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Catalina Ruiz-Pérez

Catalina Ruiz-Pérez

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
11665
World Ranking
7870
National Ranking
243

Catalina Ruiz-Pérez 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 Catalina Ruiz-Pérez sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 315 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Catalina Ruiz-Pérez 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 Catalina Ruiz-Pérez sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Catalina Ruiz-Pérez was affiliated with the University of La Laguna in Spain. Their research focused primarily within the field of Materials Science, with specific contributions to Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their scientific output included studies related to crystallization, solubility, and X-ray diffraction techniques in crystallography. Key topics covered by their work were:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures

Among their recent published papers were:

  • Electroswitching of the single-molecule magnet behaviour in an octahedral spin crossover cobalt(ii) complex with a redox-active pyridinediimine ligand (2020, Chemical Communications)
  • CCDC 1989325: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination (2020, The Cambridge Structural Database)
  • CCDC 1989324: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination (2020, The Cambridge Structural Database)

Frequent collaborators in their research included Renato Rabelo, Luminita Marilena Toma, Nicolás Moliner, Miguel Julve, and Francesc Lloret. These coauthors had multiple joint publications with Ruiz-Pérez, indicating ongoing collaborative work.

The predominant publication venues for Ruiz-Pérez were:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemical Communications

Ruiz-Pérez's work contributed to the understanding of magnetic behavior in coordination complexes and structural characterization using advanced crystallographic techniques. Their research intersects synthetic chemistry and applied materials science, addressing chemical and physical properties relevant to molecular materials and nanostructures.

Best Publications

  • Design of single chain magnets through cyanide-bearing six-coordinate complexes

    Rodrigue Lescouëzec;Luminita Marilena Toma;Jacqueline Vaissermann;Michel Verdaguer

  • Cyanide‐Bridged Iron(III)–Cobalt(II) Double Zigzag Ferromagnetic Chains: Two New Molecular Magnetic Nanowires

    Rodrigue Lescouëzec;Jacqueline Vaissermann;Catalina Ruiz-Pérez;Francesc Lloret

  • [Fe(bpym)(CN)4]-: a new building block for designing single-chain magnets.

    Luminita Marilena Toma;Rodrigue Lescouëzec;Jorge Pasan;Catalina Ruiz-Perez

  • Ferromagnetism in Malonato-Bridged Copper(II) Complexes. Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Magnetic Properties of {[Cu(H2O)3][Cu(mal)2(H2O)]}n and {[Cu(H2O)4]2[Cu(mal)2(H2O)]}[Cu(mal)2(H2O)2]{[Cu(H2O)4][Cu(mal)2(H2O)2]} (H2mal = malonic Acid)

    Catalina Ruiz-Pérez;Joaquín Sanchiz;María Hernández Molina;Francesc Lloret

  • Supramolecular coordination chemistry of aromatic polyoxalamide ligands: A metallosupramolecular approach toward functional magnetic materials

    Marie-Claire Dul;Emilio Pardo;Rodrigue Lescouëzec;Yves Journaux

  • The metal–organic framework HKUST-1 as efficient sorbent in a vortex-assisted dispersive micro solid-phase extraction of parabens from environmental waters, cosmetic creams, and human urine

    Priscilla Rocío-Bautista;Carla Martínez-Benito;Verónica Pino;Jorge Pasán

  • Magnetic coupling through the carbon skeleton of malonate in two polymorphs of ([Cu(bpy)(H2O)][Cu(bpy)(mal)(H2O)])(ClO4)2 (H2mal = malonic acid; bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine).

    Catalina Ruiz-Pérez;María Hernández-Molina;Pablo Lorenzo-Luis;Francesc Lloret

  • Structural versatility of the malonate ligand as a tool for crystal engineering in the design of molecular magnets

    Yolanda Rodríguez-Martín;María Hernández-Molina;Fernando S. Delgado;Jorge Pasán

  • Cobalt(II)-copper(II) bimetallic chains as a new class of single-chain magnets

    Emilio Pardo;Rafael Ruiz-Garcia;Francesc Lloret;Juan Faus

  • Ligand design for heterobimetallic single-chain magnets: synthesis, crystal structures, and magnetic properties of MIICuII (M=Mn, Co) chains with sterically hindered methyl-substituted phenyloxamate bridging ligands.

    Emilio Pardo;Rafael Ruiz-García;Francesc Lloret;Juan Faus

  • Weak Ferromagnetism in Chiral 3-Dimensional Oxalato-Bridged Cobalt(II) Compounds. Crystal Structure of [Co(bpy)3][Co2(ox)3]ClO4

    María Hernández-Molina;Francesc Lloret;Catalina Ruiz-Pérez;Miguel Julve

  • Highly Selective Chemical Sensing in a Luminescent Nanoporous Magnet

    Jesús Ferrando-Soria;Hossein Khajavi;Pablo Serra-Crespo;Jorge Gascon

  • A magnetic-based dispersive micro-solid-phase extraction method using the metal-organic framework HKUST-1 and ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection for determining polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in waters and fruit tea infusions.

    Priscilla Rocío-Bautista;Verónica Pino;Juan H. Ayala;Jorge Pasán

  • Ferromagnetic Coupling in the Three-Dimensional Malonato-Bridged Gadolinium(III) Complex [Gd2(mal)3(H2O)6] (H2mal = Malonic Acid)

    María Hernández-Molina;Catalina Ruiz-Pérez;Trinidad López;Francesc Lloret

  • Malonate-based copper(II) coordination compounds: ferromagnetic coupling controlled by dicarboxylates

    Jorge Pasán;Fernando S. Delgado;Yolanda Rodrı́guez-Martı́n;Marı́a Hernández-Molina

  • Design of High-Dimensional Copper(II) Malonate Complexes with Exo-Polydentate N-Donor Ligands

    Fernando S. Delgado;Joaquin Sanchiz;Catalina Ruiz-Perez;Francesc Lloret

  • Ferromagnetic coupling in the malonato-bridged copper(II) chains [Cu(Im)2(mal)]n and [Cu(2-MeIm)2(mal)]n(H2mal=malonic acid, Im=imidazole and 2-MeIm=2-methylimidazole)

    Joaquín Sanchiz;Yolanda Rodríguez-Martín;Catalina Ruiz-Pérez;Alfredo Mederos

  • Crystal structure and magnetic properties of the flexible self-assembled two-dimensional square network complex [Cu2(mal)2(H2O)2(4,4′-bpy)] (H2mal=malonic acid and 4,4′-bpy=4,4′-bipyridine)

    Yolanda Rodriguez-Martı́n;Catalina Ruiz-Pérez;Joaquı́n Sanchiz;Francesc Lloret

  • Single chain magnet behaviour in an enantiopure chiral cobalt(II)–copper(II) one-dimensional compound

    Emilio Pardo;Cyrille Train;Rodrigue Lescouëzec;Yves Journaux

  • Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties of two-dimensional malonato-bridged cobalt(II) and nickel(II) compounds

    Fernando S. Delgado;María Hernández-Molina;Joaquín Sanchiz;Catalina Ruiz-Pérez

Frequent Co-Authors

Miguel Julve
Miguel Julve University of Valencia
Jorge Pasán
Jorge Pasán University of La Laguna
Francesc Lloret
Francesc Lloret University of Valencia
Joaquín Sanchiz
Joaquín Sanchiz University of La Laguna
Emilio Pardo
Emilio Pardo University of Valencia
Jesús Ferrando-Soria
Jesús Ferrando-Soria University of Valencia
Joan Cano
Joan Cano University of Valencia
Xavier Solans
Xavier Solans University of Barcelona
Yves Journaux
Yves Journaux Université Paris Cité
Marius Andruh
Marius Andruh University of Bucharest

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