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Marilyn M. Olmstead publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marilyn M. Olmstead between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marilyn M. Olmstead published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 21 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2002. 6 of the 1,051 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2002. 1976: 2 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 5 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 11 publications 1982: 10 publications 1983: 24 publications 1984: 16 publications 1985: 21 publications 1986: 27 publications 1987: 30 publications 1988: 24 publications 1989: 24 publications 1990: 37 publications 1991: 30 publications 1992: 27 publications 1993: 40 publications 1994: 22 publications 1995: 25 publications 1996: 35 publications 1997: 26 publications 1998: 30 publications 1999: 26 publications 2000: 18 publications 2001: 32 publications 2002: 45 publications 2003: 38 publications 2004: 24 publications 2005: 27 publications 2006: 27 publications 2007: 25 publications 2008: 26 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 26 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 2 publications
1976 2025

1,051 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marilyn M. Olmstead: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 2
1977 1
1978 5
1979 5
1980 3
1981 11
1982 10
1983 24
1984 16
1985 21
1986 27
1987 30
1988 24
1989 24
1990 37
1991 30
1992 27
1993 40
1994 22
1995 25
1996 35
1997 26
1998 30
1999 26
2000 18
2001 32
2002 45
2003 38
2004 24
2005 27
2006 27
2007 25
2008 26
2009 22
2010 24
2011 26
2012 18
2013 26
2014 24
2015 26
2016 21
2017 22
2018 9
2019 13
2020 12
2021 3
2022 16
2023 20
2024 4
2025 2
Total 1,051
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Marilyn M. Olmstead 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 Marilyn M. Olmstead 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, 1,001–1,020 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: 1,019 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 1,019
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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Marilyn M. Olmstead 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 Marilyn M. Olmstead 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, 116–117 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: 117 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 61 117
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society

Overview

Marilyn M. Olmstead was a researcher affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their academic contributions primarily focused on Materials Science, with a significant emphasis on Materials Chemistry, as reflected by the large number of publications in this area. They also contributed to fields such as Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The main topics covered in their research included Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Crystallography and molecular interactions, Fullerene Chemistry and Applications, Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis, Magnetism in coordination complexes, and Metal complexes synthesis and properties.

Their publication record included a notable number of papers in key scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues were:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Polyhedron
  • Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Marilyn M. Olmstead collaborated often with several co-authors, including Alan L. Balch, Lucy M. C. Luong, James C. Fettinger, Daniel T. Walters, and Xian B. Carroll.

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Olmstead included:

  • Role of Anions and Mixtures of Anions on the Thermochromism, Vapochromism, and Polymorph Formation of Luminescent Crystals of a Single Cation, [(C6H11NC)2Au]+ (2020) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Fabrication of Ag-ZnO composite thin films for plasmonic enhanced water splitting (2020) in Materials Chemistry and Physics
  • Unsymmetrical Coordination of Bipyridine in Three-Coordinate Gold(I) Complexes (2020) in Inorganic Chemistry
  • Reactivity of Nitric Oxide and Nitrosonium Ion with Copper(II/I) Schiff Base Complexes: Mechanistic Aspects of Imine CN Bond Cleavage and Oxidation of Pyridine-2-aldehyde to Pyridine-2-carboxylic Acid (2022) in Inorganic Chemistry
  • Seeing luminescence appear as crystals crumble. Isolation and subsequent self-association of individual [(C6H11NC)2Au]+ ions in crystals (2020) in Chemical Science

Olmstead was recognized as a Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Small-bandgap endohedral metallofullerenes in high yield and purity

    S. Stevenson;G. Rice;T. Glass;K. Harich

  • REACTIONS OF TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES WITH FULLERENES (C60, C70, ETC.) AND RELATED MATERIALS

    Alan L. Balch;Marilyn M. Olmstead

  • Solvent‐Stimulated Luminescence from the Supramolecular Aggregation of a Trinuclear Gold(I) Complex that Displays Extensive Intermolecular AuċAu Interactions

    Jess C. Vickery;Marilyn M. Olmstead;Ella Y. Fung;Alan L. Balch

  • Molecular Features of the Copper Binding Sites in the Octarepeat Domain of the Prion Protein

    Colin S. Burns;Eliah Aronoff-Spencer;Christine M. Dunham;Paula Lario

  • Interaction of Curved and Flat Molecular Surfaces. The Structures of Crystalline Compounds Composed of Fullerene (C60, C60O, C70, and C120O) and Metal Octaethylporphyrin Units

    Marilyn M. Olmstead;David A. Costa;Kalyani Maitra;Bruce C. Noll

  • A double concave hydrocarbon buckycatcher.

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  • Synthesis and Characterization of the Monomeric Diaryls M{C6H3-2,6-Mes2}2 (M = Ge, Sn, or Pb; Mes = 2,4,6-Me3C6H2−) and Dimeric Aryl−Metal Chlorides [M(Cl){C6H3-2,6-Mes2}]2 (M = Ge or Sn)

    Richard S. Simons;Lihung Pu;Marilyn M. Olmstead;Philip P. Power

  • Homologous Series of Heavier Element Dipnictenes 2,6-Ar2H3C6E=EC6H3-2,6-Ar2 (E = P, As, Sb, Bi; Ar = Mes = C6H2-2,4,6-Me3; or Trip = C6H2-2,4,6-iPr3) Stabilized by m-Terphenyl Ligands

    Brendan Twamley;Chadwick D. Sofield;Marilyn M. Olmstead;Philip P. Power

  • Synthesis and Characterization of 2,6-Dipp2-H3C6SnSnC6H3-2,6-Dipp2 (Dipp = C6H3-2,6-Pri2): A Tin Analogue of an Alkyne

    Andrew D. Phillips;Robert J. Wright;Marilyn M. Olmstead;Philip P. Power

  • (.eta.2-C70)Ir(CO)Cl(PPh3)2: the synthesis and structure of an iridium organometallic derivative of a higher fullerene

    Alan L. Balch;Vincent J. Catalano;Joong W. Lee;Marilyn M. Olmstead

  • Isolation and Structural Characterization of the Endohedral Fullerene Sc3N@C78

    Marilyn M. Olmstead;Ana de Bettencourt-Dias;James C. Duchamp;Steven Stevenson

  • Three-coordinate iron complexes: x-ray structural characterization of the iron amide-bridged dimers [Fe(NR2)2]2 (R = SiMe3, C6H5) and the adduct Fe[N(SiMe3)2]2(THF) and determination of the association energy of the monomer Fe{N(SiMe3)2}2 in solution

    Marilyn M. Olmstead;Philip P. Power;Steven C. Shoner

  • Bonding within the Endohedral Fullerenes Sc3N@C78 and Sc3N@C80 as Determined by Density Functional Calculations and Reexamination of the Crystal Structure of {Sc3N@C78}·Co(OEP)}·1.5(C6H6)·0.3(CHCl3)

    Josep M. Campanera;Carles Bo;Marilyn M. Olmstead;Alan L. Balch

  • Germanium and tin analogues of alkynes and their reduction products.

    Lihung Pu;Andrew D Phillips;Anne F Richards;Matthias Stender

  • A Distorted Tetrahedral Metal Oxide Cluster inside an Icosahedral Carbon Cage. Synthesis, Isolation, and Structural Characterization of Sc4(μ3-O)2@Ih-C80

    Steven Stevenson;Mary A. Mackey;Melissa A. Stuart;J. Paige Phillips

  • Aurophilic interactions in cationic gold complexes with two isocyanide ligands. Polymorphic yellow and colorless forms of [(cyclohexyl isocyanide)2AuI](PF6) with distinct luminescence.

    Rochelle L. White-Morris;Marilyn M. Olmstead;Alan L. Balch

  • Metallocalixarenes: Syntheses and X-Ray Crystal Structures of Titanium(IV), Iron(III), and Cobalt(II) Complexes of p-tert.-Butylcalix[4]arene.

    M. M. Olmstead;G. Sigel;H. Hope;X. Xu

  • Reactions of the heavier group 14 element alkyne analogues Ar'EEAr' (Ar' = C6H3-2,6(C6H3-2,6-Pri2)2; E = Ge, Sn) with unsaturated molecules: probing the character of the EE multiple bonds.

    Chunming Cui;Marilyn M. Olmstead;James C. Fettinger;Geoffrey H. Spikes

  • Boron-boron double bonding in the species [B2R4]2-: synthesis and structure of [{(Et2O)Li}2{Mes2BB(Mes)Ph}], a diborane(4) dianion analog of a substituted ethylene

    Afarin Moezzi;Marilyn M. Olmstead;Philip P. Power

  • Isolation and x-ray crystal structure of the boron methylidenide ion [Mes2BCH2]- (Mes = 2,4,6-Me3C6H2): a boron-carbon double bonded alkene analog

    Marilyn M. Olmstead;Philip P. Power;Kenneth J. Weese;Robert J. Doedens

  • Bioorganometallic chemistry. 1. Synthesis, structure, and selectivity in reactions of a nucleobase and several nucleosides with a (.eta.5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)rhodium aqua complex

    David P. Smith;Eduardo Baralt;Bruce Morales;Marilyn M. Olmstead

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan L. Balch
Alan L. Balch University of California, Davis
Philip P. Power
Philip P. Power University of California, Davis
Pradip K. Mascharak
Pradip K. Mascharak University of California, Santa Cruz
Mark J. Kurth
Mark J. Kurth University of California, Davis
Susan M. Kauzlarich
Susan M. Kauzlarich University of California, Davis
James C. Fettinger
James C. Fettinger University of California, Davis
Harry C. Dorn
Harry C. Dorn Virginia Tech
Luis Echegoyen
Luis Echegoyen The University of Texas at El Paso
Lechosław Latos-Grażyński
Lechosław Latos-Grażyński University of Wrocław
Hakon Hope
Hakon Hope University of California, Davis

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