Henry Eyring(1901–1981)
ChemistryHenry Eyring was a Mexico-born United States theoretical chemist whose primary contribution was in the study of chemical reaction rates and intermediates. Eyring developed the Absolute Rate Theory or Transition state theory of chemical reactions, connecting the fields of chemistry and physics through atomic theory, quantum theory, and statistical mechanics.
United States
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705
Publications
35,190
Citations
77
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Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#2
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ANWENDUNG DER THEORIE SIGNIFIKANTER STRUKTUREN AUF EINIGE KOHLENWASSERSTOFFE IM FLUESSIGEN ZUSTAND
ChemInform(1972)
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CIRCULARDICHROISMUS VON NUCLEOSIDDERIVATIVEN 10. MITT. LOESUNGSMITTEL- UND SUBSTITUENTENEINFLUSS AUF DIE COTTON-EFFEKTE VON GUANOSINDERIVATEN
ChemInform(1971)
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KINETISCHE UNTERSUCHUNGEN DER RACEMISIERUNG OPTISCH AKTIVER AMINOCARBOXYLATO-TRIAETHYLENTETRAMINKOBALT(III)-KOMPLEXE
ChemInform(1971)
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THEORETISCHE BERECHNUNG DER DRUCKABHAENGIGKEIT DER VISKOSITAET FLUESSIGER KOHLENWASSERSTOFFE
ChemInform(1970)
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VISKOSES FLIESSEN UND TEMPERATUR DES UEBERGANGES IN DEN GLASZUSTAND FUER DIE KOHLENWASSERSTOFFE (I) (BERECHNUNG)
ChemInform(1970)
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ABHAENGIGKEIT DER OBERFLAECHENSPANNUNG VON DER KRUEMMUNG UND THEORIE DER LOESLICHKEIT
ChemInform(1970)
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Recent Publications
View all worksMCD-VERH. VON BENZOL UND SEINEN DERIVATEN
ChemInform1973
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MAGNETISCHER CIRCULARDICHROISMUS VON FERROCENEN (I)
ChemInform1972
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VIBRONISCHE BEITRAEGE ZUR OPTISCHEN ROTATION
ChemInform1971
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THEORETISCHE BERECHNUNG DER DRUCKABHAENGIGKEIT DER VISKOSITAET FLUESSIGER KOHLENWASSERSTOFFE
ChemInform1970
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External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Education
University of California, Berkeley
University of Arizona
Eastern Arizona College
Doctoral Advisors
Joseph O. HirschfelderWalter KauzmannGeorge E. KimballKeith J. LaidlerHoward SchachmanRichard Edward PowellGeorge Ernest Gibson
Career Timeline
University of Utah?–present
Princeton University?–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
AH
Ahmed H. Zewail
Davy Medal (2011)
OY
Omar Yaghi
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
CR
Carolyn R. Bertozzi
Priestley Medal (2023)
RZ
Richard Zare
Welch Award in Chemistry (2010)
HG
Harry Gray
Welch Award in Chemistry (2009)
GW
George Whitesides
Priestley Medal (2007)
RH
Roald Hoffmann
Priestley Medal (1990)
KB
K. Barry Sharpless
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)
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