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Brian E. Hanson

Brian E. Hanson

Virginia Tech
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
40
Citations
5404
World Ranking
17915
National Ranking
4367

Brian E. Hanson 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 Brian E. Hanson sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 173 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brian E. Hanson 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 Brian E. Hanson 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: 40 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Brian E. Hanson is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States. Their research spans multiple interdisciplinary areas, including plant science, molecular biology, materials chemistry, mechanics of materials, and agronomy and crop science.

The scientist has contributed to topics such as advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, MXene and MAX phase materials, metal and thin film mechanics, genetic and environmental crop studies, agricultural pest management studies, agronomic practices and intercropping systems, and molecular junctions and nanostructures.

Brian E. Hanson has coauthored work with several colleagues, including:

  • Karen Kunz
  • Sandra Beattie
  • Edward Brigham
  • Sri Ramulu Torati
  • Megha Shinde

Their frequent publication venues reflect a diversity of fields and include:

  • Public Budgeting & Finance
  • IEEE Sensors Journal
  • Journal of Plant Registrations
  • PS Political Science & Politics
  • Catalysis from A to Z

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Brian E. Hanson include:

  • "Gold-Deposited Laser-Induced Graphene Electrode for Detection of miRNA-141," 2023, IEEE Sensors Journal
  • "Registration of 'ND Dawn' large yellow pea," 2020, Journal of Plant Registrations
  • "2020 Teaching & Learning Conference Track Summaries," 2020, PS Political Science & Politics
  • "tenside ligands," 2020, Catalysis from A to Z
  • "Issue Information," 2022, Public Budgeting & Finance

Best Publications

  • Hydroformylation by supported aqueous-phase catalysis: a new class of heterogeneous catalysts

    Juan P. Arhancet;Mark E. Davis;Joseph S. Merola;Brian E. Hanson

  • Accelerated Biphasic Hydroformylation by Vesicle Formation of Amphiphilic Diphosphines

    Marcel Schreuder Goedheijt;Brian E. Hanson;Joost N. H. Reek;and Paul C. J. Kamer

  • Syntheses, Structures, and Magnetic Properties of Inorganic−Organic Hybrid Cobalt(II) Phosphites Containing Bifunctional Ligands

    Jian Fan;Gordon T. Yee;Guangbin Wang;Brian E. Hanson

  • Pressure-induced cooperative bond rearrangement in a zinc imidazolate framework: a high-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction study.

    Elinor C Spencer;Ross J Angel;Nancy L Ross;Brian E Hanson

  • Two-Phase Hydroformylation of Octene-1 with Rhodium Complexes of P[C6H4(CH2)mC6H4-p-SO3Na]3 (m = 3, 6). Rate and Selectivity Enhancement with Surface-Active Phosphines

    Hao Ding;Brian E. Hanson;Tamas Bartik;Berit Bartik

  • Novel zinc phosphate topologies defined by organic ligands.

    Jian Fan;Brian E. Hanson

  • Comments on the synthesis of trisulfonated triphenylphosphine: reaction monitoring by NMR spectroscopy

    Tamas Bartik;Berit Bartik;Brian E. Hanson;Tom Glass

  • Propylene hydroformylation on rhodium zeolites X and Y: II. In situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

    Edward J. Rode;Mark E. Davis;Brian E. Hanson

  • Amphiphilic phosphines for catalysis in the aqueous phase

    Brian E. Hanson;Hao Ding;Christian W. Kohlpaintner

  • New zinc phosphates decorated by imidazole-containing ligands.

    Jian Fan;Carla Slebodnick;Ross Angel;Brian E. Hanson

  • Novel chiral water soluble phosphines II. Applications in catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation

    Imre Tóth;Brian E. Hanson;Mark E. Davis

  • Supported aqueous-phase, rhodium hydroformylation catalysts I. New methods of preparation

    Juan P. Arhancet;Mark E. Davis;Brian E. Hanson

  • New directions in water soluble homogeneous catalysis

    Brian E. Hanson

  • Variable-temperature magic-angle-spinning carbon-13 NMR of solid dodecacarbonyltriiron

    Brian E. Hanson;Edward C. Lisic;John T. Petty;Gennaro A. Iannaconne

  • Influence of the reaction temperature on the enantioselection of styrene hydroformylation catalyzed by PtCl(SnCl3) complexes of p-aryl-substituted chiral ligands

    Imre Toth;Ipin Guo;Brian E. Hanson

  • High Pressure Study of Ru3(CO)12 by X-ray Diffraction, Raman, and Infrared Spectroscopy

    Carla Slebodnick;Jing Zhao;Ross Angel;Brian E. Hanson

  • Water-soluble electron-donating phosphines: sulfonation of tris(.omega.-phenylalkyl)phosphines

    Tamas Bartik;Berit Bartik;Brian E. Hanson;Ipin Guo

  • A two-dimensional cationic lattice built from [Zn6(HPO4)2(PO4)2]2+ clusters

    Jian Fan;Brian E. Hanson

  • Supported aqueous-phase, rhodium hydroformylation catalysts: II. Hydroformylation of linear, terminal and internal olefins

    Juan P. Arhancet;Mark E. Davis;Brian E. Hanson

  • Five new zinc phosphite structures: tertiary building blocks in the construction of hybrid materials.

    Jian Fan;Carla Slebodnick;Diego Troya;Ross Angel

  • A comparative study of solid carbon acid catalysts for the esterification of free fatty acids for biodiesel production. Evidence for the leaching of colloidal carbon.

    Chinmay A. Deshmane;Marcus W. Wright;Abdessadek Lachgar;Matthew Rohlfing

  • Syntheses of Water‐Soluble Phosphines and their Transition Metal Complexes

    Wolfgang A. Herrmann;Christian W. Kohlpaintner;Brian E. Hanson;Xianxing Kang

  • Surface active phosphines for catalysis under two-phase reaction conditions. P(menthyl) [(CH2)8C6H4-p-SO3Na]2 and the hydroformylation of styrene

    Tamás Bartik;Hao Ding;Berit Bartik;Brian E. Hanson

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark E. Davis
Mark E. Davis California Institute of Technology
F. Albert Cotton
F. Albert Cotton Texas A&M University
Ross J. Angel
Ross J. Angel University of Padua
Robert J. Davis
Robert J. Davis University of Virginia
Roberto Gobetto
Roberto Gobetto University of Turin
Mauro Botta
Mauro Botta University of Eastern Piedmont Amadeo Avogadro
John P. Fackler
John P. Fackler Texas A&M University
Harry C. Dorn
Harry C. Dorn Virginia Tech
Kenton H. Whitmire
Kenton H. Whitmire Rice University
Richard J. Staples
Richard J. Staples Michigan State University

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