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Christopher C. Cummins

Christopher C. Cummins

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 76 4335 3936 1369 1147 297 17195

Christopher C. Cummins publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christopher C. Cummins between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christopher C. Cummins published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 11.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2016. 16 of the 421 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2016. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 6 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 10 publications
1988 2025

421 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christopher C. Cummins: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 6
1992 4
1993 3
1994 4
1995 8
1996 8
1997 6
1998 7
1999 6
2000 7
2001 8
2002 4
2003 9
2004 8
2005 8
2006 10
2007 10
2008 12
2009 11
2010 21
2011 14
2012 19
2013 14
2014 19
2015 23
2016 28
2017 20
2018 17
2019 16
2020 14
2021 24
2022 23
2023 11
2024 6
2025 10
Total 421
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Christopher C. Cummins 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 Christopher C. Cummins 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, 281–300 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: 297 publications — 62nd percentile

62% 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
281–300 939 297
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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Christopher C. Cummins 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 Christopher C. Cummins 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, 76–77 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: 76 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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 76
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

  • 2017 - Linus Pauling Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2013 - Ludwig Mond Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1998 - ACS Award in Pure Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1997 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Christopher C. Cummins is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has a research focus spanning materials science and chemistry. Their work particularly encompasses materials chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, molecular biology, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds
  • Organophosphorus compounds synthesis
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry

Frequent collaborators with whom Cummins has published include Martin-Louis Y. Riu, André K. Eckhardt, Péter Müller, Wesley J. Transue, and Tiansi Xin.

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on phosphorus chemistry and related materials. Selected papers include:

  • "Let's Make White Phosphorus Obsolete," 2020, ACS Central Science
  • "Isolation of an elusive phosphatetrahedrane," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Bacterial Phosphate Granules Contain Cyclic Polyphosphates: Evidence from 31P Solid-State NMR," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Lost in Condensation: Poly-, Cyclo-, and Ultraphosphates," 2021, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • "Taming phosphorus mononitride," 2022, Nature Chemistry

Cummins frequently publishes in venues such as The Cambridge Structural Database, the Journal of the American Chemical Society, ACS Central Science, Inorganic Chemistry, and Chemical Science.

Their career includes recognition with several awards: they became a Member of the National Academy of Sciences and received the Linus Pauling Award from the American Chemical Society in 2017. Other honors include the Ludwig Mond Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 2013, fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2008, the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry in 1998, and fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1997.

Best Publications

  • Dinitrogen Cleavage by a Three-Coordinate Molybdenum(III) Complex

    Catalina E. Laplaza;Christopher C. Cummins

  • Dinitrogen cleavage by three-coordinate molybdenum(III) complexes: Mechanistic and structural data

    Catalina E. Laplaza;Marc J. A. Johnson;Jonas C. Peters;Aaron L. Odom

  • Early-Transition-Metal-Mediated Activation and Transformation of White Phosphorus

    Brandi M. Cossairt;Nicholas A. Piro;Christopher C. Cummins

  • Towards uranium catalysts.

    Alexander R. Fox;Suzanne C. Bart;Karsten Meyer;Christopher C. Cummins

  • Methane and benzene activation via transient (tert-Bu3SiNH)2Zr:NSi-tert-Bu3

    Christopher C. Cummins;Steven M. Baxter;Peter T. Wolczanski

  • Arene-Bridged Diuranium Complexes: Inverted Sandwiches Supported by δ Backbonding

    Paula L. Diaconescu;Polly L. Arnold;Thomas A. Baker;and Daniel J. Mindiola

  • Tri-tert-butylsilyl)imido complexes of titanium: benzene carbon-hydrogen activation and structure of [(tert-Bu3SiNH)Ti]2(.mu.-NSi-tert-Bu3)2

    Christopher C. Cummins;Christopher P. Schaller;Gregory D. Van Duyne;Peter T. Wolczanski

  • Cleavage of the Nitrous Oxide NN Bond by a Tris(amido)molybdenum(III) Complex

    Catalina E. Laplaza;Aaron L. Odom;William M. Davis;Christopher C. Cummins

  • Triple-Bond Reactivity of Diphosphorus Molecules

    Nicholas A. Piro;Joshua S. Figueroa;Jessica T. McKellar;Christopher C. Cummins

  • Phosphinidenetantalum(V) Complexes of the Type [(N3N)TaPR] as Phospha-Wittig Reagents

    Christopher C. Cummins;Richard R. Schrock;William M. Davis

  • Heterodinuclear Uranium/Molybdenum Dinitrogen Complexes

    Aaron L. Odom;Polly L. Arnold;Christopher C. Cummins

  • A Nitridoniobium(V) Reagent That Effects Acid Chloride to Organic Nitrile Conversion: Synthesis via Heterodinuclear (Nb/Mo) Dinitrogen Cleavage, Mechanistic Insights, and Recycling

    Joshua S. Figueroa;Nicholas A. Piro;Christopher R. Clough;Christopher C. Cummins

  • Synthesis of Terminal Vanadium(V) Imido, Oxo, Sulfido, Selenido, and Tellurido Complexes by Imido Group or Chalcogenide Atom Transfer to Trigonal Monopyramidal V[N3N] (N3N = [(Me3SiNCH2CH2)3N]3-)

    Christopher C. Cummins;Richard R. Schrock;William M. Davis

  • Synthesis of zinc sulfide and cadmium sulfide within ROMP block copolymer microdomains

    C. C. Cummins;R. R. Schrock;R. E. Cohen

  • Shining light on dinitrogen cleavage: structural features, redox chemistry, and photochemistry of the key intermediate bridging dinitrogen complex.

    John J Curley;Timothy R Cook;Steven Y Reece;Peter Müller

  • A Molybdenum–Phosphorus Triple Bond: Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of the Terminal Phosphido (P3−) Complex [Mo(P)(NRAr)3]

    Catalina E. Laplaza;William M. Davis;Christopher C. Cummins

  • Redox-Catalyzed Binding of Dinitrogen by Molybdenum N-tert-Hydrocarbylanilide Complexes: Implications for Dinitrogen Functionalization and Reductive Cleavage

    Jonas C. Peters;John-Paul F. Cherry;J. Christopher Thomas;Luis Baraldo

  • Diuranium Inverted Sandwiches Involving Naphthalene and Cyclooctatetraene

    Paula L. Diaconescu;Christopher C. Cummins

  • Three‐Coordinate Complexes of “Hard” Ligands: Advances in Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity

    Christopher C. Cummins

  • Isolation and Structural Characterization of the Terminal Mesityl Azide Complex V(N3Mes)(I)(NRArF)2 and Its Conversion to a Vanadium(V) Imido Complex

    Michael G. Fickes;William M. Davis;Christopher C. Cummins

  • A cycle for organic nitrile synthesis via dinitrogen cleavage.

    John J. Curley;Emma L. Sceats;Christopher C. Cummins

  • Trigonal-Monopyramidal MIII Complexes of the Type [M(N3N)] (M = Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe; N3N = [(tBuMe2Si)CH2CH2]3N)†

    Christopher C. Cummins;Jenny Lee;Richard R. Schrock;William D. Davis

  • Reductive cleavage and related reactions leading to molybdenum–element multiple bonds: new pathways offered by three-coordinate molybdenum(III)

    Christopher C. Cummins

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel G. Nocera
Daniel G. Nocera Harvard University
Paula L. Diaconescu
Paula L. Diaconescu University of California, Los Angeles
Richard R. Schrock
Richard R. Schrock University of California, Riverside
Daniel J. Mindiola
Daniel J. Mindiola University of Pennsylvania
Gang Wu
Gang Wu Queen's University
Karsten Meyer
Karsten Meyer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Xue-Bin Wang
Xue-Bin Wang Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Jonas C. Peters
Jonas C. Peters California Institute of Technology

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