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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 49 14670 13209 3746 3067 166 11262

Bern Kohler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bern Kohler between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bern Kohler published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2008. 7 of the 189 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2008. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 3 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 4 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 3 publications
1986 2025

189 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bern Kohler: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 3
1988 3
1989 1
1990 3
1991 0
1992 8
1993 3
1994 10
1995 8
1996 2
1997 2
1998 3
1999 1
2000 3
2001 5
2002 6
2003 5
2004 4
2005 6
2006 4
2007 6
2008 11
2009 9
2010 7
2011 1
2012 4
2013 4
2014 5
2015 5
2016 9
2017 7
2018 7
2019 10
2020 7
2021 4
2022 2
2023 3
2024 4
2025 3
Total 189
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Bern Kohler 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 Bern Kohler 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, 161–180 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: 166 publications — 20th percentile

20% 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 1,350 166
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
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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Bern Kohler 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 Bern Kohler 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, 48–49 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: 49 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 49
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
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

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Bern Kohler is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable contributions in the subfields of Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Cell Biology, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics reflecting interdisciplinary expertise, including:

  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Melanin and skin pigmentation
  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Analytical Chemistry and Sensors

Recent papers authored by Bern Kohler demonstrate a focus on photophysical and biochemical analysis at the molecular level. Among these are:

  • "Probing the heterogeneous structure of eumelanin using ultrafast vibrational fingerprinting," Nature Communications, 2020
  • "Indole-5,6-quinones display hallmark properties of eumelanin," Nature Chemistry, 2023
  • "Catechol-Based Molecular Memory Film for Redox Linked Bioelectronics," Advanced Electronic Materials, 2020
  • "Time-Resolved Vibrational Fingerprints for Two Silver Cluster-DNA Fluorophores," The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2020
  • "Solvent-Dependent Stabilization of a Charge Transfer State is the Key to Ultrafast Triplet State Formation in an Epigenetic DNA Nucleoside," Chemistry - A European Journal, 2021

Their frequent co-authors include Christopher Grieco, Lara Martínez-Fernández, Yuyuan Zhang, Jean-Philip Lumb, and Forrest R. Kohl, with collaboration counts ranging from four to six publications each.

Bern Kohler has contributed multiple papers to several publication venues, notably:

  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Advanced Electronic Materials
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Chemical Science

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Bern Kohler was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Ultrafast Excited-State Dynamics in Nucleic Acids

    Carlos E. Crespo-Hernández;Boiko Cohen;Patrick M. Hare;Bern Kohler

  • DNA Excited-State Dynamics: From Single Bases to the Double Helix

    Chris T Middleton;Kimberly de La Harpe;Charlene Su;Yu Kay Law

  • Thymine Dimerization in DNA is an Ultrafast Photoreaction

    Wolfgang J. Schreier;Tobias E. Schrader;Florian O. Koller;Peter Gilch

  • Base stacking controls excited-state dynamics in A·T DNA

    Carlos E. Crespo-Hernández;Boiko Cohen;Bern Kohler

  • DNA Excited-State Dynamics: Ultrafast Internal Conversion and Vibrational Cooling in a Series of Nucleosides

    Jean-Marc L. Pecourt;Jorge Peon;Bern Kohler

  • Ultrafast Internal Conversion of Electronically Excited RNA and DNA Nucleosides in Water

    Jean-Marc L. Pecourt;and Jorge Peon;Bern Kohler

  • Internal conversion to the electronic ground state occurs via two distinct pathways for pyrimidine bases in aqueous solution.

    Patrick M. Hare;Carlos E. Crespo-Hernández;Bern Kohler

  • Ultrafast Decay of Electronically Excited Singlet Cytosine via a π,π* to nO,π* State Switch

    Nina Ismail;Lluis Blancafort;Massimo Olivucci;Bern Kohler

  • Solvent Effects on the Two-Photon Absorption of Distyrylbenzene Chromophores

    Han Young Woo;Bin Liu;Bernhard Kohler;Dmitry Korystov

  • Ultrafast Excited-State Dynamics of Adenine and Monomethylated Adenines in Solution: Implications for the Nonradiative Decay Mechanism

    Boiko Cohen;Patrick M. Hare;Bern Kohler

  • UV excitation of single DNA and RNA strands produces high yields of exciplex states between two stacked bases

    Tomohisa Takaya;Charlene Su;Kimberly de La Harpe;Carlos E. Crespo-Hernández

  • Controlling the Future of Matter

    Bern Kohler;Jeffrey L. Krause;Ferenc Raksi;Kent R. Wilson

  • Nonrelaxational inertial motion in carbon disulfide liquid observed by femtosecond time-resolved impulsive stimulated scattering

    S. Ruhman;Leah R. Williams;Alan G. Joly;Bern. Kohler

  • Nonradiative Decay Mechanisms in DNA Model Systems

    Bern Kohler

  • UV-Induced Proton Transfer between DNA Strands

    Yuyuan Zhang;Kimberly de La Harpe;Ashley A. Beckstead;Roberto Improta

  • Solvent-Dependent Photophysics of 1-Cyclohexyluracil: Ultrafast Branching in the Initial Bright State Leads Nonradiatively to the Electronic Ground State and a Long-Lived 1nπ* State

    Patrick M. Hare;Carlos E. Crespo-Hernandez;Bern Kohler

  • Quantum control of I2 in the gas phase and in condensed phase solid Kr matrix

    Christopher J. Bardeen;Jianwei Che;Kent R. Wilson;Vladislav V. Yakovlev

  • Life in the light: nucleic acid photoproperties as a legacy of chemical evolution.

    Ashley A. Beckstead;Yuyuan Zhang;Mattanjah S. de Vries;Bern Kohler

  • Influence of Secondary Structure on Electronic Energy Relaxation in Adenine Homopolymers

    Carlos E. Crespo-Hernandez;Bern Kohler

  • Excited State Dynamics of Methyl Viologen. Ultrafast Photoreduction in Methanol and Fluorescence in Acetonitrile

    Jorge Peon;Xin Tan;J. David Hoerner;Chungeng Xia

  • Singlet excited-state lifetimes of cytosine derivatives measured by femtosecond transient absorption

    Rosalie J. Malone;Angela M. Miller;Bern Kohler

Frequent Co-Authors

Kent R. Wilson
Kent R. Wilson University of California, San Diego
Vladislav V. Yakovlev
Vladislav V. Yakovlev Texas A&M University
Roberto Improta
Roberto Improta University of Naples Federico II
Sanford Ruhman
Sanford Ruhman Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Rick Trebino
Rick Trebino Georgia Institute of Technology
John R. Helliwell
John R. Helliwell University of Manchester
Urs P. Wild
Urs P. Wild École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Dimitra Markovitsi
Dimitra Markovitsi University of Paris-Saclay
Cynthia J. Burrows
Cynthia J. Burrows University of Utah

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