John D. Head

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

John D. Head is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, John D. Head has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 30 papers in Materials Chemistry and 13 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in John D. Head's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (43 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (6 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (6 papers). John D. Head is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (43 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (6 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (6 papers). John D. Head collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Austria. John D. Head's co-authors include Michael C. Zerner, George Blyholder, Fernando Ruette, Fulin Zhou, Yingbin Ge, Ralf I. Kaiser, Hakan Kayı, K.A.R. Mitchell, Visvaldas Kairys and Louis Noodleman 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

John D. Head

64 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

A Broyden—Fletcher—Goldfarb—Shanno optimization procedure for molecular geometries

1985 777 citations John D. Head, Michael C. Zerner Chemical Physics Letters profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John D. Head United States	19	895	643	396	185	179	65	1.8k
Ian J. Bush United Kingdom	19	880 1.0×	597 0.9×	334 0.8×	188 1.0×	186 1.0×	33	1.8k
Ralph Gebauer Italy	30	1.3k 1.4×	815 1.3×	645 1.6×	237 1.3×	189 1.1×	85	2.6k
Jacek Jakowski United States	23	633 0.7×	540 0.8×	366 0.9×	117 0.6×	183 1.0×	69	1.6k
Ilian T. Todorov United Kingdom	21	1.3k 1.4×	374 0.6×	281 0.7×	111 0.6×	113 0.6×	67	2.2k
Shi-aki Hyodo Japan	20	728 0.8×	383 0.6×	763 1.9×	88 0.5×	368 2.1×	70	2.0k
Toshikazu Takada Japan	23	785 0.9×	714 1.1×	253 0.6×	230 1.2×	288 1.6×	86	1.9k
D.K. Rai India	28	1.4k 1.5×	494 0.8×	707 1.8×	133 0.7×	164 0.9×	117	2.3k
Jannis Samios Greece	23	647 0.7×	711 1.1×	158 0.4×	136 0.7×	245 1.4×	82	1.9k
Toshiyuki Mitsui Japan	22	958 1.1×	968 1.5×	486 1.2×	70 0.4×	103 0.6×	119	2.5k
Reinhard J. Maurer United Kingdom	27	1.3k 1.5×	1.1k 1.7×	771 1.9×	141 0.8×	127 0.7×	110	2.5k

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Kayı, Hakan, Ralf I. Kaiser, & John D. Head. (2012). A theoretical investigation of the relative stability of hydrated glycine and methylcarbamic acid—from water clusters to interstellar ices. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 14(14). 4942–4942. 24 indexed citations

Kayı, Hakan, Ralf I. Kaiser, & John D. Head. (2011). A computational study on the structures of methylamine–carbon dioxide–water clusters: evidence for the barrier free formation of the methylcarbamic acid zwitterion (CH3NH2+COO−) in interstellar water ices. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 13(23). 11083–11083. 20 indexed citations

Gottlieb, Alex D., et al.. (2011). Natural molecular shells as open subsystems of small molecules. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 111(15). 4158–4173. 1 indexed citations

Kayı, Hakan, Ralf I. Kaiser, & John D. Head. (2011). A theoretical investigation of the low energy conformers of the isomers glycine and methylcarbamic acid and their role in the interstellar medium. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 13(35). 15774–15774. 18 indexed citations

Head, John D., et al.. (2010). Theoretical exploration of hydrogen loss from AlH₃ and Al₂ H₆. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 111(7-8). 1639–1645. 4 indexed citations

Head, John D.. (2000). A vibrational analysis with Fermi resonances for methoxy adsorption on Cu(111) using ab initio cluster calculations. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 77(1). 350–357. 17 indexed citations

Zhou, Fulin & John D. Head. (2000). Role of SiO in the Photoluminescence of Porous Silicon. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 104(43). 9981–9986. 53 indexed citations

Kairys, Visvaldas & John D. Head. (1998). Electric field effects on the geometry and vibrations of charged molecules: the hydroxide ion case. Chemical Physics Letters. 288(2-4). 423–428. 3 indexed citations

Head, John D.. (1997). Computation of vibrational frequencies for adsorbates on surfaces. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 65(5). 827–838. 91 indexed citations

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Head, John D., et al.. (1991). Laser Paint Stripping. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 92. 29581. 6 indexed citations

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Head, John D., et al.. (1991). A cluster model study of multiple H adsorption on Be(0001). Surface Science. 245(3). 439–451. 6 indexed citations

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Head, John D., et al.. (1990). Anab initioMO study of aluminium atom adsorption on the basal plane of graphite. Physica Scripta. 41(6). 874–877. 8 indexed citations

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Kaduwela, A. P., John D. Head, W. Kühn, & G. Andermann. (1989). X-ray fluorescence spectra and molecular orbital studies of cuprous and cupric oxide. Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena. 49(2). 183–194. 4 indexed citations

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Head, John D. & Michael C. Zerner. (1985). A Broyden—Fletcher—Goldfarb—Shanno optimization procedure for molecular geometries. Chemical Physics Letters. 122(3). 264–270. 777 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ruette, Fernando, George Blyholder, & John D. Head. (1984). H atom interaction with a 14 atom nickel cluster. Surface Science. 137(2-3). 491–505. 15 indexed citations

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Blyholder, George, Fernando Ruette, & John D. Head. (1983). Removal of Anomalies in CO₂Calculations by Using Symmetry Functions in Fixed Configurations. Spectroscopy Letters. 16(4). 299–309. 1 indexed citations

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Blyholder, George, John D. Head, & Fernando Ruette. (1982). Semi-empirical calculation method for transition metals. Theoretical Chemistry Accounts. 60(5). 429–444. 50 indexed citations

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Head, John D. & K.A.R. Mitchell. (1979). Use of XαSW calculations for parametrising the CNDO method for the heavier elements. II. Tests for the elements aluminium to sulphur. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 57(14). 1826–1838. 2 indexed citations

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Head, John D. & K.A.R. Mitchell. (1978). Calculations with the CNDO method on clusters of silver atoms. Molecular Physics. 35(6). 1681–1695. 7 indexed citations

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Head, John D., K.A.R. Mitchell, & Louis Noodleman. (1977). Local density of states calculated with the Xα scattered wave method for some clusters of silver atoms. Surface Science. 69(2). 714–720. 12 indexed citations

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