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D-Index
66
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77463
World Ranking
7135
National Ranking
2119

Irving Langmuir 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 Irving Langmuir sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 139 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Irving Langmuir 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 Irving Langmuir sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% 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

  • 1939 - Faraday Lectureship Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 1932 - Nobel Prize for his discoveries and investigations in surface chemistry
  • 1928 - Perkin Medal, Society of Chemical Industry, American Section
  • 1920 - William H. Nichols Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1918 - Hughes Medal, Royal Society of London for his researches in molecular physics
  • 1918 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1915 - William H. Nichols Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)

Overview

Irving Langmuir was affiliated with General Electric in the United States during their research career. Their work encompassed atomic energy and related scientific topics.

Langmuir authored the paper titled World Control of Atomic Energy, published in 2024 in the Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. This publication reflects their engagement with atomic energy and its implications. The Transactions of the American Philosophical Society was also the main venue for their recorded publications.

  • World Control of Atomic Energy, 2024, Transactions of the American Philosophical Society

The scientist did not have frequent co-authors listed in the source data. Their recognition through awards indicates contributions primarily in surface chemistry and molecular physics.

  • Faraday Lectureship Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 1939
  • Nobel Prize, 1932, for discoveries and investigations in surface chemistry
  • Perkin Medal, Society of Chemical Industry, American Section, 1928
  • William H. Nichols Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS), 1920
  • Hughes Medal, Royal Society of London, 1918, for researches in molecular physics
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1918
  • William H. Nichols Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS), 1915

Langmuir's awards illustrate recognition over a range of years across different scientific societies, emphasizing discoveries in surface chemistry and molecular physics. Membership in the National Academy of Sciences further denotes established standing within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • THE ADSORPTION OF GASES ON PLANE SURFACES OF GLASS, MICA AND PLATINUM.

    Irving Langmuir

  • THE CONSTITUTION AND FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS. PART I. SOLIDS.

    Irving Langmuir

  • THE CONSTITUTION AND FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS

    Irving Langmuir

  • THE CONSTITUTION AND FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS. II. LIQUIDS.1

    Irving Langmuir

  • The Theory of Collectors in Gaseous Discharges

    H. M. Mott-Smith;Irving Langmuir

  • Built-Up Films of Barium Stearate and Their Optical Properties

    Katharine B. Blodgett;Irving Langmuir

  • A General Theory of the Plasma of an Arc

    Lewi Tonks;Irving Langmuir

  • The Effect of Space Charge and Residual Gases on Thermionic Currents in High Vacuum

    Irving Langmuir

  • The Interaction of Electron and Positive Ion Space Charges in Cathode Sheaths

    Irving Langmuir

  • The Evaporation of Atoms, Ions and Electrons from Caesium Films on Tungsten

    John Bradshaw Taylor;Irving Langmuir

  • The Role of Attractive and Repulsive Forces in the Formation of Tactoids, Thixotropic Gels, Protein Crystals and Coacervates

    Irving Langmuir

  • Oscillations in Ionized Gases

    Lewi Tonks;Irving Langmuir

  • The Vapor Pressure of Metallic Tungsten

    Irving Langmuir

  • The Effect of Space Charge and Initial Velocities on the Potential Distribution and Thermionic Current between Parallel Plane Electrodes

    Irving Langmuir

  • The mechanism of the catalytic action of platinum in the reactions 2Co + O2= 2Co2 and 2H2+ O2= 2H2O

    Irving Langmuir

  • VAPOR PRESSURES, EVAPORATION, CONDENSATION AND ADSORPTION

    Irving Langmuir

  • Oil Lenses on Water and the Nature of Monomolecular Expanded Films

    Irving Langmuir

  • Discussion on “the radiation theory of chemical action”

    F. A. Lindemann;Svante Arrhenius;Irving Langmuir;N. R. Dhar

  • Activities of Urease and Pepsin Monolayers

    Irving Langmuir;Vincent J. Schaefer

  • The Evaporation of Small Spheres

    Irving Langmuir

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald D. Van Slyke
Donald D. Van Slyke Brookhaven National Laboratory

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