J.N. Murrell

15.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
311 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

J.N. Murrell is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, J.N. Murrell has authored 311 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 216 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 81 papers in Spectroscopy and 75 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in J.N. Murrell's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (168 papers), Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics (46 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (44 papers). J.N. Murrell is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (168 papers), Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics (46 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (44 papers). J.N. Murrell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Portugal and United States. J.N. Murrell's co-authors include K. S. Sorbie, S. Carter, A. J. C. Varandas, Gargi Shaw, Keith J. Laidler, A. J. Stace, H. C. Longuet–Higgins, J. M. Tedder, V. Gil and I.M. Mills and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

J.N. Murrell

308 papers receiving 12.0k citations

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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.

Ab initio molecular orbital theory

1986 1.9k citations J.N. Murrell profile →
The theory of the electronic spectra of organic molecules

1964 532 citations J.N. Murrell profile →
Molecular Potential Energy Functions

1985 487 citations J.N. Murrell Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J.N. Murrell United Kingdom	53	7.6k	3.6k	3.1k	3.0k	2.5k	311	12.9k
A. D. McLean United States	44	8.4k 1.1×	3.7k 1.0×	2.4k 0.8×	4.2k 1.4×	3.5k 1.4×	115	15.6k
George C. Pimentel United States	55	5.5k 0.7×	4.9k 1.4×	2.5k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	2.3k 0.9×	207	11.9k
Sigeru Huzinaga Canada	44	11.0k 1.5×	3.4k 1.0×	2.8k 0.9×	2.7k 0.9×	2.8k 1.1×	113	14.2k
Robert S. Mulliken United States	50	6.8k 0.9×	4.4k 1.2×	3.8k 1.2×	3.2k 1.1×	3.5k 1.4×	108	14.3k
Klaus Ruedenberg United States	55	8.4k 1.1×	2.5k 0.7×	3.6k 1.2×	2.7k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	196	11.9k
Jan Almløf United States	50	7.5k 1.0×	2.8k 0.8×	2.2k 0.7×	2.7k 0.9×	4.7k 1.9×	167	13.1k
James E. Boggs United States	46	6.1k 0.8×	5.0k 1.4×	2.3k 0.7×	3.2k 1.1×	1.5k 0.6×	304	11.2k
A. D. Buckingham United Kingdom	64	9.9k 1.3×	7.8k 2.2×	2.5k 0.8×	1.8k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	276	15.3k
Rick A. Kendall United States	21	10.3k 1.4×	4.5k 1.3×	3.1k 1.0×	2.9k 1.0×	3.1k 1.3×	32	15.3k
Poul Jo rgensen Denmark	54	10.1k 1.3×	4.0k 1.1×	2.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.4×	2.1k 0.8×	111	12.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Murrell, J.N., et al.. (2001). The structures and stabilities of mixed inert gas cluster ions: NeHe ⁺ _n and ArHe ⁺ _n. Molecular Physics. 99(2). 115–132. 13 indexed citations

Dunne, Lawrence J., Erkki Brändas, J.N. Murrell, & Veaceslav Coropceanu. (1998). Group theoretical identification of active localized orbital space in high Tc cuprate superconductors. Solid State Communications. 108(9). 619–623. 4 indexed citations

Bosanac, S. & J.N. Murrell. (1996). Collision dynamics for small helium cluster ions. Chemical Physics Letters. 254(1-2). 69–72. 4 indexed citations

Murrell, J.N.. (1996). Towards a general strategy for global interatomic potentials for elemental solids, surfaces and clusters. Philosophical Magazine B. 73(1). 163–174. 6 indexed citations

Marks, Alison J., J.N. Murrell, A. J. Stace, & H. Büscher. (1988). A model for the computer simulation of chemical reactions in the condensed phase. Molecular Physics. 65(5). 1153–1169. 3 indexed citations

Murrell, J.N. & Hua Guo. (1987). Potential-energy functions for the ground states of CO₂, CS₂and OCS, and dynamical calculations on the reaction O(¹D)+ CS(¹Σ⁺)→ S(¹D)+ CO(¹Σ⁺). Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 2 Molecular and Chemical Physics. 83(4). 683–692. 16 indexed citations

Gil, Victor M. S., A. J. C. Varandas, & J.N. Murrell. (1983). On the use of the rotational isomeric state approximation in studies of internal rotation. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 61(1). 163–170. 4 indexed citations

Murrell, J.N. & A. D. Jenkins. (1982). Properties of liquids and solutions. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 91 indexed citations

Varandas, A. J. C. & J.N. Murrell. (1981). Choosing points in potential energy surfaces for fitting polynomial functions: application of permutational symmetry. Chemical Physics Letters. 84(3). 440–445. 27 indexed citations

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Murrell, J.N.. (1978). Potential energy surfaces for clusters of main group elements. Chemical Physics Letters. 55(1). 1–5. 34 indexed citations

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Murrell, J.N., A. J. C. Varandas, & Martyn F. Guest. (1976). The potential energy surface for the lowest quartet state of H₃. Molecular Physics. 31(4). 1129–1135. 12 indexed citations

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Murrell, J.N. & Dennis R. Williams. (1966). Short and long range contributions to the inductive effect in π electron systems. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 291(1425). 224–234. 12 indexed citations

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Murrell, J.N., et al.. (1966). Nuclear magnetic resonance coupling constants in p-benzoquinones. Journal of the Chemical Society A Inorganic Physical Theoretical. 1421–1421. 6 indexed citations

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Murrell, J.N., Milan Randić, & D.R. Williams. (1965). The theory of intermolecular forces in the region of small orbital overlap. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 284(1399). 566–581. 231 indexed citations

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Murrell, J.N. & V. Gil. (1965). Solvent effects on the n.m.r. spectra of azabenzenes. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 61. 402–402. 47 indexed citations

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Godfrey, M. J. & J.N. Murrell. (1964). Substituent effects on the electronic spectra of aromatic hydrocarbons I. A comparison of the localized-orbital and iso-conjugate-hydrocarbon models for interpreting the spectra of amino- and nitrobenzenes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 278(1372). 57–63. 15 indexed citations

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Godfrey, M. J. & J.N. Murrell. (1964). Substituent effects on the electronic spectra of aromatic hydrocarbons III. An analysis of the spectra of amino- and nitrobenzenes in terms of the localized-orbital model. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 278(1372). 71–90. 60 indexed citations

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Godfrey, M. J. & J.N. Murrell. (1964). Substituent effects on the electronic spectra of aromatic hydrocarbons II. The quantitative determination of the inductive effect on π-electrons. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 278(1372). 64–70. 17 indexed citations

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Murrell, J.N. & J. Tanaka. (1964). The theory of the electronic spectra of aromatic hydrocarbon dimers. Molecular Physics. 7(4). 363–380. 186 indexed citations

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Murrell, J.N.. (1956). 735. Steric effects in electronic spectra. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 3779–3779. 33 indexed citations

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