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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 58 10531 9512 2909 2388 587 13355

Karl O. Christe publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Karl O. Christe between 1963 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Karl O. Christe published across 63 years, from 1963 to 2025, averaging 9.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 1972. 2 of the 605 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1963 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 1972. 1963: 2 publications 1964: 5 publications 1965: 8 publications 1966: 6 publications 1967: 6 publications 1968: 4 publications 1969: 7 publications 1970: 9 publications 1971: 7 publications 1972: 27 publications 1973: 15 publications 1974: 7 publications 1975: 17 publications 1976: 17 publications 1977: 11 publications 1978: 14 publications 1979: 9 publications 1980: 11 publications 1981: 10 publications 1982: 15 publications 1983: 17 publications 1984: 11 publications 1985: 14 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 13 publications 1988: 17 publications 1989: 13 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 7 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 26 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 5 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1963 2025

605 publications in total across all disciplines

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Karl O. Christe: publications per year, 1963 to 2025
Year Publications
1963 2
1964 5
1965 8
1966 6
1967 6
1968 4
1969 7
1970 9
1971 7
1972 27
1973 15
1974 7
1975 17
1976 17
1977 11
1978 14
1979 9
1980 11
1981 10
1982 15
1983 17
1984 11
1985 14
1986 7
1987 13
1988 17
1989 13
1990 9
1991 8
1992 8
1993 15
1994 8
1995 5
1996 1
1997 7
1998 9
1999 11
2000 9
2001 14
2002 26
2003 10
2004 13
2005 6
2006 11
2007 17
2008 7
2009 4
2010 9
2011 5
2012 4
2013 6
2014 12
2015 15
2016 5
2017 13
2018 8
2019 4
2020 4
2021 1
2022 5
2023 15
2024 1
2025 1
Total 605
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Karl O. Christe 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 Karl O. Christe 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, 581–600 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: 587 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132 587
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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Karl O. Christe 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 Karl O. Christe 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, 58–59 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: 58 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% 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 58
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2011 - Tolman Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2009 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 2006 - Alfred-Stock-Gedächtnispreis (Alfred Stock Memorial Prize), German Chemical Society
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Karl O. Christe is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Materials Science with a specialization in Materials Chemistry, alongside notable contributions in Inorganic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

Their work covers a range of main topics including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms
  • Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies

Karl O. Christe has published extensively, with a strong presence in several key scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Notable recent papers demonstrate the scope and depth of their research interests:

  • "Difluorochloronium(III) Fluoridometallates - from Molecular Building Blocks to (Helical) Chains," 2020, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
  • "The Crucial Role of Sb2F10 in the Chemical Synthesis of F2," 2023, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "High resolution NMR spectra of fluorotrimethylsilane," 2023, Journal of Fluorine Chemistry
  • "Fluoro-nitrogen Cations," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Further Insights into the Chemical Synthesis of F2 and on Drying moist HF," 2024, Inorganic Chemistry

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Ralf Haiges
  • Ross I. Wagner
  • David A. Dixon
  • Florian Kraus
  • Antti J. Karttunen

Karl O. Christe has been recognized by several awards and distinctions, which include:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2017
  • Tolman Award, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2011
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences, 2009
  • Alfred-Stock-Gedächtnispreis (Alfred Stock Memorial Prize), German Chemical Society, 2006
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Best Publications

  • On a Quantitative Scale for Lewis Acidity and Recent Progress in Polynitrogen Chemistry

    Karl O. Christe;Karl O. Christe;David A. Dixon;Douglas McLemore;William W. Wilson

  • Syntheses, properties, and structures of anhydrous tetramethylammonium fluoride and its 1:1 adduct with trans-3-amino-2-butenenitrile

    Karl O. Christe;William W. Wilson;Richard D. Wilson;Robert Bau

  • Experimental Detection of the Pentaazacyclopentadienide (Pentazolate) Anion, cyclo‐N5−

    Ashwani Vij;Ashwani Vij;James G. Pavlovich;William W. Wilson;William W. Wilson;Vandana Vij;Vandana Vij

  • Polynitrogen chemistry. Synthesis, characterization, and crystal structure of surprisingly stable fluoroantimonate salts of N5+.

    Ashwani Vij;William W Wilson;Vandana Vij;Fook S Tham

  • N5+: A Novel Homoleptic Polynitrogen Ion as a High Energy Density Material

    Karl O. Christe;William W. Wilson;Jeffrey A. Sheehy;Jerry A. Boatz

  • Enthalpies of Formation of Gas-Phase N3, N3-, N5+, and N5- from Ab Initio Molecular Orbital Theory, Stability Predictions for N5+N3- and N5+N5-, and Experimental Evidence for the Instability of N5+N3-

    David A. Dixon;David F. Feller;Karl O. Christe;william W. wilson

  • Recent Advances in the Chemistry of N5+, N5− and High-Oxygen Compounds

    Karl O. Christe

  • Synthesis of AgN 5 and its extended 3D energetic framework

    Chengguo Sun;Chong Zhang;Chao Jiang;Chen Yang

  • Synthesis and Characterization of cyclo-Pentazolate Salts of NH4+, NH3OH+, N2H5+, C(NH2)3+, and N(CH3)4+

    Chen Yang;Chong Zhang;Zhansheng Zheng;Chao Jiang

  • High-Energy-Density Materials: Synthesis and Characterization of N5+[P(N3)6]−, N5+ [B(N3)4]−, N5+ [HF2]−⋅n HF, N5+ [BF4]−, N5+ [PF6]−, and N5+ [SO3F]−†

    Ralf Haiges;Stefan Schneider;Thorsten Schroer;Karl O. Christe

  • A Renaissance in Noble Gas Chemistry.

    Karl O. Christe

  • Energetic high-nitrogen compounds: 5-(trinitromethyl)-2H-tetrazole and -tetrazolates, preparation, characterization, and conversion into 5-(dinitromethyl)tetrazoles.

    Ralf Haiges;Karl O. Christe

  • Third Row Transition Metal Hexafluorides, Extraordinary Oxidizers, and Lewis Acids: Electron Affinities, Fluoride Affinities, and Heats of Formation of WF6, ReF6, OsF6, IrF6, PtF6, and AuF6

    Raluca Craciun;Désireé Picone;Rebecca T. Long;Shenggang Li

  • The pentafluoroxenate(IV) anion, XeF5- : the first example of a pentagonal planar AX5 species

    Karl O. Christe;Earl C. Curtis;David A. Dixon;Helene P. Mercier

  • Long‐Lived Trifluoromethanide Anion: A Key Intermediate in Nucleophilic Trifluoromethylations

    G. K. Surya Prakash;Fang Wang;Zhe Zhang;Ralf Haiges

  • The Dinitramide Anion, N(NO2)2- ∇

    Karl O. Christe;William W. Wilson;Mark A. Petrie;Harvey H. Michels

  • Polynitrogen chemistry enters the ring.

    Karl O. Christe

  • Oxygen-Balanced Energetic Ionic Liquid**

    C. Bigler Jones;Ralf Haiges;Thorsten Schroer;Karl O. Christe

  • Polyazide Chemistry: Preparation and Characterization of Te(N3)4 and [P(C6H5)4]2[Te(N3)6] and Evidence for [N(CH3)4][Te(N3)5]

    Ralf Haiges;Jerry A. Boatz;Ashwani Vij;Michael Gerken

  • Novel High-Energy Density Materials. Synthesis and Characterization of Triazidocarbenium Dinitramide, -Perchlorate, and -Tetrafluoroborate

    Mark A. Petrie;Jeffrey A. Sheehy;Jerry A. Boatz;Golam Rasul

  • Polynitrogen Chemistry. Synthesis, Characterization, and Crystal Structure of Surprisingly Stable Fluoroantimonate Salts of N5+.

    Ashwani Vij;William W. Wilson;Vandana Vij;Fook S. Tham

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralf Haiges
Ralf Haiges University of Southern California
David A. Dixon
David A. Dixon University of Alabama
Gary J. Schrobilgen
Gary J. Schrobilgen McMaster University
Robert Bau
Robert Bau University of Southern California
G. K. Surya Prakash
G. K. Surya Prakash University of Southern California
George A. Olah
George A. Olah University of Southern California
Kirk A. Peterson
Kirk A. Peterson Washington State University
Thomas M. Klapötke
Thomas M. Klapötke Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Fook S. Tham
Fook S. Tham University of California, Riverside
Mark S. Gordon
Mark S. Gordon Iowa State University

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