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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 57 11226 3057 365 10253

Robert R. Holmes publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert R. Holmes between 1955 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert R. Holmes published across 71 years, from 1955 to 2025, averaging 5.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 63 publications in 1995. 6 of the 375 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1955 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 63. Peak 63 publications in 1995. 1955: 1 publication 1956: 1 publication 1957: 0 publications 1958: 2 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 5 publications 1961: 2 publications 1962: 2 publications 1963: 6 publications 1964: 3 publications 1965: 3 publications 1966: 1 publication 1967: 3 publications 1968: 3 publications 1969: 3 publications 1970: 5 publications 1971: 5 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 5 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 8 publications 1980: 6 publications 1981: 10 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 7 publications 1984: 16 publications 1985: 10 publications 1986: 13 publications 1987: 14 publications 1988: 15 publications 1989: 11 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 14 publications 1992: 15 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 63 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 1 publication 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 3 publications 2025: 3 publications
1955 2025

375 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert R. Holmes: publications per year, 1955 to 2025
Year Publications
1955 1
1956 1
1957 0
1958 2
1959 0
1960 5
1961 2
1962 2
1963 6
1964 3
1965 3
1966 1
1967 3
1968 3
1969 3
1970 5
1971 5
1972 3
1973 2
1974 1
1975 1
1976 1
1977 5
1978 2
1979 8
1980 6
1981 10
1982 4
1983 7
1984 16
1985 10
1986 13
1987 14
1988 15
1989 11
1990 11
1991 14
1992 15
1993 7
1994 7
1995 63
1996 9
1997 9
1998 8
1999 6
2000 7
2001 3
2002 9
2003 1
2004 1
2005 3
2006 4
2007 9
2008 1
2009 2
2010 2
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 1
2015 1
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 1
2023 1
2024 3
2025 3
Total 375
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Robert R. Holmes 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 R. Holmes 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, 361–380 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: 365 publications — 75th percentile

75% 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
361–380 522 365
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 R. Holmes 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 R. Holmes 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, 56–57 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: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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 57
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
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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Overview

Robert R. Holmes was affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research contributions spanned several topics within environmental science, with a focus on hydrology, crystallography, and planetary science.

Their recent papers included:

  • Multi-Step Ahead Water Level Forecasting Using Deep Neural Networks, 2024, published in Water
  • Riverbank stability assessment during hydro-peak flow events: the lower Osage River case (Missouri, USA), 2020, published in International Journal of River Basin Management
  • Influence of hydropower outflow characteristics on riverbank stability: case of the lower Osage River (Missouri, USA), 2020, published in Hydrological Sciences Journal
  • 2023 DZ2 Planetary Defense Campaign, 2024, published in The Planetary Science Journal
  • The Second International Asteroid Warning Network Timing Campaign: 2005 LW3, 2023, published in The Planetary Science Journal

The main fields of study in Holmes' work were Environmental Science, with subfields including:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Ecology
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Their research topics covered a range of specialized areas such as:

  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Hydraulic flow and structures
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
  • Dam Engineering and Safety
  • Astro and Planetary Science

Holmes collaborated frequently with several coauthors including Steven Corns, Roberta O. Day, Jeffrey S. Payne, Wesam S. Mohammed-Ali, and César Mendoza. Their work appeared multiple times in key publication venues such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • The Planetary Science Journal
  • Water
  • International Journal of River Basin Management
  • Hydrological Sciences Journal

Best Publications

  • Comparison of Phosphorus and Silicon: Hypervalency, Stereochemistry, and Reactivity.

    Robert R. Holmes

  • The stereochemistry of nucleophilic substitution of tetracoordinate silicon

    Robert R. Holmes

  • ORGANOTIN CLUSTER CHEMISTRY

    Robert R. Holmes

  • STRUCTURAL DISTORTIONS OF CYCLIC PHOSPHORANES AND THE BERRY EXCHANGE COORDINATE. A QUANTITATIVE DESCRIPTION

    Robert R. Holmes;Joan A. Deiters

  • STRUCTURE OF CYCLIC PENTACOORDINATED MOLECULES OF MAIN GROUP ELEMENTS

    Robert R. Holmes

  • OXO CARBOXYLATE TIN LADDER CLUSTERS. A NEW STRUCTURAL CLASS OF ORGANOTIN COMPOUNDS

    Robert R. Holmes;Charles G. Schmid;V. Chandrasekhar;Roberta O. Day

  • Phosphoryl Transfer Enzymes and Hypervalent Phosphorus Chemistry

    Robert R. Holmes

  • A NEW STRUCTURAL FORM OF TIN OCTAHEDRALLY COORDINATED IN A DRUM-SHAPED MOLECULE

    V. Chandrasekhar;Roberta O. Day;Robert R. Holmes

  • The Heats of Reaction of Pyridine and Nitrobenzene with Boron Trifluoride, Trichloride and Tribromide; the Relative Acceptor Properties of the Boron Halides1,2

    Herbert C. Brown;Robert R. Holmes

  • Five‐Coordinated Structures

    Robert R. Holmes

  • A New Class of Silatranes: Structure and Dynamic NMR Behavior1

    A. Chandrasekaran;and Roberta O. Day;Robert R. Holmes

  • Spectroscopy and structure of pentacoordinated molecules

    Robert R. Holmes

  • Pentacoordinated molecules. 54. Pentacoordinated structures of triphenyltin esters of anthranilic acid, o-(dimethylamino)benzoic acid, and p-aminobenzoic acid formed by intramolecular carboxylate group coordination

    Robert G. Swisher;Jean F. Vollano;V. Chandrasekhar;Roberta O. Day

  • Mononuclear and tetranuclear diorganotin(IV) carboxylates from the reaction of dimethyltin oxide with anthranilic acid and its p-amino isomer

    V. Chandrasekhar;Roberta O. Day;Joan M. Holmes;Robert R. Holmes

  • Pentacoordinated molecules. 79. Pentacoordinate acyclic and cyclic anionic oxysilicates. A silicon-29 NMR and x-ray structural study

    K. C. Kumara Swamy;V. Chandrasekhar;John J. Harland;Joan M. Holmes

  • NEW GEOMETRICAL FORM FOR TIN. SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURE OF THE SPIROCYCLIC COMPLEX ((CH3)4N)((C7H6S2)2SNCL) AND THE RELATED MONOCYCLIC DERIVATIVE ((C2H5)4N)((C7H6S2)PH2SNCL)

    A. C. Sau;R. O. Day;R. R. Holmes

  • Pentacoordinated molecules. 95. Influence of phosphorus-sulfur bonding in the formation of octahedrally coordinated cyclic pentaoxyphosphoranes

    T. K. Prakasha;Roberta O. Day;Robert R. Holmes

  • A NEW STRUCTURAL FORM OF TIN IN AN OXYGEN-CAPPED CLUSTER

    Roberta O. Day;Joan M. Holmes;V. Chandrasekhar;Robert R. Holmes

  • Pentacoordinated molecules. 54. Hydrolysis pathway leading to the formation of novel oxo- and halo-bridged tin(IV) ladder compounds. The molecular structure of the dimeric distannoxanes [Ph2(Cl)SnOSnPh2(OH)]2.cntdot.2Me2CO and [Ph2(Cl)SnOSnPh2(Cl)]2

    Jean F. Vollano;Roberta O. Day;Robert R. Holmes

  • Organotin clusters. 4. Cubic, butterfly, and oxygen-capped clusters of n-butyloxotin phosphinates. A new class of organotin compounds

    Robert R. Holmes;K. C. Kumara. Swamy;Charles G. Schmid;Roberta O. Day

  • Intramolecularly formed pentacoordinated structures of triphenyltin esters of salicylic acid, ο-anisic acid, and p-methylthiobenzoic acid

    J. F. Vollano;R. O. Day;D. N. Rau;V. Chandrasekhar

  • Molecular Structures of PCl4F, PCl3F2, PCl2F3, and PF5: Infrared and Low‐Temperature Raman Vibrational Spectra

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Frequent Co-Authors

Roberta O. Day
Roberta O. Day University of Massachusetts Amherst
Vadapalli Chandrasekhar
Vadapalli Chandrasekhar Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
William N. Setzer
William N. Setzer University of Alabama in Huntsville
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
Herbert C. Brown
Herbert C. Brown Purdue University West Lafayette
Hellmut Eckert
Hellmut Eckert Universidade de São Paulo
Louis A. Carpino
Louis A. Carpino University of Massachusetts Amherst

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