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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 70 5903 1811 265 16306

Peter Beak publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Beak between 1958 and 2010, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Beak published across 53 years, from 1958 to 2010, averaging 5 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 1996. 3 of the 265 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1958 to 2010. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 1996. 1958: 1 publication 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 3 publications 1962: 3 publications 1963: 3 publications 1964: 5 publications 1965: 3 publications 1966: 2 publications 1967: 5 publications 1968: 3 publications 1969: 4 publications 1970: 6 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 5 publications 1973: 10 publications 1974: 11 publications 1975: 5 publications 1976: 7 publications 1977: 7 publications 1978: 9 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 7 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 8 publications 1983: 8 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 4 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications
1958 2010

265 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Beak: publications per year, 1958 to 2010
Year Publications
1958 1
1959 0
1960 0
1961 3
1962 3
1963 3
1964 5
1965 3
1966 2
1967 5
1968 3
1969 4
1970 6
1971 2
1972 5
1973 10
1974 11
1975 5
1976 7
1977 7
1978 9
1979 2
1980 7
1981 5
1982 8
1983 8
1984 6
1985 6
1986 8
1987 4
1988 4
1989 7
1990 5
1991 7
1992 6
1993 8
1994 8
1995 2
1996 13
1997 9
1998 6
1999 8
2000 7
2001 5
2002 6
2003 5
2004 2
2005 1
2006 4
2007 0
2008 1
2009 1
2010 2
Total 265
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Peter Beak 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 Peter Beak 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, 261–280 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: 265 publications — 54th percentile

54% 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
261–280 979 265
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
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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Peter Beak 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 Peter Beak 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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2003 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1980 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1968 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1967 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Peter Beak was affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Over the course of their academic career, they received several fellowships and honors spanning multiple decades, reflecting recognition by prominent scientific organizations.

The awards bestowed upon them included:

  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1967)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1968)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1980)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2003)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2004)
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2010)

Throughout their career, Peter Beak contributed to the scientific community primarily through research that spanned various fields and topics; however, specific details regarding main fields of study, subfields, topics, or frequent co-authors have not been documented in this profile.

The record does not list recent publications or papers authored by Peter Beak, nor does it provide information about their frequent publication venues or book publications. Despite the absence of these details, the breadth of honors suggests sustained activity and recognition in scientific research and professional service within the chemistry and broader scientific fields.

Peter Beak is recorded as deceased. Their professional legacy remains associated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an established presence within several distinguished scientific societies and academies.

Best Publications

  • Beyond Thermodynamic Acidity: A Perspective on the Complex‐Induced Proximity Effect (CIPE) in Deprotonation Reactions

    Marna C. Whisler;Stephen MacNeil;Victor Snieckus;Peter Beak

  • Regioselective, Diastereoselective, and Enantioselective Lithiation−Substitution Sequences: Reaction Pathways and Synthetic Applications

    Peter Beak;Amit Basu;Donald J. Gallagher;and Yong Sun Park

  • Stereo- and regiocontrol by complex induced proximity effects: reactions of organolithium compounds

    Peter Beak;A. I. Meyers

  • Energies and alkylations of tautomeric heterocyclic compounds: old problems - new answers

    Peter Beak

  • Directed lithiation of aromatic tertiary amides: an evolving synthetic methodology for polysubstituted aromatics

    Peter Beak;Victor Snieckus

  • Complex Induced Proximity Effects: Enantioselective Syntheses Based on Asymmetric Deprotonations of N-Boc-pyrrolidines

    Peter Beak;Shawn T. Kerrick;Shengde Wu;Jingxi Chu

  • Equilibration studies. Protomeric equilibria of 2- and 4-hydroxypyridines, 2- and 4-hydroxypyrimidines, 2- and 4-mercaptopyridines, and structurally related compounds in the gas phase

    Peter Beak;Fred S. Jun. Fry;Jaekeun Lee;Frank Steele

  • Asymmetric deprotonations: enantioselective syntheses of 2-substituted tert-(butoxycarbonyl)pyrrolidines

    Shawn T. Kerrick;Peter Beak

  • .alpha.-Lithioamine synthetic equivalents: syntheses of diastereoisomers from Boc derivatives of cyclic amines

    Peter Beak;Won Koo Lee

  • Jenseits thermodynamischer Acidität: der Komplex-induzierte Näherungseffekt (CIPE) bei Deprotonierungen

    Marna C. Whisler;Stephen MacNeil;Victor Snieckus;Peter Beak

  • The tertiary amide as an effective director of ortho lithiation

    Peter Beak;Roger A. Brown

  • Metalation and electrophilic substitution of amine derivatives adjacent to nitrogen: .alpha.-metallo amine synthetic equivalents

    Peter Beak;William J. Zajdel;David B. Reitz

  • Dipole-stabilized carbanions: novel and useful intermediates

    Peter. Beak;David B. Reitz

  • Dynamic thermodynamic resolution: control of enantioselectivity through diastereomeric equilibration.

    Peter Beak;David R. Anderson;Michael D. Curtis;Jason M. Laumer

  • α-Lithioamine synthetic equivalents from dipole-stabilized carbanions: The t-Boc group as an activator for α′-lithiation of carbamates

    Peter Beak;Won-Koo Lee

  • Solvent effects on keto-enol equilibria: tests of quantitative models

    Sander G. Mills;Peter Beak

  • ASYMMETRIC DEPROTONATION BY BULI/(-)-SPARTEINE : CONVENIENT AND HIGHLY ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESES OF (S)-2-ARYL-BOC-PYRROLIDINES

    Shengde Wu;Steven Lee;Peter Beak

  • Thiophilic additions of organometallics to thiobenzophenones and of phenyllithium to phenyl dithiobenzoate and phenyl trithiocarbonate

    Peter Beak;Jimmy W. Worley

  • Mechanism of decarboxylation of 1,3-dimethylorotic acid. A model for orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase.

    Peter Beak;Brock Siegel

  • Enantioselective syntheses of 2-alkyl- and 2,6-dialkylpiperidine alkaloids: preparations of the hydrochlorides of (-)-coniine, (-)-solenopsin A, and (-)-dihydropinidine

    Timothy J. Wilkinson;Nathan W. Stehle;Peter Beak

  • Estimation of local and nonlocal magnetic susceptibilities and a comparison of magnetic and thermodynamic criteria of aromaticity for 2-methoxypyridine and 1-methyl-2-pyridone.

    A. K. Burnham;Jae Keun Lee;T. G. Schmalz;P. Beak

Frequent Co-Authors

Sankaran Thayumanavan
Sankaran Thayumanavan University of Massachusetts Amherst
Willis H. Flygare
Willis H. Flygare University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Victor Snieckus
Victor Snieckus Queen's University
Scott R. Wilson
Scott R. Wilson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dennis P. Curran
Dennis P. Curran University of Pittsburgh
Paul v. R. Schleyer
Paul v. R. Schleyer University of Georgia
Michael T. Bowers
Michael T. Bowers University of California, Santa Barbara
J. M. White
J. M. White The University of Texas at Austin
Kenneth B. Wiberg
Kenneth B. Wiberg Yale University

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