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D-Index
43
Citations
6134
World Ranking
17291
National Ranking
4239

Birgit Vennesland 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 Birgit Vennesland sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 127 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Birgit Vennesland 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 Birgit Vennesland sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1964 - Garvan–Olin Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1954 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Birgit Vennesland was affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Throughout their career, they contributed to the scientific community primarily in fields related to chemistry and biochemistry.

The awards received by Birgit Vennesland include the Garvan-Olin Medal from the American Chemical Society (ACS) in 1964 and recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1954.

Best Publications

  • The enzymatic transfer of hydrogen. I. The reaction catalyzed by alcohol dehydrogenase.

    Harvey F. Fisher;Eric E. Conn;Birgit Vennesland;F. H. Westheimer

  • THE PARTICIPATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE CARBOHYDRATE CYCLE

    A.K. Solomon;Birgit Vennesland;Friedrich W. Klemperer;John M. Buchanan

  • THE ENZYMATIC TRANSFER OF HYDROGEN FROM ALCOHOL TO DPN

    F. H. Westheimer;Harvey F. Fisher;Eric E. Conn;Birgit Vennesland

  • The stereospecificity of enzymatic hydrogen transfer from diphosphopyridine nucleotide.

    H. Richard Levy;Birgit Vennesland

  • Glutathione reductase of wheat germ.

    Eric E. Conn;Birgit. Vennesland

  • Enzymatic Synthesis of the Enantiomorphis of Ethanol-1-d1,2

    Frank A. Loewus;F. H. Westheimer;Birgit Vennesland

  • The enzymatic reduction of hydroxypyruvic acid to D-glyceric acid in higher plants.

    Helen A. Stafford;Anna Magaldi;Birgit Vennesland

  • Properties of a nitrate reductase of Chlorella

    L.P. Solomonson;Birgit Vennesland

  • Carbon Dioxide Fixation into Oxalacetate in Higher Plants.

    Mendel Mazelis;Birgit Vennesland

  • The Presence of Bound Cyanide in the Naturally Inactivated Form of Nitrate Reductase of Chlorella vulgaris

    George H. Lorimer;Hans-Siegfried Gewitz;Wolfgang Völker;Larry P. Solomonson

  • ENZYMATIC CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION INTO OXALACETATE IN WHEAT GERM

    T.T. Tchen;Birgit Vennesland

  • CARBOXYLASES OF ANIMAL TISSUES

    D.E. Green;W.W. Westerfeld;Birgit Vennesland;W.E. Knox

  • The Mechanism of Action of Hyaluronidases

    Julio Ludowieg;Birgit Vennesland;Albert Dorfman

  • Nitrate Reductase and Chlorate Toxicity in Chlorella vulgaris Beijerinck

    L. P. Solomonson;Birgit Vennesland

  • Purification and Properties of Dihydroorotic Dehydrogenase

    Herbert C. Friedmann;Birgit Vennesland

  • The enzymatic transfer of hydrogen. VIII. The reactions catalyzed by glutamic and isocitric dehydrogenases.

    T. Nakamoto;Birgit Vennesland

  • The enzymatic transfer of hydrogen. II. The reaction catalyzed by lactic dehydrogenase.

    Frank A. Loewus;Peter Ofner;Harvey F. Fisher;F. H. Westheimer

  • Reversible inactivation of nitrate reductase in Chlorella vulgaris in vivo

    Elfriede K. Pistorius;Hans-Siegfried Gewitz;Helga Voss;Birgit Vennesland

  • Crystalline dihydroorotic dehydrogenase.

    Herbert C. Friedmann;Birgit Vennesland

  • The enzymatic transfer of hydrogen. III. The reaction catalyzed by malic dehydrogenase.

    Frank A. Loewus;T. T. Tchen;Birgit Vennesland

Frequent Co-Authors

A. Baird Hastings
A. Baird Hastings Harvard University
Harland G. Wood
Harland G. Wood Case Western Reserve University
George H. Lorimer
George H. Lorimer University of Maryland, College Park
Albert Dorfman
Albert Dorfman University of Chicago
Miguel G. Guerrero
Miguel G. Guerrero University of Seville
Eric G. Ball
Eric G. Ball Harvard University

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