V.C. Gibson

24.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
291 papers, 21.4k citations indexed

About

V.C. Gibson is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Process Chemistry and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, V.C. Gibson has authored 291 papers receiving a total of 21.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 272 papers in Organic Chemistry, 116 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 74 papers in Process Chemistry and Technology. Recurrent topics in V.C. Gibson's work include Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (228 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (110 papers) and Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (74 papers). V.C. Gibson is often cited by papers focused on Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (228 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (110 papers) and Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (74 papers). V.C. Gibson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and Germany. V.C. Gibson's co-authors include Andrew J. P. White, George J. P. Britovsek, S.K. Spitzmesser, David J. Williams, Duncan F. Wass, Carl Redshaw, E.L. Marshall, Gregory A. Solan, Peter J. Maddox and Nicholas J. Long and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

V.C. Gibson

290 papers receiving 20.9k citations

Hit Papers

Advances in Non-Metallocene Olefin Polymerization Catalysis 1990 2026 2002 2014 2002 1999 1998 1999 2007 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Advances in Non-Metallocene Olefin Polymerization Catalysis
    2002 2.3k citations V.C. Gibson et al. profile →
  2. The Search for New-Generation Olefin Polymerization Catalysts: Life beyond Metallocenes
    1999 1.6k citations George J. P. Britovsek, V.C. Gibson et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  3. Novel olefin polymerization catalysts based on iron and cobalt
    1998 959 citations George J. P. Britovsek, V.C. Gibson et al. Chemical Communications profile →
  4. Iron and Cobalt Ethylene Polymerization Catalysts Bearing 2,6-Bis(Imino)Pyridyl Ligands:  Synthesis, Structures, and Polymerization Studies
    1999 944 citations George J. P. Britovsek, V.C. Gibson et al. profile →
  5. Bis(imino)pyridines:  Surprisingly Reactive Ligands and a Gateway to New Families of Catalysts
    2007 747 citations V.C. Gibson, Carl Redshaw et al. profile →
  6. Living ring-opening metathesis polymerization of 2,3-difunctionalized norbornadienes by Mo(:CHBu-tert)(:NC6H3Pr-iso2-2,6)(OBu-tert)2
    1990 283 citations V.C. Gibson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
V.C. Gibson United Kingdom 70 19.4k 7.7k 7.6k 3.2k 2.2k 291 21.4k
Malcolm H. Chisholm United States 56 11.3k 0.6× 6.4k 0.8× 4.6k 0.6× 3.5k 1.1× 1.7k 0.8× 607 15.5k
Maurice Brookhart United States 88 30.4k 1.6× 14.3k 1.9× 11.0k 1.4× 1.5k 0.5× 2.4k 1.1× 330 34.5k
Jun Okuda Germany 69 14.3k 0.7× 7.1k 0.9× 6.0k 0.8× 3.3k 1.1× 542 0.2× 480 17.6k
Zhaomin Hou Japan 81 17.6k 0.9× 8.3k 1.1× 5.9k 0.8× 1.6k 0.5× 251 0.1× 362 21.2k
Kyoko Nozaki Japan 82 17.9k 0.9× 7.6k 1.0× 7.1k 0.9× 2.4k 0.8× 291 0.1× 409 22.2k
Manfred Bochmann United Kingdom 62 11.6k 0.6× 5.2k 0.7× 2.6k 0.3× 1.2k 0.4× 923 0.4× 303 14.0k
Didier Bourissou France 60 14.4k 0.7× 5.3k 0.7× 3.1k 0.4× 3.1k 1.0× 409 0.2× 261 16.5k
Rinaldo Poli France 53 9.9k 0.5× 5.4k 0.7× 1.3k 0.2× 512 0.2× 1.5k 0.7× 472 12.9k
Bas de Bruin Netherlands 64 12.5k 0.6× 7.3k 0.9× 1.6k 0.2× 400 0.1× 1.5k 0.7× 377 16.5k
Guo‐Xin Jin China 56 9.0k 0.5× 5.6k 0.7× 1.1k 0.1× 1.2k 0.4× 913 0.4× 362 12.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cole, Jacqueline M., Michael C. W. Chan, V.C. Gibson, & Judith A. K. Howard. (2011). Effects of the [OC6F5] moiety upon structural geometry: crystal structures of half-sandwich tantalum(V) aryloxide complexes from reaction of Cp*Ta(N t Bu)(CH2 R)2 with pentafluorophenol. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science. 67(5). 416–424. 3 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Robert, V.C. Gibson, Nicholas J. Long, & Andrew J. P. White. (2010). Coordination chemistry with phosphine and phosphine oxide-substituted hydroxyferrocenes. Dalton Transactions. 39(32). 7540–7540. 13 indexed citations
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Whiteoak, Christopher J., George J. P. Britovsek, V.C. Gibson, & Andrew J. P. White. (2009). Electronic effects in oxo transfer reactions catalysed by salan molybdenum(vi) cis-dioxo complexes. Dalton Transactions. 2337–2337. 61 indexed citations
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Nimitsiriwat, N., V.C. Gibson, E.L. Marshall, & M.R.J. Elsegood. (2009). Bidentate salicylaldiminato tin(ii) complexes and their use as lactide polymerisation initiators. Dalton Transactions. 3710–3710. 40 indexed citations
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Gregson, C.K.A., et al.. (2006). Titanium–salen complexes as initiators for the ring opening polymerisation of rac-lactide. Dalton Transactions. 3134–3140. 117 indexed citations
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Gibson, V.C., et al.. (2006). Coordination complexes bearing potentially tetradentate phenoxyamine ligands. Dalton Transactions. 5014–5014. 27 indexed citations
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Clarkson, Guy J., V.C. Gibson, P.D. Knight, et al.. (2006). Group 4 catalysts for ethene polymerization containing tetradentate salicylaldiminato ligands. Dalton Transactions. 5484–5484. 27 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Robert, et al.. (2006). New S/O-substituted ferrocenediyl ligands and their metal complexes. Dalton Transactions. 3597–3597. 5 indexed citations
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Shaver, Michael P., L.E.N. Allan, Henry S. Rzepa, & V.C. Gibson. (2006). Correlation of Metal Spin State with Catalytic Reactivity: Polymerizations Mediated by α‐Diimine–Iron Complexes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 45(8). 1241–1244. 95 indexed citations
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Kimberley, B.S., et al.. (2004). The surprisingly beneficial effect of soft donors on the performance of early transition metal olefin polymerisation catalysts. Chemical Communications. 2174–2174. 66 indexed citations
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Dove, Andrew P., V.C. Gibson, E.L. Marshall, Andrew J. P. White, & David J. Williams. (2004). Magnesium and zinc complexes of a potentially tridentate β-diketiminate ligand. Dalton Transactions. 570–578. 177 indexed citations
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Gibson, V.C., K.P. Tellmann, Martin J. Humphries, & Duncan F. Wass. (2002). Bis(imino)pyridine cobalt alkyl complexes and their reactivity towards ethylene: a model system for β-hydrogen chain transfer. Chemical Communications. 2316–2317. 36 indexed citations
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Gibson, V.C., Carl Redshaw, & M.R.J. Elsegood. (2002). Novel tungsten calix[8]arene complexesElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: selected spectroscopic data. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b2/b201777f/. Chemical Communications. 1200–1201. 16 indexed citations
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Gibson, V.C., et al.. (2002). Four-coordinate iron complexes bearing α-diimine ligands: efficient catalysts for Atom Transfer Radical Polymerisation (ATRP). Chemical Communications. 1850–1851. 110 indexed citations
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Gibson, V.C., Martin J. Humphries, K.P. Tellmann, et al.. (2001). The nature of the active species in bis(imino)pyridyl cobalt ethylene polymerisation catalysts.. Chemical Communications. 2252–2253. 132 indexed citations
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Gibson, V.C. & A.K. Tomov. (2001). Functionalised polyolefin synthesis using [P,O]Ni catalysts. Chemical Communications. 1964–1965. 68 indexed citations
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Britovsek, George J. P., V.C. Gibson, & Duncan F. Wass. (1999). The Search for New-Generation Olefin Polymerization Catalysts: Life beyond Metallocenes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 38(4). 428–447. 1602 indexed citations breakdown →

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