetramethylallyl ions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 115(6). 2220–2226. 28 indexed citations
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Wiberg, Kenneth B., Christopher M. Hadad, James B. Foresman, & W. A. Chupka. (1992). Electronically excited states of ethylene. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 96(26). 10756–10768. 130 indexed citations
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Foresman, James B., Martin Head‐Gordon, John A. Pople, & Michael J. Frisch. (1992). Toward a systematic molecular orbital theory for excited states. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 96(1). 135–149. 2169 indexed citations breakdown →
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Walters, Valerie A., Christopher M. Hadad, Steven D. Colson, et al.. (1991). Assignment of the ~A state in bicyclobutane. The multiphoton ionization spectrum and calculations of transition energies. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 113(13). 4782–4791. 101 indexed citations
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Foresman, James B. & Charles L. Brooks. (1987). An a b i n i t i o study of hydrated chloride ion complexes: Evidence of polarization effects and nonadditivity. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 87(10). 5892–5894. 33 indexed citations
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Heine, Harold W., et al.. (1987). Reactions of an o-quinone monoimide with 1,3,5-trimethoxybenzene, 2-methoxythiophene, 2-methoxyfuran, and 1-methyl-, 2-methyl-, and 1,2-dimethylindoles. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 52(1). 97–101. 11 indexed citations
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Bolli, Hans M., William B. F. Ryan, James B. Foresman, et al.. (1975). Facies evolution and carbonate dissolution cycles in sediments from basins and continental margins of the eastern south atlantic since early cretaceous. Institutional Archive of Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea). 1 indexed citations

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