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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 51 13922 12531 3607 2949 315 9559

Basil I. Swanson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Basil I. Swanson between 1969 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Basil I. Swanson published across 54 years, from 1969 to 2022, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 1999. 2 of the 324 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 1999. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 4 publications 1971: 6 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 7 publications 1974: 7 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 5 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 7 publications 1979: 10 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 7 publications 1984: 9 publications 1985: 9 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 22 publications 1992: 14 publications 1993: 18 publications 1994: 14 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 18 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 23 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 6 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 5 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 1 publication 2017: 2 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication 2022: 1 publication
1969 2022

324 publications in total across all disciplines

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Basil I. Swanson: publications per year, 1969 to 2022
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 4
1971 6
1972 1
1973 7
1974 7
1975 2
1976 5
1977 3
1978 7
1979 10
1980 2
1981 5
1982 6
1983 7
1984 9
1985 9
1986 6
1987 4
1988 5
1989 3
1990 8
1991 22
1992 14
1993 18
1994 14
1995 7
1996 9
1997 18
1998 12
1999 23
2000 7
2001 5
2002 3
2003 1
2004 6
2005 4
2006 3
2007 3
2008 3
2009 10
2010 4
2011 1
2012 5
2013 4
2014 2
2015 1
2016 1
2017 2
2018 1
2019 1
2020 1
2021 1
2022 1
Total 324
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Basil I. Swanson publications per year - data summary

  • Basil I. Swanson, a Chemistry scholar from Los Alamos National Laboratory, has 324 publications recorded across 54 years, from 1969 to 2022.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1969 and the most recent to 2022.
  • The most productive year is 1999, with 23 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1969, 1972, 2003, 2011 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 6.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.0 per year counting only the 54 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2018-2022) hold 5 publications, 2% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1969-1986: 97 publications (5.4 per year); 1987-2004: 179 publications (9.9 per year); 2005-2022: 48 publications (2.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is declining.

Basil I. Swanson 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 Basil I. Swanson 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, 301–320 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: 315 publications — 66th percentile

66% 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
301–320 764 315
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
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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Basil I. Swanson 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.
  • Basil I. Swanson, a Chemistry scholar from Los Alamos National Laboratory, records 315 publications - the 66th percentile of the discipline.
  • 66% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Basil I. Swanson, and about 34% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Basil I. Swanson 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).

Basil I. Swanson 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 Basil I. Swanson 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, 50–51 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: 51 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% 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 51
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
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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Basil I. Swanson 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.
  • Basil I. Swanson, a Chemistry scholar from Los Alamos National Laboratory, records 51 D-Index - the 23rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 23% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Basil I. Swanson, and about 77% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Basil I. Swanson ranks below 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).

Overview

Basil I. Swanson is affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with particular contributions to Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Pharmacology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
  • Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications

Among their recent published articles are:

  • Interaction of amphiphilic lipoarabinomannan with host carrier lipoproteins in tuberculosis patients: Implications for blood-based diagnostics, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Conditions for Handling and Optimal Storage of Mycolactone, 2021, Methods in molecular biology
  • Interaction of Amphiphilic Lipoarabinomannan with Host Carrier Lipoproteins in Tuberculosis Patients: Implications for Blood-based Diagnostics, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their frequent co-authors include Harshini Mukundan, Shailja Jakhar, Rama Murthy Sakamuri, Dung M. Vu, and Priya Dighe.

Publication venues where Basil I. Swanson's work commonly appears consist of:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Methods in molecular biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Characterization of the first examples of isolable molecular hydrogen complexes, M(CO)3(PR3)2(H2) (M = molybdenum or tungsten; R = Cy or isopropyl). Evidence for a side-on bonded dihydrogen ligand

    G. J. Kubas;R. R. Ryan;B. I. Swanson;P. J. Vergamini

  • Observation of Intrinsically Localized Modes in a Discrete Low-Dimensional Material

    B. I. Swanson;J. A. Brozik;S. P. Love;G. F. Strouse

  • Direct Observation of Sol−Gel Conversion: The Role of the Solvent in Organogel Formation

    Rong Wang;Cristina Geiger;Liaohai Chen;Basil Swanson

  • Porphyrin based self-assembled monolayer thin films. Synthesis and characterization

    DeQuan Li;Basil I. Swanson;Jeanne M. Robinson;Mark A. Hoffbauer

  • Waveguide-Based Biosensors for Pathogen Detection

    Harshini Mukundan;Aaron S. Anderson;W. Kevin Grace;Karen M. Grace

  • Speciation of aqueous gold(III) chlorides from ultraviolet/visible absorption and Raman/resonance Raman spectroscopies

    Julia A. Peck;C.Drew Tait;Basil I. Swanson;Gordon E. Brown

  • Molecular hydrogen complexes of the transition metals. 4. Preparation and characterization of M(CO)3(PR3)2(.eta.2-H2) (M = molybdenum, tungsten) and evidence for equilibrium dissociation of the H-H bond to give MH2(CO)3(PR3)2

    Gregory J. Kubas;Clifford J. Unkefer;Basil I. Swanson;Eiichi. Fukushima

  • A new application of UV-ozone treatment in the preparation of substrate-supported, mesoporous thin films

    Theotis Clark, Jr.,†,‡;Julia D. Ruiz;Hongyou Fan;C. Jeffrey Brinker

  • Polyelectrolyte and molecular host ion self-assembly to multilayer thin films : An approach to thin film chemical sensors

    X. Yang;S. Johnson;J. Shi;T. Holesinger

  • Potential Constants of Iron Pentacarbonyl from Vibrational Spectra of Isotopic Species

    Llewellyn H. Jones;Robin S. McDowell;Maxwell Goldblatt;Basil I. Swanson

  • Nature of the donor-acceptor bond in acetonitrile-boron trihalides. The structures of the boron trifluoride and boron trichloride complexes of acetonitrile

    Basil Swanson;Durward F. Shriver;James A. Ibers

  • Resonance Raman studies of blue copper proteins: Effect of temperature and isotopic substitutions. Structural and thermodynamic implications

    David F. Blair;Gary W. Campbell;Jon R. Schoonover;Sunney I. Chan

  • Direct, ultrasensitive, and selective optical detection of protein toxins using multivalent interactions

    Xuedong Song;Basil I. Swanson

  • CHARACTERIZATION OF CHAIN MOLECULAR ASSEMBLIES IN LONG-CHAIN, LAYERED SILVER THIOLATES : A JOINT INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION STUDY

    A. N. Parikh;S. D. Gillmor;J. D. Beers;K. M. Beardmore

  • Why does D2 bind better than H2? A theoretical and experimental study of the equilibrium isotope effect on H2 binding in a M(η2-H2) complex. Normal coordinate analysis of W(CO)3(PCy3)2(η2-H2)

    Bruce R. Bender;Gregory J. Kubas;Llewellyn H. Jones;Basil I. Swanson

  • Nature of the donor-acceptor interaction in boron trihalide complexes. Vibrational spectra and vibrational analysis of acetonitrile-boron trichloride and acetonitrile-boron tribromide

    D. F. Shriver;Basil Swanson

  • Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis biomarkers in a sandwich immunoassay format using a waveguide-based optical biosensor.

    Harshini Mukundan;Sandeep Kumar;Dominique N. Price;Sonja M. Ray

  • VIBRATIONAL SPECTRA, VIBRATIONAL ANALYSIS, AND BONDING IN ACETONITRILE-- BORON TRIFLUORIDE.

    Basil Swanson;Durward F. Shriver

  • Electronic sensing of biological and chemical agents using functionalized nanostructures

    Jean Christophe Gabriel;George Gruner;Philip Collins;Basil Swanson

  • Interpretation of potential constants: application to study of bonding forces in metal cyanide complexes and metal carbonyls

    Llewellyn H. Jones;Basil I. Swanson

  • Scanning Force Microscopy Study of Patterned Monolayers of Alkanethiols on Gold. Importance of Tip−Sample Contact Area in Interpreting Force Modulation and Friction Force Microscopy Images

    G. Bar;S. Rubin;A. N. Parikh;B. I. Swanson

  • Molecular recognition and self-assembled polymer films for vapor phase detection of explosives.

    Xiaoguang Yang;Xian-Xian Du;Jingxuan Shi;Basil Swanson

Frequent Co-Authors

Llewellyn H. Jones
Llewellyn H. Jones Los Alamos National Laboratory
Brian L. Scott
Brian L. Scott Los Alamos National Laboratory
Atul N. Parikh
Atul N. Parikh University of California, Davis
Nasser Peyghambarian
Nasser Peyghambarian University of Arizona
Geoffrey F. Strouse
Geoffrey F. Strouse Florida State University
Juergen Eckert
Juergen Eckert University of South Florida
Harry B. Gray
Harry B. Gray California Institute of Technology
Thomas A. Zawodzinski
Thomas A. Zawodzinski University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Carol J. Burns
Carol J. Burns Los Alamos National Laboratory
C. Jeffrey Brinker
C. Jeffrey Brinker University of New Mexico

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