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Stephen F. Nelsen

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 49 14781 3775 357 9058

Stephen F. Nelsen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephen F. Nelsen between 1966 and 2014, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephen F. Nelsen published across 49 years, from 1966 to 2014, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 1986. 4 of the 359 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1966 to 2014. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 1986. 1966: 5 publications 1967: 6 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 8 publications 1970: 5 publications 1971: 6 publications 1972: 10 publications 1973: 17 publications 1974: 15 publications 1975: 8 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 7 publications 1978: 11 publications 1979: 9 publications 1980: 10 publications 1981: 10 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 9 publications 1985: 13 publications 1986: 21 publications 1987: 10 publications 1988: 12 publications 1989: 11 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 2 publications 2014: 2 publications
1966 2014

359 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephen F. Nelsen: publications per year, 1966 to 2014
Year Publications
1966 5
1967 6
1968 1
1969 8
1970 5
1971 6
1972 10
1973 17
1974 15
1975 8
1976 4
1977 7
1978 11
1979 9
1980 10
1981 10
1982 3
1983 6
1984 9
1985 13
1986 21
1987 10
1988 12
1989 11
1990 3
1991 11
1992 7
1993 9
1994 6
1995 5
1996 6
1997 7
1998 5
1999 5
2000 5
2001 6
2002 7
2003 3
2004 3
2005 8
2006 12
2007 6
2008 5
2009 8
2010 6
2011 4
2012 1
2013 2
2014 2
Total 359
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Stephen F. Nelsen 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 Stephen F. Nelsen 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, 341–360 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: 357 publications — 74th percentile

74% 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
341–360 628 357
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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Stephen F. Nelsen 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 Stephen F. Nelsen 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, 48–49 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: 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.

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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 49
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
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

  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1968 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Stephen F. Nelsen was affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their academic career involved contributions to the scientific community recognized through prestigious fellowships.

During their career, they were awarded the status of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1999. Earlier, they received the distinction of being a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1968.

The available data does not include specific research papers, co-authors, publication venues, or detailed fields and subfields of study related to their work. Therefore, no further information about their research topics, collaborative networks, or publishing history can be presented with certainty.

Stephen F. Nelsen is deceased, and the overview recognizes their past contributions as documented by the awards and institutional affiliation recorded.

Best Publications

  • Estimation of inner shell Marcus terms for amino nitrogen compounds by molecular orbital calculations

    Stephen F. Nelsen;Silas C. Blackstock;Yaesil Kim

  • “Almost Delocalized” Intervalence Compounds

    Stephen F. Nelsen

  • Solvent effects on charge transfer bands of nitrogen-centered intervalence compounds.

    Stephen F. Nelsen;Dwight A. Trieber;Rustem F. Ismagilov;Yoshio Teki

  • Nonaromatic aminium radicals

    Unknown

  • Estimation of electron transfer parameters from AM1 calculations.

    Stephen F. Nelsen;Fredrik Blomgren

  • Adiabatic Electron Transfer: Comparison of Modified Theory with Experiment

    Stephen F. Nelsen;Rustem F. Ismagilov;Dwight A. Trieber

  • Charge-localized p-phenylenedihydrazine radical cations: ESR and optical studies of intramolecular electron transfer rates

    Stephen F. Nelsen;Rustem F. Ismagilov;Douglas R. Powell

  • Estimation of Electronic Coupling for Intermolecular Electron Transfer from Cross-Reaction Data

    Stephen F Nelsen;Michael N Weaver;Yun Luo;Jack R Pladziewicz

  • Azocumene. I. Preparation and Decomposition of Azocumene. Unsymmetrical Coupling Products of the Cumyl Radical

    Stephen F. Nelsen;Paul D. Bartlett

  • Oxygenation reactions of the adamantylideneadamantane cation radical

    Stephen F. Nelsen;Ryoichi Akaba

  • Electrochemical oxidation of tertiary amines. Effect of structure upon reversibility

    S. F. Nelsen;P. J. Hintz

  • Estimation of Electron Transfer Distances from AM1 Calculations

    Stephen F. Nelsen;Marshall D. Newton

  • Comparison of V Values for Some Nitrogen- and Metal-Centered π-Bridged Mixed-Valence Compounds

    Stephen F. Nelsen;Hieu Q. Tran;Mark A. Nagy

  • Cation radical catalyzed chain oxygenation of alkylated olefins and dienes

    Stephen F. Nelsen

  • Temperature effects on electron transfer within intervalence bis(hydrazine) radical cations

    Stephen F. Nelsen;Rustem F. Ismagilov;Kevin E. Gentile;Douglas R. Powell

  • On the deprotonation of trialkylamine cation radicals by amines

    S. F. Nelsen;J. T. Ippoliti

  • Intervalence near-IR spectra of delocalized dinitroaromatic radical anions.

    Stephen F Nelsen;Asgeir E Konradsson;Michael N Weaver;João P Telo

  • Contributions of Symmetric and Asymmetric Normal Coordinates to the Intervalence Electronic Absorption and Resonance Raman Spectra of a Strongly Coupled p-Phenylenediamine Radical Cation

    Susan E. Bailey;Jeffrey I. Zink;Stephen F. Nelsen

  • Charge Localization in a Dihydrazine Analogue of Tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine Radical Cation

    Stephen F. Nelsen;Rustem F. Ismagilov;Douglas R. Powell

  • Optical spectra of delocalized dinitroaromatic radical anions revisited.

    Stephen F. Nelsen;Michael N. Weaver;Jeffrey I. Zink;Joao P. Telo

  • Comparison of Intramolecular Electron Transfer Rate Constant with Hush Theory for an Organic Intervalence Compound

    Stephen F. Nelsen;Jan Adamus;J. Jens Wolff

  • Electron Transfer Reactions in Organic Chemistry

    Stephen F. Nelsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas R. Powell
Douglas R. Powell University of Oklahoma
Dennis H. Evans
Dennis H. Evans University of Delaware
Jeffrey I. Zink
Jeffrey I. Zink University of California, Los Angeles
Rustem F. Ismagilov
Rustem F. Ismagilov California Institute of Technology
Michael Meot-Ner
Michael Meot-Ner Virginia Commonwealth University
Ilia A. Guzei
Ilia A. Guzei University of Wisconsin–Madison
Joseph C. Calabrese
Joseph C. Calabrese DuPont (United States)
Luis Echegoyen
Luis Echegoyen The University of Texas at El Paso
Frank Weinhold
Frank Weinhold University of Wisconsin–Madison
Richard B. Sessions
Richard B. Sessions University of Bristol

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