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2026

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D-Index
67
Citations
20255
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6787
National Ranking
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Leonard J. Barbour 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 Leonard J. Barbour sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 462 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Leonard J. Barbour 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 Leonard J. Barbour sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Leonard J. Barbour is affiliated with Stellenbosch University in South Africa and has a significant publication record in the field of Materials Science, with a strong focus on Materials Chemistry. Their research covers related subfields such as Inorganic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Organic Chemistry.

The main topics of Barbour's work include:

  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Crystallography and Molecular Interactions
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials

Barbour has contributed extensively to academic journals, with frequent publications in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Crystal Growth & Design

Recent notable papers by Leonard J. Barbour include:

  • X-Seed 4: updates to a program for small-molecule supramolecular crystallography, 2020, Journal of Applied Crystallography
  • Breaking the trade-off between selectivity and adsorption capacity for gas separation, 2021, Chem
  • Benchmark Acetylene Binding Affinity and Separation through Induced Fit in a Flexible Hybrid Ultramicroporous Material, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Reversible transformations between the non-porous phases of a flexible coordination network enabled by transient porosity, 2023, Nature Chemistry
  • Record-Setting Selectivity for p-Xylene by an Intrinsically Porous Zero-Dimensional Metallocycle, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Alan C. Eaby
  • Catharine Esterhuysen
  • Dirkie C. Myburgh
  • Akmal Kosimov
  • Marcin Kwit

Best Publications

  • X-Seed — A Software Tool for Supramolecular Crystallography

    Leonard J Barbour

  • Controlling molecular self-organization: formation of nanometer-scale spheres and tubules

    G. William Orr;Leonard J. Barbour;Jerry L. Atwood

  • Guest transport in a nonporous organic solid via dynamic van der Waals cooperativity

    Jerry L. Atwood;Leonard J. Barbour;Agoston Jerga;Brandi L. Schottel

  • An intermolecular (H2O)10 cluster in a solid-state supramolecular complex

    Leonard J. Barbour;G. William Orr;Jerry L. Atwood

  • A Fine-Tuned Fluorinated MOF Addresses the Needs for Trace CO2 Removal and Air Capture Using Physisorption

    Prashant M. Bhatt;Youssef Belmabkhout;Amandine Cadiau;Karim Adil

  • Engineering void space in organic van der Waals crystals: calixarenes lead the way

    Scott J Dalgarno;Praveen K Thallapally;Leonard J Barbour;Jerry L Atwood

  • Storage of Methane and Freon by Interstitial van der Waals Confinement

    Jerry L. Atwood;Leonard J. Barbour;Agoston Jerga

  • Metal sulfonatocalix[4,5]arene complexes: bi-layers, capsules, spheres, tubular arrays and beyond

    Jerry L Atwood;Leonard J Barbour;Michaele J Hardie;Colin L Raston

  • Crystal porosity and the burden of proof

    Leonard J. Barbour

  • Molecular Graphics: From Science to Art

    Jerry L. Atwood;Leonard J. Barbour

  • A well-resolved ice-like (H2O)8 cluster in an organic supramolecular complex.

    Jerry L. Atwood;Leonard J. Barbour;Timothy J. Ness;Colin L. Raston

  • Exceptionally large positive and negative anisotropic thermal expansion of an organic crystalline material.

    Dinabandhu Das;Tia Jacobs;Leonard J. Barbour

  • A new type of material for the recovery of hydrogen from gas mixtures.

    Jerry L. Atwood;Leonard J. Barbour;Agoston Jerga

  • Characterization of supramolecular (H2O)18 water morphology and water-methanol (H2O)15(CH3OH)3 clusters in a novel phosphorus functionalized trimeric amino acid host

    Kannan Raghuraman;Kavita K. Katti;Leonard J. Barbour;Nagavarakishore Pillarsetty

  • A Fine-Tuned Metal–Organic Framework for Autonomous Indoor Moisture Control

    Rasha G. AbdulHalim;Prashant M. Bhatt;Youssef Belmabkhout;Aleksander Shkurenko

  • Lariat ether receptor systems show experimental evidence for alkali metal cation-pi interactions.

    George W. Gokel;Leonard J. Barbour;Riccardo Ferdani;Jiaxin Hu

  • Organization of the interior of molecular capsules by hydrogen bonding.

    Jerry L. Atwood;Leonard J. Barbour;Agoston Jerga

  • Characterization of a well resolved supramolecular ice-like (H2O)10 cluster in the solid state

    Leonard J. Barbour;G. William Orr;Jerry L. Atwood

  • Hydrogen-bonded molecular capsules are stable in polar media.

    Jerry L. Atwood;Leonard J. Barbour;Agoston Jerga

  • The liquid phase epitaxy approach for the successful construction of ultra-thin and defect-free ZIF-8 membranes: pure and mixed gas transport study

    Osama Shekhah;Raja Swaidan;Youssef Belmabkhout;Marike du Plessis

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerry L. Atwood
Jerry L. Atwood University of Missouri
George W. Gokel
George W. Gokel University of Missouri–St. Louis
Colin L. Raston
Colin L. Raston Flinders University
Mohamed Eddaoudi
Mohamed Eddaoudi King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Praveen K. Thallapally
Praveen K. Thallapally Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Prashant M. Bhatt
Prashant M. Bhatt King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Youssef Belmabkhout
Youssef Belmabkhout Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
Peter C. Junk
Peter C. Junk James Cook University
Osama Shekhah
Osama Shekhah King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Jonathan W. Steed
Jonathan W. Steed Durham University

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