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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 138 225 204 106 87 800 73282

Robert G. Bergman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert G. Bergman between 1965 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert G. Bergman published across 61 years, from 1965 to 2025, averaging 13.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2008. 10 of the 821 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1965 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2008. 1965: 2 publications 1966: 1 publication 1967: 7 publications 1968: 4 publications 1969: 7 publications 1970: 8 publications 1971: 8 publications 1972: 23 publications 1973: 11 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 9 publications 1976: 11 publications 1977: 15 publications 1978: 7 publications 1979: 10 publications 1980: 15 publications 1981: 15 publications 1982: 11 publications 1983: 18 publications 1984: 11 publications 1985: 15 publications 1986: 13 publications 1987: 13 publications 1988: 17 publications 1989: 16 publications 1990: 15 publications 1991: 14 publications 1992: 21 publications 1993: 18 publications 1994: 14 publications 1995: 22 publications 1996: 17 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 18 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 20 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 30 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 26 publications 2007: 24 publications 2008: 31 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 6 publications 2025: 4 publications
1965 2025

821 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert G. Bergman: publications per year, 1965 to 2025
Year Publications
1965 2
1966 1
1967 7
1968 4
1969 7
1970 8
1971 8
1972 23
1973 11
1974 4
1975 9
1976 11
1977 15
1978 7
1979 10
1980 15
1981 15
1982 11
1983 18
1984 11
1985 15
1986 13
1987 13
1988 17
1989 16
1990 15
1991 14
1992 21
1993 18
1994 14
1995 22
1996 17
1997 10
1998 18
1999 10
2000 17
2001 20
2002 19
2003 19
2004 30
2005 13
2006 26
2007 24
2008 31
2009 12
2010 22
2011 21
2012 13
2013 19
2014 13
2015 15
2016 15
2017 6
2018 5
2019 8
2020 12
2021 5
2022 15
2023 1
2024 6
2025 4
Total 821
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Robert G. Bergman 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 G. Bergman 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, 781–800 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: 800 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 46 800
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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Robert G. Bergman 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 G. Bergman 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, 138–139 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: 138 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 16 138
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2017 - Wolf Prize in Chemistry, Wolf Foundation for his discovery of the activation responses of carbon-hydrogen bonds in hydrocarbons by soluble organometallic complexes.
  • 2014 - Welch Award in Chemistry, Robert A. Welch Foundation
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2007 - NAS Award in Chemical Sciences, National Academy of Sciences (US) For numerous innovative contributions at the interfaces of physical, organic, and inorganic chemistry, including the discoveries of alkane carbon-hydrogen bond oxidative addition and 1,4-benzene diradicals.
  • 2002 - Monie A. Ferst Award, Sigma Xi
  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1998 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1996 - Arthur C. Cope Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1984 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1984 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1970 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Robert G. Bergman is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within materials science and chemistry, with a significant focus on crystallography and organometallic chemistry.

They have published extensively in several key venues, highlighted by:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (77 publications)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (11 publications)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (9 publications)
  • Chemical Science (2 publications)
  • Nature Catalysis (1 publication)

Bergman's primary fields of study include Materials Science with 163 publications and Chemistry with 60 publications. Their subfields encompass Materials Chemistry (155 publications), Organic Chemistry (43 publications), Inorganic Chemistry (10 publications), Molecular Biology (7 publications), and Biomaterials (4 publications).

The scientist's main research topics incorporate:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies (154 publications)
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography (154 publications)
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (26 publications)
  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (14 publications)
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (12 publications)
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (8 publications)
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (8 publications)

Recent scholarly articles authored by or involving Robert G. Bergman include:

  • "Advances in supramolecular host-mediated reactivity," 2020, Nature Catalysis
  • "Impact of Host Flexibility on Selectivity in a Supramolecular Host-Catalyzed Enantioselective aza-Darzens Reaction," 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "A Nanovessel-Catalyzed Three-Component Aza-Darzens Reaction," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Chemoselective and Site-Selective Reductions Catalyzed by a Supramolecular Host and a Pyridine-Borane Cofactor," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "An Isolated Water Droplet in the Aqueous Solution of a Supramolecular Tetrahedral Cage," 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)

Their frequent coauthors include Trevor D. Lohrey, John Arnold, Jade I. Fostvedt, and Erik T. Ouellette.

Robert G. Bergman has received multiple awards throughout their career. These include the Wolf Prize in Chemistry awarded by the Wolf Foundation in 2017 for discoveries related to the activation responses of carbon-hydrogen bonds in hydrocarbons by soluble organometallic complexes, the Welch Award in Chemistry in 2014, the NAS Award in Chemical Sciences in 2007 from the National Academy of Sciences (US), and the Arthur C. Cope Award from the American Chemical Society in 1996.

Additional recognitions feature fellowships from several organizations such as the American Chemical Society (2011), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1999, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1998, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1984, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1970. Membership in the National Academy of Sciences was granted in 1984. The Monie A. Ferst Award from Sigma Xi was received in 2002.

Best Publications

  • Rhodium-Catalyzed C-C Bond Formation via Heteroatom-Directed C-H Bond Activation

    Denise A. Colby;Robert G. Bergman;Jonathan A. Ellman

  • Organometallic chemistry: C-H activation.

    Robert G. Bergman

  • Selective Intermolecular Carbon-Hydrogen Bond Activation by Synthetic Metal Complexes in Homogeneous Solution

    Bruce A. Arndtsen;Robert G. Bergman;T. Andrew Mobley;Thomas H. Peterson

  • Rhodium catalyzed chelation-assisted C-H bond functionalization reactions

    Denise A. Colby;Andy S. Tsai;Robert G. Bergman;Jonathan A. Ellman

  • Supramolecular Catalysis in Metal–Ligand Cluster Hosts

    Casey J. Brown;F. Dean Toste;Robert G. Bergman;Robert G. Bergman;Kenneth N. Raymond;Kenneth N. Raymond

  • Reactive 1,4-dehydroaromatics

    Robert G. Bergman

  • Selective molecular recognition, C-H bond activation, and catalysis in nanoscale reaction vessels

    Dorothea Fiedler;Dennis H. Leung;Robert G. Bergman;Kenneth N. Raymond

  • Direct Functionalization of Nitrogen Heterocycles via Rh-Catalyzed C−H Bond Activation

    Jared C. Lewis;Robert G. Bergman;Jonathan A. Ellman

  • p-Benzyne. Generation as an intermediate in a thermal isomerization reaction and trapping evidence for the 1,4-benzenediyl structure

    Richard R. Jones;Robert G. Bergman

  • Acid catalysis in basic solution: a supramolecular host promotes orthoformate hydrolysis.

    Michael D. Pluth;Robert G. Bergman;Kenneth N. Raymond

  • Carbon-hydrogen activation in completely saturated hydrocarbons: direct observation of M + R-H .fwdarw. M(R)(H)

    Andrew H. Janowicz;Robert G. Bergman

  • Proton-mediated chemistry and catalysis in a self-assembled supramolecular host.

    Michael D. Pluth;Robert G. Bergman;Kenneth N. Raymond

  • Unusually Mild and Selective Hydrocarbon C-H Bond Activation with Positively Charged Iridium(III) Complexes

    Bruce A. Arndtsen;Robert G. Bergman

  • Stoichiometric and catalytic hydroamination of alkynes and allene by zirconium bisamides Cp2Zr(NHR)2

    Patrick J. Walsh;Anne M. Baranger;Robert G. Bergman

  • Generation, alkyne cycloaddition, arene carbon-hydrogen activation, nitrogen-hydrogen activation and dative ligand trapping reactions of the first monomeric imidozirconocene (Cp2Zr:NR) complexes

    Patrick J. Walsh;Frederick J. Hollander;Robert G. Bergman

  • Activation of carbon-hydrogen bonds in saturated hydrocarbons on photolysis of (.eta.5-C5Me5)(PMe3)IrH2. Relative rates of reaction of the intermediate with different types of carbon-hydrogen bonds and functionalization of the metal-bound alkyl groups

    Andrew H. Janowicz;Robert G. Bergman

  • Mechanistic Investigation of the Staudinger Ligation

    Fiona L. Lin;Helen M. Hoyt;Herman Van Halbeek;Robert G. Bergman

  • A supramolecular microenvironment strategy for transition metal catalysis

    David M. Kaphan;David M. Kaphan;Mark D. Levin;Robert G. Bergman;Robert G. Bergman;Kenneth N. Raymond;Kenneth N. Raymond

  • Catalytic C-O Bond Cleavage of 2-Aryloxy-1-arylethanols and Its Application to the Depolymerization of Lignin-Related Polymers

    Jason M. Nichols;Lee M. Bishop;Robert G. Bergman;Jonathan A. Ellman

  • A supramolecular approach to combining enzymatic and transition metal catalysis

    Z. Jane Wang;Kristen N. Clary;Robert G. Bergman;Kenneth N. Raymond

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan A. Ellman
Jonathan A. Ellman Yale University
Kenneth N. Raymond
Kenneth N. Raymond Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
John Arnold
John Arnold University of California, Berkeley
F. Dean Toste
F. Dean Toste University of California, Berkeley
Richard A. Andersen
Richard A. Andersen Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Patrick J. Walsh
Patrick J. Walsh University of Pennsylvania
T. Don Tilley
T. Don Tilley University of California, Berkeley
Michael D. Pluth
Michael D. Pluth University of Oregon
John F. Hartwig
John F. Hartwig University of California, Berkeley
Clayton H. Heathcock
Clayton H. Heathcock University of California, Berkeley

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