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D-Index
55
Citations
9825
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12238
National Ranking
3267

John R. Shapley 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 John R. Shapley sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 286 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John R. Shapley 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 John R. Shapley sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% 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

  • 1978 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

John R. Shapley is a researcher affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States.

During their career, Shapley earned recognition as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1978.

Best Publications

  • Critical Review of Pd-Based Catalytic Treatment of Priority Contaminants in Water

    Brian P. Chaplin;Martin Reinhard;William F. Schneider;Christoph Schüth

  • Structural Characterization of Carbon-Supported Platinum−Ruthenium Nanoparticles from the Molecular Cluster Precursor PtRu5C(CO)16

    Michael S. Nashner;Anatoly I. Frenkel;David L. Adler;John R. Shapley

  • Core Shell Inversion during Nucleation and Growth of Bimetallic Pt/Ru Nanoparticles

    Michael S. Nashner;Anatoly I. Frenkel;David Somerville;Charles W. Hills

  • DECACARBONYL(METHYL)HYDROTRIOSMIUM- NMR EVIDENCE FOR A CARBON.CNTDOT..CNTDOT.HYDROGEN.CNTDOT..CNTDOT.OSMIUM INTERACTION

    R. Bruce Calvert;John R. Shapley

  • Effects of Natural Water Ions and Humic Acid on Catalytic Nitrate Reduction Kinetics Using an Alumina Supported Pd−Cu Catalyst

    Brian P Chaplin;Eric Roundy;Kathryn A Guy;John R Shapley

  • Carbon Support Effects on Bimetallic Pt−Ru Nanoparticles Formed from Molecular Precursors

    Charles W. Hills;Michael S. Nashner;Anatoly I. Frenkel;John R. Shapley

  • Activation of hydrocarbons by unsaturated metal cluster complexes. 6. Synthesis and characterization of methyldecacarbonylhydridotriosmium, methylenedecacarbonyldihydridotriosmium, and methylidynenonacarbonyltrihydridotriosmium. Interconversion of cluster-bound methyl and methylene ligands

    R. Bruce Calvert;John R. Shapley

  • Preparation and catalytic properties of some cationic iridium(III) and rhodium(III) dihydrido complexes

    J. R. Shapley;R. R. Schrock;J. A. Osborn

  • Surface chemistry of organophosphorus compounds

    John G Ekerdt;K. J. Klabunde;J. R. Shapley;J. M. White

  • Efficient heterogeneous catalytic reduction of perchlorate in water.

    Keith D. Hurley;John R. Shapley

  • Organometallic chemistry with buckminsterfullerene. Preparation and properties of an indenyliridium(I) complex

    Robert S. Koefod;Mark F. Hudgens;John R. Shapley

  • The interaction of decacarbonyldihydrotriosmium with alkenes. Intermediates in hydrogenation and carbon-hydrogen bond activation

    Jerome B. Keister;John R. Shapley

  • Synthesis of Gold‐Containing Mixed‐Metal Cluster Complexes

    M. I. Bruce;B. K. Nicholson;O. Bin Shawkataly;J. R. Shapley

  • Regeneration of sulfur-fouled bimetallic Pd-based catalysts.

    Brian P. Chaplin;John R. Shapley;Charles J. Werth

  • Ru3(CO)9(μ3-η2,η2,η2-C60): A Cluster Face-Capping, Arene-Like Complex of C60

    Hsiu-Fu Hsu;John R. Shapley

  • Enhanced activity and selectivity of carbon nanofiber supported Pd catalysts for nitrite reduction.

    Danmeng Shuai;Jong Kwon Choe;John R. Shapley;Charles J. Werth

  • Synthesis and characterization of the fluxional species H2Os3(CO)10L. Crystal structure of dihydroundecacarbonyltriosmium

    John R. Shapley;Jerome B. Keister;Melvyn Rowen Churchill;Barry G. DeBoer

  • Elucidation of Nitrate Reduction Mechanisms on a Pd‐In Bimetallic Catalyst using Isotope Labeled Nitrogen Species

    Rui Zhang;Danmeng Shuai;Danmeng Shuai;Kathryn A. Guy;John R. Shapley

  • Crystal structure and solution dynamics of (.mu.-H)Os3(CO)10(.mu.-.eta.2-CPh:CHPh)

    A. D. Clauss;M. Tachikawa;J. R. Shapley;C. G. Pierpont

  • Catalytic Nitrate and Nitrite Reduction with Pd−Cu/PVP Colloids in Water: Composition, Structure, and Reactivity Correlations

    Kathryn A. Guy;Huiping Xu;Judith C. Yang;Charles J. Werth

Frequent Co-Authors

Melvyn Rowen Churchill
Melvyn Rowen Churchill University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Scott R. Wilson
Scott R. Wilson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Charles J. Werth
Charles J. Werth The University of Texas at Austin
Timothy J. Strathmann
Timothy J. Strathmann Colorado School of Mines
Joseph W. Ziller
Joseph W. Ziller University of California, Irvine
William F. Schneider
William F. Schneider University of Notre Dame
Kwangyeol Lee
Kwangyeol Lee Korea University
Yun Chi
Yun Chi National Tsing Hua University
Anatoly I. Frenkel
Anatoly I. Frenkel Stony Brook University
Ralph G. Nuzzo
Ralph G. Nuzzo University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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