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Hartmuth C. Kolb

Hartmuth C. Kolb

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 50 14208 12790 173 160 149 38070

Hartmuth C. Kolb publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hartmuth C. Kolb between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hartmuth C. Kolb published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 8.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2023. 47 of the 297 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2023. 1990: 6 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 31 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 25 publications
1990 2025

297 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hartmuth C. Kolb: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 6
1991 2
1992 3
1993 6
1994 7
1995 1
1996 0
1997 8
1998 2
1999 0
2000 1
2001 2
2002 2
2003 2
2004 8
2005 10
2006 6
2007 6
2008 9
2009 20
2010 10
2011 17
2012 13
2013 13
2014 3
2015 5
2016 4
2017 9
2018 5
2019 9
2020 9
2021 9
2022 12
2023 31
2024 22
2025 25
Total 297
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Hartmuth C. Kolb publications per year - data summary

  • Hartmuth C. Kolb, a Chemistry scholar from Janssen (Belgium), has 297 publications recorded across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1990 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 31 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1995 and 2000, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 36 years in the span carry no publications at all (1996 and 1999).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.7 per year counting only the 34 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 99 publications, 33% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1990-2001: 38 publications (3.2 per year); 2002-2013: 116 publications (9.7 per year); 2014-2025: 143 publications (11.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Hartmuth C. Kolb 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 Hartmuth C. Kolb 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, 141–160 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: 149 publications — 14th percentile

14% 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 1,218 149
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
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Hartmuth C. Kolb 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.
  • Hartmuth C. Kolb, a Chemistry scholar from Janssen (Belgium), records 149 publications - the 14th percentile of the discipline.
  • 14% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Hartmuth C. Kolb, and about 86% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Hartmuth C. Kolb ranks below 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).

Hartmuth C. Kolb 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 Hartmuth C. Kolb 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, 50–51 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: 50 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% 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 50
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
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Hartmuth C. Kolb 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.
  • Hartmuth C. Kolb, a Chemistry scholar from Janssen (Belgium), records 50 D-Index - the 21st percentile of the discipline.
  • 21% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Hartmuth C. Kolb, and about 79% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Hartmuth C. Kolb ranks below 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).

Overview

Hartmuth C. Kolb is affiliated with Janssen in Belgium and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Neurology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to studies related to Alzheimer's disease and dementia, as well as other topics such as functional brain connectivity, S100 proteins and annexins, medical imaging techniques, neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration mechanisms, and epilepsy research and treatment.

Among the recent publications coauthored by Hartmuth C. Kolb are:

  • Head-to-head comparison of 10 plasma phospho-tau assays in prodromal Alzheimer's disease (2022, Brain)
  • Cerebrospinal fluid p-tau217 performs better than p-tau181 as a biomarker of Alzheimer's disease (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Astrocyte reactivity influences amyloid-β effects on tau pathology in preclinical Alzheimer's disease (2023, Nature Medicine)
  • Association of Phosphorylated Tau Biomarkers With Amyloid Positron Emission Tomography vs Tau Positron Emission Tomography (2022, JAMA Neurology)
  • Plasma and CSF biomarkers in a memory clinic: Head-to-head comparison of phosphorylated tau immunoassays (2022, Alzheimer s & Dementia)

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Gallen Triana-Baltzer
  • Kaj Blennow
  • Nicholas J. Ashton
  • Pedro Rosa-Neto
  • Thomas K. Karikari

Hartmuth C. Kolb has published in a range of venues, most notably:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia (42 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (9 publications)
  • Brain (3 publications)
  • JAMA Neurology (3 publications)
  • The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease (3 publications)

Their research work centers extensively on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments as well as dementia and cognitive impairment research. The scope of topics covered includes detailed investigations into biomarkers, neurodegenerative processes, and the physiological underpinnings relevant to these fields.

Best Publications

  • Click Chemistry: Diverse Chemical Function from a Few Good Reactions.

    Hartmuth C. Kolb;M. G. Finn;K. Barry Sharpless

  • Catalytic Asymmetric Dihydroxylation

    Hartmuth C. Kolb;Michael S. VanNieuwenhze;K. Barry Sharpless

  • The growing impact of click chemistry on drug discovery.

    Hartmuth C Kolb;K.Barry Sharpless

  • “On Water”: Unique Reactivity of Organic Compounds in Aqueous Suspension

    Sridhar Narayan;John Muldoon;M. G. Finn;Valery V. Fokin

  • Click-Chemie: diverse chemische Funktionalität mit einer Handvoll guter Reaktionen

    Hartmuth C. Kolb;M. G. Finn;K. Barry Sharpless

  • Multistep synthesis of a radiolabeled imaging probe using integrated microfluidics.

    Chung-Cheng Lee;Guodong Sui;Arkadij Elizarov;Chengyi Jenny Shu

  • Inhibitors of HIV‐1 Protease by Using In Situ Click Chemistry

    Matthew Whiting;John Muldoon;Ying-Chuan Lin;Steven M. Silverman

  • [18F]T807, a novel tau positron emission tomography imaging agent for Alzheimer's disease

    Chun-Fang Xia;Janna Arteaga;Gang Chen;Umesh Gangadharmath

  • In situ click chemistry: enzyme inhibitors made to their own specifications.

    Roman Manetsch;Antoni Krasiński;Zoran Radić;Jessica Raushel

  • In situ selection of lead compounds by click chemistry: target-guided optimization of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.

    Antoni Krasiński;Zoran Radić;Roman Manetsch;Jessica Raushel

  • The clinical importance of assessing tumor hypoxia: relationship of tumor hypoxia to prognosis and therapeutic opportunities.

    Joseph C. Walsh;Artem Lebedev;Edward Aten;Kathleen Madsen

  • Freeze-frame inhibitor captures acetylcholinesterase in a unique conformation.

    Yves Bourne;Hartmuth C. Kolb;Zoran Radić;K. Barry Sharpless

  • A simplified procedure for the stereospecific transformation of 1,2-diols into epoxides

    Hartmuth C. Kolb;K.Barry Sharpless

  • Toward an Understanding of the High Enantioselectivity in the Osmium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Dihydroxylation (AD). 1. Kinetics

    Hartmuth C. Kolb;Pher G. Andersson;K. Barry Sharpless

  • Improved enantioselectivity in asymmetric dihydroxylations of terminal olefins using pyrimidine ligands

    Gerard A. Crispino;Kyu Sung Jeong;Hartmuth C. Kolb;Zhi Min Wang

  • In Situ Click Chemistry: Enzyme-Generated Inhibitors of Carbonic Anhydrase II

    Vani P. Mocharla;Benoit Colasson;Lac V. Lee;Stefanie Röper

  • A Highly Selective and Specific PET Tracer for Imaging of Tau Pathologies

    Wei Zhang;Janna Arteaga;Daniel K. Cashion;Gang Chen

  • Microfluidic devices with chemical reaction circuits

    Chung-Cheng Lee;Guodong Sui;Arkadij Elizarov;Hartmuth C. Kolb

  • Integrated microfluidics for parallel screening of an in situ click chemistry library

    Jinyi Wang;Guodong Sui;Vani P. Mocharla;Rachel J. Lin

  • Detection of HER2-Positive Metastases in Patients with HER2-Negative Primary Breast Cancer Using 89Zr-Trastuzumab PET/CT

    Gary A. Ulaner;David M. Hyman;Dara S. Ross;Adriana Corben

  • Large-scale and highly enantioselective synthesis of the taxol C-13 side chain through asymmetric dihydroxylation

    Zhi-Min Wang;Hartmuth C. Kolb;K. Barry Sharpless

  • Drug discovery today.

    Oliver Schwardt;Hartmuth Kolb;Beat Ernst

Frequent Co-Authors

K. Barry Sharpless
K. Barry Sharpless Scripps Research Institute
James R. Heath
James R. Heath California Institute of Technology
Sebastiaan Engelborghs
Sebastiaan Engelborghs Vrije Universiteit Brussel
M. G. Finn
M. G. Finn Georgia Institute of Technology
Kaj Blennow
Kaj Blennow University of Gothenburg
Henrik Zetterberg
Henrik Zetterberg University of Gothenburg
Palmer Taylor
Palmer Taylor University of California, San Diego
Diederik Moechars
Diederik Moechars Janssen (Belgium)
Maura L. Furey
Maura L. Furey Janssen (Belgium)
Hsian-Rong Tseng
Hsian-Rong Tseng University of California, Los Angeles

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