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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 88 2345 2110 176 159 347 22709

Eric Meggers publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Eric Meggers between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Eric Meggers published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 15.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2016. 8 of the 488 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2016. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 23 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 28 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 36 publications 2015: 41 publications 2016: 43 publications 2017: 37 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 6 publications
1995 2025

488 publications in total across all disciplines

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Eric Meggers: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 1
1997 2
1998 6
1999 3
2000 4
2001 2
2002 1
2003 1
2004 3
2005 6
2006 13
2007 13
2008 11
2009 15
2010 23
2011 25
2012 28
2013 27
2014 36
2015 41
2016 43
2017 37
2018 24
2019 27
2020 20
2021 26
2022 21
2023 19
2024 2
2025 6
Total 488
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Eric Meggers publications per year - data summary

  • Eric Meggers, a Chemistry scholar from Philipp University of Marburg, has 488 publications recorded across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1995 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2016, with 43 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1996, 2002 and 2003, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 15.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 15.7 per year counting only the 31 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 74 publications, 15% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1995-2005: 31 publications (2.8 per year); 2006-2016: 275 publications (25.0 per year); 2017-2025: 182 publications (20.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Eric Meggers 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 Eric Meggers 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, 341–360 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: 347 publications — 72nd percentile

72% 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
341–360 628 347
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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Eric Meggers 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.
  • Eric Meggers, a Chemistry scholar from Philipp University of Marburg, records 347 publications - the 72nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 72% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Eric Meggers, and about 28% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Eric Meggers 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).

Eric Meggers 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 Eric Meggers 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, 88–89 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: 88 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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 88
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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Eric Meggers 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.
  • Eric Meggers, a Chemistry scholar from Philipp University of Marburg, records 88 D-Index - the 88th percentile of the discipline.
  • 88% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Eric Meggers, and about 12% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Eric Meggers 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).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Eric Meggers is affiliated with Philipp University of Marburg in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of chemistry and materials science. Their research spans a wide array of specialized areas, particularly within organic chemistry and materials chemistry, and encompasses significant work in inorganic chemistry. They have also been involved in biomedical engineering and spectroscopy, albeit to a lesser extent.

Their main topics of research include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions

Eric Meggers has authored numerous publications in respected scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • ACS Catalysis

Some of the recent papers by Eric Meggers are:

  • Metal Stereogenicity in Asymmetric Transition Metal Catalysis, 2023, Chemical Reviews
  • Catalytic α-Deracemization of Ketones Enabled by Photoredox Deprotonation and Enantioselective Protonation, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Electrochemical Enantioselective Nucleophilic α-C(sp3)-H Alkenylation of 2-Acyl Imidazoles, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Atroposelective Synthesis of Axially Chiral N-Arylpyrroles by Chiral-at-Rhodium Catalysis, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Stereocontrolled 1,3-nitrogen migration to access chiral α-amino acids, 2022, Nature Chemistry

Collaboration has played a notable role in their research, with frequent co-authors including Sergei I. Ivlev, Xiulan Xie, Klaus Harms, Chen-Xi Ye, and Marcel Hemming.

Eric Meggers has been recognized with awards such as the Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2006. This acknowledgment reflects their standing within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Sequence Dependent Long Range Hole Transport in DNA

    Eric Meggers;‡ and Maria E. Michel-Beyerle;Bernd Giese

  • Asymmetric photoredox transition-metal catalysis activated by visible light

    Haohua Huo;Xiaodong Shen;Chuanyong Wang;Lilu Zhang

  • A Novel Copper-Mediated DNA Base Pair

    Eric Meggers;Patrick L. Holland;William B. Tolman;Floyd E. Romesberg

  • Targeting proteins with metal complexes.

    Eric Meggers

  • In vivo incorporation of unnatural amino acids

    Peter Schultz;Lei Wang;John Christopher Anderson;Jason William Chin

  • A simple glycol nucleic acid.

    Lilu Zhang;and Adam Peritz;Eric Meggers

  • Steering Asymmetric Lewis Acid Catalysis Exclusively with Octahedral Metal-Centered Chirality

    Lilu Zhang;Eric Meggers

  • Asymmetric catalysis activated by visible light

    Eric Meggers;Eric Meggers

  • On the Mechanism of Long‐Range Electron Transfer through DNA

    Bernd Giese;Stephan Wessely;Martin Spormann;Ute Lindemann

  • Exploring biologically relevant chemical space with metal complexes

    Eric Meggers

  • Ruthenium-induced allylcarbamate cleavage in living cells.

    Craig Streu;Eric Meggers

  • Progress towards bioorthogonal catalysis with organometallic compounds.

    Timo Völker;Felix Dempwolff;Peter L. Graumann;Eric Meggers;Eric Meggers

  • Ruthenium half-sandwich complexes bound to protein kinase Pim-1.

    Judit É. Debreczeni;Alex N. Bullock;G. Ekin Atilla;Douglas S. Williams

  • An Organometallic Protein Kinase Inhibitor Pharmacologically Activates p53 and Induces Apoptosis in Human Melanoma Cells

    Keiran S.M. Smalley;Rooha Contractor;Nikolas K. Haass;Angela N. Kulp

  • Asymmetric Radical-Radical Cross-Coupling through Visible-Light-Activated Iridium Catalysis.

    Chuanyong Wang;Jie Qin;Xiaodong Shen;Radostan Riedel

  • Structure of a Copper-Mediated Base Pair in DNA

    Shane Atwell;Eric Meggers;Glen Spraggon;Peter G. Schultz

  • Structurally Sophisticated Octahedral Metal Complexes as Highly Selective Protein Kinase Inhibitors

    Li Feng;Yann Geisselbrecht;Sebastian Blanck;Alexander Wilbuer

  • Direct Visible-Light-Excited Asymmetric Lewis Acid Catalysis of Intermolecular [2+2] Photocycloadditions.

    Xiaoqiang Huang;Taylor R. Quinn;Klaus Harms;Richard D. Webster

  • Catalytic Asymmetric Csp3 -H Functionalization under Photoredox Conditions by Radical Translocation and Stereocontrolled Alkene Addition.

    Chuanyong Wang;Klaus Harms;Eric Meggers

  • Asymmetric Photocatalysis with Bis-cyclometalated Rhodium Complexes

    Xiaoqiang Huang;Eric Meggers

  • ELECTRON TRANSFER THROUGH DNA IN THE COURSE OF RADICAL-INDUCED STRAND CLEAVAGE

    Eric Meggers;Dirk Kusch;Martin Spichty;Uta Wille

  • Targeting Large Kinase Active Site with Rigid, Bulky Octahedral Ruthenium Complexes

    Jasna Maksimoska;Li Feng;Klaus Harms;Chunling Yi

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Harms
Klaus Harms Philipp University of Marburg
Peter G. Schultz
Peter G. Schultz Scripps Research Institute
Jason W. Chin
Jason W. Chin MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Lei Wang
Lei Wang University of California, San Francisco
David R. Liu
David R. Liu Broad Institute
Xiulan Xie
Xiulan Xie Philipp University of Marburg
Ronen Marmorstein
Ronen Marmorstein University of Pennsylvania
Bernd Giese
Bernd Giese University of Fribourg
Patrick J. Carroll
Patrick J. Carroll University of Pennsylvania
Meenhard Herlyn
Meenhard Herlyn The Wistar Institute

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