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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 121 473 420 19 18 1304 58548

Steven V. Ley publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steven V. Ley between 1970 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steven V. Ley published across 55 years, from 1970 to 2024, averaging 23.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 110 publications in 2007. 9 of the 1,317 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 110. Peak 110 publications in 2007. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 2 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 6 publications 1974: 10 publications 1975: 10 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 12 publications 1978: 10 publications 1979: 7 publications 1980: 18 publications 1981: 21 publications 1982: 13 publications 1983: 13 publications 1984: 14 publications 1985: 18 publications 1986: 20 publications 1987: 20 publications 1988: 11 publications 1989: 33 publications 1990: 31 publications 1991: 23 publications 1992: 19 publications 1993: 14 publications 1994: 45 publications 1995: 20 publications 1996: 20 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 33 publications 1999: 36 publications 2000: 29 publications 2001: 24 publications 2002: 53 publications 2003: 45 publications 2004: 29 publications 2005: 38 publications 2006: 31 publications 2007: 110 publications 2008: 40 publications 2009: 24 publications 2010: 45 publications 2011: 36 publications 2012: 93 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 40 publications 2016: 41 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 5 publications
1970 2024

1,317 publications in total across all disciplines

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Steven V. Ley: publications per year, 1970 to 2024
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 2
1972 3
1973 6
1974 10
1975 10
1976 4
1977 12
1978 10
1979 7
1980 18
1981 21
1982 13
1983 13
1984 14
1985 18
1986 20
1987 20
1988 11
1989 33
1990 31
1991 23
1992 19
1993 14
1994 45
1995 20
1996 20
1997 15
1998 33
1999 36
2000 29
2001 24
2002 53
2003 45
2004 29
2005 38
2006 31
2007 110
2008 40
2009 24
2010 45
2011 36
2012 93
2013 27
2014 21
2015 40
2016 41
2017 27
2018 25
2019 7
2020 11
2021 8
2022 2
2023 4
2024 5
Total 1,317
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Steven V. Ley 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 Steven V. Ley 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, 1,295+ 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: 1,304 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 1,304
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Steven V. Ley 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 Steven V. Ley 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, 120–121 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: 121 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 37 121
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

Steven V. Ley is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in Chemistry, Engineering, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields, notably Organic Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research covers a variety of topics, including:

  • Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis

Frequent publication venues associated with their work include:

  • Apollo (University of Cambridge)
  • Reaction Chemistry & Engineering
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Catalysis Today
  • Chemical Science

Coauthor collaborations appear prominently with:

  • Oliver May
  • Oliver Griffiths
  • Yiding Chen
  • David C. Blakemore
  • Claudio Battilocchio

Recent papers by Steven V. Ley include:

  • "Continuous flow synthesis enabling reaction discovery," 2024, published in Chemical Science
  • "Automated multi-objective reaction optimisation: which algorithm should I use?", 2022, published in Reaction Chemistry & Engineering
  • "A Comment on Continuous Flow Technologies within the Agrochemical Industry," 2021, published in Organic Process Research & Development
  • "Photoredox Generation of Sulfonyl Radicals and Coupling with Electron Deficient Olefins," 2020, published in Organic Letters
  • "A tutored discourse on microcontrollers, single board computers and their applications to monitor and control chemical reactions," 2020, published in Reaction Chemistry & Engineering

Best Publications

  • Modern Synthetic Methods for Copper‐Mediated C(aryl) ? O, C(aryl) ? N, and C(aryl) ? S Bond Formation

    Steven V. Ley;Andrew W. Thomas

  • Tetrapropylammonium Perruthenate, Pr4N+RuO4-, TPAP: A Catalytic Oxidant for Organic Synthesis

    Steven V. Ley;Joanne Norman;William P. Griffith;Stephen P. Marsden

  • Targeting C-reactive protein for the treatment of cardiovascular disease

    Mark B Pepys;Gideon M Hirschfield;Glenys A Tennent;J Ruth Gallimore

  • Multi-step organic synthesis using solid-supported reagents and scavengers: a new paradigm in chemical library generation

    Steven V. Ley;Ian R. Baxendale;Robert N. Bream;Philip S. Jackson

  • Preparation and use of tetra-n-butylammonium per-ruthenate (TBAP reagent) and tetra-n-propylammonium per-ruthenate (TPAP reagent) as new catalytic oxidants for alcohols

    William P. Griffith;Steven V. Ley;Gwynne P. Whitcombe;Andrew D. White

  • Moderne Synthesemethoden: Kupfer-vermittelte C(Aryl)-O-, C(Aryl)-N- und C(Aryl)-S-Verknüpfungen

    Steven V. Ley;Andrew W. Thomas

  • Flow chemistry syntheses of natural products

    Julio C. Pastre;Duncan L. Browne;Steven V. Ley

  • Taming hazardous chemistry by continuous flow technology

    Marine Movsisyan;Elisabeth Delbeke;Jan Berton;Claudio Battilocchio

  • Organocatalysis with proline derivatives: improved catalysts for the asymmetric Mannich, nitro-Michael and aldol reactions

    Alexander J. A. Cobb;David M. Shaw;Deborah A. Longbottom;Johan B. Gold

  • An overview of the key routes to the best selling 5-membered ring heterocyclic pharmaceuticals.

    Marcus Baumann;Ian R Baxendale;Steven V Ley;Nikzad Nikbin

  • Organic Synthesis: March of the Machines

    Steven V. Ley;Daniel E. Fitzpatrick;Richard. J. Ingham;Rebecca M. Myers

  • A flow process for the multi-step synthesis of the alkaloid natural product oxomaritidine: a new paradigm for molecular assembly.

    Ian R. Baxendale;Jon Deeley;Charlotte M. Griffiths-Jones;Steven V. Ley

  • Flow Ozonolysis Using a Semipermeable Teflon AF-2400 Membrane To Effect Gas−Liquid Contact

    Matthew O’Brien;Ian R. Baxendale;Steven V. Ley

  • Clerodane diterpenoids

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  • Enantioselective organocatalytic cyclopropanation via ammonium ylides.

    Charles D. Papageorgiou;Maria A. Cubillo de Dios;Steven V. Ley;Matthew J. Gaunt

  • Ultrasound in Synthesis

    Steven V. Ley;Caroline M. R. Low

  • ReactIR Flow Cell: A New Analytical Tool for Continuous Flow Chemical Processing

    Catherine F. Carter;Heiko Lange;Steven V. Ley;Ian R. Baxendale

  • Tuning glycoside reactivity: New tool for efficient oligosaccharide synthesis

    Nina L. Douglas;Steven V. Ley;Ulrich Lücking;Stuart L. Warriner

  • Microwave-assisted Suzuki coupling reactions with an encapsulated palladium catalyst for batch and continuous-flow transformations.

    Ian R. Baxendale;Charlotte M. Griffiths-Jones;Steven V. Ley;Geoffrey K. Tranmer

  • Flow chemistry: intelligent processing of gas-liquid transformations using a tube-in-tube reactor.

    Martin Brzozowski;Matthew O’Brien;Steven V. Ley;Anastasios Polyzos

  • New tools and concepts for modern organic synthesis

    Steven V. Ley;Ian R. Baxendale

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian R. Baxendale
Ian R. Baxendale Durham University
Darren J. Dixon
Darren J. Dixon University of Oxford
Duncan L. Browne
Duncan L. Browne University College London
Martin D. Smith
Martin D. Smith University of Oxford
Monique S. J. Simmonds
Monique S. J. Simmonds Royal Botanic Gardens
Alexandra M. Z. Slawin
Alexandra M. Z. Slawin University of St Andrews
Matthew J. Gaunt
Matthew J. Gaunt University of Cambridge
Derek H. R. Barton
Derek H. R. Barton Texas A&M University
Paul Brennan
Paul Brennan International Agency For Research On Cancer
Edward W. Tate
Edward W. Tate Imperial College London

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