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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 68 6607 5988 44 44 323 14903

R. Benny Gerber publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by R. Benny Gerber between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. R. Benny Gerber published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2008. 7 of the 338 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2008. 1975: 2 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 4 publications
1975 2025

338 publications in total across all disciplines

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R. Benny Gerber: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year Publications
1975 2
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 2
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 2
1987 1
1988 1
1989 2
1990 4
1991 6
1992 5
1993 6
1994 11
1995 9
1996 11
1997 6
1998 6
1999 8
2000 13
2001 6
2002 11
2003 6
2004 4
2005 9
2006 12
2007 12
2008 18
2009 14
2010 7
2011 11
2012 15
2013 12
2014 17
2015 11
2016 10
2017 15
2018 12
2019 9
2020 9
2021 3
2022 8
2023 4
2024 3
2025 4
Total 338
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R. Benny Gerber 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 R. Benny Gerber 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, 321–340 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: 323 publications — 68th percentile

68% 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
321–340 643 323
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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R. Benny Gerber 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 R. Benny Gerber 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, 68–69 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: 68 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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 68
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

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1997 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to solid-state and applied magnetism.
  • 1988 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For seminal contributions to understanding isolated molecule dynamics, moleculesurface interactions, and molecular relaxation phenomena, and for pioneering work on potential surface inversion from scattering and spectroscopic observations

Overview

R. Benny Gerber is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. Their research spans the fields of Chemistry and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on subfields including Atmospheric Science, Spectroscopy, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Organic Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The main topics addressed in their work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds, Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, and Free Radicals and Antioxidants.

Their scholarly output has appeared frequently in several scientific venues. The most common publication venues for their work are:

  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • ChemPhysChem

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Gerber include:

  • Absorption spectra of benzoic acid in water at different pH and in the presence of salts: insights from the integration of experimental data and theoretical cluster models, 2020, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Integrated experimental and theoretical approach to probe the synergistic effect of ammonia in methanesulfonic acid reactions with small alkylamines, 2020, Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • Impact of pH and NaCl and CaCl2 Salts on the Speciation and Photochemistry of Pyruvic Acid in the Aqueous Phase, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Absorption spectra of pyruvic acid in water: insights from calculations for small hydrates and comparison to experiment, 2020, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Electronic and mechanical anharmonicities in the vibrational spectra of the H-bonded, cryogenically cooled X−·HOCl (X=Cl, Br, I) complexes: Characterization of the strong anionic H-bond to an acidic OH group, 2022, The Journal of Chemical Physics

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Natalia V. Karimova
  • Mark A. Johnson
  • Laura M. McCaslin
  • Vicki H. Grassian
  • Sayoni Mitra

Throughout their career, Gerber has been recognized with several awards. These include being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2016, receiving the IEEE Fellow award in 1997 for contributions to solid-state and applied magnetism, and becoming a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1988, with a citation noting their seminal contributions to understanding isolated molecule dynamics, molecule-surface interactions, molecular relaxation phenomena, and pioneering work on potential surface inversion from scattering and spectroscopic observations.

Best Publications

  • Experiments and Simulations of Ion-Enhanced Interfacial Chemistry on Aqueous NaCl Aerosols

    E. M. Knipping;M. J. Lakin;K. L. Foster;P. Jungwirth

  • Ab initio calculation of anharmonic vibrational states of polyatomic systems: Electronic structure combined with vibrational self-consistent field

    Galina M. Chaban;Joon O. Jung;R. Benny Gerber

  • Vibrational wave functions and spectroscopy of (H2O)n, n=2,3,4,5: Vibrational self‐consistent field with correlation corrections

    Joon O. Jung;R. Benny Gerber

  • MOLLER-PLESSET PERTURBATION THEORY APPLIED TO VIBRATIONAL PROBLEMS

    Lawrence S. Norris;Mark A. Ratner;Adrian E. Roitberg;Adrian E. Roitberg;R. B. Gerber;R. B. Gerber

  • Noble-gas hydrides: new chemistry at low temperatures.

    Leonid Khriachtchev;Markku Olavi Räsänen;R. Benny Gerber;R. Benny Gerber

  • Anharmonic Vibrational Spectroscopy of Hydrogen-Bonded Systems Directly Computed from ab Initio Potential Surfaces: (H2O)n, n = 2, 3; Cl-(H2O)n, n = 1, 2; H+(H2O)n, n = 1, 2; H2O−CH3OH

    Galina M. Chaban;Joon O. Jung;R. Benny Gerber

  • Simplified mechanism for new particle formation from methanesulfonic acid, amines, and water via experiments and ab initio calculations

    Matthew L. Dawson;Mychel E. Varner;Véronique Perraud;Michael J. Ezell

  • Calculation of vibrational transition frequencies and intensities in water dimer: comparison of different vibrational approaches.

    Henrik Grum Kjærgaard;Anna L Garden;Galina M Chaban;R. Benny Gerber

  • Calculations predict a stable molecular crystal of N8.

    Barak Hirshberg;R. Benny Gerber;Anna I. Krylov

  • Vibrational self-consistent field calculations for spectroscopy of biological molecules: new algorithmic developments and applications

    Tapta Kanchan Roy;R. Benny Gerber;R. Benny Gerber

  • A gate to organokrypton chemistry: HKrCCH.

    Leonid Khriachtchev;Hanna Tanskanen;Arik Cohen;R. Benny Gerber

  • Degenerate perturbation theory corrections for the vibrational self-consistent field approximation: Method and applications

    Nikita Matsunaga;Galina M. Chaban;R. Benny Gerber

  • Reactions of Methanesulfonic Acid with Amines and Ammonia as a Source of New Particles in Air.

    Haihan Chen;Mychel E. Varner;R. Benny Gerber;Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts

  • Anharmonic wave functions of proteins: Quantum self-consistent field calculations of BPTI

    Adrian Roitberg;R. Benny Gerber;R. Benny Gerber;Ron Elber;Ron Elber;Mark A. Ratner

  • HKrF in solid krypton

    Mika Pettersson;Leonid Khriachtchev;Antti Lignell;Markku Räsänen

  • Ab Initio and Improved Empirical Potentials for the Calculation of the Anharmonic Vibrational States and Intramolecular Mode Coupling of N-Methylacetamide

    Susan K. Gregurick;Galina M. Chaban;R. Benny Gerber

  • A small neutral molecule with two noble-gas atoms: HXeOXeH.

    Leonid Khriachtchev;Karoliina Isokoski;Arik Cohen;Markku Räsänen

  • New Experimental and Theoretical Approach to the Heterogeneous Hydrolysis of NO2: Key Role of Molecular Nitric Acid and Its Complexes†

    K A. Ramazan;Lisa M. Wingen;Y Miller;Galina M. Chaban

  • Validity of time-dependent self-consistent-field (TDSCF) approximations for unimolecular dynamics: A test for photodissociation of the Xe-HI cluster

    R. Alimi;R. B. Gerber;R. B. Gerber;A. D. Hammerich;R. Kosloff

  • Quantum Chemical Calculations on Novel Molecules from Xenon Insertion into Hydrocarbons

    Jan Lundell;and Arik Cohen;R. Benny Gerber

  • Combined ab initio and anharmonic vibrational spectroscopy calculations for rare gas containing fluorohydrides, HRgF

    Jan Lundell;Galina M Chaban;R Benny Gerber;R Benny Gerber

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts
Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts University of California, Irvine
Markku Räsänen
Markku Räsänen University of Helsinki
Leonid Khriachtchev
Leonid Khriachtchev University of Helsinki
Pavel Jungwirth
Pavel Jungwirth Czech Academy of Sciences
Mark S. Gordon
Mark S. Gordon Iowa State University
Sergey A. Nizkorodov
Sergey A. Nizkorodov University of California, Irvine
Lauri Halonen
Lauri Halonen University of Helsinki
Anna I. Krylov
Anna I. Krylov University of Southern California
Mark A. Johnson
Mark A. Johnson Yale University
Mark A. Ratner
Mark A. Ratner Northwestern University

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