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Anders Nilsson

Anders Nilsson

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Chemistry
Sweden
2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 112 734 648 8 6 486 48021

Anders Nilsson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Anders Nilsson between 1957 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Anders Nilsson published across 69 years, from 1957 to 2025, averaging 11 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2015. 24 of the 759 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1957 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 39. Peak 39 publications in 2015. 1957: 1 publication 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 1 publication 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 3 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 7 publications 1979: 8 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 4 publications 1982: 15 publications 1983: 9 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 17 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 14 publications 1992: 15 publications 1993: 17 publications 1994: 21 publications 1995: 16 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 20 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 21 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 21 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 35 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 39 publications 2016: 29 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 13 publications
1957 2025

759 publications in total across all disciplines

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Anders Nilsson: publications per year, 1957 to 2025
Year Publications
1957 1
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 1
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 1
1969 0
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 3
1974 2
1975 4
1976 3
1977 0
1978 7
1979 8
1980 1
1981 4
1982 15
1983 9
1984 4
1985 2
1986 7
1987 5
1988 9
1989 17
1990 11
1991 14
1992 15
1993 17
1994 21
1995 16
1996 9
1997 20
1998 14
1999 21
2000 14
2001 13
2002 13
2003 9
2004 21
2005 20
2006 20
2007 21
2008 25
2009 22
2010 26
2011 27
2012 19
2013 35
2014 20
2015 39
2016 29
2017 21
2018 12
2019 17
2020 10
2021 15
2022 17
2023 8
2024 11
2025 13
Total 759
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Anders Nilsson publications per year - data summary

  • Anders Nilsson, a Chemistry scholar from Stockholm University, has 759 publications recorded across 69 years, from 1957 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1957 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2015, with 39 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1957, 1963, 1968, 1970 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 13 of the 69 years in the span carry no publications at all (1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 11.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 13.6 per year counting only the 56 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 64 publications, 8% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1957-1979: 31 publications (1.3 per year); 1980-2002: 271 publications (11.8 per year); 2003-2025: 457 publications (19.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Anders Nilsson 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 Anders Nilsson 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, 481–500 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: 486 publications — 88th percentile

88% 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
481–500 252 486
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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Anders Nilsson 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.
  • Anders Nilsson, a Chemistry scholar from Stockholm University, records 486 publications - the 88th percentile of the discipline.
  • 88% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Anders Nilsson, and about 12% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Anders Nilsson 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).

Anders Nilsson 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 Anders Nilsson 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, 112–113 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: 112 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.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 65 112
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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Anders Nilsson 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.
  • Anders Nilsson, a Chemistry scholar from Stockholm University, records 112 D-Index - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Anders Nilsson, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Anders Nilsson 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Anders Nilsson is a researcher affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden. Their primary field of study is Materials Science, including significant work in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Catalysis, and Biomedical Engineering.

Nilsson's body of research spans several overlapping scientific topics, including:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Material Dynamics and Properties
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research

Their frequent publication venues reflect their interdisciplinary work, with multiple articles appearing in:

  • Nature Communications
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Faraday Discussions
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Nilsson include:

  • Experimental observation of the liquid-liquid transition in bulk supercooled water under pressure, Science, 2020
  • Key activity descriptors of nickel-iron oxygen evolution electrocatalysts in the presence of alkali metal cations, Nature Communications, 2020
  • The state of zinc in methanol synthesis over a Zn/ZnO/Cu(211) model catalyst, Science, 2022
  • Direct observation of ultrafast hydrogen bond strengthening in liquid water, Nature, 2021
  • Operando probing of the surface chemistry during the Haber-Bosch process, Nature, 2024

Nilsson collaborates frequently with a core group of co-authors including Patrick Lömker, Peter Amann, David Degerman, Markus Soldemo, and Christopher M. Goodwin. These collaborations appear consistently across multiple publications.

Best Publications

  • Lattice-strain control of the activity in dealloyed core–shell fuel cell catalysts

    Peter Strasser;Peter Strasser;Shirlaine Koh;Toyli Anniyev;Jeff Greeley

  • Identification of Highly Active Fe Sites in (Ni,Fe)OOH for Electrocatalytic Water Splitting

    Daniel Friebel;Mary W. Louie;Mary W. Louie;Michal Bajdich;Kai E. Sanwald;Kai E. Sanwald

  • From the Sabatier principle to a predictive theory of transition-metal heterogeneous catalysis

    Andrew J. Medford;Aleksandra Vojvodic;Jens S. Hummelshøj;Johannes Voss

  • The Structure of the First Coordination Shell in Liquid Water

    Ph. Wernet;D. Nordlund;U. Bergmann;M. Cavalleri

  • The inhomogeneous structure of water at ambient conditions

    C Huang;K T Wikfeldt;T Tokushima;D Nordlund

  • Role of water in electron-initiated processes and radical chemistry: issues and scientific advances.

    Bruce C Garrett;David A Dixon;Donald M Camaioni;Daniel M Chipman

  • Photosynthetic control of chloroplast gene expression

    Thomas Pfannschmidt;Thomas Pfannschmidt;Anders Nilsson;John F. Allen

  • Structure and bonding of water on Pt(111).

    H. Ogasawara;B. Brena;D. Nordlund;D. Nordlund;M. Nyberg

  • High Selectivity for Ethylene from Carbon Dioxide Reduction over Copper Nanocube Electrocatalysts

    F. Sloan Roberts;Kendra P. Kuhl;Anders Nilsson

  • The structural origin of anomalous properties of liquid water

    Anders Nilsson;Lars G. M. Pettersson

  • In Situ Observation of Surface Species on Iridium Oxide Nanoparticles during the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

    Hernan G. Sanchez Casalongue;May Ling Ng;Sarp Kaya;Daniel Friebel

  • Ultrafast X-ray probing of water structure below the homogeneous ice nucleation temperature.

    Jonas A. Sellberg;C. Huang;T. A. McQueen;N. D. Loh

  • Benchmark oxygen-oxygen pair-distribution function of ambient water from x-ray diffraction measurements with a wide Q-range

    Lawrie B. Skinner;Congcong Huang;Daniel Schlesinger;Lars G. M. Pettersson

  • The Electronic Structure Effect in Heterogeneous Catalysis

    A. Nilsson;A. Nilsson;L. G. M. Pettersson;B. Hammer;T. Bligaard

  • High resolution X-ray emission spectroscopy of liquid water : The observation of two structural motifs

    Takashi Tokushima;Yoshihisa Harada;Osamu Takahashi;Yasunori Senba

  • The Nature of Water Nucleation Sites on TiO2(110) Surfaces Revealed by Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

    Guido Ketteler;Susumu Yamamoto;Hendrik Bluhm;Klas Andersson

  • Subsurface Oxygen in Oxide-Derived Copper Electrocatalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reduction

    André Eilert;André Eilert;André Eilert;Filippo Cavalca;Filippo Cavalca;Filippo Cavalca;F. Sloan Roberts;F. Sloan Roberts;F. Sloan Roberts;Jürg Osterwalder

  • Direct observation of the oxygenated species during oxygen reduction on a platinum fuel cell cathode

    Hernan Sanchez Casalongue;Sarp Kaya;Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan;Daniel J. Miller

  • Ambient-Pressure XPS Study of a Ni-Fe Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

    Harri Ali-Löytty;Harri Ali-Löytty;Mary W. Louie;Mary W. Louie;Meenesh R. Singh;Meenesh R. Singh;Lin Li

  • Perspective on the structure of liquid water

    Anders Nilsson;Anders Nilsson;Lars G.M. Pettersson

  • Spectroscopic probing of local hydrogen-bonding structures in liquid water

    S Myneni;Y Luo;Y Luo;L Å Näslund;M Cavalleri

  • From the Sabatier Principle to a Predictive Theory of Transition-Metal Heterogeneous Catalysis

    Andrew J. Medford;Aleksandra Vojvodic;Jens S. Hummelshoej;Johannes Voss

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars G. M. Pettersson
Lars G. M. Pettersson Stockholm University
Hirohito Ogasawara
Hirohito Ogasawara SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Nils Mårtensson
Nils Mårtensson Uppsala University
Dennis Nordlund
Dennis Nordlund SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Uwe Bergmann
Uwe Bergmann SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Jens K. Nørskov
Jens K. Nørskov Technical University of Denmark
Miquel Salmeron
Miquel Salmeron Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Joachim Stöhr
Joachim Stöhr SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Hendrik Bluhm
Hendrik Bluhm Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Michael Odelius
Michael Odelius Stockholm University

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