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Herbert W. Roesky

Herbert W. Roesky

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Chemistry
Germany
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 101 1200 93 1854 50012

Herbert W. Roesky publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Herbert W. Roesky between 1963 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Herbert W. Roesky published across 63 years, from 1963 to 2025, averaging 29.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 68 publications in 1991. 10 of the 1,874 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1963 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 68. Peak 68 publications in 1991. 1963: 4 publications 1964: 3 publications 1965: 2 publications 1966: 4 publications 1967: 25 publications 1968: 23 publications 1969: 23 publications 1970: 31 publications 1971: 25 publications 1972: 22 publications 1973: 18 publications 1974: 18 publications 1975: 14 publications 1976: 16 publications 1977: 7 publications 1978: 29 publications 1979: 30 publications 1980: 22 publications 1981: 29 publications 1982: 33 publications 1983: 42 publications 1984: 51 publications 1985: 43 publications 1986: 50 publications 1987: 47 publications 1988: 53 publications 1989: 57 publications 1990: 51 publications 1991: 68 publications 1992: 49 publications 1993: 53 publications 1994: 40 publications 1995: 32 publications 1996: 45 publications 1997: 44 publications 1998: 37 publications 1999: 39 publications 2000: 33 publications 2001: 46 publications 2002: 37 publications 2003: 45 publications 2004: 56 publications 2005: 34 publications 2006: 26 publications 2007: 31 publications 2008: 23 publications 2009: 30 publications 2010: 48 publications 2011: 36 publications 2012: 31 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 3 publications
1963 2025

1,874 publications in total across all disciplines

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Herbert W. Roesky: publications per year, 1963 to 2025
Year Publications
1963 4
1964 3
1965 2
1966 4
1967 25
1968 23
1969 23
1970 31
1971 25
1972 22
1973 18
1974 18
1975 14
1976 16
1977 7
1978 29
1979 30
1980 22
1981 29
1982 33
1983 42
1984 51
1985 43
1986 50
1987 47
1988 53
1989 57
1990 51
1991 68
1992 49
1993 53
1994 40
1995 32
1996 45
1997 44
1998 37
1999 39
2000 33
2001 46
2002 37
2003 45
2004 56
2005 34
2006 26
2007 31
2008 23
2009 30
2010 48
2011 36
2012 31
2013 30
2014 26
2015 21
2016 22
2017 25
2018 15
2019 15
2020 11
2021 16
2022 16
2023 12
2024 7
2025 3
Total 1,874
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Herbert W. Roesky 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 Herbert W. Roesky 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, 1,295+ 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: 1,854 publications — 100th percentile

100% 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
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100 1,854
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Herbert W. Roesky 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 Herbert W. Roesky 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, 100–101 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: 101 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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
100–101 105 101
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Herbert W. Roesky is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of chemistry, with a focus primarily on organic and inorganic chemistry. Their research spans several subfields including Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Process Chemistry and Technology, and Molecular Biology.

The primary topics of Herbert W. Roesky's work include:

  • Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds
  • Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Coordination Chemistry and Organometallics
  • N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Inorganic Chemistry and Materials

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Roesky are:

  • Regine Herbst-Irmer (36 collaborations)
  • Dietmar Stalke (36 collaborations)
  • Mohd Nazish (17 collaborations)
  • Samir Kumar Sarkar (13 collaborations)
  • Zhi Yang (10 collaborations)

Roesky has published numerous articles in several prominent scientific journals. The most frequent venues for their publications include:

  • Dalton Transactions (11 publications)
  • Chemistry - A European Journal (9 publications)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (8 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (5 publications)
  • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (4 publications)

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Herbert W. Roesky include:

  • "Recent Advances in the Domain of Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino) Carbenes," 2022, Chemistry - An Asian Journal
  • "Recent Advances in Aluminum Compounds for Catalysis," 2022, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
  • "Donor-Stabilized Antimony(I) and Bismuth(I) Ions: Heavier Valence Isoelectronic Analogues of Carbones," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "An Electron-Rich Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Carbene on Au(111), Ag(111), and Cu(111) Surfaces," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Nature inspired singlet oxygen generation to access α-amino carbonyl compounds via 1,2-acyl migration," 2020, Green Chemistry

Best Publications

  • The interplay of coordinative, hydrogen bonding and π–π stacking interactions in sustaining supramolecular solid-state architectures.

    Herbert W Roesky;Marius Andruh

  • Hetero- and Metallasiloxanes Derived from Silanediols, Disilanols, Silanetriols, and Trisilanols

    Ramaswamy Murugavel;Andreas Voigt;Mrinalini Ganapati Walawalkar;Herbert W. Roesky

  • Synthesis and Structure of a Monomeric Aluminum(I) Compound [{HC(CMeNAr)2}Al] (Ar=2,6–iPr2C6H3): A Stable Aluminum Analogue of a Carbene

    Chunming Cui;Herbert W. Roesky;Hans-Georg Schmidt;Mathias Noltemeyer

  • Lewis Base Stabilized Dichlorosilylene

    Rajendra S. Ghadwal;Herbert W. Roesky;Sebastian Merkel;Julian Henn

  • The Chemistry of Aluminum(I), Silicon(II), and Germanium(II)

    Selvarajan Nagendran;Herbert W. Roesky

  • Synthesis and Characterization of [PhC(NtBu)2]SiCl: A Stable Monomeric Chlorosilylene†

    Cheuk-Wai So;Herbert W. Roesky;Jörg Magull;Rainer B. Oswald

  • Organometallic Fluorides: Compounds Containing Carbon−Metal−Fluorine Fragments of d-Block Metals†

    Eamonn F. Murphy;Ramaswamy Murugavel;Herbert W. Roesky

  • High Yield Access to Silylene RSiCl (R = PhC(NtBu)2) and Its Reactivity toward Alkyne: Synthesis of Stable Disilacyclobutene

    Sakya S. Sen;Herbert W. Roesky;Daniel Stern;Julian Henn

  • Transformations of molecules and secondary building units to materials: a bottom-up approach.

    R. Murugavel;M. G. Walawalkar;Meenakshi Dan;H. W. Roesky

  • A Simple Synthesis of [(Cp*Al)4] and Its Conversion to the Heterocubanes [(Cp*AlSe)4] and [(Cp*AlTe)4] (Cp* = η5‐C5(CH3)5)

    Stephan Schulz;Herbert W. Roesky;Hans Joachim Koch;George M. Sheldrick

  • A Stable Singlet Biradicaloid Siladicarbene: (L:)2Si

    Kartik Chandra Mondal;Herbert W. Roesky;Martin C. Schwarzer;Gernot Frenking

  • Cyclic Alkyl(amino) Carbene Stabilized Complexes with Low Coordinate Metals of Enduring Nature.

    Sudipta Roy;Kartik Chandra Mondal;Herbert W. Roesky

  • Synthesis and Structures of Monomeric Divalent Germanium and Tin Compounds Containing a Bulky Diketiminato Ligand

    Yuqiang Ding;Herbert W. Roesky;and Mathias Noltemeyer;Hans-Georg Schmidt

  • Acyclic Germylones: Congeners of Allenes with a Central Germanium Atom

    Yan Li;Kartik Chandra Mondal;Herbert W Roesky;Hongping Zhu

  • Discrete Silanetriols: Building Blocks for Three-Dimensional Metallasiloxanes

    Ramaswamy Murugavel;Vadapalli Chandrasekhar;Herbert W. Roesky

  • Group 14 hydrides with low valent elements for activation of small molecules.

    Swadhin K Mandal;Herbert W Roesky

  • Dichlorosilylene: a high temperature transient species to an indispensable building block.

    Rajendra S. Ghadwal;Ramachandran Azhakar;Herbert W. Roesky

  • An Aluminum Hydride That Functions like a Transition-Metal Catalyst

    Zhi Yang;Mingdong Zhong;Xiaoli Ma;Susmita De

  • Oxidative Addition of Ammonia at a Silicon(II) Center and an Unprecedented Hydrogenation Reaction of Compounds with Low-Valent Group 14 Elements Using Ammonia Borane

    Anukul Jana;Carola Schulzke;Herbert W. Roesky

  • Molecular Phosphonate Cages: Model Compounds and Starting Materials for Phosphate Materials‡

    Mrinalini G. Walawalkar;Herbert W. Roesky;Ramaswamy Murugavel

  • The synthesis and structure of lithium derivatives of the sterically encumbered β-diketiminate ligand [{(2,6-Pri2H3C6)N(CH3)C}2CH]−, and a modified synthesis of the aminoimine precursor

    Matthias Stender;Robert J. Wright;Barrett E. Eichler;Jörg Prust

Frequent Co-Authors

Mathias Noltemeyer
Mathias Noltemeyer University of Göttingen
Dietmar Stalke
Dietmar Stalke University of Göttingen
Hans-Georg Schmidt
Hans-Georg Schmidt University of Göttingen
George M. Sheldrick
George M. Sheldrick University of Göttingen
Regine Herbst-Irmer
Regine Herbst-Irmer University of Göttingen
Ramaswamy Murugavel
Ramaswamy Murugavel Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Frank T. Edelmann
Frank T. Edelmann Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Peter G. Jones
Peter G. Jones Technische Universität Braunschweig
Gernot Frenking
Gernot Frenking Philipp University of Marburg
Birger Dittrich
Birger Dittrich Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

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