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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 48 15052 13565 407 356 118 12996

Dipankar Sen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dipankar Sen between 1976 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dipankar Sen published across 51 years, from 1976 to 2026, averaging 2.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 7 publications in 2010. 3 of the 127 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 7. Peak 7 publications in 2010. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 4 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 4 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 3 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 0 publications 2026: 3 publications
1976 2026

127 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dipankar Sen: publications per year, 1976 to 2026
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 0
1986 3
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 1
1991 4
1992 6
1993 2
1994 0
1995 0
1996 2
1997 4
1998 5
1999 2
2000 1
2001 5
2002 6
2003 6
2004 6
2005 1
2006 4
2007 4
2008 4
2009 4
2010 7
2011 3
2012 3
2013 2
2014 6
2015 2
2016 2
2017 3
2018 3
2019 5
2020 5
2021 3
2022 1
2023 3
2024 2
2025 0
2026 3
Total 127
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Dipankar Sen 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 Dipankar Sen 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, 101–120 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: 118 publications — 5th percentile

5% 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
101–120 623 118
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
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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Dipankar Sen 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 Dipankar Sen 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, 48–49 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: 48 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% 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 48
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
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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Overview

Dipankar Sen is a researcher affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada, specializing in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work predominantly focuses on molecular biology, with contributions also spanning organic chemistry, oncology, biomedical engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Their main research topics include advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, DNA and nucleic acid chemistry, click chemistry and its applications, RNA interference and gene delivery, biosensors and analytical detection, molecular junctions and nanostructures, and biotin and related studies.

Frequent publication venues for their research are:

  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Electrochimica Acta
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Sen's notable recent papers include:

  • "High specificity and tight spatial restriction of self-biotinylation by DNA and RNA G-Quadruplexes complexed in vitro and in vivo with Heme," 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "CLICK-17, a DNA enzyme that harnesses ultra-low concentrations of either Cu+ or Cu2+ to catalyze the azide-alkyne 'click' reaction in water," 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "A heme•DNAzyme activated by hydrogen peroxide catalytically oxidizes thioethers by direct oxygen atom transfer rather than by a Compound I-like intermediate," 2021, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "A Long and Reversibly Self-Assembling 1D DNA Nanostructure Built from Triplex and Quadruplex Hybrid Tiles," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Ultrasensitive detection of total copper with an electrochemical biosensor built on the in cis coupling of hexynyl CLICK-17 DNAzyme with azido self-assembled monolayers," 2021, Electrochimica Acta

Their research collaborations include frequent co-authors:

  • Hua-Zhong Yu
  • Prince Kumar Lat
  • Kun Liu
  • Clayton W. Schultz
  • Qi Lin

Best Publications

  • Formation of parallel four-stranded complexes by guanine-rich motifs in DNA and its implications for meiosis

    Dipankar Sen;Walter Gilbert

  • DNA-enhanced peroxidase activity of a DNA aptamer-hemin complex

    Paola Travascio;Yingfu Li;Dipankar Sen

  • A sodium-potassium switch in the formation of four-stranded G4-DNA

    Dipankar Sen;Walter Gilbert

  • Detection of G-quadruplex DNA in mammalian cells

    Alexander Henderson;Yuliang Wu;Yu Chuan Huang;Elizabeth A. Chavez

  • A catalytic DNA for porphyrin metallation.

    Yingfu Li;Dipankar Sen

  • A ribozyme and a catalytic DNA with peroxidase activity: active sites versus cofactor-binding sites.

    Paola Travascio;Andrew J Bennet;Dennis Y Wang;Dipankar Sen

  • The Peroxidase Activity of a Hemin−DNA Oligonucleotide Complex: Free Radical Damage to Specific Guanine Bases of the DNA†

    P Travascio;P K Witting;A G Mauk;D Sen

  • Recognition of anionic porphyrins by DNA aptamers.

    Y Li;C R Geyer;D Sen

  • DNA Quadruple Helices in Nanotechnology.

    Jean-Louis Mergny;Jean-Louis Mergny;Dipankar Sen

  • The DNA structures at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes.

    R.J. Wellinger;D. Sen

  • Evidence for the metal-cofactor independence of an RNA phosphodiester-cleaving DNA enzyme

    C.Ronald Geyer;Dipankar Sen

  • Novel DNA superstructures formed by telomere-like oligomers

    Dipankar Sen;Walter Gilbert

  • A deoxyribozyme that harnesses light to repair thymine dimers in DNA

    Daniel J.-F. Chinnapen;Dipankar Sen

  • Toward an Efficient DNAzyme

    Yingfu Li;Dipankar Sen

  • Parallel and antiparallel G-DNA structures from a complex telomeric sequence

    Eduard A. Venczel;Dipankar Sen

  • RNA and DNA complexes with hemin [Fe(III) heme] are efficient peroxidases and peroxygenases: how do they do it and what does it mean?

    Dipankar Sen;Lester C H Poon

  • Design and testing of aptamer-based electrochemical biosensors for proteins and small molecules.

    Alan K.H. Cheng;Dipankar Sen;Hua-Zhong Yu

  • Guanine quartet structures.

    Dipankar Sen;Walter Gilbert

  • Photothermal Release of Single-Stranded DNA from the Surface of Gold Nanoparticles Through Controlled Denaturating and Au−S Bond Breaking

    Lester Poon;Wesley Zandberg;Dennis Hsiao;Zach Erno

  • Voltammetric procedure for examining DNA-modified surfaces: quantitation, cationic binding activity, and electron-transfer kinetics.

    Hua-Zhong Yu;Chuan-Yun Luo;Carlo G. Sankar;Dipankar Sen

Frequent Co-Authors

Hua-Zhong Yu
Hua-Zhong Yu Simon Fraser University
Peter M. Lansdorp
Peter M. Lansdorp University of British Columbia
Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert Harvard University
Ryan D. Morin
Ryan D. Morin Simon Fraser University
Steven J.M. Jones
Steven J.M. Jones University of British Columbia
Yingfu Li
Yingfu Li McMaster University
Donald M. Crothers
Donald M. Crothers Yale University
Christian Steidl
Christian Steidl University of British Columbia
Marco A. Marra
Marco A. Marra University of British Columbia
Randy D. Gascoyne
Randy D. Gascoyne BC Cancer Agency

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