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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 103 1127 995 447 361 329 34135

Tomislav Rovis publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tomislav Rovis between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tomislav Rovis published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 11.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2011. 18 of the 345 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2011. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 24 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 36 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 7 publications
1995 2025

345 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tomislav Rovis: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 2
1998 2
1999 3
2000 4
2001 5
2002 4
2003 3
2004 6
2005 11
2006 13
2007 11
2008 21
2009 24
2010 9
2011 36
2012 22
2013 19
2014 13
2015 19
2016 7
2017 10
2018 12
2019 16
2020 12
2021 18
2022 12
2023 12
2024 11
2025 7
Total 345
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Tomislav Rovis publications per year - data summary

  • Tomislav Rovis, a Chemistry scholar from Columbia University, has 345 publications recorded across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1995 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2011, with 36 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1995, with 1 publication.
  • 1 of the 31 years in the span carries no publications at all (1996).
  • The rate of publication averages 11.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.5 per year counting only the 30 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 60 publications, 17% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1995-2005: 41 publications (3.7 per year); 2006-2016: 194 publications (17.6 per year); 2017-2025: 110 publications (12.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Tomislav Rovis 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 Tomislav Rovis 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, 321–340 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: 329 publications — 69th percentile

69% 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
321–340 643 329
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
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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Tomislav Rovis 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.
  • Tomislav Rovis, a Chemistry scholar from Columbia University, records 329 publications - the 69th percentile of the discipline.
  • 69% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Tomislav Rovis, and about 31% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Tomislav Rovis 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).

Tomislav Rovis 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 Tomislav Rovis 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, 102–103 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: 103 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
102–103 105 103
104–105 112
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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Tomislav Rovis 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.
  • Tomislav Rovis, a Chemistry scholar from Columbia University, records 103 D-Index - the 94th percentile of the discipline.
  • 94% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Tomislav Rovis, and about 6% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Tomislav Rovis 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

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2005 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Tomislav Rovis is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has a body of work primarily situated within the field of Chemistry, with a particular focus on Organic Chemistry. Their research spans multiple subfields including Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Molecular Biology, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The main topics of Rovis's work include:

  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis

Rovis has published extensively in notable scientific journals. Some of the frequent publication venues are:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Synlett
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Recent papers authored by Rovis include:

  • "Photons or Electrons? A Critical Comparison of Electrochemistry and Photoredox Catalysis for Organic Synthesis," 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • "Copper Catalyzed C(sp3)-H Bond Alkylation via Photoinduced Ligand-to-Metal Charge Transfer," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Development of a Platform for Near-Infrared Photoredox Catalysis," 2020, ACS Central Science
  • "Dynamic crosslinking compatibilizes immiscible mixed plastics," 2023, Nature
  • "Iron-Catalyzed Photoinduced LMCT: A 1° C-H Abstraction Enables Skeletal Rearrangements and C(sp3)-H Alkylation," 2021, ACS Catalysis

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rovis include:

  • Nicholas E. S. Tay
  • Candice L. Joe
  • Trevor C. Sherwood
  • David C. Cabanero
  • Eva Bednářová

Tomislav Rovis has been recognized with awards such as the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012 and the Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2005.

Best Publications

  • Organocatalytic Reactions Enabled by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes.

    Darrin M. Flanigan;Fedor Romanov-Michailidis;Nicholas A. White;Tomislav Rovis

  • Biotinylated Rh(III) Complexes in Engineered Streptavidin for Accelerated Asymmetric C–H Activation

    Todd K. Hyster;Livia Knörr;Thomas R. Ward;Tomislav Rovis

  • Complementary Strategies for Directed C(sp3 )-H Functionalization: A Comparison of Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Activation, Hydrogen Atom Transfer, and Carbene/Nitrene Transfer.

    John C. K. Chu;Tomislav Rovis;Tomislav Rovis

  • Catalytic Asymmetric α-Acylation of Tertiary Amines Mediated by a Dual Catalysis Mode: N-Heterocyclic Carbene and Photoredox Catalysis

    Daniel A. DiRocco;Tomislav Rovis

  • Amide-directed photoredox-catalysed C–C bond formation at unactivated sp 3 C–H bonds

    John C. K. Chu;Tomislav Rovis;Tomislav Rovis

  • Photoredox catalysis using infrared light via triplet fusion upconversion.

    Benjamin D. Ravetz;Andrew B. Pun;Emily M. Churchill;Daniel N. Congreve

  • Rhodium-Catalyzed Oxidative Cycloaddition of Benzamides and Alkynes via C−H/N−H Activation

    Todd K. Hyster;Tomislav Rovis

  • A highly enantioselective catalytic intramolecular Stetter reaction

    Mark S Kerr;Javier Read de Alaniz;Tomislav Rovis

  • Novel Actions of Estrogen Receptor-β on Anxiety-Related Behaviors

    Trent D. Lund;Tomislav Rovis;Wilson C. J. Chung;Robert J. Handa

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Carboxylation of Styrenes Using CO2

    Catherine M. Williams;Jeffrey B. Johnson;Tomislav Rovis

  • Exploiting Acyl and Enol Azolium Intermediates via NHeterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Reactions of Alpha-Reducible Aldehydes

    Harit U. Vora;Philip Wheeler;Tomislav Rovis

  • Correction: Pyridine synthesis from oximes and alkynes via rhodium(III) catalysis: Cp* and Cp(t) provide complementary selectivity.

    Todd K. Hyster;Tomislav Rovis

  • A Coupling of Benzamides and Donor/Acceptor Diazo Compounds To Form γ-Lactams via Rh(III)-Catalyzed C–H Activation

    Todd K. Hyster;Kyle E. Ruhl;Tomislav Rovis

  • Nucleophilic carbene and HOAt relay catalysis in an amide bond coupling: an orthogonal peptide bond forming reaction.

    Harit U. Vora;Tomislav Rovis

  • Photons or Electrons? A Critical Comparison of Electrochemistry and Photoredox Catalysis for Organic Synthesis.

    Nicholas E S Tay;Dan Lehnherr;Tomislav Rovis

  • More than Bystanders: The Effect of Olefins on Transition‐Metal‐Catalyzed Cross‐Coupling Reactions

    Jeffrey B. Johnson;Tomislav Rovis

  • Rh(III)-catalyzed regioselective synthesis of pyridines from alkenes and α,β-unsaturated oxime esters.

    Jamie M. Neely;Tomislav Rovis

  • Conversion of α-Haloaldehydes into Acylating Agents by an Internal Redox Reaction Catalyzed by Nucleophilic Carbenes

    Nathan T. Reynolds;Javier Read De Alaniz;Tomislav Rovis

  • Enantioselective Synthesis of Quaternary Stereocenters via a Catalytic Asymmetric Stetter Reaction

    Mark S. Kerr;Tomislav Rovis

  • Electronic and Steric Tuning of a Prototypical Piano Stool Complex: Rh(III) Catalysis for C-H Functionalization.

    Tiffany Piou;Tomislav Rovis

  • N−Heterocyclic Carbene and Brønsted Acid Cooperative Catalysis: Asymmetric Synthesis of trans−γ−Lactams

    Xiaodan Zhao;Daniel A. DiRocco;Tomislav Rovis

  • Asymmetric Synthesis of Hydrobenzofuranones via Desymmetrization of Cyclohexadienones Using the Intramolecular Stetter Reaction

    Qin Liu;Tomislav Rovis

Frequent Co-Authors

Javier Read de Alaniz
Javier Read de Alaniz University of California, Santa Barbara
Mark Lautens
Mark Lautens University of Toronto
David A. Evans
David A. Evans Harvard University
Luis M. Campos
Luis M. Campos Columbia University
Shaodan Ma
Shaodan Ma University of Macau
David D. Ho
David D. Ho Columbia University
Brent R. Stockwell
Brent R. Stockwell Columbia University
Yaoxing Huang
Yaoxing Huang Columbia University
Robert S. Paton
Robert S. Paton Colorado State University

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