W. Moffitt

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

W. Moffitt is a scholar working on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Moffitt has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 7 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in W. Moffitt's work include Various Chemistry Research Topics (8 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (8 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (5 papers). W. Moffitt is often cited by papers focused on Various Chemistry Research Topics (8 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (8 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (5 papers). W. Moffitt collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. W. Moffitt's co-authors include Albert Moscowitz, Jen Tsi Yang, Andrew D. Liehr, Walter R. Thorson, Andrzej Witkowski, Carl Djerassi, R. B. Woodward, W. Klyne, C. J. Ballhausen and John G. Kirkwood and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

W. Moffitt

28 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Structure and the Optical Rotatory Dispersion of Saturated Ketones

1961 455 citations W. Moffitt et al. profile →
THE OPTICAL ROTATORY DISPERSION OF SIMPLE POLYPEPTIDES. I

1956 384 citations W. Moffitt, Jen Tsi Yang Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Moffitt

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. Moffitt. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. Moffitt based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with W. Moffitt. W. Moffitt is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Some Calculations on the Jahn-Teller Effect in Octahedral Systems 1968 ·Physical Review ·Walter R. Thorson, W. Moffitt	41
2	Electronic Spectra of Dimers: Derivation of the Fundamental Vibronic Equation 1960 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Andrzej Witkowski, W. Moffitt	199
3	The colours of transition metal hexafluorides 1959 ·Molecular Physics ·W. Moffitt, G. L. Goodman, Mark Fred, Bernard Weinstock	93
4	Origin of Zero-Field Splittings in Triplet States of Aromatic Hydrocarbons 1959 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Martin Gouterman, W. Moffitt	91
5	Configurational Instability of Degenerate Electronic States 1957 ·Physical Review ·W. Moffitt, Andrew D. Liehr	244
6	CRITIQUE OF THE THEORY OF OPTICAL ACTIVITY OF HELICAL POLYMERS 1957 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·W. Moffitt, Donald D. Fitts, John G. Kirkwood	149
7	Concerning Alternant Hydrocarbons 1957 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·W. Moffitt	4
8	Optical Rotatory Dispersion of Transition-Metal Complexes 1956 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·W. Moffitt	54
9	On the dichroism of certain Co(III) complexes 1956 ·Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry ·C. J. Ballhausen, W. Moffitt	50
10	THE OPTICAL ROTATORY DISPERSION OF SIMPLE POLYPEPTIDES. I breakdown → 1956 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·W. Moffitt, Jen Tsi Yang	384
11	THE OPTICAL ROTATORY DISPERSION OF SIMPLE POLYPEPTIDES. II 1956 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·W. Moffitt	283
12	Rydberg Spectrum of Benzene 1956 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Andrew D. Liehr, W. Moffitt	31
13	Optical Rotatory Dispersion of Helical Polymers 1956 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·W. Moffitt	414
14	Configurational Interaction in Simple Molecular Orbital Theory 1954 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·W. Moffitt	69
15	Calculations of the lower excited electronic energy levels of cyclo butadiene and benzene 1953 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·W. Moffitt, J. Scanlan	16
16	Some calculations on the ethylene molecule 1953 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·W. Moffitt, J. Scanlan	26
17	The electronic spectra of conjugated hydrocarbons 1953 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·W. Moffitt	59
18	The electronic structure of the oxygen molecule 1951 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·W. Moffitt	82
19	Atoms in molecules and crystals 1951 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·W. Moffitt	177
20	Comments on the paper by C. A. Coulson 1951 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·W. Moffitt	1

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