Russell J. Boyd

10.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
289 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Russell J. Boyd is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Organic Chemistry and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Russell J. Boyd has authored 289 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 162 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 108 papers in Organic Chemistry and 89 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Russell J. Boyd's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (156 papers), Free Radicals and Antioxidants (44 papers) and Crystallography and molecular interactions (39 papers). Russell J. Boyd is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (156 papers), Free Radicals and Antioxidants (44 papers) and Crystallography and molecular interactions (39 papers). Russell J. Boyd collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Spain and Sweden. Russell J. Boyd's co-authors include Chérif F. Matta, Leif A. Eriksson, Stacey D. Wetmore, Susan L. Boyd, Norberto Castillo, Zheng Shi, Kathryn N. Rankin, Osvald Knop, Hugo J. Bohórquez and Kenneth E. Edgecombe and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Russell J. Boyd

287 papers receiving 8.4k citations

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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.

The Quantum theory of atoms in molecules : from solid state to DNA and drug design

2007 702 citations Chérif F. Matta, Russell J. Boyd CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) profile →

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Tadafumi Uchimaru Japan

James B. Foresman United States

Shridhar R. Gadre India

Arvi Rauk Canada

Anthony P. Scott Australia

Günther W. Spitznagel Germany

Ming Wah Wong Singapore

Otília Mó Spain

Charles W. Bock United States

Manuel Yáñez Spain

Tadafumi Uchimaru Japan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Russell J. Boyd

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Boyd, Russell J.. (2024). The Nobel history of computational chemistry. A personal perspective. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 45(22). 1921–1935. 1 indexed citations

Boyd, Russell J., et al.. (2015). Molecular docking study of macrocycles as Fk506-binding protein inhibitors. Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling. 59. 117–122. 8 indexed citations

Bushnell, Eric A. C., Victoria E. J. Berryman, James W. Gauld, & Russell J. Boyd. (2015). The Importance of the MM Environment and the Selection of the QM Method in QM/MM Calculations. Advances in protein chemistry and structural biology. 100. 153–185. 2 indexed citations

Bushnell, Eric A. C. & Russell J. Boyd. (2015). Assessment of Several DFT Functionals in Calculation of the Reduction Potentials for Ni–, Pd–, and Pt–Bis-ethylene-1,2-dithiolene and -Diselenolene Complexes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 119(5). 911–918. 26 indexed citations

Bushnell, Eric A. C., et al.. (2014). The catalytic formation of leukotriene C₄: a critical step in inflammatory processes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 16(30). 16284–16284. 4 indexed citations

Bushnell, Eric A. C., Thomas D. Burns, & Russell J. Boyd. (2014). The one-electron reduction of dithiolate and diselenolate ligands. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 16(22). 10897–10897. 11 indexed citations

Boyd, Russell J., et al.. (2013). Revealing Unexpected Mechanisms for Nucleophilic Attack on SS and SeSe Bridges. Chemistry - A European Journal. 19(11). 3629–3638. 13 indexed citations

Boyd, Russell J., et al.. (2012). Cooperativity between hydrogen bonds and beryllium bonds in (H2O)nBeX2 (n = 1–3, X = H, F) complexes. A new perspective. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 14(42). 14540–14540. 60 indexed citations

Boyd, Russell J.. (2011). Selenium stories. Nature Chemistry. 3(7). 570–570. 106 indexed citations

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Bordagaray, Ane, Otília Mó, Manuel Yáñez, & Russell J. Boyd. (2010). Effect of Sr²⁺association on the tautomerization processes of uracil and its dithio- and diseleno-derivatives. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 9(2). 423–431. 7 indexed citations

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Bohórquez, Hugo J., et al.. (2009). QTAIM Study of an α-Helix Hydrogen Bond Network. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 113(31). 10957–10964. 49 indexed citations

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Boyd, Russell J., et al.. (2008). Characterization of the bond between hydrogen and the non-nuclear attractor in anionic water clusters. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 10(45). 6814–6814. 7 indexed citations

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Matta, Chérif F. & Russell J. Boyd. (2007). The Quantum theory of atoms in molecules : from solid state to DNA and drug design. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 702 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Jiahu, et al.. (1997). An orbital-based density difference index for the comparison of electron density distributions. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 107(17). 6693–6698. 3 indexed citations

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Laaksonen, Aatto, Jian Wang, & Russell J. Boyd. (1995). Trans -stilbene in methanol solution On the effect of flexible atomic charges in computer simulations. Molecular Physics. 86(3). 327–346. 1 indexed citations

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Harper, Richard W., et al.. (1994). Leukotriene B4 (LTB4) Receptor Antagonists: A Series of (Hydroxyphenyl)pyrazoles. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 37(15). 2411–2420. 18 indexed citations

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Boyd, Susan L. & Russell J. Boyd. (1994). Effect of an adding radical's electronegativity on the geometries and formation energies of nitroso spin adducts. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 98(7). 1856–1863. 7 indexed citations

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Jackson, William T., et al.. (1992). Specific inhibition of leukotriene B4-induced neutrophil activation by LY223982.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 263(3). 1009–1014. 21 indexed citations

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Edgecombe, Kenneth E. & Russell J. Boyd. (1984). Molecular orbital treatment of substituent effects. III. Proton affinities of some methyl and carboxylate anions. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 62(12). 2887–2891. 6 indexed citations

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Boyd, Russell J.. (1977). The relative sizes of atoms. Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics. 10(12). 2283–2291. 66 indexed citations

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