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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 61 9261 2618 180 13023

Melvin P. Klein publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Melvin P. Klein between 1955 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Melvin P. Klein published across 66 years, from 1955 to 2020, averaging 2.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 1995. 2 of the 185 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1955 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 1995. 1955: 1 publication 1956: 0 publications 1957: 1 publication 1958: 2 publications 1959: 1 publication 1960: 1 publication 1961: 2 publications 1962: 1 publication 1963: 2 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 2 publications 1966: 3 publications 1967: 3 publications 1968: 7 publications 1969: 9 publications 1970: 8 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 7 publications 1973: 7 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 5 publications 1977: 7 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 3 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 16 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 1 publication 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
1955 2020

185 publications in total across all disciplines

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Melvin P. Klein: publications per year, 1955 to 2020
Year Publications
1955 1
1956 0
1957 1
1958 2
1959 1
1960 1
1961 2
1962 1
1963 2
1964 0
1965 2
1966 3
1967 3
1968 7
1969 9
1970 8
1971 2
1972 7
1973 7
1974 2
1975 4
1976 5
1977 7
1978 4
1979 0
1980 4
1981 4
1982 2
1983 5
1984 2
1985 1
1986 3
1987 6
1988 4
1989 9
1990 8
1991 3
1992 4
1993 3
1994 3
1995 16
1996 4
1997 3
1998 6
1999 2
2000 1
2001 3
2002 1
2003 1
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 1
2008 2
2009 1
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 1
2020 1
Total 185
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Melvin P. Klein publications per year - data summary

  • Melvin P. Klein, a Chemistry scholar from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has 185 publications recorded across 66 years, from 1955 to 2020.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1955 and the most recent to 2020.
  • The most productive year is 1995, with 16 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 15 of the 66 years in the span carry no publications at all (1956, 1964, 1979, 2004 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 2.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.6 per year counting only the 51 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2016-2020) hold 2 publications, 1% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1955-1976: 70 publications (3.2 per year); 1977-1998: 101 publications (4.6 per year); 1999-2020: 14 publications (0.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is declining.

Melvin P. Klein 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 Melvin P. Klein 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, 161–180 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: 180 publications — 25th percentile

25% 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 1,350 180
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
1,021–1,040 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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Melvin P. Klein publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 61–80 to 1,295+ publications.
  • Melvin P. Klein, a Chemistry scholar from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, records 180 publications - the 25th percentile of the discipline.
  • 25% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Melvin P. Klein, and about 75% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Melvin P. Klein ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 161–180 publications, holding 1,350 scientists (8% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 361–380 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Melvin P. Klein 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 Melvin P. Klein 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, 60–61 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: 61 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 61
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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Melvin P. Klein D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 159+ D-Index.
  • Melvin P. Klein, a Chemistry scholar from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, records 61 D-Index - the 49th percentile of the discipline.
  • 49% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Melvin P. Klein, and about 51% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Melvin P. Klein ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 56–57 D-Index, holding 1,051 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1976 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Melvin P. Klein was affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focused on Engineering, with specific contributions in Electrical and Electronic Engineering as well as Automotive Engineering.

The scientist's recent published papers include:

  • Understanding the Role of Imide-Based Salts and Borate-Based Additives for Safe and High-Performance Glyoxal-Based Electrolytes in Ni-Rich NMC811 Cathodes for Li-Ion Batteries., 2024, Small
  • Inhalt/Impressum, 2021, Vom Wasser

The main topics covered in their work were:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Melvin P. Klein included:

  • Markus Binder
  • Matjaž Koželj
  • Adriano Pierini
  • Tom Gouveia
  • Thomas Diemant

The scientist published mainly in the following venues:

  • Small
  • Vom Wasser

Melvin P. Klein was awarded the title of Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1976.

Best Publications

  • Manganese Cluster in Photosynthesis: Where Plants Oxidize Water to Dioxygen

    Vittal K. Yachandra;Kenneth Sauer;Melvin P. Klein

  • Measurement of Spin Relaxation in Complex Systems

    Unknown

  • Where plants make oxygen: a structural model for the photosynthetic oxygen-evolving manganese cluster

    Vittal K. Yachandra;Victoria J. DeRose;Matthew J. Latimer;Ishita Mukerji

  • Absence of Mn-Centered Oxidation in the S2 → S3 Transition: Implications for the Mechanism of Photosynthetic Water Oxidation

    Johannes Messinger;John H. Robblee;Uwe Bergmann;Carmen Fernandez

  • Paramagnetic Hyperfine Structure and Relaxation Effects in Mössbauer Spectra: Fe 57 in Ferrichrome A

    H. H. Wickman;M. P. Klein;D. A. Shirley

  • Solution conformation of the ferrichromes. VI. Charge relay at the peptide bond. Proton magnetic resonance study of solvation effects on the amide electron density distribution

    Miguel Llinas;Melvin P. Klein

  • Chemical Effects on Core‐Electron Binding Energies in Iodine and Europium

    C. S. Fadley;S. B. M. Hagstrom;M. P. Klein;D. A. Shirley

  • Magnetic resonance studies of membrane and model membrane systems. VI. Transbilayer asymmetry and surface homogeneity of mixed phospholipids in cosonicated vesicles

    Daniel M. Michaelson;Alan F. Horwitz;Melvin P. Klein

  • Spin‐Lattice Relaxation Measurements in Slowly Relaxing Complex Spectra

    Unknown

  • Oxidation states of the manganese cluster during the flash-induced S-state cycle of the photosynthetic oxygen-evolving complex.

    T. A. Roelofs;Wenchuan Liang;M. J. Latimer;R. M. Cinco

  • ENHANCEMENT OF SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO BY CONTINUOUS AVERAGING: APPLICATION TO MAGNETIC RESONANCE

    Melvin P. Klein;George W. Barton

  • Detection of a paramagnetic intermediate in the S1 state of the photosynthetic oxygen-evolving complex

    S. L. Dexheimer;Melvin P. Klein

  • Sharp-Line Fluorescence, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, and Thermoluminescence of Mn 4 + in α - Al 2 O 3

    S. Geschwind;P. Kisliuk;M. P. Klein;J. P. Remeika

  • The S0 State of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex in Photosystem II Is Paramagnetic: Detection of an EPR Multiline Signal

    Johannes Messinger;John H. Robblee;Wa On Yu;Kenneth Sauer

  • Structural Change of the Mn Cluster during the S2→S3 State Transition of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II. Does It Reflect the Onset of Water/Substrate Oxidation? Determination by Mn X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy.

    Wenchuan Liang;Theo A. Roelofs;Roehl M. Cinco;Annette Rompel

  • Ammonia binds to the catalytic manganese of the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II. Evidence by electron spin-echo envelope modulation spectroscopy

    R. David Britt;Jean Luc Zimmermann;Kenneth Sauer;Melvin P. Klein

  • 31P nuclear magnetic resonance chemical shielding tensors of phosphorylethanolamine, lecithin, and related compounds: Applications to head-group motion in model membranes.

    Susan J. Kohler;Melvin P. Klein

  • Comparison of the manganese oxygen-evolving complex in photosystem II of spinach and Synechococcus sp. with multinuclear manganese model compounds by X-ray absorption spectroscopy

    Victoria J. DeRose;Ishita Mukerji;Matthew J. Latimer;Vittal K. Yachandra

  • 31P NMR spectroscopy of rat organs, in situ, using chronically implanted radiofrequency coils.

    A P Koretsky;S Wang;J Murphy-Boesch;M P Klein

  • Strontium EXAFS Reveals the Proximity of Calcium to the Manganese Cluster of Oxygen-Evolving Photosystem II.

    Roehl M. Cinco;John H. Robblee;Annette Rompel;Carmen Fernandez

  • Orientation and dynamics of phospholipid head groups in bilayers and membranes determined from phosphorus-31 nuclear magnetic resonance chemical shielding tensors

    Susan J. Kohler;Melvin P. Klein

  • 55Mn ESE-ENDOR of a Mixed Valence Mn(III)Mn(IV) Complex: Comparison with the Mn Cluster of the Photosynthetic Oxygen-Evolving Complex

    David W. Randall;Bradley E. Sturgeon;James A. Ball;Gary A. Lorigan

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth Sauer
Kenneth Sauer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Vittal K. Yachandra
Vittal K. Yachandra Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Annette Rompel
Annette Rompel University of Vienna
Victoria J. DeRose
Victoria J. DeRose University of Oregon
John E. Hearst
John E. Hearst University of California, Berkeley
Stephen P. Cramer
Stephen P. Cramer Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Ann E. McDermott
Ann E. McDermott Columbia University
Johannes Messinger
Johannes Messinger Umeå University
Melvin Calvin
Melvin Calvin University of California, Berkeley
Uwe Bergmann
Uwe Bergmann SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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