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53701
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Russell J. Hemley 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 Russell J. Hemley sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 688 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Russell J. Hemley 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 Russell J. Hemley sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 122 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 2008 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • 2001 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1997 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1995 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For advancing ultra highpressure of condensed matters and for discovering new materials, transitions, and properties at high pressures

Overview

Russell J. Hemley is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily spans across the fields of Physics and Astronomy, Materials Science, and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on condensed matter physics, materials chemistry, and geophysics. Subfields such as atomic and molecular physics, optics, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials also represent important areas of their work.

The main topics of research undertaken include high-pressure geophysics and materials, rare-earth and actinide compounds, physics of superconductivity and magnetism, hydrogen storage and materials, advanced chemical physics studies, superconductivity in MgB2 and alloys, and advanced condensed matter physics.

Recent papers by Hemley cover a variety of subjects related to superconductivity and high-pressure materials. Some noteworthy publications are:

  • Route to high-Tc superconductivity via CH4-intercalated H3S hydride perovskites, 2020, Physical Review B
  • Prediction of high-Tc superconductivity in ternary lanthanum borohydrides, 2021, Physical Review B
  • Measuring the melting curve of iron at super-Earth core conditions, 2022, Science
  • Prediction of Above-Room-Temperature Superconductivity in Lanthanide/Actinide Extreme Superhydrides, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Hole-doped room-temperature superconductivity in H3S1-xZ (Z=C, Si), 2020, Materials Today Physics

Frequent co-authors working with Hemley include Ravhi S. Kumar, Muhtar Ahart, Nilesh P. Salke, Hanyu Liu, and Changyong Park.

  • Ravhi S. Kumar
  • Muhtar Ahart
  • Nilesh P. Salke
  • Hanyu Liu
  • Changyong Park

Many of their publications appear in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Physical Review B, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications, and Materials Today Physics.

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review B
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature Communications
  • Materials Today Physics

Hemley has also contributed to book publications, including a 2024 title "Celebrating 1 year of Frontiers in Electronic Materials" published by Frontiers Media.

The scientist has received several awards and recognitions, including:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 2008
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2001
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1997
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 1997
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 1995, with citation for advancing ultra high-pressure condensed matter physics and discovering new materials, transitions, and properties at high pressures

Best Publications

  • Low compressibility carbon nitrides

    David M. Teter;Russell J. Hemley

  • Evidence for Superconductivity above 260 K in Lanthanum Superhydride at Megabar Pressures

    Maddury Somayazulu;Muhtar Ahart;Ajay K. Mishra;Zachary M. Geballe

  • Hydrogen clusters in clathrate hydrate.

    Wendy L. Mao;Wendy L. Mao;Ho-kwang Mao;Alexander F. Goncharov;Viktor V. Struzhkin

  • Origin of morphotropic phase boundaries in ferroelectrics

    Muhtar Ahart;Maddury Somayazulu;R. E. Cohen;P. Ganesh

  • Potential high-Tc superconducting lanthanum and yttrium hydrides at high pressure.

    Hanyu Liu;Ivan I. Naumov;Roald Hoffmann;N. W. Ashcroft

  • The pressure-temperature phase and transformation diagram for carbon; updated through 1994

    F.P. Bundy;W.A. Bassett;M.S. Weathers;R.J. Hemley

  • Ultrahigh-pressure transitions in solid hydrogen

    Ho-kwang Mao;Russell J. Hemley

  • Bonding Changes in Compressed Superhard Graphite

    Wendy L. Mao;Wendy L. Mao;Ho-kwang Mao;Ho-kwang Mao;Peter J. Eng;Thomas P. Trainor;Thomas P. Trainor

  • Pressure-induced amorphization of crystalline silica

    R. J. Hemley;A. P. Jephcoat;H. K. Mao;L. C. Ming

  • Raman spectroscopy of SiO2 glass at high pressure.

    RJ Hemley;HK Mao;PM Bell;BO Mysen

  • High-pressure x-ray diffraction of SiO2 glass.

    Charles Meade;R. J. Hemley;H. K. Mao

  • Synthesis of novel transition metal nitrides IrN2 and OsN2.

    Andrea F. Young;Andrea F. Young;Chrystele Sanloup;Eugene Gregoryanz;Eugene Gregoryanz;Sandro Scandolo;Sandro Scandolo

  • Synthesis and characterization of a binary noble metal nitride

    Eugene Gregoryanz;Chrystele Sanloup;M Somayazulu;James Badro

  • Elasticity of MgO and a primary pressure scale to 55 GPa

    Chang-Sheng Zha;Ho-kwang Mao;Russell J. Hemley

  • X-ray diffraction and equation of state of hydrogen at megabar pressures

    P. Loubeyre;R. LeToullec;D. Hausermann;M. Hanfland

  • Electronic Properties and Metrology Applications of the Diamond NV − Center under Pressure

    Marcus W. Doherty;Viktor V. Struzhkin;David A. Simpson;Liam P. McGuinness;Liam P. McGuinness

  • Raman spectroscopic study of microcrystalline silica

    Kathleen J. Kingma;Russell J. Hemley

  • Quasi‐hydrostatic compression of magnesium oxide to 52 GPa: Implications for the pressure‐volume‐temperature equation of state

    Sergio Speziale;Chang-Sheng Zha;Thomas S. Duffy;Russell J. Hemley

  • Equation of state and shear strength at multimegabar pressures: Magnesium oxide to 227 GPa.

    Thomas S. Duffy;Russell J. Hemley;Ho Kwang Mao

  • Analysis of lattice strains measured under nonhydrostatic pressure

    Anil K. Singh;C. Balasingh;Ho-kwang Mao;Russell J. Hemley

Frequent Co-Authors

Ho-kwang Mao
Ho-kwang Mao Carnegie Institution for Science
Viktor V. Struzhkin
Viktor V. Struzhkin Carnegie Institution for Science
Alexander F. Goncharov
Alexander F. Goncharov Carnegie Institution for Science
Maddury Somayazulu
Maddury Somayazulu Carnegie Institution for Science
Eugene Gregoryanz
Eugene Gregoryanz University of Edinburgh
Wendy L. Mao
Wendy L. Mao Stanford University
Ronald E. Cohen
Ronald E. Cohen Carnegie Institution for Science
Jung-Fu Lin
Jung-Fu Lin The University of Texas at Austin
Thomas S. Duffy
Thomas S. Duffy Princeton University
Yue Meng
Yue Meng Argonne National Laboratory

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