Richard Robson

19.5k total citations · 14 hit papers
199 papers, 17.5k citations indexed

About

Richard Robson is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Robson has authored 199 papers receiving a total of 17.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 98 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 73 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Richard Robson's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (100 papers), Magnetism in coordination complexes (95 papers) and Metal complexes synthesis and properties (53 papers). Richard Robson is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (100 papers), Magnetism in coordination complexes (95 papers) and Metal complexes synthesis and properties (53 papers). Richard Robson collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and New Zealand. Richard Robson's co-authors include Stuart R. Batten, Bernard F. Hoskins, Brendan F. Abrahams, B.F. Hoskins, D.A. Slizys, Timothy A. Hudson, Keith S. Murray, Boujemaa Moubaraki, Robert W. Gable and Martin J. Grannas and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Richard Robson

196 papers receiving 17.0k citations

Hit Papers

Interpenetrating Nets: Ordered, Periodic En... 1970 2026 1988 2007 1998 1990 1989 1994 2000 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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. Interpenetrating Nets: Ordered, Periodic Entanglement
    1998 4.0k citations Richard Robson et al. profile →
  2. Design and construction of a new class of scaffolding-like materials comprising infinite polymeric frameworks of 3D-linked molecular rods. A reappraisal of the zinc cyanide and cadmium cyanide structures and the synthesis and structure of the diamond-related frameworks [N(CH3)4][CuIZnII(CN)4] and CuI[4,4',4'',4'''-tetracyanotetraphenylmethane]BF4.xC6H5NO2
    1990 1.7k citations Richard Robson et al. profile →
  3. Infinite polymeric frameworks consisting of three dimensionally linked rod-like segments
    1989 820 citations Richard Robson et al. profile →
  4. Assembly of porphyrin building blocks into network structures with large channels
    1994 693 citations Brendan F. Abrahams, Richard Robson et al. profile →
  5. A net-based approach to coordination polymers †
    2000 675 citations Richard Robson profile →
  6. An Infinite 2D Polyrotaxane Network in Ag2(bix)3(NO3)2 (bix = 1,4-Bis(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene)
    1997 496 citations Richard Robson et al. profile →
  7. Einander durchdringende Netze: geordnete, periodische Verschlingung
    1998 456 citations Richard Robson et al. profile →
  8. A new type of interpenetration involving enmeshed independent square grid sheets. The structure of diaquabis-(4,4′-bipyridine)zinc hexafluorosilicate
    1990 369 citations Richard Robson et al. profile →
  9. Design and its limitations in the construction of bi- and poly-nuclear coordination complexes and coordination polymers (aka MOFs): a personal view
    2008 337 citations Richard Robson profile →
  10. Complexes of binucleating ligands. III. Novel complexes of a macrocyclic binucleating ligand
    1970 311 citations Richard Robson et al. profile →
  11. Structure and molecular magnetism of the rutile-related compounds M(dca)2, M = CoII, NiII, CuII, dca = dicyanamide, N(CN)2−
    1998 297 citations Richard Robson, Boujemaa Moubaraki et al. Chemical Communications profile →
  12. The Structure of [Zn(bix)2(NO3)2]·4.5 H2O (bix = 1,4‐Bis(imidazol‐1‐ylmethyl)benzene): A New Type of Two‐Dimensional Polyrotaxane
    1997 235 citations Richard Robson et al. profile →
  13. A new type of infinite 3D polymeric network containing 4-connected, peripherally-linked metalloporphyrin building blocks
    1991 235 citations Brendan F. Abrahams, Richard Robson et al. profile →
  14. Two Interpenetrating 3D Networks Which Generate Spacious Sealed-Off Compartments Enclosing of the Order of 20 Solvent Molecules in the Structures of Zn(CN)(NO3)(tpt)2/3.cntdot.solv (tpt = 2,4,6-tri(4-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine, solv = .apprx.3/4C2H2Cl4.cntdot.3/4CH3OH or .apprx.3/2CHCl3.cntdot.1/3CH3OH)
    1995 227 citations Richard Robson 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
Richard Robson Australia 54 14.6k 8.9k 7.8k 3.9k 3.7k 199 17.5k
Lucia Carlucci Italy 55 10.6k 0.7× 5.8k 0.7× 5.3k 0.7× 2.7k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 133 12.2k
Stuart R. Batten Australia 82 22.7k 1.6× 15.2k 1.7× 11.7k 1.5× 4.7k 1.2× 6.0k 1.6× 335 26.5k
Gíanfranco Ciani Italy 51 11.3k 0.8× 5.7k 0.6× 4.9k 0.6× 4.0k 1.0× 2.6k 0.7× 237 13.0k
Shin‐ichiro Noro Japan 42 16.4k 1.1× 7.7k 0.9× 11.7k 1.5× 3.0k 0.8× 1.8k 0.5× 189 20.2k
Myunghyun Paik Suh South Korea 55 12.7k 0.9× 5.0k 0.6× 9.4k 1.2× 2.0k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 113 15.2k
Ryo Kitaura Japan 45 15.0k 1.0× 6.3k 0.7× 13.5k 1.7× 3.5k 0.9× 1.5k 0.4× 177 20.8k
Brian Moulton United States 30 8.6k 0.6× 4.6k 0.5× 4.9k 0.6× 2.2k 0.6× 1.7k 0.5× 58 10.7k
Brendan F. Abrahams Australia 54 7.6k 0.5× 4.9k 0.5× 5.4k 0.7× 2.6k 0.7× 1.5k 0.4× 223 10.5k
Peter Hubberstey United Kingdom 46 9.7k 0.7× 4.6k 0.5× 5.9k 0.8× 1.8k 0.5× 1.9k 0.5× 174 11.4k
Jagadese J. Vittal Singapore 77 13.3k 0.9× 6.8k 0.8× 10.6k 1.4× 9.2k 2.4× 4.1k 1.1× 539 24.7k

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All Works

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Abrahams, Brendan F., et al.. (2024). A polymeric form of basic iron(III) acetate with an acetic acid ligand. Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry. 80(12). 787–791.
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Sutton, Ashley L., Brendan F. Abrahams, Lars Goerigk, et al.. (2023). Electrical conductivity and DFT investigations of a 2D CuI-TCNQII− framework. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 11(43). 15030–15034. 1 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Brendan F., et al.. (2022). Synthesis, structure and properties of coordination polymers formed from bridging 4-hydroxybenzoic acid anions. CrystEngComm. 24(10). 1924–1933. 5 indexed citations
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Sutton, Ashley L., Brendan F. Abrahams, Deanna M. D’Alessandro, et al.. (2021). Multifunctional Coordination Polymer Exhibiting Reversible Mechanical Motion Allowing Selective Uptake of Guests and Leading to Enhanced Electrical Conductivity. Inorganic Chemistry. 60(17). 13658–13668. 6 indexed citations
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Koeverden, Martin P. van, Brendan F. Abrahams, Deanna M. D’Alessandro, et al.. (2020). Tuning Charge-State Localization in a Semiconductive Iron(III)–Chloranilate Framework Magnet Using a Redox-Active Cation. Chemistry of Materials. 32(17). 7551–7563. 19 indexed citations
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Murase, Ryuichi, Timothy A. Hudson, Guy N. L. Jameson, et al.. (2020). Effects of Mixed Valency in an Fe-Based Framework: Coexistence of Slow Magnetic Relaxation, Semiconductivity, and Redox Activity. Inorganic Chemistry. 59(6). 3619–3630. 17 indexed citations
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Sutton, Ashley L., Brendan F. Abrahams, Timothy A. Hudson, & Richard Robson. (2020). A new fluorone-based bridging ligand for discrete and polymeric assemblies including Mo and W based [4+4] metallocycles. New Journal of Chemistry. 44(27). 11437–11440.
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Abrahams, Brendan F., Ravichandar Babarao, Timothy A. Hudson, et al.. (2020). The Effect of Sterically Active Ligand Substituents on Gas Adsorption within a Family of 3D Zn-Based Coordination Polymers. Inorganic Chemistry. 59(13). 8871–8881. 9 indexed citations
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Sutton, Ashley L., Brendan F. Abrahams, Deanna M. D’Alessandro, et al.. (2020). Semi-conducting mixed-valent X4TCNQI−/II− (X = H, F) charge-transfer complexes with C6H2(NH2)4. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 8(27). 9422–9426. 4 indexed citations
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Hudson, Timothy A., Ashley L. Sutton, Brendan F. Abrahams, et al.. (2020). A Semiconducting Cationic Square‐Grid Network with FeIII Centers Displaying Unusual Dynamic Behavior. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 2020(14). 1255–1259. 1 indexed citations
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Kingsbury, Christopher J., Brendan F. Abrahams, Josie E. Auckett, et al.. (2019). Square Grid Metal–Chloranilate Networks as Robust Host Systems for Guest Sorption. Chemistry - A European Journal. 25(20). 5222–5234. 37 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Brendan F., et al.. (2018). X4TCNQ2− dianions: versatile building blocks for supramolecular systems. CrystEngComm. 20(23). 3131–3152. 19 indexed citations
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Usov, Pavel M., et al.. (2018). Interligand Charge-Transfer Interactions in Electroactive Coordination Frameworks Based on N,N′-Dicyanoquinonediimine (DCNQI). Inorganic Chemistry. 57(16). 9766–9774. 8 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Brendan F., et al.. (2018). Self-assembly of a Si-based cage by the formation of 24 equivalent covalent bonds. Chemical Communications. 54(84). 11877–11880. 10 indexed citations
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Auckett, Josie E., Tamim A. Darwish, Brendan F. Abrahams, et al.. (2017). Lattice response of the porous coordination framework Zn(hba) to guest adsorption. Powder Diffraction. 32(S2). S49–S53. 1 indexed citations
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Murase, Ryuichi, Brendan F. Abrahams, Deanna M. D’Alessandro, et al.. (2017). Mixed Valency in a 3D Semiconducting Iron–Fluoranilate Coordination Polymer. Inorganic Chemistry. 56(15). 9025–9035. 69 indexed citations
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Kingsbury, Christopher J., Brendan F. Abrahams, Deanna M. D’Alessandro, et al.. (2017). Role of NEt4+ in Orienting and Locking Together [M2lig3]2– (6,3) Sheets (H2lig = Chloranilic or Fluoranilic Acid) to Generate Spacious Channels Perpendicular to the Sheets. Crystal Growth & Design. 17(4). 1465–1470. 52 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Brendan F., Paul S. Donnelly, Timothy A. Hudson, et al.. (2017). Tunable Porous Coordination Polymers for the Capture, Recovery and Storage of Inhalation Anesthetics. Chemistry - A European Journal. 23(33). 7871–7875. 22 indexed citations
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Sutton, Ashley L., Brendan F. Abrahams, Deanna M. D’Alessandro, et al.. (2016). Structural and optical investigations of charge transfer complexes involving the radical anions of TCNQ and F4TCNQ. CrystEngComm. 18(46). 8906–8914. 36 indexed citations
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White, Keith F., Brendan F. Abrahams, Timothy A. Hudson, & Richard Robson. (2016). Lightweight Ionic Networks Composed of Li+ or Mg2+ Centres Linked Together by Dicarboxylate Ligands. ChemPlusChem. 81(8). 877–884. 3 indexed citations

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