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Chemistry 87 2378 2140 54 48 330 30783

Andreas Pfaltz publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Andreas Pfaltz between 1974 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Andreas Pfaltz published across 51 years, from 1974 to 2024, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2008. 4 of the 337 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2008. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 1 publication 1976: 2 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 7 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 6 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 15 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 1 publication 2020: 2 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 0 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications
1974 2024

337 publications in total across all disciplines

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Andreas Pfaltz: publications per year, 1974 to 2024
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 1
1976 2
1977 4
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 3
1982 7
1983 1
1984 6
1985 4
1986 4
1987 3
1988 3
1989 4
1990 0
1991 7
1992 2
1993 5
1994 7
1995 15
1996 9
1997 5
1998 12
1999 14
2000 13
2001 10
2002 6
2003 8
2004 12
2005 12
2006 17
2007 11
2008 22
2009 12
2010 22
2011 14
2012 8
2013 9
2014 15
2015 8
2016 4
2017 5
2018 1
2019 1
2020 2
2021 1
2022 0
2023 2
2024 2
Total 337
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Andreas Pfaltz publications per year - data summary

  • Andreas Pfaltz, a Chemistry scholar from University of Basel, has 337 publications recorded across 51 years, from 1974 to 2024.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1974 and the most recent to 2024.
  • The most productive years are 2008 and 2010, with 22 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1974, 1975, 1978, 1983 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 51 years in the span carry no publications at all (1979, 1980, 1990 and 2022).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.2 per year counting only the 47 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2020-2024) hold 7 publications, 2% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1974-1990: 44 publications (2.6 per year); 1991-2007: 165 publications (9.7 per year); 2008-2024: 128 publications (7.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Andreas Pfaltz 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 Andreas Pfaltz 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, 321–340 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: 330 publications — 69th percentile

69% 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
321–340 643 330
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
1,201–1,220 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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Andreas Pfaltz 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.
  • Andreas Pfaltz, a Chemistry scholar from University of Basel, records 330 publications - the 69th percentile of the discipline.
  • 69% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Andreas Pfaltz, and about 31% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Andreas Pfaltz 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).

Andreas Pfaltz 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 Andreas Pfaltz 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, 86–87 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: 87 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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 87
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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Andreas Pfaltz 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.
  • Andreas Pfaltz, a Chemistry scholar from University of Basel, records 87 D-Index - the 87th percentile of the discipline.
  • 87% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Andreas Pfaltz, and about 13% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Andreas Pfaltz 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

  • 2016 - Chirality Medal, Società Chimica Italiana
  • 2008 - Ryoji Noyori Prize, Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Overview

Andreas Pfaltz is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple fields within chemistry, focusing predominantly on organic and materials chemistry. The scholar has contributed to areas including asymmetric synthesis and catalysis, asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, catalytic C-H functionalization methods, chemical synthesis and analysis, and organometallic complex synthesis and catalysis.

The main fields of study associated with Pfaltz reflect a strong orientation toward chemistry, with a total of eight publications categorized under this discipline. Subfields where they have published include organic chemistry, materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, molecular biology, and physical and theoretical chemistry.

Their frequent coauthors include Montserrat Diéguez, Donald Hilvert, Helma Wennemers, Antoni Riéra, and Raphael Bigler.

Pfaltz's work has appeared in several publication venues. Most notably, their contributions have been published in Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, The Cambridge Structural Database, Chemical Reviews, Helvetica Chimica Acta, and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Recent papers by Andreas Pfaltz include:

  • Recent Advances in Enantioselective Pd-Catalyzed Allylic Substitution: From Design to Applications, 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • Optimized Scalable Synthesis of Chiral Iridium Pyridyl-Phosphinite (Pyridophos) Catalysts, 2020, Helvetica Chimica Acta
  • Albert Eschenmoser (1925-2023): A Giant of Organic Chemistry, 2023, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Albert Eschenmoser (1925-2023): Ein Gigant der Organischen Chemie, 2023, Angewandte Chemie
  • Front Cover Picture: Special Issue Dedicated to Miquel A. Pericàs (Adv. Synth. Catal. 4/2024), 2024, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis

Throughout their career, Pfaltz has received formal recognition for their contributions, including the Chirality Medal from Società Chimica Italiana in 2016 and the Ryoji Noyori Prize from the Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Comprehensive asymmetric catalysis

    Eric N. Jacobsen;Andreas Pfaltz;尚 山本

  • PhosphinooxazolinesA New Class of Versatile, Modular P,N-Ligands for Asymmetric Catalysis

    Günter Helmchen;Andreas Pfaltz

  • Comprehensive Asymmetric Catalysis I–III

    Eric N. Jacobsen;Andreas Pfaltz;Hisashi Yamamoto

  • Chiral Phosphinoaryldihydrooxazoles as Ligands in Asymmetric Catalysis: Pd-Catalyzed Allylic Substitution

    Peter von Matt;Andreas Pfaltz

  • Chiral semicorrins and related nitrogen heterocycles as ligands in asymmetric catalysis

    Andreas Pfaltz

  • Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Olefins

    Stephen J. Roseblade;Andreas Pfaltz

  • C2‐Symmetric 4,4′,5,5′‐Tetrahydrobi(oxazoles) and 4,4′,5,5′‐Tetrahydro‐2,2′‐methylenebis[oxazoles] as Chiral Ligands for Enantioselective Catalysis Preliminary Communication

    Dieter Müller;Gisela Umbricht;Beat Weber;Andreas Pfaltz

  • Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Olefins with Iridium-Phosphanodihydrooxazole Catalysts.

    Andrew Lightfoot;Patrick Schnider;Andreas Pfaltz

  • Recent Advances in Enantioselective Pd-Catalyzed Allylic Substitution: From Design to Applications.

    Oscar Pàmies;Jèssica Margalef;Santiago Cañellas;Jinju James

  • Asymmetric hydrogenation of unfunctionalized, purely alkyl-substituted olefins.

    Sharon Bell;Sharon Bell;Bettina Wüstenberg;Bettina Wüstenberg;Stefan Kaiser;Stefan Kaiser;Frederik Menges;Frederik Menges

  • 5-aza-semicorrins: A new class of bidentate nitrogen ligands for enantioselective catalysis

    Urs Leutenegger;Gisela Umbricht;Christoph Fahrni;Peter von Matt

  • Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Imines in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

    Sabine Kainz;Axel Brinkmann;Walter Leitner;Andreas Pfaltz

  • Semicorrin metal complexes as enantioselective catalysts. Part 2. Enantioselective cyclopropane formation from olefins with diazo compounds catalyzed by chiral (semicorrinato)copper complexes

    Hugo Fritschi;Urs Leutenegger;Andreas Pfaltz

  • Iridium Catalysts with Bicyclic Pyridine–Phosphinite Ligands: Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Olefins and Furan Derivatives

    Stefan Kaiser;Sebastian P. Smidt;Andreas Pfaltz

  • ENANTIOSELECTIVE ALLYLIC SUBSTITUTION CATALYZED BY CHIRAL [BIS(DIHYDROOXAZOLE)]PALLADIUM COMPLEXES - CATALYST STRUCTURE AND POSSIBLE MECHANISM OF ENANTIOSELECTION

    Peter Von Matt;Guy C. Lloyd-Jones;Alexander B. E. Minidis;Andreas Pfaltz

  • Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Olefins

    Andreas Pfaltz;Jörg Blankenstein;Robert Hilgraf;Esther Hörmann

  • Zur Kenntnis des Faktors F430 aus methanogenen Bakterien: Struktur des porphinoiden Ligandsystems

    Andreas Pfaltz;Bernhard Jaun;Alexander Fassler;Albert Eschenmoser

  • Design of chiral ligands for asymmetric catalysis: from C2-symmetric P,P- and N,N-ligands to sterically and electronically nonsymmetrical P,N-ligands.

    Andreas Pfaltz;William J. Drury

  • Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Imines with Chiral (Phosphanodihydrooxazole)iridium Catalysts

    Patrick Schnider;Guido Koch;Roger Prétôt;Guozhi Wang

  • Enantioselective hydrogenation of imines in ionic liquid/carbon dioxide media.

    Maurizio Solinas;Andreas Pfaltz;Pier Giorgio Cozzi;Walter Leitner

  • New Ligands for Regio- and Enantiocontrol in Pd-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylations.

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus Neuburger
Markus Neuburger University of Basel
Karl Gademann
Karl Gademann University of Zurich
Guy C. Lloyd-Jones
Guy C. Lloyd-Jones University of Edinburgh
Christoph Schneider
Christoph Schneider Leipzig University
Frank Glorius
Frank Glorius University of Münster
Walter Leitner
Walter Leitner Max Planck Society
Bernhard Kräutler
Bernhard Kräutler University of Innsbruck
Rudolf K. Thauer
Rudolf K. Thauer Max Planck Society

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