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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 98 1396 1242 19 16 550 34340

Bengt Nordén publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bengt Nordén between 1969 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bengt Nordén published across 58 years, from 1969 to 2026, averaging 10.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 1972. 4 of the 584 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 1972. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 4 publications 1971: 5 publications 1972: 28 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 6 publications 1975: 9 publications 1976: 14 publications 1977: 17 publications 1978: 14 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 5 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 8 publications 1983: 7 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 12 publications 1986: 11 publications 1987: 11 publications 1988: 20 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 14 publications 1993: 20 publications 1994: 20 publications 1995: 15 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 22 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 4 publications 2025: 3 publications 2026: 1 publication
1969 2026

584 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bengt Nordén: publications per year, 1969 to 2026
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 4
1971 5
1972 28
1973 4
1974 6
1975 9
1976 14
1977 17
1978 14
1979 6
1980 5
1981 3
1982 8
1983 7
1984 6
1985 12
1986 11
1987 11
1988 20
1989 9
1990 10
1991 10
1992 14
1993 20
1994 20
1995 15
1996 10
1997 22
1998 11
1999 14
2000 14
2001 13
2002 17
2003 10
2004 8
2005 5
2006 6
2007 14
2008 15
2009 11
2010 13
2011 16
2012 21
2013 10
2014 12
2015 9
2016 5
2017 4
2018 6
2019 4
2020 8
2021 5
2022 3
2023 1
2024 4
2025 3
2026 1
Total 584
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Bengt Nordén 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 Bengt Nordén 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, 541–560 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: 550 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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
541–560 148 550
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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Bengt Nordén 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 Bengt Nordén 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, 98–99 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: 98 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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 98
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 2005 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Bengt Nordén is affiliated with Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with specific emphasis on Molecular Biology. The scientist's work also extends into related subfields such as Artificial Intelligence, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Physiology, and Neurology.

The areas of study within Nordén's research include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Protein Structure and Dynamics, DNA Repair Mechanisms, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Biofield Effects and Biophysics, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, and Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing.

Frequent publication venues where Nordén has contributed include:

  • QRB Discovery
  • Molecular Frontiers Journal
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Kosmos
  • Nature Communications

Collaborations have been established with researchers such as Masayuki Takahashi, Sandra Rocha, Tom Brown, Tamás Beke-Somfai, and Hui Hui Zhu, indicating a pattern of ongoing scholarly interaction.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Bengt Nordén are:

  • Orientation of α-Synuclein at Negatively Charged Lipid Vesicles: Linear Dichroism Reveals Time-Dependent Changes in Helix Binding Mode, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Which are the 'Hilbert Problems' of Biophysics?, 2021, QRB Discovery
  • Large-scale photonic network with squeezed vacuum states for molecular vibronic spectroscopy, 2024, Nature Communications
  • Nobel Prize 2022 to Sharpless, Meldal, Bertozzi Click Chemistry - molecular lego, 2022, Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics
  • EDITORIAL: Hydration for Clean Air Today, 2021, Molecular Frontiers Journal

Bengt Nordén has been recognized with awards including being named a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2009 and becoming a Member of Academia Europaea in 2005.

Best Publications

  • PNA hybridizes to complementary oligonucleotides obeying the Watson–Crick hydrogen-bonding rules

    Michael Egholm;Ole Buchardt;Leif Christensen;Carsten Behrens

  • Circular Dichroism and Linear Dichroism

    Bengt Nordén;Alison Rodger

  • DNA-BINDING OF DELTA- RU(PHEN)2DPPZ 2+ AND LAMBDA- RU(PHEN)2DPPZ 2+

    Catharina Hiort;Per Lincoln;Bengt Norden

  • DNA-like double helix formed by peptide nucleic acid

    Pernilla Wittung;Peter E. Nielsen;Ole Buchardt;Michael Egholm

  • Interaction of Delta- and Lambda-[Ru(phen)2DPPZ]2+ with DNA: A Calorimetric and Equilibrium Binding Study

    Ihtshamul Haq;Per Lincoln;Dongchul Suh;Bengt Norden

  • Peptide nucleic acid (PNA): its medical and biotechnical applications and promise for the future

    Arghya Ray;Bengt Nordén

  • Kinetics for Hybridization of Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNA) with DNA and RNA Studied with the BIAcore Technique

    Kristine Kilså Jensen;Henrik Ørum;Peter E. Nielsen;Bengt Nordén

  • Structure of methylene blue-DNA complexes studied by linear and circular dichroism spectroscopy.

    Bengt Nordén;Folke Tjerneld

  • Linear dichroism spectroscopy of nucleic acids.

    Bengt Norden;Mikael Kubista;Tomas Kurucsev

  • Ionic Effects on the Stability and Conformation of Peptide Nucleic Acid Complexes

    Sebastian Tomac;Munna Sarkar;Tommi Ratilainen;Pernilla Wittung

  • Uptake of analogs of penetratin, Tat(48-60) and oligoarginine in live cells

    Per E.G Thorén;Daniel Persson;Petter Isakson;Mattias Goksör

  • Applications of linear Dichroism Spectroscopy

    Bengt Nordén

  • Inverse melting transition and evidence of three-dimensional cubatic structure in a block-copolymer micellar system.

    Kell Mortensen;Wyn Brown;Bengt Nordén

  • Short-Circuiting the Molecular Wire: Cooperative Binding of Δ-[Ru(phen)2dppz]2+ and Δ-[Rh(phi)2bipy]3+ to DNA

    Per Lincoln;Eimer Tuite;Bengt Nordén

  • Characterization of interaction between DNA and 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole by optical spectroscopy

    Mikael Kubista;Björn Åkerman;Bengt Nordén

  • The antennapedia peptide penetratin translocates across lipid bilayers - the first direct observation.

    Per E.G. Thorén;Daniel Persson;Mattias Karlsson;Bengt Nordén

  • Binding of delta- and lambda-[Ru(phen)3]2+ to [d(CGCGATCGCG)]2 studied by NMR.

    M. Eriksson;M. Leijon;Catharina Hiort;Bengt Nordén

  • DNA Binding Geometries of Ruthenium(II) Complexes with 1,10-Phenanthroline and 2,2‘-Bipyridine Ligands Studied with Linear Dichroism Spectroscopy. Borderline Cases of Intercalation

    Per Lincoln;Bengt Nordén

  • Linear Dichroism and Circular Dichroism: A Textbook on Polarized-Light Spectroscopy

    Bengt Nordén;Alison Rodger;Tim Dafforn

  • Analysing DNA complexes by circular and linear dichroism

    Bengt Nordén;Tomas Kurucsev

  • Photophysical evidence that Delta- and Lambda-[Ru(phen) 2 (dppz)] 2+ intercalate DNA from the minor groove

    Eimer Tuite;Per Lincoln;Bengt Nordén

Frequent Co-Authors

Per Lincoln
Per Lincoln Chalmers University of Technology
Peter E. Nielsen
Peter E. Nielsen University of Copenhagen
Mikael Kubista
Mikael Kubista Czech Academy of Sciences
Bo Albinsson
Bo Albinsson Chalmers University of Technology
Tom Brown
Tom Brown University of Oxford
Astrid Gräslund
Astrid Gräslund Stockholm University
Ole Buchardt
Ole Buchardt University of Copenhagen
Alison Rodger
Alison Rodger Macquarie University
Anders Holmen
Anders Holmen Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Kell Mortensen
Kell Mortensen University of Copenhagen

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