2026 J. Fraser Stoddart: Chemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	183	547	351	1424	145736
Chemistry	187	28	18	1620	154565

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2019 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
2019 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
2014 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2012 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2008 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
2008 - Davy Medal, Royal Society of London (UK) For his contributions in molecular technology
2008 - Arthur C. Cope Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
2007 - Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry or Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, Elsevier
2006 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1994 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Overview

J. Fraser Stoddart was affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research spanned primarily the fields of chemistry and materials science, with significant contributions in subfields such as materials chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, spectroscopy, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The main topics of their work included:

Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
Covalent Organic Framework Applications
Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds

J. Fraser Stoddart's frequent co-authors were:

Charlotte L. Stern
Long Zhang
Hongliang Chen
Yuanning Feng
Yang Jiao

They published extensively in notable scientific journals, including:

Journal of the American Chemical Society
Chem
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Angewandte Chemie
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Selected recent papers featured the following works:

"Porous Organic Cages," 2023, Chemical Reviews
"From molecular to supramolecular electronics," 2021, Nature Reviews Materials
"Balancing volumetric and gravimetric uptake in highly porous materials for clean energy," 2020, Science
"Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks: A Rising Class of Porous Molecular Materials," 2020, Accounts of Materials Research
"Redox-Active Phenanthrenequinone Triangles in Aqueous Rechargeable Zinc Batteries," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Throughout their career, J. Fraser Stoddart received multiple distinctions, including:

Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2019)
Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2019)
Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2014)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2012)
Arthur C. Cope Award, American Chemical Society (ACS) (2008)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2008)
Davy Medal, Royal Society of London (UK) (2008) for contributions in molecular technology
Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry or Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, Elsevier (2007)
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2006)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2005)
Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (1994)
Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

Dynamic covalent chemistry.

Stuart J. Rowan;Stuart J. Cantrill;Graham R. L. Cousins;Jeremy K. M. Sanders

2811
Citations
Self-Assembly in Natural and Unnatural Systems

Douglas Philp;J. Fraser Stoddart

2730
Citations
Artificial Molecular Machines.

Vincenzo Balzani;Alberto Credi;Françisco M. Raymo;J. Fraser Stoddart

2712
Citations
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles in biomedical applications

Zongxi Li;Jonathan C. Barnes;Jonathan C. Barnes;Aleksandr Bosoy;Aleksandr Bosoy;J. Fraser Stoddart;J. Fraser Stoddart

2361
Citations
Electronically Configurable Molecular-Based Logic Gates

C. P. Collier;E. W. Wong;M. Belohradský;F. M. Raymo

2270
Citations
Large-Pore Apertures in a Series of Metal-Organic Frameworks

Hexiang Deng;Sergio Grunder;Kyle E. Cordova;Cory Valente

2226
Citations
Interlocked and Intertwined Structures and Superstructures

David B. Amabilino;David B. Amabilino;David B. Amabilino;J. Fraser. Stoddart

1952
Citations
A [2]Catenane-Based Solid State Electronically Reconfigurable Switch

Charles P. Collier;Gunter Mattersteig;Eric W. Wong;Yi Luo

1766
Citations
Dynamic imine chemistry.

Matthew E. Belowich;J. Fraser Stoddart;J. Fraser Stoddart

1581
Citations
A chemically and electrochemically switchable molecular shuttle

Richard A. Bissell;Emilio Córdova;Angel E. Kaifer;J. Fraser Stoddart

1481
Citations
A 160-kilobit molecular electronic memory patterned at 10 11 bits per square centimetre

Jonathan E. Green;Jang Wook Choi;Akram Boukai;Yuri Bunimovich

1436
Citations
Preparation and Properties of Polymer-Wrapped Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Alexander Star;J. Fraser Stoddart;David Steuerman;Mike Diehl

1346
Citations
A Molecular Elevator

Jovica D. Badjić;Vincenzo Balzani;Alberto Credi;Serena Silvi

1188
Citations
Cyclodextrin-Based Catenanes and Rotaxanes†

Sergey A. Nepogodiev;J. Fraser Stoddart

1138
Citations
Mechanically Interlocked Molecules (MIMs)-Molecular Shuttles, Switches, and Machines (Nobel Lecture).

J. Fraser Stoddart

1136
Citations
Synthesis, Structure, and Metalation of Two New Highly Porous Zirconium Metal-Organic Frameworks

William Morris;Boris Volosskiy;Selcuk Demir;Felipe Gándara

958
Citations
Nanoscale molecular-switch crossbar circuits

Yong Chen;Gun Young Jung;Douglas A A Ohlberg;Xuema Li

951
Citations
Molecular meccano. 1. [2]Rotaxanes and a [2]catenane made to order

Pier Lucio Anelli;Peter R. Ashton;Douglas Philp;Marek Pietraszkiewicz

949
Citations
Switching devices based on interlocked molecules.

Anthony R. Pease;Jan O. Jeppesen;J. Fraser Stoddart;Yi Luo

945
Citations
Noncovalent Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Yan Li Zhao;Yan Li Zhao;J Fraser Stoddart;J Fraser Stoddart

936
Citations
The chemistry of the mechanical bond

J. Fraser Stoddart

933
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter R. Ashton University of Birmingham

Françisco M. Raymo University of Miami

Alexandra M. Z. Slawin University of St Andrews

Andrew J. P. White Imperial College London

Michael R. Wasielewski Northwestern University

Neil Spencer University of Birmingham

Vincenzo Balzani University of Bologna

William A. Goddard California Institute of Technology

Charlotte L. Stern Northwestern University

Alberto Credi University of Bologna

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