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Michael D. Pluth

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
11721
World Ranking
10194
National Ranking
2834

Michael D. Pluth 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 D. Pluth sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 179 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.

Michael D. Pluth 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 D. Pluth sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Michael D. Pluth is affiliated with the University of Oregon in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Chemistry, with substantial contributions in subfields such as Biochemistry, Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist has a focused interest in topics including Sulfur Compounds in Biology, Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection, Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques, Neuroscience of respiration and sleep, and Crystallography and molecular interactions.

Notable recent publications include:

  • "NBD-based synthetic probes for sensing small molecules and proteins: design, sensing mechanisms and biological applications," 2021, Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Activity-Based Fluorescent Probes for Hydrogen Sulfide and Related Reactive Sulfur Species," 2024, Chemical Reviews
  • "C-H⋯S hydrogen bonding interactions," 2022, Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Hydrosulfide complexes of the transition elements: diverse roles in bioinorganic, cluster, coordination, and organometallic chemistry," 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Subcellular Targeted Nanohoop for One- and Two-Photon Live Cell Imaging," 2021, ACS Nano

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with this researcher include:

  • Tobias J. Sherbow
  • Lev N. Zakharov
  • Darren W. Johnson
  • Sarah G. Bolton
  • Keyan Li

The researcher has published consistently in several scientific venues, notably:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Chemical Science
  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Among recognitions received, the scientist was named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Acid catalysis in basic solution: a supramolecular host promotes orthoformate hydrolysis.

    Michael D. Pluth;Robert G. Bergman;Kenneth N. Raymond

  • Proton-mediated chemistry and catalysis in a self-assembled supramolecular host.

    Michael D. Pluth;Robert G. Bergman;Kenneth N. Raymond

  • Reversible Guest Exchange Mechanisms in Supramolecular Host-Guest Assemblies

    Michael D. Pluth;Kenneth N. Raymond

  • Identification and Rescue of α-Synuclein Toxicity in Parkinson Patient–Derived Neurons

    Chee Yeun Chung;Vikram Khurana;Vikram Khurana;Pavan K. Auluck;Pavan K. Auluck;Daniel F. Tardiff

  • Selective turn-on fluorescent probes for imaging hydrogen sulfide in living cells

    Leticia A. Montoya;Michael D. Pluth

  • A practical guide to working with H2S at the interface of chemistry and biology.

    Matthew D. Hartle;Michael D. Pluth

  • Enzymelike Catalysis of the Nazarov Cyclization by Supramolecular Encapsulation

    Courtney J. Hastings;Michael D. Pluth;Robert G. Bergman;Kenneth N. Raymond

  • Mechanistic Insights into the H2S-Mediated Reduction of Aryl Azides Commonly Used in H2S Detection

    Hillary A. Henthorn;Michael D. Pluth

  • A Bright Fluorescent Probe for H2S Enables Analyte-Responsive, 3D Imaging in Live Zebrafish Using Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy

    Matthew D. Hammers;Michael J. Taormina;Matthew M. Cerda;Leticia A. Montoya

  • Self-Immolative Thiocarbamates Provide Access to Triggered H2S Donors and Analyte Replacement Fluorescent Probes.

    Andrea K. Steiger;Sibile Pardue;Christopher G. Kevil;Michael D. Pluth

  • Hydrogen Sulfide Donors Activated by Reactive Oxygen Species

    Yu Zhao;Michael D. Pluth

  • Chemiluminescent Detection of Enzymatically Produced Hydrogen Sulfide: Substrate Hydrogen Bonding Influences Selectivity for H2S over Biological Thiols

    T. Spencer Bailey;Michael D. Pluth

  • Biochemistry of Mobile Zinc and Nitric Oxide Revealed by Fluorescent Sensors

    Michael D. Pluth;Elisa Tomat;Stephen J. Lippard

  • Development of selective colorimetric probes for hydrogen sulfide based on nucleophilic aromatic substitution

    Leticia A. Montoya;Taylor F. Pearce;Ryan J. Hansen;Lev N. Zakharov

  • NBD-based synthetic probes for sensing small molecules and proteins: design, sensing mechanisms and biological applications

    Chenyang Jiang;Haojie Huang;Xueying Kang;Liu Yang

  • Understanding Hydrogen Sulfide Storage: Probing Conditions for Sulfide Release from Hydrodisulfides

    T. Spencer Bailey;Lev N. Zakharov;Michael D. Pluth

  • Analysis of an unprecedented mechanism for the catalytic hydrosilylation of carbonyl compounds.

    Kristine A Nolin;Jennifer R Krumper;Michael D Pluth;Robert G Bergman

  • Organometallic Chemistry in Aqueous Solution. Hydration of Nitriles to Amides Catalyzed by a Water-Soluble Molybdocene, (MeCp)2Mo(OH)(H2O)+

    Kerry L. Breno;Michael D. Pluth;David R. Tyler

  • Reactive sulfur species (RSS): persulfides, polysulfides, potential, and problems.

    Nathanael Lau;Michael D Pluth

  • Making amines strong bases: thermodynamic stabilization of protonated guests in a highly-charged supramolecular host1.

    Michael D. Pluth;Robert G. Bergman;Kenneth N. Raymond

  • Ratiometric measurement of hydrogen sulfide and cysteine/homocysteine ratios using a dual-fluorophore fragmentation strategy.

    Matthew D. Hammers;Michael D. Pluth

  • Identification and Rescue of -Synuclein Toxicity in Parkinson Patient-Derived Neurons

    Chee Yeun Chung;Vikram Khurana;Pavan K. Auluck;Daniel F. Tardiff

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth N. Raymond
Kenneth N. Raymond Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Robert G. Bergman
Robert G. Bergman University of California, Berkeley
Lev N. Zakharov
Lev N. Zakharov University of Oregon
Stephen J. Lippard
Stephen J. Lippard MIT
Darren W. Johnson
Darren W. Johnson University of Oregon
Michael M. Haley
Michael M. Haley University of Oregon
Ramesh Jasti
Ramesh Jasti University of Oregon
Thomas Michel
Thomas Michel Brigham and Women's Hospital
Christopher H. Hendon
Christopher H. Hendon University of Oregon
Li-Huei Tsai
Li-Huei Tsai MIT

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