Thomas D. Burns

809 total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 645 citations indexed

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Thomas D. Burns is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas D. Burns has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 645 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 3 papers in Organic Chemistry and 3 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Thomas D. Burns's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (5 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (3 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (2 papers). Thomas D. Burns is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (5 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (3 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (2 papers). Thomas D. Burns collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Russia. Thomas D. Burns's co-authors include Tom K. Woo, Sean P. Collins, Thomas G. Spence, Lynmarie A. Posey, Benjamín Sánchez-Lengeling, Sai Govind Hari Kumar, N. Scott Bobbitt, Zhenpeng Yao, Omar K. Farha and Benjamin J. Bucior and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Environmental Science & Technology and Chemical Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Thomas D. Burns

12 papers receiving 634 citations

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Inverse design of nanoporous crystalline reticular materials with deep generative models

2021 275 citations Zhenpeng Yao, Benjamín Sánchez-Lengeling et al. Nature Machine Intelligence profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas D. Burns United States	10	314	254	147	103	75	14	645
Guillaume Fraux Switzerland	14	373 1.2×	250 1.0×	78 0.5×	38 0.4×	110 1.5×	24	584
Theodorus de Bruin France	23	281 0.9×	346 1.4×	219 1.5×	105 1.0×	315 4.2×	52	1.2k
Jörg‐Rüdiger Hill Germany	15	205 0.7×	148 0.6×	60 0.4×	49 0.5×	78 1.0×	23	556
Wenping Guo China	19	578 1.8×	223 0.9×	257 1.7×	47 0.5×	151 2.0×	54	1.0k
Richard Bounds United Kingdom	8	654 2.1×	592 2.3×	271 1.8×	58 0.6×	110 1.5×	11	1.0k
Bart M. J. M. Suijkerbuijk Netherlands	26	349 1.1×	169 0.7×	504 3.4×	61 0.6×	69 0.9×	43	1.6k
Ruichang Xiong United States	16	238 0.8×	269 1.1×	226 1.5×	71 0.7×	343 4.6×	21	768
Shailendra Bordawekar United States	16	423 1.3×	235 0.9×	97 0.7×	49 0.5×	217 2.9×	31	884
Oliver C. Gobin Germany	12	491 1.6×	499 2.0×	114 0.8×	67 0.7×	101 1.3×	16	682
Andrew G. P. Maloney United Kingdom	11	798 2.5×	753 3.0×	132 0.9×	74 0.7×	90 1.2×	22	1.2k

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14 of 14 papers shown

Burns, Thomas D., et al.. (2025). Exploring Different Metal-Oxide Cathode Materials for Structural Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Dip-Coating. Energies. 18(16). 4354–4354.

Burns, Thomas D., et al.. (2025). Ultrasonic Spray Coating of Carbon Fibers for Composite Cathodes in Structural Batteries. Electrochem. 6(2). 13–13.

Yao, Zhenpeng, Benjamín Sánchez-Lengeling, N. Scott Bobbitt, et al.. (2021). Inverse design of nanoporous crystalline reticular materials with deep generative models. Nature Machine Intelligence. 3(1). 76–86. 275 indexed citations breakdown →

Burns, Thomas D., Kasturi Nagesh Pai, Sai Gokul Subraveti, et al.. (2020). Prediction of MOF Performance in Vacuum Swing Adsorption Systems for Postcombustion CO₂ Capture Based on Integrated Molecular Simulations, Process Optimizations, and Machine Learning Models. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(7). 4536–4544. 158 indexed citations

Nandi, Shyamapada, Phil De Luna, Rahul Maity, et al.. (2019). Imparting gas selective and pressure dependent porosity into a non-porous solid via coordination flexibility. Materials Horizons. 6(9). 1883–1891. 21 indexed citations

Holmberg, Rebecca J., Thomas D. Burns, Samuel M. Greer, et al.. (2016). Intercalation of Coordinatively Unsaturated Fe^III Ion within Interpenetrated Metal–Organic Framework MOF‐5. Chemistry - A European Journal. 22(23). 7711–7715. 14 indexed citations

Bushnell, Eric A. C., Thomas D. Burns, & Russell J. Boyd. (2014). The one-electron reduction of dithiolate and diselenolate ligands. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 16(22). 10897–10897. 11 indexed citations

Bushnell, Eric A. C., Thomas D. Burns, & Russell J. Boyd. (2014). The one-electron oxidation of a dithiolate molecule: The importance of chemical intuition. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 140(18). 10 indexed citations

Burns, Thomas D., et al.. (2001). Decoupling of Neutron and Delayed-Neutron Precursor Evolutions in Source-Driven Subcritical Systems. Kerntechnik. 66. 260–266. 3 indexed citations

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Spence, Thomas G., et al.. (1998). Metal-to-Ligand Charge Transfer in the Gas-Phase Cluster Limit. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 102(30). 6101–6106. 30 indexed citations

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Spence, Thomas G., Thomas D. Burns, & Lynmarie A. Posey. (1997). Controlled Synthesis of Transition-Metal Ion Complex/Solvent Clusters by Electrospray Ionization. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 101(2). 139–144. 41 indexed citations

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Spence, Thomas G., et al.. (1997). Wavelength-Dependent Photodissociation of [Fe(bpy)₃·(CH₃OH)_n]²⁺ Clusters, n = 2−6, Triggered by Excitation of the Metal-to-Ligand Charge-Transfer Transition. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 101(6). 1081–1092. 43 indexed citations

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Burns, Thomas D., et al.. (1996). Electrospray ionization of divalent transition metal ion bipyridine complexes: spectroscopic evidence for preparation of solution analogs in the gas phase. Chemical Physics Letters. 258(5-6). 669–679. 37 indexed citations

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Burns, Thomas D.. (1991). Development and Application of a Reduced Thermal Expansion Polycarbonate/ABS Engineering Thermoplastic Blend for Automotive Exterior Body Panels. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 2 indexed citations

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