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D-Index
54
Citations
10010
World Ranking
12649
National Ranking
3356

Roger Adams 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 Roger Adams sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 473 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roger Adams 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 Roger Adams sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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

  • 1954 - Perkin Medal, Society of Chemical Industry, American Section
  • 1946 - Priestley Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1945 - Davy Medal, Royal Society of London (UK) In recognition of his extensive researches in the field of organic chemistry and of his recent work in the alkaloid field
  • 1929 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1927 - William H. Nichols Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)

Overview

Roger Adams was affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their academic career included recognition through multiple awards granted by notable scientific organizations.

Throughout their career, Adams received the Perkin Medal from the Society of Chemical Industry, American Section in 1954. Earlier, the American Chemical Society (ACS) honored them with the Priestley Medal in 1946 and the William H. Nichols Medal in 1927. They were also a member of the National Academy of Sciences, inducted in 1929. In 1945, the Royal Society of London (UK) awarded them the Davy Medal in recognition of extensive research in the field of organic chemistry, specifically highlighting work related to alkaloids.

The available data does not list specific publications, co-authors, or primary and subfields of study. However, the award citations indicate a focus on organic chemistry and alkaloid research during the course of their scientific work.

Best Publications

  • Gossypol, a pigment of cottonseed.

    Roger Adams;T. A. Geissman;J. D. Edwards

  • Structure of Cannabidiol, a Product Isolated from the Marihuana Extract of Minnesota Wild Hemp. I

    Roger Adams;Madison Hunt;J. H. Clark

  • PLATINUM OXIDE AS A CATALYST IN THE REDUCTION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS. III. PREPARATION AND PROPERTIES OF THE OXIDE OF PLATINUM OBTAINED BY THE FUSION OF CHLOROPLATINIC ACID WITH SODIUM NITRATE1

    Roger Adams;R. L. Shriner

  • The Stereochemistry of Diphenyls and Analogous Compounds.

    Roger. Adams;H. C. Yuan

  • THE USE OF THE OXIDES OF PLATINUM FOR THE CATALYTIC REDUCTION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS. I

    V. Voorhees;Roger Adams

  • THE USE OF OXALYL CHLORIDE AND BROMIDE FOR PRODUCING ACID CHLORIDES, ACID BROMIDES OR ACID ANHYDRIDES. III.

    Roger Adams;L. H. Ulich

  • Thioethers from Halogen Compounds and Cuprous Mercaptides. II

    Roger Adams;Aldo Ferretti

  • THE REDUCTION OF CINNAMIC ALDEHYDE TO CINNAMYL ALCOHOL IN THE PRESENCE OF PLATINUM-OXIDE PLATINUM BLACK AND PROMOTERS. XI

    W. F. Tuley;Roger Adams

  • Structure of Cannabinol. III. Synthesis of Cannabinol, 1-Hydroxy-3-n-amyl-6,6,9-trimethyl-6-dibenzopyran1

    Roger Adams;B. R. Baker;R. B. Wearn

  • Structure of Gossypol. XV.1 An Interpretation of its Reactions

    Roger Adams;R. C. Morris;T. A. Geissman;D. J. Butterbaugh

  • SYNTHETIC HOMOLOGS OF d,l-EPHEDRINE

    J. F. Hyde;E. Browning;Roger Adams

  • The Structure of Monocrotaline, the Alkaloid in Crotalaria Spectabilis and Crotalaria Retusa. I

    Roger. Adams;E. F. Rogers

  • THE USE OF PLATINUM OXIDE AS A CATALYST IN THE REDUCTION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS. IV. REDUCTION OF FURFURAL AND ITS DERIVATIVES1

    W. E. Kaufmann;Roger Adams

  • ALIPHATIC ARSONIC AND ARSINIC ACIDS, AND ALIPHATIC-AROMATIC ARSINIC ACIDS1

    A. J. Quick;Roger Adams

  • The Structure of Gossypol. I

    K. N. Campbell;R. C. Morris;Roger Adams

  • New Analogs of Tetrahydrocannabinol. XIX

    Roger. Adams;Morton. Harfenist;S. Loewe

  • CONTRIBUTION TO THE STRUCTURE OF BENZIDINE

    Roger Adams;J. E. Bullock;W. C. Wilson

  • Isolation of Cannabinol, Cannabidiol and Quebrachitol from Red Oil of Minnesota Wild Hemp

    Roger Adams;D. C. Pease;J. H. Clark

  • Structure of Cannabidiol. XII. Isomerization to Tetrahydrocannabinols1

    Roger Adams;C. K. Cain;W. D. McPhee;R. B. Wearn

  • Structure of Cannabidiol. VI. Isomerization of Cannabidiol to Tetrahydrocannabinol, a Physiologically Active Product. Conversion of Cannabidiol to Cannabinol1

    Roger Adams;D. C. Pease;C. K. Cain;J. H. Clark

  • THE USE OF ALIPHATIC ACID ANHYDRIDES IN THE PREPARATION OF KETONES BY THE FRIEDEL AND CRAFTS REACTION

    C. R. Noller;Roger Adams

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Henry Gilman Iowa State University

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