Thomas C. Semple

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 884 citations indexed

About

Thomas C. Semple is a scholar working on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas C. Semple has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 884 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 3 papers in Organic Chemistry and 3 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Thomas C. Semple's work include Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (3 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (2 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (1 paper). Thomas C. Semple is often cited by papers focused on Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (3 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (2 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (1 paper). Thomas C. Semple collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. Thomas C. Semple's co-authors include John F. Hartwig, Sabine Schlecht, Huiyuan Chen, Michael E. Squillacote, Philip W. Mui, J. Michael McBride and Steven B. Bertman and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Thomas C. Semple

6 papers receiving 866 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.

Thermal, Catalytic, Regiospecific Functionalization of Alkanes

2000 769 citations Huiyuan Chen, Sabine Schlecht et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas C. Semple United States	5	757	250	79	65	57	6	884
Alan D. Redhouse United Kingdom	18	621 0.8×	317 1.3×	102 1.3×	31 0.5×	55 1.0×	42	764
Johann‐Peter Melder Germany	16	1.1k 1.5×	195 0.8×	95 1.2×	95 1.5×	92 1.6×	27	1.2k
Gerhard Kreis Germany	10	486 0.6×	288 1.2×	25 0.3×	53 0.8×	38 0.7×	10	557
Nathanael L. P. Fackler United States	8	303 0.4×	260 1.0×	197 2.5×	38 0.6×	53 0.9×	8	558
Dmitry V. Muratov Russia	16	470 0.6×	258 1.0×	50 0.6×	32 0.5×	35 0.6×	56	596
Paul K. Hurlburt United States	11	281 0.4×	388 1.6×	91 1.2×	59 0.9×	100 1.8×	13	594
Mitchell S. Chinn United States	8	499 0.7×	313 1.3×	62 0.8×	39 0.6×	20 0.4×	11	635
W. MARINGGELE Germany	15	695 0.9×	529 2.1×	180 2.3×	20 0.3×	59 1.0×	87	924
P. O. Whimp Australia	16	443 0.6×	274 1.1×	103 1.3×	23 0.4×	62 1.1×	40	622
G. F. Emerson Spain	9	577 0.8×	250 1.0×	76 1.0×	69 1.1×	134 2.4×	13	705

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6 of 6 papers shown

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Squillacote, Michael E., et al.. (2002). The Low-temperature Photochemistry of s-cis Acyclic 1,3-Dienes¶. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 76(6). 634–634. 7 indexed citations

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Chen, Huiyuan, Sabine Schlecht, Thomas C. Semple, & John F. Hartwig. (2000). Thermal, Catalytic, Regiospecific Functionalization of Alkanes. Science. 287(5460). 1995–1997. 769 indexed citations breakdown →

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Squillacote, Michael E. & Thomas C. Semple. (1990). Photochemistry of s-cis acyclic 1,3-dienes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 112(14). 5546–5551. 26 indexed citations

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McBride, J. Michael, Steven B. Bertman, & Thomas C. Semple. (1987). Structural effects on surfaces within layered crystals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 84(14). 4743–4746. 4 indexed citations

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Squillacote, Michael E. & Thomas C. Semple. (1987). Polarization in the excited state of 1,3-pentadiene: experimental evidence for an allyl cation-methylene anion species. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 109(3). 892–894. 16 indexed citations

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Squillacote, Michael E., Thomas C. Semple, & Philip W. Mui. (1985). The geometries of the high-energy conformers of some acyclic 1,3-dienes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 107(24). 6842–6846. 62 indexed citations

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