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Mark S. Wrighton

Mark S. Wrighton

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 101 1224 1085 476 388 461 35955

Mark S. Wrighton publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mark S. Wrighton between 1969 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mark S. Wrighton published across 52 years, from 1969 to 2020, averaging 9 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 1977. 2 of the 467 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 1977. 1969: 2 publications 1970: 6 publications 1971: 9 publications 1972: 5 publications 1973: 10 publications 1974: 14 publications 1975: 14 publications 1976: 16 publications 1977: 32 publications 1978: 15 publications 1979: 22 publications 1980: 26 publications 1981: 22 publications 1982: 22 publications 1983: 25 publications 1984: 26 publications 1985: 16 publications 1986: 24 publications 1987: 27 publications 1988: 23 publications 1989: 20 publications 1990: 15 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 14 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication
1969 2020

467 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mark S. Wrighton: publications per year, 1969 to 2020
Year Publications
1969 2
1970 6
1971 9
1972 5
1973 10
1974 14
1975 14
1976 16
1977 32
1978 15
1979 22
1980 26
1981 22
1982 22
1983 25
1984 26
1985 16
1986 24
1987 27
1988 23
1989 20
1990 15
1991 10
1992 12
1993 14
1994 11
1995 12
1996 4
1997 5
1998 2
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 2
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 1
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 1
2020 1
Total 467
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Mark S. Wrighton 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. Wrighton 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, 461–480 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: 461 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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
461–480 265 461
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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Mark S. Wrighton 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. Wrighton 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, 100–101 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: 101 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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
100–101 105 101
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 1988 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1983 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
  • 1981 - ACS Award in Pure Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1974 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Mark S. Wrighton is affiliated with MIT in the United States and is active in several research domains including psychology, mathematics, and economics, econometrics, and finance. Their work includes focus on subfields such as clinical psychology, modeling and simulation, and economics and econometrics.

The researcher's recent publication record includes a paper titled Reopening Colleges and Universities During the COVID-19 Pandemic, published in 2020 in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. This publication notably contributes to studies on COVID-19 and its broader pandemic impacts.

  • Reopening Colleges and Universities During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020), Annals of Internal Medicine

Frequent co-authors in their research include Steven J. Lawrence. The Annals of Internal Medicine serves as a notable venue for their work.

  • Steven J. Lawrence

  • Annals of Internal Medicine

Main topics covered by their research include:

  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • COVID-19 Epidemiological Studies
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

Their career includes recognition through several awards and honors, such as the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry from the American Chemical Society awarded in 1981. They have also been named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (2013), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1988), Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) awarded twice in 1987, Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation (1983), and Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1974).

Best Publications

  • Resistance of Polyaniline Films as a Function of Electrochemical Potential and the Fabrication of Polyaniline-Based Microelectronic Devices.

    Elizabeth W. Paul;Antonio J. Ricco;Mark S. Wrighton

  • Functional Group Imaging by Chemical Force Microscopy

    C. Daniel Frisbie;Lawrence F. Rozsnyai;Aleksandr Noy;Mark S. Wrighton

  • Nature of the lowest excited state in tricarbonylchloro-1,10-phenanthrolinerhenium(I) and related complexes

    Mark Wrighton;David L. Morse

  • CHEMICAL DERIVATIZATION OF AN ARRAY OF THREE GOLD MICROELECTRODES WITH POLYPYRROLE: FABRICATION OF A MOLECULE-BASED TRANSISTOR

    H. S. White;G. P. Kittlesen;M. S. Wrighton

  • Chemical force microscopy: Exploiting chemically-modified tips to quantify adhesion, friction, and functional group distributions in molecular assemblies

    Aleksandr Noy;C. Daniel Frisbie;Lawrence F. Rozsnyai;Mark S. Wrighton

  • Strontium titanate photoelectrodes. Efficient photoassisted electrolysis of water at zero applied potential

    Mark S. Wrighton;Arthur B. Ellis;Peter T. Wolczanski;David L. Morse

  • The Concept of Fermi Level Pinning at Semiconductor/Liquid Junctions. Consequences for Energy Conversion Efficiency and Selection of Useful Solution Redox Couples in Solar Devices

    Allen J. Bard;Andrew B. Bocarsly;Fu Ren F. Fan;Erick G. Walton

  • CHEMICAL DERIVATIZATION OF MICROELECTRODE ARRAYS BY OXIDATION OF PYRROLE AND N-METHYLPYRROLE: FABRICATION OF MOLECULE-BASED ELECTRONIC DEVICES

    G. P. Kittlesen;H. S. White;M. S. Wrighton

  • Potential dependence of the conductivity of highly oxidized polythiophenes, polypyrroles, and polyaniline: Finite windows of high conductivity

    David Ofer;Richard M. Crooks;Mark S. Wrighton

  • Orthogonal self-assembled monolayers: alkanethiols on gold and alkane carboxylic acids on alumina.

    Paul E. Laibinis;James J. Hickman;Mark S. Wrighton;George M. Whitesides

  • Improvement of photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation by surface modification of p-type silicon semiconductor photocathodes

    Raymond N. Dominey;Nathan S. Lewis;James A. Bruce;Dana C. Bookbinder

  • Molecule-based microelectronic devices

    Mark S. Wrighton;Henry S. White;Gregg P. Kittlesen

  • Efficient Solid-State Photoluminescence in New Poly(2,5-dialkoxy-p-phenyleneethynylene)s

    Christoph Weder;Mark S. Wrighton

  • Poly(3-methylthiophene)-coated electrodes: optical and electrical properties as a function of redox potential and amplification of electrical and chemical signals using poly(3-methylthiophene)-based microelectrochemical transistors

    James W. Thackeray;Henry S. White;Mark S. Wrighton

  • FLUORESCENCE STUDIES OF POLY(P-PHENYLENEETHYNYLENE)S : THE EFFECT OF ANTHRACENE SUBSTITUTION

    Timothy M. Swager;Caroline J. Gil;Mark S. Wrighton

  • CORRELATION OF PHOTOCURRENT-VOLTAGE CURVES WITH FLAT-BAND POTENTIAL FOR STABLE PHOTOELECTRODES FOR THE PHOTOELECTROLYSIS OF WATER

    J. M. Bolts;M. S. Wrighton

  • Molecular Self-Assembly of Two-Terminal, Voltammetric Microsensors with Internal References

    James J. Hickman;David Ofer;Paul E. Laibinis;George M. Whitesides

  • The nature of the lowest excited state in fac-tricarbonylhalobis(4-phenylpyridine)rhenium(I) and fac-tricarbonylhalobis(4,4'-bipyridine)rhenium(I): emissive organometallic complexes in fluid solution

    Paul J. Giordano;Mark S. Wrighton

  • Photochemistry of metal carbonyls

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  • Digital Simulation of the Measured Electrochemical Response of Reversible Redox Couples at Microelectrode Arrays: Consequences Arising from Closely Spaced Ultramicroelectrodes

    Allen J. Bard;Joseph A. Crayston;Gregg P. Kittlesen;Theresa. Varco Shea

  • Thermodynamic Potential for the Anodic Dissolution of n‐Type Semiconductors A Crucial Factor Controlling Durability and Efficiency in Photoelectrochemical Cells and an Important Criterion in the Selection of New Electrode/Electrolyte Systems

    Allen J. Bard;Mark S. Wrighton

Frequent Co-Authors

Harry B. Gray
Harry B. Gray California Institute of Technology
Henry S. White
Henry S. White University of Utah
George S. Hammond
George S. Hammond University of Hawaii at Manoa
Andrew B. Bocarsly
Andrew B. Bocarsly Princeton University
Nathan S. Lewis
Nathan S. Lewis California Institute of Technology
Antonio J. Ricco
Antonio J. Ricco Ames Research Center
Romas J. Kazlauskas
Romas J. Kazlauskas University of Minnesota
Jack Saltiel
Jack Saltiel Florida State University
David S. Ginley
David S. Ginley National Renewable Energy Laboratory
George M. Whitesides
George M. Whitesides Harvard University

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