W. J. Geary

9.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

W. J. Geary is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Oncology and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, W. J. Geary has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Organic Chemistry, 10 papers in Oncology and 8 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in W. J. Geary's work include Metal complexes synthesis and properties (10 papers), Magnetism in coordination complexes (8 papers) and Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (4 papers). W. J. Geary is often cited by papers focused on Metal complexes synthesis and properties (10 papers), Magnetism in coordination complexes (8 papers) and Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (4 papers). W. J. Geary collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom. W. J. Geary's co-authors include F.H. Pollard, G. Nickless, Peter J. Hanson, Ian W. Nowell, N. J. Mason, M. Goldstein, A. J. BANISTER and Frank Bottomley and has published in prestigious journals such as Coordination Chemistry Reviews, Journal of Chromatography A and Analytica Chimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

W. J. Geary

19 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

The use of conductivity m... 1971 2026 1989 2007 1971 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
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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. The use of conductivity measurements in organic solvents for the characterisation of coordination compounds
    1971 8.7k citations W. J. Geary Coordination Chemistry Reviews profile →

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
W. J. Geary 7.1k 5.3k 3.1k 2.9k 2.7k 20 9.1k
D.X. West 6.7k 0.9× 4.9k 0.9× 3.5k 1.1× 2.3k 0.8× 2.0k 0.7× 305 8.1k
Animesh Chakravorty 4.9k 0.7× 3.9k 0.7× 3.2k 1.0× 2.7k 0.9× 2.4k 0.9× 284 7.9k
D.M.L. Goodgame 2.9k 0.4× 2.7k 0.5× 2.8k 0.9× 2.3k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 231 6.5k
Bernhard Nuber 2.8k 0.4× 3.1k 0.6× 4.3k 1.4× 2.7k 0.9× 2.4k 0.9× 275 7.4k
Yoshihiko Moro‐oka 3.2k 0.5× 5.1k 1.0× 6.0k 1.9× 2.0k 0.7× 3.6k 1.3× 278 10.5k
W.L. Driessen 2.9k 0.4× 2.3k 0.4× 2.8k 0.9× 2.1k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 221 5.5k
A. Castiñeiras 7.2k 1.0× 5.6k 1.1× 5.5k 1.8× 3.3k 1.2× 2.1k 0.8× 471 10.6k
Akhil R. Chakravarty 7.0k 1.0× 4.8k 0.9× 3.6k 1.2× 2.3k 0.8× 3.6k 1.3× 280 10.8k
Munirathinam Nethaji 4.5k 0.6× 4.1k 0.8× 3.5k 1.1× 1.9k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 292 7.5k
Samiran Mitra 4.5k 0.6× 2.2k 0.4× 4.0k 1.3× 3.5k 1.2× 1.9k 0.7× 232 6.6k

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All Works

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Geary, W. J., et al.. (1980). Co-ordination of promethazine {10-[2-(dimethyl(amino)propyl]phenothiazine} hydrochloride with palladium(II): X-ray crystal structure of a trichloro-palladium(II) product. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 1064–1064. 4 indexed citations
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Geary, W. J., et al.. (1974). Transition metal complexes of the 2,3-dipyridylquinoxalines—V[1]. Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry. 36(7). 1499–1504. 12 indexed citations
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Geary, W. J.. (1971). The use of conductivity measurements in organic solvents for the characterisation of coordination compounds. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 7(1). 81–122. 8702 indexed citations breakdown →
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Geary, W. J., et al.. (1970). Complexes of SSS′S′-ethanediylidenetetra[(thio)acetic acid] and related ligands with cobalt(II), nickel(II), and copper(II). Journal of the Chemical Society A Inorganic Physical Theoretical. 0(0). 797–802. 3 indexed citations
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Geary, W. J.. (1969). Transition-metal complexes of the 2,3-dipyridylquinoxalines. Part I. Cobalt(II), nickel(II), and copper(II) halide derivatives of 2,3-di-(2-pyridyl)quinoxaline. Journal of the Chemical Society A Inorganic Physical Theoretical. 71–71. 18 indexed citations
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Geary, W. J., et al.. (1969). Transition-metal complexes of the 1,2-dipyridylethylene isomers. Part IV. Far-infrared spectra (450–80 cm.–1) of cobalt(II), nickel(II), and copper(II) halide derivatives. Journal of the Chemical Society A Inorganic Physical Theoretical. 0(0). 2923–2927. 11 indexed citations
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Geary, W. J., et al.. (1968). Transition-metal complexes of the 1,2-dipyridylethylene isomers. Part II. Cobalt(II), nickel(II), and copper(II) halide derivatives of unsymmetrically substituted isomers. Journal of the Chemical Society A Inorganic Physical Theoretical. 1641–1641. 3 indexed citations
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Geary, W. J., et al.. (1968). Transition-metal complexes of the 1,2-dipyridylethylene isomers. Part III. Cobalt(II), nickel(II), and copper(II) nitrato-derivatives. Journal of the Chemical Society A Inorganic Physical Theoretical. 2130–2130. 2 indexed citations
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Geary, W. J. & Frank Bottomley. (1967). Steric hindrance effects in the use of heterocyclic azodyestuffs as spectrophotometric reagents. Talanta. 14(5). 537–542. 5 indexed citations
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Geary, W. J., et al.. (1967). Co-ordination polymers of chelated heterocyclic dienols. Journal of the Chemical Society A Inorganic Physical Theoretical. 321–321. 1 indexed citations
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Geary, W. J., et al.. (1967). Transition-metal complexes of the 1,2-dipyridylethylene isomers. Part I. Copper(II), nickel(II), and cobalt(II) derivatives of the symmetrically substituted isomers. Journal of the Chemical Society A Inorganic Physical Theoretical. 963–963. 7 indexed citations
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Geary, W. J., et al.. (1964). 67. The stabilities of metal complexes of some α-hydroxy-α-pyridylmethanesulphonic acids. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 0(0). 378–382.
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Geary, W. J., G. Nickless, & F.H. Pollard. (1962). The metal complexes of some azo and azomethine dyestuffs. Analytica Chimica Acta. 27. 71–79. 77 indexed citations
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Geary, W. J., et al.. (1962). The metal complexes of some azo and azomethine dyestuffs. Analytica Chimica Acta. 26. 575–582. 74 indexed citations
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Pollard, F.H., A. J. BANISTER, W. J. Geary, & G. Nickless. (1959). The paper chromatographic separation of cobalt(II) chloride and some ammine and ethylenediamine complexes of cobalt(III). Journal of Chromatography A. 2. 372–379. 10 indexed citations
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Pollard, F.H., Peter J. Hanson, & W. J. Geary. (1959). 4-(2-Pyridylazo)-resorcinol as a possible analytical reagent for the colorimetric estimation of cobalt, lead, and uranium ,. Analytica Chimica Acta. 20. 26–31. 105 indexed citations

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