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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 71 5510 5002 119 104 233 18871

Lothar Helm publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lothar Helm between 1978 and 2019, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lothar Helm published across 42 years, from 1978 to 2019, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2006. 4 of the 236 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2019. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2006. 1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 10 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 6 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 3 publications
1978 2019

236 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lothar Helm: publications per year, 1978 to 2019
Year Publications
1978 2
1979 0
1980 0
1981 4
1982 0
1983 4
1984 6
1985 8
1986 2
1987 10
1988 8
1989 9
1990 4
1991 5
1992 5
1993 4
1994 5
1995 4
1996 4
1997 1
1998 6
1999 3
2000 4
2001 6
2002 11
2003 8
2004 6
2005 12
2006 15
2007 11
2008 15
2009 8
2010 4
2011 6
2012 10
2013 3
2014 2
2015 9
2016 6
2017 2
2018 1
2019 3
Total 236
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Lothar Helm 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 Lothar Helm 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, 221–240 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: 233 publications — 44th percentile

44% 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 1,216 233
241–260 1,100
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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Lothar Helm 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 Lothar Helm 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, 70–71 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: 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.

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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
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 71
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

Lothar Helm is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their academic and research activities are connected to this institution, indicating involvement in the European research environment and scholarship.

There is no publicly available information regarding specific recent papers authored by Lothar Helm, and no data on frequent co-authors or publication venues associated with their work. Similarly, details about book publications, main fields or subfields of study, and principal topics of research have not been documented in the source data.

There is no record of awards or distinctions attributed to Lothar Helm at this time.

Due to the limited information on published outputs or defined research themes, a detailed account of their scientific contributions cannot be given. The absence of documented papers or topics suggests that their academic profile might be at an early stage or in a less documented area of research within the larger framework of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.

Best Publications

  • Defect-induced magnetism in graphene

    Oleg V. Yazyev;Lothar Helm

  • Magnetism in Graphene Induced by Single-Atom Defects

    Oleg V. Yazyev;Lothar Helm

  • Inorganic and bioinorganic solvent exchange mechanisms.

    Lothar Helm;André E Merbach

  • Structural and Dynamic Parameters Obtained from 17O NMR, EPR, and NMRD Studies of Monomeric and Dimeric Gd3+ Complexes of Interest in Magnetic Resonance Imaging: An Integrated and Theoretically Self-Consistent Approach1

    D. Hugh Powell;Orla M. Ni Dhubhghaill;Dirk Pubanz;Lothar Helm

  • Water exchange on metal ions: experiments and simulations

    L. Helm;A.E. Merbach

  • Geometrical confinement of gadolinium-based contrast agents in nanoporous particles enhances T1 contrast.

    Jeyarama S. Ananta;Biana Godin;Biana Godin;Richa Sethi;Loick Moriggi

  • Water-Soluble Gadofullerenes: Toward High-Relaxivity, pH-Responsive MRI Contrast Agents

    Eva Tóth;Robert D Bolskar;Alain Borel;Gabriel González

  • First solvation shell of the Cu(II) aqua ion: evidence for fivefold coordination.

    Alfredo Pasquarello;Ingrid Petri;Philip S. Salmon;Olivier Parisel

  • Superparamagnetic gadonanotubes are high-performance MRI contrast agents

    Balaji Sitharaman;Kyle R. Kissell;Keith B. Hartman;Lesa A. Tran

  • Oxygen-17 NMR study of water exchange on gadolinium polyaminopolyacetates [Gd(DTPA)(H2O)]2- and [Gd(DOTA)(H2O)]- related to NMR imaging

    Karoly Micskei;Lothar Helm;Erno Brucher;Andre E. Merbach

  • Relaxivity of MRI Contrast Agents

    Éva Tóth;Lothar Helm;André E. Merbach

  • MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION STUDY OF LANTHANIDE IONS LN3+ IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION INCLUDING WATER POLARIZATION. CHANGE IN COORDINATION NUMBER FROM 9 TO 8 ALONG THE SERIES

    T.-H. Kowall;F. Foglia;L. Helm;A. E. Merbach

  • The Role of Water Exchange in Attaining Maximum Relaxivities for Dendrimeric MRI Contrast Agents

    Éva Tóth;Dirk Pubanz;Sylvain Vauthey;Lothar Helm

  • Relaxivity in paramagnetic systems: Theory and mechanisms

    Lothar Helm

  • Oxygen-17 nuclear magnetic resonance kinetic study of water exchange on the lanthanide(III) aqua ions

    Cedric Cossy;Lothar Helm;Andre E. Merbach

  • Water exchange on magnesium(II) in aqueous solution: a variable temperature and pressure 17O NMR study

    Anne Bleuzen;Pierre-André Pittet;Lothar Helm;André E. Merbach

  • Speciation of aqueous tellurium(IV) in hydrothermal solutions and vapors, and the role of oxidized tellurium species in Te transport and gold deposition

    Pascal V. Grundler;Joël Brugger;Barbara E. Etschmann;Lothar Helm

  • Gold nanoparticles functionalized with gadolinium chelates as high-relaxivity MRI contrast agents.

    Loïck Moriggi;Caroline Cannizzo;Eddy Dumas;Cédric R. Mayer

  • High-pressure NMR kinetics. Part 34. Variable-temperature and variable-pressure NMR kinetic study of solvent exchange on hexaaquaruthenium(3+) and -(2+) and hexakis(acetonitrile)ruthenium(2+)

    Irina Rapaport;Lothar Helm;Andre E. Merbach;Paul Bernhard

  • Relaxivity of gadolinium (III) complexes: theory and mechanism

    Eva Toth;Lothar Helm;Andre E. Merbach

  • Gadonanotubes as Ultrasensitive pH-Smart Probes for Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Keith B. Hartman;Sabrina Laus;Robert D. Bolskar;Raja Muthupillai

  • High-pressure NMR study. 38. Water-exchange mechanisms on the terbium to thulium octaaqualanthanide(III) ions: a variable-pressure oxygen-17 NMR study

    Cedric Cossy;Lothar Helm;Andre E. Merbach

Frequent Co-Authors

Andre E. Merbach
Andre E. Merbach École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Éva Tóth
Éva Tóth University of Orléans
Oleg V. Yazyev
Oleg V. Yazyev École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes
Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes University of Coimbra
Gábor Laurenczy
Gábor Laurenczy École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Rosario Scopelliti
Rosario Scopelliti École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Lon J. Wilson
Lon J. Wilson Rice University
Carlos Platas-Iglesias
Carlos Platas-Iglesias University of A Coruña
Mauro Botta
Mauro Botta University of Eastern Piedmont Amadeo Avogadro
Marinella Mazzanti
Marinella Mazzanti École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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