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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 76 4311 3914 1357 1137 260 18224

Alan J. Russell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alan J. Russell between 1977 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alan J. Russell published across 50 years, from 1977 to 2026, averaging 7.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2020. 1 of the 354 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2020. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 4 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 0 publications 2026: 1 publication
1977 2026

354 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alan J. Russell: publications per year, 1977 to 2026
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 0
1979 1
1980 1
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 1
1986 1
1987 4
1988 5
1989 2
1990 0
1991 6
1992 9
1993 8
1994 9
1995 9
1996 11
1997 6
1998 14
1999 9
2000 13
2001 5
2002 10
2003 10
2004 9
2005 18
2006 11
2007 15
2008 7
2009 12
2010 10
2011 6
2012 14
2013 7
2014 14
2015 7
2016 10
2017 12
2018 16
2019 9
2020 20
2021 7
2022 5
2023 3
2024 4
2025 0
2026 1
Total 354
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Alan J. Russell 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. Russell 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, 241–260 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: 260 publications — 53rd percentile

53% 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 1,100 260
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
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Alan J. Russell 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. Russell 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, 76–77 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: 76 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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 76
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
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

  • 1998 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Organic chemistry
  • Gene

His main research concerns Organic chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Polymer, Atom-transfer radical-polymerization and Polymerization. His Organic chemistry study is mostly concerned with Enzyme, Immobilized enzyme, Transesterification, Supercritical fluid and Supercritical carbon dioxide. His Polymer chemistry study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Ethylene glycol, Polyethylene glycol and Photopolymer, Monomer.

His Polymer study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Protein engineering and Substrate. His Atom-transfer radical-polymerization research incorporates themes from Methacrylate and Antibacterial agent. His Polymerization research integrates issues from Cationic polymerization, Dispersity, Antimicrobial polymer and Alkyl.

His most cited work include:

  • Permanent, non-leaching antibacterial surfaces—2: How high density cationic surfaces kill bacterial cells (513 citations)
  • NF-kappaB blockade and oncogenic Ras trigger invasive human epidermal neoplasia. (487 citations)
  • Impact of Ionic Liquid Physical Properties on Lipase Activity and Stability (469 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Organic chemistry, Polymer, Polymer chemistry, Combinatorial chemistry and Enzyme. His study in Solvent, Transesterification, Subtilisin, Enzyme catalysis and Substrate falls under the purview of Organic chemistry. His work on Atom-transfer radical-polymerization, Polymerization and Radical polymerization is typically connected to Conjugate as part of general Polymer study, connecting several disciplines of science.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Protein engineering and Methacrylate in addition to Atom-transfer radical-polymerization. As part of his studies on Polymerization, he frequently links adjacent subjects like Chemical engineering. His Polymer chemistry research includes themes of Copolymer, Polyethylene glycol and Monomer.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Organic chemistry (24.92%)
  • Polymer (22.08%)
  • Polymer chemistry (14.51%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Polymer (22.08%)
  • Combinatorial chemistry (11.36%)
  • Atom-transfer radical-polymerization (9.78%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Polymer, Combinatorial chemistry, Atom-transfer radical-polymerization, Conjugate and Protein polymer conjugates. His work carried out in the field of Polymer brings together such families of science as A protein and Molecular dynamics. His Combinatorial chemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Covalent bond, Oxime, Nucleic acid and Nerve agent.

His studies in Atom-transfer radical-polymerization integrate themes in fields like Polymer chemistry, Enzyme, Photochemistry, Molecule and Ammonium sulfate. His Polymer chemistry research focuses on Dispersity in particular. He focuses mostly in the field of Polymerization, narrowing it down to matters related to Glucose oxidase and, in some cases, Ether.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A Breathing Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization: Fully Oxygen-Tolerant Polymerization Inspired by Aerobic Respiration of Cells. (74 citations)
  • Biocatalytic "Oxygen-Fueled" Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. (33 citations)
  • Can enzyme proximity accelerate cascade reactions (28 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Organic chemistry
  • Gene

Alan J. Russell spends much of his time researching Polymer, Combinatorial chemistry, Atom-transfer radical-polymerization, Polymerization and Ethylene oxide. His Polymer research includes elements of Chemical engineering, Nano- and In vivo. Alan J. Russell interconnects Nucleic acid, Protein polymer conjugates, Conjugated system, Covalent bond and Raft in the investigation of issues within Combinatorial chemistry.

His study in Ethylene oxide is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Ether, Glucose oxidase and Polymer chemistry. His Ether research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Photochemistry, Aqueous solution and Circular dichroism. His research integrates issues of Radical and Catalysis in his study of Polymer chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Permanent, non-leaching antibacterial surfaces—2: How high density cationic surfaces kill bacterial cells

    Hironobu Murata;Richard R. Koepsel;Krzysztof Matyjaszewski;Krzysztof Matyjaszewski;Alan J. Russell

  • Permanent, nonleaching antibacterial surfaces. 1. Synthesis by atom transfer radical polymerization.

    Sang Beom Lee;Richard R. Koepsel;Scott W. Morley;Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

  • Impact of Ionic Liquid Physical Properties on Lipase Activity and Stability

    Joel L. Kaar;Anita M. Jesionowski;Jason A. Berberich;Roger Moulton

  • Enzymatic catalysis of formation of Z-aspartame in ionic liquid - An alternative to enzymatic catalysis in organic solvents.

    Markus Erbeldinger;Anita J. Mesiano;Alan J. Russell

  • Rational modification of enzyme catalysis by engineering surface charge.

    Alan J. Russell;Alan R. Fersht

  • Synthesis of uniform protein-polymer conjugates.

    Bhalchandra S Lele;Hironobu Murata;Krzysztof Matyjaszewski;Alan J Russell

  • Antibacterial polypropylene via surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization.

    Jinyu Huang;Hironobu Murata;Richard R. Koepsel;Alan J. Russell

  • ATRP Synthesis of Amphiphilic Random, Gradient, and Block Copolymers of 2-(Dimethylamino)ethyl Methacrylate and n-Butyl Methacrylate in Aqueous Media

    Sang Beom Lee;and Alan J. Russell;Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

  • Control of enzyme enantioselectivity by the reaction medium

    Takayasu. Sakurai;Alexey L. Margolin;Alan J. Russell;Alexander M. Klibanov

  • Nonleaching antibacterial glass surfaces via "Grafting Onto": the effect of the number of quaternary ammonium groups on biocidal activity.

    Jinyu Huang;Richard R Koepsel;Hironobu Murata;Wei Wu

  • Enzyme Activity in Supercritical Fluids

    Sanjay V. Kamat;Eric J. Beckman;Alan J. Russell

  • Prediction of electrostatic effects of engineering of protein charges.

    Michael J. E. Sternberg;Fiona R. F. Hayes;Alan J. Russell;Paul G. Thomas

  • Tailoring the pH dependence of enzyme catalysis using protein engineering

    Paul G. Thomas;Alan J. Russell;Alan R. Fersht

  • Inhibitor-induced enzyme activation in organic solvents.

    A J Russell;A M Klibanov

  • Biomaterials for mediation of chemical and biological warfare agents.

    Alan J. Russell;Jason A. Berberich;Géraldine F. Drevon;Richard R. Koepsel

  • A Breathing Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization: Fully Oxygen-Tolerant Polymerization Inspired by Aerobic Respiration of Cells.

    Alan E. Enciso;Liye Fu;Alan J. Russell;Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

  • Electrostatic effects on modification of charged groups in the active site cleft of subtilisin by protein engineering.

    Alan J. Russell;Paul G. Thomas;Alan R. Fersht

  • Enzymes in organic solvents: properties and applications

    Aleksey Zaks;Alan J. Russell

  • Recyclable Antibacterial Magnetic Nanoparticles Grafted with Quaternized Poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) Brushes

    Hongchen Dong;Jinyu Huang;Richard R. Koepsel;Penglin Ye

  • The Scar‐in‐a‐Jar: studying potential antifibrotic compounds from the epigenetic to extracellular level in a single well

    C Z C Chen;Y X Peng;Z B Wang;P V Fish

  • Supercritical Biocatalysis.

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric J. Beckman
Eric J. Beckman University of Pittsburgh
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Carnegie Mellon University
William R. Wagner
William R. Wagner University of Pittsburgh
Bhupendra P. Doctor
Bhupendra P. Doctor Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
M. Peter Marinkovich
M. Peter Marinkovich Stanford University
Mohammad F. Islam
Mohammad F. Islam Carnegie Mellon University
Stephen F. Badylak
Stephen F. Badylak University of Pittsburgh
William J. Evans
William J. Evans University of California, Berkeley
Johnny Huard
Johnny Huard The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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