Michael A. Robb

20.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
315 papers, 16.4k citations indexed

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Michael A. Robb is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. Robb has authored 315 papers receiving a total of 16.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 194 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 123 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 89 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Michael A. Robb's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (161 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (109 papers) and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (101 papers). Michael A. Robb is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (161 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (109 papers) and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (101 papers). Michael A. Robb collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and Spain. Michael A. Robb's co-authors include Massimo Olivucci, Fernando Bernardi, Michael J. Bearpark, H. Bernhard Schlegel, Lluı́s Blancafort, Marco Garavelli, Paolo Celani, Graham A. Worth, Martial Boggio‐Pasqua and Benjamin Lasorne and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Robb

315 papers receiving 16.1k 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.

Potential energy surface crossings in organic photochemistry

1996 684 citations Fernando Bernardi, Massimo Olivucci et al. profile →
A direct method for the location of the lowest energy point on a potential surface crossing

1994 582 citations Michael J. Bearpark, Michael A. Robb et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Michael A. Robb	9.4k	6.2k	4.2k	3.7k	2.5k	315	16.4k
Maurizio Persico	6.2k 0.7×	3.7k 0.6×	3.2k 0.8×	2.5k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	161	11.6k
Anna I. Krylov	11.1k 1.2×	4.1k 0.7×	1.9k 0.5×	3.0k 0.8×	3.0k 1.2×	298	16.0k
Andreas Dreuw	7.3k 0.8×	5.0k 0.8×	3.3k 0.8×	5.1k 1.4×	1.8k 0.7×	366	15.5k
Wolfgang Domcke	18.4k 2.0×	8.9k 1.4×	2.5k 0.6×	3.4k 0.9×	5.5k 2.2×	426	23.9k
Mark Maroncelli	9.0k 0.9×	10.8k 1.7×	4.0k 0.9×	3.6k 1.0×	2.1k 0.8×	135	17.5k
Luis Serrano‐Andrés	5.7k 0.6×	4.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.4×	2.9k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	137	10.9k
Christof Hättig	9.1k 1.0×	4.5k 0.7×	2.7k 0.6×	4.1k 1.1×	3.1k 1.2×	201	14.8k
Roland Lindh	7.7k 0.8×	3.2k 0.5×	2.4k 0.6×	5.3k 1.4×	2.6k 1.0×	200	15.8k
Noboru Mataga	4.3k 0.5×	10.6k 1.7×	4.8k 1.1×	7.4k 2.0×	1.9k 0.8×	415	16.4k
Massimo Olivucci	6.5k 0.7×	4.6k 0.7×	2.9k 0.7×	3.1k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	289	13.8k

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Olivucci, Massimo, et al.. (2021). Unlocking the Double Bond in Protonated Schiff Bases by Coherent Superposition of S₁ and S₂. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 12(23). 5639–5643. 10 indexed citations

Worth, Graham A., et al.. (2021). Control of nuclear dynamics in the benzene cation by electronic wavepacket composition. Communications Chemistry. 4(1). 48–48. 12 indexed citations

Vacher, Morgane, Michael J. Bearpark, Michael A. Robb, & João Pedro Malhado. (2017). Electron Dynamics upon Ionization of Polyatomic Molecules: Coupling to Quantum Nuclear Motion and Decoherence. Physical Review Letters. 118(8). 83001–83001. 135 indexed citations

Lasorne, Benjamin, et al.. (2010). Exploring the sloped-to-peaked S2/S1 seam of intersection of thymine with electronic structure and direct quantum dynamics calculations. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 12(19). 4949–4949. 79 indexed citations

Deumal, Mercè, Jeremy M. Rawson, A.E. Goeta, et al.. (2010). Studying the Origin of the Antiferromagnetic to Spin‐Canting Transition in the β‐p‐NCC₆F₄CNSSN^. Molecular Magnet. Chemistry - A European Journal. 16(9). 2741–2750. 46 indexed citations

Minns, Russell S., et al.. (2010). Ultrafast dynamics through conical intersections and intramolecular vibrational energy redistribution in styrene. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 12(48). 15751–15751. 22 indexed citations

Mendive‐Tapia, David, Benjamin Lasorne, Graham A. Worth, Michael J. Bearpark, & Michael A. Robb. (2010). Controlling the mechanism of fulvene S1/S0 decay: switching off the stepwise population transfer. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 12(48). 15725–15725. 54 indexed citations

Lasorne, Benjamin, et al.. (2010). A Straightforward Method of Analysis for Direct Quantum Dynamics: Application to the Photochemistry of a Model Cyanine^†. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 114(33). 8713–8729. 42 indexed citations

Tomasello, Gaia, Michael J. Bearpark, Michael A. Robb, Giorgio Orlandi, & Marco Garavelli. (2010). Significance of a Zwitterionic State for Fulgide Photochromism: Implications for the Design of Mimics. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 49(16). 2913–2916. 59 indexed citations

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Schäfer, Lars V., Gerrit Groenhof, Martial Boggio‐Pasqua, Michael A. Robb, & Helmut Grubmüller. (2008). Chromophore Protonation State Controls Photoswitching of the Fluoroprotein asFP595. PLoS Computational Biology. 4(3). e1000034–e1000034. 82 indexed citations

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Lasorne, Benjamin, Michael A. Robb, & Graham A. Worth. (2007). Direct quantum dynamics using variational multi-configuration Gaussian wavepackets. Implementation details and test case. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 9(25). 3210–3210. 81 indexed citations

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Jornet-Somoza, Joaquim, Mercè Deumal, Jordi Ribas‐Ariño, et al.. (2006). Direct versus Mediated Through‐Space Magnetic Interactions: A First Principles, Bottom‐Up Reinvestigation of the Magnetism of the Pyridyl‐Verdazyl:Hydroquinone Molecular Co‐Crystal. Chemistry - A European Journal. 12(15). 3995–4005. 57 indexed citations

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Paterson, Martin J., Michael J. Bearpark, Michael A. Robb, Lluı́s Blancafort, & Graham A. Worth. (2005). Conical intersections: A perspective on the computation of spectroscopic Jahn–Teller parameters and the degenerate ‘intersection space’. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 7(10). 2100–2100. 64 indexed citations

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Worth, Graham A., Michael A. Robb, & Irène Burghardt. (2004). A novel algorithm for non-adiabatic direct dynamics using variational Gaussian wavepackets. Faraday Discussions. 127. 307–307. 196 indexed citations

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Garavelli, Marco, François Ogliaro, Michael J. Bearpark, et al.. (2003). A simple approach for improving the hybrid MMVB force field: Application to the photoisomerization of s‐cis butadiene. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 24(11). 1357–1363. 25 indexed citations

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Sinicropi, Adalgisa, Rebecca Pogni, Riccardo Basosi, et al.. (2001). Fluorescence Quenching by Sequential Hydrogen, Electron, and Proton Transfer in the Proximity of a Conical Intersection. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 40(22). 4185–4189. 30 indexed citations

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Nau, Werner M., et al.. (1998). The Mechanism for Hydrogen Abstraction by n,π* Excited Singlet States: Evidence for Thermal Activation and Deactivation through a Conical Intersection. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 37(1-2). 98–101. 39 indexed citations

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Cooper, David L., Michael A. Robb, & Ian H. Williams. (1990). Organic reactivity : new light on old concepts. 26(11). 1085–1089. 1 indexed citations

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Robb, Michael A. & Imre G. Csizmadia. (1971). The generalized separated electron pair model. II. An application to NH, NH₃, NH, NH²⁻ and N³⁻. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 5(6). 605–635. 20 indexed citations

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Robb, Michael A. & Imre G. Csizmadia. (1968). Non-empirical LCAO-MO-SCF-CI calculations on organic molecules with Gaussian type functions. Theoretical Chemistry Accounts. 10(3). 269–284. 35 indexed citations

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