Robert C. Dunbar

9.4k total citations
234 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Robert C. Dunbar is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert C. Dunbar has authored 234 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 148 papers in Spectroscopy, 124 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 48 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Robert C. Dunbar's work include Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (113 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (68 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (42 papers). Robert C. Dunbar is often cited by papers focused on Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (113 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (68 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (42 papers). Robert C. Dunbar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Canada. Robert C. Dunbar's co-authors include Jos Oomens, Nick C. Polfer, Victor Ryzhov, Stephen J. Klippenstein, Jeffrey D. Steill, Alexei Gapeev, T. B. McMahon, Emil W. Fu, David T. Moore and Gert von Helden and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Robert C. Dunbar

233 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert C. Dunbar United States 48 5.2k 4.2k 1.5k 1.3k 769 234 7.8k
E. W. Schlag Germany 53 4.0k 0.8× 5.6k 1.4× 1.9k 1.3× 602 0.5× 787 1.0× 228 8.0k
Alex G. Harrison Canada 44 6.5k 1.2× 2.7k 0.6× 761 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 1.6k 2.0× 290 8.9k
J. L. Beauchamp United States 50 4.3k 0.8× 4.1k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 2.0k 1.6× 476 0.6× 202 8.4k
Michael Meot‐Ner United States 43 3.1k 0.6× 2.7k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 1.6k 1.3× 888 1.2× 184 6.6k
Ben S. Freiser United States 46 3.4k 0.7× 3.2k 0.8× 658 0.5× 1.6k 1.3× 342 0.4× 199 6.7k
Sharon G. Lias United States 28 3.2k 0.6× 2.6k 0.6× 997 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 568 0.7× 103 5.7k
Chava Lifshitz Israel 41 3.2k 0.6× 3.9k 0.9× 721 0.5× 1.8k 1.4× 248 0.3× 246 6.0k
Veronica M. Bierbaum United States 49 3.8k 0.7× 4.7k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 2.9k 2.3× 498 0.6× 241 9.0k
Tomas Baer United States 47 4.8k 0.9× 6.5k 1.6× 1.2k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 219 0.3× 253 9.1k
Kenzo Hiraoka Japan 42 4.9k 0.9× 2.4k 0.6× 566 0.4× 428 0.3× 806 1.0× 371 7.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert C. Dunbar

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dunbar, Robert C., Jonathan Martens, Giel Berden, & Jos Oomens. (2018). Binding of Divalent Metal Ions with Deprotonated Peptides: Do Gas-Phase Anions Parallel the Condensed Phase?. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 122(25). 5589–5596. 11 indexed citations
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Dunbar, Robert C., Jonathan Martens, Giel Berden, & Jos Oomens. (2016). Complexes of Ni(ii) and Cu(ii) with small peptides: deciding whether to deprotonate. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 18(38). 26923–26932. 22 indexed citations
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Dunbar, Robert C., Jeffrey D. Steill, Nicolas C. Polfer, Giel Berden, & Jos Oomens. (2012). Peptide Bond Tautomerization Induced by Divalent Metal Ions: Characterization of the Iminol Configuration. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(19). 4591–4593. 44 indexed citations
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Dunbar, Robert C., Jeffrey D. Steill, & Jos Oomens. (2010). Cationized phenylalanine conformations characterized by IRMPD and computation for singly and doubly charged ions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 12(41). 13383–13383. 47 indexed citations
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Steill, Jeffrey D., Junfang Zhao, Chi‐Kit Siu, et al.. (2008). Structure of the Observable Histidine Radical Cation in the Gas Phase: A Captodative α‐Radical Ion. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 47(50). 9666–9668. 55 indexed citations
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Polfer, Nick C., Jos Oomens, & Robert C. Dunbar. (2008). Alkali Metal Complexes of the Dipeptides PheAla and AlaPhe: IRMPD Spectroscopy. ChemPhysChem. 9(4). 579–589. 98 indexed citations
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Dunbar, Robert C., Nick C. Polfer, & Jos Oomens. (2007). Gas-Phase Zwitterion Stabilization by a Metal Dication. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 129(47). 14562–14563. 110 indexed citations
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Dunbar, Robert C. & Simon Petrie. (2006). Main Group Metal Ion Chemistry in Cold Interstellar and Circumstellar Environments. AIP conference proceedings. 855. 281–288. 1 indexed citations
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Polfer, Nick C., Jos Oomens, & Robert C. Dunbar. (2006). IRMPD spectroscopy of metal-ion/tryptophan complexes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 8(23). 2744–2744. 157 indexed citations
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Petrie, Simon & Robert C. Dunbar. (2006). Main Group Metal Ion Chemistry In Planetary Atmospheres. AIP conference proceedings. 855. 272–280. 7 indexed citations
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Dunbar, Robert C.. (2002). Metal Cation Binding to Phenol:  DFT Comparison of the Competing Sites. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 106(32). 7328–7337. 88 indexed citations
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Dunbar, Robert C.. (1998). Binding of Na+, Mg+, and Al+ to the π Faces of Naphthalene and Indole:  Ab Initio Mapping Study. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 102(45). 8946–8952. 59 indexed citations
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Anderson, Cathy A.Boersma, et al.. (1997). Phthalocyanine Photodynamic Therapy: Disparate Effects of Pharmacologic Inhibitors on Cutaneous Photosensitivity and on Tumor Regression. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 65(5). 895–901. 39 indexed citations
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Dunbar, Robert C., et al.. (1997). Reactivity Patterns of Carbon Cluster Cations with Nitrogen-Containing Molecules. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 119(31). 7343–7349. 9 indexed citations
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Dunbar, Robert C.. (1985). Collisional quenching of iodobenzene ion one-photon photofragmentation. Chemical Physics Letters. 115(3). 349–352. 6 indexed citations
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Benz, R. & Robert C. Dunbar. (1979). Photodissociation spectroscopy of alkane radical cations. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 101(21). 6363–6366. 21 indexed citations
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Dunbar, Robert C., et al.. (1978). Substituent effects in benzene cation spectroscopy. II. Photodissociation spectra of methylbenzene ions. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 68(7). 3133–3138. 13 indexed citations
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Orth, Robert G. & Robert C. Dunbar. (1978). Photofragmentation of CH3Cl+ at 366 nm. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 68(7). 3254–3259. 23 indexed citations
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Dunbar, Robert C., Emil W. Fu, & G. A. Olah. (1977). Gas-phase spectroscopy of protonated hexamethylbenzene and hexamethyl(Dewar benzene). Journal of the American Chemical Society. 99(23). 7502–7503. 5 indexed citations
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Beauchamp, J. L., et al.. (1966). Ion-Cyclotron Double Resonance. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 45(3). 1062–1063. 102 indexed citations

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