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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 85 2653 2390 140 124 549 27476

Patrick W. Fowler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Patrick W. Fowler between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Patrick W. Fowler published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 11 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2001. 13 of the 615 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2001. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 12 publications 1986: 15 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 11 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 16 publications 1991: 22 publications 1992: 22 publications 1993: 23 publications 1994: 19 publications 1995: 18 publications 1996: 25 publications 1997: 18 publications 1998: 20 publications 1999: 23 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 36 publications 2002: 31 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 30 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 25 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 5 publications
1970 2025

615 publications in total across all disciplines

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Patrick W. Fowler: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 1
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 0
1981 4
1982 4
1983 4
1984 4
1985 12
1986 15
1987 6
1988 11
1989 10
1990 16
1991 22
1992 22
1993 23
1994 19
1995 18
1996 25
1997 18
1998 20
1999 23
2000 20
2001 36
2002 31
2003 20
2004 30
2005 22
2006 18
2007 25
2008 15
2009 7
2010 8
2011 12
2012 9
2013 12
2014 9
2015 8
2016 8
2017 7
2018 3
2019 4
2020 8
2021 5
2022 4
2023 2
2024 8
2025 5
Total 615
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Patrick W. Fowler 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 Patrick W. Fowler 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, 541–560 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: 549 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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
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
541–560 148 549
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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Patrick W. Fowler 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 Patrick W. Fowler 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, 84–85 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: 85 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275 85
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2004 - Tilden Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 1990 - Corday–Morgan Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

Patrick W. Fowler is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom, with a research profile focused on the intersection of mathematics, chemistry, and engineering. Their scholarly activity spans multiple fields with significant contributions in mathematics (25 publications), chemistry (20 publications), and engineering (18 publications).

The researcher's work is particularly concentrated within several subfields including organic chemistry, geometry and topology, electrical and electronic engineering, discrete mathematics and combinatorics, and computational theory and mathematics. Key research topics covered by Fowler consist of graph theory and applications, synthesis and properties of aromatic compounds, finite group theory research, graph theory in CDMA systems, organoboron and organosilicon chemistry, fullerene chemistry and applications, and molecular junctions and nanostructures.

Frequent publishing venues include arXiv (Cornell University) with 8 publications, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A with 4, match Communications in Mathematical and in Computer Chemistry with 4, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics with 2, and ChemPhysChem with 2, showing diversity in both mathematics and chemistry contexts.

Selected recent papers exemplify the range of Fowler's research interests:

  • "Modelling aromatisation of (BN)nH2n azabora-annulenes" (2020), Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • "Existence of Regular Nut Graphs for Degree at Most 11" (2020), DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)
  • "Ring-Current Maps for Benzenoids: Comparisons, Contradictions, and a Versatile Combinatorial Model" (2020), The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • "Equiauxetic Hinged Archimedean Tilings" (2022), Symmetry
  • "Design of annulene-within-an-annulene systems by the altanisation approach. A study of altan- [n]annulenes" (2020), Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Among frequent collaborators are Nino Bašić, Tomaž Pisanski, Cate S. Anstöter, Barry T. Pickup, and Irene Sciriha, indicating interdisciplinary and international cooperation.

Patrick W. Fowler has been recognized with several awards during their career including the Corday-Morgan Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 1990, the Tilden Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 2004, and was made a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2012.

Best Publications

  • An atlas of fullerenes

    P. W. Fowler;D. E. Manolopoulos

  • Theoretical studies of van der Waals molecules and intermolecular forces

    A. D. Buckingham;P. W. Fowler;Jeremy M. Hutson

  • Patterns of Ring Currents in Conjugated Molecules: A Few-Electron Model Based on Orbital Contributions

    E. Steiner;P. W. Fowler

  • Tracking heavy water (D2O) incorporation for identifying and sorting active microbial cells

    David Berry;Esther Mader;Tae Kwon Lee;Dagmar Woebken

  • Do electrostatic interactions predict structures of van der Waals molecules

    A. D. Buckingham;P. W. Fowler

  • A stable non-classical metallofullerene family

    S. Stevenson;P. W. Fowler;T. Heine;J. C. Duchamp

  • Boron-nitrogen analogues of the fullerenes: electronic and structural properties

    G. Seifert;P.W. Fowler;D. Mitchell;D. Porezag

  • Molecular graphs, point groups, and fullerenes

    David E. Manolopoulos;Patrick W. Fowler

  • Four- and two-electron rules for diatropic and paratropic ring currents in monocyclic π systems

    Erich Steiner;Patrick W. Fowler

  • How unusual is C60? Magic numbers for carbon clusters

    P.W. Fowler

  • Counter‐Rotating Ring Currents in Coronene and Corannulene

    Erich Steiner;Patrick W. Fowler;Leonardus W. Jenneskens

  • Ring Currents and Aromaticity of Monocyclic π-Electron Systems C6H6, B3N3H6, B3O3H3, C3N3H3, C5H5-, C7H7+, C3N3F3, C6H3F3, and C6F6

    Patrick W. Fowler;Erich Steiner

  • Electric and magnetic properties of the aromatic sixty-carbon cage

    Pw Fowler;Paolo Lazzeretti;Roberto Zanasi

  • Structure and Bonding in B6 - and B6: Planarity and Antiaromaticity

    Anastassia N. Alexandrova;Alexander I. Boldyrev;Hua-Jin Zhai;Lai-Sheng Wang

  • Pentagon adjacency as a determinant of fullerene stability

    E Albertazzi;C Domene;P W. Fowler;T Heine

  • π-Systems in three dimensions

    P.W. Fowler;J. Woolrich

  • Velocity-dependent property surfaces and the theory of vibrational circular dichroism

    A.D. Buckingham;P.W. Fowler;P.A. Galwas

  • Electronic Structure of Small Fullerenes: Evidence for the High Stability of C 32

    Hardy Kietzmann;Regina Rochow;Gerd Ganteför;Wolfgang Eberhardt

  • Electron Deficiency of the Fullerenes

    Pw Fowler;Arnout Ceulemans

  • Ring currents in aromatic hydrocarbons

    Erich Steiner;Patrick W. Fowler

Frequent Co-Authors

Remco W. A. Havenith
Remco W. A. Havenith University of Groningen
Simon D. Guest
Simon D. Guest University of Cambridge
Francesco Zerbetto
Francesco Zerbetto University of Bologna
David E. Manolopoulos
David E. Manolopoulos University of Oxford
Riccardo Zanasi
Riccardo Zanasi University of Salerno
Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor University of Brighton
Thomas Heine
Thomas Heine TU Dresden
Michel Deza
Michel Deza École Normale Supérieure
Anthony C. Legon
Anthony C. Legon University of Bristol

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