David J. Collison

14.5k citations

326 papers · 12.8k · 2 hit papers · h-index 57

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Inorganic Chemistry top 0.1%
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
- Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials top 0.2%
- Magnetism in coordination complexes

Papers in

Inorganic Chemistry 140
- Radioactive element chemistry and processing 36
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications 34
- Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms 34
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 130
- Magnetism in coordination complexes 122

Co-authors: Eric J. L. McInnes (58 shared papers)Richard E. P. Winpenny (42 shared papers)Floriana Tuna (43 shared papers)Joseph W. Sharples (7 shared papers)Nicholas F. Chilton (13 shared papers)Rob Gray (10 shared papers)Frank E. Mabbs (46 shared papers)C. David Garner (37 shared papers)
Journals: Inorganic Chemistry (32 papers)Dalton Transactions (27 papers)Polyhedron (17 papers)Chemical Communications (14 papers)Angewandte Chemie International Edition (12 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States France

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David J. Collison

321 papers receiving 12.1k citations

David J. Collison's Hit Papers

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An electrostatic model for the determination of magnetic anisotropy in dysprosium complexes 2013 · 554 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2013 Nature Communications
2013 Nature Chemistry

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1	Magnetic relaxation pathways in lanthanide single-molecule magnets Nature Chemistry ·Robin J. Blagg, Liviu Ungur, Floriana Tuna, James Speak, Priyanka Comar, David J. Collison, Wolfgang Wernsdorfer, Eric J. L. McInnes Hit paper breakdown →	2013	686
2	An electrostatic model for the determination of magnetic anisotropy in dysprosium complexes Nature Communications ·Nicholas F. Chilton, David J. Collison, Eric J. L. McInnes, Richard E. P. Winpenny, Alessandro Soncini Hit paper breakdown →	2013	554
3	Fungal siderophores: structures, functions and applications Mycological Research ·Joanna C. Renshaw, Geoff Robson, Anthony P. J. Trinci, Marilyn G. Wiebe, Francis R. Livens, David J. Collison, Robin J. Taylor	2002	317
4	A Dense Metal–Organic Framework for Enhanced Magnetic Refrigeration Advanced Materials ·Giulia Lorusso, Joseph W. Sharples, Elías Palacios, Olivier S. Roubeau, Euan K. Brechin, Roberta Sessoli, Andrea Rossin, Floriana Tuna	2013	315
5	A monometallic lanthanide bis(methanediide) single molecule magnet with a large energy barrier and complex spin relaxation behaviour Chemical Science ·Matthew P. Gregson, Nicholas F. Chilton, Ana-Maria Ariciu, Floriana Tuna, Iain Forbes Crowe, W. Gwyn Lewis, Alexander J. Blake, David J. Collison	2015	310
6	A High Anisotropy Barrier in a Sulfur‐Bridged Organodysprosium Single‐Molecule Magnet Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Floriana Tuna, Charlene A. Smith, Michael Bodensteiner, Liviu Ungur, Liviu F. Chibotaru, Eric J. L. McInnes, Richard E. P. Winpenny, David J. Collison	2012	306
7	NGOs, civil society and accountability: making the people accountable to capital Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal ·Rob Gray, Jan Bebbington, David J. Collison	2006	290
8	Lanthanide discs chill well and relax slowly Chemical Communications ·Joseph W. Sharples, Yan‐Zhen Zheng, Floriana Tuna, Eric J. L. McInnes, David J. Collison	2011	252
9	Direct measurement of dysprosium(III)˙˙˙dysprosium(III) interactions in a single-molecule magnet Nature Communications ·Eufemio Moreno Pineda, Nicholas F. Chilton, Raphael Marx, María Dörfel, Daniel O. Sells, Petr Neugebauer, Shang‐Da Jiang, David J. Collison	2014	250
10	Influence of the N‐Bridging Ligand on Magnetic Relaxation in an Organometallic Dysprosium Single‐Molecule Magnet Chemistry - A European Journal ·Richard A. Layfield, Joseph J. W. McDouall, Scott A. Sulway, Floriana Tuna, David J. Collison, Richard E. P. Winpenny	2010	228
11	The coordination chemistry and magnetism of some 3d–4f and 4f amino-polyalcohol compounds Coordination Chemistry Reviews ·Joseph W. Sharples, David J. Collison	2013	184
12	Syntheses, structures, and spectroscopic properties of six-coordinate mononuclear oxo-molybdenum(V) complexes stabilized by the hydrotris(3,5-dimethyl-1-pyrazolyl)borate ligand Inorganic Chemistry ·Walter E. Cleland, Kerry M. Barnhart, K. YAMANOUCHI, David J. Collison, Frank E. Mabbs, Richard B. Ortega, John H. Enemark	1987	155
13	Microstructure and properties of Co-, Ni-, Zn-, Nb- and W-modified multiferroic BiFeO3 ceramics Journal of the European Ceramic Society ·Feridoon Azough, Robert Freer, M. Thrall, Robert J. Cernik, Floriana Tuna, David J. Collison	2009	149
14	1,2,3-Triazolate-Bridged Tetradecametallic Transition Metal Clusters [M14(L)6O6(OMe)18X6] (M = FeIII, CrIII and VIII/IV) and Related Compounds: Ground-State Spins Ranging from S = 0 to S = 25 and Spin-Enhanced Magnetocaloric Effect Inorganic Chemistry ·Rachel Shaw, R.H. Laye, Leigh F. Jones, D.M. Low, Caytie E. Talbot-Eeckelaers, Qiang Wei, Constantinos J. Milios, Simon J. Teat	2007	144
15	Can’t see the wood for the trees, can’t see the trees for the numbers? Accounting education, sustainability and the Public Interest Critical Perspectives on Accounting ·Rob Gray, David J. Collison	2002	144
16	The Structural Characterization of Amavadin Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Robert E. Berry, Elaine M. Armstrong, Roy L. Beddoes, David J. Collison, S. Nigar Ertok, Madeleine Helliwell, C. David Garner	1999	139
17	Influencing the properties of dysprosium single-molecule magnets with phosphorus donor ligands Nature Communications ·Thomas Pugh, Floriana Tuna, Liviu Ungur, David J. Collison, Eric J. L. McInnes, Liviu F. Chibotaru, Richard A. Layfield	2015	137
18	Structural Characterization of a Lanthanum Bistriflimide Complex, La(N(SO2CF3)2)3(H2O)3, and an Investigation of La, Sm, and Eu Electrochemistry in a Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid, [Me3NnBu][N(SO2CF3)2] Inorganic Chemistry ·Anand I. Bhatt, Iain May, Vladimir A. Volkovich, David J. Collison, Madeleine Helliwell, Ilya B. Polovov, Robert G. Lewin	2005	122
19	Quantum signatures of a molecular nanomagnet in direct magnetocaloric measurements Nature Communications ·Joseph W. Sharples, David J. Collison, Eric J. L. McInnes, Jürgen Schnack, Elías Palacios, Marco Evangelisti	2014	119
20	A classification of spin frustration in molecular magnets from a physical study of large odd-numbered-metal, odd electron rings Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Michael Lloyd Baker, Grigore A. Timco, Stergios Piligkos, Jennifer S. Mathieson, H. Mutka, Floriana Tuna, Piotr Kozłowski, Michał Antkowiak	2012	114

About David J. Collison

David J. Collison is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry, Oncology and Biophysics, having authored 326 papers that have together received 12.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Magnetism in coordination complexes (122 papers), Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (75 papers), Metal complexes synthesis and properties (63 papers), Radioactive element chemistry and processing (36 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (34 papers), Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (34 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (34 papers) and Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins (32 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Inorganic Chemistry (4.9k citations), Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (6.3k citations), Biophysics (1.1k citations), Materials Chemistry (6.5k citations) and Organic Chemistry (2.1k citations). David J. Collison has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include Eric J. L. McInnes, Richard E. P. Winpenny, Floriana Tuna, Joseph W. Sharples, Nicholas F. Chilton, Rob Gray, Frank E. Mabbs, C. David Garner, Madeleine Helliwell and Euan K. Brechin. Their work appears in journals such as Inorganic Chemistry, Dalton Transactions, Polyhedron, Chemical Communications and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

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