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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 83 2904 2614 986 826 508 29088

Philip Coppens publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Philip Coppens between 1962 and 2019, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Philip Coppens published across 58 years, from 1962 to 2019, averaging 9.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 55 publications in 1993. 1 of the 545 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1962 to 2019. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 55. Peak 55 publications in 1993. 1962: 2 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 4 publications 1965: 7 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 4 publications 1968: 4 publications 1969: 4 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 9 publications 1972: 8 publications 1973: 5 publications 1974: 8 publications 1975: 8 publications 1976: 8 publications 1977: 17 publications 1978: 8 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 11 publications 1981: 10 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 9 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 20 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 55 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 14 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 18 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 1 publication
1962 2019

545 publications in total across all disciplines

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Philip Coppens: publications per year, 1962 to 2019
Year Publications
1962 2
1963 0
1964 4
1965 7
1966 0
1967 4
1968 4
1969 4
1970 2
1971 9
1972 8
1973 5
1974 8
1975 8
1976 8
1977 17
1978 8
1979 4
1980 11
1981 10
1982 5
1983 3
1984 9
1985 8
1986 5
1987 6
1988 10
1989 8
1990 12
1991 20
1992 13
1993 55
1994 11
1995 9
1996 13
1997 14
1998 12
1999 11
2000 15
2001 9
2002 16
2003 18
2004 15
2005 22
2006 13
2007 11
2008 7
2009 9
2010 12
2011 8
2012 6
2013 7
2014 13
2015 6
2016 6
2017 4
2018 0
2019 1
Total 545
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Philip Coppens 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 Philip Coppens 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, 501–520 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: 508 publications — 89th percentile

89% 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
501–520 201 508
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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Philip Coppens 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 Philip Coppens 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, 82–83 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: 83 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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 83
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

  • 2013 - Kołos Medal (Medal im. Włodzimierza Kołosa), University of Warsaw and Polish Chemical Society
  • 1996 - Gregori Aminoff Prize, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences In recognition of your outstanding methodological and structure chemical achievements in Crystallography, especially the studies of electron distribution in different types of chemical bonds.
  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Philip Coppens is affiliated with the University at Buffalo, State University of New York in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Materials Science with a specialization in Materials Chemistry. The core topics of their work include Crystallization and Solubility Studies as well as X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography.

The scientist has published research in notable venues, including The Cambridge Structural Database, which has featured two of their recent papers:

  • CCDC 1040870: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2021, The Cambridge Structural Database
  • CCDC 1040869: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2021, The Cambridge Structural Database

The work has involved collaboration with several frequent co-authors:

  • Jun Yi
  • Douglas R. Powell
  • George B. Richter-Addo

Philip Coppens has been recognized with several awards throughout their career:

  • Kołos Medal (Medal im. Włodzimierza Kołosa), University of Warsaw and Polish Chemical Society, 2013
  • Gregori Aminoff Prize, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 1996, awarded in recognition of outstanding methodological and structure chemical achievements in Crystallography, especially studies of electron distribution in different types of chemical bonds
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1993

Best Publications

  • Testing aspherical atom refinements on small-molecule data sets

    N. K. Hansen;P. Coppens

  • Extinction within the limit of validity of the Darwin transfer equations. I. General formalism for primary and secondary extinction and their applications to spherical crystals

    P. J. Becker;P. Coppens

  • Calculation of absorption corrections for camera and diffractometer data

    P. Coppens;L. Leiserowitz;D. Rabinovich

  • X-ray charge densities and chemical bonding

    Philip Coppens;Kersti Hermansson

  • Chemical applications of X-ray charge-density analysis.

    Tibor S. Koritsanszky;Philip Coppens

  • Anisotropic extinction corrections in the Zachariasen approximation

    P. Coppens;W. C. Hamilton

  • Photoinduced linkage isomers of transition-metal nitrosyl compounds and related complexes.

    Philip Coppens;Irina Novozhilova;Andrey Kovalevsky

  • Net atomic charges and molecular dipole moments from spherical‐atom X‐ray refinements, and the relation between atomic charge and shape

    P. Coppens;T. N. Guru Row;P. Leung;E. D. Stevens

  • Extinction within the limit of validity of the Darwin transfer equations. III. Non-spherical crystals and anisotropy of extinction

    P. J. Becker;P. Coppens

  • MLCT state structure and dynamics of a copper(I) diimine complex characterized by pump-probe X-ray and laser spectroscopies and DFT calculations.

    Lin X. Chen;George B. Shaw;Irina Novozhilova;Tao Liu

  • Diffraction Studies of Photoexcited Crystals: Metastable Nitrosyl-Linkage Isomers of Sodium Nitroprusside

    M. D. Carducci;M. R. Pressprich;P. Coppens

  • The Incommensurate Modulation of the 2212 Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Superconductor

    Yan Gao;Peter Lee;Philip Coppens;M. A. Subramania

  • Computer analysis of step‐scanned X‐ray data

    R.H. Blessing;P. Coppens;P. Becker

  • Extinction within the limit of validity of the Darwin transfer equations. II. Refinement of extinction in spherical crystals of SrF2 and LiF

    P.J. Becker;P. Coppens

  • Crystallography and properties of polyoxotitanate nanoclusters.

    Philip Coppens;Yang Chen;Elżbieta Trzop

  • Comparative X-Ray and Neutron Diffraction Study of Bonding Effects in s-Triazine.

    P. Coppens

  • X-ray analysis of the incommensurate modulation in the 2:2:1:2 Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconductor including the oxygen atoms

    Vaclav Petricek;Yan Gao;Peter Lee;Philip Coppens

  • Nonlinear Least‐Squares Fitting of Numerical Relativistic Atomic Wave Functions by a Linear Combination of Slater‐Type Functions for Atoms with Z = 1–36

    Zhengwei Su;Philip Coppens

  • Electronic structure of benzene chromium tricarbonyl by X-ray and neutron diffraction at 78 K

    B. Rees;P. Coppens

  • Theoretical Analysis of the Triplet Excited State of the [Pt2(H2P2O5)4]4- Ion and Comparison with Time-Resolved X-ray and Spectroscopic Results

    Irina V. Novozhilova;and Anatoliy V. Volkov;Philip Coppens

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrey Kovalevsky
Andrey Kovalevsky Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ole Buchardt
Ole Buchardt University of Copenhagen
Rimma N. Lyubovskaya
Rimma N. Lyubovskaya Russian Academy of Sciences
Yu-Sheng Chen
Yu-Sheng Chen Nankai University
Marc Messerschmidt
Marc Messerschmidt SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Claude Lecomte
Claude Lecomte University of Lorraine
Hwo-Shuenn Sheu
Hwo-Shuenn Sheu National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
Jack M. Williams
Jack M. Williams Argonne National Laboratory
Bo B. Iversen
Bo B. Iversen Aarhus University
Edwin D. Stevens
Edwin D. Stevens University of New Orleans

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