W. Weltner

9.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
156 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

W. Weltner is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Weltner has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 52 papers in Materials Chemistry and 35 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in W. Weltner's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (100 papers), Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds (28 papers) and Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (21 papers). W. Weltner is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (100 papers), Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds (28 papers) and Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (21 papers). W. Weltner collaborates with scholars based in United States. W. Weltner's co-authors include R. J. Van Zee, D. McLeod, Lon B. Knight, W. R. M. Graham, J. M. Brom, R. F. Ferrante, Warren C. Easley, Roger L. DeKock, Y. M. Hamrick and C. A. Baumann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

W. Weltner

155 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

Carbon molecules, ions, and clusters 1983 2026 1997 2011 1989 1990 1983 200 400 600
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. Carbon molecules, ions, and clusters
    1989 717 citations W. Weltner, R. J. Van Zee profile →
  2. EPR of exchange-coupled systems
    1990 628 citations W. Weltner profile →
  3. Magnetic atoms and molecules
    1983 542 citations W. Weltner profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Weltner United States 48 5.0k 2.9k 1.7k 1.6k 1.4k 156 7.8k
Walter J. Stevens United States 37 5.1k 1.0× 3.0k 1.0× 2.1k 1.2× 1.6k 1.0× 2.3k 1.7× 91 9.6k
C. A. McDowell Canada 45 3.4k 0.7× 3.6k 1.2× 975 0.6× 4.1k 2.6× 1.4k 1.1× 356 9.2k
Harold Basch Israel 42 5.0k 1.0× 2.9k 1.0× 2.4k 1.4× 1.6k 1.1× 2.7k 2.0× 160 10.0k
Per‐Olof Widmark Sweden 25 5.1k 1.0× 3.4k 1.1× 2.2k 1.3× 1.6k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 34 9.3k
George D. Purvis United States 32 7.8k 1.6× 2.0k 0.7× 1.8k 1.1× 2.4k 1.5× 1.7k 1.2× 56 10.1k
Delano P. Chong Canada 36 5.1k 1.0× 1.8k 0.6× 785 0.5× 1.4k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 222 7.4k
I. Mayer Hungary 41 4.3k 0.9× 2.1k 0.7× 1.8k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 2.9k 2.2× 181 8.7k
V. R. Saunders United Kingdom 45 3.4k 0.7× 4.0k 1.4× 1.9k 1.1× 895 0.6× 719 0.5× 127 8.2k
Charles B. Harris United States 54 4.8k 1.0× 2.3k 0.8× 619 0.4× 1.5k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 233 9.0k
Morris Krauss United States 29 3.0k 0.6× 1.8k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 64 6.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. Weltner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, S., R. J. Van Zee, W. Weltner, Marshall G. Cory, & Michael C. Zerner. (1997). Magneto-infrared spectra of matrix-isolated NiH and NiH2 molecules and theoretical calculations of the lowest electronic states of NiH2. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 106(6). 2055–2059. 23 indexed citations
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Zee, R. J. Van, et al.. (1996). Infrared observations of the B3 and Al3 molecules in inert-gas matrices at 4 K. Chemical Physics Letters. 262(3-4). 298–302. 25 indexed citations
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Hamrick, Y. M., et al.. (1992). Far-infrared magnetic resonance of matrix-isolated nickelocene. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 114(11). 4433–4434. 26 indexed citations
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Zee, R. J. Van & W. Weltner. (1988). The ferromagnetic Mn+2 molecule. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 89(7). 4444–4446. 50 indexed citations
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Bach, Stephan B. H., et al.. (1987). Ag7 cluster: Pentagonal bipyramid. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 87(2). 869–872. 30 indexed citations
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Zee, R. J. Van, et al.. (1987). ESR of some transition-metal dicarbide molecules. Journal of Molecular Structure. 157(1-3). 93–102. 3 indexed citations
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Zee, R. J. Van, Stephan B. H. Bach, & W. Weltner. (1986). ESR of vanadium carbonyls (V(CO)n) (n = 1 to 3) molecules in rare-gas matrixes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 90(4). 583–588. 20 indexed citations
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Smith, George R. & W. Weltner. (1975). ESR of the triplet molecules CCO and CNN in rare-gas matrices; isotope and matrix effects. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 62(12). 4592–4604. 41 indexed citations
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McIntyre, N. S., King‐Chuen Lin, & W. Weltner. (1972). ESR and Optical Spectra of the ScS and YS Molecules. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 56(11). 5576–5583. 21 indexed citations
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Weltner, W., et al.. (1971). Spectroscopy of carbon molecules. IV. C4, C5, C6 (and C9). Journal of the American Chemical Society. 93(19). 4688–4695. 105 indexed citations
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Weltner, W. & Roger L. DeKock. (1971). Spectroscopy of rare earth oxide molecules in inert matrices at 4.deg.K. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 75(4). 514–525. 68 indexed citations
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Knight, Lon B., Warren C. Easley, & W. Weltner. (1970). AlO Molecule and the Regular and Inverted II State Anomaly. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 52(3). 1607–1608. 6 indexed citations
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Weltner, W. & D. McLeod. (1965). Ground State of Zirconium Monoxide from Neon Matrix Investigations at 4° K. Nature. 206(4979). 87–88. 11 indexed citations
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Weltner, W. & D. McLeod. (1965). Spectroscopy of Titanium, Zirconium, and Hafnium Oxides in Neon and Argon Matrices at 4 and 20°K.. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 69(10). 3488–3500. 71 indexed citations
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Weltner, W., et al.. (1962). Matrix Isolation of High-Temperature Vapors: Boric Oxide. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 37(2). 292–303. 69 indexed citations
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Weltner, W. & Patrick N. Walsh. (1962). Spectroscopy of Carbon Vapor Condensed in Inert Matrices at 4° and 20°K. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 37(5). 1153–1154. 9 indexed citations
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Reyerson, L. H., et al.. (1957). Sorption and Magnetic Susceptibility Studies on a Graphite-Bromine System. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 61(10). 1334–1335. 12 indexed citations
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Weltner, W.. (1956). Rotational Magnetic Moment and Diamagnetic Susceptibility of Methane. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 24(4). 918–918. 4 indexed citations
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Weltner, W.. (1955). The Vibrational Spectrum, Associative and Thermodynamic Properties of Acetic Acid Vapor. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 77(15). 3941–3950. 119 indexed citations
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Weltner, W.. (1953). “Acetylenic” Strained Hydrocarbons. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 75(17). 4224–4231. 20 indexed citations

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