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Robert L. Whetten

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
96
Citations
42699
World Ranking
1509
National Ranking
579

Robert L. Whetten 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 L. Whetten sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 297 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert L. Whetten 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 L. Whetten sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 1988 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Robert L. Whetten is affiliated with Northern Arizona University in the United States. His research primarily falls within the field of Materials Science, focusing extensively on Materials Chemistry and related subfields such as Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Organic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

His main research topics include Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications, Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications, Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis, Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures, Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis, Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles, and Neurological Complications and Syndromes.

Whetten has contributed to several academic papers published in notable venues. Some recent publications include:

  • "The Missing Link: Au191(SPh-tBu)66 Janus Nanoparticle with Molecular and Bulk-Metal-like Properties" (2020) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Decahedra and Icosahedra Everywhere: The Anomalous Crystallization of Au and Other Metals at the Nanoscale" (2023) in Crystal Research and Technology
  • "Isolation of the Au145(SR)60X compound (R = n-butyl, n-pentyl; X = Br, Cl): novel gold nanoclusters that exhibit properties subtly distinct from the ubiquitous icosahedral Au144(SR)60 compound" (2021) in Nanoscale
  • "Robustness of Superatoms and Their Potential as Building Blocks of Materials: Al13- vs B(CN)4-" (2020) in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • "Crucial Role of Conjugation in Monolayer-Protected Metal Clusters with Aromatic Ligands: Insights from the Archetypal Au144L60 Cluster Compounds" (2021) in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Frequent coauthors in Whetten's work include Miguel José Yacamán, Xóchitl López-Lozano, Hans-Christian Weissker, Naga Arjun Sakthivel, and Masoud Shabaninezhad.

Whetten's research has appeared regularly in specialized journals, including:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Crystal Research and Technology
  • Nanoscale
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

In 1988, Robert L. Whetten was recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Best Publications

  • A unified view of ligand-protected gold clusters as superatom complexes

    Michael Walter;Jaakko Akola;Olga Lopez-Acevedo;Pablo D. Jadzinsky

  • Photophysical properties of C60

    James W. Arbogast;Aleksander P. Darmanyan;Christopher S. Foote;Yves Rubin

  • Optical Absorption Spectra of Nanocrystal Gold Molecules

    Marcos M. Alvarez;Joseph T. Khoury;T. Gregory Schaaff;Marat N. Shafigullin

  • Nanocrystal gold molecules

    Robert L. Whetten;Joseph T. Khoury;Marcos M. Alvarez;Srihari Murthy

  • Gold nanoelectrodes of varied size: Transition to molecule-like charging

    Shaowei Chen;Roychelle S. Ingram;Michael J. Hostetler;Jeremy J. Pietron

  • Alkali-Fulleride Superconductors: Synthesis, Composition, and Diamagnetic Shielding

    Károly Holczer;Oliviér Klein;Shiou Mei Huang;Richard B. Kaner

  • Structure of single-phase superconducting K3C60

    Peter W. Stephens;Laszlo Mihaly;Peter L. Lee;Robert L. Whetten

  • The Higher Fullerenes: Isolation and Characterization of C76, C84, C90, C94, and C70O, an Oxide of D5h-C70

    François Diederich;Roland Ettl;Yves Rubin;Robert L. Whetten

  • Giant Gold−Glutathione Cluster Compounds: Intense Optical Activity in Metal-Based Transitions

    and T. Gregory Schaaff;Robert L. Whetten

  • Isolation and Selected Properties of a 10.4 kDa Gold:Glutathione Cluster Compound

    T. Gregory Schaaff;Grady Knight;Marat N. Shafigullin;and Raymond F. Borkman

  • Two different fullerenes have the same cyclic voltammetry

    P. M. Allemand;A. Koch;Fred Wudl;Y. Rubin

  • On the structure of thiolate-protected Au25

    Jaakko Akola;Michael Walter;Robert L. Whetten;Hannu Häkkinen

  • Isolation of Smaller Nanocrystal Au Molecules: Robust Quantum Effects in Optical Spectra

    T. G. Schaaff;M. N. Shafigullin;J. T. Khoury;I. Vezmar

  • Crystal structures of molecular gold nanocrystal arrays

    Robert L. Whetten;Marat N. Shafigullin;Joseph T. Khoury;T. Gregory Schaaff

  • Visible to Infrared Luminescence from a 28-Atom Gold Cluster

    Stephan Link;Andrew Beeby;Simon FitzGerald;Mostafa A. El-Sayed

  • Structural evolution of smaller gold nanocrystals: The truncated decahedral motif

    Charles L. Cleveland;Uzi Landman;Thomas G. Schaaff;Marat N. Shafigullin

  • Total Structure and Electronic Properties of the Gold Nanocrystal Au36(SR)24

    Chenjie Zeng;Huifeng Qian;Tao Li;Gao Li

  • Statistical thermodynamics of the cluster solid-liquid transition

    Pierre Labastie;Robert L. Whetten

  • Isolation of C76, a chiral (D2) allotrope of carbon

    Roland Ettl;Ito Chao;François Diederich;Robert L. Whetten

  • Coadsorption of CO and O2 on Selected Gold Clusters: Evidence for Efficient Room-Temperature CO2 Generation

    William T. Wallace;Robert L. Whetten

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard B. Kaner
Richard B. Kaner University of California, Los Angeles
Chahan Yeretzian
Chahan Yeretzian Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Miguel Jose-Yacaman
Miguel Jose-Yacaman The University of Texas at San Antonio
Zhong Lin Wang
Zhong Lin Wang Georgia Institute of Technology
Yves Rubin
Yves Rubin University of California, Los Angeles
Uzi Landman
Uzi Landman Georgia Institute of Technology
Xiuling Li
Xiuling Li University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Peter W. Stephens
Peter W. Stephens Stony Brook University
Amala Dass
Amala Dass University of Mississippi
George Grüner
George Grüner University of California, Los Angeles

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