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D-Index
61
Citations
14435
World Ranking
9178
National Ranking
2592

Richard W. Fessenden 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 W. Fessenden sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 183 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard W. Fessenden 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 W. Fessenden sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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

  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Richard W. Fessenden was affiliated with the University of Notre Dame in the United States. Their research contributions spanned multiple fields including Engineering, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Medicine. The subfields of study related to their work included Mechanics of Materials, Food Science, and Physiology.

The main topics covered in their research were Freezing and Crystallization Processes, Food Industry and Aquatic Biology, and Biochemical effects in animals.

Their published work includes at least one paper titled The viscosity and surface tension of dispersions of sucrose, lactose, skim milk powder, and butterfat, which was published in 2023 in the venue Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst).

  • Freezing and Crystallization Processes
  • Food Industry and Aquatic Biology
  • Biochemical effects in animals

  • Engineering
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Medicine

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Food Science
  • Physiology

  • The viscosity and surface tension of dispersions of sucrose, lactose, skim milk powder, and butterfat, 2023, Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

Frequent publication venues included:

  • Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

Throughout their career, Richard W. Fessenden collaborated independently as there were no frequently listed co-authors.

In recognition of their professional contributions, they were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1993.

Best Publications

  • ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE STUDIES OF TRANSIENT ALKYL RADICALS

    Richard W. Fessenden;Robert H. Schuler

  • Rate constants and mechanism of reaction of sulfate radical anion with aromatic compounds

    P. Neta;V. Madhavan;Haya Zemel;Richard W. Fessenden

  • Radiation Damage in Organic Crystals. I. CH(COOH)2 in Malonic Acid1

    H. M. McConnell;C. Heller;T. Cole;R. W. Fessenden

  • ESR Spectra and Structure of the Fluorinated Methyl Radicals

    Richard W. Fessenden;Robert H. Schuler

  • Electron spin resonance spectra of some isotopically substituted hydrocarbon radicals

    Richard W. Fessenden

  • Flash photolysis of transient radicals. 1. X2- with X = Cl, Br, I, and SCN

    V. Nagarajan;Richard W. Fessenden

  • Electron spin resonance spectra of radical intermediates in the oxidation of ascorbic acid and related substances

    Gary P. Laroff;Richard W. Fessenden;Robert H. Schuler

  • On the interactions of free radicals with gold nanoparticles.

    Zhenyuan Zhang;Alexander Berg;Haim Levanon;Richard W Fessenden

  • Electron spin resonance and pulse radiolysis studies of some reactions of peroxysulfate (SO4.1,2)

    Om P. Chawla;Richard W. Fessenden

  • DYE CAPPED SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCLUSTERS. ROLE OF BACK ELECTRON TRANSFER IN THE PHOTOSENSITIZATION OF SNO2 NANOCRYSTALLITES WITH CRESYL VIOLET AGGREGATES

    Di Liu;Richard W. Fessenden;Gordon L. Hug;Prashant V. Kamat

  • Rate Constants for Charge Injection from Excited Sensitizer into SnO2, ZnO, and TiO2 Semiconductor Nanocrystallites

    Richard W. Fessenden;Prashant V. Kamat

  • Photoelectrochemistry in particulate systems. 4. Photosensitization of a titanium dioxide semiconductor with a chlorophyll analog

    Prashant V. Kamat;Jean Paul Chauvet;R. W. Fessenden

  • Hydroxyl radical reactions with phenols and anilines as studied by electron spin resonance

    P. Neta;Richard W. Fessenden

  • Time resolved ESR spectroscopy. IV. Detailed measurement and analysis of the ESR time profile

    Naresh C. Verma;Richard W. Fessenden

  • Photoelectrochemistry in particulate systems. 6. Electron-transfer reactions of small cadmium sulfide colloids in acetonitrile

    Prashant V. Kamat;Nada M. Dimitrijevic;Richard W. Fessenden

  • Electron spin resonance studies of transient radicals in aqueous solutions

    Richard W. Fessenden;K. Eiben

  • Role of Nonfluorescent Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer State on the Photophysical Behavior of Aminophthalimide Dyes

    T. Soujanya;R. W. Fessenden;A. Samanta

  • Second‐Order Splittings in the ESR Spectra of Organic Radicals

    Richard W. Fessenden

  • Electron spin resonance study of the rate constants for reaction of hydrogen atoms with organic compounds in aqueous solution

    Robert H. Schuler;P. Neta;Richard W. Fessenden

  • Multiple time scales in pulse radiolysis. Application to bromide solutions and dipeptides

    Gordon L. Hug;Yicheng Wang;Christian Schöneich;P.-Y. Jiang

Frequent Co-Authors

Anunay Samanta
Anunay Samanta University of Hyderabad
Pedatsur Neta
Pedatsur Neta National Institute of Standards and Technology
Prashant V. Kamat
Prashant V. Kamat University of Notre Dame
Dan Meisel
Dan Meisel University of Notre Dame
Nada M. Dimitrijevic
Nada M. Dimitrijevic Argonne National Laboratory
Kankan Bhattacharyya
Kankan Bhattacharyya Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal
Agustín J. Colussi
Agustín J. Colussi California Institute of Technology
John M. Warman
John M. Warman Delft University of Technology
Emanuel Vogel
Emanuel Vogel University of Cologne
Juan C. Scaiano
Juan C. Scaiano University of Ottawa

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