James M. Howell

992 total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 804 citations indexed

About

James M. Howell is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, James M. Howell has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 804 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 13 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 9 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in James M. Howell's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (14 papers), Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds (7 papers) and Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (6 papers). James M. Howell is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (14 papers), Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds (7 papers) and Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (6 papers). James M. Howell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. James M. Howell's co-authors include Roald Hoffmann, E. L. Muetterties, Angelo R. Rossi, Eli Brookner, A. M. Sapse, John F. Olsen, Eric L. Singman, G. Jeffrey Snyder, John R. Van Wazer and P.B. Siegel and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Proceedings of the IEEE.

In The Last Decade

James M. Howell

43 papers receiving 731 citations

Hit Papers

Molecular orbital theory of pentacoordinate phosphorus 1972 2026 1990 2008 1972 50 100 150 200
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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.

  1. Molecular orbital theory of pentacoordinate phosphorus
    1972 215 citations Roald Hoffmann, James M. Howell et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James M. Howell United States 12 329 261 232 140 137 44 804
Alexander V. Akimov Russia 18 201 0.6× 347 1.3× 425 1.8× 119 0.8× 222 1.6× 83 1.0k
A. Caron United States 14 249 0.8× 211 0.8× 152 0.7× 173 1.2× 150 1.1× 28 735
John P. Chesick United States 16 344 1.0× 123 0.5× 239 1.0× 136 1.0× 157 1.1× 47 919
David B. Cook United Kingdom 14 329 1.0× 235 0.9× 479 2.1× 201 1.4× 144 1.1× 62 1.0k
J.U. Koppel United States 9 118 0.4× 166 0.6× 266 1.1× 145 1.0× 146 1.1× 18 804
P. M. Zorkiĭ Russia 13 423 1.3× 135 0.5× 76 0.3× 136 1.0× 282 2.1× 59 729
Manny Hillman United States 19 317 1.0× 122 0.5× 132 0.6× 54 0.4× 27 0.2× 51 801
Shijun Zheng China 18 301 0.9× 266 1.0× 288 1.2× 164 1.2× 388 2.8× 75 826
B. Roos Sweden 10 111 0.3× 67 0.3× 304 1.3× 101 0.7× 93 0.7× 13 512
Stefan Fau Germany 14 452 1.4× 373 1.4× 333 1.4× 98 0.7× 248 1.8× 23 953

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James M. Howell

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Howell, James M., et al.. (2004). Developing a Correctional Medicine Rotation for Medical Students. Journal of Correctional Health Care. 10(4). 557–562. 1 indexed citations
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Howell, James M., et al.. (1998). A Theoretical Study of Some Possible Fluxional Pathways for Alkyllithium Hexamers. Structural Chemistry. 9(5). 327–337. 3 indexed citations
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Laing, Lory & James M. Howell. (1994). Teaching community medicine: The community as the patient. Medical Teacher. 16(1). 71–81. 2 indexed citations
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Howell, James M., et al.. (1992). Photonics technology and the implementation into solid state phased arrays. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1703. 469–469. 2 indexed citations
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Howell, James M.. (1985). The New England Economic Revitalization and Future Research Priorities. New England journal of public policy. 1(1). 3. 2 indexed citations
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Howell, James M., et al.. (1983). SO2...HF. An ab initio study. Inorganic Chemistry. 22(1). 100–103. 6 indexed citations
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Howell, James M., et al.. (1982). Optimized Gaussian basis set for second row transition metals. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 77(4). 1921–1929. 11 indexed citations
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Howell, James M., A. M. Sapse, Eric L. Singman, & G. Jeffrey Snyder. (1982). Ab initio SCF calculations of NO2-(H2O)n and NO3-(H2O)n clusters. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 86(13). 2345–2349. 48 indexed citations
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Windsor, Duane, et al.. (1981). Urban Fiscal Stress: A Comparative Analysis of 66 U. S. Cities. Southern Economic Journal. 47(3). 884–884. 9 indexed citations
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Olsen, John F. & James M. Howell. (1978). Electronic structures and geometries of N-O-F compounds: Fluorinated hydroxylamines. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry. 12(2). 123–136. 8 indexed citations
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Olsen, John F., Daniel O’Connor, & James M. Howell. (1978). AB-initio studies of N-O-F compounds. Internal rotation in hydroxylamine and its fluorinated derivatives. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry. 12(3). 179–191. 6 indexed citations
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Howell, James M.. (1977). An ab initio potential surface for phosphorane fragmentation, PR5 .dblarw. PR3 + R2. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 99(23). 7447–7452. 12 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Roald, James M. Howell, & Angelo R. Rossi. (1976). Bicapped tetrahedral, trigonal prismatic, and octahedral alternatives in main and transition group six-coordination. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 98(9). 2484–2492. 141 indexed citations
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Howell, James M. & John F. Olsen. (1976). Structure and reactivity of the hypervalent phosphoranyl radicals. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 98(23). 7119–7127. 25 indexed citations
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Howell, James M., et al.. (1976). The bent RC N linkage: An AB initio study of NH2CN, NF2CN and PF2CN. Chemical Physics Letters. 39(2). 312–315. 8 indexed citations
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Howell, James M.. (1976). Regional development —Alternatives for New England. Long Range Planning. 9(5). 72–77.
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Howell, James M., et al.. (1976). Substituent effects and the cis-trans isomerization of diazenes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 98(4). 877–885. 33 indexed citations
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Howell, James M.. (1974). Ab initio calculations of the rotational barrier in PH4NH2. Chemical Physics Letters. 25(1). 51–54. 2 indexed citations
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Howell, James M. & P.B. Siegel. (1963). PHENOTYPIC VARIABILITY OF TAILLESSNESS IN MANX CATS. Journal of Heredity. 54(4). 167–169. 7 indexed citations

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