The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best researchers in the
arena of Chemistry is based on data
consolidated from multiple data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
acquired on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a
scholar’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
only includes publications and citation
metrics for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Chemistry research
Our best scientists ranking is a trustworthy
list of leading scholars from the area of
Chemistry, based on a thorough
study of 166,880 researchers identified
from various bibliometric data sources. For the field of
Chemistry, as many as 43178 scholars were
analysed.
What is D-index approval threshold for Chemistry
The D-index threshold for approving a scientist to be
examined is established at 40 if
the majority of of their publications are in the area of Chemistry. The
acceptance criteria for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index, proportion
of the publications made within the selected field of study
plus the awards and achievements of the scientists. The
D-index threshold for considering best scientists is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of researchers
projected for each area od study whilst
ensuring that the top 1% of best researchers are
considered into the ranking. We expect a proximity of
30% or less between a scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification methods
Because our main aim is to ensure that only
actual researchers are mentioned in
Research.com ranking we believe that numbers are never
meant to be a complete means to assess the
work of researchers. This is why
we manually verify each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of trustworthy sources. Although it’s not a
metric defining a scholar’s position in
Research.com ranking, the amount of documents published in
major journals and conference proceedings should be a
valuable secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
specific area of science. Position in the ranking is
determined by each scientist’s D-index
with the help of metrics compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-established bibliometric
databases of this type open to the research community. A
comprehensive overview of our research procedures
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our goal is to inspire scientists,
entrepreneurs and politicians
worldwide to examine where prominent experts are heading
and to offer a way for the whole research community to
discover who the leading experts in specific
areas of study, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Chemistry
With 83 researchers Finland ranks in spot 25
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of leading researchers in Finland is University of Helsinki with 34 researchers affiliated with it being present in Research.com Chemistry ranking. It is followed by Aalto University with 14 scholars. Ranking thirds is University of Helsinki with 12 scientists.
Prominent scientists featured in Finland are affiliated with Aalto University, University of Helsinki, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, University of Jyväskylä, Åbo Akademi University, Tampere University, University of Eastern Finland, University of Turku, Philips (Finland), University of Oulu.
Professor Markku Leskelä from University of Helsinki is listed as the best scholar in Finland in our ranking with a D-index of 106. Ranking on spot no. 2 in Finland is Olli Ikkala from Aalto University with a D-index of 92. The third spot in Finland is taken by Mårten Wikström from University of Helsinki with a D-index of 86.
The average D-index for the top 1% researchers is 106 against an average of 58 for all 83 scientists featured in Research.com ranking.
The average number of published articles in the discipline of Chemistry for the top 10% of scientists in the ranking is 521 in comparison to an average of 286 for all 83 scholars.
The average number of citations for the top 3% researchers is 38032 against an average of 12394 for all 83 scholars.
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