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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 114 666 586 33 30 1198 50765

Alexander J. Blake publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alexander J. Blake between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alexander J. Blake published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 21.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 59 publications in 1998. 3 of the 1,220 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 59. Peak 59 publications in 1998. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 3 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 8 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 11 publications 1987: 18 publications 1988: 36 publications 1989: 29 publications 1990: 31 publications 1991: 34 publications 1992: 33 publications 1993: 36 publications 1994: 48 publications 1995: 57 publications 1996: 47 publications 1997: 45 publications 1998: 59 publications 1999: 43 publications 2000: 38 publications 2001: 57 publications 2002: 49 publications 2003: 53 publications 2004: 27 publications 2005: 30 publications 2006: 41 publications 2007: 30 publications 2008: 35 publications 2009: 43 publications 2010: 32 publications 2011: 43 publications 2012: 29 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1970 2025

1,220 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alexander J. Blake: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 1
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 1
1981 3
1982 3
1983 1
1984 8
1985 3
1986 11
1987 18
1988 36
1989 29
1990 31
1991 34
1992 33
1993 36
1994 48
1995 57
1996 47
1997 45
1998 59
1999 43
2000 38
2001 57
2002 49
2003 53
2004 27
2005 30
2006 41
2007 30
2008 35
2009 43
2010 32
2011 43
2012 29
2013 29
2014 26
2015 18
2016 19
2017 27
2018 14
2019 8
2020 7
2021 6
2022 2
2023 5
2024 2
2025 1
Total 1,220
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Alexander J. Blake 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 Alexander J. Blake 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, 1,181–1,200 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: 1,198 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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 1,198
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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Alexander J. Blake 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 Alexander J. Blake 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, 114–115 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: 114 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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 79 114
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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Overview

Alexander J. Blake is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, contributing notably to the subfields of Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Organic Chemistry, and Oncology.

The scientist's work focuses on several key topics, including:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties
  • Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis

Alexander J. Blake has published extensively in various scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science Crystal Engineering and Materials
  • Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry
  • Chemical Reviews
  • Coordination Chemistry Reviews

Recent papers provide insight into the range of topics explored by the scientist. These include:

  • Innovative Molecular Design Strategies in Materials Science Following the Aurophilicity Concept, 2020, Chemical Reviews
  • Exceptional Packing Density of Ammonia in a Dual-Functionalized Metal-Organic Framework, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Selective Gas Uptake and Rotational Dynamics in a (3,24)-Connected Metal-Organic Framework Material, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Guest-Controlled Incommensurate Modulation in a Meta-Rigid Metal-Organic Framework Material, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Structural diversity and applications of Ce(III)-based coordination polymers, 2020, Coordination Chemistry Reviews

Collaboration has formed an important component of their research activities, as shown by frequent co-authors including:

  • Vito Lippolis
  • Martin Schröder
  • William Lewis
  • Laurence J. Taylor
  • Stephen P. Argent

Best Publications

  • Inorganic crystal engineering using self-assembly of tailored building-blocks

    Alexander J. Blake;Neil R. Champness;Peter Hubberstey;Wan-Sheung Li

  • Supramolecular design of one-dimensional coordination polymers based on silver(I) complexes of aromatic nitrogen-donor ligands

    Andrei N. Khlobystov;Alexander J. Blake;Neil R. Champness;Dmitrii A. Lemenovskii

  • High capacity hydrogen adsorption in Cu(II) tetracarboxylate framework materials: the role of pore size, ligand functionalization, and exposed metal sites

    Xiang Lin;Irvin Telepeni;Alexander J. Blake;Anne Dailly

  • High H2 adsorption by coordination-framework materials

    Xiang Lin;Junhua Jia;Xuebo Zhao;K. Mark Thomas

  • Selectivity and direct visualization of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide in a decorated porous host

    Sihai Yang;Junliang Sun;Anibal J. Ramirez-Cuesta;Samantha K. Callear

  • OLEX: new software for visualization and analysis of extended crystal structures

    Oleg V. Dolomanov;Alexander J. Blake;Neil R. Champness;Martin Schröder

  • Chemistry of Thioether Macrocyclic Complexes

    Alexander J. Blake;Martin Schröder

  • ANION CONTROL IN BIPYRIDYLSILVER(I) NETWORKS : A HELICAL POLYMERIC ARRAY

    Matthew A. Withersby;Alexander J. Blake;Neil R. Champness;Peter Hubberstey

  • A partially interpenetrated metal-organic framework for selective hysteretic sorption of carbon dioxide

    Sihai Yang;Xiang Lin;William Lewis;Mikhail Suyetin

  • Exceptional thermal stability in a supramolecular organic framework: Porosity and gas storage

    Wenbin Yang;Alex Greenaway;Xiang Lin;Ryotaro Matsuda

  • Cation-induced kinetic trapping and enhanced hydrogen adsorption in a modulated anionic metal-organic framework

    Sihai Yang;Xiang Lin;Alexander J. Blake;Gavin S. Walker

  • SOLVENT CONTROL IN THE SYNTHESIS OF 3,6-BIS(PYRIDIN-3-YL)-1,2,4,5-TETRAZINE-BRIDGED CADMIUM(II) AND ZINC(II) COORDINATION POLYMERS

    Matthew A. Withersby;Alexander J. Blake;Neil R. Champness;Paul A. Cooke

  • A Porous Framework Polymer Based on a Zinc(II) 4,4‘-Bipyridine-2,6,2‘,6‘-tetracarboxylate: Synthesis, Structure, and “Zeolite-Like” Behaviors

    Xiang Lin;Alexander J. Blake;Claire Wilson;Xue Zhong Sun

  • A monometallic lanthanide bis(methanediide) single molecule magnet with a large energy barrier and complex spin relaxation behaviour

    Matthew Gregson;Nicholas F. Chilton;Ana Maria Ariciu;Floriana Tuna

  • A Robust Binary Supramolecular Organic Framework (SOF) with High CO2 Adsorption and Selectivity

    Jian Lü;Cristina Perez-Krap;Mikhail Suyetin;Nada H. Alsmail

  • Synthesis and Structure of a Terminal Uranium Nitride Complex

    David M. King;Floriana Tuna;Eric J. L. McInnes;Jonathan McMaster

  • Lanthanum coordination networks based on unusual five-connected topologies

    De-Liang Long;Alexander J. Blake;Neil R. Champness;Claire Wilson

  • Exceptionally high H2 storage by a metal-organic polyhedral framework.

    Yong Yan;Xiang Lin;Sihai Yang;Alexander J. Blake

  • Metal−Organic Polyhedral Frameworks: High H2 Adsorption Capacities and Neutron Powder Diffraction Studies

    Yong Yan;Irvin Telepeni;Sihai Yang;Xiang Lin

  • A delocalized arene-bridged diuranium single-molecule magnet

    David P. Mills;Fabrizio Moro;Jonathan McMaster;Joris van Slageren;Joris van Slageren

  • Unprecedented seven- and eight-connected lanthanide coordination networks

    De-Liang Long;Alexander J. Blake;Neil R. Champness;Claire Wilson

  • Inorganic Crystal Engineering Using Self-Assembly of Tailored Building-Blocks

    Alexander J. Blake;Neil R. Champness;Peter Hubberstey;Wan‐Sheung Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Schröder
Martin Schröder University of Manchester
Claire Wilson
Claire Wilson University of Glasgow
William Lewis
William Lewis University of Sydney
Neil R. Champness
Neil R. Champness University of Birmingham
Peter Hubberstey
Peter Hubberstey University of Nottingham
Jonathan McMaster
Jonathan McMaster University of Nottingham
Simon Parsons
Simon Parsons University of Edinburgh
Stephen T. Liddle
Stephen T. Liddle University of Manchester
Vito Lippolis
Vito Lippolis University of Cagliari
Richard E. P. Winpenny
Richard E. P. Winpenny University of Manchester

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