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Erwin Buncel

Erwin Buncel

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
11465
World Ranking
10661
National Ranking
288

Erwin Buncel 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 Erwin Buncel sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 449 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Erwin Buncel 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 Erwin Buncel sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% 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

  • 2014 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Erwin Buncel was affiliated with Queen's University in Canada and contributed primarily to the field of Health Professions. Their work extended into subfields such as General Health Professions and Philosophy.

Their research focused on several key topics including:

  • Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
  • Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
  • Health, Medicine and Society

Buncel published research papers notably in the following venues:

  • Scientific Journal of Applied Sciences of Sabratha University
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Some of the recent publications included:

  • THE ROLE OF METAL (HYDR) OXIDES IN CATALYZING THE HYDROLYSIS OF QUINALPHOS (2021), published in Scientific Journal of Applied Sciences of Sabratha University
  • Hg2+-Quinalphos Complexes: Characterized by 1H and 31P NMR (2021), published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The frequent co-authors who collaborated with Buncel in published work were:

  • Abdelhamid A. Esbata
  • Gary W. vanLoon

During their career, Erwin Buncel was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2014 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Biomolecule--mercury interactions: modalities of DNA base--mercury binding mechanisms. Remediation strategies.

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  • Solvatochromism and solvent polarity scales

    Erwin Buncel;Srinivasan Rajagopal

  • Rationalizing the Regioselectivity in Polynitroarene Anionic .sigma.-Adduct Formation. Relevance to Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution

    Erwin. Buncel;Julian M. Dust;Francois. Terrier

  • Potassium cryptate catalysis in the elimination reaction of a sulfonate ester

    Marko J. Pregel;Erwin Buncel

  • The α-effect and its modulation by solvent

    Erwin Buncel;Ik-Hwan Um

  • Lithium-7, silicon-29, tin-119, and lead-207 NMR studies of phenyl-substituted Group 4 anions

    Ulf Edlund;Tore Lejon;Pekka Pyykko;T. K. Venkatachalam

  • Thermal Reversion Mechanism of N-Functionalized Merocyanines to Spiropyrans: A Solvatochromic, Solvatokinetic, and Semiempirical Study

    James T. C. Wojtyk;Adnaan Wasey;Peter M. Kazmaier;and Shmaryahu Hoz

  • Elucidating the mechanisms of acidochromic spiropyran-merocyanine interconversion.

    James T. C. Wojtyk;Adnaan Wasey;Ning-Ning Xiao;Peter M. Kazmaier

  • Thermo- and photochromic dyes: indolino-benzospiropyrans. Part 1. UV–VIS spectroscopic studies of 1,3,3-spiro(2H-1-benzopyran-2,2′-indolines) and the open-chain merocyanine forms; solvatochromism and medium effects on spiro ring formation

    Sam-Rok Keum;Mun-Suk Hur;Peter M. Kazmaier;Erwin Buncel

  • Effects of metal ion complexation on the spiropyran–merocyanine interconversion: development of a thermally stable photo-switch

    James T.C. Wojtyk;Erwin Buncel;Peter M. Kazmaier

  • Modulation of the Spiropyran−Merocyanine Reversion via Metal-Ion Selective Complexation: Trapping of the “Transient” cis-Merocyanine

    James T. C. Wojtyk;and Peter M. Kazmaier;Erwin Buncel

  • Solvent-independent transition-state structure for acyl-transfer reactions. A novel strategy for construction of a Broensted correlation

    E. Buncel;I. H. Um;S. Hoz

  • Reinterpretation of curved Hammett plots in reaction of nucleophiles with aryl benzoates: change in rate-determining step or mechanism versus ground-state stabilization.

    Ik-Hwan Um;Hyun-Joo Han;Jung-Ae Ahn;Swan Kang

  • Origin of the Bell-Shaped .alpha.-Effect-Solvent Composition Plots. pKa-Solvent Dependence of the .alpha.-Effect at a Phosphorus Center

    Richard M. Tarkka;Erwin Buncel

  • 4,6-Dinitrobenzofuroxan: a stronger electrophile than the p-nitrobenzenediazonium cation and proton

    Francois Terrier;Elyane Kizilian;Jean Claude Halle;Erwin Buncel

  • Ambident nucleophilic reactivity in .sigma.-complex formations. 6. Reactivity-selectivity relationships in reactions of ambident nucleophiles with the superelectrophiles 4,6-dinibrobenzofuroxan and 4,6-dinitro-2-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl) benzotriazole 1-oxide

    Erwin Buncel;Richard A. Renfrow;Michael J. Strauss

  • Nucleophilic displacement on 4-nitrophenyl dimethyl phosphinate by ethoxide ion: alkali metal ion catalysis and mechanism.

    Erwin Buncel;Kendall G. Albright;Ikenna Onyido

  • Superacidifiers: assessing the activation and the mode of charge transmission of the extraordinary electron-withdrawing SO2CF3 and S(O)(=NSO2CF3)CF3 substituents in carbanion stabilization.

    François Terrier;Emmanuel Magnier;Elyane Kizilian;Claude Wakselman

  • Metal ion catalysis in nucleophilic displacement reactions at carbon, phosphorus, and sulfur centers. I. Catalysis by metal ions in the reaction of p-nitrophenyl diphenylphosphinate with ethoxide

    Edward J. Dunn;Erwin Buncel

  • Organic solar cell materials and active layer designs-improvements with carbon nanotubes: a review

    Bernard Ratier;Jean-Michel Nunzi;Matt Aldissi;Thomas M Kraft;Thomas M Kraft

  • ELECTROPHORETIC INK AND DISPLAY USING THE SAME

    Foucher Daniel A;Patel Raj D;Chopra Naveen;Kazmaier Peter M

  • Physical Organic Chemistry

    and A N Bourns;E Buncel

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Michel Nunzi
Jean-Michel Nunzi Queen's University
Saul Wolfe
Saul Wolfe Simon Fraser University
Victor X. Jin
Victor X. Jin Medical College of Wisconsin
Ki Bong Lee
Ki Bong Lee Korea University
Rajesh Kumar
Rajesh Kumar University of Johannesburg
Sason Shaik
Sason Shaik Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Vedene H. Smith
Vedene H. Smith Queen's University
Imre G. Csizmadia
Imre G. Csizmadia University of Toronto
Michael F. Cunningham
Michael F. Cunningham Queen's University
Philip G. Jessop
Philip G. Jessop Queen's University

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