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Chemistry 50 14610 13155 615 553 144 6454

Michel Mons publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michel Mons between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michel Mons published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 3.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2005. 7 of the 155 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2005. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 5 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 6 publications
1985 2025

155 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michel Mons: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 2
1987 0
1988 0
1989 2
1990 5
1991 2
1992 3
1993 2
1994 3
1995 3
1996 0
1997 3
1998 7
1999 6
2000 5
2001 8
2002 6
2003 0
2004 4
2005 10
2006 9
2007 4
2008 3
2009 2
2010 2
2011 4
2012 4
2013 1
2014 5
2015 3
2016 7
2017 4
2018 2
2019 5
2020 6
2021 4
2022 5
2023 6
2024 1
2025 6
Total 155
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Michel Mons publications per year - data summary

  • Michel Mons, a Chemistry scholar from University of Paris-Saclay, has 155 publications recorded across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1985 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2005, with 10 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1985, 2013 and 2024, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 41 years in the span carry no publications at all (1987, 1988, 1996 and 2003).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.2 per year counting only the 37 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 22 publications, 14% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1985-1998: 33 publications (2.4 per year); 1999-2012: 67 publications (4.8 per year); 2013-2025: 55 publications (4.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Michel Mons 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 Michel Mons 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, 141–160 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: 144 publications — 12th percentile

12% 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 1,218 144
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
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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Michel Mons 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.
  • Michel Mons, a Chemistry scholar from University of Paris-Saclay, records 144 publications - the 12th percentile of the discipline.
  • 12% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Michel Mons, and about 88% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Michel Mons 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).

Michel Mons 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 Michel Mons 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, 50–51 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: 50 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% 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 50
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
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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Michel Mons 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.
  • Michel Mons, a Chemistry scholar from University of Paris-Saclay, records 50 D-Index - the 21st percentile of the discipline.
  • 21% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Michel Mons, and about 79% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Michel Mons 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).

Overview

Michel Mons is affiliated with the University of Paris-Saclay in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of chemistry and materials science, with specific research interests in materials chemistry, molecular biology, spectroscopy, atomic and molecular physics and optics, and physical and theoretical chemistry.

Their work covers several main topics including chemical synthesis and analysis, crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, mass spectrometry techniques and applications, advanced chemical physics studies, spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies, and crystallography and molecular interactions.

Michel Mons has published research in a variety of scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemical Science
  • Molecules
  • Chemical Communications
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Their recent papers include the following:

  • Neutral Peptides in the Gas Phase: Conformation and Aggregation Issues, 2020, Chemical Reviews
  • Conformation control through concurrent N-H⋯S and N-H⋯OC hydrogen bonding and hyperconjugation effects, 2020, Chemical Science
  • N-H⋯X interactions stabilize intra-residue C5 hydrogen bonded conformations in heterocyclic α-amino acid derivatives, 2021, Chemical Science
  • Intrinsic folding of the cysteine residue: competition between folded and extended forms mediated by the -SH group, 2020, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Selenium in Proteins: Conformational Changes Induced by Se Substitution on Methionine, as Studied in Isolated Model Peptides by Optical Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemistry, 2022, Molecules

Collaboration has been an important aspect of Michel Mons' research, with frequent coauthors including Valérie Brenner, Eric Gloaguen, David J. Aitken, Venkateswara Rao Mundlapati, and Sylvie Robin.

Best Publications

  • Excited states dynamics of DNA and RNA bases: characterization of a stepwise deactivation pathway in the gas phase.

    Clélia Canuel;Michel Mons;François Piuzzi;Benjamin Tardivel

  • Probing the competition between secondary structures and local preferences in gas phase isolated peptide backbones

    Wutharath Chin;François Piuzzi;Iliana Dimicoli;Michel Mons

  • Tautomerism of the DNA Base Guanine and Its Methylated Derivatives as Studied by Gas-Phase Infrared and Ultraviolet Spectroscopy

    Michel Mons;Iliana Dimicoli;Francois Piuzzi;Benjamin Tardivel

  • Unraveling non-covalent interactions within flexible biomolecules: from electron density topology to gas phase spectroscopy

    R. Chaudret;B. De Courcy;J. Contreras-García;Eric Gloaguen

  • Ultraviolet spectroscopy and tautomerism of the DNA base guanine and its hydrate formed in a supersonic jet

    F Piuzzi;M Mons;I Dimicoli;B Tardivel

  • Quantum Effects in the Threshold Photoionization and Energetics of the Benzene−H2O and Benzene−D2O Complexes: Experiment and Simulation

    Alexa Courty;Michel Mons;Iliana Dimicoli;François Piuzzi

  • Resonant two‐photon ionization spectra of the external vibrational modes of the chlorobenzene‐, phenol‐, and toluene‐rare gas (Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe) van der Waals complexes

    Michel Mons;Jacques Le Calvé;François Piuzzi;Iliana Dimicoli

  • A simple laser vaporization source for thermally fragile molecules coupled to a supersonic expansion: application to the spectroscopy of tryptophan

    François Piuzzi;Iliana Dimicoli;Michel Mons;Benjamin Tardivel

  • Intra- and Intermolecular π-Type Hydrogen Bonding in Aryl Alcohols: UV and IR-UV Ion Dip Spectroscopy

    Michel Mons;and Evan G. Robertson;John P. Simons

  • Strength of NH···S Hydrogen Bonds in Methionine Residues Revealed by Gas-Phase IR/UV Spectroscopy

    Himansu S. Biswal;Himansu S. Biswal;Eric Gloaguen;Eric Gloaguen;Yohan Loquais;Yohan Loquais;Benjamin Tardivel;Benjamin Tardivel

  • Near-UV resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy of gas phase guanine: evidence for the observation of three rare tautomers.

    Michel Mons;François Piuzzi;Iliana Dimicoli;Leonid Gorb

  • Competition between local conformational preferences and secondary structures in gas-phase model tripeptides as revealed by laser spectroscopy and theoretical chemistry

    Wutharath Chin;Michel Mons;Jean-Pierre Dognon;François Piuzzi

  • Microsolvation of the benzene molecule by argon atoms: spectroscopy and isomers

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  • Gas Phase Formation of a 310-Helix in a Three-Residue Peptide Chain: Role of Side Chain-Backbone Interactions as Evidenced by IR−UV Double Resonance Experiments

    Wutharath Chin;François Piuzzi;Jean-Pierre Dognon;Iliana Dimicoli

  • EXPERIMENTAL FEMTOSECOND PHOTOIONIZATION OF NAI

    C. Jouvet;S. Martrenchard;D. Solgadi;C. Dedonder-Lardeux

  • Infrared Ion Dip Spectroscopy of a Noradrenaline Analogue: Hydrogen Bonding in 2-Amino-1-phenylethanol and Its Singly Hydrated Complex

    Richard J. Graham;Romano T. Kroemer;Michel Mons;Evan G. Robertson

  • Secondary structures of short peptide chains in the gas phase: double resonance spectroscopy of protected dipeptides.

    Wutharath Chin;Jean-Pierre Dognon;Clélia Canuel;François Piuzzi

  • Gas phase hydrogen-bonded complexes of aromatic molecules: Photoionization and energetics

    Michel Mons;Iliana Dimicoli;François Piuzzi

  • Angular correlation between photofragment velocity and angular momentum measured by resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization detection

    Michel Mons;Iliana Dimicoli

  • Spectroscopic Evidence for Gas-Phase Formation of Successive β-Turns in a Three-Residue Peptide Chain

    Wutharath Chin;Isabelle Compagnon;Jean-Pierre Dognon;Clélia Canuel

  • Ionization, Energetics, and Geometry of the Phenol−S Complexes (S = H2O, CH3OH, and CH3OCH3)

    Alexa Courty;Michel Mons;Iliana Dimicoli;François Piuzzi

  • Excited state dynamics of DNA and RNA bases: Characterization of a stepwise deactivation pathway in the gas phase

    C. Canuel;I. Dimicoli;M. Elhanine;M. Mons

Frequent Co-Authors

Christophe Jouvet
Christophe Jouvet Aix-Marseille University
Gerard Meijer
Gerard Meijer Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
David W. Pratt
David W. Pratt University of Vermont
Jerzy Leszczynski
Jerzy Leszczynski Jackson State University
Gert von Helden
Gert von Helden Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Leonid Gorb
Leonid Gorb Jackson State University
Jack Simons
Jack Simons University of Utah
Jean-Philip Piquemal
Jean-Philip Piquemal Sorbonne University
Régis Guillot
Régis Guillot University of Paris-Saclay
Pavel Hobza
Pavel Hobza Czech Academy of Sciences

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