Simon J. Coles

20.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
820 papers, 17.0k citations indexed

About

Simon J. Coles is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon J. Coles has authored 820 papers receiving a total of 17.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 468 papers in Organic Chemistry, 295 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 185 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Simon J. Coles's work include Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (118 papers), Metal complexes synthesis and properties (115 papers) and Crystallography and molecular interactions (112 papers). Simon J. Coles is often cited by papers focused on Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (118 papers), Metal complexes synthesis and properties (115 papers) and Crystallography and molecular interactions (112 papers). Simon J. Coles collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Türkiye and United States. Simon J. Coles's co-authors include Michael B. Hursthouse, Peter N. Horton, Philip A. Gale, Mark E. Light, Graham J. Tizzard, Robin B. Bedford, Mateusz B. Pitak, Peter J. Skabara, Michael A. Beckett and M. Limmert and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Simon J. Coles

796 papers receiving 16.7k 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.

Superconducting and Semiconducting Magnetic Charge Transfer Salts: (BEDT-TTF)4AFe(C2O4)3.cntdot.C6H5CN (A = H2O, K, NH4)

1995 515 citations Simon J. Coles, Michael B. Hursthouse et al. profile →
Changing and challenging times for service crystallography

2011 409 citations Simon J. Coles, Philip A. Gale profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Synthesis of fluorinated 3-aminobenzofurans via a tandem S _N Ar-cyclocondensation strategy 2025 ·RSC Advances ·(unknown), William H. Robinson, Yuqi Li, Graham J. Tizzard, Simon J. Coles, (unknown), Mark Edgar, George W. Weaver	0
2	Zwitterionic Heavier Pnictinidenes in Redox Catalysis 2025 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·(unknown), Yi‐Chen Chan, (unknown), (unknown), Graham J. Tizzard, Simon J. Coles, Diego M. Andrada, Oriol Planas	4
3	A Unique Case of ′in Situ’ Bifluoride Triggered Formation of Supramolecular Organogels Using Isophthalamide Hydrogen Bond Donating Receptors. 2025 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Giacomo Picci, Francesca D’Anna, Salvatore Marullo, Riccardo Montis, Vito Lippolis, James B. Orton, Simon J. Coles, Antonio Frontera, Rosa M. Gomila, Claudia Caltagirone	0
4	Solid State and Solution Structures of Lanthanide Nitrate Complexes of Tris-(1-napthylphosphine oxide) 2024 ·Molecules ·Simon J. Coles, Laura J. McCormick, Andrew W.G. Platt, Kuldip Singh	1
5	Advanced crystallisation methods for small organic molecules 2023 ·Chemical Society Reviews ·(unknown), (unknown), Simon J. Coles, Michael J. Hall, Michael R. Probert	48
6	Cerium(IV) Nitrate Complexes With Bidentate Phosphine Oxides 2023 ·European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry ·Simon J. Coles, (unknown), Wim T. Klooster, Laura J. McCormick, Andrew W.G. Platt	1
7	N,N′-Dibutyloxamide 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), Massimiliano Arca, M. Carla Aragoni, Vito Lippolis, Simon J. Coles, Anna Pintus	1
8	Developing the application of the crystalline sponge method 2023 ·Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances ·(unknown), Simon J. Coles	1
9	Fluorine-based Zn salan complexes 2023 ·Dalton Transactions ·(unknown), (unknown), Csilla Kállay, Youssra K. Al‐Hilaly, (unknown), Geoffrey R. Akien, Graham J. Tizzard, Simon J. Coles, María Besora, George E. Κostakis	2
10	N,N′-Dipropyloxamide 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), Massimiliano Arca, M. Carla Aragoni, Vito Lippolis, Simon J. Coles, Anna Pintus	0
11	Solvent‐Free Synthesis of Core‐Functionalised Naphthalene Diimides by Using a Vibratory Ball Mill: Suzuki, Sonogashira and Buchwald–Hartwig Reactions 2022 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Andrew McGown, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Simon J. Coles, Graham J. Tizzard, (unknown), (unknown), Mark C. Bagley, John Spencer, Barnaby W. Greenland	6
12	Transformation of a Norbornadiene Unit to Ethylenylcyclopentene Requiring Cooperation between Boron and Rhodium Centers 2020 ·Organometallics ·(unknown), Rosenildo Corrêa da Costa, Alan J. Guwy, Graham J. Tizzard, Simon J. Coles, Gareth R. Owen	7
13	Carbon–Phosphorus Coupling from C^N Cyclometalated Au^III Complexes 2020 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Riccardo Bonsignore, Sophie R. Thomas, Wim T. Klooster, Simon J. Coles, Robert L. Jenkins, Didier Bourissou, Giampaolo Barone, Angela Casini	25
14	N₂S₂ pyridinophane-based fluorescent chemosensors for selective optical detection of Cd²⁺ in soils 2020 ·New Journal of Chemistry ·Alessandra Garau, Larisa Lvova, Eleonora Macedi, Gianluca Ambrosi, M. Carla Aragoni, Massimiliano Arca, Claudia Caltagirone, Simon J. Coles, Mauro Formica, Vieri Fusi, Luca Giorgi, Francesco Isaia, Vito Lippolis, James B. Orton, Roberto Paolesse	11
15	Halogenated isophthalamides and dipicolineamides: the role of the halogen substituents in the anion binding properties 2020 ·Dalton Transactions ·Giacomo Picci, Carla Bazzicalupi, Simon J. Coles, Paola Gratteri, Francesco Isaia, Vito Lippolis, Riccardo Montis, Sergio Murgia, Alessio Nocentini, James B. Orton, Claudia Caltagirone	5
16	Photoconducting Devices with Response in the Visible–Near-Infrared Region Based on Neutral Ni Complexes of Aryl-1,2-dithiolene Ligands 2020 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·Anna Pintus, Lucia Ambrosio, M. Carla Aragoni, Maddalena Binda, Simon J. Coles, Michael B. Hursthouse, Francesco Isaia, Vito Lippolis, (unknown), Dario Natali, James B. Orton, (unknown), Marco Sampietro, Massimiliano Arca	9
17	Hysteretic thermal spin-crossover in heteroleptic Fe( ii ) complexes using alkyl chain substituted 2,2′-dipyridylamine ligands 2019 ·Dalton Transactions ·(unknown), Wasinee Phonsri, Peter N. Horton, James B. Orton, Simon J. Coles, Keith S. Murray, Peter J. Cragg, Marcus K. Dymond, Ian A. Gass	6
18	Fluoride binding by an anionic receptor: tuning the acidity of amide NH groups for basic anion hydrogen bonding and recognition 2019 ·Chemical Communications ·Riccardo Montis, Andrea Bencini, Simon J. Coles, Luca Conti, Luca Fusaro, Philip A. Gale, Claudia Giorgi, Peter N. Horton, Vito Lippolis, (unknown), Claudia Caltagirone	39
19	Twists to the Spin Structure of the Ln₉-diabolo Motif Exemplified in Two {Zn₂Ln₂}[Ln₉]{Zn₂} Coordination Clusters 2019 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·Kieran Griffiths, Irina A. Kühne, Graham J. Tizzard, Simon J. Coles, George E. Κostakis, Annie K. Powell	6
20	Gold(III) Pyridine-Benzimidazole Complexes as Aquaglyceroporin Inhibitors and Antiproliferative Agents 2018 ·Inorganics ·(unknown), Margot N. Wenzel, Andreia F. Mósca, Andreia de Almeida, Wim T. Klooster, Simon J. Coles, Graça Soveral, Angela Casini	14

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