The 1st edition of Research.com ranking of the best scholars in the
discipline of Chemistry relies os data
combined from a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
collected on 06-12-2021. Position in the ranking is based on a
researcher’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
includes exclusively papers and citation
values for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Chemistry research
Research.com’s best scientists ranking is a trustworthy
lineup of leading scientists from the area of
Chemistry, established by means of a meticulous
study of 166,880 researchers identified
from various bibliometric data sources. For the field of
Chemistry, more than 35760 scholars were
examined.
What is D-index approval threshold for Chemistry
The D-index threshold for accepting a scholar to be
considered is set to 40 if
most of their publications are in the discipline of Chemistry. The
inclusion requirements for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index, ratio
of the contributions made within the given field of study
as well as the awards and achievements of the scholars. The
D-index threshold for considering best researchers is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of researchers
assessed for each scientific field whilst
guaranteeing that the top 1% of leading researchers are
added into the ranking. There should be a proximity of
30% or less between a scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification methods
Because our main goal is to ensure that only
actual scientists are listed in
Research.com ranking we realize that metrics are never
supposed to be a complete measure to evaluate the
contributions of researchers. Because of that
we manually check each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of trustworthy sources. Even though it’s not a
element impacting a scientist’s position in
Research.com ranking, the number of papers published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should constitute a
valuable secondary implication of their contribution to research in a
given discipline. Position in the ranking is
based on every researcher’s D-index
using metrics collected from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind open to the scientific community. A
thorough explanation of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our mission
Our objective is to inspire researchers,
businessmen and administrative bodies
around the world to explore where top experts are heading
and to offer an opportunity for the entire scientific community to
find out who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Chemistry
With 355 scholars Canada ranks in spot 9
globally.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of top scholars in Canada is University of Alberta with 42 researchers affiliated with it being listed in our Chemistry ranking. It is followed by University of Waterloo with 38 researchers. Ranking thirds is University of Toronto with 38 scholars.
Prominent scholars present in Canada are representing Dalhousie University, University of Toronto, Memorial University of Newfoundland, University of Victoria, McGill University, Université Laval, University of Ottawa, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, Trent University.
Professor Jeff Dahn from Dalhousie University is listed as the best scientist in Canada in our ranking with a D-index of 139. Ranking on spot no. 2 in Canada is Janusz Pawliszyn from University of Waterloo with a D-index of 132. The third place in Canada is taken by Lewis E. Kay from University of Toronto with a D-index of 124.
The average D-index for the top 10% researchers is 94 in comparison to an average of 58 for all 355 scientists featured in Research.com ranking.
The average number of publications within the area of Chemistry for the top 3% of scientists in the ranking is 525 in comparison to an average of 212 for all 355 scholars.
The average number of citations for the top 5% scientists is 45299 against an average of 13879 for all 355 researchers.
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