Moore's research was well-respected by the physical chemistry community. Two chapters of the Annual Review of Physical Chemistry are devoted to reviewing his research.W.H. Green, C.B. Moore, W.F. Polik, Ann. Rev. Phys. Chem 1992 The Journal of Physical Chemistry A's Nov. 16, 2000 issue was a festschrift published in his honor, and the American Chemical Society held a special symposium in his honor at its National Meeting in August 2020. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1986, and to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1996.
