S. C. Nyburg

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
178 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

S. C. Nyburg is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, S. C. Nyburg has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Organic Chemistry, 48 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 40 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in S. C. Nyburg's work include Metal complexes synthesis and properties (25 papers), Crystal structures of chemical compounds (21 papers) and Crystallography and molecular interactions (19 papers). S. C. Nyburg is often cited by papers focused on Metal complexes synthesis and properties (25 papers), Crystal structures of chemical compounds (21 papers) and Crystallography and molecular interactions (19 papers). S. C. Nyburg collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. S. C. Nyburg's co-authors include Carlos H. Faerman, W. Wong‐Ng, Pei‐Tak Cheng, Andrea R. Gerson, Peng Cheng, Christopher David Cook, A. G. Brook, Adrian W. Parkins, John Powell and G. Gutekunst 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

S. C. Nyburg

164 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

A revision of van der Waals atomic radii for molecular cr... 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 100 200 300 400
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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. A revision of van der Waals atomic radii for molecular crystals: N, O, F, S, Cl, Se, Br and I bonded to carbon
    1985 455 citations S. C. Nyburg et al. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
S. C. Nyburg Canada 27 1.7k 1.1k 929 831 489 178 3.5k
F. H. Herbstein Israel 36 1.3k 0.7× 985 0.9× 1.5k 1.7× 1.1k 1.4× 727 1.5× 171 3.8k
Liv Fernholt Norway 27 1.2k 0.7× 986 0.9× 924 1.0× 608 0.7× 599 1.2× 186 3.3k
A. Oskam Netherlands 32 1.7k 1.0× 1.0k 0.9× 1.1k 1.2× 582 0.7× 315 0.6× 172 3.5k
S. F. A. Kettle United Kingdom 26 1.0k 0.6× 833 0.7× 1.3k 1.4× 413 0.5× 708 1.4× 224 3.4k
Hans Beat Buergi Switzerland 28 1.6k 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 1.0k 1.1× 636 0.8× 937 1.9× 43 3.5k
Grete Gundersen Norway 27 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 727 0.8× 430 0.5× 405 0.8× 182 2.9k
L. G. Vanquickenborne Belgium 32 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 833 0.9× 655 0.8× 525 1.1× 149 3.2k
R. Pettit United States 39 3.2k 1.9× 1.3k 1.2× 813 0.9× 509 0.6× 247 0.5× 109 4.6k
Johann Weidlein Germany 31 2.8k 1.6× 2.3k 2.1× 1.1k 1.2× 371 0.4× 446 0.9× 363 5.0k
J. Mantzaris United States 6 1.3k 0.8× 496 0.4× 774 0.8× 350 0.4× 361 0.7× 9 2.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nyburg, S. C., et al.. (2001). A Binary n-Alkane Phase Revisited. Overcrowding and Molecular Deformation in the β-Phase of C24H50:C26H54. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 105(49). 12418–12426. 1 indexed citations
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Nyburg, S. C., et al.. (2000). Structure of the alums. I. On the sulfate group disorder in the α-alums. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science. 56(2). 204–209. 33 indexed citations
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Gerson, Andrea R., et al.. (1999). Crystal structures and voids in diesel waxes. Journal of Applied Crystallography. 32(2). 296–299. 5 indexed citations
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Nyburg, S. C.. (1996). Di-n-octadecylammonium Bromide. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 52(1). 192–194. 4 indexed citations
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Nyburg, S. C.. (1996). Structure of a twin initially solved from a partial data set: di-μ-chlorobis-[di-n-butyldithiocarbamato]dipalladium. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science. 52(2). 328–331. 6 indexed citations
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Hall, C. Dennis, et al.. (1993). Synthesis and coordinating properties of a ferrocenophane containing a pyridine unit. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 1505–1505. 22 indexed citations
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Hall, C. Dennis, et al.. (1991). The crystal structure of 1,1′-(1,4,10,13-tetraoxa-7,16-diazacyclooctadecane-7,16-diyldicarbonyl)ruthenocene. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 407(1). 107–113. 6 indexed citations
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Nyburg, S. C., J. K. Fawcett, & J. T. Szymański. (1987). Structure of 2,4,6-trichloroacetanilide. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 43(12). 2452–2453. 1 indexed citations
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Wong‐Ng, W., Pei‐Tak Cheng, & S. C. Nyburg. (1984). Third (γ) polymorph of tri-tert-butylmethyl p-nitrobenzoate, C20H31NO4. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 40(1). 92–95.
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Powell, John, et al.. (1983). Complexes of a “mono-p-donor crown ether” hybrid ligand with potential for the activation of a coordinated carbon monoxide via selective cation binding. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 243(1). C1–C4. 12 indexed citations
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Nyburg, S. C. & W. Wong‐Ng. (1979). Anisotropic atom–atom forces and the space group of solid chlorine. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 367(1728). 29–45. 89 indexed citations
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Pritzker, Kenneth P. H., et al.. (1978). The ultrastructure of urate crystals in gout.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 5(1). 7–18. 8 indexed citations
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Nyburg, S. C., et al.. (1976). Crystal structures of three para-substituted-styryl(pyridyl)platinum(II) complexes; effect of substituent on molecular geometry. Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions. 1865–1865. 20 indexed citations
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Nyburg, S. C., et al.. (1974). The crystal and molecular structures of two stereoisomers of Δ5,5'-bi-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptene(2,3;6,7;2'3';6',7'-tetrabenzoheptafulvalene). Acta Crystallographica Section B. 30(1). 27–36. 19 indexed citations
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Nyburg, S. C., et al.. (1972). Crystal and molecular structure of 2,2,3,3,7,7-hexafluoro-2,3,7-trisilanorborn-5-ene. Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions. 1129–1132. 4 indexed citations
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Nyburg, S. C., et al.. (1971). The crystal and molecular structures of some molecules showing S.O interaction. III. 3,5-Bis(pivaloylmethylene)-1,2,4-trithiolane. Acta Crystallographica Section B. 27(10). 1959–1963. 9 indexed citations
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Nyburg, S. C.. (1968). Solid Fluorine and Solid Chlorine: Crystal Structures and Intermolecular Forces. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 48(11). 4890–4895. 16 indexed citations
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Borrell, Peter & S. C. Nyburg. (1965). Capillary method for measuring saturated vapor pressures. Journal of Chemical Education. 42(10). 551–551. 1 indexed citations
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Nyburg, S. C.. (1964). An introduction to crystal chemistryby R. C. Evans. Acta Crystallographica. 17(12). 1618–1618. 1 indexed citations
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Nyburg, S. C.. (1961). X-ray analysis of organic structures. Academic Press eBooks. 24 indexed citations

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