22 Jul 2026Open access
Negative σ-Holes on Fluorine in Molecules Revisited: Halogen Bonding or Counterintuitive, Anti-Electrostatic Interactions?Publisher siteInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, Crystallography and molecular interactions
Active, last published 2026
In crystallography and molecular interactions
Pradeep R.
Varadwaj
Scholar“Research focused on Crystallography and molecular interactions and adjacent fields.”
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa32
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radeep R. Varadwaj is a researcher working on Crystallography and molecular interactions. A fuller summary will appear once they update their profile.
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Pradeep's work has been cited 2,398 times across 2 active years. Bars show publications per year; the line shows cumulative citation totals across publications first appearing in each year.
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Crystallography and molecular interactions×48Advanced Chemical Physics Studies×24Perovskite Materials and Applications×24Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography×21Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds×20
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Affiliation on published researchUniversity of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaDrawn from the institution listed on this researcher’s published work.
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9 works18 Jun 2026Open access
Halogen Bonds or Not? Reassessing Noncovalent Interactions in Crystals of Periodate Anion from the Cambridge Structural DatabasePublisher siteMolecules, Crystallography and molecular interactions
10 Jun 2026Open access
Anti-Electrostatic Anion-Anion Noncovalent Interactions Are Not Halogen Bonds: Evidence from X···O Contacts in XO4− Dimers and Oligomers in Crystals StructuresPublisher siteInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, Crystallography and molecular interactions
8 Apr 2026Open access
Molecular Electrostatic Surface Potential: A Predictive Framework for Noncovalent Interactions and Adsorption Characteristics in Molecular EntitiesPublisher siteInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, Surface Chemistry and Catalysis
1 Mar 2026Open access
Oxidation and Chlorination Reaction Characteristics: A Density Functional Theory Perspective toward the Fundamental Understanding of Etching of Ruthenium and Tantalum SurfacesPublisher siteACS Omega, Plasma Diagnostics and Applications
10 Dec 2024Open access1cites
Realization of Ideal Ba Promoter State by Simultaneous Incorporation with Co into Carbon‐protective Framework for Ammonia Synthesis CatalystPublisher siteAdvanced Energy Materials, Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
9 Sept 202413cites
π-Hole Halogen Bonds Are Sister Interactions to σ-Hole Halogen BondsPublisher siteCrystal Growth & Design, Crystallography and molecular interactions
18 Jun 2024Open access
Editorial: 2022 retrospective: polymeric and composite materialsPublisher siteFrontiers in Materials, Material Properties and Applications
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