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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 109 825 328 2814 78536

Alan R. Katritzky publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alan R. Katritzky between 1953 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alan R. Katritzky published across 69 years, from 1953 to 2021, averaging 40.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 110 publications in 1990. 1 of the 2,824 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1953 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 110. Peak 110 publications in 1990. 1953: 1 publication 1954: 0 publications 1955: 4 publications 1956: 3 publications 1957: 3 publications 1958: 11 publications 1959: 11 publications 1960: 15 publications 1961: 7 publications 1962: 9 publications 1963: 11 publications 1964: 14 publications 1965: 21 publications 1966: 22 publications 1967: 37 publications 1968: 20 publications 1969: 19 publications 1970: 39 publications 1971: 49 publications 1972: 46 publications 1973: 30 publications 1974: 81 publications 1975: 51 publications 1976: 66 publications 1977: 33 publications 1978: 24 publications 1979: 64 publications 1980: 57 publications 1981: 49 publications 1982: 31 publications 1983: 45 publications 1984: 57 publications 1985: 50 publications 1986: 41 publications 1987: 57 publications 1988: 60 publications 1989: 80 publications 1990: 110 publications 1991: 88 publications 1992: 57 publications 1993: 84 publications 1994: 71 publications 1995: 93 publications 1996: 77 publications 1997: 86 publications 1998: 100 publications 1999: 92 publications 2000: 69 publications 2001: 80 publications 2002: 65 publications 2003: 47 publications 2004: 49 publications 2005: 46 publications 2006: 46 publications 2007: 38 publications 2008: 29 publications 2009: 27 publications 2010: 86 publications 2011: 36 publications 2012: 38 publications 2013: 31 publications 2014: 34 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 1 publication
1953 2021

2,824 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alan R. Katritzky: publications per year, 1953 to 2021
Year Publications
1953 1
1954 0
1955 4
1956 3
1957 3
1958 11
1959 11
1960 15
1961 7
1962 9
1963 11
1964 14
1965 21
1966 22
1967 37
1968 20
1969 19
1970 39
1971 49
1972 46
1973 30
1974 81
1975 51
1976 66
1977 33
1978 24
1979 64
1980 57
1981 49
1982 31
1983 45
1984 57
1985 50
1986 41
1987 57
1988 60
1989 80
1990 110
1991 88
1992 57
1993 84
1994 71
1995 93
1996 77
1997 86
1998 100
1999 92
2000 69
2001 80
2002 65
2003 47
2004 49
2005 46
2006 46
2007 38
2008 29
2009 27
2010 86
2011 36
2012 38
2013 31
2014 34
2015 17
2016 7
2017 2
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 1
Total 2,824
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Alan R. Katritzky publications per year - data summary

  • Alan R. Katritzky, a Chemistry scholar from University of Florida, has 2,824 publications recorded across 69 years, from 1953 to 2021.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1953 and the most recent to 2021.
  • The most productive year is 1990, with 110 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1953 and 2021, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 69 years in the span carry no publications at all (1954, 2018, 2019 and 2020).
  • The rate of publication averages 40.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 43.4 per year counting only the 65 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2017-2021) hold 3 publications, <1% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1953-1975: 504 publications (21.9 per year); 1976-1998: 1,480 publications (64.3 per year); 1999-2021: 840 publications (36.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Alan R. Katritzky 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 R. Katritzky 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: 2,814 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 2,814
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Alan R. Katritzky publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 61–80 to 1,295+ publications.
  • Alan R. Katritzky, a Chemistry scholar from University of Florida, records 2,814 publications - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Alan R. Katritzky, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Alan R. Katritzky ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 161–180 publications, holding 1,350 scientists (8% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 361–380 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Alan R. Katritzky 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 R. Katritzky 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, 108–109 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: 109 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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 68 109
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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Alan R. Katritzky D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 159+ D-Index.
  • Alan R. Katritzky, a Chemistry scholar from University of Florida, records 109 D-Index - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Alan R. Katritzky, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Alan R. Katritzky ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 56–57 D-Index, holding 1,051 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1975 - Tilden Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

Alan R. Katritzky was affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research spanned several scientific fields, primarily focused on medicine, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and chemistry. The scientist's work extended to specific subfields including pharmacology, molecular biology, and organic chemistry.

Their research topics covered a range of areas related to chemical synthesis and biological effects. These included:

  • Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
  • Chemical synthesis and analysis
  • Synthesis of β-Lactam compounds

Among their publications, a notable recent paper was titled "Molecular docking-guided synthesis of NSAID-glucosamine bioconjugates and their evaluation as COX-1/COX-2 inhibitors with potentially reduced gastric toxicity," published in 2021 in the journal Chemical Biology & Drug Design.

Frequent coauthors collaborating on their research included:

  • Rachel A. Jones
  • Yann Thillier
  • Christophe Morisseau
  • Christopher S. Sebastiano
  • Brian C. Smith

The chemical and biological sciences venue where this scientist often published was Chemical Biology & Drug Design.

During their career, the scientist received recognition in the form of awards such as the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2000 and the Tilden Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 1975.

Best Publications

  • Quantum-Chemical Descriptors in QSAR/QSPR Studies

    Mati Karelson;Victor S. Lobanov;Alan R. Katritzky

  • Aromaticity as a cornerstone of heterocyclic chemistry.

    Alexandru T. Balaban;Daniela C. Oniciu;Alan R. Katritzky

  • Aromaticity: a Theoretical Concept of Immense Practical Importance

    T.M. Krygowski;M.K. Cyrañski;Z. Czarnocki;G. Häfelinger

  • QSPR: the correlation and quantitative prediction of chemical and physical properties from structure

    Alan R. Katritzky;Victor S. Lobanov;Mati Karelson

  • Quantitative Correlation of Physical and Chemical Properties with Chemical Structure: Utility for Prediction

    Alan R. Katritzky;Minati Kuanar;Svetoslav Slavov;C. Dennis Hall

  • Properties and Synthetic Utility of N-Substituted Benzotriazoles.

    Alan R. Katritzky;Xiangfu Lan;Jason Z. Yang;Olga V. Denisko

  • To what extent can aromaticity be defined uniquely?

    Unknown

  • Recent progress in the synthesis of 1,2,3,4,-tetrahydroquinolines

    Unknown

  • Aromaticity as a Quantitative Concept. 1. A Statistical Demonstration of the Orthogonality of "Classical" and "Magnetic" Aromaticity in Five- and Six-Membered Heterocycles

    Alan R. Katritzky;Piotr Barczynski;Giuseppe Musumarra;Danila Pisano

  • Quantitative measures of solvent polarity.

    Alan R. Katritzky;Dan C. Fara;Hongfang Yang;Kaido Tämm

  • Quantitative measures of aromaticity for mono-, bi-, and tricyclic penta- and hexaatomic heteroaromatic ring systems and their interrelationships.

    Alan R. Katritzky;Karl Jug;Daniela C. Oniciu

  • Traditional topological indices vs electronic, geometrical, and combined molecular descriptors in QSAR/QSPR research.

    Alan R. Katritzky;Ekaterina V. Gordeeva

  • The Tautomerism of Heterocycles: Five-membered Rings with Two or More Heteroatoms

    Vladimir I. Minkin;Alexander D. Garnovskii;José Elguero;Alan R. Katritzky

  • Structurally diverse quantitative structure--property relationship correlations of technologically relevant physical properties

    Alan R. Katritzky;Uko Maran;and Victor S. Lobanov;Mati Karelson

  • Combustible ionic liquids by design: is laboratory safety another ionic liquid myth?

    Marcin Smiglak;W. Mathew Reichert;John D. Holbrey;John S. Wilkes

  • Benzotriazole: A novel synthetic auxiliary

    Alan R. Katritzky;Stanislaw Rachwal;Gregory J. Hitchings

  • AROMATICITY AS A QUANTITATIVE CONCEPT. 7. AROMATICITY REAFFIRMED AS A MULTIDIMENSIONAL CHARACTERISTIC

    Alan R. Katritzky;Mati Karelson;Sulev Sild;and T. Marek Krygowski

  • Reactivity of organic compounds in superheated water: general background.

    and Michael Siskin;Alan R. Katritzky

  • Peptidomimetics via modifications of amino acids and peptide bonds

    Ilker Avan;C. Dennis Hall;Alan R. Katritzky

  • Correlation of Boiling Points with Molecular Structure. 1. A Training Set of 298 Diverse Organics and a Test Set of 9 Simple Inorganics

    Alan R. Katritzky;Lan Mu;Victor S. Lobanov;Mati Karelson

  • Synthesis of Heterocycles Mediated by Benzotriazole. 1. Monocyclic Systems

    Alan R. Katritzky;Stanislaw Rachwal

  • Correlation of the melting points of potential ionic liquids (imidazolium bromides and benzimidazolium bromides) using the CODESSA program.

    Alan R. Katritzky;Ritu Jain;Andre Lomaka;Ruslan Petrukhin

  • Organic Azides: Syntheses and Applications

    Alan Katritzky;Eric Scriven

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Steel
Peter J. Steel University of Canterbury
Mati Karelson
Mati Karelson University of Tartu
Richard A. Jones
Richard A. Jones The University of Texas at Austin
Michael J. Cook
Michael J. Cook University of East Anglia
Christian V. Stevens
Christian V. Stevens Ghent University
Ion Ghiviriga
Ion Ghiviriga University of Florida
Robin D. Rogers
Robin D. Rogers University of Alabama
Gus J. Palenik
Gus J. Palenik University of Florida
Abdullah M. Asiri
Abdullah M. Asiri King Abdulaziz University
John R. Eyler
John R. Eyler University of Florida

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