John Shorter

5.4k citations

83 papers · 3.6k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 21

Impact in

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry top 0.5%
- Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
Organic Chemistry top 1%
- Chemical Reaction Mechanisms
- Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions
- Free Radicals and Antioxidants

Papers in ⓘ

Organic Chemistry 36
- Chemical Reaction Mechanisms 25
- Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry 11
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 27
- Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms 13
- Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies 7
- Various Chemistry Research Topics 7

Co-authors: N. B. Chapman (25 shared papers)Elizabeth A. Tibbetts (2 shared papers)Olav Rueppell (1 shared paper)Romuald I. Zalewski (1 shared paper)Tadeusz M. Krygowski (1 shared paper)Mary Anna Carbone (2 shared papers)Fernando Pardo‐Manuel de Villena (8 shared papers)Robert R. H. Anholt (3 shared papers)
Journals: G3 Genes Genomes Genetics (3 papers)Canadian Journal of Chemistry (2 papers)Insectes Sociaux (2 papers)Pure and Applied Chemistry (2 papers)Genetics (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Denmark

In The Last Decade

John Shorter

79 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Correlation Analysis in Chemistry 1978 · 426 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.

1978 Correlation Analysis in Chemistry
1977 Biochemical Education
1972 Advances in Linear Free Energy Relationships

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1	Mechanism and theory in Organic chemistry Biochemical Education ·John Shorter Hit paper breakdown →	1977	1202
2	Advances in Linear Free Energy Relationships N. B. Chapman, John Shorter Hit paper breakdown →	1972	438
3	Correlation Analysis in Chemistry N. B. Chapman, John Shorter Hit paper breakdown →	1978	426
4	Similarity models in organic chemistry, biochemistry, and related fields Medical Entomology and Zoology ·Romuald I. Zalewski, Tadeusz M. Krygowski, John Shorter	1991	132
5	Genomes of the Mouse Collaborative Cross Genetics ·Anuj Srivastava, Andrew P. Morgan, Maya L. Najarian, Vishal Sarsani, John Sebastian Sigmon, John Shorter, Anwica Kashfeen, Rachel McMullan, Lucy H. Williams, Paola Giusti‐Rodríguez, Martin T. Ferris, Patrick F. Sullivan, Pablo Hock, Darla R. Miller, Timothy A. Bell, Leonard McMillan, Gary A. Churchill, Fernando Pardo‐Manuel de Villena	2017	123
6	Correlation analysis in organic chemistry : an introduction to linear free-energy relationships Clarendon Press eBooks ·John Shorter	1973	113
7	Genetic architecture of natural variation in Drosophila melanogaster aggressive behavior Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·John Shorter, Charlene Couch, Wen Huang, Mary Anna Carbone, Jason A. Peiffer, Robert R. H. Anholt, Trudy F. C. Mackay	2015	99
8	A review on self-destructive defense behaviors in social insects Insectes Sociaux ·John Shorter, Olav Rueppell	2011	94
9	Compilation and critical evaluation of structure-reactivity parameters and equations - Part I: Values of σm, and σp based on the ionization of substituted benzoic acids in water at 25 C (Technical Report) Pure and Applied Chemistry ·John Shorter	1994	66
10	The effect of juvenile hormone on temporal polyethism in the paper wasp Polistes dominulus Insectes Sociaux ·John Shorter, Elizabeth A. Tibbetts	2008	58
11	The separation of polar and steric effects. Part 14. Kinetics of the reactions of benzoic acid and of ortho-substituted benzoic acids with diazodiphenylmethane in various alcohols Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2 ·M. Hanif Aslam, Alan G. Burden, Norman B. Chapman, John Shorter, Marvin Charton	1981	52
12	Correlation analysis of organic reactivity, with particular reference to multiple regression John Shorter	1982	49
13	Male Infertility Is Responsible for Nearly Half of the Extinction Observed in the Mouse Collaborative Cross Genetics ·John Shorter, Fanny Odet, David L. Aylor, Wenqi Pan, Chia-Yu Kao, Chen-Ping Fu, Andrew P. Morgan, Seth Greenstein, Timothy A. Bell, Alicia M Stevans, Ryan W. Feathers, Sunny Patel, Sarah E Cates, Ginger D. Shaw, Darla R. Miller, Elissa J. Chesler, Leonard McMillian, Deborah A. O’Brien, Fernando Pardo‐Manuel de Villena	2017	47
14	The separation of polar, steric, and resonance effects in organic reactions by the use of linear free energy relationships Quarterly Reviews Chemical Society ·John Shorter	1970	42
15	How do fighting ability and nest value influence usurpation contests in Polistes wasps? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology ·Elizabeth A. Tibbetts, John Shorter	2009	39
16	Compilation and critical evaluation of structure-reactivity parameters and equations: Part 2. Extension of the Hammett σ scale through data for the ionization of substituted benzoic acids in aqueous solvents at 25 C (Technical Report) Pure and Applied Chemistry ·John Shorter	1997	35
17	The conversion of ammonium cyanate into urea—a saga in reaction mechanisms Chemical Society Reviews ·John Shorter	1978	27
18	Inside dialogical realities: From an abstract‐systematic to a participatory‐wholistic understanding of communication Southern Communication Journal ·John Shorter	2000	25
19	The influence of the solvent on organic reactivity. Part I. Kinetics and mechanism of the reactions of carboxylic acids with diazodiphenylmethane in donor aprotic solvents Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2 ·Norman B. Chapman, Michael R. J. Dack, David Newman, John Shorter, Robert W. Wilkinson	1974	22
20	Whole Genome Sequencing and Progress Toward Full Inbreeding of the Mouse Collaborative Cross Population G3 Genes Genomes Genetics ·John Shorter, Maya L. Najarian, Timothy A. Bell, Matthew W Blanchard, Martin T. Ferris, Pablo Hock, Anwica Kashfeen, Kathryn E. Kirchoff, Colton L. Linnertz, John Sebastian Sigmon, Darla R. Miller, Leonard McMillan, Fernando Pardo‐Manuel de Villena	2019	22

About John Shorter

John Shorter is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Genetics, Spectroscopy and Molecular Biology, having authored 83 papers that have together received 3.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (25 papers), Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms (13 papers), Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (11 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (9 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (8 papers), Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (7 papers), Various Chemistry Research Topics (7 papers) and Molecular spectroscopy and chirality (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (800 citations), Organic Chemistry (1.9k citations), Spectroscopy (543 citations), Filtration and Separation (57 citations) and Pharmaceutical Science (142 citations). John Shorter has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Denmark. Frequent co-authors include N. B. Chapman, Elizabeth A. Tibbetts, Olav Rueppell, Romuald I. Zalewski, Tadeusz M. Krygowski, Mary Anna Carbone, Fernando Pardo‐Manuel de Villena, Robert R. H. Anholt, Wen Huang and Jason A. Peiffer. Their work appears in journals such as G3 Genes Genomes Genetics, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, Insectes Sociaux, Pure and Applied Chemistry and Genetics.

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