Raymond L. Richards

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
252 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Raymond L. Richards is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Raymond L. Richards has authored 252 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 175 papers in Organic Chemistry, 135 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 74 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Raymond L. Richards's work include Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (143 papers), Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins (74 papers) and Metal complexes synthesis and properties (64 papers). Raymond L. Richards is often cited by papers focused on Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (143 papers), Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins (74 papers) and Metal complexes synthesis and properties (64 papers). Raymond L. Richards collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Portugal and United States. Raymond L. Richards's co-authors include J. Chatt, Armando J. L. Pombeiro, David L. Hughes, Jonathan R. Dilworth, A. J. PEARMAN, Bruno Crociani, Adrian Hills, Christopher J. Pickett, Peter B. Hitchcock and Graham A. Heath and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Raymond L. Richards

247 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Recent advances in the chemistry of nitrogen fixation 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 200 400 600
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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. Recent advances in the chemistry of nitrogen fixation
    1978 602 citations J. Chatt, Raymond L. Richards et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Raymond L. Richards United Kingdom 35 3.3k 2.4k 1.4k 1.0k 846 252 5.3k
Dieter Sellmann Germany 40 2.8k 0.8× 2.3k 0.9× 2.3k 1.6× 1.8k 1.8× 608 0.7× 282 5.6k
Gregory L. Geoffroy United States 37 3.1k 0.9× 2.1k 0.9× 428 0.3× 514 0.5× 347 0.4× 182 4.2k
A. E. Shilov Russia 23 3.2k 1.0× 2.3k 1.0× 784 0.6× 283 0.3× 1.2k 1.4× 102 5.1k
Jack R. Norton United States 49 4.5k 1.4× 3.4k 1.4× 978 0.7× 453 0.4× 468 0.6× 182 6.5k
Gerald Henkel Germany 39 3.9k 1.2× 3.5k 1.4× 839 0.6× 1.7k 1.7× 195 0.2× 341 6.8k
Ray Colton Australia 37 2.8k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 453 0.3× 1.1k 1.1× 209 0.2× 237 5.2k
Kazuyuki Tatsumi Japan 50 5.6k 1.7× 4.7k 2.0× 2.2k 1.6× 1.5k 1.5× 464 0.5× 261 9.2k
Carlo Mealli Italy 40 3.9k 1.2× 3.1k 1.3× 533 0.4× 1.5k 1.5× 192 0.2× 201 6.0k
Ernesto Carmona Spain 44 6.6k 2.0× 4.1k 1.7× 610 0.4× 712 0.7× 269 0.3× 277 7.7k
Hiroshi Yamazaki Japan 47 5.9k 1.8× 3.2k 1.3× 240 0.2× 888 0.9× 426 0.5× 287 7.8k

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All Works

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Smith, Barry E., Raymond L. Richards, & William E. Newton. (2004). Catalysts for nitrogen fixation : nitrogenases, relevant chemical models and commercial processes. Springer eBooks. 31 indexed citations
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Mayoral, E., et al.. (2000). Calculation of the QCD chiral coefficients from VMD models. Revista Mexicana de Física. 46(2). 120–125. 2 indexed citations
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Bray, Robert C., Brian Bennett, J. F. Burke, et al.. (1996). Recent studies on xanthine oxidase and related enzymes. Biochemical Society Transactions. 24(1). 99–105. 21 indexed citations
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Baker, Paul K., Simon J. Coles, Marcus C. Durrant, et al.. (1996). 1,4,7-Trithiacyclononane ([9]aneS3) and 2,5,8-trithia[9]orthocyclophane complexes of molybdenum(II) and tungsten(II): crystal structures of [WI(CO)3([9]aneS3)][BPh4] and [WI2(CO)3(NCMe)(PPh3)]. Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions. 4003–4003. 20 indexed citations
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Durrant, Marcus C., et al.. (1995). Crown thioethers and the kinetic macrocyclic effect. Solvolysis of molybdenum(0) tricarbonyl complexes of cyclic and acyclic trithioethers. Transition Metal Chemistry. 20(6). 583–589. 6 indexed citations
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Bradley, D. C., et al.. (1992). Nitrogen nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy as a probe of bonding, bending and fluxionality of the imido ligand. Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions. 1663–1663. 19 indexed citations
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Hills, Adrian, et al.. (1992). Mono- and bi-nuclear complexes of rhodium with functionalised diphosphine ligands. Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions. 241–241. 11 indexed citations
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Hughes, David L., et al.. (1991). Notes. Preparation and X-ray crystal structure of the adduct WCl4S·S8. Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions. 1627–1629. 13 indexed citations
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Pombeiro, Armando J. L., David L. Hughes, & Raymond L. Richards. (1988). A novel route to methyleneamido ligands by protonation of nitriles ligating an electron-rich centre. Synthesis of trans-[ReCl(NCR)(dppe)2](R = alkyl or aryl, dppe = Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2) and [ReCl(NCHC6H4OMe-4)(dppe)2][BF4]. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 1052–1053. 34 indexed citations
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Richards, Raymond L., et al.. (1987). Structure of tetraphenylphosphonium (bipyridine)tetrachloromolybdate(III) [PPh4][MoCl4(bpy)]. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 43(11). 2091–2093. 2 indexed citations
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Pombeiro, Armando J. L., David L. Hughes, Christopher J. Pickett, & Raymond L. Richards. (1986). The aminocarbyne ligand CNH2: metal-centred synthesis from a cyanosilane, preparation and X-ray structure of trans-[ReCl(CNH2)(Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2)2]BF4. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 246–246. 32 indexed citations
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Richards, Raymond L., et al.. (1984). Nitrogen-15 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of dinitrogen-bridged complexes. Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions. 2429–2429. 9 indexed citations
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Richards, Raymond L., et al.. (1982). Dihydridodichlorotetrakis(dimethylphenylphosphine)tungsten(IV). Transition Metal Chemistry. 7(1). 1–2. 5 indexed citations
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Chatt, J., L. Pı́na, & Raymond L. Richards. (1980). New Trends in the Chemistry of Nitrogen Fixation. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 62 indexed citations
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Leigh, G.J., et al.. (1975). Chapter 7. Transition-metal chemistry. 72. 149–149. 1 indexed citations
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Chatt, J., R.H. Crabtree, & Raymond L. Richards. (1972). Dinitrogen- and carbonyl-complexes as bases towards trimethylaluminium. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 534–534. 12 indexed citations
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Chatt, J., Raymond L. Richards, & D J Newman. (1968). Reactions of boron, titanium, and tin halides with fluorinated nitriles. Journal of the Chemical Society A Inorganic Physical Theoretical. 126–126. 3 indexed citations

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