V. J. Shiner

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
97 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

V. J. Shiner is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, V. J. Shiner has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Organic Chemistry, 33 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 30 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in V. J. Shiner's work include Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (36 papers), Chemical Reactions and Isotopes (32 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (18 papers). V. J. Shiner is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (36 papers), Chemical Reactions and Isotopes (32 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (18 papers). V. J. Shiner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. V. J. Shiner's co-authors include C. A. Bunton, D. Whittaker, H.R. Mahler, William Dowd, Ernest R. Davidson, L. Friedman, R. Baker, Ronald K. Crossland, Brown L. Murr and Karen Bush and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

V. J. Shiner

97 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Reaction Rates of Isotopic Molecules 1960 2026 1982 2004 1981 1960 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Reaction Rates of Isotopic Molecules
    1981 750 citations V. J. Shiner profile →
  2. Oxidation-Reduction Potentials of Organic Systems.
    1960 406 citations V. J. Shiner Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers

V. J. Shiner
Jack Hine United States
C. Gardner Swain United States
Edward S. Lewis United States
Gustav Schroll Denmark
R. P. Bell United Kingdom
Maurice M. Kreevoy United States
W. J. Le Noble United States
Glen A. Russell United States
Jon Songstad Norway
A. J. Kresge Canada
Jack Hine United States
V. J. Shiner
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Fields of papers citing papers by V. J. Shiner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of V. J. Shiner

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Reddy, Christopher M., Nicholas J. Drenzek, Timothy I. Eglinton, et al.. (2002). Stable chlorine intramolecular kinetic isotope effects from the abiotic dehydrochlorination of DDT. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 9(3). 183–186. 26 indexed citations
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Shiner, V. J., et al.. (1996). The Mechanism of Solvolysis of 2,2-Dimethyl-3-pentyl and 1-(1-Adamantyl)propyl Sulfonates. Croatica Chemica Acta. 69(4). 1405–1420. 2 indexed citations
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Shiner, V. J., et al.. (1989). .gamma.-Silicon stabilization of carbonium ions in solvolysis. 3. Solvolysis of 4-(trimethylsilyl)-3-methyl-2-butyl p-bromobenzenesulfonates. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 111(18). 7199–7205. 19 indexed citations
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Sendijarević, Vahid, et al.. (1976). Stereochemistry of solvolytic substitution of cyclopentyl p-bromobenzenesulfonate. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 98(10). 2865–2868. 10 indexed citations
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Shiner, V. J., et al.. (1973). Solvolysis of optically active 1-phenylethyl chloride. Polarimetric rates, deuterium isotope effects, product configurations, and mechanisms. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 38(20). 3604–3610. 5 indexed citations
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Cordes, Eugene H., et al.. (1971). Search for alkanes containing 15 to 30 carbon atoms per molecule in Apollo 12 lunar fines. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings. 2. 1927. 3 indexed citations
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Cordes, Eugene H., W. G. Meinschein, & V. J. Shiner. (1971). Proposal title - Search for C15 to C30 alkanes in lunar soils Final report. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations
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Shiner, V. J. & William Dowd. (1971). Dependence of solvolytic .alpha.-deuterium rate effects on the nature of the leaving group. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 93(4). 1029–1030. 9 indexed citations
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Shiner, V. J., et al.. (1966). Fragmentation, Rearrangement, and Elimination in Heptamethylpropane Derivatives1,2. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 31(1). 137–142. 9 indexed citations
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Shiner, V. J.. (1964). Session I: Theory and interpretation of isotope effects. (A) General aspects. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 8(3-4). 517–520. 1 indexed citations
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Shiner, V. J., et al.. (1963). The Effects of Deuterium Substitution on the Rates of Organic Reactions. VIII. The Solvolysis of t-Butyl-d1, -d2, -d3, -d6 and -d9 Chlorides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 85(16). 2413–2416. 13 indexed citations
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Shiner, V. J., et al.. (1963). The Structures of Some Aluminum Alkoxides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 85(15). 2318–2322. 94 indexed citations
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Shiner, V. J., et al.. (1961). The Arrhenius Parameters of the Deuterium Isotope Rate Effect in a Base-promoted Elimination Reaction1: Evidence for Proton Tunnelling. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 83(3). 593–598. 17 indexed citations
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Shiner, V. J.. (1960). Oxidation-Reduction Potentials of Organic Systems.. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 82(20). 5514–5515. 406 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shiner, V. J.. (1959). Deuterium isotope effects and hyperconjugation. Tetrahedron. 5(2-3). 243–252. 32 indexed citations
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Shiner, V. J., et al.. (1958). The Mechanism of the Hofmann Elimination Reaction. Deuterium Exchange and Isotope Rate Effects1. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 80(15). 4095–4098. 21 indexed citations
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Johnson, John R. & V. J. Shiner. (1953). The Structure of Ketene Dimer. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 75(6). 1350–1355. 7 indexed citations

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