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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 56 11509 10368 3108 2541 197 13026

Pulak Dutta publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pulak Dutta between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pulak Dutta published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 4.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2001. 4 of the 210 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

210 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pulak Dutta: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 2
1979 2
1980 0
1981 2
1982 2
1983 0
1984 1
1985 3
1986 3
1987 5
1988 6
1989 5
1990 3
1991 9
1992 9
1993 2
1994 2
1995 6
1996 3
1997 7
1998 8
1999 5
2000 6
2001 12
2002 12
2003 11
2004 4
2005 7
2006 10
2007 7
2008 6
2009 4
2010 10
2011 6
2012 3
2013 7
2014 3
2015 0
2016 3
2017 2
2018 1
2019 3
2020 1
2021 0
2022 2
2023 0
2024 3
2025 1
Total 210
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Pulak Dutta 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 Pulak Dutta 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, 181–200 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: 197 publications — 31st percentile

31% 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 1,344 197
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
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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Pulak Dutta 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 Pulak Dutta 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, 56–57 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: 56 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% 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 56
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
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

  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1992 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his elucidations of the structures and phase transitions of lipid monolayers

Overview

Pulak Dutta is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of chemistry and physics and astronomy, with a focus on several key subfields such as atomic and molecular physics, optics, physical and theoretical chemistry, organic chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and catalysis.

Their work addresses a variety of main topics including spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies, surfactants and colloidal systems, electrostatics and colloid interactions, ionic liquids properties and applications, electrochemical analysis and applications, electrowetting and microfluidic technologies, as well as the materials and fabrication of supercapacitors.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Pulak Dutta include:

  • Sangjun Yoo
  • Travis Douglas
  • Wei Bu
  • Y Li
  • Baofu Qiao

They have published in various scientific venues, with recurrent publications appearing in:

  • Langmuir
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Solid State Sciences
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Recent publications by Pulak Dutta include:

  • "Specific Ion Effects in Lanthanide-Amphiphile Structures at the Air-Water Interface and Their Implications for Selective Separation" (2022) in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Ionic Liquid Solutions Show Anomalous Crowding Behavior at an Electrode Surface" (2022) in Langmuir
  • "Interfacial Density Profiles of Polar and Nonpolar Liquids at Hydrophobic Surfaces" (2020) in Langmuir
  • "Hydrothermal growth of vanadium pentoxide nanofibers on carbon nanofiber mat: An anodic material for solid-state asymmetric supercapacitors" (2024) in Solid State Sciences
  • "Modifying Specific Ion Effects: Studies of Monovalent Ion Interactions with Amines" (2024) in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B

They have been recognized by their scientific peers with fellowships in prominent organizations, including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2000 and a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1992, with the latter citation noting their elucidations on the structures and phase transitions of lipid monolayers.

Best Publications

  • Low-frequency fluctuations in solids: 1/f noise

    P. Dutta;P. M. Horn

  • Structure and phase transitions in Langmuir monolayers

    Vladimir M. Kaganer;Helmuth Möhwald;Pulak Dutta

  • Energy Scales for Noise Processes in Metals

    P. Dutta;P. Dimon;P. M. Horn

  • High-performance hole-transport layers for polymer light-emitting diodes. Implementation of organosiloxane cross-linking chemistry in polymeric electroluminescent devices.

    He Yan;Paul Lee;Neal R. Armstrong;Amy Graham

  • Observation of Molecular Layering in Thin Liquid Films Using X-Ray Reflectivity

    C.-J. Yu;A. G. Richter;A. Datta;M. K. Durbin

  • X-ray diffraction studies of organic monolayers on the surface of water.

    Pulak Dutta;J. B. Peng;J. B. Peng;B. Lin;John B Ketterson

  • A Highly Ordered Self-Assembled Monolayer Film of an Azobenzenealkanethiol on Au(111): Electrochemical Properties and Structural Characterization by Synchrotron in-Plane X-ray Diffraction, Atomic Force Microscopy, and Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

    W. Brett Caldwell;Dean J. Campbell;Kaimin Chen;Brian R. Herr

  • Molecular layering in a liquid on a solid substrate: an X-ray reflectivity study

    C.-J Yu;A.G Richter;A Datta;M.K Durbin

  • Phase diagram of a lipid monolayer on the surface of water

    B. Lin;M. C. Shih;T. M. Bohanon;G. E. Ice

  • Covalently bound hole-injecting nanostructures. Systematics of molecular architecture, thickness, saturation, and electron-blocking characteristics on organic light-emitting diode luminance, turn-on voltage, and quantum efficiency.

    Qinglan Huang;Guennadi A. Evmenenko;Pulak Dutta;Paul Lee

  • X‐ray diffraction study of a Langmuir monolayer of C21H43OH

    S. W. Barton;S. W. Barton;B. N. Thomas;E. B. Flom;Stuart A. Rice

  • The MRCAT insertion device beamline at the Advanced Photon Source

    C. U. Segre;N. E. Leyarovska;L. D. Chapman;W. M. Lavender

  • X-Shaped electro-optic chromophore with remarkably blue-shifted optical absorption. Synthesis, characterization, linear/nonlinear optical properties, self-assembly, and thin film microstructural characteristics.

    Hu Kang;Guennadi Evmenenko;Pulak Dutta;Koen Clays

  • TILTED PHASES OF FATTY ACID MONOLAYERS

    V. M. Kaganer;I. R. Peterson;I. R. Peterson;R. M. Kenn;R. M. Kenn;M. C. Shih;M. C. Shih

  • Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembled Pyrrole-Based Donor-Acceptor Chromophores as Electro-Optic Materials

    Antonio Facchetti;Antonio Facchetti;Alessandro Abbotto;Luca Beverina;Milko E. Van der Boom

  • Controlling structure from the bottom-up: structural and optical properties of layer-by-layer assembled palladium coordination-based multilayers.

    Marc Altman;Atindra D. Shukla;Tatiana Zubkov;Guennadi Evmenenko

  • Analytic Form for the Static Structure Factor for a Finite Two-Dimensional Harmonic Lattice

    P. Dutta;S. K. Sinha

  • SELF-ASSEMBLY PROCESSES FOR ORGANIC LED ELECTRODE PASSIVATION AND CHARGE INJECTION BALANCE

    Joshua E. Malinsky;Ghassan E. Jabbour;Sean E. Shaheen;Jeffrey D. Anderson

  • Anode Interfacial Engineering Approaches to Enhancing Anode/Hole Transport Layer Interfacial Stability and Charge Injection Efficiency in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

    Ji Cui;Qinglan Huang;Jonathan C.G. Veinot;He Yan

  • X-ray-diffraction study of the superliquid region of the phase diagram of a Langmuir monolayer

    M. C. Shih;T. M. Bohanon;J. M. Mikrut;P. Zschack

Frequent Co-Authors

John B Ketterson
John B Ketterson Northwestern University
Tobin J. Marks
Tobin J. Marks Northwestern University
Milko E. van der Boom
Milko E. van der Boom Weizmann Institute of Science
Bernard Kippelen
Bernard Kippelen Georgia Institute of Technology
Antonino Gulino
Antonino Gulino University of Catania
George K. Wong
George K. Wong Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Michal Lahav
Michal Lahav Weizmann Institute of Science
Robert P. H. Chang
Robert P. H. Chang Northwestern University
Sean E. Shaheen
Sean E. Shaheen University of Colorado Boulder
Neal R. Armstrong
Neal R. Armstrong University of Arizona

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