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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 86 2546 2298 890 748 471 25895

Irving R. Epstein publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Irving R. Epstein between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Irving R. Epstein published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 9.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 1989. 10 of the 540 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 1989. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 8 publications 1971: 5 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 12 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 5 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 8 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 9 publications 1982: 14 publications 1983: 14 publications 1984: 13 publications 1985: 14 publications 1986: 15 publications 1987: 14 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 24 publications 1990: 23 publications 1991: 17 publications 1992: 17 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 3 publications
1967 2025

540 publications in total across all disciplines

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Irving R. Epstein: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 0
1969 0
1970 8
1971 5
1972 0
1973 12
1974 4
1975 1
1976 5
1977 4
1978 4
1979 8
1980 1
1981 9
1982 14
1983 14
1984 13
1985 14
1986 15
1987 14
1988 6
1989 24
1990 23
1991 17
1992 17
1993 9
1994 8
1995 11
1996 9
1997 6
1998 13
1999 7
2000 8
2001 9
2002 10
2003 14
2004 9
2005 9
2006 11
2007 7
2008 15
2009 13
2010 16
2011 19
2012 8
2013 8
2014 12
2015 15
2016 7
2017 6
2018 7
2019 7
2020 6
2021 6
2022 7
2023 5
2024 7
2025 3
Total 540
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Irving R. Epstein 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 R. Epstein 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, 461–480 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: 471 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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
461–480 265 471
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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Irving R. Epstein 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 R. Epstein 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, 86–87 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: 86 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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 86
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1987 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Irving R. Epstein is affiliated with Brandeis University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a strong focus on physics and engineering, particularly exploring areas related to nonlinear dynamics, robotics, and advanced materials.

The main fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Engineering

Their work also covers various specialized subfields such as:

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering

Research topics prominently investigated by Irving R. Epstein include:

  • Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation
  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research
  • Stochastic Dynamics and Bifurcation
  • Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with this scientist are:

  • Qingyu Gao
  • Lin Ren
  • Ling Yuan
  • Rui Teng
  • Changwei Pan

Their recent significant papers include:

  • Chemomechanical origin of directed locomotion driven by internal chemical signals, 2020, Science Advances
  • Period-doubling route to mixed-mode chaos, 2021, Physical review. E
  • Insights from chemical systems into Turing-type morphogenesis, 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • Programmed Locomotion of an Active Gel Driven by Spiral Waves, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • The Briggs-Rauscher Reaction: A Demonstration of Sequential Spatiotemporal Patterns, 2020, Journal of Chemical Education

Key venues where this scientist has frequently published are:

  • ChemPhysChem
  • Physical review. E
  • Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

In addition to journal articles, Irving R. Epstein has contributed to published books, including:

  • Education, Affect, and Film, 2024, Bloomsbury Publishing plc

Recognition for their scientific contributions includes the following awards:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2016
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1987

Best Publications

  • An Introduction to Nonlinear Chemical Dynamics: Oscillations, Waves, Patterns, and Chaos

    Irving R. Epstein;John A. Pojman

  • Modeling of turing structures in the chlorite--iodide--malonic Acid--starch reaction system.

    Istivan Lengyel;Irving R. Epstein

  • Nonlinear Chemical Dynamics: Oscillations, Patterns, and Chaos

    Irving R. Epstein;Kenneth Showalter

  • A chemical approach to designing Turing patterns in reaction-diffusion systems.

    Istvan Lengyel;Irving R. Epstein

  • Pattern formation in a tunable medium: the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction in an aerosol OT microemulsion.

    Vladimir K. Vanag;Irving R. Epstein

  • Oscillatory cluster patterns in a homogeneous chemical system with global feedback

    Vladimir K. Vanag;Lingfa Yang;Milos Dolnik;Anatol M. Zhabotinsky

  • Cross-diffusion and pattern formation in reaction-diffusion systems.

    Vladimir K. Vanag;Irving R. Epstein

  • Inwardly rotating spiral waves in a reaction-diffusion system.

    Vladimir K. Vanag;Irving R. Epstein

  • Changing the Culture of Science Education at Research Universities

    W. A. Anderson;U. Banerjee;C. L. Drennan;S. C. R. Elgin

  • Pattern Formation in a Tunable Medium

    Irving R. Epstein;Vladimir K. Vanag

  • Reaction–diffusion processes at the nano- and microscales

    Irving R. Epstein;Bing Xu

  • Experimental and theoretical studies of a coupled chemical oscillator: phase death, multistability, and in-phase and out-of-phase entrainment

    Michael F. Crowley;Irving R. Epstein

  • Cooperative and non-cooperative binding of large ligands to a finite one-dimensional lattice: A model for ligand-ougonucleotide interactions

    Irving R. Epstein

  • Testing Turing's Theory of Morphogenesis in Chemical Cells

    Nathan Tompkins;Ning Li;Camille Girabawe;Michael Heymann

  • Convective effects on chemical waves. 1. Mechanisms and stability criteria

    John A. Pojman;Irving R. Epstein

  • OSCILLATING CHEMICAL REACTIONS.

    Irving R. Epstein;Kenneth Kustin;Patrick de Kepper;Miklós Orbán

  • Nonlinear chemical dynamics

    Francesc Sagués;Irving R. Epstein

  • Systematic design of chemical oscillators. Part 8. Batch oscillations and spatial wave patterns in chlorite oscillating systems

    Patrick De Kepper;Irving R. Epstein;Kenneth Kustin;Miklos Orban

  • Experimental and modeling study of oscillations in the chlorine dioxide-iodine-malonic acid reaction

    Istvan Lengyel;Gyula Rabai;Irving R. Epstein

  • Mechanistic study of oscillations and bistability in the Briggs-Rauscher reaction

    Patrick De Kepper;Irving R. Epstein

  • Fluctuations and stirring rate effects in the chlorite-thiosulfate reaction

    Istvan Nagypal;Irving R. Epstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth Kustin
Kenneth Kustin Brandeis University
William N. Lipscomb
William N. Lipscomb Harvard University
Bing Xu
Bing Xu Brandeis University
John A. Pojman
John A. Pojman Louisiana State University
Anna C. Balazs
Anna C. Balazs University of Pittsburgh
Eve Marder
Eve Marder Brandeis University
Richard Losick
Richard Losick Harvard University
Sarah C. R. Elgin
Sarah C. R. Elgin Washington University in St. Louis
Graham F. Hatfull
Graham F. Hatfull University of Pittsburgh

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