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Leonard R. MacGillivray

Leonard R. MacGillivray

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
15639
World Ranking
8350
National Ranking
2411

Leonard R. MacGillivray 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 R. MacGillivray sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 313 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Leonard R. MacGillivray 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 R. MacGillivray sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 63 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% 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

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Leonard R. MacGillivray is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of materials science and chemistry. Their research primarily focuses on materials chemistry, physical and theoretical chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and molecular biology.

MacGillivray's work covers several key topics, including:

  • Crystallization and solubility studies
  • X-ray diffraction in crystallography
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Metal-organic framework synthesis and applications
  • Supramolecular chemistry and complexes
  • Luminescence and fluorescent materials
  • Covalent organic framework applications

Their publication record includes frequent appearances in venues such as The Cambridge Structural Database, Crystal Growth & Design, Chemistry - A European Journal, Chemical Communications, and CrystEngComm. These publications illustrate a sustained focus on crystallographic methods and materials characterization.

Prominent recent papers authored or coauthored by MacGillivray include:

  • Phototriggered Guest Release from a Nonporous Organic Crystal: Remarkable Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal Transformation of a Binary Cocrystal Solvate to a Ternary Cocrystal, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Supramolecular chemistry under mechanochemical conditions: a small molecule template generated and integrated into a molecular-to-supramolecular and back-to-molecular cascade reaction, 2020, Chemical Science
  • Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal [2 + 2] Photodimerization Involving B←N Coordination with Generation of a Thiophene Host, 2020, Organometallics
  • Total Syntheses Supramolecular Style: Solid-State Construction of [2.2]Cyclophanes with Modular Control of Stereochemistry, 2020, Crystal Growth & Design
  • Hydrogen- and Halogen-Bonded Binary Cocrystals with Ditopic Components: Systematic Structural and Photoreactivity Properties That Provide Access to a Completed Series of Symmetrical Cyclobutanes, 2020, Crystal Growth & Design

Frequent collaborators in MacGillivray's research include Gonzalo Campillo-Alvarado, Dale C. Swenson, Herbert Höpfl, Changan Li, and Shweta P. Yelgaonkar. These partnerships have contributed to a significant volume of work within the crystallography and materials science communities.

MacGillivray's scholarly contributions have been recognized through honors such as the Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 2012.

Best Publications

  • A chiral spherical molecular assembly held together by 60 hydrogen bonds

    Leonard R. MacGillivray;Jerry L. Atwood

  • Supramolecular control of reactivity in the solid state: from templates to ladderanes to metal-organic frameworks.

    Leonard R. MacGillivray;Giannis S. Papaefstathiou;Tomislav Friščić;Tamara D. Hamilton

  • Metal-organic frameworks : design and application

    Leonard R. MacGillivray

  • Supramolecular Control of Reactivity in the Solid State Using Linear Molecular Templates

    Leonard R. MacGillivray;and Jennifer L. Reid;John A. Ripmeester

  • STRUCTURAL CLASSIFICATION AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR THE DESIGN OF SPHERICAL MOLECULAR HOSTS

    Leonard R. MacGillivray;Jerry L. Atwood

  • Interwoven two- and three-dimensional coordination polymers through self-assembly of Cu I cations with linear bidentate ligands

    Leonard R. MacGillivray;S. Subramanian;Michael J. Zaworotko

  • Inverted metal-organic frameworks: solid-state hosts with modular functionality

    Giannis S Papaefstathiou;Leonard R MacGillivray

  • DESIGN AND SELF-ASSEMBLY OF CAVITY-CONTAINING RECTANGULAR GRIDS

    Leonard R. MacGillivray;Ryan H. Groeneman;Jerry L. Atwood

  • Supramolecular Construction of Molecular Ladders in the Solid State

    Xiuchun Gao;Tomislav Friščić;Leonard R. MacGillivray

  • A single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation mediated by argentophilic forces converts a finite metal complex into an infinite coordination network.

    Qianli Chu;Dale C. Swenson;Leonard R. MacGillivray

  • Coordination-driven self-assembly directs a single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation that exhibits photocontrolled fluorescence.

    Giannis S. Papaefstathiou;Zhenming Zhong;Lei Geng;Leonard R. MacGillivray

  • Enforced Face-to-Face Stacking of Organic Semiconductor Building Blocks within Hydrogen-Bonded Molecular Cocrystals

    Anatoliy N. Sokolov;Tomislav Friscic;Leonard R. Macgillivray

  • Organic Synthesis in the Solid State via Hydrogen-Bond-Driven Self-Assembly

    Leonard R. MacGillivray

  • Metal-mediated reactivity in the organic solid state: from self-assembled complexes to metal–organic frameworks

    Ivan G. Georgiev;Leonard R. MacGillivray

  • Single-crystal-to-single-crystal [2 + 2] photodimerizations: from discovery to design

    Tomislav Friščić;Leonard R. MacGillivray

  • Preparation and reactivity of nanocrystalline cocrystals formed via sonocrystallization.

    Dejan-Kresimir Bucar;Leonard R. Macgillivray

  • Rational Design of Multicomponent Calix[4]arenes and Control of Their Alignment in the Solid State

    Leonard R. MacGillivray;Jerry L. Atwood

  • One-Dimensional Coordination Polymers Based upon Bridging Terephthalate Ions

    Ryan H. Groeneman;Leonard R. MacGillivray;Jerry L. Atwood

  • Enclosed Chiral Environments from Self-Assembled Metal−Organic Polyhedra

    Tamara D. Hamilton and;Leonard R. MacGillivray

  • From engineering crystals to engineering molecules: emergent consequences of controlling reactivity in the solid state using linear templates

    Leonard R. MacGillivray

  • Metal-organic framework materials

    Leonard R MacGillivray;Charles M. Lukehart

Frequent Co-Authors

Tomislav Friščić
Tomislav Friščić University of Birmingham
Jerry L. Atwood
Jerry L. Atwood University of Missouri
Dale C. Swenson
Dale C. Swenson University of Iowa
Michael J. Zaworotko
Michael J. Zaworotko University of Limerick
Jonas Baltrusaitis
Jonas Baltrusaitis Lehigh University
Warren E. Piers
Warren E. Piers University of Calgary
Leonard J. Barbour
Leonard J. Barbour Stellenbosch University
John A. Ripmeester
John A. Ripmeester National Research Council Canada
Michael D. Fryzuk
Michael D. Fryzuk University of British Columbia
Kent S. Gates
Kent S. Gates University of Missouri

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