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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 62 8869 8046 289 280 479 12994

Alfonso Castiñeiras publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alfonso Castiñeiras between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alfonso Castiñeiras published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 11 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2003. 29 of the 527 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2003. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 5 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 14 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 14 publications 1994: 12 publications 1995: 14 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 19 publications 1999: 20 publications 2000: 22 publications 2001: 33 publications 2002: 28 publications 2003: 36 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 10 publications
1978 2025

527 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alfonso Castiñeiras: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 5
1985 2
1986 8
1987 4
1988 5
1989 2
1990 8
1991 14
1992 8
1993 14
1994 12
1995 14
1996 13
1997 16
1998 19
1999 20
2000 22
2001 33
2002 28
2003 36
2004 12
2005 22
2006 8
2007 19
2008 14
2009 13
2010 12
2011 10
2012 6
2013 18
2014 9
2015 6
2016 3
2017 2
2018 8
2019 8
2020 8
2021 6
2022 16
2023 13
2024 19
2025 10
Total 527
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Alfonso Castiñeiras 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 Alfonso Castiñeiras 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, 461–480 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: 479 publications — 87th percentile

87% 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
461–480 265 479
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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Alfonso Castiñeiras 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 Alfonso Castiñeiras 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, 62–63 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: 62 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% 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 62
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
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

Alfonso Castiñeiras is affiliated with the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with a significant focus on subfields including Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Oncology.

Their work covers extensive topics related to crystallization and molecular interactions. Key areas of study include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties
  • Crystal structures of chemical compounds
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes

The scientist has contributed to a variety of recent publications, illustrating ongoing investigations in coordination chemistry and supramolecular structures. Some selected papers include:

  • "N'-isonicotinoylpicolinohydrazonamide: Synthesis, crystal structure, DFT and ADMET studies, and in silico inhibition properties toward a series of COVID-19 proteins" (2023, Polyhedron)
  • "Recurrent motifs in pharmaceutical cocrystals involving glycolic acid: X-ray characterization, Hirshfeld surface analysis and DFT calculations" (2020, CrystEngComm)
  • "Supramolecular aggregation of lead(II) perchlorate and a thiosemicarbazide derivative linked by a myriad of non-covalent interactions" (2022, Inorganica Chimica Acta)
  • "On the pivotal role of tetrel bonding in the supramolecular architectures of PbII-NCS complexes with chelating thiosemicarbazide derivatives" (2024, CrystEngComm)
  • "Lead(ii) supramolecular structures formed through a cooperative influence of the hydrazinecarbothioamide derived and ancillary ligands" (2021, CrystEngComm)

Frequent coauthors in their research collaborations include:

  • Isabel García-Santos
  • Antonio Frontera
  • J. Niclós-Gutiérrez
  • Ghodrat Mahmoudi
  • Damir A. Safin

The publication venues reflect their focus on structural chemistry and crystallography, including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • CrystEngComm
  • Crystals
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Molecular Structure

Best Publications

  • Spectral and structural studies of iron(III), cobalt(II,III) and nickel(II) complexes of 2-pyridineformamide N(4)-methylthiosemicarbazone

    Douglas X West;John K Swearingen;Jesús Valdés-Martı́nez;Simon Hernández-Ortega

  • Countercomplementarity and strong ferromagnetic coupling in a linear mixed mu-acetato, mu-hydroxo trinuclear copper(II) complex. Synthesis, structure, magnetic properties, EPR, and theoretical studies.

    Gutierrez L;Alzuet G;Real Ja;Cano J

  • Electronic and steric effects in manganese Schiff-base complexes as models for the water oxidation complex in photosystem II. The isolation of manganese-(II) and -(III) complexes of 3- and 3,5-substituted N,N′-bis(salicylidene)ethane-1,2-diamine (H2salen) ligands

    Manuel R. Bermejo;Alfonso Castiñeiras;Juan C. Garcia-Monteagudo;Manuel Rey

  • Complexes of Ni(II) and Cu(II) with ofloxacin. Crystal structure of a new Cu(II) ofloxacin complex.

    Benigno Macı́as;Marı́a V. Villa;Inmaculada Rubio;Alfonso Castiñeiras

  • Synthesis, characterization, and crystal structure of [Cu(cinoxacinate)2] · 2H2O complex: A square-planar CuO4 chromophore. Antibacterial studies

    M Ruiz;L Perelló;R Ortiz;A Castiñeiras

  • Bonding trends of thiosemicarbazones in mononuclear and dinuclear copper(I) complexes: syntheses, structures, and theoretical aspects.

    Tarlok S Lobana;Rekha Rekha;R J Butcher;A Castineiras

  • Oxidative Cleavage of DNA by a New Ferromagnetic Linear Trinuclear Copper(II) Complex in the Presence of H2O2/Sodium Ascorbate

    González-Alvarez M;Alzuet G;Borrás J;Macías B

  • Symmetrisation, isomerism and structural studies on novel phenylmercury( II ) thiosemicarbazonates: correlation of the energy barrier to rotation of the amino group with the bonding parameters of the thioamide group

    Tarlok S. Lobana;Agustín Sánchez;José S. Casas;Alfonso Castiñeiras

  • Synthesis, characterization and antifungal activity of group 12 metal complexes of 2-acetylpyridine-4N-ethylthiosemicarbazone (H4EL) and 2-acetylpyridine-N-oxide-4N-ethylthiosemicarbazone (H4ELO)

    Elena Bermejo;Rosa Carballo;Alfonso Castiñeiras;Ricardo Domı́nguez

  • Spectral and structural studies of metal complexes of isatin 3-hexamethyleneiminylthiosemicarbazone prepared electrochemically

    Elena Labisbal;Antonio Sousa;Alfonso Castiñeiras;Jose A Garcı́a-Vázquez

  • Magnetic, spectroscopic, structural and biological properties of mixed-ligand complexes of copper(II) with N, N, N', N , N -pentamethyldiethylenetriamine and polypyridine ligands

    R.N Patel;Nripendra Singh;K.K Shukla;U.K Chauhan

  • Synthesis, crystal structures and spectroscopy of meclofenamic acid and its metal complexes with manganese(II), copper(II), zinc(II) and cadmium(II). Antiproliferative and superoxide dismutase activity

    Dimitra Kovala-Demertzi;Malgorzata Staninska;Isabel Garcia-Santos;Alfonso Castineiras

  • Intramolecular “Aryl−Metal Chelate Ring” π,π-Interactions as Structural Evidence for Metalloaromaticity in (Aromatic α,α‘-Diimine)−Copper(II) Chelates: Molecular and Crystal Structure of Aqua(1,10-phenanthroline)(2-benzylmalonato)copper(II) Three-hydrate

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  • A Dinuclear Copper(II) Complex with Adeninate Bridge Ligands and Prominent DNA Cleavage Activity. Structural and Spectroscopic Characterization and Magnetic Properties

    José Luis García-Giménez;Gloria Alzuet;Marta Gonzalez-Alvarez;Alfonso Castiñeiras

  • 'Solid state coordination chemistry of mononuclear mixed-ligand complexes of Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) with α-hydroxycarboxylic acids and imidazole'

    R. Carballo;A. Castiñeiras;B. Covelo;E. Garcı́a-Martı́nez

  • Zinc(II) complexes of 2-acetyl pyridine 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-piperazinyl thiosemicarbazone: Synthesis, spectroscopic study and crystal structures - potential anticancer drugs

    Tatjana P. Stanojkovic;Dimitra Kovala-Demertzi;Alexandra Primikyri;Isabel Garcia-Santos

  • Structural and spectral characterization of transition metal complexes of 2-pyridineformamide N(4)-dimethylthiosemicarbazone

    Larissa M Fostiak;Isabel Garcı́a;John K Swearingen;Elena Bermejo

  • Ni(II) and Zn(II) complexes with cinoxacin. Synthesis and characterization of M(Cx)2(DMSO)n(H2O)m (n=0, 2; m=2,4). Crystal structures of [M(Cx)2(DMSO)2].4H2O (M=Ni(II), Zn(II))

    M. Ruiz;M. Ruiz;M. Ruiz;R. Ortiz;R. Ortiz;R. Ortiz;L. Perello;L. Perello;L. Perello;A. Castiñeiras;A. Castiñeiras;A. Castiñeiras

  • Interligand interactions controlling the mu-N7,N9-metal bonding of adenine (AdeH) to the N-benzyliminodiacetato(2-) copper(II) chelate and promoting the N9 versus N3 tautomeric proton transfer: molecular and crystal structure of [Cu2(NBzIDA)(2)(H2O)(2)(mu-N7,N9-Ade(N3)H)].(3)H2O.

    Perla X. Rojas-Gonzalez;Alfonso Castineiras;Josefa M. Gonzalez-Perez;Duane Choquesillo-Lazarte

  • Coordination behaviour of sulfanilamide derivatives.

    Ángel Garcı́a-Raso;Juan J Fiol;Santiago Rigo;Antonio López-López

  • The crystal structure and hydrolysis equilibrium of triphenyl(2-mercapto-1-methylimidazolato)tin(IV)

    Jose S. Casas;Alfonso Castiñeiras;Emilia Garcia Martinez;Angeles Sánchez González

Frequent Co-Authors

José Sordo
José Sordo University of Oviedo
Douglas X. West
Douglas X. West University of Washington
Ray J. Butcher
Ray J. Butcher Howard University
Antonio Frontera
Antonio Frontera University of the Balearic Islands
Heloisa Beraldo
Heloisa Beraldo Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Dimitra Kovala-Demertzi
Dimitra Kovala-Demertzi University of Ioannina
Luis Lezama
Luis Lezama University of the Basque Country
José Antonio Real
José Antonio Real University of Valencia
Francesc Lloret
Francesc Lloret University of Valencia
David E. Fenton
David E. Fenton University of Sheffield

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