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Heather J. Kulik

Heather J. Kulik

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 54 12567 11307 3343 2734 390 10968

Heather J. Kulik publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Heather J. Kulik between 2005 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Heather J. Kulik published across 22 years, from 2005 to 2026, averaging 23.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 75 publications in 2023. 68 of the 523 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 75. Peak 75 publications in 2023. 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 37 publications 2019: 44 publications 2020: 38 publications 2021: 54 publications 2022: 71 publications 2023: 75 publications 2024: 67 publications 2025: 55 publications 2026: 13 publications
2005 2026

523 publications in total across all disciplines

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Heather J. Kulik: publications per year, 2005 to 2026
Year Publications
2005 1
2006 2
2007 2
2008 3
2009 5
2010 10
2011 6
2012 3
2013 2
2014 3
2015 7
2016 12
2017 13
2018 37
2019 44
2020 38
2021 54
2022 71
2023 75
2024 67
2025 55
2026 13
Total 523
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Heather J. Kulik 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 Heather J. Kulik 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, 381–400 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: 390 publications — 79th percentile

79% 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
381–400 459 390
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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Heather J. Kulik 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 Heather J. Kulik 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, 54–55 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: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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 54
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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Overview

Heather J. Kulik is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has a research focus primarily in materials science and chemistry. Their work encompasses significant contributions to materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, molecular biology, computational theory and mathematics, and organic chemistry.

The main topics of the scientist's work include:

  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

Recent published papers by Heather J. Kulik include:

  • Understanding the diversity of the metal-organic framework ecosystem, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Computational Discovery of Transition-metal Complexes: From High-throughput Screening to Machine Learning, 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • Accurate Multiobjective Design in a Space of Millions of Transition Metal Complexes with Neural-Network-Driven Efficient Global Optimization, 2020, ACS Central Science
  • Roadmap on Machine learning in electronic structure, 2022, Electronic Structure
  • Fluids and Electrolytes under Confinement in Single-Digit Nanopores, 2023, Chemical Reviews

Frequent coauthors with whom the scientist has collaborated extensively include:

  • Aditya Nandy
  • Chenru Duan
  • Ilia Kevlishvili
  • Gianmarco Terrones
  • David W. Kastner

Publication venues where the scientist has released multiple works include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ACS Catalysis

Heather J. Kulik has also contributed to the literature through book publications, including a title published by the American Chemical Society:

  • Machine Learning in Chemistry, 2020

Best Publications

  • Density functional theory in transition-metal chemistry: A self-consistent Hubbard U approach

    Heather J. Kulik;Matteo Cococcioni;Damian A. Scherlis;Nicola N. Marzari

  • Understanding the diversity of the metal-organic framework ecosystem

    Seyed Mohamad Moosavi;Seyed Mohamad Moosavi;Aditya Nandy;Kevin Maik Jablonka;Daniele Ongari

  • Protection of tissue physicochemical properties using polyfunctional crosslinkers.

    Young Gyun Park;Young Gyun Park;Chang Ho Sohn;Chang Ho Sohn;Ritchie Chen;Ritchie Chen;Margaret McCue;Margaret McCue

  • Critical Knowledge Gaps in Mass Transport through Single-Digit Nanopores: A Review and Perspective

    Samuel Faucher;Narayana R Aluru;Martin Z. Bazant;Daniel Blankschtein

  • Resolving Transition Metal Chemical Space: Feature Selection for Machine Learning and Structure–Property Relationships

    Jon Paul Janet;Heather J. Kulik

  • Computational Discovery of Transition-metal Complexes: From High-throughput Screening to Machine Learning.

    Aditya Nandy;Chenru Duan;Michael G Taylor;Fang Liu

  • molSimplify: A toolkit for automating discovery in inorganic chemistry

    Efthymios I. Ioannidis;Terry Z. H. Gani;Heather J. Kulik

  • Mechanically triggered heterolytic unzipping of a low-ceiling-temperature polymer.

    Charles E. Diesendruck;Gregory I. Peterson;Heather J. Kulik;Joshua A. Kaitz

  • Perspective: Treating electron over-delocalization with the DFT+U method

    Heather J. Kulik

  • How Large Should the QM Region Be in QM/MM Calculations? The Case of Catechol O-Methyltransferase

    Heather J. Kulik;Jianyu Zhang;Judith P. Klinman;Todd J. Martínez;Todd J. Martínez

  • A quantitative uncertainty metric controls error in neural network-driven chemical discovery

    Jon Paul Janet;Chenru Duan;Tzuhsiung Yang;Aditya Nandy

  • Strategies and Software for Machine Learning Accelerated Discovery in Transition Metal Chemistry

    Aditya Nandy;Chenru Duan;Jon Paul Janet;Stefan Gugler;Stefan Gugler

  • Understanding and Breaking Scaling Relations in Single-Site Catalysis: Methane to Methanol Conversion by FeIV═O

    Terry Z. H. Gani;Heather J. Kulik

  • Machine learning reveals key ion selectivity mechanisms in polymeric membranes with subnanometer pores

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  • Anion-Selective Redox Electrodes: Electrochemically Mediated Separation with Heterogeneous Organometallic Interfaces

    Xiao Su;Heather J. Kulik;Timothy F. Jamison;T. Alan Hatton

  • Ab Initio Quantum Chemistry for Protein Structures

    Heather J. Kulik;Heather J. Kulik;Nathan Luehr;Nathan Luehr;Ivan S. Ufimtsev;Ivan S. Ufimtsev;Todd J. Martinez;Todd J. Martinez

  • Ionization behavior of nanoporous polyamide membranes.

    Cody L. Ritt;Jay R. Werber;Mengyi Wang;Zhongyue Yang

  • Quantum Chemistry for Solvated Molecules on Graphical Processing Units Using Polarizable Continuum Models

    Fang Liu;Fang Liu;Nathan Luehr;Nathan Luehr;Heather J. Kulik;Heather J. Kulik;Todd J. Martínez;Todd J. Martínez

  • Systematic study of first-row transition-metal diatomic molecules: a self-consistent DFT+U approach.

    Heather J. Kulik;Nicola Marzari

  • Towards quantifying the role of exact exchange in predictions of transition metal complex properties.

    Efthymios I. Ioannidis;Heather J. Kulik

  • Systematic Quantum Mechanical Region Determination in QM/MM Simulation

    Maria Karelina;Heather Janine Kulik

  • A self-consistent Hubbard U density-functional theory approach to the addition-elimination reactions of hydrocarbons on bare FeO+.

    Heather J. Kulik;Nicola N. Marzari

  • Spatially extended Kondo state in magnetic molecules induced by interfacial charge transfer.

    U. G. E. Perera;H. J. Kulik;V. Iancu;L. G. G. V. Dias da Silva;L. G. G. V. Dias da Silva

  • Designing in the Face of Uncertainty: Exploiting Electronic Structure and Machine Learning Models for Discovery in Inorganic Chemistry.

    Jon Paul Janet;Fang Liu;Aditya Nandy;Chenru Duan

  • Accurate potential energy surfaces with a DFT+U(R) approach.

    Heather J. Kulik;Nicola Marzari

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicola Marzari
Nicola Marzari École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Todd J. Martínez
Todd J. Martínez Stanford University
Giulia Galli
Giulia Galli University of Chicago
Xin Jin
Xin Jin South China University of Technology
Byung Kook Lim
Byung Kook Lim University of California, San Diego
Berend Smit
Berend Smit École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
David Prendergast
David Prendergast Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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