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Chemistry

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157
Citations
105204
World Ranking
102
National Ranking
53

Physics

D-Index
153
Citations
95359
World Ranking
269
National Ranking
158

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2010 - Priestley Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2009 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 2009 - F.A. Cotton Medal for Excellence in Chemical Research, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2008 - George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2006 - Oesper Award, University of Cincinnati and American Chemical Society
  • 2005 - William H. Nichols Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2005 - Wolf Prize in Chemistry, Wolf Foundation for his ingenious applications of laser techniques, for identifying complex mechanisms in molecules, and their use in analytical chemistry.
  • 2001 - Faraday Lectureship Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 2001 - Charles Lathrop Parsons Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2000 - Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science, American Physical Society
  • 1999 - Welch Award in Chemistry, Robert A. Welch Foundation
  • 1999 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1999 - E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1997 - Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 1993 - Linus Pauling Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1991 - Peter Debye Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1991 - NAS Award in Chemical Sciences, National Academy of Sciences (US) For his pioneering laser-based techniques, deep insights, and seminal contributions, which have influenced every facet of chemical reaction dynamics.
  • 1985 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1985 - Irving Langmuir Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1983 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his seminal contributions to molecular spectroscopy, photochemistry, and chemical reaction dynamics, especially for his incisive theoretical methods and the development of the experimental technique of laser induced fluorescence.", Presented by President Reagan at a White House Ceremony on February 27, 1985.
  • 1981 - Earle K. Plyler Prize for Molecular Spectroscopy, American Physical Society
  • 1979 - Polanyi Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 1976 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1976 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1970 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation Also approved by the Division of Chemical Physics
  • 1967 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Overview

Richard N. Zare is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Chemistry, with significant contributions in areas such as Spectroscopy, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics including Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Electrochemical Analysis and Applications, Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Xiaowei Song, Yifan Meng, Yu Xia, Mohammad Mofidfar, and Christian F. Chamberlayne.

Among the main venues where their research has appeared are:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Chemical Science
  • QRB Discovery

Recent papers reflect a focus on the chemistry of microdroplets and hydrogen peroxide production. Selected publications include:

  • Strong Electric Field Observed at the Interface of Aqueous Microdroplets, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Condensing water vapor to droplets generates hydrogen peroxide, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Sprayed Water Microdroplets Are Able to Generate Hydrogen Peroxide Spontaneously, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Simple model for the electric field and spatial distribution of ions in a microdroplet, 2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Water-solid contact electrification causes hydrogen peroxide production from hydroxyl radical recombination in sprayed microdroplets, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Richard N. Zare has received numerous awards throughout their career, including the Priestley Medal and the F.A. Cotton Medal for Excellence in Chemical Research from the American Chemical Society. They were awarded the Wolf Prize in Chemistry by the Wolf Foundation in 2005 for their work involving laser techniques and analytical chemistry.

Other distinctions include fellowship status in the American Chemical Society, The World Academy of Sciences, the Royal Society (United Kingdom), the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Physical Society.

Major recognitions also involve the US President's National Medal of Science in 1983, given for contributions to molecular spectroscopy, photochemistry, and chemical reaction dynamics. Additional awards include the Linus Pauling Award, NAS Award in Chemical Sciences, and multiple accolades from the Royal Society of Chemistry and the American Chemical Society.

Best Publications

  • Angular Momentum: Understanding Spatial Aspects in Chemistry and Physics

    Richard N. Zare;William G. Harter

  • Nanoparticle PEGylation for imaging and therapy

    Jesse V Jokerst;Tatsiana Lobovkina;Richard N Zare;Sanjiv S Gambhir

  • Search for past life on Mars: possible relic biogenic activity in martian meteorite ALH84001.

    David S. McKay;Everett K. Gibson;Kathie L. Thomas-Keprta;Hojatollah Vali

  • Optical diagnostics of atmospheric pressure air plasmas

    C O Laux;T G Spence;C H Kruger;R N Zare

  • Protein-inorganic hybrid nanoflowers

    Jun Ge;Jiandu Lei;Jiandu Lei;Richard N. Zare

  • Angular Distribution of Photoelectrons

    J. Cooper;R. N. Zare

  • Advances in Asphaltene Science and the Yen–Mullins Model

    Oliver C. Mullins;Hassan Sabbah;Hassan Sabbah;Hassan Sabbah;Joëlle Eyssautier;Andrew E. Pomerantz

  • Comet 81P/Wild 2 under a microscope.

    Don Brownlee;Peter Tsou;Jérôme Aléon;Conel M O'd Alexander

  • One-Pot Synthesis of Protein-Embedded Metal–Organic Frameworks with Enhanced Biological Activities

    Fengjiao Lyu;Yifei Zhang;Richard N. Zare;Jun Ge

  • Probing individual molecules with confocal fluorescence microscopy

    Shuming Nie;Daniel T. Chiu;Richard N. Zare

  • Vasculature and lymphatic system imaging and ablation associated with a reservoir

    Roderick A. Hyde;Edward K. Y. Jung;Nathan P. Myhrvold;Clarence T. Tegreene

  • Erratum: Angular Distribution of Photoelectrons

    J. Cooper;R. N. Zare

  • Microfluidic device for single-cell analysis

    Aaron R. Wheeler;William R. Throndset;Rebecca J. Whelan;Andrew M. Leach

  • The labeling of parity doublet levels in linear molecules

    J.M. Brown;J.T. Hougen;K.-P. Huber;J.W.C. Johns

  • Electrokinetic Separation of Chiral Compounds

    E. Gassmann;J. E. Kuo;R. N. Zare

  • A monomeric G protein-coupled receptor isolated in a high-density lipoprotein particle efficiently activates its G protein

    Matthew R. Whorton;Michael P. Bokoch;Søren G. F. Rasmussen;Bo Huang

  • Laser Control of Chemical Reactions

    Richard N. Zare

  • Current-monitoring method for measuring the electroosmotic flow rate in capillary zone electrophoresis

    Xiaohua. Huang;Manuel J. Gordon;Richard N. Zare

  • A Direct Approach for the Reduction of Diatomic Spectra to Molecular Constants for the Construction of RKR Potentials

    R.N. Zare;A.L. Schmeltekopf;W.J. Harrop;D.L. Albritton

  • OPTICAL DETECTION OF SINGLE MOLECULES

    Shuming Nie;Richard N. Zare

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew E. Pomerantz
Andrew E. Pomerantz Schlumberger (British Virgin Islands)
Joselito P. Quirino
Joselito P. Quirino University of Tasmania
Hong Gil Nam
Hong Gil Nam Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
Daniel T. Chiu
Daniel T. Chiu University of Washington
Jason P. Dworkin
Jason P. Dworkin Goddard Space Flight Center
Hao Chen
Hao Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Louis J. Allamandola
Louis J. Allamandola Ames Research Center
Robert M. Waymouth
Robert M. Waymouth Stanford University
Andrew J. Orr-Ewing
Andrew J. Orr-Ewing University of Bristol

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