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Oliver S. Wenger

Oliver S. Wenger

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 71 5687 5161 125 110 330 14813

Oliver S. Wenger publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Oliver S. Wenger between 1999 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Oliver S. Wenger published across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026, averaging 15.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 47 publications in 2018. 24 of the 440 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 47. Peak 47 publications in 2018. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 47 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 35 publications 2022: 28 publications 2023: 38 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 21 publications 2026: 3 publications
1999 2026

440 publications in total across all disciplines

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Oliver S. Wenger: publications per year, 1999 to 2026
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 3
2001 13
2002 12
2003 3
2004 7
2005 4
2006 2
2007 7
2008 8
2009 9
2010 9
2011 14
2012 24
2013 20
2014 7
2015 15
2016 27
2017 26
2018 47
2019 15
2020 26
2021 35
2022 28
2023 38
2024 16
2025 21
2026 3
Total 440
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Oliver S. Wenger 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 Oliver S. Wenger 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, 321–340 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: 330 publications — 69th percentile

69% 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
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643 330
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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Oliver S. Wenger 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 Oliver S. Wenger 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, 70–71 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: 71 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646 71
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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Overview

Oliver S. Wenger is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their work spans various subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

Their research focuses on several main topics, including:

  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research

Recent publications illustrate a breadth of investigation in photochemical processes and metal complex chemistry. Selected recent papers include:

  • Multi-Photon Excitation in Photoredox Catalysis: Concepts, Applications, Methods (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Luminescent First-Row Transition Metal Complexes (2021, JACS Au)
  • Manganese(i) complexes with metal-to-ligand charge transfer luminescence and photoreactivity (2021, Nature Chemistry)
  • Photoactive Metal-to-Ligand Charge Transfer Excited States in 3d6 Complexes with Cr0, MnI, FeII, and CoIII (2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • UV Light Generation and Challenging Photoreactions Enabled by Upconversion in Water (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)

Oliver S. Wenger frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Björn Pfund, Alessandro Prescimone, Narayan Sinha, Christoph Kerzig, and Lucius Schmid.

The scientist often publishes in journals such as:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie

Best Publications

  • Vapochromism in organometallic and coordination complexes: chemical sensors for volatile organic compounds.

    Oliver S. Wenger

  • Photoactive Complexes with Earth-Abundant Metals

    Oliver S. Wenger

  • Multi-Photon Excitation in Photoredox Catalysis: Concepts, Applications, Methods.

    Felix Glaser;Christoph Kerzig;Oliver S. Wenger

  • Organic mixed valence.

    Jihane Hankache;Oliver S. Wenger

  • Photoredox Catalysis with Metal Complexes Made from Earth-Abundant Elements.

    Christopher B. Larsen;Oliver S. Wenger

  • Is Iron the New Ruthenium

    Oliver S. Wenger

  • Luminescent First-Row Transition Metal Complexes.

    Christina Wegeberg;Oliver S. Wenger

  • How donor-bridge-acceptor energetics influence electron tunneling dynamics and their distance dependences.

    Oliver S. Wenger

  • Charge migration and charge transfer in molecular systems

    Hans Jakob Wörner;Christopher A. Arrell;Natalie Banerji;Andrea Cannizzo

  • Recent progress in the development of transition-metal based photoredox catalysts

    Felix Glaser;Oliver S. Wenger

  • Photoactive Metal-to-Ligand Charge Transfer Excited States in 3d6 Complexes with Cr0, MnI, FeII, and CoIII

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  • Proton-coupled electron transfer with photoexcited metal complexes.

    Oliver S Wenger

  • Electron Tunneling Through Organic Molecules in Frozen Glasses

    Oliver S. Wenger;Brian S. Leigh;Randy M. Villahermosa;Harry B. Gray

  • Manganese(I) complexes with metal-to-ligand charge transfer luminescence and photoreactivity.

    Patrick Herr;Christoph Kerzig;Christopher B. Larsen;Daniel Häussinger

  • A Tris(diisocyanide)chromium(0) Complex Is a Luminescent Analog of Fe(2,2'-Bipyridine)32+

    Laura A. Büldt;Xingwei Guo;Raphael Vogel;Alessandro Prescimone

  • Unexpected Hydrated Electron Source for Preparative Visible-Light Driven Photoredox Catalysis.

    Christoph Kerzig;Xingwei Guo;Oliver S. Wenger

  • Luminescent cyclometalated gold(III) complexes.

    Catherine Bronner;Oliver S. Wenger

  • Photoswitchable luminescence of rhenium(i) tricarbonyl diimines.

    Oliver S. Wenger;Lawrence M. Henling;Michael W. Day;Jay R. Winkler

  • Long-range electron transfer in artificial systems with d6 and d8 metal photosensitizers

    Oliver S. Wenger

  • A Molybdenum(0) Isocyanide Analogue of Ru(2,2′‐Bipyridine)32+: A Strong Reductant for Photoredox Catalysis

    Laura A. Büldt;Xingwei Guo;Alessandro Prescimone;Oliver S. Wenger

  • Chromium complexes for luminescence, solar cells, photoredox catalysis, upconversion, and phototriggered NO release

    Laura A. Büldt;Oliver S. Wenger

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans U. Güdel
Hans U. Güdel University of Bern
Markus Neuburger
Markus Neuburger University of Basel
Jean-Pierre Sauvage
Jean-Pierre Sauvage University of Strasbourg
Marcel Mayor
Marcel Mayor University of Basel
Thomas R. Ward
Thomas R. Ward University of Basel
Harry B. Gray
Harry B. Gray California Institute of Technology
Jay R. Winkler
Jay R. Winkler California Institute of Technology
Cornelia G. Palivan
Cornelia G. Palivan University of Basel
Peter Hamm
Peter Hamm University of Zurich

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