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Ray J. Butcher

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
23891
World Ranking
6083
National Ranking
1850

Ray J. Butcher 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 Ray J. Butcher sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 1,485 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Ray J. Butcher 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 Ray J. Butcher sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Ray J. Butcher is affiliated with Howard University in the United States. Their research spans extensively in the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with significant contributions to the subfields of Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Oncology, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist has published extensively on a range of topics, including:

  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties
  • Crystal structures of chemical compounds
  • Synthesis and biological activity
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ray J. Butcher include:

  • R.N. Jadeja
  • M.K. Bharty
  • Sunita Salunke-Gawali
  • Shivendra Kumar Pandey
  • Maitrey Travadi

Ray J. Butcher has contributed to publications in several venues known for scientific research, such as:

  • Journal of Molecular Structure
  • Acta Crystallographica Section E Crystallographic Communications
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Inorganica Chimica Acta
  • Dalton Transactions

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by this researcher include:

  • Metallophilic interactions: observations of the shortest metallophilic interactions between closed shell (d10⋯d10, d10⋯d8, d8⋯d8) metal ions [M⋯M' M = Hg(ii) and Pd(ii) and M' = Cu(i), Ag(i), Au(i), and Pd(ii)] (2020), Dalton Transactions
  • Bimetallic and trimetallic Cd(II) and Hg(II) mixed-ligand complexes with 1,1-dicyanoethylene-2,2-dithiolate and polyamines: Synthesis, crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis, and antimicrobial study (2020), Inorganica Chimica Acta
  • Synthesis, characterization, crystal structures and anti-diabetic activity of organotin (IV) complexes with 2-(4-hydroxynaphthylazo)-benzoic acid (2020), Inorganica Chimica Acta
  • Thionaphthoquinones as Photosensitizers for TiO2 Nanorods and ZnO Nanograin Based Dye-sensitized Solar Cells: Effect of Nanostructures on Charge Transport and Photovoltaic Performance (2020), Engineered Science
  • Synthesis, Spectroscopic, Crystal Structure, DFT, Hirshfeld Surface and Molecular Docking Analysis of Hexahydroquinoline Derivative (HQ) (2022), Polycyclic aromatic compounds

Awarded the title of Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2014, Ray J. Butcher's research focus and output encompass a broad spectrum of chemical sciences including advanced studies on coordination complexes and crystallographic communications.

Best Publications

  • Biological activity of palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes of the acetone Schiff bases of S-methyl- and S-benzyldithiocarbazate and the X-ray crystal structure of the [Pd(asme)2] (asme=anionic form of the acetone Schiff base of S-methyldithiocarbazate) complex.

    Mohammad Akbar Ali;Aminul Huq Mirza;Raymond J Butcher;M.T.H Tarafder

  • Synthesis and photophysical characterization of a Schiff base as anion sensor

    Yousef M. Hijji;Belygona Barare;Alvin P. Kennedy;Raymond Butcher

  • New Lanthanide-Containing Polytungstates Derived from the Cyclic P8W48 Anion: {Ln4(H2O)28[K⊂P8W48O184(H4W4O12)2Ln2(H2O)10]13-}x, Ln = La, Ce, Pr, Nd†

    Matthias Zimmermann;Nebebech Belai;Raymond J. Butcher;Michael T. Pope

  • Synthesis and relation between magnetism and structure of a trinuclear copper(II) hydroxo complex [Cu3OHL3(ClO4)]ClO4 and a hexanuclear copper(II) oxo complex [Cu3OL'3(ClO4)]2(LH=3-(phenylimino)butanone 2-oxime, L'H=1,2-diphenyl-2-(methylimino)ethanone 1-oxime)

    Raymond J. Butcher;Charles J. O'Connor;Ekkehard Sinn

  • Intramolecular Se⋅⋅⋅N Nonbonding Interactions in Low‐Valent Organoselenium Derivatives: A Detailed Study by 1H and 77Se NMR Spectroscopy and X‐ray Crystallography

    G. Mugesh;Arunashree Panda;Harkesh B. Singh;Ray J. Butcher

  • Synthesis and anticonvulsant activity of enaminones. 4. Investigations on isoxazole derivatives.

    Natalie D Eddington;Donna S Cox;Ralph R Roberts;Raymond J Butcher

  • Bonding trends of thiosemicarbazones in mononuclear and dinuclear copper(I) complexes: syntheses, structures, and theoretical aspects.

    Tarlok S Lobana;Rekha Rekha;R J Butcher;A Castineiras

  • A NEW CLASS OF FLEXIBLE ENERGETIC SALTS : THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURES OF THE AMMONIUM, LITHIUM, POTASSIUM, AND CESIUM SALTS OF DINITRAMIDE

    Richard Gilardi;J. Flippen-Anderson;Clifford George;Ray J. Butcher

  • Palladium(II), platinum(II), ruthenium(II) and mercury(II) complexes of potentially tridentate Schiff base ligands of (E, N, O) type (E = S, Se, Te): Synthesis, crystal structures and applications in Heck and Suzuki coupling reactions

    Arun Kumar;Monika Agarwal;Ajai K. Singh;R.J. Butcher

  • The Isolation and Crystal Structure of a Cyclic Selenenate Ester Derived from Bis(2,6-diformyl-4-tert-butylphenyl)diselenide and its Glutathione Peroxidase-Like Activity

    Sanjio S. Zade;Harkesh B. Singh;Ray J. Butcher

  • Synthesis, structure, and glutathione peroxidase-like activity of amino acid containing ebselen analogues and diaryl diselenides.

    Karuthapandi Selvakumar;Poonam Shah;Harkesh B. Singh;Ray J. Butcher

  • Highly convenient regioselective intermolecular hydroamination of alkynes yielding ketimines catalyzed by gold(I) complexes of 1,2,4-triazole based N-heterocyclic carbenes.

    Chandrakanta Dash;Mobin M. Shaikh;Ray J. Butcher;Prasenjit Ghosh

  • Synthesis, characterization and anticonvulsant activity of enaminones. Part 6: Synthesis of substituted vinylic benzamides as potential anticonvulsants

    James E. Foster;Jesse M. Nicholson;Raymond Butcher;James P. Stables

  • Dipicolylamine Complexes of Copper(II): Two Different Coordination Geometries in the Same Unit Cell of Cu(Dipica)(2)(BF(4))(2).

    Mallayan Palaniandavar;Raymond J. Butcher;Anthony W. Addison

  • Designing, structural elucidation, comparison of DNA binding, cleavage, radical scavenging activity and anticancer activity of copper(I) complex with 5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-4-[(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)-amino]-1,2-dihydro-pyrazol-3-one Schiff base ligand.

    Subbaiyan Sathiyaraj;Krishnan Sampath;Ray J. Butcher;Raghavaiah Pallepogu

  • Two new end-on azido bridged dinuclear copper(II) and cobalt(III) complexes derived from the (E)-N'-((pyridin-2-yl)methylene) acetohydrazide Schiff base ligand : Characterisation, crystal structures and magnetic study

    Aurkie Ray;Sambuddha Banerjee;Ray. J. Butcher;Cédric Desplanches

  • Hydrogen-bonding 2D metal-organic solids as highly robust and efficient heterogeneous green catalysts for Biginelli reaction.

    Peng Li;Sridhar Regati;Raymond J. Butcher;Hadi D. Arman

  • Mono(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)uranium(III) Complexes: Synthesis, Properties, and X-ray Structures of (η-C5Me5)UI2(THF)3, (η-C5Me5)UI2(py)3, and (η-C5Me5)U[N(SiMe3)2]2

    Larry R. Avens;Carol J. Burns;Raymond J. Butcher;David L. Clark

  • Metal complexes of pyrimidine derived ligands – Syntheses, characterization and X-ray crystal structures of Ni(II), Co(III) and Fe(III) complexes of Schiff base ligands derived from S -methyl/ S -benzyl dithiocarbazate and 2- S -methylmercapto-6-methylpyrimidine-4-carbaldehyde

    Somnath Roy;Tarak Nath Mandal;Anil Kumar Barik;Sachindranath Pal

  • Synthesis, crystal structures and multinuclear NMR spectroscopy of copper(I) complexes with benzophenone thiosemicarbazone

    Tarlok S. Lobana;Sonia Khanna;Ray J. Butcher;A.D. Hunter

  • Synthesis, crystal structure, spectral studies, and catechol oxidase activity of trigonal bipyramidal Cu(II) complexes derived from a tetradentate diamide bisbenzimidazole ligand.

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Harkesh B. Singh
Harkesh B. Singh Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Anthony W. Addison
Anthony W. Addison Drexel University
Alfonso Castiñeiras
Alfonso Castiñeiras University of Santiago de Compostela
Ramaswamy Murugavel
Ramaswamy Murugavel Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Vimal K. Jain
Vimal K. Jain University of Mumbai
Samiran Mitra
Samiran Mitra Jadavpur University
Matthias Zeller
Matthias Zeller Purdue University West Lafayette
Yogendra Singh
Yogendra Singh University of Delhi
Ajai K. Singh
Ajai K. Singh Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Prasenjit Ghosh
Prasenjit Ghosh Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

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