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Chemistry 70 5888 5342 165 157 304 16515

Pablo Ballester publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pablo Ballester between 1985 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pablo Ballester published across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026, averaging 8.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2023. 19 of the 350 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2023. 1985: 6 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 8 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 2 publications
1985 2026

350 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pablo Ballester: publications per year, 1985 to 2026
Year Publications
1985 6
1986 1
1987 8
1988 7
1989 8
1990 9
1991 5
1992 2
1993 2
1994 4
1995 3
1996 1
1997 1
1998 1
1999 3
2000 2
2001 4
2002 5
2003 9
2004 10
2005 8
2006 12
2007 12
2008 18
2009 7
2010 5
2011 9
2012 7
2013 10
2014 16
2015 19
2016 19
2017 14
2018 10
2019 12
2020 9
2021 11
2022 15
2023 20
2024 7
2025 17
2026 2
Total 350
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Pablo Ballester publications per year - data summary

  • Pablo Ballester, a Chemistry scholar from Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, has 350 publications recorded across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1985 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 20 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1986, 1996, 1997 and 1998, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 8.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.3 per year counting only the 42 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 61 publications, 17% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1985-1998: 58 publications (4.1 per year); 1999-2012: 111 publications (7.9 per year); 2013-2026: 181 publications (12.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Pablo Ballester 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 Pablo Ballester 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, 301–320 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: 304 publications — 64th percentile

64% 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
301–320 764 304
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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Pablo Ballester 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.
  • Pablo Ballester, a Chemistry scholar from Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, records 304 publications - the 64th percentile of the discipline.
  • 64% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Pablo Ballester, and about 36% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Pablo Ballester ranks above 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).

Pablo Ballester 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 Pablo Ballester 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: 70 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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 70
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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Pablo Ballester 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.
  • Pablo Ballester, a Chemistry scholar from Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, records 70 D-Index - the 68th percentile of the discipline.
  • 68% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Pablo Ballester, and about 32% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Pablo Ballester ranks above 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

Pablo Ballester is affiliated with the Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats in Spain. Their research spans the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Analytical Chemistry and Sensors

Ballester's frequent publication venues demonstrate a focus on areas related to structural and chemical sciences. These include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Chemical Science
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Organic Chemistry Frontiers

Their recent papers provide insight into the scope and impact of their work. Notable publications include:

  • "Molecular Recognition in Water Using Macrocyclic Synthetic Receptors" (2021) in Chemical Reviews
  • "Optical Supramolecular Sensing of Creatinine" (2020) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Chalcogen Bonding and Hydrophobic Effects Force Molecules into Small Spaces" (2020) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Micromolar Affinity and Higher: Synthetic Host-Guest Complexes with High Stabilities" (2022) in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Water and the Cation−π Interaction" (2021) in Journal of the American Chemical Society

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Gemma Aragay
  • Andrés F. Sierra
  • Qingqing Sun
  • Luis Escobar
  • Julius Rebek

Best Publications

  • Supramolecular catalysis. Part 2: artificial enzyme mimics

    Matthieu Raynal;Pablo Ballester;Anton Vidal-Ferran;Piet W. N. M. van Leeuwen

  • Anion–π Interactions: Do They Exist?

    David Quiñonero;Carolina Garau;Carmen Rotger;Antonio Frontera

  • Supramolecular catalysis. Part 1: non-covalent interactions as a tool for building and modifying homogeneous catalysts.

    Matthieu Raynal;Pablo Ballester;Anton Vidal-Ferran;Piet W. N. M. van Leeuwen

  • Self-replicating system

    T. Tjivikua;P. Ballester;J. Rebek

  • Cover Picture: Inclusion of Cavitands and Calix[4]arenes into a Metallobridged para‐(1H‐Imidazo[4,5‐f][3,8]phenanthrolin‐2‐yl)‐Expanded Calix[4]arene (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1‐2/2007)

    Enrique Botana;Eric Da Silva;Jordi Benet‐Buchholz;Pablo Ballester

  • Stabilization of reactive species by supramolecular encapsulation

    Albano Galan;Pablo Ballester

  • Fluorescent Supramolecular Polymers: Metal Directed Self-Assembly of Perylene Bisimide Building Blocks

    Rainer Dobrawa;Marina Lysetska;Pablo Ballester;Matthias Grüne

  • Molecular Recognition in Water Using Macrocyclic Synthetic Receptors.

    Luis Escobar;Pablo Ballester

  • Molecular recognition with convergent functional groups. VI: Synthetic and structural studies with a model receptor for nucleic acid components

    Ben Askew;Pablo Ballester;Chris Buhr;Kyu Sung Jeong

  • A Topological Analysis of the Electron Density in Anion–π Interactions

    Carolina Garau;Antonio Frontera;David Quiñonero;Pablo Ballester

  • Experimental Quantification of Anion−π Interactions in Solution Using Neutral Host–Guest Model Systems

    Pablo Ballester

  • Quantitative Evaluation of Anion–π Interactions in Solution

    Guzmán Gil-Ramírez;Eduardo C. Escudero-Adán;Jordi Benet-Buchholz;Pablo Ballester

  • Anion binding in covalent and self-assembled molecular capsules

    Pablo Ballester

  • Structure and binding energy of anion-pi and cation-pi complexes: a comparison of MP2, RI-MP2, DFT, and DF-DFT methods.

    David Quiñonero;Carolina Garau;Antonio Frontera;Pablo Ballester

  • Kinetic studies and modeling of a self-replicating system

    James S. Nowick;Qing Feng;Tjama Tjivikua;Pablo Ballester

  • Cation-π versus anion-π interactions: Energetic, charge transfer, and aromatic aspects

    Carolina Garau;Antonio Frontera;David Quiñonero;Pablo Ballester

  • Hydrogen bonded supramolecular capsules with functionalized interiors: the controlled orientation of included guests

    Louis Adriaenssens;Pablo Ballester

  • Interplay Between Cation–π, Anion–π and π–π Interactions

    David Quiñonero;Antonio Frontera;Carolina Garau;Pablo Ballester

  • Quantification of Nitrate−π Interactions and Selective Transport of Nitrate Using Calix[4]pyrroles with Two Aromatic Walls

    Louis Adriaenssens;Carolina Estarellas;Andreas Vargas Jentzsch;Marta Martinez Belmonte

  • MP2 study of cooperative effects between cation–π, anion–π and π–π interactions

    Antonio Frontera;David Quiñonero;Antoni Costa;Pablo Ballester

Frequent Co-Authors

Pere M. Deyà
Pere M. Deyà University of the Balearic Islands
Antonio Frontera
Antonio Frontera University of the Balearic Islands
Julius Rebek
Julius Rebek Scripps Research Institute
David Quiñonero
David Quiñonero University of the Balearic Islands
Eduardo C. Escudero-Adán
Eduardo C. Escudero-Adán Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Antonio Bauzá
Antonio Bauzá University of the Balearic Islands
Kyu-Sung Jeong
Kyu-Sung Jeong Yonsei University
Jordi Benet-Buchholz
Jordi Benet-Buchholz University of Barcelona
Christopher A. Hunter
Christopher A. Hunter University of Pennsylvania
José Ramón Galán-Mascarós
José Ramón Galán-Mascarós Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats

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