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Minh Tho Nguyen

Minh Tho Nguyen

KU Leuven
Belgium

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Chemistry
Belgium
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
22125
World Ranking
5183
National Ranking
71

Minh Tho Nguyen 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 Minh Tho Nguyen sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 833 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Minh Tho Nguyen 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 Minh Tho Nguyen sits on this spectrum.

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: 776 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 647 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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Minh Tho Nguyen is a researcher affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium, specializing in materials science with a significant focus on materials chemistry. Their work spans various subfields including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, organic chemistry, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and inorganic chemistry.

Their research primarily concentrates on topics such as:

  • Nanocluster synthesis and applications
  • Boron and carbon nanomaterials research
  • Advancements in battery materials
  • Gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications
  • Advanced battery materials and technologies
  • Inorganic chemistry and materials
  • Advanced chemical physics studies

Nguyen has published extensively in the field, with frequent contributions to venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • RSC Advances
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Arbitrarily structured quantum emission with a multifunctional metalens" (2023, eLight)
  • "SERS Spectra of the Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Adsorbed on Silver Nanosurface: The Ag20 Cluster Model" (2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C)
  • "Pristine and alkali and alkaline earth metals encapsulated B36N36 nanoclusters as prospective delivery agents and detectors for 5-fluorouracil anticancer drug" (2022, Applied Organometallic Chemistry)
  • "Systematic review and research agenda for the tourism and hospitality sector: co-creation of customer value in the digital age" (2023, Future Business Journal)
  • "Gold nanoclusters as prospective carriers and detectors of pramipexole" (2021, RSC Advances)

Nguyen has collaborated frequently with a range of co-authors, including:

  • Long Van Duong
  • My Phuong Pham-Ho
  • Phạm Vũ Nhật
  • Yohandys A. Zulueta
  • Nguyen Thanh

Best Publications

  • Carboxyl-functionalized task-specific ionic liquids for solubilizing metal oxides.

    Peter Nockemann;Ben Thijs;Tatjana N. Parac-Vogt;Kristof Van Hecke

  • Protonation and Deprotonation Enthalpies of Guanine and Adenine and Implications for the Structure and Energy of Their Complexes with Water: Comparison with Uracil, Thymine, and Cytosine

    A. K. Chandra;Minh Tho Nguyen;T. Uchimaru;T. Zeegers-Huyskens

  • Polynitrogen compounds 1. Structure and stability of N4 and N5 systems

    Minh Tho Nguyen

  • A theoretical study of the formation of carbonic acid from the hydration of carbon dioxide: a case of active solvent catalysis

    Minh Tho Nguyen;Tae-Kyu Ha

  • A Unified Perspective on the Hydrogen Atom Transfer and Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Mechanisms in Terms of Topographic Features of the Ground and Excited Potential Energy Surfaces As Exemplified by the Reaction between Phenol and Radicals

    Oksana Tishchenko;Donald G. Truhlar;Arnout Ceulemans;Minh Tho Nguyen

  • Molecular mechanism for H2 release from BH3NH3, including the catalytic role of the Lewis acid BH3.

    Minh Tho Nguyen;Vinh Son Nguyen;Myrna H. Matus;G. Gopakumar

  • Origin of the bright photoluminescence of few-atom silver clusters confined in LTA zeolites

    Didier Grandjean;Eduardo Coutiño-Gonzalez;Ngo Tuan Cuong;Ngo Tuan Cuong;Eduard Fron

  • Theoretical Study of the Interaction between Thymine and Water. Protonation and Deprotonation Enthalpies and Comparison with Uracil

    Asit K. Chandra;Minh Tho Nguyen;Thérèse Zeegers-Huyskens

  • Thermochemistry and Electronic Structure of Small Boron Clusters (Bn, n = 5−13) and Their Anions

    Truong Ba Tai;Daniel J. Grant;Minh Tho Nguyen;David A. Dixon

  • Theoretical Study of Tautomeric Forms of Uracil. 1. Relative Order of Stabilities and Their Relation to Proton Affinities and Deprotonation Enthalpies

    Eugene S. Kryachko;Minh Tho Nguyen;Thérèse Zeegers-Huyskens

  • Unimolecular rearrangements connecting hydroxyethylidene (CH3-C-OH), acetaldehyde (CH3-CH:O), and vinyl alcohol (CH2:CH-OH).

    Brian J. Smith;Minh Tho Nguyen;Willem J. Bouma;Leo Radom

  • Another Look at the Mechanism of the Concerted 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Fulminic Acid to Acetylene†

    Minh Tho Nguyen;Asit K. Chandra;Shogo Sakai;Keiji Morokuma

  • Computational study of the release of H2 from ammonia borane dimer (BH3NH3)2 and its ion pair isomers.

    Vinh Son Nguyen;Myrna H. Matus;Daniel J. Grant;Minh Tho Nguyen

  • Mechanism of the hydration of carbon dioxide: direct participation of H2O versus microsolvation.

    Minh Tho Nguyen;Myrna H. Matus;Virgil E. Jackson;Vu Thi Ngan

  • Decomposition mechanism of the polynitrogen N5 and N6 clusters and their ions

    Minh Tho Nguyen;Tae-Kyu Ha

  • Protonation and deprotonation energies of uracil Implications for the uracil–water complex

    Minh Tho Nguyen;Asit K. Chandra

  • Quenching of the magnetic moment of a transition metal dopant in silver clusters.

    Ewald Janssens;Sven Neukermans;Hmt Nguyen;Minh Tho Nguyen

  • A New Look at the Classical Beckmann Rearrangement: A Strong Case of Active Solvent Effect

    Minh Tho Nguyen;Greet Raspoet;Luc G. Vanquickenborne

  • The Alcoholysis Reaction of Isocyanates Giving Urethanes: Evidence for a Multimolecular Mechanism.

    Greet Raspoet;Minh Tho Nguyen;Michelle McGarraghy;Anthony Frank Hegarty

  • Theoretical Study of Uracil Tautomers. 2. Interaction with Water

    Eugene S. Kryachko;Minh Tho Nguyen;Thérèse Zeegers-Huyskens

  • How many water molecules are actively involved in the neutral hydration of carbon dioxide

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Lievens
Peter Lievens KU Leuven
Jozef Peeters
Jozef Peeters KU Leuven
André Fielicke
André Fielicke Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
David A. Dixon
David A. Dixon University of Alabama
Paul Geerlings
Paul Geerlings Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Frank De Proft
Frank De Proft Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Kristine Pierloot
Kristine Pierloot KU Leuven
José Elguero
José Elguero Spanish National Research Council
Remco W. A. Havenith
Remco W. A. Havenith University of Groningen
Gerard Meijer
Gerard Meijer Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society

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