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Christopher C. Cummins

Christopher C. Cummins

MIT
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
17195
World Ranking
4335
National Ranking
1369

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.

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61 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.

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.

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40 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.

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

William M. Davis
William M. Davis MIT
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
Peter Müller
Peter Müller MIT
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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