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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 44 16918 15280 198 183 262 6600

Léon Ghosez publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Léon Ghosez between 1959 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Léon Ghosez published across 65 years, from 1959 to 2023, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 1998. 2 of the 265 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1959 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 1998. 1959: 2 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 2 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 1 publication 1967: 2 publications 1968: 3 publications 1969: 5 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 3 publications 1972: 6 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 10 publications 1975: 5 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 8 publications 1981: 10 publications 1982: 10 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 10 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 5 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 1 publication 2019: 2 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication
1959 2023

265 publications in total across all disciplines

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Léon Ghosez: publications per year, 1959 to 2023
Year Publications
1959 2
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 2
1965 0
1966 1
1967 2
1968 3
1969 5
1970 2
1971 3
1972 6
1973 2
1974 10
1975 5
1976 3
1977 2
1978 2
1979 2
1980 8
1981 10
1982 10
1983 4
1984 3
1985 4
1986 3
1987 10
1988 7
1989 9
1990 9
1991 7
1992 9
1993 6
1994 1
1995 5
1996 5
1997 11
1998 13
1999 13
2000 9
2001 7
2002 9
2003 7
2004 4
2005 2
2006 0
2007 3
2008 1
2009 2
2010 7
2011 3
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 2
2017 1
2018 1
2019 2
2020 2
2021 2
2022 1
2023 1
Total 265
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Léon Ghosez 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 Léon Ghosez 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, 261–280 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: 262 publications — 53rd percentile

53% 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
261–280 979 262
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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Léon Ghosez 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 Léon Ghosez 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, 44–45 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: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% 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 44
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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Overview

Léon Ghosez is affiliated with the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, focusing primarily on Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. Their research spans several specialized subfields, including Inorganic Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Biotechnology.

The main topics that Léon Ghosez has worked on include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry
  • Synthesis of β-Lactam Compounds
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Vanadium and Halogenation Chemistry

Ghosez's publications have appeared in multiple peer-reviewed journals. The frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Tetrahedron
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Synthesis

Selected recent papers illustrate the range of their research interests and include:

  • "Mechanisms and Conformational Control of (4 + 2) and (2 + 2) Cycloadditions of Dienes to Keteniminium Cations," 2020, The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • "A mild method for the replacement of a hydroxyl group by halogen: 2. unified procedure and stereochemical studies," 2020, Tetrahedron
  • "A mild method for the replacement of a hydroxyl group by halogen: 3. the dichotomous behavior of α-haloenamines towards allylic and propargylic alcohols," 2021, Tetrahedron
  • "Computational Exploration of Anomalous Regioselectivities in Cycloadditions of Ketenes to Oxazolines," 2022, The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • "Productive Syntheses of Privileged Scaffolds Inspired by the Recognition of a Diels-Alder Pattern Common to Three Classes of Natural Products," 2020, Chemistry - A European Journal

Léon Ghosez has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • K. Harsha Vardhan Reddy
  • Eduard Badarau
  • Aurore Loudet
  • Charles Simon
  • Laurent Trembleau

Best Publications

  • SYNTHESIS OF ACYL HALIDES UNDER VERY MILD CONDITIONS

    A. Devos;J. Remion;A.-M. Frisque-Hesbain;A. Colens

  • Cyclobutanone and Cyclobutenone Derivatives By Reaction of Tertiary Amides With Alkenes Or Alkynes

    Jean-Bernard Falmagne;José Escudero;Sofia Taleb-Sahraoui;Léon Ghosez

  • Trimethylsilyl bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide as a tolerant and environmentally benign Lewis acid catalyst of the Diels–Alder reaction

    Bernard Mathieu;Léon Ghosez;Léon Ghosez

  • Inhibition of metallo-beta-lactamases by a series of mercaptoacetic acid thiol ester derivatives.

    DJ Payne;JH Bateson;BC Gasson;D Proctor

  • Cycloadditions of dichloroketene to olefins and dienes

    L. Ghosez;R. Montaigne;A. Roussel;H. Vanlierde

  • 1-AZA-1,3-dienes. Diels-alder reactions with α, β-unsaturated hydrazones.

    Béatrice Serckx-Poncin;Anne-Marie Hesbain-Frisque;Léon Ghosez

  • N-Trimethylsilyl-bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide: a better carbonyl activator than trimethylsilyl triflate

    Benoit Mathieu;Léon Ghosez

  • A Diels-alder Route To Pyridone and Piperidone Derivatives

    Francy Sainte;Béatrice Serckx-Poncin;Anne-Marie Frisque-Hesbain;Léon Ghosez

  • Asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions of 2-azadienes catalyzed by a chiral copper(II) complex. A general route to enantiomerically pure piperidones

    Eric Jnoff;Léon Ghosez

  • Intramolecular [2+2] cycloadditions of ketenes and keteniminium salts to olefins

    Istvan Marko;Bruno Ronsmans;Anne Marie Hesbain-Frisque;Stephane Dumas

  • Cycloadditions of keteneimmonium cations to olefins and dienes. New synthesis of four-membered rings

    Jacqueline Marchand-Brynaert;Léon Ghosez

  • Models for Asymmetric [2+2] Cyclo-additions

    Catherine Houge;Anne-Marie Frisque-Hesbain;Anne Mockel;Léon Ghosez

  • Study of Chiral Auxiliaries for the Intramolecular [2+2] Cycloaddition of a Keteniminium Salt To An Olefinic Double-bond - a New Asymmetric-synthesis of Cyclobutanones

    Lian-yong Chen;Léon Ghosez

  • 1-Amino-2-azadienes from the thermolysis of 2-amino-1-azirines. New reagents for the construction of pyridine and dihydropyridine rings

    Andre Demoulin;Hugo Gorissen;Anne-Marie Hesbain-Frisque;Leon Ghosez

  • Selective targeting of synthetic antioxidants to mitochondria: towards a mitochondrial medicine for neurodegenerative diseases?

    Jean Dessolin;Marie Schuler;Alice Quinart;Francesca De Giorgi

  • Alkyl and Aryl α-Chloro Enamines

    L. Ghosez;B. Haveaux;H. G. Viehe

  • Synthesis of Alkyl-halides Under Neutral Conditions

    François Munyemana;Anne-Marie Frisque-Hesbain;Alain Devos;Léon Ghosez

  • Synthesis and reactions of 2-amino-1-azirines

    Maurice Rens;Léon Ghosez

  • 2-aza-1,3-dienes: Methods of synthesis and stereochemical studies

    L. Ghosez;Ph. Bayard;P. Nshimyumukiza;V. Gouverneur

  • A practical route towards α,β-unsaturated δ-lactones based on a [3+3] strategy. Synthesis of (−)-argentilactone

    Juan Carlos Carretero;Léon Ghosez

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacqueline Marchand-Brynaert
Jacqueline Marchand-Brynaert Université Catholique de Louvain
Juan C. Carretero
Juan C. Carretero Autonomous University of Madrid
Bernard Tinant
Bernard Tinant Université Catholique de Louvain
István E. Markó
István E. Markó Université Catholique de Louvain
Kendall N. Houk
Kendall N. Houk University of California, Los Angeles
Reiner Sustmann
Reiner Sustmann University of Duisburg-Essen
Brice Kauffmann
Brice Kauffmann University of Bordeaux
Jean-Michel Léger
Jean-Michel Léger University of Poitiers
David J. Payne
David J. Payne GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)
Paul M. Tulkens
Paul M. Tulkens Université Catholique de Louvain

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