Simon Parsons

31.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
670 papers, 26.6k citations indexed

About

Simon Parsons is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Parsons has authored 670 papers receiving a total of 26.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 282 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 265 papers in Organic Chemistry and 247 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Simon Parsons's work include Magnetism in coordination complexes (189 papers), Crystallography and molecular interactions (154 papers) and Metal complexes synthesis and properties (132 papers). Simon Parsons is often cited by papers focused on Magnetism in coordination complexes (189 papers), Crystallography and molecular interactions (154 papers) and Metal complexes synthesis and properties (132 papers). Simon Parsons collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Simon Parsons's co-authors include Peter J. Sadler, Stephen A. Moggach, Euan K. Brechin, Richard E. P. Winpenny, H. D. Flack, Trixie Wagner, Alexander J. Blake, Wolfgang Wernsdorfer, David R. Allan and George Christou and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Simon Parsons

660 papers receiving 26.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Use of intensity quotients and differences in absolute structure refinement

2013 1.3k citations Simon Parsons et al. profile →
Opening the Gate: Framework Flexibility in ZIF-8 Explored by Experiments and Simulations

2011 1.0k citations Stephen A. Moggach, Simon Parsons et al. profile →
Inhibition of Cancer Cell Growth by Ruthenium(II) Arene Complexes

2001 707 citations Simon Parsons, Peter J. Sadler et al. profile →
A Record Anisotropy Barrier for a Single-Molecule Magnet

2007 651 citations Stephen A. Moggach, Simon Parsons et al. profile →
Inter-ligand reactions: in situ formation of new polydentate ligands

2000 524 citations Simon Parsons et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon Parsons United Kingdom	79	11.6k	10.7k	9.8k	9.2k	6.7k	670	26.6k
Carmelo Giacovazzo Italy	35	10.8k 0.9×	14.6k 1.4×	7.9k 0.8×	14.9k 1.6×	7.2k 1.1×	259	32.3k
Thomas C. W. Mak Hong Kong	79	14.7k 1.3×	17.1k 1.6×	9.9k 1.0×	10.9k 1.2×	6.4k 1.0×	1.1k	32.6k
Horst Puschmann United Kingdom	31	11.5k 1.0×	12.9k 1.2×	7.6k 0.8×	12.9k 1.4×	6.0k 0.9×	123	30.2k
Michael G. B. Drew United Kingdom	68	10.2k 0.9×	13.8k 1.3×	8.9k 0.9×	12.9k 1.4×	10.1k 1.5×	1.3k	30.3k
Oleg V. Dolomanov United Kingdom	13	9.8k 0.8×	12.1k 1.1×	6.9k 0.7×	12.1k 1.3×	5.3k 0.8×	30	27.2k
Luc J. Bourhis United Kingdom	7	9.5k 0.8×	11.6k 1.1×	6.6k 0.7×	11.9k 1.3×	5.2k 0.8×	12	26.5k
G. Cascarano Italy	27	8.7k 0.7×	13.9k 1.3×	7.3k 0.7×	14.6k 1.6×	7.1k 1.1×	127	29.4k
Antonietta Guagliardi Italy	38	9.9k 0.9×	12.0k 1.1×	6.4k 0.7×	11.5k 1.2×	5.7k 0.8×	146	27.4k
Richard J. Gildea United Kingdom	14	9.9k 0.9×	11.6k 1.1×	6.6k 0.7×	11.9k 1.3×	5.3k 0.8×	29	27.6k
Patrick McCabe United Kingdom	20	6.3k 0.5×	9.4k 0.9×	4.2k 0.4×	8.9k 1.0×	4.4k 0.7×	44	20.7k

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Funnell, Nicholas P., Dominik Daisenberger, Joseph A. Hriljac, et al.. (2025). An extended thermal pressure equation of state for sodium fluoride. Journal of Applied Crystallography. 58(1). 227–232. 1 indexed citations

Renson, Thomas, Nils D. Forkert, Päivi Miettunen, et al.. (2023). Distinct phenotypes of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: a cohort study. Pediatric Rheumatology. 21(1). 33–33. 3 indexed citations

Funnell, Nicholas P., et al.. (2020). Suppression of isotopic polymorphism. CrystEngComm. 23(4). 769–776. 3 indexed citations

Parsons, Simon, et al.. (2020). Synthesis and structures of anionic rhenium polyhydride complexes of boron–hydride ligands and their application in catalysis. Chemical Science. 11(36). 9994–9999. 14 indexed citations

Beavers, Christine M., Konstantin V. Kamenev, Jason B. Love, et al.. (2020). Pressure-induced inclusion of neon in the crystal structure of a molecular Cu₂(pacman) complex at 4.67 GPa. Chemical Communications. 56(23). 3449–3452. 2 indexed citations

Funnell, Nicholas P., et al.. (2020). Alloxan under pressure–squeezing an extremely dense molecular crystal structure. Chemical Communications. 56(47). 6428–6431. 6 indexed citations

Parsons, Simon, Konstantin V. Kamenev, Michael R. Probert, et al.. (2020). Putting the Squeeze on Molecule-Based Magnets: Exploiting Pressure to Develop Magneto-Structural Correlations in Paramagnetic Coordination Compounds. Magnetochemistry. 6(3). 32–32. 8 indexed citations

Peña‐Álvarez, Miriam, Samuele Fanetti, Juan Casado, et al.. (2019). Linear, Non-Conjugated Cyclic and Conjugated Cyclic Paraphenylene under Pressure. Molecules. 24(19). 3496–3496. 3 indexed citations

Craig, Gavin A., Arup Sarkar, Christopher H. Woodall, et al.. (2017). Probing the origin of the giant magnetic anisotropy in trigonal bipyramidal Ni(ii) under high pressure. Chemical Science. 9(6). 1551–1559. 60 indexed citations

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Coelho, Alan A., John S. O. Evans, Ian S. Evans, A. Kern, & Simon Parsons. (2011). The T OPAS symbolic computation system. Powder Diffraction. 26(S1). S22–S25. 261 indexed citations

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Prescimone, Alessandro, J. Sánchez-Benı́tez, Konstantin V. Kamenev, et al.. (2010). High-Pressure Study of Oxo-bridged Mixed-Valent Mn-III/Mn-IV Dimers. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 65(3). 221–230. 2 indexed citations

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Dougan, Sarah J., et al.. (2008). Catalytic organometallic anticancer complexes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(33). 11628–11633. 266 indexed citations

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Parsons, Simon, et al.. (2006). Computing Preferred Extensions for Argumentation Systems with Sets of Attacking Arguments. Lincoln Repository (University of Lincoln). 4(1). 97–108. 13 indexed citations

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Dawson, Angela, David R. Allan, Simon Parsons, & Michael Ruf. (2004). Use of a CCD diffractometer in crystal structure determinations at high pressure. Journal of Applied Crystallography. 37(3). 410–416. 139 indexed citations

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Chen, Haimei, John A. Parkinson, Olga Nováková, et al.. (2003). Induced-fit recognition of DNA by organometallic complexes with dynamic stereogenic centers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(25). 14623–14628. 108 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yan, Xiao‐Jiang Hao, Simon Parsons, et al.. (2002). Enantiomeric sesquiterpene lactones from Senecio tsoongianus. Chinese Chemical Letters. 13(8). 754–757. 3 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yue, Simon Parsons, David W. H. Rankin, et al.. (2002). Saluenolide A, a novel eremophilanolide from Senecio saluenensis. Chinese Chemical Letters. 13(4). 3 indexed citations

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Grogan, Gideon, Gareth A. Roberts, Simon Parsons, Nicholas J. Turner, & Sabine L. Flitsch. (2002). P450 camr , a cytochrome P450 catalysing the stereospecific 6- endo -hydroxylation of (1 R )-(+)-camphor. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 59(4-5). 449–454. 19 indexed citations

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Bailey, Philip J., et al.. (1997). A new bridging ligand for the [Mo-2](4+) dimer: Syntheses and x-ray crystal structures of the redox pair [Mo-2{mu-eta(2)-(NPh)(2)CNHPh}(4)](0/+) (vol 36, pg 867, 1997). Inorganic Chemistry. 36(23). 5420–5420. 11 indexed citations

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Goldmann, Don, Carol Saul, Simon Parsons, et al.. (1994). Hospital-based continuous quality improvement: a realistic appraisal.. PubMed. 1(2). 69–80. 3 indexed citations

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