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Tapani A. Pakkanen

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
12818
World Ranking
11518
National Ranking
66

Tapani A. Pakkanen 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 Tapani A. Pakkanen sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 519 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Tapani A. Pakkanen 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 Tapani A. Pakkanen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Tapani A. Pakkanen is affiliated with the University of Eastern Finland in Finland. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with a concentration in materials chemistry and civil and structural engineering. Additional subfields of their work include biomaterials, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and mechanics of materials.

The scientist's research topics encompass a variety of areas related to crystallography and soil interactions. Key topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Clay minerals and soil interactions
  • Concrete and Cement Materials Research
  • Landfill Environmental Impact Studies
  • Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics

They have contributed to multiple papers published in recognized venues. Recent publications include:

  • Atomistic simulations of the swelling behaviour of Na-montmorillonite in mixed NaCl and CaCl2 solutions, 2020, Chemical Physics
  • Molecular dynamics data for modelling the microstructural behaviour of compacted sodium bentonites, 2020, Applied Clay Science
  • Coupling of chemical and hydromechanical properties in bentonite: A new reactive transport model, 2021, Applied Clay Science
  • Roles of alkaline-earth cation species in the swelling pressure of smectites - A computational study, 2020, Chemical Physics Letters
  • Experimental and computational investigation on the formation pathway of [RuCl2(CO)2(ERR')2] (E = S, Se, Te; R, R' = Me, Ph) from [RuCl2(CO)3]2 and ERR', 2022, Dalton Transactions

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Marjaana Taimisto
  • Tom Bajorek
  • J. Mikko Rautiainen
  • Raija Oilunkaniemi
  • Risto S. Laitinen

Publication venues where they have appeared regularly include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Applied Clay Science
  • Chemical Physics Letters
  • Chemical Physics
  • Dalton Transactions

Tapani A. Pakkanen's interdisciplinary work connects computational modeling, chemical transport, and experimental methods to explore structural and reactive properties of materials relevant to soil mechanics and crystallography.

Best Publications

  • Superhydrophobic polyolefin surfaces : Controlled micro-and nanostructures

    Esa Puukilainen;Tiina Rasilainen;Mika Suvanto;Tapani A. Pakkanen

  • Molecular dynamics simulations of water droplets on polymer surfaces.

    Janne T. Hirvi;Tapani A. Pakkanen

  • Chemisorption theory for metallic surfaces: Electron localization and the description of surface interactions

    J. L. Whitten;Tapani A. Pakkanen

  • Studies on Catalytically Active Ruthenium Carbonyl Bipyridine Systems. Synthesis and Structural Characterization of [Ru(bpy)(CO)2Cl2], [Ru(bpy)(CO)2Cl(C(O)OCH3)], [Ru(bpy)(CO)2Cl]2, and [Ru(bpy)(CO)2ClH] (bpy = 2,2'-Bipyridine)

    Matti Haukka;Jari Kiviaho;Markku Ahlgren;Tapani A. Pakkanen

  • Modulation of Metallophilic Bonds: Solvent-Induced Isomerization and Luminescence Vapochromism of a Polymorphic Au–Cu Cluster

    Igor O. Koshevoy;Yuh-Chia Chang;Antti J. Karttunen;Matti Haukka

  • Micro-micro hierarchy replacing micro-nano hierarchy: a precisely controlled way to produce wear-resistant superhydrophobic polymer surfaces.

    Eero Huovinen;Janne Hirvi;Mika Suvanto;Tapani A Pakkanen

  • Structural principles of semiconducting Group 14 clathrate frameworks.

    Antti J. Karttunen;Thomas F. Fässler;Mikko Linnolahti;Tapani A. Pakkanen

  • Self-Assembly of Supramolecular Luminescent AuI–CuI Complexes: “Wrapping” an Au6Cu6 Cluster in a [Au3(diphosphine)3]3+ “Belt”†

    Igor O. Koshevoy;Igor O. Koshevoy;Laura Koskinen;Matti Haukka;Sergey P. Tunik

  • Mechanically robust superhydrophobic polymer surfaces based on protective micropillars.

    Eero Huovinen;Laura Takkunen;Tarmo Korpela;Mika Suvanto

  • Multimetallic binding to fullerenes: C60{Ir2Cl2(1,5-COD)2}2. A novel coordination mode to fullerenes

    Merja Rasinkangas;Tuula T. Pakkanen;Tapani A. Pakkanen;Markku Ahlgren

  • Ab Initio Study of Interlayer Interaction of Graphite: Benzene−Coronene and Coronene Dimer Two-layer Models

    Henna Ruuska and;Tapani A. Pakkanen

  • Icosahedral Au72: a predicted chiral and spherically aromatic golden fullerene

    Antti J. Karttunen;Mikko Linnolahti;Tapani A. Pakkanen;Pekka Pyykkö

  • Molecular dynamics study of montmorillonite crystalline swelling: Roles of interlayer cation species and water content

    Linlin Sun;Jukka T. Tanskanen;Janne T. Hirvi;Seppo Kasa

  • CO oxidation on PdO surfaces

    Janne T. Hirvi;Toni-Jani J. Kinnunen;Mika Suvanto;Tapani A. Pakkanen

  • Light-Induced Decarbonylation, Solvolysis, and Isomerization of Ru(L)(CO)2Cl2 (L = 2,2‘-Bipyridine and 4,4‘-Dimethyl-2,2‘-bipyridine) in Acetonitrile

    Esa Eskelinen;Matti Haukka;Tapani Venäläinen;Tapani A. Pakkanen

  • Determination of an ethane intermolecular potential model for use in molecular simulations from ab initio calculations.

    Richard L. Rowley;Tapani A. Pakkanen

  • Role of the Interface between Pd and PdO in Methane Dissociation

    Niko M. Kinnunen;Janne T. Hirvi;Mika Suvanto;Tapani A. Pakkanen

  • Wetting of nanogrooved polymer surfaces.

    Janne T. Hirvi;Tapani A. Pakkanen

  • Intensely Luminescent Alkynyl-Phosphine Gold(I)-Copper(I) Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, Photophysical, and Computational Studies

    Igor O. Koshevoy;Yi-Chih Lin;Antti J. Karttunen;Pi-Tai Chou

  • Supramolecular Luminescent Gold(I)−Copper(I) Complexes: Self-Assembly of the AuxCuy Clusters inside the [Au3(diphosphine)3]3+ Triangles

    Igor O. Koshevoy;Antti J. Karttunen;Sergey P. Tunik;Matti Haukka

  • Octanuclear gold(I) alkynyl-diphosphine clusters showing thermochromic luminescence

    Igor O. Koshevoy;Chia-Li Lin;Antti J. Karttunen;Matti Haukka

Frequent Co-Authors

Matti Haukka
Matti Haukka University of Jyväskylä
Pi-Tai Chou
Pi-Tai Chou National Taiwan University
Markku Leskelä
Markku Leskelä University of Helsinki
Lutz H. Gade
Lutz H. Gade Heidelberg University
Jorma Jokiniemi
Jorma Jokiniemi University of Eastern Finland
Alain Deronzier
Alain Deronzier Grenoble Alpes University
Stacey F. Bent
Stacey F. Bent Stanford University
Timo Repo
Timo Repo University of Helsinki
Mikko J. Lammi
Mikko J. Lammi Umeå University
Mark P. D'Evelyn
Mark P. D'Evelyn Soraa, Inc

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