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Kenneth G. Caulton

Materials Science · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Crystallization and Solubility StudiesX-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisMagnetism in coordination complexes

Publications

842

Citations

15,270

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

61

Publishing since 1965

Research summary
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Kenneth G. Caulton studies how metal complexes (molecules built around metal atoms) can activate and transform small molecules, with a strong focus on converting nitrogen oxyanions like nitrate into other nitrogen species. Much of the work involves designing special 'pincer' and 'proton-responsive' ligands that help metals such as iron, cobalt, and chromium store electrons and break chemical bonds. The research relies heavily on determining the precise atomic structures of these compounds through X-ray crystallography.

Organometallic and coordination chemistryNitrogen oxyanion (nitrate/NOx) reductionRedox-active and proton-responsive ligand designX-ray crystal structure determinationSmall-molecule activation (N2, N=N, N-O bonds)

Publication activity was high through the late 2010s, peaking around 2018, and then declined sharply after 2021 to near zero in the most recent years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.0/year recently
2017: 16 publications172018: 51 publications51182019: 31 publications192020: 38 publications202021: 32 publications212022: 13 publications22232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Cambridge Structural Database×140
  • Chemistry - A European Journal×11
  • Inorganic Chemistry×7
  • Inorganica Chimica Acta×6
  • Dalton Transactions×6

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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