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Aharon Gedanken

Aharon Gedanken

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Chemistry
Israel
2026
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Materials Science
Israel
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 129 358 340 2 2 889 62300
Chemistry 129 346 307 3 3 933 63155

Aharon Gedanken publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Aharon Gedanken between 1969 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Aharon Gedanken published across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025, averaging 17.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 59 publications in 2008. 11 of the 988 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 59. Peak 59 publications in 2008. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 4 publications 1973: 8 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 2 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 4 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 17 publications 1998: 20 publications 1999: 27 publications 2000: 36 publications 2001: 39 publications 2002: 36 publications 2003: 36 publications 2004: 34 publications 2005: 32 publications 2006: 45 publications 2007: 44 publications 2008: 59 publications 2009: 39 publications 2010: 28 publications 2011: 37 publications 2012: 31 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 38 publications 2016: 47 publications 2017: 31 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 32 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 8 publications
1969 2025

988 publications in total across all disciplines

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Aharon Gedanken: publications per year, 1969 to 2025
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 0
1971 1
1972 4
1973 8
1974 0
1975 2
1976 2
1977 1
1978 2
1979 2
1980 3
1981 3
1982 5
1983 2
1984 3
1985 6
1986 6
1987 5
1988 4
1989 9
1990 1
1991 4
1992 6
1993 4
1994 4
1995 2
1996 5
1997 17
1998 20
1999 27
2000 36
2001 39
2002 36
2003 36
2004 34
2005 32
2006 45
2007 44
2008 59
2009 39
2010 28
2011 37
2012 31
2013 27
2014 26
2015 38
2016 47
2017 31
2018 24
2019 28
2020 25
2021 32
2022 21
2023 23
2024 3
2025 8
Total 988
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Aharon Gedanken publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aharon Gedanken sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 921–940 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 933 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14 933
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Aharon Gedanken D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aharon Gedanken sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 128–129 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 129 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34 129
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Aharon Gedanken is a researcher affiliated with Bar-Ilan University in Israel. Their work spans across Materials Science and Engineering, with a significant focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Molecular Biology.

The research topics covered by Aharon Gedanken include:

  • Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Gedanken include:

  • Ilana Perelshtein
  • John H. T. Luong
  • Poushali Das
  • Moorthy Maruthapandi
  • Hari Krishna Sadhanala

Some of the recent papers authored by Aharon Gedanken are:

  • "Sonochemical synthesis of carbon dots, mechanism, effect of parameters, and catalytic, energy, biomedical and tissue engineering applications" (2020), published in Ultrasonics Sonochemistry
  • "Carbon Dots for Heavy-Metal Sensing, pH-Sensitive Cargo Delivery, and Antibacterial Applications" (2020), published in ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • "Microwave-Synthesized Polysaccharide-Derived Carbon Dots as Therapeutic Cargoes and Toughening Agents for Elastomeric Gels" (2020), published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Immobilization of Heteroatom-Doped Carbon Dots onto Nonpolar Plastics for Antifogging, Antioxidant, and Food Monitoring Applications" (2021), published in Langmuir
  • "Applications of N-Doped Carbon Dots as Antimicrobial Agents, Antibiotic Carriers, and Selective Fluorescent Probes for Nitro Explosives" (2020), published in ACS Applied Bio Materials

Research outputs appear predominantly in journals such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • ACS Applied Bio Materials
  • ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Best Publications

  • Using sonochemistry for the fabrication of nanomaterials.

    Aharon Gedanken

  • Enhanced Antibacterial Activity of Nanocrystalline ZnO Due to Increased ROS-Mediated Cell Injury

    Guy Applerot;Anat Lipovsky;Rachel Dror;Nina Perkas

  • Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties of Metallic Copper Nanoparticles

    N. Arul Dhas;and C. Paul Raj;A. Gedanken

  • Sonochemical Synthesis and Characterization of Nanometer-Size Transition Metal Oxides from Metal Acetates

    R V Kumar;Y Diamant;A Gedanken

  • Microwave‐Assisted Synthesis of Nanocrystalline MgO and Its Use as a Bacteriocide

    Shirly Makhluf;Rachel Dror;Yeshayahu Nitzan;Yaniv Abramovich

  • Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles by Pulse Sonoelectrochemical Methods

    Junjie Zhu;Suwen Liu;O. Palchik;and Yuri Koltypin

  • Understanding the Antibacterial Mechanism of CuO Nanoparticles: Revealing the Route of Induced Oxidative Stress

    Guy Applerot;Jonathan Lellouche;Anat Lipovsky;Yeshayahu Nitzan

  • Sonochemical synthesis of amorphous Cu andnanocrystalline Cu2O embedded in a polyaniline matrix

    R. Vijaya Kumar;Y. Mastai;Y. Diamant;A. Gedanken

  • Sonochemical Deposition of Silver Nanoparticles on Silica Spheres

    V. G. Pol;D. N. Srivastava;O. Palchik;V. Palchik

  • Antifungal activity of ZnO nanoparticles--the role of ROS mediated cell injury.

    Anat Lipovsky;Yeshayahu Nitzan;Aharon Gedanken;Rachel Lubart

  • Sonochemical coating of silver nanoparticles on textile fabrics (nylon, polyester and cotton) and their antibacterial activity.

    Ilana Perelshtein;Guy Applerot;Nina Perkas;Geoffrey Guibert

  • The Surface Chemistry of Au Colloids and Their Interactions with Functional Amino Acids

    Ziyi Zhong;Sergiy Patskovskyy;Pierre Bouvrette;and John H. T. Luong

  • Sonochemical synthesis of cerium oxide nanoparticles-effect of additives and quantum size effect.

    Lunxiang Yin;Yanqin Wang;Guangsheng Pang;Yuri Koltypin

  • Sonochemical synthesis and characterization of pure nanometer-sized Fe3O4 particles

    R. Vijayakumar;Yu. Koltypin;I. Felner;A. Gedanken

  • Sonochemical Preparation and Size-Dependent Properties of Nanostructured CoFe2O4 Particles

    Kurikka V. P. M. Shafi;Aharon Gedanken;Ruslan Prozorov;Judit Balogh

  • CuO–cotton nanocomposite: Formation, morphology, and antibacterial activity

    I. Perelshtein;G. Applerot;N. Perkas;E. Wehrschuetz-Sigl

  • Microwave Assisted Preparation of CdSe, PbSe, and Cu2-xSe Nanoparticles

    Junjie Zhu;O. Palchik;Siguang Chen;A. Gedanken

  • Inhibition of herpes simplex virus type 1 infection by silver nanoparticles capped with mercaptoethane sulfonate.

    Dana Baram-Pinto;Sourabh Shukla;Nina Perkas;Aharon Gedanken

  • Sonochemical Synthesis of SnO2 Nanoparticles and Their Preliminary Study as Li Insertion Electrodes

    Junjie Zhu;Zhonghua Lu;S. T. Aruna;Doron Aurbach

  • Amorphous iron(III) oxide--a review.

    Libor Machala;Radek Zboril;Aharon Gedanken

  • Surface Synthesis of Zinc Sulfide Nanoparticles on Silica Microspheres: Sonochemical Preparation, Characterization, and Optical Properties

    N. Arul Dhas;and A. Zaban;A. Gedanken

Frequent Co-Authors

Nina Perkas
Nina Perkas Bar-Ilan University
Vilas G. Pol
Vilas G. Pol Purdue University West Lafayette
Israel Felner
Israel Felner Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Yitzhak Mastai
Yitzhak Mastai Bar-Ilan University
Doron Aurbach
Doron Aurbach Bar-Ilan University
Ziyi Zhong
Ziyi Zhong Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology
Ruslan Prozorov
Ruslan Prozorov Iowa State University
Jun-Jie Zhu
Jun-Jie Zhu Nanjing University
Sangaraju Shanmugam
Sangaraju Shanmugam Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
John H. T. Luong
John H. T. Luong University College Cork

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