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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 53 13299 11973 362 316 152 7773

Kevin J. Smith publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kevin J. Smith between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kevin J. Smith published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 4 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2021. 10 of the 173 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

173 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kevin J. Smith: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 1
1985 0
1986 2
1987 2
1988 3
1989 1
1990 3
1991 3
1992 2
1993 0
1994 3
1995 2
1996 2
1997 5
1998 6
1999 1
2000 0
2001 4
2002 3
2003 1
2004 3
2005 1
2006 3
2007 3
2008 6
2009 4
2010 10
2011 4
2012 10
2013 5
2014 2
2015 6
2016 6
2017 4
2018 7
2019 9
2020 10
2021 11
2022 9
2023 5
2024 5
2025 5
Total 173
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Kevin J. Smith publications per year - data summary

  • Kevin J. Smith, a Chemistry scholar from University of British Columbia, has 173 publications recorded across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1983 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 11 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1983, 1984, 1989, 1999 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 43 years in the span carry no publications at all (1985, 1993 and 2000).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.3 per year counting only the 40 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 35 publications, 20% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1983-1997: 30 publications (2.0 per year); 1998-2012: 59 publications (3.9 per year); 2013-2025: 84 publications (6.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Kevin J. Smith 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 Kevin J. Smith 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: 152 publications — 15th percentile

15% 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 1,218 152
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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Kevin J. Smith 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.
  • Kevin J. Smith, a Chemistry scholar from University of British Columbia, records 152 publications - the 15th percentile of the discipline.
  • 15% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Kevin J. Smith, and about 85% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Kevin J. Smith 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).

Kevin J. Smith 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 Kevin J. Smith 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, 52–53 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: 53 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% 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 53
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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Kevin J. Smith 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.
  • Kevin J. Smith, a Chemistry scholar from University of British Columbia, records 53 D-Index - the 28th percentile of the discipline.
  • 28% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Kevin J. Smith, and about 72% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Kevin J. Smith 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

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1978 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to digital circuit design.

Overview

Kevin J. Smith is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research work spans multiple areas primarily within engineering and materials science, with notable contributions in biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, catalysis, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse subjects that include:

  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • ACS Catalysis
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Green Chemistry

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kevin J. Smith are:

  • "Pt Catalysts Supported on H2 and O2 Plasma-Treated Al2O3 for Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation of the Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier Pair Dibenzyltoluene and Perhydrodibenzyltoluene," published in 2020 in ACS Catalysis
  • "Electrocatalytic hydrogenation and depolymerization pathways for lignin valorization: toward mild synthesis of chemicals and fuels from biomass," published in 2020 in Green Chemistry
  • "Engineering Morphology and NixCo3-xO4 Spinel Oxides to Promote Catalytic Combustion of Ethane: Elucidating the Influence of Oxygen Defects," published in 2023 in ACS Catalysis
  • "Application of MXenes for air purification, gas separation and storage: A review," published in 2022 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Producing hydrocarbon fuel from the plastic waste: Techno-economic analysis," published in 2021 in Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

Kevin J. Smith has collaborated frequently with several co-authors including:

  • Yanuar Philip Wijaya
  • Előd Gyenge
  • Haiyan Wang
  • Chang Soo Kim
  • Chang-Soo Kim

Awards received by Kevin J. Smith include:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2009
  • IEEE Fellow, 1978, for contributions to digital circuit design

Best Publications

  • A Review of Molybdenum Catalysts for Synthesis Gas Conversion to Alcohols: Catalysts, Mechanisms and Kinetics

    Sharif Zaman;Kevin J. Smith

  • Hydrodeoxygenation of 4-Methylphenol over Unsupported MoP, MoS2, and MoOx Catalysts†

    Victoria M. L. Whiffen;Kevin J. Smith

  • Cricoid Pressure Displaces the Esophagus: An Observational Study Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Kevin J. Smith;Julian Dobranowski;Gordon Yip;Alezandre Dauphin

  • Deactivation of Pd Catalysts by Water during Low Temperature Methane Oxidation Relevant to Natural Gas Vehicle Converters

    Rahman Gholami;Mina Alyani;Kevin J. Smith

  • The effect of cobalt addition to bulk MoP and Ni2P catalysts for the hydrodesulfurization of 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene

    Ibrahim I. Abu;Kevin J. Smith

  • Higher alcohol and oxygenate synthesis over cesium-doped Cu/ZnO catalysts

    John G. Nunan;Charles E. Bogdan;Kamil Klier;Kevin J. Smith

  • The higher alcohol synthesis over promoted Cu/ZnO catalysts

    Kevin J. Smith;Robert B. Anderson

  • Methanol and C2 oxygenate synthesis over cesium doped Cu/ZnO and Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalysts: a study of selectivity and 13C incorporation patterns

    John G. Nunan;Charles E. Bogdan;Kamil Klier;Kevin J. Smith

  • A chain growth scheme for the higher alcohols synthesis

    Kevin J. Smith;Robert B. Anderson

  • Kinetics of H2 recovery from dodecahydro-N-ethylcarbazole over a supported Pd catalyst

    Farnaz Sotoodeh;Liang Zhao;Kevin J. Smith

  • Structure sensitivity of dodecahydro-N-ethylcarbazole dehydrogenation over Pd catalysts

    Farnaz Sotoodeh;Kevin J. Smith

  • Kinetics of Hydrogen Uptake and Release from Heteroaromatic Compounds for Hydrogen Storage

    Farnaz Sotoodeh;Kevin J. Smith

  • Influence of MoS2 catalyst morphology on the hydrodeoxygenation of phenols

    Yun Quan Yang;Yun Quan Yang;Ching Thian Tye;Kevin J. Smith

  • Dehydrogenation kinetics and catalysis of organic heteroaromatics for hydrogen storage

    Farnaz Sotoodeh;Benjamin J.M. Huber;Kevin J. Smith

  • HDN and HDS of model compounds and light gas oil derived from Athabasca bitumen using supported metal phosphide catalysts

    Ibrahim I. Abu;Kevin J. Smith

  • Pt Catalysts Supported on H2 and O2 Plasma-Treated Al2O3 for Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation of the Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier Pair Dibenzyltoluene and Perhydrodibenzyltoluene

    Libin Shi;Libin Shi;Yiming Zhou;Suitao Qi;Kevin J. Smith

  • Triptycene-based metal salphens--exploiting intrinsic molecular porosity for gas storage.

    Jonathan H. Chong;Shahrzad Jooya Ardakani;Kevin J. Smith;Mark J. MacLachlan

  • The effect of the N atom on the dehydrogenation of heterocycles used for hydrogen storage

    Farnaz Sotoodeh;Benjamin J.M. Huber;Kevin J. Smith

  • Hydrogenation and ring opening of naphthalene on bulk and supported Mo2C catalysts

    Shahrzad Jooya Ardakani;Xuebin Liu;Kevin J. Smith

  • The influence of citric acid on the synthesis and activity of high surface area MoP for the hydrodeoxygenation of 4-methylphenol

    Victoria M.L. Whiffen;Kevin J. Smith;Suzana K. Straus

  • Effect of preparation method on Ni2P/SiO2 catalytic activity for NaBH4 methanolysis and phenol hydrodeoxygenation

    Kaiqiang Yan;Yunhua Li;Xing Zhang;Xin Yang

  • Electrocatalytic hydrogenation and depolymerization pathways for lignin valorization: toward mild synthesis of chemicals and fuels from biomass

    Yanuar Philip Wijaya;Kevin J. Smith;Chang Soo Kim;Chang Soo Kim;Elöd L. Gyenge

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark J. MacLachlan
Mark J. MacLachlan University of British Columbia
Kamil Klier
Kamil Klier Lehigh University
Michael O. Wolf
Michael O. Wolf University of British Columbia
K.A.R. Mitchell
K.A.R. Mitchell University of British Columbia
Eugenii A. Rabiner
Eugenii A. Rabiner King's College London
Bolun Yang
Bolun Yang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Albert Dahan
Albert Dahan Leiden University Medical Center

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