James R. Bolton

22.9k total citations · 8 hit papers
237 papers, 18.2k citations indexed

About

James R. Bolton is a scholar working on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Water Science and Technology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, James R. Bolton has authored 237 papers receiving a total of 18.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 48 papers in Water Science and Technology and 45 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in James R. Bolton's work include Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (60 papers), Advanced oxidation water treatment (43 papers) and Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis (42 papers). James R. Bolton is often cited by papers focused on Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (60 papers), Advanced oxidation water treatment (43 papers) and Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis (42 papers). James R. Bolton collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and China. James R. Bolton's co-authors include Mihaela I. Stefan, John E. Wertz, Karl G. Linden, John Mack, John A. Weil, Keith Bircher, William Tumas, Chadwick A. Tolman, Ali Safarzadeh–Amiri and Stephen R. Cater and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

James R. Bolton

233 papers receiving 17.3k citations

Hit Papers

Standardization of Methods for Fluen... 1972 2026 1990 2008 2003 2001 1999 1995 1972 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. Standardization of Methods for Fluence (UV Dose) Determination in Bench-Scale UV Experiments
    2003 992 citations James R. Bolton et al. profile →
  2. Figures-of-merit for the technical development and application of advanced oxidation technologies for both electric- and solar-driven systems (IUPAC Technical Report)
    2001 960 citations James R. Bolton, Keith Bircher et al. Pure and Applied Chemistry profile →
  3. Photochemistry of nitrite and nitrate in aqueous solution: a review
    1999 916 citations James R. Bolton et al. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry profile →
  4. Electron Paramagnetic Resonance: Elementary Theory and Practical Applications
    1995 828 citations James R. Bolton et al. profile →
  5. Electron Spin Resonance: Elementary Theory and Practical Applications
    1972 709 citations James R. Bolton et al. profile →
  6. Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
    2006 601 citations James R. Bolton et al. profile →
  7. Limiting and realizable efficiencies of solar photolysis of water
    1985 455 citations James R. Bolton et al. profile →
  8. An Electron Spin Resonance Study of the Spin Adducts of OH and HO2 Radicals with Nitrones in the Ultraviolet Photolysis of Aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide Solutions
    1974 377 citations James R. Bolton et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James R. Bolton Canada 67 5.9k 4.6k 4.1k 3.1k 2.3k 237 18.2k
Luuk K. Koopal Netherlands 64 2.8k 0.5× 1.8k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 1.1k 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 209 13.6k
Kristopher McNeill United States 63 3.6k 0.6× 2.1k 0.5× 1.3k 0.3× 2.8k 0.9× 1.8k 0.8× 183 13.6k
William A. Arnold United States 60 3.3k 0.6× 1.8k 0.4× 994 0.2× 3.1k 1.0× 1.2k 0.5× 277 12.9k
P. Somasundaran United States 58 3.1k 0.5× 1.4k 0.3× 4.5k 1.1× 509 0.2× 430 0.2× 283 17.1k
Jing Zhang China 71 2.9k 0.5× 4.5k 1.0× 8.8k 2.1× 967 0.3× 838 0.4× 791 21.9k
Zhaohui Li China 63 4.7k 0.8× 2.3k 0.5× 3.5k 0.9× 871 0.3× 1.3k 0.5× 484 15.6k
Baohua Gu United States 78 1.9k 0.3× 1.6k 0.4× 3.5k 0.8× 5.3k 1.7× 1.2k 0.5× 316 20.0k
J. Lyklema Netherlands 69 2.5k 0.4× 1.4k 0.3× 2.8k 0.7× 381 0.1× 512 0.2× 273 18.6k
Michael R. Hoffmann United States 102 9.4k 1.6× 28.6k 6.2× 23.4k 5.7× 4.9k 1.6× 2.2k 1.0× 405 52.5k
K. S. W. Sing United Kingdom 37 5.3k 0.9× 5.1k 1.1× 18.4k 4.5× 441 0.1× 1.9k 0.8× 119 38.1k

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All Works

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Rabani, Joseph, et al.. (2021). Practical Chemical Actinometry—A Review. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 97(5). 873–902. 63 indexed citations
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Bolton, James R.. (2020). A Master Equation for Photochemical Rates. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 96(6). 1355–1357. 7 indexed citations
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Carra, Irene, et al.. (2020). Disinfection by-product formation during UV/Chlorine treatment of pesticides in a novel UV-LED reactor at 285 nm and the mitigation impact of GAC treatment. The Science of The Total Environment. 712. 136413–136413. 39 indexed citations
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Hofmann, Ron, et al.. (2018). The importance of a photon-based approach to quantum yield determinations. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 357. 81–84.
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Subit, Damien, et al.. (2015). Abdominal Characterization Test Under Lap Belt Loading. 2 indexed citations
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Bolton, James R., Keith Bircher, William Tumas, & Chadwick A. Tolman. (2001). Figures-of-merit for the technical development and application of advanced oxidation technologies for both electric- and solar-driven systems (IUPAC Technical Report). Pure and Applied Chemistry. 73(4). 627–637. 960 indexed citations breakdown →
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Safarzadeh–Amiri, Ali, James R. Bolton, & Stephen R. Cater. (1996). Ferrioxalate-mediated solar degradation of organic contaminants in water. Solar Energy. 56(5). 439–443. 99 indexed citations
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Bolton, James R.. (1996). SOLAR PHOTOPRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN. 26 indexed citations
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Bolton, James R., et al.. (1996). Quantum Yields for the Photodegradation of Pollutants in Dilute Aqueous Solution: Phenol, 4-Chlorophenol and N-Nitrosodimethylamine. Journal of Advanced Oxidation Technologies. 1(2). 10 indexed citations
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Bolton, James R. & Mary D. Archer. (1991). Calculation of natural radiative lifetimes from the absorption and fluorescence properties of semiconductors and molecules. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 95(22). 8453–8461. 15 indexed citations
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Lipczyńska‐Kochany, Ewa & James R. Bolton. (1990). Flash photolysis–HPLC method applied to the study of photodegradation reactions. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 1596–1597. 12 indexed citations
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Giannotti, C., G. Merle, & James R. Bolton. (1975). Electron spin resonance studies of the anaerobic and aerobic photolysis of alkylcobaloximes. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 99(1). 145–156. 30 indexed citations
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Bolton, James R. & Joseph T. Warden. (1973). Biological applications of electron spin resonance spectroscopy.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 99(13). 5505–10. 19 indexed citations
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Warden, Joseph T. & James R. Bolton. (1972). Simultaneous optical and electron spin resonance detection of the primary photoproduct P700 in green plant photosynthesis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 94(12). 4351–4353. 27 indexed citations
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Bolton, James R., Alan Carrington, & P. F. Todd. (1963). An electron resonance study of rotational isomerism in the naphthazarin semiquinone cation. Molecular Physics. 6(2). 169–177. 34 indexed citations
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Bolton, James R.. (1963). 13 C hyperfine splitting in the benzene negative ion. Molecular Physics. 6(2). 219–221. 45 indexed citations
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Bolton, James R., Alan Carrington, Axel Forman, & Leslie E. Orgel. (1962). The effects of near-degeneracy in the electron spin resonance spectra of aromatic negative ions. Molecular Physics. 5(1). 43–49. 45 indexed citations

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