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Alexander Rich

Alexander Rich

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 140 211 100 525 69583
Biology and Biochemistry 145 221 153 577 73992

Alexander Rich publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alexander Rich between 1950 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alexander Rich published across 77 years, from 1950 to 2026, averaging 8.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 1979. 7 of the 629 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1950 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 1979. 1950: 2 publications 1951: 0 publications 1952: 2 publications 1953: 0 publications 1954: 3 publications 1955: 5 publications 1956: 4 publications 1957: 3 publications 1958: 5 publications 1959: 4 publications 1960: 5 publications 1961: 3 publications 1962: 7 publications 1963: 8 publications 1964: 9 publications 1965: 7 publications 1966: 5 publications 1967: 13 publications 1968: 7 publications 1969: 12 publications 1970: 8 publications 1971: 11 publications 1972: 10 publications 1973: 14 publications 1974: 12 publications 1975: 17 publications 1976: 19 publications 1977: 12 publications 1978: 14 publications 1979: 24 publications 1980: 17 publications 1981: 10 publications 1982: 18 publications 1983: 18 publications 1984: 17 publications 1985: 21 publications 1986: 16 publications 1987: 17 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 21 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 12 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 22 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 0 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 1 publication 2017: 0 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 6 publications 2026: 1 publication
1950 2026

629 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alexander Rich: publications per year, 1950 to 2026
Year Publications
1950 2
1951 0
1952 2
1953 0
1954 3
1955 5
1956 4
1957 3
1958 5
1959 4
1960 5
1961 3
1962 7
1963 8
1964 9
1965 7
1966 5
1967 13
1968 7
1969 12
1970 8
1971 11
1972 10
1973 14
1974 12
1975 17
1976 19
1977 12
1978 14
1979 24
1980 17
1981 10
1982 18
1983 18
1984 17
1985 21
1986 16
1987 17
1988 10
1989 21
1990 12
1991 12
1992 7
1993 15
1994 10
1995 11
1996 9
1997 6
1998 7
1999 22
2000 7
2001 10
2002 10
2003 8
2004 9
2005 9
2006 4
2007 6
2008 2
2009 4
2010 2
2011 6
2012 0
2013 1
2014 0
2015 1
2016 1
2017 0
2018 10
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 2
2023 7
2024 2
2025 6
2026 1
Total 629
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Alexander Rich 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 Rich 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, 521–540 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: 525 publications — 90th percentile

90% 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
521–540 185 525
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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Alexander Rich 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 Rich 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, 140–141 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: 140 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 20 140
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 Rich was affiliated with MIT in the United States and contributed to research primarily in the fields of Computer Science and Medicine. Their work spanned several subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, as well as Geology.

Their research extensively covered topics such as Machine Learning in Healthcare, Advanced Vision and Imaging, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, Topic Modeling, and Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment.

Rich's publications appeared in a range of scientific venues, notably the Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2021 International Conference on 3D Vision (3DV), arXiv (Cornell University), npj Digital Medicine, and PLoS Medicine.

Frequent collaborators included Lorinda A. Coombs, A. Orlando, Xiaoliang Wang, Pooja Shaw, and Shreyas Lakhtakia, each contributing jointly in multiple works.

Selected recent papers by Alexander Rich are:

  • A machine learning framework supporting prospective clinical decisions applied to risk prediction in oncology (2022), published in npj Digital Medicine
  • Progress in the Application of Machine Learning Algorithms to Cancer Research and Care (2021), published in JAMA Network Open
  • psiTurk: An open platform for science on Amazon Mechanical Turk (2020), published by OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • AI reflections in 2019 (2020), published in Nature Machine Intelligence
  • The effect of population-based blood pressure screening on long-term cardiometabolic morbidity and mortality in Germany: A regression discontinuity analysis (2022), published in PLoS Medicine

Best Publications

  • Molecular structure of a left-handed double helical DNA fragment at atomic resolution

    A H Wang;G J Quigley;F J Kolpak;J L Crawford

  • Spontaneous assembly of a self-complementary oligopeptide to form a stable macroscopic membrane.

    Shuguang Zhang;Todd Holmes;Curtis Lockshin;Alexander Rich

  • Sequence-specific recognition of double helical nucleic acids by proteins.

    Nadrian C. Seeman;John M. Rosenberg;Alexander Rich

  • Nucleotide sequence of human monocyte interleukin 1 precursor cDNA.

    Philip E. Auron;Andrew C. Webb;Lanny J. Rosenwasser;Steven F. Mucci

  • Extensive neurite outgrowth and active synapse formation on self-assembling peptide scaffolds

    Todd C. Holmes;Sonsoles de Lacalle;Xing Su;Guosong Liu

  • THE CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY OF LEFT-HANDED Z-DNA

    Alexander Rich;Alfred Nordheim;Andrew H.-J. Wang

  • FORMATION OF A THREE-STRANDED POLYNUCLEOTIDE MOLECULE

    G. Felsenfeld;David R. Davies;Alexander Rich

  • Three-dimensional tertiary structure of yeast phenylalanine transfer RNA.

    S. H. Kim;F. L. Suddath;G. J. Quigley;A. McPherson

  • The molecular structure of collagen.

    Alexander Rich;F.H.C. Crick

  • Self-complementary oligopeptide matrices support mammalian cell attachment

    S. Zhang;T. C. Holmes;C. M. chael Dipersio;R. O. Hynes

  • Widespread A-to-I RNA Editing of Alu-Containing mRNAs in the Human Transcriptome

    Alekos Athanasiadis;Alexander Rich;Stefan Maas

  • A bifurcated hydrogen-bonded conformation in the d(A.T) base pairs of the DNA dodecamer d(CGCAAATTTGCG) and its complex with distamycin.

    Miquel Coll;Christin A. Frederick;Andrew H. J. Wang;Alexander Rich

  • Transfer RNA: Molecular Structure, Sequence, and Properties

    Alexander Rich;U. L. RajBhandary

  • Structural comparison of anticancer drug-DNA complexes: adriamycin and daunomycin.

    C.A. Frederick;L.D. Williams;G. Ughetto;G.A. Van Der Marel

  • A multiple ribosomal structure in protein synthesis.

    Jonathan R. Warner;Paul M. Knopf;Alexander Rich

  • Crystal structure of four-stranded Oxytricha telomeric DNA

    ChulHee Kang;Xiaohua Zhang;Robert Ratliff;Robert Moyzis

  • The structure of collagen.

    Alexander Rich;Francis Crick

  • Structural Domains of Transfer RNA Molecules

    Gary J. Quigley;Alexander Rich

  • Left-handed double helical DNA: variations in the backbone conformation

    AJ Wang;GJ Quigley;FJ Kolpak;G van der Marel

  • The crystal structure of ferrocene

    J. D. Dunitz;L. E. Orgel;A. Rich

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew H.-J. Wang
Andrew H.-J. Wang Academia Sinica
J. H. Van Boom
J. H. Van Boom Leiden University
G. A. Van Der Marel
G. A. Van Der Marel Leiden University
Sung-Hou Kim
Sung-Hou Kim University of California, Berkeley
Alfred Nordheim
Alfred Nordheim University of Tübingen
Eileen M. Lafer
Eileen M. Lafer The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Martin Egli
Martin Egli Vanderbilt University
Nadrian C. Seeman
Nadrian C. Seeman New York University
Philip E. Auron
Philip E. Auron Duquesne University

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