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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 65 7548 6842 2210 1823 271 19906

Michael C. Pirrung publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael C. Pirrung between 1979 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael C. Pirrung published across 46 years, from 1979 to 2024, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 1996. 15 of the 332 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 1996. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 5 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 6 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 12 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 21 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 20 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 12 publications 2024: 3 publications
1979 2024

332 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael C. Pirrung: publications per year, 1979 to 2024
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 5
1981 5
1982 1
1983 2
1984 2
1985 6
1986 8
1987 8
1988 7
1989 5
1990 1
1991 6
1992 3
1993 12
1994 11
1995 13
1996 21
1997 4
1998 5
1999 10
2000 13
2001 8
2002 20
2003 10
2004 7
2005 9
2006 18
2007 12
2008 18
2009 5
2010 9
2011 4
2012 3
2013 3
2014 2
2015 0
2016 5
2017 16
2018 4
2019 2
2020 4
2021 8
2022 1
2023 12
2024 3
Total 332
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Michael C. Pirrung publications per year - data summary

  • Michael C. Pirrung, a Chemistry scholar from University of California, Riverside, has 332 publications recorded across 46 years, from 1979 to 2024.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1979 and the most recent to 2024.
  • The most productive year is 1996, with 21 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1979, 1982, 1990 and 2022, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 46 years in the span carries no publications at all (2015).
  • The rate of publication averages 7.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.4 per year counting only the 45 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2020-2024) hold 28 publications, 8% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1979-1994: 83 publications (5.2 per year); 1995-2010: 182 publications (11.4 per year); 2011-2024: 67 publications (4.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is broadly steady.

Michael C. Pirrung 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 Michael C. Pirrung 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, 261–280 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: 271 publications — 56th percentile

56% 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
261–280 979 271
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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Michael C. Pirrung 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.
  • Michael C. Pirrung, a Chemistry scholar from University of California, Riverside, records 271 publications - the 56th percentile of the discipline.
  • 56% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Michael C. Pirrung, and about 44% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Michael C. Pirrung ranks above 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).

Michael C. Pirrung 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 Michael C. Pirrung 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, 64–65 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: 65 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% 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 65
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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Michael C. Pirrung 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.
  • Michael C. Pirrung, a Chemistry scholar from University of California, Riverside, records 65 D-Index - the 58th percentile of the discipline.
  • 58% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Michael C. Pirrung, and about 42% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Michael C. Pirrung ranks above 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

  • 2016 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 1995 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1994 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1986 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Michael C. Pirrung is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on the field of Materials Science, with specific expertise in Materials Chemistry. The breadth of their research extends into Molecular Biology, Pollution, Pharmacology, and Ecology.

The research topics that Michael C. Pirrung has contributed to include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Psychedelics and Drug Studies
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis

They have published frequently in several venues, with the following being the most common:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Michael has collaborated repeatedly with coauthors including:

  • Yunfan Zou
  • Ryan S. Stanton
  • Alon Agua
  • Philip J. Barr
  • Charles K. Marlowe

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Michael C. Pirrung demonstrate a focus on chemical analysis methods, environmental toxicology, and pharmaceutical synthesis, among other topics. Notable papers include:

  • "Concentrations of Tire Additive Chemicals and Tire Road Wear Particles in an Australian Urban Tributary," 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "A Direct Mass Spectrometry Method for the Rapid Analysis of Ubiquitous Tire-Derived Toxin N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine Quinone (6-PPDQ)," 2021, Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • "Reactive Oxygen Species and Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter Drive the Aquatic Photochemical Pathways and Photoproducts of 6PPD-quinone under Simulated High-Latitude Conditions," 2023, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Synthetic Access to Cannabidiol and Analogs as Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients," 2020, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • "Syrbactin-class dual constitutive- and immuno-proteasome inhibitor TIR-199 impedes myeloma-mediated bone degeneration in vivo," 2022, Bioscience Reports

The researcher's work intersects various scientific domains, including the study of pollutant particles, photochemical pathways in aquatic environments, and the synthesis of pharmacologically active compounds.

Throughout their career, Michael C. Pirrung has been recognized as a fellow of multiple prestigious organizations:

  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2016)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1995)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1994)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1986)

Best Publications

  • Light-directed, spatially addressable parallel chemical synthesis.

    S. P. A. Fodor;J. L. Read;M. C. Pirrung;L. Stryer

  • The ENCODE (ENCyclopedia of DNA elements) Project

    E. A. Feingold;P. J. Good;M. S. Guyer;S. Kamholz

  • How to make a DNA chip

    Michael C. Pirrung

  • Multicomponent Reactions Are Accelerated in Water

    Michael C. Pirrung;Koushik Das Sarma

  • Acceleration of organic reactions through aqueous solvent effects.

    Michael C. Pirrung

  • Acyclic stereoselection. 7. Stereoselective synthesis of 2-alkyl-3-hydroxy carbonyl compounds by aldol condensation

    Clayton H. Heathcock;Charles T. Buse;William A. Kleschick;Michael C. Pirrung

  • Concentrations of Tire Additive Chemicals and Tire Road Wear Particles in an Australian Urban Tributary.

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  • Spatially-Addressable Immobilization of Macromolecules on Solid Supports

    Steven A. Sundberg;Ronald W. Barrett;Michael Pirrung;Amy L. Lu

  • Antibacterial agents that target lipid A biosynthesis in gram-negative bacteria. Inhibition of diverse UDP-3-O-(r-3-hydroxymyristoyl)-n-acetylglucosamine deacetylases by substrate analogs containing zinc binding motifs.

    Jane E. Jackman;Carol A. Fierke;L.Nathan Tumey;Michael Pirrung

  • Spatially Addressable Combinatorial Libraries

    Michael C. Pirrung

  • Acyclic stereoselection—13 : Aryl esters: reagents for threo-aldolization

    Clayton H. Heathcock;Michael C. Pirrung;Stephen H. Montgomery;John Lampe

  • Combinatorial optimization of isatin-beta-thiosemicarbazones as anti-poxvirus agents.

    Michael C Pirrung;Sunil V Pansare;Koushik Das Sarma;Kathy A Keith

  • Intramolecular generation and [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of oxonium ylides.

    Michael C. Pirrung;John A. Werner

  • Electronic Effects in Dirhodium(II) Carboxylates. Linear Free Energy Relationships in Catalyzed Decompositions of Diazo Compounds and CO and Isonitrile Complexation

    Michael C. Pirrung;Andrew T. Morehead

  • A General Method for the Spatially Defined Immobilization of Biomolecules on Glass Surfaces Using “Caged” Biotin

    Michael C. Pirrung;Chia-Yu Huang

  • Rhodium chemzymes: Michaelis-Menten kinetics in dirhodium(II) carboxylate-catalyzed carbenoid reactions.

    Michael C. Pirrung;Hao Liu;Andrew T. Morehead

  • Proofing of Photolithographic DNA Synthesis with 3‘,5‘-Dimethoxybenzoinyloxycarbonyl-Protected Deoxynucleoside Phosphoramidites

    Michael C. Pirrung;Lara Fallon;Glenn McGall

  • Aqueous medium effects on multi-component reactions

    Michael C. Pirrung;Koushik Das Sarma

  • Asymmetric dipolar cycloaddition reactions of diazocompounds mediated by a binaphtholphosphate rhodium catalyst

    Michael C. Pirrung;Jiancun Zhang

  • Step-and-Repeat Photopatterning of Protein Features Using Caged-Biotin−BSA: Characterization and Resolution

    A. S. Blawas;T. F. Oliver;M. C. Pirrung;W. M. Reichert

  • Acyclic stereoselection. 4. Assignment of stereostructure to .beta.-hydroxycarbonyl compounds by carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance

    Clayton H. Heathcock;Michael C. Pirrung;John E. Sohn

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong Rok Lee
Yong Rok Lee Yeungnam University
Nicholas J. G. Webster
Nicholas J. G. Webster University of California, San Diego
Clayton H. Heathcock
Clayton H. Heathcock University of California, Berkeley
Andrew T. McPhail
Andrew T. McPhail Duke University
Christian R. H. Raetz
Christian R. H. Raetz Duke University
Natasha V. Raikhel
Natasha V. Raikhel University of California, Riverside
Carol A. Fierke
Carol A. Fierke Texas A&M University
Axel H. Schönthal
Axel H. Schönthal University of Southern California
Jinsong Zhang
Jinsong Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Thomas H. LaBean
Thomas H. LaBean North Carolina State University

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