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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 71 5508 1700 718 19015

Melvyn Rowen Churchill publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Melvyn Rowen Churchill between 1963 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Melvyn Rowen Churchill published across 60 years, from 1963 to 2022, averaging 12 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 1982. 2 of the 720 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1963 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 1982. 1963: 1 publication 1964: 4 publications 1965: 4 publications 1966: 4 publications 1967: 14 publications 1968: 17 publications 1969: 14 publications 1970: 32 publications 1971: 28 publications 1972: 21 publications 1973: 30 publications 1974: 28 publications 1975: 26 publications 1976: 8 publications 1977: 19 publications 1978: 25 publications 1979: 34 publications 1980: 23 publications 1981: 34 publications 1982: 44 publications 1983: 32 publications 1984: 29 publications 1985: 29 publications 1986: 18 publications 1987: 22 publications 1988: 12 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 15 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 18 publications 1994: 18 publications 1995: 14 publications 1996: 23 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 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: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 2 publications
1963 2022

720 publications in total across all disciplines

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Melvyn Rowen Churchill: publications per year, 1963 to 2022
Year Publications
1963 1
1964 4
1965 4
1966 4
1967 14
1968 17
1969 14
1970 32
1971 28
1972 21
1973 30
1974 28
1975 26
1976 8
1977 19
1978 25
1979 34
1980 23
1981 34
1982 44
1983 32
1984 29
1985 29
1986 18
1987 22
1988 12
1989 8
1990 15
1991 11
1992 11
1993 18
1994 18
1995 14
1996 23
1997 5
1998 9
1999 10
2000 8
2001 7
2002 4
2003 4
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 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 2
Total 720
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Melvyn Rowen Churchill 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 Melvyn Rowen Churchill 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, 701–720 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: 718 publications — 96th percentile

96% 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 57 718
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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Melvyn Rowen Churchill 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 Melvyn Rowen Churchill 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

Melvyn Rowen Churchill is affiliated with the University at Buffalo, State University of New York in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Materials Science and Materials Chemistry.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography

They have published research prominently in the venue "The Cambridge Structural Database," documenting detailed crystallographic data. Two recent publications are:

  • CCDC 2184068: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2022, The Cambridge Structural Database
  • CCDC 2190684: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2022, The Cambridge Structural Database

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Arnold L. Rheingold
  • Barry G. DeBoer

Best Publications

  • Structural studies on polynuclear osmium carbonyl hydrides. 1. Crystal structures of the isomorphous species undecacarbonyldihydrotriosmium and dodecacarbonyltriosmium. Role of an equatorial .mu.2-bridging hydride ligand in perturbing the arrangement of carbonyl ligands in a triangular cluster

    Melvyn Rowen. Churchill;Barry G. DeBoer

  • Catalytic Asymmetric C−H Activation of Alkanes and Tetrahydrofuran

    Huw M. L. Davies;and Tore Hansen;Melvyn Rowen Churchill

  • An accurate redetermination of the structure of triruthenium dodecacarbonyl, Ru3(CO)12

    Melvyn Rowen. Churchill;Frederick J. Hollander;John P. Hutchinson

  • Redetermination of the crystal structure of dimanganese decacarbonyl and determination of the crystal structure of dirhenium decacarbonyl. Revised values for the manganese-manganese and rhenium-rhenium bond lengths in dimanganese decacarbonyl and dirhenium decacarbonyl

    Melvyn Rowen. Churchill;Kwame N. Amoh;Harvey J. Wasserman

  • Crystal structure and molecular geometry of dimeric azulenemanganese tricarbonyl, [(C10H8)Mn(CO)3]2

    Melvyn R. Churchill;Romana A. Lashewycz;Frank J. Rotella

  • Carbon-hydrogen and nitrogen-hydrogen distances assumed in, and determined from, recent x-ray diffraction studies on inorganic complexes

    Melvyn Rowen Churchill

  • Multiple metal-carbon bonds. 16. Tungsten-oxo alkylidene complexes as olefins metathesis catalysts and the crystal structure of W(O)(CHCMe3(PEt3)Cl2

    Jeffrey H. Wengrovius;Richard R. Schrock;Melvyn Rowen Churchill;Joseph R. Missert

  • Crystal structure and molecular geometry of HRu3(CO)10(C = NMe2), including the direct location of the .mu.2-bridging hydride ligand

    Melvyn R. Churchill;Barry G. DeBoer;Frank J. Rotella

  • Preparation and crystallographic characterization of a hexameric triphenylphosphinecopper hydride cluster

    Susan A. Bezman;Melvyn R. Churchill;John A. Osborn;John Wormald

  • Asymmetric Synthesis of Highly Functionalized 8-Oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octene Derivatives

    Huw M. L. Davies;Gulzar Ahmed;Melvyn Rowen Churchill

  • Lanthanide(III) Tetraamide Macrocyclic Complexes as Synthetic Ribonucleases: Structure and Catalytic Properties of [La(tcmc)(CF3SO3)(EtOH)](CF3SO3)2

    Shahid Amin;Janet R. Morrow;Charles H. Lake;Melvyn Rowen Churchill

  • Synthesis and molecular geometry of hexameric triphenylphosphinocopper(I) hydride and the crystal structure of H6Cu6(PPh3)6. HCONMe2 [hexameric triphenylphosphino copper(I) hydride dimethylformamide]

    Melvyn Rowen. Churchill;Susan A. Bezman;John A. Osborn;John. Wormald

  • Chloroform-Soluble Schiff-Base Zn(II) or Cd(II) Complexes from a Dynamic Combinatorial Library

    Daniel M. Epstein;Seema Choudhary;Melvyn Rowen Churchill;Kim M. Keil

  • Molecules with an M4X4 core. I. Crystal and molecular structure of tetrameric triphenylphosphinecopper(I) chloride, a cubane-like molecule, including the location and refinement of all hydrogen atoms

    Melvyn Rowen. Churchill;Krishan L. Kalra

  • Molecules with an M4X4 core. IV. Crystallographic detection of a step configuration for the tetracopper tetraiodide core in tetrameric triphenylphosphinecopper(I) iodine, [PPh3CuI]4

    Melvyn R. Churchill;Barry G. DeBoer;Daniel J. Donovan

  • Reaction of tungsten(VI) alkylidyne complexes with acetylenes to give tungstenacyclobutadiene and cyclopentadienyl complexes

    Steven F. Pedersen;Richard R. Schrock;Melvyn Rowen Churchill;Harvey J. Wasserman

  • Crystal structure of tetrairidium dodecacarbonyl, Ir4(CO)12. An unpleasant case of disorder

    Melvyn Rowen Churchill;John P. Hutchinson

  • Multiple metal-carbon bonds. 34. Why terminal alkynes cannot be metathesized. Preparation and crystal structure of a deprotonated tungstacyclobutadiene complex, W(.eta.5-C5H5)[C3(CMe3)2]Cl

    Laughlin G. McCullough;Mark L. Listemann;Richard R. Schrock;Melvyn Rowen Churchill

  • Formation of cyclopentadienyl complexes from tungstenacyclobutadiene complexes and the x-ray crystal structure of an .eta.3-cyclopropenyl complex, W[C(CMe3)C(Me)C(Me)](Me2NCH2CH2NMe2)Cl3

    Richard R. Schrock;Steven F. Pedersen;Melvyn Rowen Churchill;Joseph W. Ziller

  • Metathesis of acetylenes by (fluoroalkoxy)tungstenacyclobutadiene complexes and the crystal structure of W(C3Et3)[OCH(CF3)2]3. A higher order mechanism for acetylene metathesis

    J.H. Freudenberger;R.R. Schrock;M.R. Churchill;A.L. Rheingold

  • Lanthanide(III) tetraamide macrocyclic complexes as synthetic ribonucleases: Structure and catalytic properties of [La(tcmc)(CF 3 SO 3 )(EtOH)](CF 3 SO 3 ) 2

    S. Amin;J.R. Morrow;C.H. Lake;M.R. Churchill

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Shapley
John R. Shapley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
James C. Fettinger
James C. Fettinger University of California, Davis
Joseph W. Ziller
Joseph W. Ziller University of California, Irvine
Richard R. Schrock
Richard R. Schrock University of California, Riverside
Kenneth J. Takeuchi
Kenneth J. Takeuchi Stony Brook University
Wiley J. Youngs
Wiley J. Youngs University of Akron
Kenton H. Whitmire
Kenton H. Whitmire Rice University
Huw M. L. Davies
Huw M. L. Davies Emory University
Janet R. Morrow
Janet R. Morrow University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Arnold L. Rheingold
Arnold L. Rheingold University of California, San Diego

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