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Best Scientists 168 931 853 552 494 1329 138531
Materials Science 172 76 73 36 33 1242 144599
Chemistry 172 57 49 31 24 1257 143386

George C. Schatz publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by George C. Schatz between 1971 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. George C. Schatz published across 56 years, from 1971 to 2026, averaging 26 papers a year. Output peaked at 77 publications in 2017. 51 of the 1,458 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 77. Peak 77 publications in 2017. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 2 publications 1973: 3 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 6 publications 1977: 7 publications 1978: 7 publications 1979: 8 publications 1980: 14 publications 1981: 12 publications 1982: 11 publications 1983: 11 publications 1984: 14 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 12 publications 1987: 11 publications 1988: 13 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 14 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 16 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 19 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 21 publications 2004: 39 publications 2005: 41 publications 2006: 57 publications 2007: 47 publications 2008: 38 publications 2009: 54 publications 2010: 45 publications 2011: 57 publications 2012: 58 publications 2013: 49 publications 2014: 48 publications 2015: 47 publications 2016: 69 publications 2017: 77 publications 2018: 49 publications 2019: 52 publications 2020: 47 publications 2021: 52 publications 2022: 42 publications 2023: 42 publications 2024: 47 publications 2025: 45 publications 2026: 6 publications
1971 2026

1,458 publications in total across all disciplines

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George C. Schatz: publications per year, 1971 to 2026
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 2
1973 3
1974 2
1975 3
1976 6
1977 7
1978 7
1979 8
1980 14
1981 12
1982 11
1983 11
1984 14
1985 8
1986 12
1987 11
1988 13
1989 10
1990 10
1991 14
1992 11
1993 11
1994 8
1995 16
1996 12
1997 19
1998 8
1999 15
2000 20
2001 18
2002 12
2003 21
2004 39
2005 41
2006 57
2007 47
2008 38
2009 54
2010 45
2011 57
2012 58
2013 49
2014 48
2015 47
2016 69
2017 77
2018 49
2019 52
2020 47
2021 52
2022 42
2023 42
2024 47
2025 45
2026 6
Total 1,458
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George C. Schatz 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 George C. Schatz 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, 1,241–1,260 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: 1,257 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 1,257
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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George C. Schatz 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 George C. Schatz 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, 159+ 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: 172 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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
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+ 98 172
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2016 - Irving Langmuir Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2010 - Peter Debye Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2007 - Bourke Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 2005 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1987 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his pioneering, productive, and seminal studies on quantum theory of chemical reaction rates, including the first complete studies of the prototype hydrogen atom and hydrogen ion exchange reactions
  • 1980 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

George C. Schatz is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with significant contributions in Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's major topics of work include:

  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications

Among their notable recent scientific papers are:

  • Hierarchically structured bioinspired nanocomposites, 2022, Nature Materials
  • Crystallography, Morphology, Electronic Structure, and Transport in Non-Fullerene/Non-Indacenodithienothiophene Polymer:Y6 Solar Cells, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Light-Driven Expansion of Spiropyran Hydrogels, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Supramolecular-covalent hybrid polymers for light-activated mechanical actuation, 2020, Nature Materials
  • Systematic Merging of Nonfullerene Acceptor π-Extension and Tetrafluorination Strategies Affords Polymer Solar Cells with >16% Efficiency, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • ACS Nano
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

The scientist has collaborated extensively with other researchers, including:

  • Leighton O. Jones
  • Chad A. Mirkin
  • Kevin L. Kohlstedt
  • Michael R. Wasielewski
  • Tobin J. Marks

Awards and recognitions received by this scientist include:

  • Irving Langmuir Award, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2016
  • Peter Debye Award, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2010
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society, 2009
  • Bourke Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 2007
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2005
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2002
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1998
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 1987, cited for pioneering and seminal studies on quantum theory of chemical reaction rates
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1980

Best Publications

  • The Optical Properties of Metal Nanoparticles: The Influence of Size, Shape, and Dielectric Environment

    K. Lance Kelly;Eduardo A. Coronado;Lin-lin Zhao;George C Schatz

  • Photoinduced conversion of silver nanospheres to nanoprisms.

    Rongchao Jin;YunWei Cao;Chad A. Mirkin;K. L. Kelly

  • Present and Future of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

    Judith Langer;Dorleta Jimenez de Aberasturi;Javier Aizpurua;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla

  • Correlating the crystal structure of a thiol-protected Au25 cluster and optical properties.

    Manzhou Zhu;Christine M. Aikens;Frederick J. Hollander;George C. Schatz

  • Electromagnetic fields around silver nanoparticles and dimers.

    Encai Hao;George C. Schatz

  • Controlling anisotropic nanoparticle growth through plasmon excitation

    Rongchao Jin;Y. Charles Cao;Encai Hao;Gabriella S. Métraux

  • DNA-programmable nanoparticle crystallization

    Sung Young Park;Abigail K. R. Lytton-Jean;Byeongdu Lee;Steven Weigand

  • Localized surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy of single silver nanocubes

    Leif J. Sherry;Shih Hui Chang;George C. Schatz;Richard P. Van Duyne

  • What controls the melting properties of DNA-linked gold nanoparticle assemblies?

    Rongchao Jin;Guosheng Wu;Zhi Li;Chad A. Mirkin

  • Chain Length Dependence and Sensing Capabilities of the Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance of Silver Nanoparticles Chemically Modified with Alkanethiol Self-Assembled Monolayers

    Michelle Duval Malinsky;K. Lance Kelly;George C. Schatz, ,† and;Richard P. Van Duyne

  • Measurements of near-ultimate strength for multiwalled carbon nanotubes and irradiation-induced crosslinking improvements.

    Bei Peng;Mark Locascio;Peter Zapol;Shuyou Li

  • Nanoparticle Superlattice Engineering with DNA

    Robert J. Macfarlane;Byeongdu Lee;Matthew R. Jones;Nadine Harris

  • Atomistic simulations of nanotube fracture

    T. Belytschko;S. P. Xiao;George C Schatz;R. S. Ruoff

  • Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy of Single Silver Triangular Nanoprisms

    Leif J. Sherry;Rongchao Jin;Chad A. Mirkin;George C. Schatz

  • Probing the Structure of Single-Molecule Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Hot Spots

    Jon P. Camden;Jon A. Dieringer;Yingmin Wang;David J. Masiello

  • Highly accurate first-principles benchmark data sets for the parametrization and validation of density functional and other approximate methods. Derivation of a robust, generally applicable, double-hybrid functional for thermochemistry and thermochemical kinetics.

    Amir Karton;Alex Tarnopolsky;Jean François Lamère;George C. Schatz

  • Silver nanoparticle array structures that produce remarkably narrow plasmon lineshapes.

    Shengli Zou;Nicolas Janel;Nicolas Janel;George C. Schatz

  • Plasmonic Properties of Copper Nanoparticles Fabricated by Nanosphere Lithography

    George H. Chan;Jing Zhao;Erin M. Hicks;George C. Schatz

  • A nanoscale optical biosensor: The long range distance dependence of the localized surface plasmon resonance of noble metal nanoparticles

    Amanda J. Haes;Shengli Zou;George C. Schatz;Richard P. Van Duyne

  • An accurate electromagnetic theory study of surface enhancement factors for silver, gold, copper, lithium, sodium, aluminum, gallium, indium, zinc, and cadmium

    Ellen J. Zeman;George C. Schatz

  • What Controls the Optical Properties of DNA-Linked Gold Nanoparticle Assemblies?*

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard P. Van Duyne
Richard P. Van Duyne Northwestern University
Mark A. Ratner
Mark A. Ratner Northwestern University
Chad A. Mirkin
Chad A. Mirkin Northwestern University
Catherine J. Murphy
Catherine J. Murphy University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Anne B. McCoy
Anne B. McCoy University of Washington
Shengli Zou
Shengli Zou University of Central Florida
Teri W. Odom
Teri W. Odom Northwestern University
Stephen K. Gray
Stephen K. Gray Victoria University
Richard D. Schaller
Richard D. Schaller Argonne National Laboratory
Prashant V. Kamat
Prashant V. Kamat University of Notre Dame

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