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Richard A. Laursen

Richard A. Laursen

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 49 14991 13507 3819 3128 115 6977

Richard A. Laursen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard A. Laursen between 1962 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard A. Laursen published across 64 years, from 1962 to 2025, averaging 1.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 6 publications in 1966. 1 of the 123 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1962 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 6. Peak 6 publications in 1966. 1962: 1 publication 1963: 1 publication 1964: 0 publications 1965: 2 publications 1966: 6 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 2 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 3 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 3 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 2 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 5 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 2 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1962 2025

123 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard A. Laursen: publications per year, 1962 to 2025
Year Publications
1962 1
1963 1
1964 0
1965 2
1966 6
1967 0
1968 0
1969 2
1970 0
1971 3
1972 3
1973 3
1974 1
1975 2
1976 2
1977 4
1978 2
1979 1
1980 5
1981 5
1982 4
1983 4
1984 2
1985 4
1986 4
1987 3
1988 0
1989 6
1990 2
1991 4
1992 4
1993 3
1994 3
1995 1
1996 0
1997 2
1998 4
1999 3
2000 2
2001 3
2002 1
2003 1
2004 2
2005 1
2006 0
2007 2
2008 1
2009 2
2010 2
2011 2
2012 1
2013 2
2014 3
2015 0
2016 1
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 0
2025 1
Total 123
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Richard A. Laursen publications per year - data summary

  • Richard A. Laursen, a Chemistry scholar from Boston University, has 123 publications recorded across 64 years, from 1962 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1962 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 1966 and 1989, with 6 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1962, 1963, 1974, 1979 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 16 of the 64 years in the span carry no publications at all (1964, 1967, 1968, 1970 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 1.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 2.6 per year counting only the 48 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 1 publication, <1% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1962-1983: 51 publications (2.3 per year); 1984-2005: 55 publications (2.5 per year); 2006-2025: 17 publications (0.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is declining.

Richard A. Laursen 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 Richard A. Laursen 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, 101–120 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: 115 publications — 4th percentile

4% 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
101–120 623 115
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
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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Richard A. Laursen publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 61–80 to 1,295+ publications.
  • Richard A. Laursen, a Chemistry scholar from Boston University, records 115 publications - the 4th percentile of the discipline.
  • 4% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Richard A. Laursen, and about 96% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Richard A. Laursen ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 161–180 publications, holding 1,350 scientists (8% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 361–380 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Richard A. Laursen 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 Richard A. Laursen 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, 48–49 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: 49 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 49
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
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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Richard A. Laursen D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 159+ D-Index.
  • Richard A. Laursen, a Chemistry scholar from Boston University, records 49 D-Index - the 19th percentile of the discipline.
  • 19% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Richard A. Laursen, and about 81% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Richard A. Laursen ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 56–57 D-Index, holding 1,051 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1990 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1972 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Richard A. Laursen is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research encompasses areas within analytical chemistry and archaeology, focusing notably on dye analysis, toxicity, and cultural heritage materials analysis.

The scientist's recent publications include the following papers:

  • The Analysis of Dyes in Textiles, 2020, Textile Museum journal.
  • The Manufacture of Lake Pigments from Artificial Colours: Investigating Chemistry and Recipes in the First Book on Synthetic Dyes-Based Lakes, 2025, Heritage.

Frequent collaborators in their research have included Eva Eis, Adele Ferretti, Francesca Sabatini, Valentina Corona, and Stefano Legnaioli.

Richard A. Laursen has published multiple works in these venues:

  • Textile Museum journal.
  • Heritage

Their research topics consistently cover:

  • Dye analysis and toxicity
  • Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis

The scientist has been recognized with several honors, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 1990
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, awarded in 1972

Best Publications

  • Solid-phase Edman degradation. An automatic peptide sequencer.

    Richard A. Laursen

  • CONTROL OF CALCITE CRYSTAL MORPHOLOGY BY A PEPTIDE DESIGNED TO BIND TO A SPECIFIC SURFACE

    Daniel B. DeOliveira;Richard A. Laursen

  • The Primary Structure of an Acidic Protein from 50-S Ribosomes of Escherichia coli which is Involved in GTP Hydrolysis Dependent on Elongation Factors G and T

    Cox Terhorst;Wim Möller;Richard Laursen;Brigitte Wittmann-Liebold

  • Primary structure of elongation factor Tu from Escherichia coli.

    K. Arai;B. F. C. Clark;L. Duffy;M. D. Jones

  • Development of mild extraction methods for the analysis of natural dyes in textiles of historical interest using LC-diode array detector-MS.

    Zhang X;Laursen Ra

  • Solid-phase edman degradation: Attachment of carboxyl-terminal homoserine peptides to an insoluble resin

    Marcus J. Horn;Richard A. Laursen

  • Amino acid sequence of a new type of antifreeze protein, from the longhorn sculpin Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosis.

    Gejing Deng;David W Andrews;Richard A Laursen

  • Structure-function relationships in a type I antifreeze polypeptide. The role of threonine methyl and hydroxyl groups in antifreeze activity

    Wei Zhang;Richard A. Laursen

  • Protein Kinase C-β Activates Tyrosinase by Phosphorylating Serine Residues in Its Cytoplasmic Domain

    Hee-Young Park;J. Manuel Perez;Richard Laursen;Masahiro Hara

  • Solid-phase Edman degradation. The use of p-phenyl diisothiocyanate to attach lysine- and arginine-containing peptides to insoluble resins☆

    Richard A. Laursen;Richard A. Laursen;Marcus J. Horn;Marcus J. Horn;Alex G. Bonner;Alex G. Bonner

  • The structure of bovine brain myelin proteolipid and its organization in myelin.

    Richard A. Laursen;Mohammed Samiullah;Marjorie B. Lees

  • A protein kinase-A recognition sequence is structurally linked to transformation by p59v-rel and cytoplasmic retention of p68c-rel.

    George Mosialos;Peter Hamer;Anthony J. Capobianco;Richard A. Laursen

  • Identification of anthraquinone markers for distinguishing Rubia species in madder-dyed textiles by HPLC

    Chika Mouri;Richard Laursen

  • Studies on the lysine-binding sites of human plasminogen. The effect of ligand structure on the binding of lysine analogs to plasminogen.

    Emily S. Winn;Sheau‐Ping Hu;Susan M. Hochschwender;Richard A. Laursen

  • Solid-phase methods in protein sequence analysis.

    Richard A. Laursen;Werner Machleidt

  • Synthesis of 3-β-D-Ribofuranosyladenine and (3-β-D-Ribofuranosyladenine)-5'-phosphate*

    Nelson J. Leonard;Richard A. Laursen

  • The Synthesis of 3-β-D-Ribofuranosyladenine

    Nelson J. Leonard;Richard A. Laursen

  • Isolation and characterization of an antifreeze protein from the longhorn sculpin, Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosis.

    Gejing Deng;Richard A. Laursen

  • Characterization of dyestuffs in ancient textiles from Xinjiang

    Xian Zhang;Irene Good;Richard Laursen

  • A Solid-State Edman Degradation

    Richard A. Laursen

  • Identification of Yellow Dye Types in Pre-Columbian Andean Textiles

    Xian Zhang;Ran Boytner;José Luis Cabrera;Richard Laursen

  • The amino acid sequence of elongation factor Tu of Escherichia coli. The complete sequence.

    R A Laursen;J J L'Italien;S Nagarkatti;D L Miller

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Motta
Andrea Motta National Research Council (CNR)
Wei-Chiang Shen
Wei-Chiang Shen National Taiwan University
Nelson J. Leonard
Nelson J. Leonard University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Raymond A. Sobel
Raymond A. Sobel Stanford University
Charles DeLisi
Charles DeLisi Boston University
Francesco Berna
Francesco Berna Simon Fraser University
Barbara A. Gilchrest
Barbara A. Gilchrest Harvard University
Brigitte Wittmann-Liebold
Brigitte Wittmann-Liebold Max Planck Society
Darryl J. Pappin
Darryl J. Pappin Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Paul Goldberg
Paul Goldberg Boston University

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