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Robert Burns Woodward

Robert Burns Woodward

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
29110
World Ranking
5148
National Ranking
113

Robert Burns Woodward 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 Robert Burns Woodward sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 205 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert Burns Woodward 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 Robert Burns Woodward sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert Burns Woodward was affiliated with Novartis (Switzerland) in Switzerland during their career.

The scientist was deceased.

Best Publications

  • The Conservation of Orbital Symmetry

    R. B. Woodward;Roald Hoffmann

  • Stereochemistry of Electrocyclic Reactions

    R. B. Woodward;Roald Hoffmann

  • Die Erhaltung der Orbitalsymmetrie

    R. B. Woodward;R. Hoffmann

  • THE STRUCTURE OF IRON BIS-CYCLOPENTADIENYL

    Geoffrey Wilkinson;M. Rosenblum;M. C. Whiting;R. B. Woodward

  • Selection Rules for Concerted Cycloaddition Reactions

    Roald Hoffmann;R. B. Woodward

  • Structure and the Optical Rotatory Dispersion of Saturated Ketones

    William Moffitt;R. B. Woodward;A. Moscowitz;W. Klyne

  • Conservation of Orbital Symmetry

    Roald Hoffmann;Robert B. Woodward

  • Conjugated One and Two Dimensional Polymers

    Myung-hwan Whangbo;Roald Hoffmann;Robert Burns Woodward

  • Selection Rules for Sigmatropic Reactions

    R. B. Woodward;Roald Hoffmann

  • The Total Synthesis of Cephalosporin C1

    R. B. Woodward;K. Heusler;J. Gosteli;P. Naegeli

  • The total synthesis of strychnine

    R.B. Woodward;M.P. Cava;W.D. Ollis;A. Hunger

  • The total synthesis of reserpine

    R.B. Woodward;F.E. Bader;H. Bickel;A.J. Frey

  • Orbital Symmetries and endo-exo Relationships in Concerted Cycloaddition Reactions

    Roald Hoffmann;R. B. Woodward

  • A NEW AROMATIC SYSTEM

    R. B. Woodward;M. Rosenblum;M. C. Whiting

  • Structure and the Absorption Spectra of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones

    Robert Burns Woodward

  • The Structure and Chemistry of Ferrocene. III. Evidence Pertaining to the Ring Rotational Barrier

    Myron Rosenblum;R. B. Woodward

  • Sapphyrins: novel aromatic pentapyrrolic macrocycles

    Victor J. Bauer;Derrick L. J. Clive;David Dolphin;John B. Paine

  • The Total Synthesis of Quinine

    R. B. Woodward;W. E. Doering

  • Totalsynthese des Chlorophylls

    R. B. Woodward

  • THE TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF CHLOROPHYLL

    R. B. Woodward;W. A. Ayer;J. M. Beaton;F. Bickelhaupt

Frequent Co-Authors

Roald Hoffmann
Roald Hoffmann Cornell University
Raymond Bonnett
Raymond Bonnett Queen Mary University of London
Carl Djerassi
Carl Djerassi Stanford University
David Dolphin
David Dolphin University of British Columbia
Gerhard L. Closs
Gerhard L. Closs University of Chicago
Paul D. Bartlett
Paul D. Bartlett Harvard University
Thomas J. Katz
Thomas J. Katz Columbia University
Myung-Hwan Whangbo
Myung-Hwan Whangbo North Carolina State University
Geoffrey Wilkinson
Geoffrey Wilkinson Imperial College London

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