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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 104 1078 951 432 348 565 34966

T. Don Tilley publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by T. Don Tilley between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. T. Don Tilley published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 14.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 72 publications in 2022. 23 of the 675 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 72. Peak 72 publications in 2022. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 4 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 15 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 17 publications 1990: 19 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 19 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 21 publications 2001: 22 publications 2002: 24 publications 2003: 18 publications 2004: 24 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 27 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 72 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 8 publications
1980 2025

675 publications in total across all disciplines

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T. Don Tilley: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 4
1982 6
1983 2
1984 4
1985 4
1986 3
1987 15
1988 8
1989 17
1990 19
1991 7
1992 12
1993 11
1994 8
1995 10
1996 16
1997 13
1998 19
1999 9
2000 21
2001 22
2002 24
2003 18
2004 24
2005 17
2006 15
2007 12
2008 16
2009 27
2010 22
2011 16
2012 9
2013 18
2014 18
2015 12
2016 11
2017 15
2018 14
2019 10
2020 15
2021 10
2022 72
2023 26
2024 15
2025 8
Total 675
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T. Don Tilley 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 T. Don Tilley 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, 561–580 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: 565 publications — 92nd percentile

92% 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
561–580 148 565
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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T. Don Tilley 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 T. Don Tilley 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, 104–105 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: 104 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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
104–105 112 104
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

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1988 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

T. Don Tilley is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States and has a significant body of work primarily focused on materials science and chemistry. Their research spans several subfields including materials chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, spectroscopy, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The scientist has contributed extensively to studies involving crystallization and solubility, especially using X-ray diffraction in crystallography. Their work also covers organometallic complex synthesis and catalysis, organoboron and organosilicon chemistry, novel inorganic and organometallic compound synthesis and characterization, metal-catalyzed oxygenation mechanisms, and catalytic C-H functionalization methods.

Frequent publication venues for Tilley include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Chemical Science
  • Organometallics
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Tilley are:

  • Expanded Helicenes as Synthons for Chiral Macrocyclic Nanocarbons, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Scalable, Divergent Synthesis of a High Aspect Ratio Carbon Nanobelt, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Bimetallics in a Nutshell: Complexes Supported by Chelating Naphthyridine-Based Ligands, 2020, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • Expanded [23]-Helicene with Exceptional Chiroptical Properties via an Iterative Ring-Fusion Strategy, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Mechanistic Aspects of Cobalt-Oxo Cubane Clusters in Oxidation Chemistry, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Among frequent co-authors with whom Tilley has collaborated are Rex C. Handford, Amélie Nicolay, Micah S. Ziegler, Ryan J. Witzke, and Addison N. Desnoyer.

Awards received by Tilley include:

  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2014)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2013)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1998)
  • Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1988)

Best Publications

  • Size-Dependent Activity of Co3O4 Nanoparticle Anodes for Alkaline Water Electrolysis

    Arthur J. Esswein;Meredith J. McMurdo;Phillip N. Ross;Alexis T. Bell

  • The coordination polymerization of silanes to polysilanes by a ".sigma.-bond metathesis" mechanism. Implications for linear chain growth

    T. Don Tilley

  • Electrochemical Study of the Energetics of the Oxygen Evolution Reaction at Nickel Iron (Oxy)Hydroxide Catalysts

    John R. Swierk;Shannon Klaus;Lena Trotochaud;Alexis T. Bell

  • Synthetic development and chemical reactivity of transition-metal silylene complexes.

    Rory Waterman;Paul G. Hayes;T. Don Tilley

  • Probing the chemistry of molecular heterojunctions using thermoelectricity.

    Kanhayalal Baheti;Jonathan A. Malen;Peter Doak;Pramod Reddy

  • Silica-Supported, Single-Site Titanium Catalysts for Olefin Epoxidation. A Molecular Precursor Strategy for Control of Catalyst Structure

    Jonggol Jarupatrakorn;T Don Tilley

  • Halide, hydride, and alkyl derivatives of (pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)bis(trimethylphosphine)ruthenium

    T. Don Tilley;Robert H. Grubbs;John E. Bercaw

  • Identifying the length dependence of orbital alignment and contact coupling in molecular heterojunctions.

    Jonathan A. Malen;Peter Doak;Kanhayalal Baheti;T. Don Tilley

  • Catalytic hydrosilylation of alkenes by a ruthenium silylene complex. Evidence for a new hydrosilylation mechanism

    Paul B. Glaser;T. Don Tilley

  • N-Heterocyclic carbene-stabilized gold nanoparticles and their assembly into 3D superlattices

    Joan Vignolle;T. Don Tilley

  • Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic performance of single-site iron(III) centers on the surface of SBA-15 silica.

    Chika Nozaki;Claus G. Lugmair;Alexis T. Bell;T. Don Tilley

  • .sigma.-Bond metathesis mechanism for dehydropolymerization of silanes to polysilanes by d0 metal catalysts

    Hee Gweon Woo;John F. Walzer;T. Don Tilley

  • Efficient Hydrosilylation of Carbonyl Compounds with the Simple Amide Catalyst [Fe{N(SiMe3)2}2]

    Jian Yang;T. Don Tilley

  • Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation at Neutral pH by a Nanostructured Co(PO3)2 Anode

    Hyun S. Ahn;Hyun S. Ahn;T. Don Tilley;T. Don Tilley

  • Comparison of cobalt-based nanoparticles as electrocatalysts for water oxidation.

    Nam Hawn Chou;Philip N. Ross;Alexis T. Bell;T. Don Tilley

  • Radial Anisotropic Growth of Rhodium Nanoparticles

    James D. Hoefelmeyer;Krisztian Niesz;Gabor A. Somorjai;T. Don Tilley

  • Charge-Transfer Interaction of Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) with Platinum and Rhodium Nanoparticles

    Yuri Borodko;Simon M. Humphrey;T. Don Tilley;Heinz Frei

  • Divalent lanthanide chemistry. Bis (pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) europium(II) and -ytterbium(II) derivatives: crystal structure of bis (pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) (tetrahydrofuran ytterbium(II) -hemitoluene at 176 K

    T. Don Tilley;Richard A. Andersen;Brock Spencer;Helena Ruben

  • Iridium-catalyzed H/D exchange into organic compounds in water.

    Steven R. Klei;Jeffrey T. Golden;T. Don Tilley;Robert G. Bergman

  • Electrophilic Activation of Silicon–Hydrogen Bonds in Catalytic Hydrosilations

    Mark C. Lipke;Allegra L. Liberman-Martin;T. Don Tilley

  • Metal-Catalyzed Dehydropolymerization of Secondary Stannanes to High Molecular Weight Polystannanes

    Toru Imori;Victor Lu;Hui Cai;T. Don Tilley

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexis T. Bell
Alexis T. Bell University of California, Berkeley
Arnold L. Rheingold
Arnold L. Rheingold University of California, San Diego
Robert G. Bergman
Robert G. Bergman University of California, Berkeley
Steven J. Geib
Steven J. Geib University of Pittsburgh
John Arnold
John Arnold University of California, Berkeley
Richard A. Andersen
Richard A. Andersen Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Rachel A. Segalman
Rachel A. Segalman University of California, Santa Barbara
Odile Eisenstein
Odile Eisenstein University of Montpellier
Richard L. Brutchey
Richard L. Brutchey University of Southern California
Robert J. P. Corriu
Robert J. P. Corriu University of Montpellier

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