Colin J. Lambert

Lancaster University Ghana

667 publications · 19,608 citations · ORCID 0000-0003-2332-9610

Molecular Junctions and NanostructuresQuantum and electron transport phenomenaGraphene research and applicationsPhysics of Superconductivity and MagnetismCrystallization and Solubility Studies

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Colin J. Lambert is a theoretical physicist specializing in molecular electronics and quantum transport. Lambert's research focuses on understanding and manipulating charge transport through single-molecule junctions, with a particular emphasis on quantum interference effects, thermoelectricity, and the design of molecular-scale devices. The work involves close collaboration with experimental groups to validate theoretical predictions regarding conductance, switching mechanisms, and thermopower in various molecular architectures.

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How does the consumption of plant-based proteins, specifically those high in anti-nutritional factors like phytates and trypsin inhibitors, affect mineral bioavailability and growth outcomes in children relying on these proteins as primary staples?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved papers confirm that anti-nutritional factors like phytates and trypsin inhibitors reduce mineral bioavailability [0, 2], they focus on general adult health or crop improvement [1, 6] and do not provide direct evidence on the specific growth outcomes in children relying on these proteins as primary staples.

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Plant food anti-nutritional factors and their reduction strategies: an overview — Food Production Processing and Nutrition, 2020
Sustaining Protein Nutrition Through Plant-Based Foods — Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Is There Such a Thing as “Anti-Nutrients”? A Narrative Review of Perceived Problematic Plant Compounds — Nutrients, 2020
Faba Bean: An Untapped Source of Quality Plant Proteins and Bioactives — Nutrients, 2022
Nutritional properties and health aspects of pulses and their use in plant‐based yogurt alternatives — Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 2021
Grains – a major source of sustainable protein for health — Nutrition Reviews, 2021
Healthy and Resilient Cereals and Pseudo-Cereals for Marginal Agriculture: Molecular Advances for Improving Nutrient Bioavailability — Frontiers in Genetics, 2020
Protein Quality in Perspective: A Review of Protein Quality Metrics and Their Applications — Nutrients, 2022
Health Benefits of Plant-Based Nutrition: Focus on Beans in Cardiometabolic Diseases — Nutrients, 2021
Bioavailability of Micronutrients From Nutrient-Dense Whole Foods: Zooming in on Dairy, Vegetables, and Fruits — Frontiers in Nutrition, 2020

How do specific policy interventions aimed at improving female education and labor force participation accelerate the 'maternal mortality transition' in regions currently experiencing high maternal mortality?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved literature establishes links between female education, political power, and health outcomes (e.g., [3], [6], [9]), no study directly addresses how specific labor or education policy interventions accelerate the 'maternal mortality transition' in high-mortality regions, leaving the mechanism and impact of such specific policies unresolved.

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Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 — The Lancet, 2024
Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 — The Lancet, 2024
Determinants of female labor force participation: implications for policy in Qatar — Cogent Social Sciences, 2022
Maternal Mortality and Women’s Political Power — Journal of the European Economic Association, 2023
The labor force participation of Indian women before and after widowhood — Demographic Research, 2020
The public health effects of interventions similar to basic income: a scoping review — The Lancet Public Health, 2020
Differential impact of maternal education on under-five mortality in rural and urban India — Health & Place, 2023
Public Health Expenditure and Under-five Mortality in Nigeria: An Overview for Policy Intervention — Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020
Efficacy of companion-integrated childbirth preparation for childbirth fear, self-efficacy, and maternal support in primigravid women in Malawi — BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
The contribution of female health to economic development — The Economic Journal, 2020

What is the comparative effectiveness of telemedicine versus traditional in-person care in maintaining essential antenatal coverage and reducing maternal mortality in low-income and middle-income countries during future health system shocks?

Why this gap exists: While abstracts [4], [7], [8], and [9] discuss digital tools and maternity care in low- and middle-income countries, none provide a direct comparative effectiveness analysis of telemedicine versus in-person care regarding maternal mortality during health system shocks, leaving the specific question unresolved.

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COVID-19 and resilience of healthcare systems in ten countries — Nature Medicine, 2022
Community Health Workers Can Provide Psychosocial Support to the People During COVID-19 and Beyond in Low- and Middle- Income Countries — Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Social Impacts and Responses Related to COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-income Countries — OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies), 2020
Seizing the moment to rethink health systems — The Lancet Global Health, 2021
Use of mHealth in promoting maternal and child health in “BIMARU” states of India “A health system strengthening strategy”: Systematic literature review — PLOS Digital Health, 2024
Investments for effective functionality of health systems towards Universal Health Coverage in Africa: A scoping review — PLOS Global Public Health, 2022
Infant and young child feeding — OECD eBooks, 2023
Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of a Mobile Health Wallet for pregnancy-related health care: A qualitative study of stakeholders’ perceptions in Madagascar — PLoS ONE, 2020
The impact of digital interventions on health insurance coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services utilization in Kakamega, Kenya: a cluster randomized controlled trial — Health Policy and Planning, 2024
Seeking digital maternity healthcare during the pandemic health system shock: a systematic review of women's experiences in low- and middle-income countries — Frontiers in Reproductive Health, 2026

Publications

Dual-State Ambipolar Charge Transport in Antiaromatic [4]cyclodibenzopentalene Single-Molecule Nanohoops

Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2025 · 8 citations

Orientational control of quantum interference in ferrocene single-molecule junctions

Materials Chemistry Frontiers · 2025 · corresponding author · 3 citations

Layer‐by‐Layer Fabrication of Fullerene‐Intercalated Orthogonal Molecular Architectures Enhances Thermoelectric Behavior of Graphene‐Based Nanodevices

Small · 2025 · corresponding author · 2 citations

Breaking Interference‐Driven Reversal Currents to Boost Single‐Molecule Conductance

Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2025 · corresponding author · 2 citations

Two-step hybrid photo-thermochemical looping process, using metallic clusters on metal oxide carriers, for very efficient green hydrogen production

Green Chemistry · 2025 · 2 citations

High thermopower of monolayers and bilayers of C 60 derivatives

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics · 2025 · corresponding author · 1 citations

Molecular Electronics Meets Direct-Write Carbon Nanofabrication via Focused Electron-Beam-Induced Deposition (FEBID): A Platform for Junction Architecture Design

ACS Applied Electronic Materials · 2025 · corresponding author · 1 citations

Breaking Interference‐Driven Reversal Currents to Boost Single‐Molecule Conductance

Angewandte Chemie · 2025 · 1 citations

Author response for "Orientational control of quantum interference in ferrocene single-molecule junctions"

2025

Dual-Function Single-Molecule Devices via Supramolecular Control of Quantum Interference

CCS Chemistry · 2025

Single-Molecule and π–π-Stacked Dimer Electron Transport in Carbazole and Folded Bicarbazole Derivatives in Molecular Junctions

ACS Omega · 2025 · corresponding author

Light-driven molecular switching achieves 6-order magnitude conductance change in OPE dimers

Nanoscale Advances · 2025 · corresponding author

Quantum interference enhances the performance of single-molecule transistors

Nature Nanotechnology · 2024 · corresponding author · 86 citations

Boosting the Photoresponse of Azobenzene Single-Molecule Junctions via Mechanical Interlock and Dynamic Anchor

ACS Nano · 2024 · corresponding author · 20 citations

A Systematic Study of Methyl Carbodithioate Esters as Effective Gold Contact Groups for Single‐Molecule Electronics

Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2024 · 11 citations

Tuning quantum interference through molecular junctions formed from cross-linked OPE-3 dimers

Journal of Materials Chemistry C · 2024 · 7 citations

Tuning the electrical conductance of oligo(phenylene-ethynylene) derivatives-PbS quantum-dot bilayers

Journal of Materials Chemistry C · 2024 · corresponding author · 6 citations

Enhancing the Pressure-Sensitive Electrical Conductance of Self-Assembled Monolayers

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · 2024 · corresponding author · 6 citations

Conductance Quantization in 2D Semi‐Metallic Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

Small · 2024 · corresponding author · 5 citations

Controlling quantum interference patterns in redox-active rings

Journal of Organometallic Chemistry · 2024 · 2 citations

Signatures of Topological States in Conjugated Macrocycles

Nano Letters · 2024 · corresponding author · 2 citations

Theoretical investigation of Cu5/silicates deposited on rutile TiO2 as a photocatalyst

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics · 2024 · corresponding author · 2 citations

The Conductance and Thermopower Behavior of Pendent Trans-Coordinated Palladium(II) Complexes in Single-Molecule Junctions

ACS Omega · 2024 · corresponding author · 2 citations

A Systematic Study of Methyl Carbodithioate Esters as Effective Gold Contact Groups for Single‐Molecule Electronics

Angewandte Chemie · 2024 · 1 citations

Correction: Tuning the electrical conductance of oligo(phenylene-ethynylene) derivatives-PbS quantum-dot bilayers

Journal of Materials Chemistry C · 2024 · corresponding author

Correction: Tuning quantum interference through molecular junctions formed from cross-linked OPE-3 dimers

Journal of Materials Chemistry C · 2024

Enhanced π–π Stacking between Dipole-Bearing Single Molecules Revealed by Conductance Measurement

Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2023 · corresponding author · 86 citations

Phase-Coherent Charge Transport through a Porphyrin Nanoribbon

Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2023 · corresponding author · 57 citations

Signatures of Room-Temperature Quantum Interference in Molecular Junctions

Accounts of Chemical Research · 2023 · corresponding author · 37 citations

Quantum Interference and Contact Effects in the Thermoelectric Performance of Anthracene-Based Molecules

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · 2023 · corresponding author · 25 citations

High Seebeck coefficient from isolated oligo-phenyl arrays on single layered graphene via stepwise assembly

Journal of Materials Chemistry C · 2023 · 20 citations

The role of halogens in Au–S bond cleavage for energy-differentiated catalysis at the single-bond limit

Nature Communications · 2023 · corresponding author · 20 citations

Enhanced Thermoelectricity in Metal–[60]Fullerene–Graphene Molecular Junctions

Nano Letters · 2023 · corresponding author · 17 citations

Quasi-Free Electron States Responsible for Single-Molecule Conductance Enhancement in Stable Radical

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters · 2023 · corresponding author · 16 citations

Single-Atom Control of Single-Molecule van der Waals Junctions with Semimetallic Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Electrodes

Nano Letters · 2023 · corresponding author · 14 citations

Electronic Conductance and Thermopower of Cross-Conjugated and Skipped-Conjugated Molecules in Single-Molecule Junctions

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · 2023 · corresponding author · 12 citations

Determination of electric and thermoelectric properties of molecular junctions by AFM in peak force tapping mode

Nanotechnology · 2023 · 9 citations

Exploring relationships between chemical structure and molecular conductance: from α,ω-functionalised oligoynes to molecular circuits

Nanoscale · 2023 · corresponding author · 7 citations

Single-Molecule Conductance Behavior of Molecular Bundles

Inorganic Chemistry · 2023 · 6 citations

Planar aromatic anchors control the electrical conductance of gold|molecule|graphene junctions

Nanoscale Advances · 2023 · corresponding author · 2 citations

Surface Directed Growth of a Stable Free Radical Polymer Layer

ChemRxiv · 2023 · 1 citations

Modulating Quantum Interference Between Destructive and Constructive States in Double N‐Substituted Single Molecule Junctions (Adv. Electron. Mater. 2/2023)

Advanced Electronic Materials · 2023 · 1 citations

Quantum Interference Enhances the Performance of Single-Molecule Transistors

arXiv (Cornell University) · 2023 · 1 citations

CCDC 2163066: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination