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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 61 9184 8323 2596 2137 166 14313

Chad M. Rienstra publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Chad M. Rienstra between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Chad M. Rienstra published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2025. 28 of the 221 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2025. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 27 publications 2026: 1 publication
1995 2026

221 publications in total across all disciplines

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Chad M. Rienstra: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 2
1997 2
1998 2
1999 4
2000 4
2001 3
2002 3
2003 2
2004 0
2005 4
2006 9
2007 17
2008 10
2009 6
2010 16
2011 16
2012 13
2013 10
2014 4
2015 4
2016 12
2017 9
2018 4
2019 2
2020 3
2021 5
2022 0
2023 9
2024 17
2025 27
2026 1
Total 221
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Chad M. Rienstra 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 M. Rienstra 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, 161–180 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: 166 publications — 20th percentile

20% 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 1,350 166
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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Chad M. Rienstra 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 M. Rienstra 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, 60–61 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: 61 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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 61
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2007 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Chad M. Rienstra is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a strong focus on Chemistry and Medicine. Within these main disciplines, their work emphasizes several subfields, including Spectroscopy, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's publication record highlights a considerable contribution to advanced analytical and biomedical techniques. Their research topics predominantly cover:

  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • NMR spectroscopy and applications
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
  • Muon and positron interactions and applications

Notable recent papers by Chad M. Rienstra include:

  • "Tuning sterol extraction kinetics yields a renal-sparing polyene antifungal" (2023, Nature)
  • "Structure of alpha-synuclein fibrils derived from human Lewy body dementia tissue" (2024, Nature Communications)
  • "Large-Scale Recombinant Production of the SARS-CoV-2 Proteome for High-Throughput and Structural Biology Applications" (2021, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences)
  • "Sterol Sponge Mechanism Is Conserved for Glycosylated Polyene Macrolides" (2021, ACS Central Science)
  • "Fungicidal amphotericin B sponges are assemblies of staggered asymmetric homodimers encasing large void volumes" (2021, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology)

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Magnetic Resonance
  • Biophysical Journal
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Biomolecular NMR Assignments

Chad M. Rienstra collaborates regularly with several recurrent coauthors, including Collin G. Borcik, Songlin Wang, Owen A. Warmuth, Moses H. Milchberg, and Ruixian Han.

Recognition of their contributions includes fellowships awarded by prestigious organizations:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2016
  • Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2007

Best Publications

  • Heteronuclear decoupling in rotating solids

    Andrew E. Bennett;Chad M. Rienstra;Michèle Auger;Michèle Auger;K. V. Lakshmi;K. V. Lakshmi

  • Solid-state NMR structure of a pathogenic fibril of full-length human α-synuclein

    Marcus D Tuttle;Marcus D Tuttle;Gemma Comellas;Andrew J Nieuwkoop;Andrew J Nieuwkoop;Dustin J Covell

  • Amphotericin forms an extramembranous and fungicidal sterol sponge

    Thomas M Anderson;Mary C Clay;Alexander G Cioffi;Katrina A Diaz

  • Fivefold symmetric homonuclear dipolar recoupling in rotating solids: Application to double quantum spectroscopy

    M. Hohwy;M. Hohwy;Chad Rienstra;C. P. Jaroniec;R. G. Griffin

  • Homonuclear radio frequency-driven recoupling in rotating solids

    Andrew E. Bennett;Andrew E. Bennett;Chad M. Rienstra;Chad M. Rienstra;Janet M. Griffiths;Janet M. Griffiths;Weiguo Zhen;Weiguo Zhen

  • Magic-Angle Spinning Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy of the β1 Immunoglobulin Binding Domain of Protein G (GB1): 15N and 13C Chemical Shift Assignments and Conformational Analysis

    W. Trent Franks;Donghua H. Zhou;Benjamin J. Wylie;Brian G. Money

  • Polyphosphate exerts differential effects on blood clotting, depending on polymer size

    Stephanie A. Smith;Sharon H. Choi;Rebecca Davis-Harrison;Jillian Huyck

  • De novo determination of peptide structure with solid-state magic-angle spinning NMR spectroscopy.

    Chad M. Rienstra;Lisa Tucker-Kellogg;Christopher P. Jaroniec;Morten Hohwy

  • Proton-Detected Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy of Fully Protonated Proteins at 40 kHz Magic-Angle Spinning

    Donghua H. Zhou;Gautam Shah;Mircea Cormos;Charles Mullen

  • High-performance solvent suppression for proton detected solid-state NMR

    Donghua H. Zhou;Chad M. Rienstra

  • Solid‐State Protein‐Structure Determination with Proton‐Detected Triple‐Resonance 3D Magic‐Angle‐Spinning NMR Spectroscopy

    Donghua H. Zhou;John J. Shea;Andrew J. Nieuwkoop;W. Trent Franks

  • Reduction of RF-induced sample heating with a scroll coil resonator structure for solid-state NMR probes.

    John A. Stringer;Charles E. Bronnimann;Charles G. Mullen;Donghua H. Zhou

  • Structured regions of α-synuclein fibrils include the early-onset Parkinson’s disease mutation sites

    Gemma Comellas;Luisel R. Lemkau;Andrew J. Nieuwkoop;Kathryn D. Kloepper

  • 1H-1H MAS correlation spectroscopy and distance measurements in a deuterated peptide.

    B. Reif;C. P. Jaroniec;Chad Rienstra;M. Hohwy

  • Dipole tensor-based atomic-resolution structure determination of a nanocrystalline protein by solid-state NMR.

    W. Trent Franks;Benjamin J. Wylie;Heather L Frericks Schmidt;Andrew J. Nieuwkoop

  • Coupling Amplification in 2D MAS NMR and Its Application to Torsion Angle Determination in Peptides

    Mei Hong;John D. Gross;Chad M. Rienstra;Robert G. Griffin

  • Efficient Multispin Homonuclear Double-Quantum Recoupling for Magic-Angle Spinning NMR: 13C−13C Correlation Spectroscopy of U-13C-Erythromycin A

    Chad M. Rienstra;Mary E. Hatcher;Mary E. Hatcher;Mary E. Hatcher;Leonard J. Mueller;Leonard J. Mueller;Boqin Sun

  • 2D and 3D 15N-13C-13C NMR chemical shift correlation spectroscopy of solids: Assignment of MAS spectra of peptides

    Chad M. Rienstra;Morten Hohwy;Mei Hong;Robert G. Griffin

  • Crystal Polymorphism of Protein GB1 Examined by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy and X-ray Diffraction.

    Heather L. Frericks Schmidt;Lindsay J. Sperling;Yi Gui Gao;Benjamin J. Wylie

  • Structural intermediates during α-synuclein fibrillogenesis on phospholipid vesicles.

    Gemma Comellas;Luisel R. Lemkau;Donghua H. Zhou;Julia M. George

Frequent Co-Authors

James H. Morrissey
James H. Morrissey University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robert B. Gennis
Robert B. Gennis University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Christopher P. Jaroniec
Christopher P. Jaroniec The Ohio State University
Bernd Reif
Bernd Reif Technical University of Munich
Emad Tajkhorshid
Emad Tajkhorshid University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Brenda A. Wilson
Brenda A. Wilson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Stephen G. Sligar
Stephen G. Sligar University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Judith Herzfeld
Judith Herzfeld Brandeis University
Catherine J. Murphy
Catherine J. Murphy University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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