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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 45 16512 14906 287 243 119 6881

Bernd Ensing publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bernd Ensing between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bernd Ensing published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 5 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2020. 11 of the 140 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2020. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 8 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 4 publications
1998 2025

140 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bernd Ensing: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 0
2000 1
2001 5
2002 2
2003 7
2004 2
2005 5
2006 5
2007 3
2008 0
2009 1
2010 8
2011 2
2012 2
2013 3
2014 4
2015 6
2016 6
2017 3
2018 9
2019 10
2020 17
2021 12
2022 10
2023 5
2024 7
2025 4
Total 140
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Bernd Ensing 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 Bernd Ensing 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, 101–120 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: 119 publications — 5th percentile

5% 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
101–120 623 119
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
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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Bernd Ensing 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 Bernd Ensing 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, 44–45 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: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% 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 45
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
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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Overview

Bernd Ensing is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research contributes to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Chemistry, with a total of 20 publications in each area.

The scientist's work covers several subfields including Molecular Biology, Spectroscopy, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry. Their primary research topics encompass Protein Structure and Dynamics, Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research, Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications, Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms, and Metalloenzymes and Iron-Sulfur Proteins.

Frequent coauthors with whom Ensing collaborated include Alberto Pérez de Alba Ortíz, Jim Boelrijk, Patrick Forré, Bob W.J. Pirok, and Huib J. Bakker.

Ensing has published multiple papers in various scientific venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • Frontiers in Multiscale Modeling of Photoreceptor Proteins, 2020, Photochemistry and Photobiology
  • Discovering Collective Variables of Molecular Transitions via Genetic Algorithms and Neural Networks, 2021, Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
  • Chemometric Strategies for Fully Automated Interpretive Method Development in Liquid Chromatography, 2022, Analytical Chemistry
  • Closed-loop automatic gradient design for liquid chromatography using Bayesian optimization, 2023, Analytica Chimica Acta
  • Strong Reduction of the Chain Rigidity of Hyaluronan by Selective Binding of Ca 2+ Ions, 2021, Macromolecules

The frequent venues where Ensing publishes research include arXiv (Cornell University), Journal of Chromatography A, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Journal of Chemical Physics, and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

Best Publications

  • Promoting transparency and reproducibility in enhanced molecular simulations

    M. Bonomi;M. Bonomi;B. Giovanni;C. Camilloni;G.A. Tribello

  • Metadynamics as a tool for exploring free energy landscapes of chemical reactions.

    Bernd Ensing;Marco De Vivo;Zhiwei Liu;Preston Moore

  • A recipe for the computation of the free energy barrier and the lowest free energy path of concerted reactions.

    Bernd Ensing;Alessandro Laio;Michele Parrinello;Michael L Klein

  • Fenton-like Chemistry in Water: Oxidation Catalysis by Fe(III) and H2O2

    Bernd Ensing;Francesco Buda;Evert Jan Baerends

  • Comparison of the accurate Kohn-Sham solution with the generalized gradient approximations

    O.V. Gritsenko;B. Ensing;P.R.T. Schipper;E.J. Baerends

  • Energy Conservation in Adaptive Hybrid Atomistic/Coarse-Grain Molecular Dynamics

    Bernd Ensing;Steven O. Nielsen;Preston B. Moore;Michael L. Klein

  • Toward a practical method for adaptive QM/MM simulations

    Rosa E. Bulo;Bernd Ensing;Jetze Sikkema;Lucas Visscher

  • DFT study of the active intermediate in the Fenton reaction

    F. Buda;B. Ensing;M.C. Gribnau;E.J. Baerends

  • DFT study of the active intermediate in the Fenton reaction.

    Francesco Buda;Bernd Ensing;Michiel C. M. Gribnau;Evert Jan Baerends

  • Recent progress in adaptive multiscale molecular dynamics simulations of soft matter

    Steven O. Nielsen;Rosa E. Bulo;Preston B. Moore;Bernd Ensing

  • Insight into the Effect of Water on the Methanol-to-Olefins Conversion in H-SAPO-34 from Molecular Simulations and in Situ Microspectroscopy

    Kristof De Wispelaere;Kristof De Wispelaere;Caterina S. Wondergem;Bernd Ensing;Karen Hemelsoet

  • On the origin of the extremely different solubilities of polyethers in water

    Bernd Ensing;Ambuj Tiwari;Martijn Tros;Johannes Hunger

  • Solvation Effects on the SN2 Reaction between CH3Cl and Cl- in Water

    Bernd Ensing;Evert Jan Meijer;P. E. Blöchl;Evert Jan Baerends

  • Methane-to-methanol oxidation by the hydrated iron(IV) oxo species in aqueous solution: a combined DFT and car-parrinello molecular dynamics study.

    Bernd Ensing;Francesco Buda;Michiel C M Gribnau;Evert Jan Baerends

  • Double helical conformation and extreme rigidity in a rodlike polyelectrolyte.

    Ying Wang;Yadong He;Zhou Yu;Jianwei Gao

  • A Car Parrinello study of the formation of oxidizing intermediates from Fenton's reagent in aqueous solution

    Bernd Ensing;Francesco Buda;Peter E. Blöchl;Evert Jan Baerends

  • O2 evolution in the Fenton reaction.

    Francesco Buda;Francesco Buda;Bernd Ensing;Michiel C. M. Gribnau;Evert Jan Baerends

  • Lipid Bilayer Perturbations around a Transmembrane Nanotube: A Coarse Grain Molecular Dynamics Study

    Steve O. Nielsen;Bernd Ensing;Vanessa Ortiz;Preston B. Moore

  • A liquid-liquid transition in supercooled aqueous solution related to the HDA-LDA transition

    Sander Woutersen;Bernd Ensing;Bernd Ensing;Michiel Hilbers;Zuofeng Zhao

  • Chemical Involvement of Solvent Water Molecules in Elementary Steps of the Fenton Oxidation Reaction

    Bernd Ensing;Francesco Buda;Peter Blöchl;Evert J. Baerends

  • Reaction path sampling of the reaction between iron(II) and hydrogen peroxide in aqueous solution

    Bernd Ensing;Evert Jan Baerends

  • Perspective on the reactions between F- and CH3CH2F: the free energy landscape of the E2 and SN2 reaction channels.

    Bernd Ensing;Michael L. Klein

  • A minimum free energy reaction path for the E2 reaction between fluoro ethane and a fluoride ion

    Bernd Ensing;Alessandro Laio;Francesco L. Gervasio;Michele Parrinello

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael L. Klein
Michael L. Klein Temple University
Evert Jan Baerends
Evert Jan Baerends Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Evert Jan Meijer
Evert Jan Meijer University of Amsterdam
Peter G. Bolhuis
Peter G. Bolhuis University of Amsterdam
Sander Woutersen
Sander Woutersen University of Amsterdam
Huib J. Bakker
Huib J. Bakker Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics
Herma M. Cuppen
Herma M. Cuppen Radboud University
Pedro Gómez-Romero
Pedro Gómez-Romero Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia

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