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D-Index
71
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22735
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5446
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42

Klaus Bechgaard 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 Klaus Bechgaard sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 428 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Klaus Bechgaard 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 Klaus Bechgaard sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Klaus Bechgaard was affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and contributed to the field of Materials Science, with a concentration on Materials Chemistry and related subfields. Their research output spanned several interconnected topics including Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity, Advanced Cellulose Research Studies, Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization, Organic and Molecular Conductors Research, and Magnetism in coordination complexes.

They published multiple papers predominantly in Materials Chemistry and related areas, collaborating frequently with several coauthors such as Jesper Bendix, Jørn B. Christensen, D.V. Okhrimenko, Akin Budi, and Marcel Ceccato.

Key publication venues for Klaus Bechgaard's work included:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (3 publications)
  • Polymer Degradation and Stability (1 publication)
  • RSC Advances (1 publication)

Their recent papers documented varied studies and experimental findings, such as:

  • "Wettability and hydrolytic stability of 3-aminopropylsilane coupling agent and phenol-urea-formaldehyde binder on silicate surfaces and fibers," 2020, Polymer Degradation and Stability
  • "A new donor for charge-transfer systems: synthesis and properties of 2,4,7,9-tetramethyl-1,6-dithiapyrene (TMDTP) and structure of (TMDTP)3(PF6)2·2THF and TMDTP-TCNQ," 2021, RSC Advances
  • "CCDC 2051918: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination," 2021, The Cambridge Structural Database
  • "CCDC 2051922: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination," 2021, The Cambridge Structural Database
  • "CCDC 2051961: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination," 2021, The Cambridge Structural Database

Klaus Bechgaard's research prominently focused on crystallographic data as evidenced by multiple entries in The Cambridge Structural Database. Their work also addressed surface chemistry aspects as seen in studies on coupling agents and surface binders, reflecting interests in surface coatings and films.

The frequent collaboration with Jesper Bendix and Jørn B. Christensen, among others, indicates a network of partnerships in exploring chemical synthesis, crystallography, and materials properties.

Best Publications

  • Two-dimensional charge transport in self-organized, high-mobility conjugated polymers

    Henning Sirringhaus;P. J. Brown;R. H. Friend;M. M. Nielsen

  • Superconductivity in a synthetic organic conductor (TMTSF)2PF6(

    D. Jérome;A. Mazaud;M. Ribault;K. Bechgaard

  • The properties of five highly conducting salts: (TMTSF)2X,X= Pf−6, AsF−6, SbF−6, BF−4 and NO-3, derived from tetramethyltetraselenafulvalene (TMTSF)

    K. Bechgaard;C.S. Jacobsen;K. Mortensen;H.J. Pedersen

  • Zero-Pressure Organic Superconductor: Di-(Tetramethyltetraselenafulvalenium)-Perchlorate [ ( TMTSF ) 2 Cl O 4 ]

    Klaus Bechgaard;Kim da Costa Carneiro;Malte Olsen;Finn Berg Rasmussen

  • Superconductivity in an organic solid. Synthesis, structure, and conductivity of bis(tetramethyltetraselenafulvalenium) perchlorate, (TMTSF)2ClO4

    K. Bechgaard;K. Carneiro;F. B. Rasmussen;M. Olsen

  • Mixed valence cations. Chemistry of .pi.-bridged analogues of biferrocene and biferrocenylene

    Carole. Levanda;Klaus. Bechgaard;Dwaine O. Cowan

  • The structure of di(2,3,6,7‐tetramethyl‐1,4,5,8‐tetraselenafulvalenium) hexafluorophosphate, (TMTSF)2PF6, the first superconducting organic solid

    N. Thorup;G. Rindorf;H. Soling;K. Bechgaard

  • Correlation between linear resistivity and T c in the Bechgaard salts and the pnictide superconductor Ba ( Fe 1 − x Co x ) 2 As 2

    Nicolas Doiron-Leyraud;Pascale Auban-Senzier;Samuel René de Cotret;Claude Bourbonnais;Claude Bourbonnais

  • Quantized Hall effect and a new field-induced phase transition in the organic superconductor (TMTSF)2PF6.

    J. R. Cooper;W. Kang;P. Auban;G. Montambaux

  • Transverse transport in (TM)2X organic conductors: possible evidence for a Luttinger liquid

    J. Moser;M. Gabay;P. Auban-Senzier;D. Jérome

  • Removal of Palladium Nanoparticles from Polymer Materials

    Kim T. Nielsen;Klaus Bechgaard;Frederik C. Krebs

  • X-Ray Diffuse Scattering Study of Some (TMTSF)2X and (TMTTF)2X Salts

    J. P. Pouget;R. Moret;R. Comes;K. Bechgaard

  • Dimensionality Crossover in the Organic Superconductor Tetramethyltetraselenafulvalene Hexafluorophosphate [ ( TMTSF ) 2 P F 6 ]

    C. S. Jacobsen;D. B. Tanner;K. Bechgaard

  • Optical and infrared properties of tetramethyltetraselenafulvalene [(TMTSF) 2 X] and tetramethyltetrathiafulvalene [(TMTTF) 2 X] compounds

    Claus Schelde Jacobsen;D. B. Tanner;K. Bechgaard

  • Low-Temperature Metallic Behavior and Resistance Minimum in a New Quasi One-Dimensional Organic Conductor

    A. N. Bloch;D. O. Cowan;K. Bechgaard;R. E. Pyle

  • Superconducting state of the organic conductor (TMTSF)2ClO4.

    J. Shinagawa;Y. Kurosaki;Y. Kurosaki;F. Zhang;C. Parker;C. Parker

  • Observation of a magnetic state in the organic superconductor (TMTSF) 2ClO4 : influence of the cooling rate

    T. Takahashi;D. Jérome;K. Bechgaard

  • Microstructure–mobility correlation in self-organised, conjugated polymer field-effect transistors

    H. Sirringhaus;P.J. Brown;R.H. Friend;Martin Meedom Nielsen

  • Bis(fulvalene)diiron, its mono- and dications. Intramolecular exchange interactions in a rigid system

    Carole LeVanda;Klaus Bechgaard;Dwaine O. Cowan;Ulrich T. Mueller-Westerhoff

  • Novel Chiral Bis-dipolar 6,6‘-Disubstituted Binaphthol Derivatives for Second-Order Nonlinear Optics: Synthesis and Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties

    HJ Deussen;Eric Hendrickx;C Boutton;D Krog

  • X-ray evidence of a structural phase transition in di-tetramethyltetraselenafulvalenium perchlorate [(TMTSF)2ClO4], pristine and slightly doped

    J. P. Pouget;G. Shirane;K. Bechgaard;J. M. Fabre

Frequent Co-Authors

Denis Jérome
Denis Jérome University of Paris-Saclay
Thomas Bjørnholm
Thomas Bjørnholm Villum Foundation
Kell Mortensen
Kell Mortensen University of Copenhagen
Susan L. S. Stipp
Susan L. S. Stipp Technical University of Denmark
Dwaine O. Cowan
Dwaine O. Cowan Johns Hopkins University
Martin Nielsen
Martin Nielsen Technical University of Denmark
Louis Taillefer
Louis Taillefer Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
David B. Tanner
David B. Tanner University of Florida
Richard H. Friend
Richard H. Friend University of Cambridge

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