Thurman E. Gier

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

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Thurman E. Gier is a scholar working on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Thurman E. Gier has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 31 papers in Materials Chemistry and 30 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Thurman E. Gier's work include Crystal Structures and Properties (32 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Characterization (29 papers) and Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis (22 papers). Thurman E. Gier is often cited by papers focused on Crystal Structures and Properties (32 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Characterization (29 papers) and Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis (22 papers). Thurman E. Gier collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Germany. Thurman E. Gier's co-authors include Galen D. Stucky, Pingyun Feng, William T. A. Harrison, Xianhui Bu, David I. Margolese, Ferdi Schüth, Ulrike Ciesla, Rosa Leon, Peter Sieger and Pierre M. Petroff and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemistry of Materials.

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Thurman E. Gier

56 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Generalized synthesis of periodic surfactant/inorganic composite materials

1994 1.8k citations Pingyun Feng, Thurman E. Gier et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thurman E. Gier United States	27	3.1k	2.3k	1.3k	1.3k	349	57	4.4k
Alex Kuperman Canada	19	2.0k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	633 0.5×	336 0.3×	222 0.6×	25	2.7k
Christian Baerlocher Switzerland	32	2.7k 0.9×	2.8k 1.2×	983 0.7×	580 0.4×	325 0.9×	89	4.1k
Dewi W. Lewis United Kingdom	31	2.7k 0.9×	2.7k 1.1×	666 0.5×	283 0.2×	293 0.8×	86	4.1k
Xiqu Wang United States	33	2.6k 0.8×	2.6k 1.1×	390 0.3×	1.3k 1.0×	335 1.0×	124	4.0k
Vicente Fornés Spain	35	3.5k 1.1×	2.0k 0.9×	407 0.3×	396 0.3×	502 1.4×	93	4.8k
Ann M. Chippindale United Kingdom	35	1.9k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	434 1.2×	144	3.9k
Pierre Rabu France	41	3.1k 1.0×	2.8k 1.2×	283 0.2×	3.0k 2.3×	685 2.0×	155	5.6k
Damodara M. Poojary United States	37	2.2k 0.7×	2.4k 1.0×	2.2k 1.6×	419 0.3×	344 1.0×	73	3.9k
Amitava Choudhury United States	35	1.8k 0.6×	2.7k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	1.9k 1.5×	566 1.6×	154	4.2k
Stephen L. Lawton United States	24	2.9k 0.9×	3.8k 1.6×	752 0.6×	302 0.2×	176 0.5×	39	4.6k

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Bu, Xianhui, Pingyun Feng, Thurman E. Gier, Dongyuan Zhao, & Galen D. Stucky. (1999). ChemInform Abstract: Hydrothermal Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Zeolite‐Like Structures Based on Gallium and Aluminum Germanates.. ChemInform. 30(16). 1 indexed citations

Gier, Thurman E., Xianhui Bu, Galen D. Stucky, & William T. A. Harrison. (1999). Tetrahedral Networks Containing Beryllium: Syntheses and Structures of Be3(PO4)2 · 2H2O and Be(HAsO4) · H2O. Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 146(2). 394–398. 9 indexed citations

Bu, Xianhui, Pingyun Feng, Thurman E. Gier, & Galen D. Stucky. (1998). Syntheses and crystal structures of two zeolite related structures with novel framework topologies. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 25(1-3). 109–117. 4 indexed citations

Bu, Xianhui, Thurman E. Gier, Pingyun Feng, & Galen D. Stucky. (1998). Template control of framework topology and charge in new phosphate- and arsenate-based sodalite analogs. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 20(4-6). 371–379. 27 indexed citations

Bu, Xianhui, Pingyun Feng, Thurman E. Gier, & Galen D. Stucky. (1998). Synthesis and crystal structure of feldspar analogs in beryllosilicate and aluminum–cobalt phosphate systems. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 23(5-6). 323–330. 6 indexed citations

Bu, Xianhui, Pingyun Feng, Thurman E. Gier, & Galen D. Stucky. (1997). Structural and chemical studies of zeolite ABW type phases: Syntheses and characterizations of an ammonium zincophosphate and an ammonium beryllophosphate zeolite ABW structure. Zeolites. 19(2-3). 200–208. 45 indexed citations

Harrison, William T. A., Thurman E. Gier, Jacqueline M. Nicol, & Galen D. Stucky. (1995). Tetrahedral-Framework Lithium Zinc Phosphate Phases: Location of Light-Atom Positions in LiZnPO4 · H2O by Powder Neutron Diffraction and Structure Determination of LiZnPO4 by ab initio Methods. Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 114(1). 249–257. 41 indexed citations

Harrison, William T. A., Thurman E. Gier, & Galen D. Stucky. (1995). K3Nb5GeO16 · 2H2O, a New Hydrated Potassium Niobium Germanate Containing a Two-Dimensional Channel Network. Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 115(2). 373–378. 11 indexed citations

Harrison, William T. A., Thurman E. Gier, Nancy L. Keder, et al.. (1994). Structural and Chemical Investigations of Na3(ABO4)3.cntdot.4H2O-Type Sodalite Phases. Inorganic Chemistry. 33(11). 2472–2480. 43 indexed citations

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Harrison, William T. A., Tina M. Nenoff, Thurman E. Gier, & Galen D. Stucky. (1994). Zinc dimethyl phosphate, Zn[O2P(OCH3)2]2, a one-dimensional inorganic polymer. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 4(7). 1111–1111. 12 indexed citations

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Shannon, R. D., M.A. Subramanian, Anthony N. Mariano, Thurman E. Gier, & George R. Rossman. (1992). Dielectric constants of diaspore and B-, Be-, and P-containing minerals, the polarizabilities of B_2O_3 and P_2O_5, and the oxide additivity rule. American Mineralogist. 77. 101–106. 18 indexed citations

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Ott, A. W., et al.. (1992). Synthesis, Structural and Optical Characterization of Zinc Chalcogentdes in Novel Solid State Hosts. MRS Proceedings. 242. 1 indexed citations

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Cox, D. E., et al.. (1992). Flexibility of the RHO framework: A comparison of the Rb-exchange zeolite and the novel composition Rb24Be24As24O96·3.2 D2O. Zeolites. 12(4). 360–368. 17 indexed citations

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Harrison, William T. A., et al.. (1991). Structures and properties of new zeolite X-type zincophosphate and beryllophosphate molecular sieves. Chemistry of Materials. 3(1). 27–29. 73 indexed citations

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Nenoff, Tina M., William T. A. Harrison, Thurman E. Gier, & Galen D. Stucky. (1991). Room-temperature synthesis and characterization of new ZnPO and ZnAsO sodalite open frameworks. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 113(1). 378–379. 109 indexed citations

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Gier, Thurman E. & Galen D. Stucky. (1991). Low-temperature synthesis of hydrated zinco(beryllo)-phosphate and arsenate molecular sieves. Nature. 349(6309). 508–510. 298 indexed citations

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Harrison, William T. A., Thurman E. Gier, & Galen D. Stucky. (1991). Synthesis and crystal structure of a novel beryllium phosphate open-framework structure. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 1(1). 153–153. 31 indexed citations

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Phillips, Mark L. F., et al.. (1990). Electronic effects of substitution chemistry in the potassium titanyl phosphate (KTiOPO4) structure field: structure and optical properties of potassium vanadyl phosphate. Inorganic Chemistry. 29(11). 2158–2163. 66 indexed citations

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Gier, Thurman E., Nancy L. Keder, Galen D. Stucky, et al.. (1988). Inclusion tuning of nonlinear optical materials: sorbates on the KTP structure. Inorganic Chemistry. 27(11). 1856–1858. 27 indexed citations

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Gier, Thurman E., et al.. (1953). Concentration Gradients in Spray and Packed Extraction Columns. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 45(6). 1362–1370. 22 indexed citations

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