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D-Index
72
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18692
World Ranking
5249
National Ranking
1634

Alexander M. Mebel 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 M. Mebel sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 605 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Alexander M. Mebel 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 M. Mebel sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Alexander M. Mebel is affiliated with Florida International University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of chemistry and physics and astronomy, with a significant focus on atomic and molecular physics and optics as well as organic chemistry and spectroscopy.

Their main topics of study include advanced chemical physics studies, molecular spectroscopy and structure, advanced combustion engine technologies, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, astrophysics and star formation studies, catalysis and oxidation reactions, and synthesis and properties of aromatic compounds.

Frequent publication venues for Alexander M. Mebel include Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics and The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, with 19 publications each, followed by The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters and the Journal of the American Chemical Society, each with 8 publications, as well as the Proceedings of the Combustion Institute with 6 publications.

They have collaborated extensively with several researchers throughout their career. Notable frequent coauthors include Ralf I. Kaiser (69 collaborations), Valeriy N. Azyazov (44), Anatoliy A. Nikolayev (32), Zhenghai Yang (28), and Chao He (26).

Representative recent papers authored by Alexander M. Mebel encompass a range of chemical physics and combustion chemistry topics:

  • On the mechanism of soot nucleation, 2020, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Low-temperature gas-phase formation of indene in the interstellar medium, 2021, Science Advances
  • Gas-phase synthesis of benzene via the propargyl radical self-reaction, 2021, Science Advances
  • Combustion chemistry of alkenes and alkadienes, 2022, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
  • Formation of Benzene and Naphthalene through Cyclopentadienyl-Mediated Radical-Radical Reactions, 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Best Publications

  • MODIFICATION OF THE GAUSSIAN-2 THEORETICAL MODEL : THE USE OF COUPLED-CLUSTER ENERGIES, DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL GEOMETRIES, AND FREQUENCIES

    A. M. Mebel;K. Morokuma;Ming-Chang Lin

  • Low temperature formation of naphthalene and its role in the synthesis of PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons) in the interstellar medium

    D. S. N. Parker;F. Zhang;Y. S. Kim;R. I. Kaiser

  • Formation mechanism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons beyond the second aromatic ring.

    V. V. Kislov;A. I. Sadovnikov;A. M. Mebel

  • Formation Mechanisms of Naphthalene and Indene: From the Interstellar Medium to Combustion Flames

    Alexander M. Mebel;Alexander Landera;Ralf I. Kaiser

  • On the mechanism of soot nucleation.

    Michael Frenklach;Alexander M Mebel

  • Ab initio and RRKM calculations for multichannel rate constants of the C2H3 + O2 reaction

    A.M. Mebel;E.W.G. Diau;M.C. Lin;K. Morokuma

  • Hydrogen Abstraction Acetylene Addition and Diels-Alder Mechanisms of PAH Formation: A Detailed Study Using First Principles Calculations.

    Kislov Vv;Islamova Ni;Kolker Am;Lin Sh

  • Untangling the formation of the cyclic carbon trioxide isomer in low temperature carbon dioxide ices

    Chris J. Bennett;C. Jamieson;Alexander M. Mebel;Ralf I. Kaiser

  • Ab Initio Calculations of Vibronic Spectra and Dynamics for Small Polyatomic Molecules: Role of Duschinsky Effect

    A. M. Mebel;M. Hayashi;K. K. Liang;S. H. Lin

  • Photodissociation Dynamics of Propyne and Allene: A View from ab Initio Calculations of the C3Hn (n = 1−4) Species and the Isomerization Mechanism for C3H2

    A. M. Mebel;W. M. Jackson;and A. H. H. Chang;S. H. Lin

  • Temperature- and pressure-dependent rate coefficients for the HACA pathways from benzene to naphthalene

    Alexander M. Mebel;Yuri Georgievskii;Ahren W. Jasper;Stephen J. Klippenstein

  • Photodissociation of benzene under collision-free conditions: an ab initio/Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus study.

    V. V. Kislov;Thanh Lam Nguyen;A. M. Mebel;S. H. Lin

  • The Large closo-Borane Dianions, BnHn2- (n = 13−17) Are Aromatic, Why Are They Unknown?†

    Paul von Ragué Schleyer;Katayoun Najafian;Alexander M. Mebel

  • The reaction of phenyl radical with molecular oxygen: a G2M study of the potential energy surface.

    Igor V. Tokmakov;Gap Sue Kim;Gap Sue Kim;Vadim V. Kislov;Vadim V. Kislov;Alexander M. Mebel

  • Understanding the kinetics and dynamics of radiation-induced reaction pathways in carbon monoxide ice at 10 K

    Corey S. Jamieson;Alexander M. Mebel;Ralf I. Kaiser

  • Formation of benzene in the interstellar medium

    Brant M. Jones;Fangtong Zhang;Ralf I. Kaiser;Adeel Jamal

  • Bond lengths and diameters of armchair single wall carbon nanotubes

    M.F. Budyka;T.S. Zyubina;A.G. Ryabenko;S.H. Lin

  • Theoretical Study of Potential Energy Surface and Thermal Rate Constants for the C6H5 + H2 and C6H6 + H Reactions

    A. M. Mebel;Ming-Chang Lin;T. Yu;K. Morokuma

  • A density functional study of the global potential energy surfaces of the [H,C,N,O] system in singlet and triplet states

    A. M. Mebel;A. Luna;Ming-Chang Lin;K. Morokuma

  • Reaction dynamics in astrochemistry: low-temperature pathways to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the interstellar medium.

    Ralf I. Kaiser;Dorian S.N. Parker;Alexander M. Mebel

  • THEORETICAL STUDY OF THE GAS-PHASE STRUCTURE, THERMOCHEMISTRY, AND DECOMPOSITION MECHANISMS OF NH4NO2 AND NH4N(NO2)2

    A. M. Mebel;Ming-Chang Lin;K. Morokuma;C. F. Melius

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralf I. Kaiser
Ralf I. Kaiser University of Hawaii at Manoa
Musahid Ahmed
Musahid Ahmed Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ming-Chang Lin
Ming-Chang Lin National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Keiji Morokuma
Keiji Morokuma Kyoto University
Yuan T. Lee
Yuan T. Lee Academia Sinica
Michael C. Heaven
Michael C. Heaven Emory University
Yit-Tsong Chen
Yit-Tsong Chen National Taiwan University
Michael Frenklach
Michael Frenklach University of California, Berkeley
Arthur G. Suits
Arthur G. Suits University of Missouri
Xueming Yang
Xueming Yang Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics

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