2026 Stuart A. Rice: Chemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	110	800	318	789	47916

Research.com Recognitions

2011 - Wolf Prize in Chemistry, Wolf Foundation for the deep creative contributions to the chemical sciences in the field of synthesis, properties and an understanding of organic materials.
1999 - US President's National Medal of Science "For changing the very nature of modern physical chemistry through his research, teaching, a nd writing, using imaginative approaches to both experiment and theory that have inspired a new generation of scientists.", Presented by President Clinton in a White House (East Room) ceremony on Tuesday, March 14, 2000.
1986 - Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
1985 - Peter Debye Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
1968 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1967 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1964 - Bourke Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
1963 - ACS Award in Pure Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS)
1963 - Marlow Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
1959 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1958 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Stuart A. Rice was affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily focused on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions also made in medicine. Within these areas, Rice's work further specialized in subfields such as molecular biology, ecology, endocrinology, molecular medicine, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The main topics covered in their research included:

Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
Antibiotic resistance in bacteria
Plasma applications and diagnostics
Microbial community ecology and physiology
Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
Vibrio bacteria research studies
Gut microbiota and health

Among Rice's recent publications were:

Microbially influenced corrosion-Any progress?, 2020, published in Corrosion Science
Interactions of plasma-activated water with biofilms: inactivation, dispersal effects and mechanisms of action, 2021, published in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
Green biolubricant infused slippery surfaces to combat marine biofouling, 2020, published in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Recent Developments in Nitric Oxide Donors and Delivery for Antimicrobial and Anti-Biofilm Applications, 2022, published in Molecules
The biofilm matrix scaffold of Pseudomonas aeruginosa contains G-quadruplex extracellular DNA structures, 2021, published in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

Frequent co-authors included Staffan Kjelleberg, Diane McDougald, Anne Mai-Prochnow, Patrick J. Cullen, and Wee Han Poh. These collaborations reflected a consistent engagement with experts in microbiology and related disciplines.

Rice's works were often published in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Biofilm
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
Frontiers in Microbiology
Molecules

The scientist received several awards during their career. These included the Wolf Prize in Chemistry for contributions to the chemical sciences, the US President's National Medal of Science for transformative work in physical chemistry, and membership and fellowships in prestigious organizations such as the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Other honors consisted of awards from the Royal Society of Chemistry and the American Chemical Society, as well as fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Best Publications

A Further Examination of the Molecular Weight and Size of Desoxypentose Nucleic Acid

M. E. Reichmann;S. A. Rice;C. A. Thomas;Paul Doty

3340
Citations
Control of selectivity of chemical reaction via control of wave packet evolution

David J. Tannor;Stuart A. Rice

1297
Citations
Optical Control of Molecular Dynamics

Meishan Zhao;Stuart A. Rice

1071
Citations
Physical adsorption of gases

D. M. Young;A. D. Crowell;Stuart A. Rice

1043
Citations
Wavepacket dancing: Achieving chemical selectivity by shaping light pulses

R. Kosloff;S. A. Rice;Pierre Gaspard;S. Tersigni

980
Citations
Adiabatic Population Transfer with Control Fields

Mustafa Demirplak;Stuart A. Rice

969
Citations
Coherent pulse sequence induced control of selectivity of reactions: Exact quantum mechanical calculations

David J. Tannor;Ronnie Kosloff;Stuart A. Rice

951
Citations
Fluorescence-detected wave packet interferometry: Time resolved molecular spectroscopy with sequences of femtosecond phase-locked pulses

Norbert F. Scherer;Roger J. Carlson;Alexander Matro;Mei Du

734
Citations
Mass Spectrometry of Organic Ions

F. W. McLafferty;Stuart A. Rice

625
Citations
Assisted adiabatic passage revisited.

Mustafa Demirplak;Stuart A Rice

489
Citations
Graphite and Its Crystal Compounds

A. R. Ubbelohde;F. A. Lewis;Stuart A. Rice

485
Citations
Active Control of the Dynamics of Atoms and Molecules

Robert J. Gordon;Stuart A. Rice

461
Citations
Scattering from a classically chaotic repellor

Pierre Gaspard;Stuart A. Rice

447
Citations
Diffraction pattern and structure of amorphous solid water at 10 and 77 °K

A. H. Narten;C. G. Venkatesh;S. A. Rice

434
Citations
High Pressure Physics and Chemistry

R. S. Bradley;Stuart A. Rice

419
Citations
Coherent Pulse Sequence Control of Product Formation in Chemical Reactions

David J. Tannor;Stuart A. Rice

401
Citations
On the Calculation of Autocorrelation Functions of Dynamical Variables

Bruce Bruce J. Berne;Jean-Pierre Boon;Stuart Rice

367
Citations
Study of the Lifetimes of Individual Vibronic States of the Isolated Benzene Molecule

Kenneth G. Spears;Stuart A. Rice

346
Citations
Experimental Study of Luminescence and Excitation Trapping in Vinyl Polymers, Paracyclophanes, and Related Compounds

Martin T. Vala;Jon Haebig;Stuart A. Rice

328
Citations
Properties and Structure of Polymers

Arthur V. Tobolsky;Stuart A. Rice

37
Citations
Radiationless Transitions in Photochemistry

Joshua Jortner;Stuart A. Rice;Robin M. Hochstrasser

33
Citations
Absorption and Dispersion of Ultrasonic Waves

Karl F. Herzfeld;Theodore A. Litovitz;Stuart A. Rice

6
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Joshua Jortner Tel Aviv University

Norbert F. Scherer University of Chicago

Ronnie Kosloff Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Yuan T. Lee Academia Sinica

Stephen K. Gray Victoria University

Biman Bagchi Indian Institute of Science

Robert J. Silbey MIT

Karl F. Freed University of Chicago

R. Stephen Berry University of Chicago

William M. Gelbart University of California, Los Angeles

External Links

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