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D-Index
64
Citations
12170
World Ranking
8178
National Ranking
2358

Thomas J. Katz 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 Thomas J. Katz sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 189 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Thomas J. Katz 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 Thomas J. Katz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1967 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1962 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Thomas J. Katz is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their academic career includes recognition through several fellowships awarded by distinguished organizations over multiple decades.

The awards received by Thomas J. Katz include:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2003)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1993)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1967)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1962)

The range of these fellowships reflects a sustained presence in scientific research from the early 1960s through the early 2000s. This timeline suggests a long-standing contribution to their field, although specific publications, research topics, and coauthors are not documented in the available data.

There is no explicit information regarding particular fields of study, subfields, main topics of work, recent papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, or book publications linked to Thomas J. Katz in the provided data. As a result, detailed insights into their research focus or scholarly output cannot be provided here.

Thomas J. Katz's institutional affiliation at Columbia University indicates a professional association with a leading research university, which may imply involvement in advanced academic work and possibly teaching or mentoring roles within their discipline.

Without additional data on specific research areas or publications, assessment of the scientist's contributions must be limited to the recognition shown through the fellowships earned during their career.

Best Publications

  • Strong Enhancement of Nonlinear Optical Properties Through Supramolecular Chirality

    Thierry Verbiest;Sven Van Elshocht;Martti Kauranen;Louis Hellemans

  • Improved methodology for photocyclization reactions

    Longbin Liu;Bingwei Yang;Thomas J. Katz;Michael K. Poindexter

  • Syntheses of Functionalized and Aggregating Helical Conjugated Molecules

    Thomas J. Katz

  • Mechanism of the olefin metathesis reaction

    Thomas J. Katz;James McGinnis

  • Synthesis of prismane

    Thomas J. Katz;Nancy. Acton

  • Initiation of acetylene polymerization by metal carbenes

    Thomas J. Katz;Steven J. Lee

  • Synthesis and properties of an aggregating heterocyclic helicene.

    Karen E. S. Phillips;Thomas J. Katz;Steffen Jockusch;and Andrew J. Lovinger

  • THE CYCLOÖCTATETRAENYL DIANION

    Thomas J. Katz

  • METAL-CATALYZED REARRANGEMENT OF ALKENE-ALKYNES AND THE STEREOCHEMISTRY OF METALLACYCLOBUTENE RING OPENING

    T. J. Katz;T. M. Sivavec

  • Application of the Russig−Laatsch Reaction to Synthesize a Bis[5]helicene Chiral Pocket for Asymmetric Catalysis

    Spencer D. Dreher;Thomas J. Katz;‡ and Kin-Chung Lam;Arnold L. Rheingold

  • Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Conjugated Helical Metal Phthalocyanine Derivatives

    Joseph M. Fox;Thomas J. Katz;Sven Van Elshocht;Thierry Verbiest

  • Aggregation of Conjugated Helical Molecules

    Colin Nuckolls;Thomas J. Katz;Louis Castellanos

  • Synthesis and Aggregation of a Conjugated Helical Molecule

    Colin Nuckolls;Thomas J. Katz;Gail Katz;Peter J. Collings

  • Synthesis of a Helical Conjugated Ladder Polymer

    Yujia Dai;Thomas J. Katz;David A. Nichols

  • Sandwiches of iron and cobalt with pentalene

    Thomas J. Katz;Nancy Acton;James McGinnis

  • Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of a Helical Columnar Liquid Crystal

    Colin Nuckolls;Thomas J. Katz

  • Structure and Morphology of Helicene Fibers

    Andrew J. Lovinger;Colin Nuckolls;Thomas J. Katz

  • Selectivity in the olefin metathesis of unsymmetrically substituted ethylenes

    James McGinnis;Thomas J. Katz;Samuel Hurwitz

  • Circular Dichroism and UV-Visible Absorption Spectra of the Langmuir-Blodgett Films of an Aggregating Helicene

    Colin Nuckolls;Thomas J. Katz;Thierry Verbiest;Sven Van Elshocht

  • Synthesis of Helical Conjugated Ladder Polymers

    Yujia Dai;Thomas J. Katz

  • Enhancement of nonlinear optical properties through supramolecular chirality

    T. Verbiest;S. Van Elshocht;M. Kauranen;A. Persoons

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin Nuckolls
Colin Nuckolls Columbia University
Martti Kauranen
Martti Kauranen Tampere University
Nicholas J. Turro
Nicholas J. Turro Columbia University
Arnold L. Rheingold
Arnold L. Rheingold University of California, San Diego
Joseph M. Fox
Joseph M. Fox University of Delaware
Herbert L. Strauss
Herbert L. Strauss University of California, Berkeley
Vaidhyanathan Ramamurthy
Vaidhyanathan Ramamurthy University of Miami

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