Sean C. O’Brien

20.4k citations

22 papers · 15.9k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 14

Organic Chemistry top 0.05%
- Fullerene Chemistry and Applications 6
Materials Chemistry top 0.1%
- Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research 2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.5%
- Atomic and Molecular Physics 4
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies 4
Polymers and Plastics top 2%
Astronomy and Astrophysics top 5%
Computational Mechanics
- Ion-surface interactions and analysis 3
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Advancements in Photolithography Techniques 2
- Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures 2
Atmospheric Science
- nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions 2

Co-authors: R. F. Curl J. R. Heath R. E. Smalley Harold W. Kroto Frank K. Tittel Chenyu Pan Michael M. Haley L. P. F. Chibante
Cited by: Organic Chemistry Materials Chemistry Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Journals: The Journal of Physical Chemistry (4 papers)The Journal of Chemical Physics (4 papers)Journal of the American Chemical Society (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Sean C. O’Brien

20 papers receiving 15.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

1990 The Journal of Physical Chemistry
1988 Journal of the American Chemical Society
1988 The Journal of Chemical Physics
1986 The Journal of Physical Chemistry
1986 The Journal of Chemical Physics
1985 Nature
1985 Journal of the American Chemical Society

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1	Influence of 3D printing parameters on ULTEM 9085 mechanical properties using experimentation and machine learning طامر أنوال,Sean C. O’Brien,A. Bischoff,John P. Parmigiani,Devin J. Roach	2025	0
2	α‐Amidoaldehydes as Substrates in Rhodium‐Catalyzed Intermolecular Alkyne Hydroacylation: The Synthesis of α‐Amidoketones Chemistry - A European Journal ·Javier Zuñiga Osorio,Sean C. O’Brien,Michael C. Willis	2020	5
3	OPC on real-world circuitry Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Sean C. O’Brien,Julival Queiroz de Santana,Lei Yu,Georgina. Fitzgerald,John N. Randall	2003	2
4	Exposure latitude requirements for high yield with photon flux-limited laser sources Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Sean C. O’Brien,Lei Yu	2001	4
5	Spectroscopy and dynamics of resonance Raman scattering by iodobenzene excited in the B continuum The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Sean C. O’Brien,Carter Kittrell,James L. Kinsey,Bruce R. Johnson	1992	25
6	ChemInform Abstract: Efficient Production of C60 (Buckminsterfullerene), C60H36, and the Solvated Buckide Ion. ChemInform ·R. E. Haufler,J. Conceição,L. P. F. Chibante,Y. Chai,Norman E. Byrne,Scott Flanagan,Michael M. Haley,Sean C. O’Brien,Chenyu Pan,Zuo Xiao,W. E. Billups,Marco A. Ciufolini,Robert H. Hauge,John L. Margrave,Lon J. Wilson,R. F. Curl,R. E. Smalley	1991	1
7	Efficient production of C60 (buckminsterfullerene), C60H36, and the solvated buckide ionbreakdown → The Journal of Physical Chemistry ·R. E. Haufler,J. Conceição,L. P. F. Chibante,Y. Chai,Norman E. Byrne,Scott Flanagan,Michael M. Haley,Sean C. O’Brien,Chenyu Pan,et al.	1990	806
8	Photophysics of buckminsterfullerene and other carbon cluster ionsbreakdown → The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Sean C. O’Brien,J. R. Heath,R. F. Curl,R. E. Smalley	1988	439
9	Photophysics of metal complexes of spheroidal carbon shellsbreakdown → Journal of the American Chemical Society ·WU Xiao-ming,J. L. Elkind,Sean C. O’Brien,R. F. Curl,R. E. Smalley	1988	190
10	The formation of long carbon chain molecules during laser vaporization of graphite Journal of the American Chemical Society ·J. R. Heath,Caspar Mitlehner,Sean C. O’Brien,R. F. Curl,H.W. Kroto,R. E. Smalley	1987	198
11	Reactivity of large carbon clusters: spheroidal carbon shells and their possible relevance to the formation and morphology of sootbreakdown → The Journal of Physical Chemistry ·Elnura Usupova,Sean C. O’Brien,J. R. Heath,Wilson R. Leal da Silva,R. F. Curl,Harold W. Kroto,R. E. Smalley	1986	409
12	Negative carbon cluster ion beams: New evidence for the special nature of C60 Chemical Physics Letters ·Y. Liu,Sean C. O’Brien,Qi Zhang,J. R. Heath,Frank K. Tittel,R. F. Curl,Harold W. Kroto,R. E. Smalley	1986	72
13	Supersonic cluster beams of III–V semiconductors: GaxAsybreakdown → The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Sean C. O’Brien,Jos. Zehner,T Neogi,J. R. Heath,Frank K. Tittel,R. F. Curl,R. E. Smalley	1986	232
14	A reply to “magic numbers in C+ and C− abundance distribution” based on experimental observations Chemical Physics Letters ·Sean C. O’Brien,J. R. Heath,Harold W. Kroto,R. F. Curl,R. E. Smalley	1986	49
15	Semiconductor cluster beams: One and two color ionization studies of Six and Gex The Journal of Chemical Physics ·J. R. Heath,Yuan Liu,Sean C. O’Brien,Qingling Zhang,R. F. Curl,Frank K. Tittel,R. E. Smalley	1985	190
16	C60: Buckminsterfullerenebreakdown → Nature ·Harold W. Kroto,J. R. Heath,Sean C. O’Brien,R. F. Curl,R. E. Smalley	1985	12126
17	Surface reactions of metal clusters I: The fast flow cluster reactor Review of Scientific Instruments ·M. E. Geusic,Michael D. Morse,Sean C. O’Brien,R. E. Smalley	1985	156
18	Lanthanum complexes of spheroidal carbon shellsbreakdown → Journal of the American Chemical Society ·J. R. Heath,Sean C. O’Brien,Renzo Loiacono,Xerxenesky Nd,R. F. Curl,Frank K. Tittel,R. E. Smalley	1985	964
19	Photofragmentation processes in metal—ligand complexes: benzene—tungsten and bis-benzene—tungsten Chemical Physics Letters ·Michael D. Morse,M. E. Geusic,Sean C. O’Brien,R. E. Smalley	1985	3
20	Argon isotope effect in the microwave spectra of argon hydrogen fluoride (ArHF) The Journal of Physical Chemistry ·İsmail Erbatur,Sean C. O’Brien,James M. Lisy	1984	13

About Sean C. O’Brien

Sean C. O’Brien is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Catalysis and Surfaces, Coatings and Films, having authored 22 papers that have together received 15.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (6 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (4 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (4 papers), Ion-surface interactions and analysis (3 papers), Advancements in Photolithography Techniques (2 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (2 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (2 papers) and nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Organic Chemistry (9.7k citations), Materials Chemistry (12.2k citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (3.3k citations). Sean C. O’Brien has collaborated with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include R. F. Curl, J. R. Heath, R. E. Smalley, Harold W. Kroto, Frank K. Tittel, R. E. Smalley, Chenyu Pan, Michael M. Haley, L. P. F. Chibante and Norman E. Byrne. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Physical Chemistry, The Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Physics Letters and Review of Scientific Instruments.

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