Michael Kasha

22.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
115 papers, 14.8k citations indexed

About

Michael Kasha is a scholar working on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Kasha has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 14.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 35 papers in Materials Chemistry and 33 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Michael Kasha's work include Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (62 papers), Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (21 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (20 papers). Michael Kasha is often cited by papers focused on Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (62 papers), Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (21 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (20 papers). Michael Kasha collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and United Kingdom. Michael Kasha's co-authors include M. Ashraf El‐Bayoumi, H. Ralph Rawls, Ahsan U. Khan, Eion G. McRae, Dale McMorrow, Pradeep K. Sengupta, David Gormin, Javier Catalán, Juan Carlos del Valle and S. P. McGlynn and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Michael Kasha

115 papers receiving 14.2k citations

Hit Papers

The exciton model in molecular spectroscopy 1958 2026 1980 2003 1965 1963 1958 1979 2012 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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 exciton model in molecular spectroscopy
    1965 3.8k citations Michael Kasha et al. profile →
  2. Energy Transfer Mechanisms and the Molecular Exciton Model for Molecular Aggregates
    1963 1.4k citations Michael Kasha Radiation Research profile →
  3. Enhancement of Phosphorescence Ability upon Aggregation of Dye Molecules
    1958 808 citations Michael Kasha et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  4. Excited state proton-transfer spectroscopy of 3-hydroxyflavone and quercetin
    1979 551 citations Pradeep K. Sengupta, Michael Kasha Chemical Physics Letters profile →
  5. Energy Transfer Mechanisms and the Molecular Exciton Model for Molecular Aggregates1, 2
    2012 459 citations Michael Kasha Radiation Research profile →
  6. Proton-transfer spectroscopy. Perturbation of the tautomerization potential
    1986 410 citations Michael Kasha Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 2 Molecular and Chemical Physics profile →
  7. EXCITED-STATE TWO-PROTON TAUTOMERISM IN HYDROGEN-BONDED N-HETEROCYCLIC BASE PAIRS
    1969 345 citations Michael Kasha et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 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 Kasha United States 51 7.6k 6.2k 3.9k 3.4k 2.7k 115 14.8k
Noboru Mataga Japan 64 7.4k 1.0× 10.6k 1.7× 4.8k 1.2× 4.3k 1.3× 3.2k 1.2× 415 16.4k
Martin Gouterman United States 62 11.0k 1.4× 4.1k 0.7× 1.5k 0.4× 2.5k 0.7× 3.4k 1.3× 174 15.5k
Michael C. Zerner United States 48 5.3k 0.7× 3.4k 0.5× 3.2k 0.8× 4.0k 1.2× 2.0k 0.7× 231 12.9k
C. L. Reichardt Germany 43 6.6k 0.9× 6.8k 1.1× 8.2k 2.1× 2.4k 0.7× 2.4k 0.9× 221 20.0k
R. A. Marcus United States 40 4.5k 0.6× 7.7k 1.3× 3.2k 0.8× 6.5k 1.9× 3.4k 1.3× 86 17.8k
Marco Häser Germany 21 5.4k 0.7× 3.7k 0.6× 5.9k 1.5× 6.4k 1.9× 2.0k 0.7× 30 18.3k
J. K. Thomas United States 53 3.8k 0.5× 4.3k 0.7× 5.7k 1.4× 2.6k 0.8× 2.3k 0.9× 257 13.4k
P. C. Hariharan United States 16 4.3k 0.6× 3.5k 0.6× 8.1k 2.0× 5.6k 1.7× 1.9k 0.7× 58 18.3k
Rolf Seeger United States 18 4.8k 0.6× 3.3k 0.5× 6.6k 1.7× 6.2k 1.8× 1.2k 0.5× 29 17.5k
J. Tomasi Italy 38 5.9k 0.8× 8.3k 1.3× 12.4k 3.1× 8.0k 2.4× 4.3k 1.6× 94 26.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kasha, Michael. (2010). Introductory Remarks to the Exciton Symposium: Radiation Research Society Meeting, Colorado Springs, May 22, 1962. Radiation Research. 20(1). 53–54. 4 indexed citations
2.
Sengupta, Pradeep K., et al.. (1998). Photophysical induction of dual fluorescence of quercetin and related hydroxyflavones upon intermolecular H-bonding to solvent matrix. Chemical Physics Letters. 297(1-2). 109–114. 94 indexed citations
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Valle, Juan Carlos del, Michael Kasha, & Javier Catalán. (1997). Spectroscopy of Amplified Spontaneous Emission Laser Spikes in Phenyloxazoles. Prototype Classes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 101(18). 3260–3272. 39 indexed citations
4.
Catalán, Javier, J. L. G. DE PAZ, Juan Carlos del Valle, & Michael Kasha. (1997). Inter-ring Torsional Modulation in Molecular Lasers. Ultraviolet Lasing via Amplified Spontaneous Emission Spectroscopy of Phenylimidazoles. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 101(29). 5284–5291. 27 indexed citations
5.
Kasha, Michael. (1991). Energy Transfer, Charge Transfer, and Proton Transfer in Molecular Composite Systems. PubMed. 58. 231–255. 30 indexed citations
6.
Heldt, J. & Michael Kasha. (1989). Dielectric medium interactions in proton-transfer and charge-transfer mole electronic excitation. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 41. 305–313. 17 indexed citations
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Kasha, Michael. (1986). Proton-transfer spectroscopy. Perturbation of the tautomerization potential. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 2 Molecular and Chemical Physics. 82(12). 2379–2379. 410 indexed citations breakdown →
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McMorrow, Dale & Michael Kasha. (1984). Intramolecular excited-state proton transfer in 3-hydroxyflavone. Hydrogen-bonding solvent perturbations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 88(11). 2235–2243. 367 indexed citations
9.
Kasha, Michael, et al.. (1982). Applied mechanics and the modern string instrument—Classical guitar. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 71(S1). S26–S26. 4 indexed citations
10.
Meyer, Amatzya Y., Bernard Muel, & Michael Kasha. (1972). Multi-conformational compounds with two absorbing groups: Some observations on the ultraviolet spectrum of cyclopropyl ketones. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 43(2). 262–272. 7 indexed citations
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Rhodes, William, Bryan R. Henry, & Michael Kasha. (1969). A STATIONARY STATE APPROACH TO RADIATIONLESS TRANSITIONS: RADIATION BANDWIDTH EFFECT ON EXCITATION PROCESSES IN POLYATOMIC MOLECULES. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 63(1). 31–35. 30 indexed citations
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Khan, Ahsan U. & Michael Kasha. (1966). Physical Theory of Chemiluminescence in Systems Evolving Molecular Oxygen1. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 88(7). 1574–1576. 110 indexed citations
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Kasha, Michael. (1963). Energy Transfer Mechanisms and the Molecular Exciton Model for Molecular Aggregates. Radiation Research. 20(1). 55–55. 1377 indexed citations breakdown →
14.
Szent‐Györgyi, Albert, Michael Kasha, & Bernard Pullman. (1962). Horizons in biochemistry : Albert Szent-Györgyi dedicatory volume. Academic Press eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Kasha, Michael. (1960). Paths of Molecular Excitation. Radiation Research Supplement. 2. 243–243. 150 indexed citations
16.
Kasha, Michael, et al.. (1959). INTERCHANGE OF ORBITAL EXCITATION TYPES OF THE LOWEST ELECTRONIC STATES OF 2 RING N--HETEROCYCLICS BY $SOLVATION^{*}$. The Knowledge Bank (The Ohio State University). 2 indexed citations
17.
Goodman, Lionel & Michael Kasha. (1958). The observation and assignment of the lowest multiplicity-forbidden transition in pyrazine. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 2(1-6). 58–65. 66 indexed citations
18.
McGlynn, S. P., et al.. (1956). Lowest Triplet State of Anthracene. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 24(3). 588–594. 89 indexed citations
19.
Kasha, Michael & S. P. McGlynn. (1956). Molecular Electronic Spectroscopy. Annual Review of Physical Chemistry. 7(1). 403–424. 78 indexed citations
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Kasha, Michael, et al.. (1955). The Rôle of Hydrogen Bonding in the n → π* Blue-shift Phenomenon1. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 77(17). 4462–4468. 235 indexed citations

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