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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 59 10334 2858 193 10331

Richard Bersohn publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard Bersohn between 1950 and 2010, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard Bersohn published across 61 years, from 1950 to 2010, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 1983. 2 of the 200 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1950 to 2010. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 1983. 1950: 3 publications 1951: 0 publications 1952: 1 publication 1953: 0 publications 1954: 3 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 3 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 1 publication 1960: 3 publications 1961: 1 publication 1962: 2 publications 1963: 6 publications 1964: 4 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 7 publications 1967: 2 publications 1968: 2 publications 1969: 3 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 2 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 2 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 7 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 7 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 6 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 10 publications 1983: 13 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 1 publication
1950 2010

200 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard Bersohn: publications per year, 1950 to 2010
Year Publications
1950 3
1951 0
1952 1
1953 0
1954 3
1955 0
1956 3
1957 0
1958 0
1959 1
1960 3
1961 1
1962 2
1963 6
1964 4
1965 0
1966 7
1967 2
1968 2
1969 3
1970 1
1971 2
1972 1
1973 2
1974 3
1975 7
1976 1
1977 7
1978 4
1979 5
1980 6
1981 5
1982 10
1983 13
1984 6
1985 3
1986 7
1987 2
1988 2
1989 7
1990 5
1991 11
1992 4
1993 5
1994 4
1995 2
1996 5
1997 2
1998 4
1999 4
2000 7
2001 3
2002 4
2003 2
2004 0
2005 1
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 1
2010 1
Total 200
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Richard Bersohn publications per year - data summary

  • Richard Bersohn, a Chemistry scholar from Columbia University, has 200 publications recorded across 61 years, from 1950 to 2010.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1950 and the most recent to 2010.
  • The most productive year is 1983, with 13 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1952, 1959, 1961, 1970 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 10 of the 61 years in the span carry no publications at all (1951, 1953, 1955, 1957 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.9 per year counting only the 51 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2006-2010) hold 2 publications, 1% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1950-1970: 42 publications (2.0 per year); 1971-1991: 109 publications (5.2 per year); 1992-2010: 49 publications (2.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Richard Bersohn 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 Bersohn 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: 193 publications — 30th percentile

30% 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 1,344 193
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 Bersohn 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 Bersohn, a Chemistry scholar from Columbia University, records 193 publications - the 30th percentile of the discipline.
  • 30% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Richard Bersohn, and about 70% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Richard Bersohn 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 Bersohn 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 Bersohn 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, 58–59 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: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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 59
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 Bersohn 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 Bersohn, a Chemistry scholar from Columbia University, records 59 D-Index - the 44th percentile of the discipline.
  • 44% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Richard Bersohn, and about 56% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Richard Bersohn 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

  • 1985 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1985 - Herbert P. Broida Prize, American Physical Society
  • 1972 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1962 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)
  • 1960 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Richard Bersohn was affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Throughout their career, they contributed to the academic field primarily through research, although no specific papers, co-authors, or publication venues were documented in the available data.

Bersohn's recognition in the scientific community included several notable awards and honors. In 1960, they were named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Two years later, in 1962, they became a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). In 1972, they received a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

In 1985, Bersohn was awarded the Herbert P. Broida Prize by the American Physical Society, an award given for outstanding experimental advances in the fields of atomic and molecular spectroscopy or chemical physics. The same year, they were elected as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences, reflecting recognition by peers in the scientific community.

Although specific research topics, papers, or publication venues were not listed in the data, Bersohn's career was marked by distinctions that suggest a significant presence in physical sciences, particularly in areas connected to spectroscopy and chemical physics as implied by the awards received.

Best Publications

  • Double‐Quantum Light Scattering by Molecules

    Richard Bersohn;Yoh-Han Pao;H. L. Frisch

  • Theory of the angular distribution of molecular photofragments

    Sze‐cheng Yang;Richard Bersohn

  • Theories of the Dynamics of Photodissociation

    M. Shapiro;R. Bersohn

  • Photodissociation of molecular beams of aryl halides

    Unknown

  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Line Shape for a Triangular Configuration of Nuclei

    Unknown

  • A nomenclature for Λ‐doublet levels in rotating linear molecules

    M. H. Alexander;P. Andresen;R. Bacis;R. Bersohn

  • Variational Approach to the Quadrupole Polarizability of Ions

    Unknown

  • Structural Investigations by Means of Nuclear Magnetism. III. Ammonium Halides

    Unknown

  • Measurement of the relative populations of I(2P01/2) and I(2P03/2) by laser induced vacuum ultraviolet fluorescence

    P. Brewer;P. Das;G. S. Ondrey;R. Bersohn

  • Vibrational energy distribution of the CH3 radical photodissociated from CH3I

    Unknown

  • PHOTODISSOCIATION OF MOLECULAR BEAMS OF METHYLENE IODIDE AND IODOFORM

    M. Kawasaki;S. J. Lee;R. Bersohn

  • The photodissociation of nitromethane at 193 nm

    L. J. Butler;D. Krajnovich;Y. T. Lee;G. S. Ondrey

  • Ion Imaging of the Photodissociation of OCS Near 217 and 230 nm

    Yoshihiro Sato;Yutaka Matsumi;Masahiro Kawasaki;Koichi Tsukiyama

  • Dissociation of methanol and ethanol activated by a chemical reaction or by light

    Sunita Satyapal;Jeunghee Park;Richard Bersohn;Benjamin Katz

  • Nuclear Electric Quadrupole Spectra in Solids

    Unknown

  • Proton Hyperfine Interactions in Semiquinone Ions

    Unknown

  • The state distribution of OH radicals photodissociated from H2O2 at 193 and 248 nm

    G. Ondrey;N. van Veen;R. Bersohn

  • Photodissociation of aryl and aryl–alkyl halides at 193 nm: Fragment translational energy distributions

    A. Freedman;S. C. Yang;M. Kawasaki;R. Bersohn

  • Energy distribution of the fragments produced by photodissociation of CS2 at 193 nm

    S. C. Yang;A. Freedman;M. Kawasaki;R. Bersohn

  • Isotopic branching ratio for the reaction A+HD→AD(H)+H(D)

    Koichi Tsukiyama;B. Katz;B. Katz;R. Bersohn

  • Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of Hemoglobin and Its Complexes with Subpicosecond Optical Pulses

    CV Shank;EP Ippen;R Bersohn

  • Fluorescence excitation spectra of indole, 3‐methyl indole, and 3‐indole acetic acid in supersonic jets

    Richard Bersohn;Uzi Even;Joshua Jortner

  • ORIENTATION OF TARGETS BY BEAM EXCITATION.

    Richard Bersohn;Sheng H. Lin

  • Isotope effect in the photodissociation of HDO at 157.5 nm

    Neil Shafer;Sunita Satyapal;Richard Bersohn

  • Vacuum ultraviolet photochemistry of CH4 and isotopomers. II. Product channel fields and absorption spectra

    Jen Han Wang;Kopin Liu;Zhiyuan Min;Hongmei Su

  • Studies of individual carbon sites of azurin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa by natural-abundance carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

    Kamil Ugurbil;Raymond S. Norton;Raymond S. Norton;Adam Allerhand;Richard Bersohn

  • Unimolecular decomposition of methylsubstituted benzenes into benzyl radicals and hydrogen atoms

    Jeunghee Park;Richard Bersohn;Izhack Oref

Frequent Co-Authors

Masahiro Kawasaki
Masahiro Kawasaki Kyoto University
Yutaka Matsumi
Yutaka Matsumi Nagoya University
Uzi Even
Uzi Even Tel Aviv University
Jeunghee Park
Jeunghee Park Korea University
Arun Chattopadhyay
Arun Chattopadhyay Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Kamil Ugurbil
Kamil Ugurbil University of Minnesota
Joshua Jortner
Joshua Jortner Tel Aviv University
Aviv Amirav
Aviv Amirav Tel Aviv University
Moshe Shapiro
Moshe Shapiro University of British Columbia
Raphael D. Levine
Raphael D. Levine Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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