Michael C. Zerner

15.7k total citations · 7 hit papers
231 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

Michael C. Zerner is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael C. Zerner has authored 231 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 67 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 66 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Michael C. Zerner's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (89 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (59 papers) and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (45 papers). Michael C. Zerner is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (89 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (59 papers) and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (45 papers). Michael C. Zerner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Brazil. Michael C. Zerner's co-authors include Joan E. Ridley, John D. Head, Martin Gouterman, Mati Karelson, Gilda H. Loew, W. Daniel Edwards, Robert F. Kirchner, Ulrich T. Mueller‐Westerhoff, Wayne Anderson and Russell S. Drago and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Michael C. Zerner

219 papers receiving 12.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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. An intermediate neglect of differential overlap technique for spectroscopy: Pyrrole and the azines
    1973 1.8k citations Joan E. Ridley, Michael C. Zerner Theoretical Chemistry Accounts profile →
  2. An intermediate neglect of differential overlap technique for spectroscopy of transition-metal complexes. Ferrocene
    1980 1.1k citations Michael C. Zerner et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  3. A Broyden—Fletcher—Goldfarb—Shanno optimization procedure for molecular geometries
    1985 777 citations John D. Head, Michael C. Zerner Chemical Physics Letters profile →
  4. An intermediate neglect of differential overlap theory for transition metal complexes: Fe, Co and Cu chlorides
    1979 709 citations Michael C. Zerner et al. Theoretical Chemistry Accounts profile →
  5. Triplet states via intermediate neglect of differential overlap: Benzene, pyridine and the diazines
    1976 597 citations Joan E. Ridley, Michael C. Zerner Theoretical Chemistry Accounts profile →
  6. Porphyrins
    1966 371 citations Michael C. Zerner et al. Theoretical Chemistry Accounts profile →
  7. Calculated spectra of hydrated ions of the first transition-metal series
    1986 360 citations W. Daniel Edwards, Michael C. Zerner et al. Inorganic Chemistry profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Michael C. Zerner 5.3k 4.0k 3.4k 3.2k 2.2k 231 12.9k
S. J. A. van Gisbergen 5.7k 1.1× 5.0k 1.2× 3.1k 0.9× 4.7k 1.5× 3.3k 1.5× 36 15.2k
William J. Pietro 3.8k 0.7× 3.0k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 4.7k 1.5× 1.2k 0.5× 92 12.3k
James D. Patterson 3.1k 0.6× 4.0k 1.0× 2.2k 0.6× 4.7k 1.5× 1.5k 0.7× 42 11.1k
Ian H. Hillier 3.0k 0.6× 5.0k 1.2× 2.1k 0.6× 3.3k 1.0× 1.1k 0.5× 494 12.1k
Kenichi Fukui 6.5k 1.2× 5.1k 1.3× 3.0k 0.9× 9.3k 2.9× 2.0k 0.9× 480 21.5k
Paula Mori‐Sánchez 6.6k 1.2× 5.9k 1.5× 3.6k 1.1× 4.4k 1.4× 2.0k 0.9× 43 16.6k
Marco Häser 5.4k 1.0× 6.4k 1.6× 3.7k 1.1× 5.9k 1.9× 1.8k 0.8× 30 18.3k
Anthony K. Rappé 7.4k 1.4× 2.9k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 3.7k 1.2× 1.3k 0.6× 101 17.2k
Marwan Nusair 6.2k 1.2× 7.2k 1.8× 2.5k 0.7× 5.2k 1.6× 2.9k 1.3× 5 17.9k
G. te Velde 6.1k 1.1× 4.4k 1.1× 2.5k 0.7× 5.7k 1.8× 2.8k 1.3× 17 16.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Porker, Kenton, Michael C. Zerner, & Daniel Cozzolino. (2016). Classification and Authentication of Barley (Hordeum vulgare) Malt Varieties: Combining Attenuated Total Reflectance Mid-infrared Spectroscopy with Chemometrics. Food Analytical Methods. 10(3). 675–682. 22 indexed citations
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Zerner, Michael C., Timothy J. March, J. Eglinton, & Ben Biddulph. (2015). Use of chemical protective products to change the ability of wheat to tolerate frost. Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide). 1 indexed citations
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Manne, Rolf & Michael C. Zerner. (2009). Matrix elements of spin-dependent one-electron operators between bonded functions. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 28(S19). 165–172. 1 indexed citations
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Sabin, John R., Michael C. Zerner, Erkki Brändas, et al.. (2001). DV-Xα for atomic spectroscopy and materials science. Academic Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Zerner, Michael C., et al.. (2000). New parametrization scheme for the resonance integrals (H??) within the INDO/1 approximation. Main group elements. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 81(3). 187–201. 19 indexed citations
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Zerner, Michael C., et al.. (1999). Quantum Systems in Chemistry and Physics Part II. 31. 1 indexed citations
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Santos, Hélio F. Dos, et al.. (1998). Conformational Analysis of the Anhydrotetracycline Molecule: A Toxic Decomposition Product of Tetracycline. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 87(2). 190–195. 27 indexed citations
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Santos, Hélio F. Dos, et al.. (1998). A Theoretical Study of the Interaction of Anhydrotetracycline with Al(III). Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 87(9). 1101–1108. 22 indexed citations
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Santos, Hélio F. Dos, et al.. (1997). A theoretical investigation of the near UV and VIS electronic spectra for the fully deprotonated forms of anhydrotetracycline. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2. 1335–1340. 16 indexed citations
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Cory, Marshall G., et al.. (1995). Calculated Structures and Electronic Absorption Spectroscopy for Magnesium Phthalocyanine and Its Anion Radical. Inorganic Chemistry. 34(11). 2969–2979. 46 indexed citations
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Broo, Anders & Michael C. Zerner. (1994). The emission spectum of p-N,N-dimethylaminobenzonitrile. Chemical Physics Letters. 227(6). 551–556. 21 indexed citations
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Estiú, Guillermina & Michael C. Zerner. (1994). Interplay between Geometric and Electronic Structure and the Magnetism of Small Pd Clusters. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 98(18). 4793–4799. 42 indexed citations
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Zerner, Michael C., et al.. (1993). Perturbation–variational methods revisited. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 47(2). 103–118. 1 indexed citations
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Uhlı́k, Filip, et al.. (1991). C 5 H + 3 isomeric structures: relative stabilities at high temperatures.. Revue Roumaine de Chimie. 36(8). 965–974. 36 indexed citations
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Thompson, M. A. & Michael C. Zerner. (1990). Effect of a polarizable medium on the charge-transfer states of the photosynthetic reaction center from Rhodopseudomonas viridis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 112(21). 7828–7830. 36 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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Edwards, W. Daniel, et al.. (1983). CrCr Multiple bonding in binuclear complexes. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 23(2). 425–436. 13 indexed citations
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Canuto, Sylvio, Osvaldo Goscinski, & Michael C. Zerner. (1979). Broken orbital symmetry study of low-lying excited and N15 ionized states of pyrazine. Chemical Physics Letters. 68(1). 232–236. 27 indexed citations
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Cullen, John M. & Michael C. Zerner. (1975). An approximate variational perturbation method. Chemical Physics Letters. 34(3). 591–593. 6 indexed citations
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Ridley, Joan E. & Michael C. Zerner. (1973). An intermediate neglect of differential overlap technique for spectroscopy: Pyrrole and the azines. Theoretical Chemistry Accounts. 32(2). 111–134. 1767 indexed citations breakdown →

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