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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 104 1069 942 83 77 641 36640

Eckhard Bill publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Eckhard Bill between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Eckhard Bill published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 15.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 56 publications in 2022. 4 of the 706 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 56. Peak 56 publications in 2022. 1980: 2 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 3 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 4 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 12 publications 1989: 11 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 14 publications 1992: 17 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 19 publications 1995: 17 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 19 publications 2000: 18 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 33 publications 2009: 26 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 31 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 56 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1980 2025

706 publications in total across all disciplines

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Eckhard Bill: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 2
1981 2
1982 1
1983 3
1984 1
1985 4
1986 5
1987 3
1988 12
1989 11
1990 7
1991 14
1992 17
1993 11
1994 19
1995 17
1996 10
1997 11
1998 9
1999 19
2000 18
2001 16
2002 13
2003 19
2004 15
2005 17
2006 17
2007 19
2008 33
2009 26
2010 19
2011 24
2012 21
2013 25
2014 17
2015 23
2016 15
2017 31
2018 20
2019 18
2020 12
2021 21
2022 56
2023 29
2024 2
2025 2
Total 706
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Eckhard Bill 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 Eckhard Bill 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, 641–660 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: 641 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 91 641
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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Eckhard Bill 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 Eckhard Bill 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, 104–105 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: 104 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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
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
104–105 112 104
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

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Eckhard Bill is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research primarily centers on materials science, with a significant focus on materials chemistry and inorganic chemistry. They have contributed to the subfields of renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment, as well as organic chemistry and oncology.

Their academic output includes numerous publications in high-impact journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Chemical Science
  • Science

The main topics of Eckhard Bill's work encompass:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins
  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry

Some of their recent notable papers include:

  • Synthesis and isolation of a triplet bismuthinidene with a quenched magnetic response, 2023, Science
  • Mitochondrial [4Fe-4S] protein assembly involves reductive [2Fe-2S] cluster fusion on ISCA1-ISCA2 by electron flow from ferredoxin FDX2, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Identification of the Catalytically Dominant Iron Environment in Iron- and Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Asymmetric counteranion-directed photoredox catalysis, 2023, Science
  • Active Site Identification in FeNC Catalysts and Their Assignment to the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Pathway by In Situ 57Fe Mössbauer Spectroscopy, 2021, Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research

Eckhard Bill has collaborated frequently with several researchers, most notably:

  • Frank Neese
  • Shengfa Ye
  • Thorsten Glaser
  • Maurice van Gastel
  • Hartmut Bögge

Best Publications

  • Electronic Structure of Bis(o-iminobenzosemiquinonato)metal Complexes (Cu, Ni, Pd). The Art of Establishing Physical Oxidation States in Transition-Metal Complexes Containing Radical Ligands

    Phalguni Chaudhuri;Claudio Nazari Verani;Eckhard Bill;Eberhard Bothe

  • N2 Reduction and Hydrogenation to Ammonia by a Molecular Iron-Potassium Complex

    Meghan M. Rodriguez;Eckhard Bill;William W. Brennessel;Patrick L. Holland

  • Electronic structure of bis(imino)pyridine iron dichloride, monochloride, and neutral ligand complexes: a combined structural, spectroscopic, and computational study.

    Suzanne C. Bart;Krzysztof Chłopek;Eckhard Bill;Marco W. Bouwkamp

  • Aerobic Oxidation of Primary Alcohols (Including Methanol) by Copper(II)− and Zinc(II)−Phenoxyl Radical Catalysts

    Phalguni Chaudhuri;Martina Hess;Jochen Müller;Knut Hildenbrand

  • Mononuclear (nitrido)iron(V) and (oxo)iron(IV) complexes via photolysis of [(cyclam-acetato)FeIII(N3)]+ and ozonolysis of [(cyclam-acetato)FeIII(O3SCF3)]+ in water/acetone mixtures.

    Craig A. Grapperhaus;Bernd Mienert;Eckhard Bill;Thomas Weyhermüller

  • Molecular and electronic structures of bis(pyridine-2,6-diimine)metal complexes [ML2](PF6)n (n = 0, 1, 2, 3; M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn).

    Bas de Bruin;Eckhard Bill;Eberhard Bothe;and Thomas Weyhermüller

  • Neutral bis(alpha-iminopyridine)metal complexes of the first-row transition ions (Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn) and their monocationic analogues: mixed valency involving a redox noninnocent ligand system.

    Connie C. Lu;Eckhard Bill;Thomas Weyhermüller;Eberhard Bothe

  • Weakly ferromagnetic ordered mesoporous Co₃O₄ synthesized by nanocasting from vinyl-functionalized cubic Ia3d mesoporous silica

    Yanqin Wang;Chia-Min Yang;Wolfgang Schmidt;Bernd Spliethoff

  • First principles approach to the electronic structure, magnetic anisotropy and spin relaxation in mononuclear 3d-transition metal single molecule magnets

    Mihail Atanasov;Mihail Atanasov;Daniel Aravena;Elizaveta Suturina;Elizaveta Suturina;Eckhard Bill

  • An Octahedral Coordination Complex of Iron(VI)

    John F. Berry;Eckhard Bill;Eberhard Bothe;Serena DeBeer George

  • Molecular and electronic structure of four- and five-coordinate cobalt complexes containing two o-phenylenediamine- or two o-aminophenol-type ligands at various oxidation levels: an experimental, density functional, and correlated ab initio study.

    Eckhard Bill;Eberhard Bothe;Phalguni Chaudhuri;Krzysztof Chlopek

  • Structural, Spectroscopic, and Computational Study of an Octahedral, Non-Heme {Fe−NO}6-8 Series: [Fe(NO)(cyclam-ac)]2+/+/0

    Ricardo Garcia Serres;Craig A. Grapperhaus;Eberhard Bothe;Eckhard Bill

  • Performance of nonrelativistic and quasi-relativistic hybrid DFT for the prediction of electric and magnetic hyperfine parameters in 57Fe Mössbauer spectra.

    Sebastian Sinnecker;Leonardo D Slep;Eckhard Bill;Frank Neese

  • Carbon monoxide as an intrinsic ligand to iron in the active site of the iron-sulfur-cluster-free hydrogenase H2-forming methylenetetrahydromethanopterin dehydrogenase as revealed by infrared spectroscopy.

    Erica J Lyon;Seigo Shima;Reinhard Boecher;Rudolf K Thauer

  • Molecular and electronic structure of octahedral o-aminophenolato and o-iminobenzosemiquinonato complexes of V(V), Cr(III), Fe(III), and Co(III). Experimental determination of oxidation levels of ligands and metal ions.

    Hyungphil Chun;Claudio Nazari Verani;Phalguni Chaudhuri;Eberhard Bothe

  • Carbon dioxide activation with sterically pressured mid- and high-valent uranium complexes.

    Suzanne C. Bart;Christian Anthon;Frank W. Heinemann;Eckhard Bill

  • Binding of dinitrogen to an iron–sulfur–carbon site

    Ilija Čorić;Brandon Q. Mercado;Eckhard Bill;David J. Vinyard

  • Metallocorroles with Formally Tetravalent Iron

    Emanuel Vogel;Stefan Will;Andreas Schulze Tilling;Ludger Neumann

  • Experimental Evidence for the Noninnocence of o-Aminothiophenolates: Coordination Chemistry of o-Iminothionebenzosemiquinonate(1-) π-Radicals with Ni(II), Pd(II), Pt(II)

    Diran Herebian;Eberhard Bothe;Eckhard Bill;Thomas Weyhermüller

  • Iron-containing proteins and related analogs — complementary Mössbauer, EPR and magnetic susceptibility studies

    Alfred X. Trautwein;Eckhard Bill;Emile L. Bominaar;Heiner Winkler

  • Nanoengineering of a Magnetically Separable Hydrogenation Catalyst.

    An‐Hui Lu;Wolfgang Schmidt;Nina Matoussevitch;Helmut Boennemann

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Weyhermüller
Thomas Weyhermüller Max Planck Society
Karl Wieghardt
Karl Wieghardt Max Planck Society
Alfred X. Trautwein
Alfred X. Trautwein University of Lübeck
Frank Neese
Frank Neese Max Planck Society
Eberhard Bothe
Eberhard Bothe Max Planck Society
Phalguni Chaudhuri
Phalguni Chaudhuri Max Planck Society
Patrick L. Holland
Patrick L. Holland Yale University
Peter Hildebrandt
Peter Hildebrandt Technical University of Berlin
Thorsten Glaser
Thorsten Glaser Bielefeld University
Mihail Atanasov
Mihail Atanasov Max Planck Society

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