Tom Ziegler

53.0k citations

456 papers · 45.6k indexed · 12 hit papers · h-index 87

Impact in

Process Chemistry and Technology top 0.02%
- Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
Inorganic Chemistry top 0.01%
- Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds

Papers in

Process Chemistry and Technology 57
- Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis 57
Inorganic Chemistry 130
- Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds 35

Co-authors: Arvi Rauk Evert Jan Baerends J. G. Snijders S. J. A. van Gisbergen F. Matthias Bickelhaupt G. te Velde Célia Fonseca Guerra Artur Michalak
Journals: Organometallics (84 papers)Journal of the American Chemical Society (52 papers)Inorganic Chemistry (50 papers)The Journal of Chemical Physics (47 papers)The Journal of Physical Chemistry A (33 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States Poland

In The Last Decade

Tom Ziegler

453 papers receiving 44.6k citations

Hit Papers

12 papers align trajectories log scale

A Combined Charge and Energy Decomposition Scheme for Bond Analysis 2009 · 1.5k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2009 Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
2008 The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
2001 Journal of Computational Chemistry
1999 The Journal of Chemical Physics
1999 Theoretical Chemistry Accounts
1995 The Journal of Physical Chemistry
1991 Chemical Reviews
1988 The Journal of Chemical Physics
1979 Inorganic Chemistry
1979 Inorganic Chemistry
1977 Theoretical Chemistry Accounts
1977 Theoretical Chemistry Accounts

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1	Synthesis and characterization of poly(hydroxylalkanethiol-ether) derivatives of Plukenetia conophora oil chemistry and materials research ·Jigang Bai, Tom Ziegler, Sabine Beuermann	2015	0
2	Activation of H2 oxidation at sulphur-exposed Ni surfaces under low temperature SOFC conditions Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·Lisa Deleebeeck, Maxim Shishkin, Paul Kwesi Addo, Scott Paulson, Hebert Molero, Tom Ziegler, Viola Birss	2014	10
3	Constricted Variational Density Functional Theory Approach to the Description of Excited States Topics in current chemistry ·Tom Ziegler, Mykhaylo Krykunov, Issaka Seidu, Young Choon Park	2014	4
4	Direct modeling of the electrochemistry in the three-phase boundary of solid oxide fuel cell anodes by density functional theory: a critical overview Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·Maxim Shishkin, Tom Ziegler	2013	43
5	First-principles calculation of parameters of electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy in solids Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry ·Eugene S. Kadantsev, Tom Ziegler	2010	3
6	Anionic N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes with N,N′‐Bis(fluoroaryl) and N,N′‐Bis(perfluoroaryl) Substituents Chemistry - A European Journal ·Camille Celeste Go, Malti Lodhi, A. G. Shendge, Javier Borau‐Garcia, Tom Ziegler, Roland Roesler	2010	34
7	Magnetic Circular Dichroism Spectrum of Plastocyanin by Calculation Inorganic Chemistry ·Michael Seth, Tom Ziegler	2009	10
8	In Silico Design of C₁- and C_s-Symmetric Fluorenyl-Based Metallocene Catalysts for the Synthesis of High-Molecular-Weight Polymers from Ethylene/Propylene Copolymerization Organometallics ·Tebikie Wondimagegn, Dongqi Wang, Abbas Razavi, Tom Ziegler	2009	18
9	Structures and Properties of Nonchelated, d⁰ Alkyl Alkene Complexes of the Type [Cp₂ZrMe(alkene)]⁺: Elusive Intermediates during Ziegler–Natta Polymerizations of Alkenes Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Françoise Sauriol, H.A. Hennen, Angela M. Leung, Irja Elliott Donaghue, Michael C. Baird, Tebikie Wondimagegn, Tom Ziegler	2009	29
10	Why Do C₁-Symmetric ansa-Zirconocene Catalysts Produce Lower Molecular Weight Polymers for Ethylene/Propylene Copolymerization than for Ethylene/Propylene Homopolymerization? Organometallics ·Dongqi Wang, Simone Tomasi, Abbas Razavi, Tom Ziegler	2008	15
11	Spectral and Structural Characterization of Amidate-Bridged Platinum−Thallium Complexes with Strong Metal−Metal Bonds Inorganic Chemistry ·Wanzhi Chen, Fenghui Liu, Kazuko Matsumoto, Jochen Autschbach, Boris Le Guennic, Tom Ziegler, Mikhail Maliarik, Julius Glaser	2006	42
12	Free energy profiles for monomer capture in Grubbs‐ and SHOP‐type olefin polymerization catalysts: A constraint ab initio molecular dynamics study Journal of Computational Chemistry ·Shengyong Yang, Mingli Xiang, Lijuan Chen, 李莉, Bing Shi, Yuquan Wei, Tom Ziegler	2006	5
13	A theoretical study of the insertion barrier of MAO (methylaluminoxane)-activated, Cp2ZrMe2-catalyzed ethylene polymerization: further evidence for the structural assignment of active and dormant species Faraday Discussions ·Eva Zurek, Tom Ziegler	2003	39
14	Crystal structure of 2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-cyclohexene-1-one oxime, C13H15NO2 Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures ·肖久梅, F. Mikami, Shanmugam Muthusubramanian, S. Sivasubramanian, Tom Ziegler, Johann Lex	2001	0
15	Comparison between Oxidative Addition and σ-Bond Metathesis as Possible Mechanisms for the Catalytica Methane Activation Process by Platinum(II) Complexes: A Density Functional Theory Study Organometallics ·Thomas M. Gilbert, J. Lake, Tom Ziegler	2001	65
16	Ethylene-polymerization by surface supported Cr(IV) species: possible reaction mechanisms revisited by theoretical calculations Canadian Journal of Chemistry ·Rochus Schmid, Tom Ziegler	2000	30
17	Ethylene-polymerization by surface supported Cr(IV) species: possible reaction mechanisms revisited by theoretical calculations Canadian Journal of Chemistry ·Rochus Schmid, Tom Ziegler	2000	1
18	The Role of Bulky Substituents in Brookhart-Type Ni(II) Diimine Catalyzed Olefin Polymerization: A Combined Density Functional Theory and Molecular Mechanics Study Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Liqun Deng, Tom K. Woo, Luigi Cavallo, Peter Margl, Tom Ziegler	1997	291
19	An implementation of the coupled perturbed Kohn-Sham equations: perturbation due to nuclear displacements Computer Physics Communications ·Attila Bérces, Ross M. Dickson, Liangyou Fan, Heiko Jacobsen, 良一工藤, Tom Ziegler	1997	170
20	Permethyltitanocene Derivatives with Naked Chalcogen Ligands: Synthesis of [(Cp_²Ti)₂(μ‐E)] and [Cp_²Ti(μ²‐E₂)] and the Role of the Terminal Chalcogenides [Cp_²Ti(E)] in Their Interconversion (E = Se, Te) Chemistry - A European Journal* ·Warren E. Piers, Tom Ziegler, M.A. Bjerke, Leonard R. MacGillivray, Michael J. Zaworotko	1996	15

About Tom Ziegler

Tom Ziegler is a scholar working on Process Chemistry and Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Catalysis and Organic Chemistry, having authored 456 papers that have together received 45.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (183 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (131 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (74 papers), Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (57 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (43 papers), Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (40 papers), Magnetism in coordination complexes (40 papers) and Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (35 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Process Chemistry and Technology (3.5k citations), Inorganic Chemistry (15.4k citations), Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (7.1k citations), Organic Chemistry (21.2k citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (13.6k citations). Tom Ziegler has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Poland. Frequent co-authors include Arvi Rauk, Evert Jan Baerends, J. G. Snijders, S. J. A. van Gisbergen, F. Matthias Bickelhaupt, G. te Velde, Célia Fonseca Guerra, Artur Michalak, Georg Schreckenbach and Jochen Autschbach. Their work appears in journals such as Organometallics, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Inorganic Chemistry, The Journal of Chemical Physics and The Journal of Physical Chemistry A.

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