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Gary J. Schrobilgen

Gary J. Schrobilgen

McMaster University
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
7572
World Ranking
15682
National Ranking
428

Gary J. Schrobilgen 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 Gary J. Schrobilgen sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 336 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gary J. Schrobilgen 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 Gary J. Schrobilgen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% 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

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 1999 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Gary J. Schrobilgen is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and contributes extensively to materials science, particularly materials chemistry and inorganic chemistry. Their research portfolio spans crystallization and solubility studies as well as structural analysis using X-ray diffraction methods. They have also explored areas including inorganic fluorides and related compounds, fluorine in organic chemistry, and advanced chemical physics studies.

Schrobilgen's scientific work frequently appears in several prominent publication venues. Major outlets include The Cambridge Structural Database, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, and Chemistry - A European Journal.

Among recent notable papers authored are:

  • Mixed Noble-Gas Compounds of Krypton(II) and Xenon(VI); [F5Xe(FKrF)AsF6] and [F5Xe(FKrF)2AsF6], 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Group 6 Oxyfluoro-Anion Salts of [XeF5]+ and [Xe2F11]+: Syntheses and Structures of [XeF5][M2O2F9] (M=Mo, W), [Xe2F11][M'OF5] (M'=Cr, Mo, W), [XeF5][HF2]⋅CrOF4, and [XeF5][WOF5]⋅XeOF4, 2020, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Syntheses and Characterizations of the Mixed Noble-Gas Compounds, [FKrIIFXeIIF][AsF6]⋅0.5 KrIIF2⋅2 HF, ([KrII2F3][AsF6])2⋅XeIVF4, and XeIVF4⋅KrIIF2, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • XeF2 Coordination Complexes of the [BrO2]+ Cation, [O2Br(FXeF)n][AsF6] (n = 1, 2) and [O2Br(FXeF)2][SbF6]; Their Syntheses and Structural Characterizations, 2023, Inorganic Chemistry
  • Noble-Gas Difluoride Complexes of MOF4 (M=Mo, W); Syntheses, Structures and Bonding of NgF2 ⋅ MOF4 and XeF2 ⋅ 2MOF4 (Ng=Kr, Xe), 2021, Chemistry - A European Journal

Frequent co-authors working alongside Schrobilgen include:

  • Hélène P. A. Mercier
  • Mark R. Bortolus
  • Brianna Nguyen
  • Jamie Haner
  • David S. Brock

Their main fields of study encompass where the bulk of research outputs are concentrated:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Schrobilgen's research spans specific scientific topics, reflecting an emphasis on structural and chemical interactions in various compounds:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Crystallography and Molecular Interactions
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

The scientist has been recognized with distinctions including election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1999 for contributions to the Academy of Science and as a Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Identification of an iridium-containing compound with a formal oxidation state of IX

    Guanjun Wang;Mingfei Zhou;James T. Goettel;Gary J. Schrobilgen

  • Syntheses, Crystal Structures, and Density Functional Theory Calculations of the closo-[1-M(CO)(3)(eta(4)-E-9)](4-) (E= Sn, Pb; M= Mo, W) Cluster Anions and Solution NMR Spectroscopic Characterization of[1-M(CO)(3)(eta(4)-Sn-9)](4-) (M= Cr, Mo, W)

    Janette Campbell;Helene P. A Mercier;Holger Franke;David P. Santry

  • The pentafluoroxenate(IV) anion, XeF5- : the first example of a pentagonal planar AX5 species

    Karl O. Christe;Earl C. Curtis;David A. Dixon;Helene P. Mercier

  • [18F]fluoro-L-dopa for the in vivo study of intracerebral dopamine.

    Gunter Firnau;E.S. Garnett;Raman Chirakal;Sudesh Sood

  • Xenon-129 pulse Fourier-transform nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

    Gary J. Schrobilgen;John H. Holloway;Pierre Granger;Christian Brevard

  • Synthesis of the missing oxide of xenon, XeO2, and its implications for Earth's missing xenon.

    David S. Brock;Gary J. Schrobilgen

  • The fluoro(hydrogen cyanide)xenon(II) cation. Preparation of HC.tplbond.NXeF+AsF6-: a multinuclear magnetic resonance and Raman spectroscopic study

    Adel A. A. Emara;Gary J. Schrobilgen

  • The OsO4F-, OsO4F22-, and OsO3F3- Anions, Their Study by Vibrational and NMR Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory Calculations, and the X-ray Crystal Structures of [N(CH3)4][OsO4F] and [N(CH3)4][OsO3F3]

    Michael Gerken;David A. Dixon;Gary J. Schrobilgen

  • X-ray Crystal Structures of α-KrF2, [KrF][MF6] (M = As, Sb, Bi), [Kr2F3][SbF6]·KrF2, [Kr2F3]2[SbF6]2·KrF2, and [Kr2F3][AsF6]·[KrF][AsF6]; Synthesis and Characterization of [Kr2F3][PF6]·nKrF2; and Theoretical Studies of KrF2, KrF+, Kr2F3+, and the [KrF][MF6] (M = P, As, Sb, Bi) Ion Pairs†

    John F. Lehmann;David A. Dixon;Gary J. Schrobilgen

  • CRYSTAL STRUCTURE, RAMAN, AND MULTINUCLEAR NMR STUDY OF FLUORO(IMIDOBIS(SULFURYL FLUORIDE))XENON(II) (FXEN(SO2F)2), AN EXAMPLE OF XENON-NITROGEN BONDING

    Jeffery F. Sawyer;Gary J. Schrobilgen;Steven J. Sutherland

  • The XeN(SO2F)2+ and F[XeN(SO2F)2+ cations: synthesis and x-ray structure of XeN(SO2F)2+Sb3F16- and Raman and multinuclear magnetic resonance studies of the AsF6- and Sb3F16- compounds

    Romolo Faggiani;Dietmar K. Kennepohl;Colin J. L. Lock;Gary J. Schrobilgen

  • Hexakis(pentafluorooxotellurato)pnictate(V) Anions, M(OTeF5)6- (M = As, Sb, Bi): A Series of Very Weakly Coordinating Anions

    Helene P. A. Mercier;Jeremy C. P. Sanders;Gary J. Schrobilgen

  • Tetrafluorophosphite, PF4-, Anion

    Karl O. Christe;David A. Dixon;Helene P. A. Mercier;Jeremy C. P. Sanders

  • Fluorokrypton(1+) and .mu.-fluorodifluorodikrypton(1+) cations. Preparation of KrF+MF6-, KrF+Sb2F11-, Kr2F3+MF6-, and Kr2F3+.xKrF2.MF6- salts and their characterization by fluorine-19 nuclear magnetic resonance and Raman spectroscopy

    R. J. Gillespie;G. J. Schrobilgen

  • XeOF2, F2OXeN≡CCH3, and XeOF2·nHF: Rare Examples of Xe(IV) Oxide Fluorides

    David S Brock;Vural Bilir;Hélène P A Mercier;Gary J Schrobilgen

  • Heats of formation of xenon fluorides and the fluxionality of XeF(6) from high level electronic structure calculations.

    David A Dixon;Wibe A de Jong;Kirk A Peterson;Karl O Christe

  • The nido-Pb94- and the Jahn-Teller Distorted closo-Pb93- Zintl Anions: Syntheses, X-ray Structures, and Theoretical Studies

    Janette Campbell;David A. Dixon;Helene P. A. Mercier;Gary J. Schrobilgen

  • Selenium-77 nuclear magnetic resonance study of octaselenium(2+) and decaselenium(2+): examples of rigid and fluxional species. Disproportionation of Se102+ at low temperatures

    R. C. Burns;M. J. Collins;R. J. Gillespie;G. J. Schrobilgen

  • The chemistry of xenon(IV).

    Jamie Haner;Gary J. Schrobilgen

  • The Osmium(VIII) Oxofluoro Cations OsO2F3+ and F(cis-OsO2F3)2+: Syntheses, Characterization by 19F NMR Spectroscopy and Raman Spectroscopy, X-ray Crystal Structure of F(cis-OsO2F3)2+Sb2F11-, and Density Functional Theory Calculations of OsO2F3+, ReO2F3, and F(cis-OsO2F3)2+ †

    William J. Casteel;David A. Dixon;Hélène P. A. Mercier;Gary J. Schrobilgen

  • THE CLOSO-GE52- ANION : SYNTHESIS, CRYSTAL STRUCTURE, AND RAMAN SPECTRUM OF (2,2,2-CRYPT-K+)2GE52-.THF

    Janette Campbell;Gary J. Schrobilgen

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Dixon
David A. Dixon University of Alabama
Karl O. Christe
Karl O. Christe University of Southern California
Ronald J. Gillespie
Ronald J. Gillespie McMaster University
Bernard Silvi
Bernard Silvi Sorbonne University
John S. Tse
John S. Tse University of Saskatchewan
Kazuhiko Matsumoto
Kazuhiko Matsumoto Kyoto University
Kirk A. Peterson
Kirk A. Peterson Washington State University
Peter Stilbs
Peter Stilbs Royal Institute of Technology
Johannes Neugebauer
Johannes Neugebauer University of Münster
Mingfei Zhou
Mingfei Zhou Fudan University

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