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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 106 932 823 372 299 380 54411

Thomas J. Pinnavaia publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas J. Pinnavaia between 1966 and 2016, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas J. Pinnavaia published across 51 years, from 1966 to 2016, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 1996. 3 of the 395 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1966 to 2016. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 1996. 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 3 publications 1969: 3 publications 1970: 5 publications 1971: 10 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 6 publications 1975: 7 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 3 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 5 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 9 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 9 publications 1988: 11 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 17 publications 1992: 16 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 17 publications 1995: 14 publications 1996: 27 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication
1966 2016

395 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas J. Pinnavaia: publications per year, 1966 to 2016
Year Publications
1966 1
1967 0
1968 3
1969 3
1970 5
1971 10
1972 0
1973 4
1974 6
1975 7
1976 3
1977 1
1978 3
1979 2
1980 5
1981 2
1982 4
1983 6
1984 8
1985 9
1986 8
1987 9
1988 11
1989 6
1990 8
1991 17
1992 16
1993 9
1994 17
1995 14
1996 27
1997 12
1998 14
1999 11
2000 11
2001 18
2002 13
2003 11
2004 12
2005 12
2006 7
2007 9
2008 9
2009 6
2010 6
2011 5
2012 2
2013 3
2014 7
2015 2
2016 1
Total 395
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Thomas J. Pinnavaia publications per year - data summary

  • Thomas J. Pinnavaia, a Chemistry scholar from Michigan State University, has 395 publications recorded across 51 years, from 1966 to 2016.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1966 and the most recent to 2016.
  • The most productive year is 1996, with 27 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1966, 1977 and 2016, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 51 years in the span carry no publications at all (1967 and 1972).
  • The rate of publication averages 7.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.1 per year counting only the 49 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2012-2016) hold 15 publications, 4% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1966-1982: 59 publications (3.5 per year); 1983-1999: 202 publications (11.9 per year); 2000-2016: 134 publications (7.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Thomas J. Pinnavaia 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. Pinnavaia 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, 361–380 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: 380 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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
361–380 522 380
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
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Thomas J. Pinnavaia publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 61–80 to 1,295+ publications.
  • Thomas J. Pinnavaia, a Chemistry scholar from Michigan State University, records 380 publications - the 77th percentile of the discipline.
  • 77% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Thomas J. Pinnavaia, and about 23% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Thomas J. Pinnavaia ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 161–180 publications, holding 1,350 scientists (8% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 361–380 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Thomas J. Pinnavaia 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. Pinnavaia 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, 106–107 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: 106 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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 88 106
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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Thomas J. Pinnavaia D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 159+ D-Index.
  • Thomas J. Pinnavaia, a Chemistry scholar from Michigan State University, records 106 D-Index - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Thomas J. Pinnavaia, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Thomas J. Pinnavaia ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 56–57 D-Index, holding 1,051 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Thomas J. Pinnavaia is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their professional work is connected to this institution, which serves as the primary base for their academic and research activities.

Recognized in the scientific community, Thomas J. Pinnavaia was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2016. This distinction indicates engagement with significant scientific endeavors and contributions.

While specific details on their recent publications, co-author collaborations, and primary research topics are not available, their ongoing affiliation with a major research university suggests active participation in academic research and related scholarly work.

Best Publications

  • Polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites: an overview

    Peter C LeBaron;Zhen Wang;Thomas J Pinnavaia

  • A neutral templating route to mesoporous molecular sieves.

    Peter T. Tanev;Thomas J. Pinnavaia

  • Titanium-containing mesoporous molecular sieves for catalytic oxidation of aromatic compounds

    Peter T. Tanev;Malama Chibwe;Thomas J. Pinnavaia

  • Intercalated Clay Catalysts

    Thomas J. Pinnavaia

  • Templating of Mesoporous Molecular Sieves by Nonionic Polyethylene Oxide Surfactants

    Stephen A. Bagshaw;Eric Prouzet;Thomas J. Pinnavaia

  • Clay-Reinforced Epoxy Nanocomposites

    Tie Lan;Thomas J. Pinnavaia

  • Mechanism of Clay Tactoid Exfoliation in Epoxy-Clay Nanocomposites

    Tie Lan;Padmananda D. Kaviratna;Thomas J. Pinnavaia

  • Nanolayer Reinforcement of Elastomeric Polyurethane

    Zhen Wang and;Thomas J. Pinnavaia

  • Access in mesoporous materials: Advantages of a uniform pore structure in the design of a heavy metal ion adsorbent for environmental remediation

    Louis Mercier;Thomas J. Pinnavaia

  • Basic Properties of Mg2+1-xAl3+x Layered Double Hydroxides Intercalated by Carbonate, Hydroxide, Chloride, and Sulfate Anions

    Vera R. L. Constantino;Thomas J. Pinnavaia

  • Mesoporous silica molecular sieves prepared by ionic and neutral surfactant templating : A comparison of physical properties

    Peter T. Tanev;Thomas J. Pinnavaia

  • Mesoporous Alumina Molecular Sieves.

    Stephen A. Bagshaw;Thomas J. Pinnavaia

  • Steam-Stable Aluminosilicate Mesostructures Assembled from Zeolite Type Y Seeds

    Yu Liu;Wenzhong Zhang;Thomas J. Pinnavaia

  • On the Nature of Polyimide-Clay Hybrid Composites

    Tie Lan;Padmananda D. Kaviratna;Thomas J. Pinnavaia

  • Steam‐Stable MSU‐S Aluminosilicate Mesostructures Assembled from Zeolite ZSM‐5 and Zeolite Beta Seeds

    Yu Liu;Wenzhong Zhang;Thomas J. Pinnavaia

  • Hybrid Organic−Inorganic Nanocomposites: Exfoliation of Magadiite Nanolayers in an Elastomeric Epoxy Polymer

    Zhen Wang and;Thomas J. Pinnavaia

  • Heavy Metal Ion Adsorbents Formed by the Grafting of a Thiol Functionality to Mesoporous Silica Molecular Sieves: Factors Affecting Hg(II) Uptake

    Louis Mercier;Thomas J. Pinnavaia

  • Clay-Polymer Nanocomposites Formed from Acidic Derivatives of Montmorillonite and an Epoxy Resin

    Muh S. Wang;Thomas J. Pinnavaia

  • Mesoporous Titanosilicate Molecular Sieves Prepared at Ambient Temperature by Electrostatic (S+I-, S+X-I+) and Neutral (S°I°) Assembly Pathways: A Comparison of Physical Properties and Catalytic Activity for Peroxide Oxidations

    Wenzhong Zhang;Michael Fröba;Jialiang Wang;Peter T. Tanev

  • Ultrastable Mesostructured Silica Vesicles

    Seong Su Kim;Wenzhong Zhang;Thomas J. Pinnavaia

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Daniel G. Nocera Harvard University
Simon J. L. Billinge
Simon J. L. Billinge Columbia University
Edwin D. Becker
Edwin D. Becker National Institutes of Health
Angelos A. Lappas
Angelos A. Lappas Centre for Research and Technology Hellas
Christopher L. Marshall
Christopher L. Marshall Argonne National Laboratory
Laurent J. Michot
Laurent J. Michot Université Paris Cité
Norbert E. Kaminski
Norbert E. Kaminski Michigan State University
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Valeri Petkov Central Michigan University

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