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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 44 16791 15161 373 355 245 7641

Leslie D. Field publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Leslie D. Field between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Leslie D. Field published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 5.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 1997. 6 of the 256 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 1997. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 2 publications 1981: 6 publications 1982: 9 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 7 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 10 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 2 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 6 publications
1977 2025

256 publications in total across all disciplines

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Leslie D. Field: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 0
1979 1
1980 2
1981 6
1982 9
1983 5
1984 6
1985 7
1986 9
1987 10
1988 5
1989 4
1990 11
1991 10
1992 8
1993 11
1994 8
1995 5
1996 6
1997 15
1998 5
1999 10
2000 7
2001 5
2002 6
2003 11
2004 3
2005 4
2006 5
2007 5
2008 6
2009 6
2010 7
2011 6
2012 3
2013 3
2014 2
2015 1
2016 0
2017 0
2018 1
2019 2
2020 5
2021 0
2022 8
2023 0
2024 0
2025 6
Total 256
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Leslie D. Field 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 Leslie D. Field 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, 241–260 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: 245 publications — 48th percentile

48% 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 1,100 245
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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Leslie D. Field 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 Leslie D. Field 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

Leslie D. Field is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of materials science and chemistry, with significant contributions to the subfields of materials chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, process chemistry and technology, and catalysis.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, including:

  • Crystallization and solubility studies
  • X-ray diffraction in crystallography
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Organometallic complex synthesis and catalysis
  • Asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis
  • Inorganic fluorides and related compounds
  • Fluorine in organic chemistry

Leslie D. Field has contributed numerous papers to several frequent publication venues, notably:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organometallics
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Nature Chemistry
  • Journal of Organometallic Chemistry

Noteworthy recent publications include:

  • "Binding methane to a metal centre", 2022, Nature Chemistry
  • "Fe(0)-Mediated Reductive Disproportionation of CO2", 2020, Organometallics
  • "[Fp(CH4)]+, [η5-CpRu(CO)2(CH4)]+, and [η5-CpOs(CO)2(CH4)]+: A Complete Set of Group 8 Metal-Methane Complexes", 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "The Reaction of Iron Acetylides with Carbon Dioxide", 2020, Organometallics
  • "Ferralactone formation from iron acetylides and carbon dioxide", 2022, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry

Frequent co-authors with whom Leslie D. Field has collaborated include:

  • Hsiu L. Li
  • Peter M. Jurd
  • James D. Watson
  • Mohan Bhadbhade
  • Graham E. Ball

Best Publications

  • Steric effects. A study of a rationally designed system

    Garry Bott;Leslie D. Field;Sever Sternhell

  • Intramolecular hydroamination with rhodium(I) and iridium(I) complexes containing a phosphine-N-heterocyclic carbene ligand

    Leslie D. Field;Barbara A. Messerle;Khuong Q. Vuong;Peter Turner

  • Organic Structures from Spectra

    L. D. Field;S. Sternhell;J. R. Kalman

  • Cationic Iridium(I) Complexes as Catalysts for the Alcoholysis of Silanes

    Leslie D. Field;Barbara A. Messerle;Manuela Rehr;Linnea P. Soler

  • Reaction of sp2 carbon-hydrogen bonds in unactivated alkenes with bis(diphosphine) complexes of iron

    Murray V. Baker;Leslie D. Field

  • Hydroamination of Alkynes Catalyzed by a Cationic Rhodium(I) Complex

    Suzanne Burling;Leslie D. Field;Barbara A. Messerle

  • Transient and matrix photochemistry of Fe(dmpe)2H2 (dmpe = Me2PCH2CH2Me2): dynamics of C-H and H-H activation

    Michael K. Whittlesey;Roger J. Mawby;Robert Osman;Robin N. Perutz

  • Diamagnetic .dblarw. paramagnetic equilibria in solutions of bis(dialkylphosphino)ethane complexes of iron

    Murray V. Baker;Leslie D. Field;Trevor W. Hambley

  • Steric effects on atropisomerism in tetraarylporphyrins

    Maxwell J. Crossley;Leslie D. Field;Adrienne J. Forster;Margaret M. Harding

  • Rhodium(I) and iridium(I) complexes containing bidentate phosphine-imidazolyl donor ligands as catalysts for the hydroamination and hydrothiolation of alkynes

    Leslie D. Field;Barbara A. Messerle;Khuong Q. Vuong;Peter Turner

  • Cyclisation of acetylenic carboxylic acids and acetylenic alcohols to oxygen-containing heterocycles using cationic rhodium(I) complexes

    Sarah Elgafi;Leslie D Field;Barbara A Messerle

  • Kinetics of tautomerism in 2-substituted 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrins: directionality of proton transfer between the inner nitrogens

    Maxwell J. Crossley;Leslie D. Field;Margaret M. Harding;Sever Sternhell

  • Intramolecular Hydroamination Catalyzed by Cationic Rhodium and Iridium Complexes with Bidentate Nitrogen-Donor Ligands

    Suzanne Burling;Leslie D. Field;Barbara A. Messerle;Peter Turner

  • Rhodium(I) and iridium(I) complexes with bidentate N,N and P,N ligands as catalysts for the hydrothiolation of alkynes

    Suzanne Burling;Leslie D. Field;Barbara A. Messerle;Khuong Q. Vuong

  • Reaction of carbon-hydrogen bonds in alkanes with bis(diphosphine) complexes of iron

    Murray V. Baker;Leslie D. Field

  • The first side-on bound metal complex of diazene, HNNH

    Leslie D. Field;Hsiu L. Li;Scott J. Dalgarno;Peter Turner

  • Mononuclear Rhodium(I) Complexes with Chelating N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands − Catalytic Activity for Intramolecular Hydroamination

    Suzanne Burling;Leslie D. Field;Hsiu L. Li;Barbara A. Messerle

  • Base-mediated conversion of hydrazine to diazene and dinitrogen at an iron center.

    Leslie D. Field;Hsiu L. Li;Alison M. Magill

  • Accessing decaphenylmetallocenes of ytterbium, calcium, and barium by desolvation of solvent-separated ion pairs: overcoming adverse solubility properties

    Glen Berenger Deacon;Craig Macdonald Forsyth;Florian Jaroschik;Peter Courtney Junk

  • Insertion of CO2, CS2, and COS into iron(II)-hydride bonds.

    Leslie D. Field;Eric T. Lawrenz;Warren J. Shaw;Peter Turner

Frequent Co-Authors

Trevor W. Hambley
Trevor W. Hambley University of Sydney
Scott J. Dalgarno
Scott J. Dalgarno Heriot-Watt University
Jack E. Baldwin
Jack E. Baldwin University of Oxford
George A. Olah
George A. Olah University of Southern California
Robert M. Adlington
Robert M. Adlington University of Oxford
Edward P. Abraham
Edward P. Abraham University of Oxford
David J. Young
David J. Young Charles Darwin University
Ronald J. Smernik
Ronald J. Smernik University of Adelaide
Thomas Maschmeyer
Thomas Maschmeyer University of Sydney
Maxwell J. Crossley
Maxwell J. Crossley University of Sydney

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