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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 42 17492 15820 4282 3524 157 6892

Kenneth Brezinsky publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kenneth Brezinsky between 1978 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kenneth Brezinsky published across 49 years, from 1978 to 2026, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2013. 12 of the 192 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2013. 1978: 2 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 2 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 5 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 6 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 2 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 3 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 3 publications
1978 2026

192 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kenneth Brezinsky: publications per year, 1978 to 2026
Year Publications
1978 2
1979 2
1980 1
1981 2
1982 3
1983 3
1984 3
1985 6
1986 7
1987 3
1988 3
1989 4
1990 2
1991 7
1992 6
1993 3
1994 1
1995 1
1996 2
1997 3
1998 6
1999 1
2000 1
2001 2
2002 4
2003 1
2004 5
2005 5
2006 7
2007 9
2008 4
2009 3
2010 1
2011 6
2012 10
2013 11
2014 1
2015 2
2016 1
2017 2
2018 5
2019 6
2020 1
2021 3
2022 3
2023 11
2024 5
2025 9
2026 3
Total 192
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Kenneth Brezinsky publications per year - data summary

  • Kenneth Brezinsky, a Chemistry scholar from University of Illinois at Chicago, has 192 publications recorded across 49 years, from 1978 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1978 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive years are 2013 and 2023, with 11 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1980, 1994, 1995, 1999 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 3.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.9 per year counting only the 49 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 31 publications, 16% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1978-1994: 58 publications (3.4 per year); 1995-2011: 61 publications (3.6 per year); 2012-2026: 73 publications (4.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Kenneth Brezinsky 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 Kenneth Brezinsky 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, 141–160 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: 157 publications — 16th percentile

16% 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 1,218 157
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
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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Kenneth Brezinsky publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 61–80 to 1,295+ publications.
  • Kenneth Brezinsky, a Chemistry scholar from University of Illinois at Chicago, records 157 publications - the 16th percentile of the discipline.
  • 16% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Kenneth Brezinsky, and about 84% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Kenneth Brezinsky ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 161–180 publications, holding 1,350 scientists (8% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 361–380 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Kenneth Brezinsky 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 Kenneth Brezinsky 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: 42 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 42
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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Kenneth Brezinsky D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 159+ D-Index.
  • Kenneth Brezinsky, a Chemistry scholar from University of Illinois at Chicago, records 42 D-Index - the 3rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 3% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Kenneth Brezinsky, and about 97% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Kenneth Brezinsky ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 56–57 D-Index, holding 1,051 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Combustion Institute for seminal research contributions on the pyrolysis and oxidation kinetics of conventional and alternative fuels

Overview

Kenneth Brezinsky is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on engineering and chemical engineering, with significant contributions in computational mechanics and fluid flow and transfer processes. Their work spans analytical chemistry, spectroscopy, and biomedical engineering as subfields of study.

The scientist's publication record includes 33 works in engineering and 17 in chemical engineering, supported by 14 contributions in chemistry. Their specialization lies in advanced combustion engine technologies, demonstrated by 32 publications, as well as heat transfer and supercritical fluids, with 22 publications. Other main topics addressed by their research include combustion and flame dynamics, spectroscopy and chemometric analyses, chemical thermodynamics and molecular structure, phase equilibria and thermodynamics, and rocket and propulsion systems research.

Frequent publication venues for Brezinsky include:

  • Combustion and Flame (7 publications)
  • Proceedings of the Combustion Institute (2 publications)
  • International Journal of Chemical Kinetics (2 publications)
  • Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems (2 publications)
  • Energy & Fuels (1 publication)

Recent papers by Kenneth Brezinsky include:

  • Derived cetane number prediction of jet fuels and their functional group surrogates using liquid phase infrared absorption, 2022, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • Evaluation of Chemical Functional Group Composition of Jet Fuels Using Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography, 2023, Energy & Fuels
  • Experimental and modeling study of the oxidation of F-24 jet fuel, and its mixture with an iso-paraffinic synthetic jet fuel, ATJ, 2020, Combustion and Flame
  • Optimized synthetic data and semi-supervised learning for Derived Cetane Number prediction, 2023, Combustion and Flame
  • Experimental speciation study of natural gas oxidation using a single pulse shock tube, 2021, International Journal of Chemical Kinetics

Collaborations include frequent co-authors such as Patrick T. Lynch, Eric Mayhew, Jai M. Mehta, Subharaj Hossain, and Manaf Sheyyab.

Brezinsky was awarded the title of Fellow of the Combustion Institute in 2018 for contributions on the pyrolysis and oxidation kinetics of conventional and alternative fuels.

Best Publications

  • The experimental evaluation of a methodology for surrogate fuel formulation to emulate gas phase combustion kinetic phenomena

    Stephen Dooley;Sang Hee Won;Joshua Heyne;Tanvir I. Farouk

  • A kinetic model for the oxidation of toluene near 1200 K

    J. L. Emdee;K. Brezinsky;I. Glassman

  • A physics-based approach to modeling real-fuel combustion chemistry - I. Evidence from experiments, and thermodynamic, chemical kinetic and statistical considerations

    Hai Wang;Rui Xu;Kun Wang;Craig T. Bowman

  • A physics-based approach to modeling real-fuel combustion chemistry – II. Reaction kinetic models of jet and rocket fuels

    Rui Xu;Kun Wang;Sayak Banerjee;Jiankun Shao

  • The High-Temperature Oxidation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons

    K. Brezinsky

  • The high temperature oxidation of the methyl side chain of toluene

    K. Brezinsky;T. A. Litzinger;I. Glassman

  • A flow reactor study of the oxidation of n-octane and iso-octane

    F. L. Dryer;K. Brezinsky

  • Experimental and modeling study on the oxidation of Jet A and the n-dodecane/iso-octane/n-propylbenzene/1,3,5-trimethylbenzene surrogate fuel

    Tomasz Malewicki;Soumya Gudiyella;Kenneth Brezinsky

  • Experimental and modeling study on the pyrolysis and oxidation of n-decane and n-dodecane

    Tomasz Malewicki;Kenneth Brezinsky

  • Modeling the combustion of toluene-butane blends

    Stephen D. Klotz;Kenneth Brezinsky;Irvin Glassman

  • Pyrolysis and Oxidation of Phenol

    K. Brezinsky;M. Pecullan;I. Glassman

  • Combustion of CO/H2 mixtures at elevated pressures ☆

    R. Sivaramakrishnan;A. Comandini;R.S. Tranter;K. Brezinsky

  • Design of a high-pressure single pulse shock tube for chemical kinetic investigations

    R. S. Tranter;Kenneth Brezinsky;D. Fulle;D. Fulle

  • Pyrolysis studies of methylcyclohexane and oxidation studies of methylcyclohexane and methylcyclohexane/toluene blends

    S. Zeppieri;K. Brezinsky;I. Glassman

  • Supercritical Pyrolysis of Decalin, Tetralin,and N-Decane at 700—800K. Product Distribution and Reaction Mechanism

    J. Stewart;K. Brezinsky;I. Glassman

  • High Pressure Pyrolysis of Toluene. 1. Experiments and Modeling of Toluene Decomposition

    R. Sivaramakrishnan;Robert S. Tranter;K. Brezinsky

  • The gas phase pyrolysis of phenol

    A. B. Lovell;K. Brezinsky;I. Glassman

  • Chemistry of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Formation from Phenyl Radical Pyrolysis and Reaction of Phenyl and Acetylene

    A. Comandini;T. Malewicki;K. Brezinsky

  • A high pressure model for the oxidation of toluene

    R. Sivaramakrishnan;R. S. Tranter;Kenneth Brezinsky

  • Calibration of reaction temperatures in a very high pressure shock tube using chemical thermometers

    R. S. Tranter;R. Sivaramakrishnan;N. Srinivasan;K. Brezinsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Irvin Glassman
Irvin Glassman Princeton University
Frederick L. Dryer
Frederick L. Dryer University of South Carolina
Thomas A. Litzinger
Thomas A. Litzinger Pennsylvania State University
Hai Wang
Hai Wang Stanford University
Yiguang Ju
Yiguang Ju Princeton University
Chih-Jen Sung
Chih-Jen Sung University of Connecticut
Fokion N. Egolfopoulos
Fokion N. Egolfopoulos University of Southern California
Ronald K. Hanson
Ronald K. Hanson Stanford University
Robert J. Santoro
Robert J. Santoro Pennsylvania State University
David F. Davidson
David F. Davidson Stanford University

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