Kerwin D. Dobbs

3.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
44 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Kerwin D. Dobbs is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kerwin D. Dobbs has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Organic Chemistry, 13 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 10 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kerwin D. Dobbs's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (13 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (6 papers) and Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds (5 papers). Kerwin D. Dobbs is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (13 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (6 papers) and Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds (5 papers). Kerwin D. Dobbs collaborates with scholars based in United States and Spain. Kerwin D. Dobbs's co-authors include Warren J. Hehre, David A. Dixon, E. Wimmer, Jan Andzelm, Carlos Sosa, Douglas J. Doren, Jarod M. Younker, James J. Valentini, Anthony J. Arduengo and William Marshall 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

Kerwin D. Dobbs

44 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

A local density functional study of the structure and vib... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1992 1986 1987 200 400 600
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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.

  1. A local density functional study of the structure and vibrational frequencies of molecular transition-metal compounds
    1992 687 citations Kerwin D. Dobbs, David A. Dixon et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry profile →
  2. Molecular orbital theory of the properties of inorganic and organometallic compounds 4. Extended basis sets for third‐and fourth‐row, main‐group elements
    1986 457 citations Kerwin D. Dobbs, Warren J. Hehre Journal of Computational Chemistry profile →
  3. Molecular orbital theory of the properties of inorganic and organometallic compounds 5. Extended basis sets for first‐row transition metals
    1987 407 citations Kerwin D. Dobbs, Warren J. Hehre Journal of Computational Chemistry profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kerwin D. Dobbs United States 24 1.2k 1.0k 935 821 662 44 3.4k
Arthur J. H. Wachters Netherlands 10 958 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 1.6k 1.7× 1.0k 1.3× 455 0.7× 31 3.4k
Nathalie Godbout United States 14 1.0k 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 1.0k 1.1× 876 1.1× 342 0.5× 14 3.5k
Mark P. McGrath United States 19 1.4k 1.1× 896 0.9× 1.2k 1.3× 812 1.0× 272 0.4× 23 3.5k
Jean‐Philippe Blaudeau United States 16 851 0.7× 988 0.9× 822 0.9× 830 1.0× 360 0.5× 23 2.6k
Hartmut Schmider Canada 20 1.1k 0.9× 900 0.9× 880 0.9× 479 0.6× 388 0.6× 50 2.5k
Joseph J. W. McDouall United Kingdom 36 2.0k 1.6× 747 0.7× 1.0k 1.1× 555 0.7× 507 0.8× 108 3.8k
Rosendo Valero Spain 27 1.2k 1.0× 1.5k 1.4× 1.1k 1.2× 957 1.2× 483 0.7× 57 4.0k
Patricio Fuentealba Chile 32 1.9k 1.6× 1.3k 1.2× 1.9k 2.0× 816 1.0× 459 0.7× 95 4.5k
Hans Peter Lüthi Switzerland 31 1.9k 1.5× 1.2k 1.2× 1.6k 1.7× 707 0.9× 626 0.9× 95 4.4k
L. G. Vanquickenborne Belgium 32 1.3k 1.0× 833 0.8× 1.0k 1.1× 1.1k 1.4× 308 0.5× 149 3.2k

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All Works

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Jalarvo, Niina, Olivier Gourdon, G. Ehlers, et al.. (2014). Structure and Dynamics of Octamethyl-POSS Nanoparticles. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 118(10). 5579–5592. 26 indexed citations
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Younker, Jarod M. & Kerwin D. Dobbs. (2013). Correlating Experimental Photophysical Properties of Iridium(III) Complexes to Spin–Orbit Coupled TDDFT Predictions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 117(48). 25714–25723. 98 indexed citations
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Brennan, John K., Anne M. Chaka, Kerwin D. Dobbs, et al.. (2007). The Fifth Industrial Fluid Properties Simulation Challenge | NIST. Fluid Phase Equilibria. 260. 1 indexed citations
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Waterland, Robert L. & Kerwin D. Dobbs. (2007). Atmospheric Chemistry of Linear Perfluorinated Aldehydes:  Dissociation Kinetics of CnF2n+1CO Radicals. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 111(13). 2555–2562. 19 indexed citations
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Marshall, William, Gabriel Aullón, Santiago Álvarez, Kerwin D. Dobbs, & Vladimir V. Grushin. (2006). “To Bend or not To Bend?” Both! The Planar and Bent Structures of[(Ph3P)4Rh2(μ‐F)2]. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 2006(17). 3340–3345. 14 indexed citations
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Waterland, Robert L., et al.. (2003). Quantum chemical modeling for 157 nm photolithography. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry. 122(1). 37–46. 7 indexed citations
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Sohlberg, Karl & Kerwin D. Dobbs. (2002). Origin of side bands in the FTIR spectrum of acetone oxime vinyl ether. Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM. 577(2-3). 137–141. 9 indexed citations
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Dixon, David A., Anthony J. Arduengo, Kerwin D. Dobbs, & Dilip V. Khasnis. (1995). On the proposed existence of a ketene derived from carbon monoxide and 1,3-di-1-adamantylimidazol-2-ylidene. Tetrahedron Letters. 36(5). 645–648. 45 indexed citations
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Dobbs, Kerwin D. & David A. Dixon. (1994). Ab Initio Prediction of the Activation Energy for the Abstraction of a Hydrogen Atom from Methane by Chlorine Atom. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 98(48). 12584–12589. 65 indexed citations
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Dobbs, Kerwin D. & David A. Dixon. (1994). Ab Initio Prediction of the Activation Energies for the Abstraction and Exchange Reactions of H with CH4 and SiH4. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 98(20). 5290–5297. 43 indexed citations
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Dobbs, Kerwin D. & David A. Dixon. (1994). Prediction of Infrared Intensities by Using Density Functional Theory. Applications to H2O, HOO, CH4, and C2H4. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 98(17). 4498–4501. 19 indexed citations
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Dobbs, Kerwin D. & David A. Dixon. (1993). Prediction of activation energies for the exchange reaction H + H'X .fwdarw. H' + HX by ab initio molecular orbital methods. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 97(10). 2085–2091. 14 indexed citations
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Barron, Andrew R., Kerwin D. Dobbs, & Michelle Francl. (1991). Theoretical investigation of aluminum-oxygen .pi.-bonding in 3- and 4-coordinate aluminum alkoxides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 113(1). 39–43. 52 indexed citations
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Dixon, David A., Kerwin D. Dobbs, Anthony J. Arduengo, & Guy Bertrand. (1991). Electronic structure of .lambda.5-phosphaacetylene and corresponding triplet methylenes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 113(23). 8782–8785. 62 indexed citations
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Dobbs, Kerwin D., Mendel Trachtman, Charles W. Bock, & Alan H. Cowley. (1990). Gallane-arsine, H3Ga.cntdot.AsH3: prediction of a stable Ga-As bonded species. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 94(13). 5210–5211. 23 indexed citations
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Kahn, Scott D., Kerwin D. Dobbs, & Warren J. Hehre. (1988). Modeling chemical reactivity. 9. The role of the metal in controlling the stereochemistry of nucleophilic additions of organometallic reagents. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 110(14). 4602–4606. 20 indexed citations
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Dobbs, Kerwin D., James E. Boggs, Andrew R. Barron, & Alan H. Cowley. (1988). Bis(ylides) of phosphorus(V) and their structural isomers: an ab initio study. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 92(17). 4886–4892. 18 indexed citations
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Dobbs, Kerwin D. & Warren J. Hehre. (1987). Molecular orbital theory of the properties of inorganic and organometallic compounds. 6. Extended basis sets for second‐row transition metals. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 8(6). 880–893. 379 indexed citations
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Dobbs, Kerwin D. & Warren J. Hehre. (1986). Molecular orbital theory of the properties of inorganic and organometallic compounds 4. Extended basis sets for third‐and fourth‐row, main‐group elements. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 7(3). 359–378. 457 indexed citations breakdown →
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Orwoll, Robert A., Terry L. St. Clair, & Kerwin D. Dobbs. (1981). Phase behavior of some polyamic acid plus ether systems. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Physics Edition. 19(9). 1385–1393. 5 indexed citations

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