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D-Index
87
Citations
31963
World Ranking
2375
National Ranking
4

Olav Smidsrød 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 Olav Smidsrød sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 318 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Olav Smidsrød 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 Olav Smidsrød 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: 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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Olav Smidsrød was affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway during their career. Their work contributed to academic research within their field, although specific details regarding their research topics, papers, and co-authors are not available.

There is no recorded information on the specific scientific fields or subfields they studied, nor on the main topics that their work addressed. Similarly, details about publication venues, including journals or conferences where their work appeared, have not been documented in the available data.

The absence of data on book publications, awards, or scientific collaborations limits a detailed understanding of their academic contributions. However, their connection to a prominent Norwegian institution indicates involvement in scientific or academic activities within that context.

Olav Smidsrød is noted as deceased. Throughout their career, they were engaged in scientific work without publicly recorded frequent co-authors, research papers, or recognized awards according to the provided information.

Best Publications

  • Alginate as immobilization matrix for cells

    O Smidsrød;G Skjåk-Braek

  • Alginate as immobilization material: I. Correlation between chemical and physical properties of alginate gel beads

    A Martinsen;G Skjåk-Braek;O Smidsrød

  • Alginate based new materials.

    Kurt Ingar Draget;Gudmund Skjåk-Bræk;Olav Smidsrød

  • Studies on the Sequence of Uronic Acid Residues in Alginic Acid.

    Arne Haug;Bjørn Larsen;Olav Smidsrød;G. Eriksson

  • A p.m.r. study of the composition and sequence of uronate residues in alginates

    Hans Grasdalen;Bjørn Larsen;Olav Smidsrød

  • A Study of the Constitution of Alginic Acid by Partial Acid Hydrolysis.

    Arne Haug;Bjørn Larsen;Olav Smidsrød;J. Møller

  • Uronic acid sequence in alginate from different sources

    Arne Haug;Bjørn Larsen;Olav Smidsrød

  • Determination of the degree of N-acetylation and the distribution of N-acetyl groups in partially N-deacetylated chitins (chitosans) by high-field n.m.r. spectroscopy☆

    K M Vårum;M W Anthonsen;H Grasdalen;O Smidsrød

  • Alginates from Algae

    Kurt Ingar Draget;Olav Smidsrød;Gudmund Skjåk‐Bræk

  • Molecular basis for some physical properties of alginates in the gel state

    Olav Smidsrød

  • Alginic acid gels: the effect of alginate chemical composition and molecular weight

    K.I. Draget;G. Skjåk Bræk;O. Smidsrød

  • Inhomogeneous polysaccharide ionic gels

    Gudmund Skjåk-Bræk;Hans Grasdalen;Olav Smidsrød

  • Physical and rheological properties of fish gelatin compared to mammalian gelatin

    Ingvild J. Haug;Kurt I. Draget;Olav Smidsrød

  • Gelation of gellan gum

    Hans Grasdalen;Olav Smidsrød

  • Microcapsules of alginate-chitosan – I: A quantitative study of the interaction between alginate and chitosan

    Olav Gåserød;Olav Smidsrød;Gudmund Skjåk-Bræk

  • Alginate polycation microcapsules: I. Interaction between alginate and polycation

    Beate Thu;Per Bruheim;Terje Espevik;Olav Smidsrød

  • In vitro degradation rates of partially N-acetylated chitosans in human serum.

    Kjell M. Vårum;Mildrid M. Myhr;Ragnhild J.N. Hjerde;Olav Smidsrød

  • Induction of cytokine production from human monocytes stimulated with alginate.

    Marit Otterlei;Kjetill Østgaard;Gudmund Skjåk-Bræk;Olav Smidsrød

  • Estimation of the relative stiffness of the molecular chain in polyelectrolytes from measurements of viscosity at different ionic strengths.

    Olav Smidsrød;Arne Haug

  • Polyelectrolyte complex formation using alginate and chitosan

    Heidi Vogt Sæther;Hilde K. Holme;Gjertrud Maurstad;Olav Smidsrød

Frequent Co-Authors

Arne Haug
Arne Haug Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Alf A. Lindberg
Alf A. Lindberg Karolinska Institute
Bjørn Larsen
Bjørn Larsen Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Gudmund Skjåk-Bræk
Gudmund Skjåk-Bræk Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Bjørn T. Stokke
Bjørn T. Stokke Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Kjell M. Vårum
Kjell M. Vårum Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Svend Erik Rasmussen
Svend Erik Rasmussen Aarhus University
Terje Espevik
Terje Espevik Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Lars Ehrenberg
Lars Ehrenberg Stockholm University
Sigfrid Svensson
Sigfrid Svensson Lund University

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