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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 96 1509 1340 579 477 297 42699

Robert L. Whetten publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert L. Whetten between 1982 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert L. Whetten published across 42 years, from 1982 to 2023, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 1992. 5 of the 308 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 1992. 1982: 2 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 10 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 9 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 32 publications 1992: 33 publications 1993: 17 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 14 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 4 publications
1982 2023

308 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert L. Whetten: publications per year, 1982 to 2023
Year Publications
1982 2
1983 3
1984 7
1985 10
1986 10
1987 9
1988 6
1989 10
1990 9
1991 32
1992 33
1993 17
1994 5
1995 1
1996 4
1997 14
1998 7
1999 9
2000 4
2001 2
2002 3
2003 2
2004 1
2005 3
2006 4
2007 5
2008 5
2009 5
2010 2
2011 6
2012 6
2013 8
2014 9
2015 9
2016 9
2017 8
2018 8
2019 9
2020 3
2021 4
2022 1
2023 4
Total 308
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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.

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, 281–300 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: 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.

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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
281–300 939 297
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
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 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.

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, 96–97 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: 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.

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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 96
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
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

  • 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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