Robert M. Metzger

11.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
202 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Robert M. Metzger is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert M. Metzger has authored 202 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 60 papers in Materials Chemistry and 56 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Robert M. Metzger's work include Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (85 papers), Organic and Molecular Conductors Research (32 papers) and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (26 papers). Robert M. Metzger is often cited by papers focused on Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (85 papers), Organic and Molecular Conductors Research (32 papers) and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (26 papers). Robert M. Metzger collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Robert M. Metzger's co-authors include Feiyue Li, Lan Zhang, J. B. Torrance, Michael P. Cava, Tao Xu, I. R. Peterson, M. V. Lakshmikantham, Jeffrey W. Baldwin, D. Vuillaume and Giovanni Zangari and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Robert M. Metzger

200 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

Charge Transfer on the Nanoscale:  Current Status 1997 2026 2006 2016 2003 1998 1997 250 500 750
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. Charge Transfer on the Nanoscale:  Current Status
    2003 872 citations Robert M. Metzger et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B profile →
  2. On the Growth of Highly Ordered Pores in Anodized Aluminum Oxide
    1998 616 citations Robert M. Metzger et al. profile →
  3. Unimolecular Electrical Rectification in Hexadecylquinolinium Tricyanoquinodimethanide
    1997 511 citations Robert M. Metzger, Jeffrey W. Baldwin et al. profile →

Peers

Robert M. Metzger
Shashi P. Karna United States
Jorge M. Seminario United States
John M. Warman Netherlands
Thomas Bjørnholm Denmark
Alessandro Troisi United Kingdom
Vladimiro Mújica United States
Marcel Mayor Switzerland
Ferdinand C. Grozema Netherlands
Egbert Zojer Austria
Tokio Yamabe Japan
Shashi P. Karna United States
Robert M. Metzger
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Metzger, Robert M.. (2023). The Physical Chemist's Toolbox. 1 indexed citations
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Kelley, Steven P., et al.. (2015). Crystal structure of 4,4′-dibromo-2′,5′-dimethoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2,5-dione (BrHBQBr). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 71(12). 1454–1456. 4 indexed citations
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Toher, Cormac, Daijiro Nozaki, Gianaurelio Cuniberti, & Robert M. Metzger. (2013). Unimolecular amplifier: principles of a three-terminal device with power gain. Nanoscale. 5(15). 6975–6975. 9 indexed citations
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Metzger, Robert M.. (2012). Unimolecular and supramolecular electronics : chemistry and physics meet at metal-molecule interfaces. Springer eBooks. 10 indexed citations
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Metzger, Robert M. & Daniell L. Mattern. (2011). Unimolecular Electronic Devices. Topics in current chemistry. 313. 39–84. 21 indexed citations
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Metzger, Robert M.. (2008). Unimolecular electronics. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 18(37). 4364–4364. 120 indexed citations
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Metzger, Robert M.. (2006). Unimolecular rectifiers: Methods and challenges. Analytica Chimica Acta. 568(1-2). 146–155. 22 indexed citations
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Lal, Ratan, et al.. (2005). New nonlinear optical materials in the mixed (2,4 -dinitrophenyl) -L-alanine (DPA) and 2-methyl-4 -nitroaniline (MNA) system: crystal growth and investigation. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe. 48. 224–224. 1 indexed citations
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Metzger, Robert M.. (2003). Unimolecular Rectifiers and Proposed Unimolecular Amplifier. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1006(1). 252–276. 14 indexed citations
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Baldwin, Jeffrey W., I. R. Peterson, Michael P. Cava, et al.. (2002). Rectification and Nonlinear Optical Properties of a Langmuir−Blodgett Monolayer of a Pyridinium Dye. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 106(47). 12158–12164. 71 indexed citations
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Xu, Tao & Robert M. Metzger. (2002). Nanoditches Fabricated Using a Carbon Nanotube as a Contact Mask. Nano Letters. 2(10). 1061–1065. 7 indexed citations
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Metzger, Robert M.. (2001). THE QUEST FOR UNIMOLECULAR RECTIFICATION FROM OXFORD TO WALTHAM TO EXETER TO TUSCALOOSA. Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A. 38(12). 1499–1517. 6 indexed citations
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Metzger, Robert M., et al.. (2000). Automatic Algorithm Recognition and Replacement. The MIT Press eBooks. 18 indexed citations
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Thakur, Mrinal, et al.. (1999). Photoluminescence of two thienylpyrrole polymers. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 37(5). 461–464. 2 indexed citations
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Bao, Xiaohua, Robert M. Metzger, & M. Carbucicchio. (1994). Synthesis and properties of α″-Fe16N2 in magnetic particles. Journal of Applied Physics. 75(10). 5870–5872. 55 indexed citations
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Metzger, Robert M., et al.. (1993). ChemInform Abstract: Superconductivity in Langmuir‐Blodgett Multilayers of C60 Doped with Potassium.. ChemInform. 24(30). 1 indexed citations
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Takassi, Mohammad Ali, et al.. (1990). Poly(bis-(2,5-N-methylpyrrylene)vinylene), a new conducting polymer. Synthetic Metals. 36(1). 55–63. 7 indexed citations
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Miura, Yozo, et al.. (1988). Electroactive organic materials. Preparation and properties of 2-(2'-hydroxyethoxy)-7,7,8,8-tetracyano-p-quinodimethane. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 53(2). 439–440. 23 indexed citations
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Metzger, Robert M., Norman E. Heimer, & Geoffrey J. Ashwell. (1984). Li + TCNQ - と1,2-ジメチルピリジニウムヨージドとの間の双イオン電子供与体-パイ電子受与体付加物としてのピコリルトリシアノキノジメタンの結晶および分子構造. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals. 107. 133–149. 1 indexed citations
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Metzger, Robert M.. (1981). Crystal Cohesion and Conformational Energies. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 23 indexed citations

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