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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 71 5710 5182 328 298 287 14057

Darren J. Dixon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Darren J. Dixon between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Darren J. Dixon published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 10.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2023. 10 of the 319 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2023. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 5 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 25 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 6 publications
1996 2025

319 publications in total across all disciplines

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Darren J. Dixon: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 1
1998 5
1999 7
2000 8
2001 8
2002 9
2003 9
2004 14
2005 11
2006 12
2007 8
2008 14
2009 8
2010 14
2011 15
2012 10
2013 16
2014 8
2015 12
2016 13
2017 15
2018 19
2019 11
2020 14
2021 15
2022 7
2023 25
2024 4
2025 6
Total 319
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Darren J. Dixon publications per year - data summary

  • Darren J. Dixon, a Chemistry scholar from University of Oxford, has 319 publications recorded across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1996 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 25 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1996 and 1997, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 10.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.6 per year counting only the 30 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 57 publications, 18% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1996-2005: 73 publications (7.3 per year); 2006-2015: 117 publications (11.7 per year); 2016-2025: 129 publications (12.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Darren J. Dixon 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 Darren J. Dixon 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: 287 publications — 60th percentile

60% 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
281–300 939 287
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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Darren J. Dixon publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 61–80 to 1,295+ publications.
  • Darren J. Dixon, a Chemistry scholar from University of Oxford, records 287 publications - the 60th percentile of the discipline.
  • 60% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Darren J. Dixon, and about 40% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Darren J. Dixon ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 161–180 publications, holding 1,350 scientists (8% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 361–380 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Darren J. Dixon 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 Darren J. Dixon 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, 70–71 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: 71 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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 71
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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Darren J. Dixon D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 159+ D-Index.
  • Darren J. Dixon, a Chemistry scholar from University of Oxford, records 71 D-Index - the 70th percentile of the discipline.
  • 70% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Darren J. Dixon, and about 30% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Darren J. Dixon ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 56–57 D-Index, holding 1,051 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Darren J. Dixon is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions lie primarily within the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with 141 and 44 publications respectively. Within these fields, their subfield expertise includes Organic Chemistry (118 publications), Materials Chemistry (44), Inorganic Chemistry (23), Molecular Biology (10), and Pharmaceutical Science (4).

Their main topics of work encompass various areas of synthetic and catalytic chemistry. These include:

  • Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods

Dixon has published a number of recent papers covering developments in organic synthesis and catalysis. Notable recent publications include:

  • Installing the "magic methyl" - C-H methylation in synthesis, 2021, Chemical Society Reviews
  • α-Amino Radicals via Photocatalytic Single-Electron Reduction of Imine Derivatives, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • Catalytic Reductive Functionalization of Tertiary Amides using Vaska's Complex: Synthesis of Complex Tertiary Amine Building Blocks and Natural Products, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • Bifunctional Iminophosphorane Superbase Catalysis: Applications in Organic Synthesis, 2020, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • Dearomative Photocatalytic Construction of Bridged 1,3-Diazepanes, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

The scientist has maintained collaborations with several frequent coauthors, including Ken Yamazaki, Trevor A. Hamlin, Kirsten E. Christensen, Jamie A. Leitch, and Benjamin D. A. Shennan.

Their publications often appear in specialized and high-impact research venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (22 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie (13 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (12 publications)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (7 publications)
  • ACS Catalysis (5 publications)

Best Publications

  • Enantioselective organocatalytic Michael addition of malonate esters to nitro olefins using bifunctional cinchonine derivatives

    Jinxing Ye;Darren J. Dixon;Peter S. Hynes

  • Enantioselective Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed N-Acyliminium Cyclization Cascades

    Michael E. Muratore;Chloe A. Holloway;Adam W. Pilling;R. Ian Storer

  • Organocatalytic enantioselective desymmetrisation

    A. Borissov;T. Q. Davies;S. R. Ellis;T. A. Fleming

  • Total synthesis of (-)-nakadomarin A.

    Pavol Jakubec;Dane M. Cockfield;Darren J. Dixon

  • A new family of cinchona-derived amino phosphine precatalysts: application to the highly enantio- and diastereoselective silver-catalyzed isocyanoacetate aldol reaction.

    Filippo Sladojevich;Andrea Trabocchi;Antonio Guarna;Darren J. Dixon

  • Synthesis of macrocyclic natural products by catalyst-controlled stereoselective ring-closing metathesis

    Miao Yu;Chenbo Wang;Andrew F. Kyle;Pavol Jakubec

  • Installing the "magic methyl"- C-H methylation in synthesis.

    Daniya Aynetdinova;Mia C Callens;Harry B Hicks;Charmaine Y X Poh

  • Bifunctional iminophosphorane organocatalysts for enantioselective synthesis: application to the ketimine nitro-Mannich reaction.

    Marta G. Núñez;Alistair J. M. Farley;Darren J. Dixon

  • 1,2-diacetals: a new opportunity for organic synthesis.

    Steven V. Ley;Daniel K. Baeschlin;Darren J. Dixon;Alison C. Foster

  • Organocatalytic Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (R)-Rolipram and Formal Synthesis of (3S,4R)-Paroxetine

    Peter S. Hynes;Paul A. Stupple;Darren J. Dixon

  • Brønsted Base/Lewis Acid Cooperative Catalysis in the Enantioselective Conia-Ene Reaction

    Ting Yang;Alessandro Ferrali;Filippo Sladojevich;Leonie Campbell

  • Direct enantio- and diastereoselective Mannich reactions of malonate and β-keto esters with N-Boc and N-Cbz aldimines catalysed by a bifunctional cinchonine derivative

    A. Louise Tillman;Jinxing Ye;Darren J. Dixon

  • LP99: Discovery and Synthesis of the First Selective BRD7/9 Bromodomain Inhibitor

    Peter G. K. Clark;Lucas C. C. Vieira;Cynthia Tallant;Oleg Fedorov

  • Iridium‐Catalyzed Reductive Strecker Reaction for Late‐Stage Amide and Lactam Cyanation

    Ángel L. Fuentes de Arriba;Elena Lenci;Mahendra Sonawane;Odilon Formery

  • Total Synthesis of Manzamine A and Related Alkaloids

    Pavol Jakubec;Alison Hawkins;Wolfgang Felzmann;Darren J. Dixon

  • Combination iminium, enamine and copper(I) cascade catalysis: a carboannulation for the synthesis of cyclopentenes.

    Ting Yang;Alessandro Ferrali;Leonie Campbell;Darren J. Dixon

  • Total Synthesis of (−)-Himalensine A

    Heyao Shi;Iacovos N. Michaelides;Benjamin Darses;Pavol Jakubec

  • α-Amino Radicals via Photocatalytic Single-Electron Reduction of Imine Derivatives

    Jamie A. Leitch;Thomas Rossolini;Tatiana Rogova;J. Andrew P. Maitland

  • Thioamide-Directed Cobalt(III)-Catalyzed Selective Amidation of C(sp3 )-H Bonds.

    Peng Wen Tan;Adrian M. Mak;Michael B. Sullivan;Darren James Dixon

  • Diastereodivergent organocatalytic asymmetric vinylogous Michael reactions

    Xin Li;Min Lu;Yun Dong;Wenbin Wu

  • A Au(i)-catalyzed N-acyl iminium ion cyclization cascade.

    Ting Yang;Leonie Campbell;Darren J. Dixon

  • Chemical probes and inhibitors of bromodomains outside the BET family

    M Moustakim;Clark Pgk.;D A Hay;D J Dixon

  • Direct Enantio‐ and Diastereoselective Mannich Reactions of Malonate and β‐Keto Esters with N‐Boc and N‐Cbz Aldimines Catalyzed by a Bifunctional Cinchonine Derivative.

    A. Louise Tillman;Jinxing Ye;Darren J. Dixon

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven V. Ley
Steven V. Ley University of Cambridge
Paul Brennan
Paul Brennan International Agency For Research On Cancer
Edward W. Tate
Edward W. Tate Imperial College London
Stefan Knapp
Stefan Knapp Goethe University Frankfurt
Robert S. Paton
Robert S. Paton Colorado State University
Oleg Fedorov
Oleg Fedorov University of Oxford
Stephen G. Davies
Stephen G. Davies University of Oxford
Susanne Müller
Susanne Müller Structural Genomics Consortium
Peng-Fei Xu
Peng-Fei Xu Lanzhou University
Christine K. Luscombe
Christine K. Luscombe Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

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