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114
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Jan Reedijk 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 Jan Reedijk sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 1,509 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.

Jan Reedijk 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 Jan Reedijk sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 114 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2004 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1996 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Jan Reedijk is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands and has extensive research contributions primarily in the fields of chemistry and materials science. Their work spans multiple subfields, including electronic, optical and magnetic materials, materials chemistry, oncology, organic chemistry, and inorganic chemistry.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research
  • Click chemistry and applications
  • Lanthanide and transition metal complexes
  • Radioactive element chemistry and processing
  • HER2/EGFR in cancer research
  • Organic and molecular conductors research

Reedijk has published in several notable scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Chemistry International
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Magnetochemistry
  • Dalton Transactions

Some of the recent papers include:

  • An Efficient Conjugation Approach for Coupling Drugs to Native Antibodies via the PtIILinkerLx for Improved Manufacturability of Antibody-Drug Conjugates (2020), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Coexistence of Spin Canting and Metamagnetism in a One-Dimensional Mn(II) Compound Bridged by Alternating Double End-to-End and Double End-On Azido Ligands and the Analog Co(II) Compound (2021), published in Magnetochemistry
  • Science as a Global Public Good (2024), published in Chemistry International
  • A rare example of a double metamagnetic transition leading to 2D and 3D long-range order in the two-dimensional pyrazine- and azido-bridged cobalt(ii) compound [Co(pyz)(N3)2] (2022), published in Dalton Transactions
  • Fifty years of inorganic biochemistry: Developments, trends, highlights, impact and citations (2020), published in Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Jan Reedijk include:

  • Eugen Merkul
  • Joey A. Muns
  • Niels J. Sijbrandi
  • Hendrik-Jan Houthoff
  • Bart Nijmeijer

Throughout their career, Reedijk has been recognized with memberships in prominent scientific bodies, including being named a Member of Academia Europaea in 2004 and election to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1996.

Best Publications

  • Synthesis, structure, and spectroscopic properties of copper(II) compounds containing nitrogen–sulphur donor ligands; the crystal and molecular structure of aqua[1,7-bis(N-methylbenzimidazol-2′-yl)-2,6-dithiaheptane]copper(II) perchlorate

    Anthony W. Addison;T. Nageswara Rao;Jan Reedijk;Jacobus van Rijn

  • Terminology of metal–organic frameworks and coordination polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)

    Stuart Robert Batten;Neil R Champness;Xiao-Ming Chen;Javier Garcia-Martinez

  • Adducts of the antitumor drug cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) with DNA: formation, identification, and quantitation

    A. M. Fichtinger-Schepman;J. L. Van Der Veer;J. H. J. Den Hartog;P. H. M. Lohman

  • Why Does Cisplatin Reach Guanine-N7 with Competing S-Donor Ligands Available in the Cell?

    Jan Reedijk

  • New clues for platinum antitumor chemistry: Kinetically controlled metal binding to DNA

    Jan Reedijk

  • Putting anion-π interactions into perspective.

    Antonio Frontera;Patrick Gamez;Mark Mascal;Tiddo J. Mooibroek

  • Coordination polymers, metal-organic frameworks and the need for terminology guidelines

    Stuart Robert Batten;Neil R Champness;Xio-Ming Chen;Javier Garcia-Martinez

  • Improved understanding in platinium antitumour chemistry

    Jan Reedijk

  • Lone pair–π interactions: a new supramolecular bond?

    Tiddo J. Mooibroek;Patrick Gamez;Jan Reedijk

  • Synthetic models of the active site of catechol oxidase: mechanistic studies

    Iryna A. Koval;Patrick Gamez;Catherine Belle;Katalin Selmeczi

  • Anion Binding Involving π-Acidic Heteroaromatic Rings

    Patrick Gamez;Tiddo J. Mooibroek;Simon J. Teat;Jan Reedijk

  • Copper(II)-catalysed aerobic oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes.

    Patrick Gamez;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Jan Reedijk;Roger A. Sheldon

  • The mechanism of action of platinum antitumor drugs

    J. Reedijk

  • Metal-Ligand Exchange Kinetics in Platinum and Ruthenium Complexes

    Jan Reedijk

  • Room Temperature Aerobic Copper–Catalysed Selective Oxidation of Primary Alcohols to Aldehydes

    Patrick Gamez;Patrick Gamez;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Roger A. Sheldon;Jan Reedijk

  • Targeting platinum anti-tumour drugs: Overview of strategies employed to reduce systemic toxicity

    Steven van Zutphen;Jan Reedijk

  • Coordination chemistry of chelating resins and ion exchangers

    Suresh K. Sahni;Jan Reedijk

  • Chemistry and magnetism of cyanido-bridged d–f assemblies

    Stefania Tanase;Jan Reedijk

  • An aromatic anion receptor: anion-pi interactions do exist.

    Paul de Hoog;Patrick Gamez;Ilpo Mutikainen;Urho Turpeinen

  • The relevance of hydrogen bonding in the mechanism of action of platinum antitumor compounds

    Jan Reedijk

  • Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry II (Second Edition): From Elements to Applications

    Jan Reedijk;Kenneth Poeppelmeier

  • Copper(II)‐Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation to Primary Alcohols to Aldehydes.

    Patrick Gamez;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Jan Reedijk;Roger A. Sheldon

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaap G. Haasnoot
Jaap G. Haasnoot Leiden University
Anthony L. Spek
Anthony L. Spek Utrecht University
Patrick Gamez
Patrick Gamez University of Barcelona
Elisabeth Bouwman
Elisabeth Bouwman Leiden University
Olivier Roubeau
Olivier Roubeau Universidad de Zaragoza
Huub Kooijman
Huub Kooijman Utrecht University
Ronald Hage
Ronald Hage Leiden University
Martin Lutz
Martin Lutz Utrecht University
Johannes G. Vos
Johannes G. Vos Dublin City University
Guillem Aromí
Guillem Aromí University of Barcelona

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