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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 112 720 635 294 234 768 89336

Mark S. Gordon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mark S. Gordon between 1967 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mark S. Gordon published across 60 years, from 1967 to 2026, averaging 13.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2005. 5 of the 801 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2005. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 2 publications 1969: 2 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 6 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 10 publications 1976: 6 publications 1977: 6 publications 1978: 6 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 6 publications 1981: 9 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 11 publications 1986: 18 publications 1987: 15 publications 1988: 12 publications 1989: 18 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 17 publications 1992: 16 publications 1993: 22 publications 1994: 15 publications 1995: 27 publications 1996: 20 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 21 publications 1999: 19 publications 2000: 19 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 20 publications 2003: 27 publications 2004: 24 publications 2005: 29 publications 2006: 24 publications 2007: 27 publications 2008: 27 publications 2009: 24 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 4 publications 2026: 1 publication
1967 2026

801 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mark S. Gordon: publications per year, 1967 to 2026
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 2
1969 2
1970 0
1971 2
1972 6
1973 4
1974 2
1975 10
1976 6
1977 6
1978 6
1979 1
1980 6
1981 9
1982 5
1983 6
1984 8
1985 11
1986 18
1987 15
1988 12
1989 18
1990 11
1991 17
1992 16
1993 22
1994 15
1995 27
1996 20
1997 12
1998 21
1999 19
2000 19
2001 14
2002 20
2003 27
2004 24
2005 29
2006 24
2007 27
2008 27
2009 24
2010 18
2011 20
2012 22
2013 16
2014 14
2015 18
2016 18
2017 19
2018 12
2019 17
2020 15
2021 17
2022 5
2023 8
2024 6
2025 4
2026 1
Total 801
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Mark S. Gordon 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 Mark S. Gordon 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, 761–780 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: 768 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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 45 768
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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Mark S. Gordon 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 Mark S. Gordon 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, 112–113 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: 112 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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 65 112
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

Mark S. Gordon is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within chemistry and physics, focusing primarily on atomic and molecular physics, physical and theoretical chemistry, and organic, inorganic, and materials chemistry.

The scientist has contributed extensively to journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, with additional publications in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, and Concurrency and Computation Practice and Experience. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Concurrency and Computation Practice and Experience
  • Angewandte Chemie

Mark S. Gordon's research interests cover a broad range of topics including:

  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure

Their work includes collaborations with several frequent coauthors, notably:

  • Buu Q. Pham
  • Tosaporn Sattasathuchana
  • Peng Xu
  • Federico Zahariev
  • Taylor Harville

Noteworthy recent publications by Mark S. Gordon include:

  • "Recent developments in the general atomic and molecular electronic structure system," 2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • "Quantum Chemistry Common Driver and Databases (QCDB) and Quantum Chemistry Engine (QCEngine): Automation and interoperability among computational chemistry programs," 2021, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • "Toward an extreme-scale electronic structure system," 2023, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • "Intramolecular hydrogen bonding analysis," 2022, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • "Bonding analysis of water clusters using quasi-atomic orbitals," 2021, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Their publications show a focus on computational methods and theoretical frameworks aimed at understanding electronic structures, molecular interactions, and automation in chemistry software tools.

Best Publications

  • General atomic and molecular electronic structure system

    Michael W. Schmidt;Kim K. Baldridge;Jerry A. Boatz;Steven T. Elbert

  • Self‐consistent molecular orbital methods. XXIII. A polarization‐type basis set for second‐row elements

    Michelle M. Francl;William J. Pietro;Warren J. Hehre;J. Stephen Binkley

  • Advances in molecular quantum chemistry contained in the Q-Chem 4 program package

    Yihan Shao;Zhengting Gan;Evgeny Epifanovsky;Andrew T. B. Gilbert

  • The isomers of silacyclopropane

    Mark S. Gordon

  • Self-consistent molecular-orbital methods. 22. Small split-valence basis sets for second-row elements

    Mark S. Gordon;J. Stephen Binkley;John A. Pople;William J. Pietro

  • Chapter 41 – Advances in electronic structure theory: GAMESS a decade later

    Mark S. Gordon;Michael W. Schmidt

  • MacMolPlt: a graphical user interface for GAMESS.

    Brett M. Bode;Mark S. Gordon

  • Molecular orbital theory of the electronic structure of organic compounds. I. Substituent effects and dipole moments.

    J. A. Pople;Mark S. Gordon

  • Recent developments in the general atomic and molecular electronic structure system.

    Giuseppe M.J. Barca;Colleen Bertoni;Laura Carrington;Dipayan Datta

  • Fragmentation methods: a route to accurate calculations on large systems.

    Mark S. Gordon;Dmitri G. Fedorov;Spencer R. Pruitt;Lyudmila V. Slipchenko

  • The construction and interpretation of MCSCF wavefunctions.

    Michael W. Schmidt;Mark S. Gordon

  • The Effective Fragment Potential Method: A QM-Based MM Approach to Modeling Environmental Effects in Chemistry

    Mark S. Gordon;and Mark A. Freitag;Pradipta Bandyopadhyay;Jan H. Jensen and

  • An effective fragment method for modeling solvent effects in quantum mechanical calculations

    Paul N. Day;Jan H. Jensen;Mark S. Gordon;Simon P. Webb

  • On the Number of Water Molecules Necessary To Stabilize the Glycine Zwitterion

    Jan H. Jensen;Mark S. Gordon

  • Spin-orbit coupling in molecules: Chemistry beyond the adiabatic approximation

    Dmitri G. Fedorov;Shiro Koseki;Michael W. Schmidt;Mark S. Gordon

  • Ab initio reaction paths and direct dynamics calculations

    Kim K. Baldridge;Mark S. Gordon;Rozeanne Steckler;Donald G. Truhlar

  • π Bond Strengths in the Second and Third Periods

    Michael W. Schmidt;Phi N. Truong;Mark S. Gordon

  • Energy Decomposition Analyses for Many-Body Interaction and Applications to Water Complexes

    Wei Chen;Mark S. Gordon

  • From Force Fields to Dynamics: Classical and Quantal Paths

    Donald G. Truhlar;Mark S. Gordon

  • MCSCF/6-31 G(d,p) Calculations of One-Electron Spin-Orbit Coupling Constants In Diatomic Molecules

    Shiro Koseki;Michael W. Schmidt;Mark S. Gordon

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan H. Jensen
Jan H. Jensen University of Copenhagen
Dmitri G. Fedorov
Dmitri G. Fedorov National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Lyudmila V. Slipchenko
Lyudmila V. Slipchenko Purdue University West Lafayette
Klaus Ruedenberg
Klaus Ruedenberg Iowa State University
Tetsuya Taketsugu
Tetsuya Taketsugu Hokkaido University
Donald G. Truhlar
Donald G. Truhlar University of Minnesota
Kim K. Baldridge
Kim K. Baldridge Tianjin University
James W. Evans
James W. Evans Iowa State University
Horia Metiu
Horia Metiu University of California, Santa Barbara
Thomas R. Cundari
Thomas R. Cundari University of North Texas

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