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Jacob Overgaard

Jacob Overgaard

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 43 17219 15566 142 134 204 6885

Jacob Overgaard publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jacob Overgaard between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jacob Overgaard published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 9 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2023. 3 of the 260 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2023. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 2 publications
1997 2025

260 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jacob Overgaard: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 0
1999 2
2000 2
2001 1
2002 3
2003 9
2004 5
2005 9
2006 7
2007 16
2008 13
2009 7
2010 7
2011 15
2012 4
2013 8
2014 19
2015 9
2016 14
2017 11
2018 11
2019 10
2020 11
2021 10
2022 24
2023 29
2024 1
2025 2
Total 260
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Jacob Overgaard 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 Jacob Overgaard 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, 201–220 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: 204 publications — 34th percentile

34% 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 1,281 204
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
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Jacob Overgaard 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 Jacob Overgaard 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, 42–43 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: 43 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% 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 43
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
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

Jacob Overgaard is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and specializes in Materials Science, with a particular focus on Materials Chemistry. Their research spans several subfields including Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Spectroscopy, and Organic Chemistry.

The primary topics of their work include:

  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
  • Organic and Molecular Conductors Research

Jacob Overgaard has contributed to multiple publications, with an emphasis on crystallography and magnetic properties of coordination complexes. Their most frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Dalton Transactions
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Frequent collaborators include Bo B. Iversen, Espen Z. Eikeland, Mette Borup, Maja K. Thomsen, and Martin Roelsgaard, each having coauthored numerous papers with Overgaard.

Notable recent papers are:

  • Accurate high-resolution single-crystal diffraction data from a Pilatus3 X CdTe detector (2020, Journal of Applied Crystallography)
  • Structure-property correlation in stabilizing axial magnetic anisotropy in octahedral Co(II) complexes (2021, Cell Reports Physical Science)
  • The Quest for Optimal 3 d Orbital Splitting in Tetrahedral Cobalt Single-Molecule Magnets Featuring Colossal Anisotropy and Hysteresis (2021, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry)
  • High-Pressure Crystallography as a Guide in the Design of Single-Molecule Magnets (2020, Inorganic Chemistry)
  • Investigating Complex Magnetic Anisotropy in a Co(II) Molecular Compound: A Charge Density and Correlated Ab Initio Electronic Structure Study (2020, Inorganic Chemistry)

The scope of work highlights a strong interest in crystallography techniques and magnetic anisotropy in coordination complexes, combining experimental crystallography with electronic structure analysis to better understand molecular magnetism.

Best Publications

  • A linear cobalt(II) complex with maximal orbital angular momentum from a non-Aufbau ground state

    Philip C. Bunting;Mihail Atanasov;Emil Damgaard-Møller;Mauro Perfetti

  • Quantitative analysis of intermolecular interactions in orthorhombic rubrene

    Venkatesha R. Hathwar;Mattia Sist;Mads R. V. Jørgensen;Aref H. Mamakhel

  • Non‐Biaryl Atropisomers in Organocatalysis

    Sebastian Brandes;Barbara Niess;Marco Bella;Auxiliadora Prieto

  • Synthesis and characterization of heterometallic {Cr7M} wheels.

    Finn K. Larsen;Eric J. L. McInnes;Hassane El Mkami;Jacob Overgaard

  • In Situ Generated Bulky Palladium Hydride Complexes as Catalysts for the Efficient Isomerization of Olefins. Selective Transformation of Terminal Alkenes to 2-Alkenes

    Delphine Gauthier;Anders T. Lindhardt;Esben P. K. Olsen;Jacob Overgaard

  • Crystal Structures of Thermoelectric n- and p-type Ba8Ga16Ge30 Studied by Single Crystal, Multitemperature, Neutron Diffraction, Conventional X-ray Diffraction and Resonant Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction

    Mogens Christensen;Nina Lock;Jacob Overgaard;Bo B. Iversen

  • Organocatalytic Asymmetric Direct α-Alkynylation of Cyclic β-Ketoesters

    Thomas B. Poulsen;Luca Bernardi;José Aleman;Jacob Overgaard

  • Asymmetric Organocatalytic α‐Arylation of Aldehydes

    José Alemán;Silvia Cabrera;Eddy Maerten;Jacob Overgaard

  • The magnetic möbius strip: synthesis, structure, and magnetic studies of odd-numbered antiferromagnetically coupled wheels.

    Olivier Cador;Dante Gatteschi;Roberta Sessoli;Finn K. Larsen

  • First experimental characterization of a non-nuclear attractor in a dimeric magnesium(I) compound.

    James Alexis Platts;Jacob Overgaard;Cameron Jones;Bo B. Iversen

  • X-ray electron density investigation of chemical bonding in van der Waals materials

    Hidetaka Kasai;Hidetaka Kasai;Kasper Tolborg;Mattia Sist;Jiawei Zhang

  • Probing the accuracy and precision of Hirshfeld atom refinement with HARt interfaced with Olex2.

    Malte Fugel;Dylan Jayatilaka;Emanuel Hupf;Jacob Overgaard

  • Taking Advantage of the Ambivalent Reactivity of Ynamides in Gold Catalysis: A Rare Case of Alkyne Dimerization

    Søren Kramer;Yann Odabachian;Jacob Overgaard;Mario Rottländer

  • Experimental and theoretical charge density study of chemical bonding in a Co dimer complex.

    Jacob Overgaard;Henrik F. Clausen;James Alexis Platts;Bo B. Iversen

  • Organocatalytic asymmetric conjugate addition to allenic esters and ketones.

    Petteri Elsner;Luca Bernardi;Giorgio Dela Salla;Jacob Overgaard

  • Testing the concept of hypervalency: charge density analysis of K2SO4.

    Mette S. Schmøkel;Simone Cenedese;Jacob Overgaard;Mads R. V. Jørgensen

  • Organocatalytic asymmetric vinylogous addition to quinones – formation of optically active α-aryl ketones

    José Alemán;Christian Borch Jacobsen;Kim Frisch;Jacob Overgaard

  • Multi-Temperature Crystallographic Studies of Mixed-Valence Polynuclear Complexes; Valence Trapping Process in the Trinuclear Oxo-Bridged Iron Compound, [Fe3O(O2CC(CH3)3)6(C5H5N)3]

    Claire Wilson;Bo B. Iversen;Jacob Overgaard;Finn K. Larsen

  • Horseshoes, Rings, and Distorted Rings: Studies of Cyclic Chromium‐Fluoride Cages

    Finn K. Larsen;Jacob Overgaard;Simon Parsons;Eva Rentschler

  • Atomic properties and chemical bonding in the pyrite and marcasite polymorphs of FeS2: a combined experimental and theoretical electron density study

    Mette S. Schmøkel;Lasse Bjerg;Simone Cenedese;Simone Cenedese;Mads R. V. Jørgensen

  • The Charge Density Distribution in a Model Compound of the Catalytic Triad in Serine Proteases

    Jacob Overgaard;Birgit Schiøtt;Finn K. Larsen;Bo B. Iversen

Frequent Co-Authors

Bo B. Iversen
Bo B. Iversen Aarhus University
James Alexis Platts
James Alexis Platts Cardiff University
Grigore A. Timco
Grigore A. Timco University of Manchester
Yu-Sheng Chen
Yu-Sheng Chen Nankai University
Mark A. Spackman
Mark A. Spackman University of Western Australia
Karl Anker Jørgensen
Karl Anker Jørgensen Aarhus University
Mogens Christensen
Mogens Christensen Aalborg University
José Alemán
José Alemán Autonomous University of Madrid
Troels Skrydstrup
Troels Skrydstrup Aarhus University
Richard E. P. Winpenny
Richard E. P. Winpenny University of Manchester

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