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D-Index
46
Citations
9525
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15894
National Ranking
3974

Charles Michael Drain 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 Charles Michael Drain sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 137 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Charles Michael Drain 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 Charles Michael Drain sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Charles Michael Drain is affiliated with the City University of New York in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of chemistry and materials science, with significant contributions in the subfields of materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, industrial and manufacturing engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and organic chemistry.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics, including:

  • Radioactive element chemistry and processing
  • Chemical synthesis and characterization
  • Molecular junctions and nanostructures
  • Porphyrin and phthalocyanine chemistry
  • Nuclear materials and properties
  • Radioactivity and radon measurements
  • Radiation dose and imaging

Several frequent co-authors have collaborated with Charles Michael Drain across multiple publications. These include:

  • Ali Younes
  • Jafar Sunga Ali
  • Mohamed Tousif Nur
  • Artem Duda
  • Jasmine Wang

The scientist has published research in various academic venues, among them:

  • Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
  • Chemical Research in Toxicology
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Chemical Communications
  • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry

Recent published papers by Charles Michael Drain include:

  • Pistachio shells as remediating agents for uranium in contaminated industrial seawater, 2020, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
  • Uptake and Removal of Uranium by and from Human Teeth, 2021, Chemical Research in Toxicology
  • Mechanical and Electronic Properties of Diacetylene and Polydiacetylene Self-Assembled Monolayers on Au(111), 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Leveraging synthetic chlorins for bio-imaging applications, 2020, Chemical Communications
  • 1,3-diyne bridged porphyrin dimers via Cu-catalysis: Synthesis, optical properties and application in fullerene binding, 2021, Journal of Molecular Structure

Best Publications

  • All-D amino acid-containing channel-forming antibiotic peptides.

    David Wade;Anita Boman;Birgitta Wahlin;C. M. Drain

  • Self-Organized Porphyrinic Materials

    Charles Michael Drain;Alessandro Varotto;Ivana Radivojevic

  • Porphyrins as Molecular Electronic Components of Functional Devices

    Matthew Jurow;Amanda E. Schuckman;James D. Batteas;Charles Michael Drain;Charles Michael Drain

  • Glycosylated Porphyrins, Phthalocyanines, and Other Porphyrinoids for Diagnostics and Therapeutics.

    Sunaina Singh;Amit Aggarwal;N. V. S. Dinesh K. Bhupathiraju;Gianluca Arianna

  • Preparation and characterization of porphyrin nanoparticles.

    Xianchang Gong;Tatjana Milic;Chang Xu;James D. Batteas

  • Porphyrin Tessellation by Design: Metal-Mediated Self-Assembly of Large Arrays and Tapes**

    Charles Michael Drain;Fotis Nifiatis;Alexander Vasenko;James D. Batteas

  • Efficient synthesis and photodynamic activity of porphyrin-saccharide conjugates: targeting and incapacitating cancer cells.

    Xin Chen;Li Hui;David A. Foster;Charles Michael Drain

  • Self-assembly of square multiporphyrin arrays by metal ion coordination

    Charles Michael Drain;Jean-Marie Lehn

  • meso-Tetra(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin as an efficient platform for combinatorial synthesis and the selection of new photodynamic therapeutics using a cancer cell line.

    Diana Samaroo;Mikki Vinodu;Xin Chen;Charles Michael Drain

  • Designing supramolecular porphyrin arrays that self-organize into nanoscale optical and magnetic materials.

    Charles Michael Drain;James D. Batteas;George W. Flynn;Tatjana Milic

  • Picosecond to Microsecond Photodynamics of a Nonplanar Nickel Porphyrin: Solvent Dielectric and Temperature Effects

    Charles Michael Drain, a, b;a Steve Gentemann;a James A. Roberts;c Nora Y. Nelson

  • A perspective on four new porphyrin-based functional materials and devices

    Charles Michael Drain;Joeseph T. Hupp;Kenneth S. Suslick;Michael R. Wasielewski

  • Two Color RNA Intercalating Probe for Cell Imaging Applications

    Nathan Stevens;Naphtali O'Connor;Harshad Vishwasrao;Diana Samaroo

  • Self-organization of self-assembled photonic materials into functional devices: Photo-switched conductors

    Charles Michael Drain

  • SELF-ASSEMBLY OF A MULTI-PORPHYRIN SUPRAMOLECULAR MACROCYCLE BY HYDROGEN BOND MOLECULAR RECOGNITION

    Charles Michael Drain;K. C. Russell;Jean-Marie Lehn

  • Phthalocyanine blends improve bulk heterojunction solar cells.

    Alessandro Varotto;Chang-Yong Nam;Ivana Radivojevic;Joao P. C. Tomé

  • Silica Nanoparticles as Substrates for Chelator-free Labeling of Oxophilic Radioisotopes

    Travis M. Shaffer;Travis M. Shaffer;Matthew A. Wall;Matthew A. Wall;Stefan Harmsen;Valerie A. Longo

  • Dynamic Photophysical Properties of Conformationally Distorted Nickel Porphyrins. 1. Nickel(II) Dodecaphenylporphyrin

    Charles Michael Drain;Christine Kirmaier;Craig J. Medforth;Daniel J. Nurco

  • Efficient microwave-assisted synthesis of amine-substituted tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin.

    Diana Samaroo;Clifford E. Soll;Louis J. Todaro;Charles M. Drain

  • Self-assembly of a bisporphyrin supramolecular cage induced by molecular recognition between complementary hydrogen bonding sites

    C. M. Drain;Rüdiger Fischer;Ernest G. Nolen;Jean-Marie Lehn

Frequent Co-Authors

João P. C. Tomé
João P. C. Tomé Instituto Superior Técnico
Kathryn L. Beers
Kathryn L. Beers National Institute of Standards and Technology
Jean-Marie Lehn
Jean-Marie Lehn University of Strasbourg
Wolfgang A. Weber
Wolfgang A. Weber Technical University of Munich
Jason S. Lewis
Jason S. Lewis Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jack Fajer
Jack Fajer Brookhaven National Laboratory
Steve Greenbaum
Steve Greenbaum City University of New York
George W. Flynn
George W. Flynn Columbia University
Scott W. Lowe
Scott W. Lowe Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Charles T. Black
Charles T. Black Brookhaven National Laboratory

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