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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 99 1329 1181 29 24 1359 36552

Alan J. Lough publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alan J. Lough between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alan J. Lough published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 46.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 154 publications in 2002. 17 of the 1,799 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 154. Peak 154 publications in 2002. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 12 publications 1990: 16 publications 1991: 21 publications 1992: 19 publications 1993: 19 publications 1994: 18 publications 1995: 35 publications 1996: 35 publications 1997: 23 publications 1998: 38 publications 1999: 59 publications 2000: 100 publications 2001: 123 publications 2002: 154 publications 2003: 127 publications 2004: 84 publications 2005: 97 publications 2006: 55 publications 2007: 41 publications 2008: 49 publications 2009: 40 publications 2010: 55 publications 2011: 35 publications 2012: 29 publications 2013: 88 publications 2014: 90 publications 2015: 58 publications 2016: 76 publications 2017: 51 publications 2018: 53 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 2 publications
1987 2025

1,799 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alan J. Lough: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 12
1990 16
1991 21
1992 19
1993 19
1994 18
1995 35
1996 35
1997 23
1998 38
1999 59
2000 100
2001 123
2002 154
2003 127
2004 84
2005 97
2006 55
2007 41
2008 49
2009 40
2010 55
2011 35
2012 29
2013 88
2014 90
2015 58
2016 76
2017 51
2018 53
2019 19
2020 17
2021 15
2022 10
2023 20
2024 15
2025 2
Total 1,799
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Alan J. Lough 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 Alan J. Lough 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, 1,295+ 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: 1,359 publications — 100th percentile

100% 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
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 1,359
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Alan J. Lough 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 Alan J. Lough 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, 98–99 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: 99 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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 99
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
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

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Alan J. Lough is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their research spans both organic and inorganic chemistry, with particular emphasis on organometallic complex synthesis and catalysis, metal complexes synthesis and properties, and the synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic and organometallic compounds.

Their work encompasses multiple subfields, including Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

Alan J. Lough has published frequently in several scientific venues. Notable publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • IUCrData
  • Canadian Journal of Chemistry
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie

Their recent research papers cover a range of topics connected to molecular structure and chemical properties. Some recent publications are:

  • "Homomeric chains of intermolecular bonds scaffold octahedral germanium perovskites" (2023, Nature)
  • "Rigid Conjugated Diamine Templates for Stable Dion-Jacobson-Type Two-Dimensional Perovskites" (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • "Engineering hydrogen bonding to align molecular dipoles in organic solids for efficient second harmonic generation" (2022, Chemical Science)
  • "Boramidine: A Versatile Structural Motif for the Design of Fluorescent Heterocycles" (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • "Why Diorganyl Zinc Lewis Acidity Dramatically Increases with Narrowing C-Zn-C Bond Angle" (2020, Inorganic Chemistry)

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Alan J. Lough has worked alongside Robert A. Gossage, Dwight S. Seferos, Robert H. Morris, Andrei K. Yudin, and R. Stephen Wylie, among others.

The scientist's research topics cover several main themes, including:

  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties
  • Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry
  • Crystal structures of chemical compounds
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics

Best Publications

  • Synthesis, x-ray crystal structures, and cation-binding properties of alkyl calixaryl esters and ketones, a new family of macrocyclic molecular receptors

    Francoise Arnaud-Neu;Elizabeth M. Collins;Mary Deasy;George Ferguson

  • Easily prepared air- and moisture-stable Pd-NHC (NHC=N-heterocyclic carbene) complexes: a reliable, user-friendly, highly active palladium precatalyst for the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction

    Christopher J. O'Brien;Eric Assen B. Kantchev;Cory Valente;Niloufar Hadei

  • Transition Metal-Catalyzed Formation of Boron−Nitrogen Bonds: Catalytic Dehydrocoupling of Amine-Borane Adducts to Form Aminoboranes and Borazines

    Cory A. Jaska;Karen Temple;and Alan J. Lough;Ian Manners

  • Mechanism of the hydrogenation of ketones catalyzed by trans-dihydrido(diamine)ruthenium II complexes.

    ‡ Kamaluddin Abdur-Rashid;Sean E. Clapham;Alen Hadzovic;Jeremy N. Harvey

  • Amine(imine)diphosphine iron catalysts for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones and imines.

    Weiwei Zuo;Alan J. Lough;Young Feng Li;Robert H. Morris

  • Lamellar aluminophosphates with surface patterns that mimic diatom and radiolarian microskeletons

    Scott Oliver;Alex Kuperman;Neil Coombs;Alan Lough

  • Pd‐PEPPSI‐IPent: An Active, Sterically Demanding Cross‐Coupling Catalyst and Its Application in the Synthesis of Tetra‐Ortho‐Substituted Biaryls

    Michael G. Organ;Selçuk Çalimsiz;Mahmoud Sayah;Ka Hou Hoi

  • Linear Oligo(ferrocenyldimethylsilanes) with between Two and Nine Ferrocene Units: Electrochemical and Structural Models for Poly(ferrocenylsilane) High Polymers

    Ron Rulkens;Alan J. Lough;Ian Manners;Sherri R. Lovelace

  • Highly Efficient Catalyst Systems Using Iron Complexes with a Tetradentate PNNP Ligand for the Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Polar Bonds

    Christine Sui-Seng;Friederike Freutel;Alan J. Lough;Robert H. Morris

  • Catalytic cycle for the asymmetric hydrogenation of prochiral ketones to chiral alcohols: direct hydride and proton transfer from chiral catalysts trans-Ru(H)(2)(diphosphine)(diamine) to ketones and direct addition of dihydrogen to the resulting hydridoamido complexes.

    Kamaluddin Abdur-Rashid;Michael Faatz;and Alan J. Lough;Robert H. Morris

  • Identification of 1,3-dialkylimidazolium salt supramolecular aggregates in solution.

    Crestina S. Consorti;Paulo A. Z. Suarez;Roberto F. De Souza;Robert A. Burrow

  • Switching On and Off a New Intramolecular Hydrogen-Hydrogen Interaction and the Heterolytic Splitting of Dihydrogen. Crystal and Molecular Structure of [Ir{H(.eta.1-SC5H4NH)}2(PCy3)2]BF4.cntdot.2.7CH2Cl2

    Alan J. Lough;Sunghan Park;Ravindranath Ramachandran;Robert H. Morris

  • Rhodium-catalyzed formation of boron–nitrogen bonds: a mild route to cyclic aminoboranes and borazines

    Cory A. Jaska;Karen Temple;Alan J. Lough;Ian Manners

  • Iron(II) Complexes Containing Unsymmetrical P–N–P′ Pincer Ligands for the Catalytic Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Ketones and Imines

    Paraskevi O. Lagaditis;Peter E. Sues;Jessica F. Sonnenberg;Kai Yang Wan

  • Dihydrogen with Frequency of Motion Near the 1H Larmor Frequency. Solid-State Structures and Solution NMR Spectroscopy of Osmium Complexes trans-[Os(H··H)X(PPh2CH2CH2PPh2)2]+ (X = Cl, Br)

    Patricia A. Maltby;Marcel Schlaf;Martin Steinbeck;Alan J. Lough

  • Osmium and Ruthenium Catalysts for Dehydrogenation of Alcohols

    Marcello Bertoli;Aldjia Choualeb;Alan J. Lough;Brandon Moore

  • Efficient asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones catalyzed by an iron complex containing a P-N-N-P tetradentate ligand formed by template synthesis.

    Alexandre Mikhailine;Alan J. Lough;Robert H. Morris

  • Structure-Activity Relationship Analysis of Pd-PEPPSI Complexes in Cross-Couplings: A Close Inspection of the Catalytic Cycle and the Precatalyst Activation Model

    Joanna Nasielski;Nilofaur Hadei;George Achonduh;Eric Assen B. Kantchev

  • Transition Metal-Catalyzed Formation of Phosphorus−Boron Bonds: A New Route to Phosphinoborane Rings, Chains, and Macromolecules

    Hendrik Dorn;Ryan A. Singh;Jason A. Massey;James M. Nelson

  • An Acidity Scale for Phosphorus-Containing Compounds Including Metal Hydrides and Dihydrogen Complexes in THF: Toward the Unification of Acidity Scales

    Kamaluddin Abdur-Rashid;Tina P. Fong;Bronwyn Greaves;Dmitry G. Gusev

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert H. Morris
Robert H. Morris University of Toronto
George Ferguson
George Ferguson University of Guelph
Ian Manners
Ian Manners University of Victoria
Robert A. Batey
Robert A. Batey University of Toronto
Michael C. Jennings
Michael C. Jennings University of Western Ontario
Douglas W. Stephan
Douglas W. Stephan University of Toronto
Mark J. MacLachlan
Mark J. MacLachlan University of British Columbia
Jik Chin
Jik Chin University of Toronto
Ben Zhong Tang
Ben Zhong Tang Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Richard J. Puddephatt
Richard J. Puddephatt University of Western Ontario

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