John Connolly

5.8k citations

117 papers · 4.4k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 24

Impact in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 1%
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry top 1%

Papers in ⓘ

Public Administration 6
- Public Policy and Administration Research 5
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 12

Co-authors: John R. Sabin (4 shared papers)Brett I. Dunlap (3 shared papers)A. R. Williams (2 shared papers)Clifford Stoll (1 shared paper)K. H. Johnson (4 shared papers)Sven Larsson (4 shared papers)Madhu Menon (3 shared papers)Antonis N. Andriotis (3 shared papers)
Journals: International Journal of Quantum Chemistry (11 papers)The Journal of Chemical Physics (10 papers)Journal of Organometallic Chemistry (8 papers)Chemical Physics Letters (8 papers)Contemporary Social Science (6 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Slovenia

In The Last Decade

John Connolly

109 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Density-functional theory applied to phase transformations in transition-metal alloys 1983 · 781 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1983 Physical review. B, Condensed matter
1979 The Journal of Chemical Physics
1979 The Journal of Chemical Physics

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1	On some approximations in applications of Xα theory The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Brett I. Dunlap, John Connolly, John R. Sabin Hit paper breakdown →	1979	1238
2	Density-functional theory applied to phase transformations in transition-metal alloys Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·John Connolly, A. R. Williams Hit paper breakdown →	1983	781
3	On first-row diatomic molecules and local density models The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Brett I. Dunlap, John Connolly, John R. Sabin Hit paper breakdown →	1979	533
4	Energy Bands in Ferromagnetic Nickel Physical Review ·John Connolly	1967	240
5	The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage Physics Today ·Clifford Stoll, John Connolly	1990	128
6	Calculation of molecular ESCA spectra by the multiple-scattering-Xα method The Journal of Chemical Physics ·John Connolly, Hans Siegbahn, U. Gelius, C. Nordling	1973	98
7	Tight binding molecular dynamics study of Ni clusters The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Nektarios N. Lathiotakis, Antonis N. Andriotis, Madhu Menon, John Connolly	1996	91
8	Total Energy in the Multiple Scattering Formalism: Application to the Water Molecule The Journal of Chemical Physics ·John Connolly, John R. Sabin	1972	83
9	Calculation of the total energy in the multiple scattering-Xα method. I. General theory The Journal of Chemical Physics ·J. B. Danese, John Connolly	1974	68
10	Calculation of the ionization energies of the sulphur hexafluoride molecule by the multiple scattering method Chemical Physics Letters ·John Connolly, K. H. Johnson	1971	62
11	Spin and bonding properties and optical spectra of octahedral transition metal complexes using the multiple scattering Xα method The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Sven Larsson, John Connolly	1974	53
12	Tight-binding molecular-dynamics study of transition-metal clusters Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·Madhu Menon, John Connolly, Nektarios N. Lathiotakis, Antonis N. Andriotis	1994	52
13	The electronic structure of the vanadate and chromate ions as calculated by the MS Xα method The Journal of Chemical Physics ·V. A. Gubanov, Jacques Weber, John Connolly	1975	45
14	Localized electronic excitations in nickel oxide Solid State Communications ·K. H. Johnson, R. P. Messmer, John Connolly	1973	45
15	On the applicability of LCAO-Xα methods to molecules containing transition metal atoms: The nickel atom and nickel hydride International Journal of Quantum Chemistry ·Brett I. Dunlap, John Connolly, John R. Sabin	2009	41
16	Crystalline Lithiomethyl Trimethylsilane and Some of its Properties Inorganic Chemistry ·John Connolly, Grant Urry	1963	33
17	Optical spectra of some octahedral transition metal fluorides as calculated by multiple scattering method Chemical Physics Letters ·Sven Larsson, John Connolly	1973	32
18	Working-class discourses of politics, policy and health: ‘I don’t smoke; I don’t drink. The only thing wrong with me is my health’ Policy & Politics ·Mhairi Mackenzie, Chik Collins, John Connolly, Mick Doyle, Gerry McCartney	2016	32
19	n-Alkyl Perchlorates: Preparation, Study and Stabilization Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Jack Radell, John Connolly, A. J. Raymond	1961	31
20	Self-consistent-field × α cluster calculations for the ground state Ne2 molecule Chemical Physics Letters ·Daniel D. Konowalow, P. Weinberger, Jean‐Louis Calais, John Connolly	1972	29

About John Connolly

John Connolly is a scholar working on Public Administration, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, having authored 117 papers that have together received 4.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (31 papers), Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (9 papers), Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds (7 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (7 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (6 papers), Public Policy and Administration Research (5 papers), X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (5 papers) and Zoonotic diseases and public health (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (2.5k citations), Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (466 citations), Computational Mathematics (25 citations), Inorganic Chemistry (547 citations) and Condensed Matter Physics (410 citations). John Connolly has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Slovenia. Frequent co-authors include John R. Sabin, Brett I. Dunlap, A. R. Williams, Clifford Stoll, K. H. Johnson, Sven Larsson, Madhu Menon, Antonis N. Andriotis, Nektarios N. Lathiotakis and Grant Urry. Their work appears in journals such as International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, The Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, Chemical Physics Letters and Contemporary Social Science.

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