Michael Dewar

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Michael Dewar is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Anthropology and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Dewar has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Organic Chemistry, 13 papers in Anthropology and 11 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Michael Dewar's work include Classical Antiquity Studies (13 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (8 papers) and Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods (7 papers). Michael Dewar is often cited by papers focused on Classical Antiquity Studies (13 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (8 papers) and Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods (7 papers). Michael Dewar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Michael Dewar's co-authors include R. Dietz, J. Christopher Whitehead, E. A. C. Lücken, William Adcock, Jayrang S. Dave, Richard E. Jones, Ved P. Kubba, Peter M. Maitlis, D. Wayne Goodman and Shadi Bartsch and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Michael Dewar

64 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

The molecular orbital theory of organic chemistry 1969 2026 1988 2007 1969 200 400 600
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. The molecular orbital theory of organic chemistry
    1969 693 citations Michael Dewar McGraw-Hill eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Dewar United States 21 1.1k 404 341 290 241 72 1.8k
Stuart W. Staley United States 20 743 0.7× 323 0.8× 397 1.2× 473 1.6× 351 1.5× 85 1.6k
Gerhard Schröder Germany 24 1.6k 1.4× 644 1.6× 365 1.1× 235 0.8× 398 1.7× 157 2.3k
M. Simonetta Italy 24 958 0.9× 628 1.6× 530 1.6× 814 2.8× 413 1.7× 168 2.1k
John H. Hall United States 23 892 0.8× 397 1.0× 337 1.0× 356 1.2× 221 0.9× 78 1.7k
T. Yonezawa Japan 24 460 0.4× 279 0.7× 328 1.0× 639 2.2× 393 1.6× 53 1.4k
Gerald Jay Gleicher United States 19 885 0.8× 331 0.8× 211 0.6× 225 0.8× 197 0.8× 70 1.2k
N. Colin Baird Canada 23 1.2k 1.1× 514 1.3× 507 1.5× 735 2.5× 344 1.4× 72 2.1k
Richard N. McDonald United States 19 847 0.8× 300 0.7× 219 0.6× 292 1.0× 294 1.2× 111 1.5k
Edward M. Engler United States 17 606 0.5× 236 0.6× 267 0.8× 189 0.7× 228 0.9× 33 1.5k
F. P. Boer United States 25 645 0.6× 301 0.7× 396 1.2× 337 1.2× 430 1.8× 62 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Dewar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Dewar

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dewar, Michael. (2006). Sophie Guex: Ps.-Claudien, Laus Herculis. Introduction, texte, traduction et commentaire. Gnomon. 78(1). 24–27. 1 indexed citations
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Wackers, Frans J.Th., et al.. (2000). Atypical fatal hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis with involvement of native and homograft aortic valves in an African American man. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 106(6). 1196–1198. 15 indexed citations
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Dewar, Michael. (1996). Episcopal and epicurean villas: Venantius Fortunatus and the Silvae. 297–314. 1 indexed citations
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Dewar, Michael. (1994). Laying it on with a Trowel: The Proem to Lucan and Related Texts. The Classical Quarterly. 44(1). 199–211. 18 indexed citations
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Dewar, Michael. (1992). A semiempirical life. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations
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Dewar, Michael. (1990). Octavian and Orestes Again. The Classical Quarterly. 40(2). 580–582. 3 indexed citations
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Dewar, Michael. (1988). Octavian and Orestes in the Finale of the First Georgic. The Classical Quarterly. 38(2). 563–565. 3 indexed citations
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Dewar, Michael, Anselm C. Griffin, & Steven Kirschner. (1974). MINDO/3 study of some Diels-Alder reactions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 96(19). 6225–6226. 44 indexed citations
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Olah, George A., et al.. (1973). Stable carbocations. CLXII. 1,4-Bicyclo[2.2.2]octyl dication, a novel pseudoaromatic system. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 95(20). 6829–6831. 23 indexed citations
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Dewar, Michael & D. Wayne Goodman. (1972). Photoelectron spectra of molecules. Part 5.—Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 2 Molecular and Chemical Physics. 68(0). 1784–1788. 24 indexed citations
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Dewar, Michael. (1969). The molecular orbital theory of organic chemistry. McGraw-Hill eBooks. 693 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dewar, Michael & Nenad Trinajsti. (1969). Theoretical study of cyclazines. Journal of the Chemical Society A Inorganic Physical Theoretical. 1754–1754. 26 indexed citations
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Dewar, Michael. (1965). An introduction to modern chemistry. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations
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Dewar, Michael, et al.. (1961). New Heteroaromatic Compounds. XIV.1 Boron-containing Analogs of Purine, Quinazoline and Perimidine. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 83(12). 2708–2711. 30 indexed citations
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Dewar, Michael & R. Dietz. (1959). 546. New heteroaromatic compounds. Part III. 2,1-Borazaro-naphthalene (1,2-dihydro-1-aza-2-boranaphthalene). Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 2728–2728. 122 indexed citations
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Dewar, Michael, et al.. (1959). 818. Acid-catalysed rearrangements of alkyl aryl ethers. Part I. Rearrangement of butyl phenyl ethers with aluminium chloride. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 4080–4080. 7 indexed citations
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Blackman, L. C. F. & Michael Dewar. (1957). 30. Promoters for the dropwise condensation of steam. Part IV. Discussion of dropwise condensation and testing of compounds. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 171–171. 14 indexed citations
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Dewar, Michael & Leonello Paoloni. (1957). The electronic structure of melamine. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 53. 261–261. 26 indexed citations
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Dave, Jayrang S. & Michael Dewar. (1955). Mixed liquid crystals. Part II. The effect of structure on the transition temperatures of mixed liquid crystals. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 4305–4305. 20 indexed citations
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Ansell, M. F. & Michael Dewar. (1955). Aromatic Substitution. Nature. 175(4466). 982–983. 6 indexed citations

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