Lawrence J. Willis

864 total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 744 citations indexed

About

Lawrence J. Willis is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Oncology and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Lawrence J. Willis has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 744 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Materials Chemistry, 2 papers in Oncology and 2 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Lawrence J. Willis's work include Metal complexes synthesis and properties (2 papers), Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies (1 paper) and Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions (1 paper). Lawrence J. Willis is often cited by papers focused on Metal complexes synthesis and properties (2 papers), Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies (1 paper) and Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions (1 paper). Lawrence J. Willis collaborates with scholars based in United States. Lawrence J. Willis's co-authors include Thomas M. Loehr, D. B. Fischbach, G. A. Massey, Justin C. Johnson, Thomas J. Thamann, Patrick Frank, Sue C. Cummings, Edward I. Stiefel and Alice E. Bruce and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Biochemistry and Inorganic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Lawrence J. Willis

8 papers receiving 715 citations

Hit Papers

Observation of Raman band shifting with excitation wavele... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Observation of Raman band shifting with excitation wavelength for carbons and graphites
    1981 589 citations D. B. Fischbach, Lawrence J. Willis et al. Solid State Communications profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lawrence J. Willis United States 7 491 193 111 108 71 8 744
P. Venturini Slovenia 17 634 1.3× 308 1.6× 186 1.7× 112 1.0× 88 1.2× 35 979
H. Kimura Japan 13 398 0.8× 377 2.0× 174 1.6× 89 0.8× 67 0.9× 39 777
Stephen P. Kelty United States 13 665 1.4× 316 1.6× 71 0.6× 97 0.9× 213 3.0× 34 973
J.C.W. Folmer United States 15 507 1.0× 332 1.7× 261 2.4× 138 1.3× 116 1.6× 25 921
Z. V. Popović Serbia 18 399 0.8× 280 1.5× 208 1.9× 95 0.9× 230 3.2× 62 920
M. S. Jagadeesh Italy 16 324 0.7× 266 1.4× 157 1.4× 115 1.1× 125 1.8× 38 624
A. H. Webster Canada 11 213 0.4× 100 0.5× 111 1.0× 121 1.1× 25 0.4× 19 456
А. М. Ионов Russia 14 381 0.8× 256 1.3× 178 1.6× 85 0.8× 136 1.9× 112 746
Rozenn Le Parc France 20 692 1.4× 244 1.3× 94 0.8× 142 1.3× 84 1.2× 56 1.0k
Klaus‐Werner Brzezinka Germany 19 631 1.3× 268 1.4× 99 0.9× 199 1.8× 157 2.2× 34 1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lawrence J. Willis

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All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Willis, Lawrence J. & Thomas M. Loehr. (1987). Normal coordinate analysis of the molybdenum—oxygen stretching frequencies in the infrared and Raman spectra of 16O- and 18O-dioxomolybdenum(VI) complexes. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular Spectroscopy. 43(1). 51–58. 8 indexed citations
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Willis, Lawrence J., et al.. (1986). Raman and infrared spectroscopic studies of dioxomolybdenum(VI) complexes with cysteamine chelates. Inorganic Chemistry. 25(23). 4289–4293. 26 indexed citations
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Willis, Lawrence J. & Thomas M. Loehr. (1985). Resonance Raman studies of the flavin and iron-sulfur centers of milk xanthine oxidase. Biochemistry. 24(11). 2768–2772. 9 indexed citations
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Thamann, Thomas J., Patrick Frank, Lawrence J. Willis, & Thomas M. Loehr. (1982). Normal coordinate analysis of the copper center of azurin and the assignment of its resonance Raman spectrum.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 79(20). 6396–6400. 35 indexed citations
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Willis, Lawrence J., et al.. (1981). High-spin, five-coordinate complexes of cobalt(II), nickel(II), and copper(II) with linear, pentadentate keto, iminato ligands. Inorganic Chemistry. 20(6). 1885–1892. 27 indexed citations
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Fischbach, D. B., et al.. (1981). Observation of Raman band shifting with excitation wavelength for carbons and graphites. Solid State Communications. 39(2). 341–344. 589 indexed citations breakdown →
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Massey, G. A., Thomas M. Loehr, Lawrence J. Willis, & Justin C. Johnson. (1980). Raman and electrooptic properties of potassium titanate phosphate. Applied Optics. 19(24). 4136–4136. 49 indexed citations

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