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D-Index
49
Citations
8184
World Ranking
14874
National Ranking
3796

Ryan M. Young 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 Ryan M. Young sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 171 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ryan M. Young 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 Ryan M. Young sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ryan M. Young is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research spans the field of Materials Science, with a particular focus on Materials Chemistry and interconnected subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers a variety of specialized topics:

  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications

Ryan M. Young has contributed to multiple publication venues, with notable appearances in:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics

The researcher frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Michael R. Wasielewski
  • J. Fraser Stoddart
  • Matthew D. Krzyaniak
  • Charlotte L. Stern
  • P. Brown

Examples of recent papers attributed to Ryan M. Young include:

  • Mixed Electronic States in Molecular Dimers: Connecting Singlet Fission, Excimer Formation, and Symmetry-Breaking Charge Transfer, 2020, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • Accelerating symmetry-breaking charge separation in a perylenediimide trimer through a vibronically coherent dimer intermediate, 2022, Nature Chemistry
  • Direct observation of chirality-induced spin selectivity in electron donor-acceptor molecules, 2023, Science
  • Non-fullerene acceptors with direct and indirect hexa-fluorination afford >17% efficiency in polymer solar cells, 2021, Energy & Environmental Science
  • A Donor-Acceptor [2]Catenane for Visible Light Photocatalysis, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Best Publications

  • Enabling singlet fission by controlling intramolecular charge transfer in π -stacked covalent terrylenediimide dimers

    Eric A. Margulies;Claire E. Miller;Yilei Wu;Lin Ma

  • Mixed Electronic States in Molecular Dimers: Connecting Singlet Fission, Excimer Formation, and Symmetry-Breaking Charge Transfer.

    Ryan M. Young;Michael R. Wasielewski

  • Unified model for singlet fission within a non-conjugated covalent pentacene dimer

    Bettina S. Basel;Johannes Zirzlmeier;Constantin Hetzer;Brian T. Phelan

  • Direct Observation of Ultrafast Excimer Formation in Covalent Perylenediimide Dimers Using Near-Infrared Transient Absorption Spectroscopy

    Kristen E. Brown;Walter A. Salamant;Leah E. Shoer;Ryan M. Young

  • Supramolecular Explorations: Exhibiting the Extent of Extended Cationic Cyclophanes

    Edward J. Dale;Nicolaas A. Vermeulen;Michal Juríček;Jonathan C. Barnes

  • Direct Observation of a Charge-Transfer State Preceding High-Yield Singlet Fission in Terrylenediimide Thin Films

    Eric A. Margulies;Jenna L. Logsdon;Claire E. Miller;Lin Ma

  • Processing Strategies for an Organic Photovoltaic Module with over 10% Efficiency

    Chuang Yi Liao;Yao Chen;Chun Chieh Lee;Gang Wang

  • Ultrafast Photoinduced Symmetry-Breaking Charge Separation and Electron Sharing in Perylenediimide Molecular Triangles.

    Yilei Wu;Ryan M. Young;Marco Frasconi;Severin T. Schneebeli

  • Dynamics of solvated electrons in clusters.

    Ryan M. Young;Daniel M. Neumark;Daniel M. Neumark

  • Excimer Formation and Symmetry-Breaking Charge Transfer in Cofacial Perylene Dimers

    Rita E. Cook;Brian T. Phelan;Rebecca J. Kamire;Marek B. Majewski

  • Accelerating symmetry-breaking charge separation in a perylenediimide trimer through a vibronically coherent dimer intermediate

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  • Energy flow dynamics within cofacial and slip-stacked perylene-3,4-dicarboximide dimer models of π-aggregates.

    Rebecca J. Lindquist;Kelly M. Lefler;Kristen E. Brown;Scott M. Dyar

  • Evidence for Charge-Transfer Mediation in the Primary Events of Singlet Fission in a Weakly Coupled Pentacene Dimer

    Bettina S. Basel;Johannes Zirzlmeier;Constantin Hetzer;S. Rajagopala Reddy

  • Singlet Fission in Covalent Terrylenediimide Dimers: Probing the Nature of the Multiexciton State Using Femtosecond Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy.

    Michelle Chen;Youn Jue Bae;Catherine M. Mauck;Aritra Mandal

  • Ultrafast conformational dynamics of electron transfer in ExBox4+⊂perylene.

    Ryan M. Young;Scott M. Dyar;Jonathan C. Barnes;Michal Juríček

  • Photodriven quantum teleportation of an electron spin state in a covalent donor–acceptor–radical system

    Brandon K. Rugg;Matthew D. Krzyaniak;Brian T. Phelan;Mark A. Ratner

  • Direct observation of chirality-induced spin selectivity in electron donor–acceptor molecules

    Unknown

  • Relative unidirectional translation in an artificial molecular assembly fueled by light.

    Hao Li;Chuyang Cheng;Paul R. McGonigal;Albert C. Fahrenbach;Albert C. Fahrenbach

  • Singlet Fission in 9,10-Bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene Thin Films

    Youn Jue Bae;Gyeongwon Kang;Christos D. Malliakas;Jordan N. Nelson

  • Hole-Transfer Dependence on Blend Morphology and Energy Level Alignment in Polymer: ITIC Photovoltaic Materials

    Nicholas D. Eastham;Jenna L. Logsdon;Eric F. Manley;Thomas J. Aldrich

  • Guest and solvent modulated photo-driven charge separation and triplet generation in a perylene bisimide cyclophane

    Peter Spenst;Ryan M. Young;Michael R. Wasielewski;Frank Würthner

  • Quintet-triplet mixing determines the fate of the multiexciton state produced by singlet fission in a terrylenediimide dimer at room temperature.

    Michelle Chen;Matthew D. Krzyaniak;Jordan N. Nelson;Youn Jue Bae

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. Wasielewski
Michael R. Wasielewski Northwestern University
J. Fraser Stoddart
J. Fraser Stoddart Northwestern University
Daniel M. Neumark
Daniel M. Neumark University of California, Berkeley
Frederick D. Lewis
Frederick D. Lewis Northwestern University
Yilei Wu
Yilei Wu Stanford University
George C. Schatz
George C. Schatz Northwestern University
Richard D. Schaller
Richard D. Schaller Argonne National Laboratory
Tobin J. Marks
Tobin J. Marks Northwestern University
Mark A. Ratner
Mark A. Ratner Northwestern University
Charlotte L. Stern
Charlotte L. Stern Northwestern University

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