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Chad A. Mirkin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Chad A. Mirkin between 1986 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Chad A. Mirkin published across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026, averaging 33.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 83 publications in 2010. 37 of the 1,379 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 83. Peak 83 publications in 2010. 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 7 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 21 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 20 publications 2000: 30 publications 2001: 36 publications 2002: 34 publications 2003: 36 publications 2004: 45 publications 2005: 50 publications 2006: 70 publications 2007: 61 publications 2008: 71 publications 2009: 67 publications 2010: 83 publications 2011: 49 publications 2012: 46 publications 2013: 58 publications 2014: 44 publications 2015: 55 publications 2016: 60 publications 2017: 41 publications 2018: 44 publications 2019: 45 publications 2020: 76 publications 2021: 48 publications 2022: 33 publications 2023: 28 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 36 publications 2026: 1 publication
1986 2026

1,379 publications in total across all disciplines

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Chad A. Mirkin: publications per year, 1986 to 2026
Year Publications
1986 2
1987 2
1988 0
1989 2
1990 6
1991 1
1992 7
1993 4
1994 5
1995 8
1996 12
1997 21
1998 12
1999 20
2000 30
2001 36
2002 34
2003 36
2004 45
2005 50
2006 70
2007 61
2008 71
2009 67
2010 83
2011 49
2012 46
2013 58
2014 44
2015 55
2016 60
2017 41
2018 44
2019 45
2020 76
2021 48
2022 33
2023 28
2024 30
2025 36
2026 1
Total 1,379
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Chad A. Mirkin 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 Chad A. Mirkin 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, 1,061–1,080 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: 1,061 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 1,061
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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Chad A. Mirkin 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 Chad A. Mirkin 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, 159+ 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: 196 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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
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+ 98 196
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2019 - Perkin Medal, Society of Chemical Industry, American Section
  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2017 - William H. Nichols Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2016 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2015 - Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 2013 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 2013 - Linus Pauling Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2013 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2010 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2010 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2009 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For development of DNA programmable inorganic materials and dip pen nanolithography.
  • 2004 - National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award
  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1999 - ACS Award in Pure Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1995 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Overview

Chad A. Mirkin is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research spans a range of topics primarily within biochemistry, materials science, and engineering. The main fields of study include biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, materials science, and engineering. Subfields of their work extend into molecular biology, materials chemistry, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, biomedical engineering, and biomaterials.

The scientist's work covers several specific topics, notably advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications, RNA interference and gene delivery, DNA and nucleic acid chemistry, quantum dots synthesis and properties, nanocluster synthesis and applications, as well as biosensors and analytical detection.

Frequent collaborators listed are Byeongdu Lee, Robert J. Macfarlane, George C. Schatz, David A. Giljohann, and Vinayak P. Dravid.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Bimolecularly passivated interface enables efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells (2023, Science)
  • DNA-Based Nanostructures for Live-Cell Analysis (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Evolution of Dip-Pen Nanolithography (DPN): From Molecular Patterning to Materials Discovery (2020, Chemical Reviews)
  • Colloidal crystal engineering with metal-organic framework nanoparticles and DNA (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Enhancing CRISPR-Cas-Mediated Detection of Nucleic Acid and Non-nucleic Acid Targets Using Enzyme-Labeled Reporters (2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society)

The scientist has contributed frequently to these publication venues:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (33 publications)
  • ACS Nano (23 publications)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (13 publications)
  • Science Advances (11 publications)
  • Advanced Materials (11 publications)

Awards and honors received by Chad A. Mirkin include the Perkin Medal from the Society of Chemical Industry, American Section (2019), the William H. Nichols Medal from the American Chemical Society (2017), and fellowships in several societies such as the American Chemical Society (2017) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2011). They are a member of the National Academy of Sciences (2010), the National Academy of Medicine (2010), and the National Academy of Engineering (2009) with recognition for development of DNA programmable inorganic materials and dip pen nanolithography.

Additional distinctions include the National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award (2004), the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry (1999), and membership as a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Best Publications

  • A DNA-based Method for Rationally Assembling Nanoparticles Into Macroscopic Materials

    Chad A. Mirkin;Robert L. Letsinger;Robert C. Mucic;James J. Storhoff

  • Nanostructures in Biodiagnostics

    Nathaniel L. Rosi;Chad A. Mirkin

  • Selective Colorimetric Detection of Polynucleotides Based on the Distance-Dependent Optical Properties of Gold Nanoparticles

    Robert Elghanian;James J. Storhoff;Robert C. Mucic;Robert L. Letsinger

  • Photoinduced conversion of silver nanospheres to nanoprisms.

    Rongchao Jin;YunWei Cao;Chad A. Mirkin;K. L. Kelly

  • "Dip-Pen" Nanolithography

    Richard D. Piner;Jin Zhu;Feng Xu;Seunghun Hong

  • Nanoparticles with Raman Spectroscopic Fingerprints for DNA and RNA Detection

    Yun Wei Charles Cao;Rongchao Jin;Chad A. Mirkin

  • Scanometric DNA Array Detection with Nanoparticle Probes

    T. Andrew Taton;Chad A. Mirkin;Robert L. Letsinger

  • Nanoparticle-based bio-bar codes for the ultrasensitive detection of proteins.

    Jwa Min Nam;C. Shad Thaxton;Chad A. Mirkin

  • One-Pot Colorimetric Differentiation of Polynucleotides with Single Base Imperfections Using Gold Nanoparticle Probes

    James J. Storhoff;Robert Elghanian;Robert C. Mucic;Chad A. Mirkin

  • Gold nanoparticles for biology and medicine.

    David A. Giljohann;Dwight S. Seferos;Dwight S. Seferos;Weston L. Daniel;Matthew D. Massich

  • Oligonucleotide-Modified Gold Nanoparticles for Intracellular Gene Regulation

    Nathaniel L. Rosi;David A. Giljohann;C. Shad Thaxton;Abigail K. R. Lytton-Jean

  • Array-based electrical detection of DNA with nanoparticle probes

    So Jung Park;T. Andrew Taton;Chad A. Mirkin

  • Strategies for the Construction of Supramolecular Compounds through Coordination Chemistry

    Bradley J. Holliday;Chad A. Mirkin

  • Controlling anisotropic nanoparticle growth through plasmon excitation

    Rongchao Jin;Y. Charles Cao;Encai Hao;Gabriella S. Métraux

  • DNA-programmable nanoparticle crystallization

    Sung Young Park;Abigail K. R. Lytton-Jean;Byeongdu Lee;Steven Weigand

  • Maximizing DNA Loading on a Range of Gold Nanoparticle Sizes

    Sarah J. Hurst;and Abigail K. R. Lytton-Jean;Chad A. Mirkin

  • What controls the melting properties of DNA-linked gold nanoparticle assemblies?

    Rongchao Jin;Guosheng Wu;Zhi Li;Chad A. Mirkin

  • Colorimetric Detection of Mercuric Ion (Hg2+) in Aqueous Media using DNA-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles

    Jae Seung Lee;Min Su Han;Min Su Han;Chad A. Mirkin

  • A Fluorescence-Based Method for Determining the Surface Coverage and Hybridization Efficiency of Thiol-Capped Oligonucleotides Bound to Gold Thin Films and Nanoparticles

    Linette M. Demers;Chad A. Mirkin;Robert C. Mucic;Robert A. Reynolds

  • Protein Nanoarrays Generated By Dip-Pen Nanolithography

    Ki Bum Lee;So Jung Park;Chad A. Mirkin;Jennifer C. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

George C. Schatz
George C. Schatz Northwestern University
Vinayak P. Dravid
Vinayak P. Dravid Northwestern University
Charlotte L. Stern
Charlotte L. Stern Northwestern University
Arnold L. Rheingold
Arnold L. Rheingold University of California, San Diego
Omar K. Farha
Omar K. Farha Northwestern University
SonBinh T. Nguyen
SonBinh T. Nguyen Northwestern University
Dwight S. Seferos
Dwight S. Seferos University of Toronto
Monica Olvera de la Cruz
Monica Olvera de la Cruz Northwestern University
Byeongdu Lee
Byeongdu Lee Argonne National Laboratory
Zijian Zheng
Zijian Zheng Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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