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Tõnu Pullerits

Tõnu Pullerits

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 79 3616 3278 43 39 292 21944

Tõnu Pullerits publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tõnu Pullerits between 1988 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tõnu Pullerits published across 39 years, from 1988 to 2026, averaging 9 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2025. 27 of the 351 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2025. 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 5 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 26 publications 2026: 1 publication
1988 2026

351 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tõnu Pullerits: publications per year, 1988 to 2026
Year Publications
1988 2
1989 1
1990 3
1991 1
1992 1
1993 2
1994 6
1995 5
1996 4
1997 4
1998 7
1999 1
2000 5
2001 6
2002 6
2003 3
2004 6
2005 6
2006 8
2007 6
2008 3
2009 7
2010 5
2011 5
2012 7
2013 21
2014 17
2015 12
2016 20
2017 19
2018 23
2019 17
2020 17
2021 17
2022 21
2023 15
2024 15
2025 26
2026 1
Total 351
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Tõnu Pullerits publications per year - data summary

  • Tõnu Pullerits, a Chemistry scholar from Lund University, has 351 publications recorded across 39 years, from 1988 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1988 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 26 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1989, 1991, 1992, 1999 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 9.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.0 per year counting only the 39 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 78 publications, 22% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1988-2000: 42 publications (3.2 per year); 2001-2013: 89 publications (6.8 per year); 2014-2026: 220 publications (16.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Tõnu Pullerits 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 Tõnu Pullerits 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, 281–300 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: 292 publications — 61st percentile

61% 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
281–300 939 292
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
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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Tõnu Pullerits 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.
  • Tõnu Pullerits, a Chemistry scholar from Lund University, records 292 publications - the 61st percentile of the discipline.
  • 61% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Tõnu Pullerits, and about 39% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Tõnu Pullerits 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).

Tõnu Pullerits 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 Tõnu Pullerits 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, 78–79 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: 79 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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 79
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
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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Tõnu Pullerits 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.
  • Tõnu Pullerits, a Chemistry scholar from Lund University, records 79 D-Index - the 80th percentile of the discipline.
  • 80% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Tõnu Pullerits, and about 20% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Tõnu Pullerits 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).

Overview

Tõnu Pullerits is a researcher affiliated with Lund University in Sweden. Their academic work primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a particular focus on subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Polymers and Plastics.

Their research topics include Perovskite Materials and Applications, Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Conducting Polymers and Applications, and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics.

Frequently collaborating with other scholars, some of their notable coauthors are Kaibo Zheng, Weihua Lin, Jie Meng, Peng Song, and Junsheng Chen.

Tõnu Pullerits has published extensively in several scientific venues, with frequent publications in arXiv (Cornell University), The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Nature Communications, The Cambridge Structural Database, and Advanced Functional Materials.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Mixed halide perovskites for spectrally stable and high-efficiency blue light-emitting diodes, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Ultrafast charge transfer dynamics in 2D covalent organic frameworks/Re-complex hybrid photocatalyst, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Stable CsPb1-xZnxI3 Colloidal Quantum Dots with Ultralow Density of Trap States for High-Performance Solar Cells, 2020, Chemistry of Materials
  • Manipulating crystallization dynamics through chelating molecules for bright perovskite emitters, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Advancing Tin Halide Perovskites: Strategies toward the ASnX3 Paradigm for Efficient and Durable Optoelectronics, 2020, ACS Energy Letters

Best Publications

  • Organometal Halide Perovskite Solar Cell Materials Rationalized: Ultrafast Charge Generation, High and Microsecond-Long Balanced Mobilities, and Slow Recombination

    Carlito S. Ponseca;Tom J. Savenije;Mohamed Abdellah;Mohamed Abdellah;Kaibo Zheng

  • Photosynthetic light-harvesting: Reconciling dynamics and structure of purple bacterial LH2 reveals function of photosynthetic unit

    V. Sundstrom;T. Pullerits;R. Van Grondelle

  • Lead-Free, Air-Stable All-Inorganic Cesium Bismuth Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals

    Bin Yang;Bin Yang;Junsheng Chen;Junsheng Chen;Feng Hong;Feng Hong;Xin Mao;Xin Mao

  • Thermally Activated Exciton Dissociation and Recombination Control the Carrier Dynamics in Organometal Halide Perovskite

    Tom J. Savenije;Carlito S. Ponseca;Lucas Kunneman;Mohamed Abdellah

  • 14.7% Efficiency Organic Photovoltaic Cells Enabled by Active Materials with a Large Electrostatic Potential Difference

    Huifeng Yao;Yong Cui;Deping Qian;Carlito S. Ponseca

  • Mixed halide perovskites for spectrally stable and high-efficiency blue light-emitting diodes.

    Max Karlsson;Ziyue Yi;Ziyue Yi;Sebastian Reichert;Xiyu Luo;Xiyu Luo

  • Origin of long-lived coherences in light-harvesting complexes.

    Niklas Christensson;Harald F. Kauffmann;Harald F. Kauffmann;Tõnu Pullerits;Tomáš Mančal

  • Lead-Free Silver-Bismuth Halide Double Perovskite Nanocrystals.

    Bin Yang;Bin Yang;Junsheng Chen;Junsheng Chen;Songqiu Yang;Feng Hong;Feng Hong

  • Mechanistic insights into perovskite photoluminescence enhancement: light curing with oxygen can boost yield thousandfold

    Yuxi Tian;Maximilian Peter;Eva Unger;Mohamed Abdellah

  • Tailoring Organic Cation of 2D Air-Stable Organometal Halide Perovskites for Highly Efficient Planar Solar Cells

    Yani Chen;Yong-Hui Sun;Jiajun Peng;Wei Zhang

  • Exciton Delocalization Length in the B850 Antenna of Rhodobacter sphaeroides

    Tõnu Pullerits;and Mirianas Chachisvilis;Villy Sundström

  • The electronic states of polyfluorene copolymers with alternating donor-acceptor units.

    Kim G. Jespersen;Wichard J. D. Beenken;Yuri Zaushitsyn;Arkady Yartsev

  • Excited state and charge photogeneration dynamics in conjugated polymers

    Ivan G. Scheblykin;Arkady Yartsev;Tonu Pullerits;Vidmantas Gulbinas

  • Ultrasensitive and Fast All‐Inorganic Perovskite‐Based Photodetector via Fast Carrier Diffusion

    Bin Yang;Bin Yang;Fengying Zhang;Junsheng Chen;Junsheng Chen;Songqiu Yang

  • Cation-Dependent Hot Carrier Cooling in Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals.

    Junsheng Chen;Maria E. Messing;Kaibo Zheng;Kaibo Zheng;Tonu Pullerits

  • Spectroscopic units in conjugated polymers: a quantum chemically founded concept?

    Wichard J. D. Beenken;Tonu Pullerits

  • Exciton Binding Energy and the Nature of Emissive States in Organometal Halide Perovskites.

    Kaibo Zheng;Qiushi Zhu;Mohamed Abdellah;Mohamed Abdellah;Maria E. Messing

  • Exciton–vibrational coupling in the dynamics and spectroscopy of Frenkel excitons in molecular aggregates

    M. Schröter;S.D. Ivanov;J. Schulze;S.P. Polyutov;S.P. Polyutov

  • Insights into charge carrier dynamics in organo-metal halide perovskites: from neat films to solar cells

    Jiajun Peng;Yani Chen;Kaibo Zheng;Kaibo Zheng;Tõnu Pullerits

  • Electron-vibrational coupling in the Fenna-Matthews-Olson complex of Prosthecochloris aestuarii determined by temperature dependent absorption and fluorescence line narrowing measurements

    M. Wendling;T. Pullerits;M.A. Przyjalgowski;S.I.E. Vulto

  • Theoretical Characterization of the PC60BM:PDDTT Model for an Organic Solar Cell

    Yuanzuo Li;Yuanzuo Li;Tönu Pullerits;Meiyu Zhao;Meiyu Zhao;Mengtao Sun

  • Excitons in Photosynthetic Purple Bacteria: Wavelike Motion or Incoherent Hopping?

    Mirianas Chachisvilis;Oliver Kühn;Tõnu Pullerits;Villy Sundström

Frequent Co-Authors

Kaibo Zheng
Kaibo Zheng Technical University of Denmark
Villy Sundström
Villy Sundström Lund University
Pavel Chábera
Pavel Chábera Lund University
Arkady Yartsev
Arkady Yartsev Lund University
Tomáš Polívka
Tomáš Polívka University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
Ivan G. Scheblykin
Ivan G. Scheblykin Lund University
Mengtao Sun
Mengtao Sun University of Science and Technology Beijing
Richard J. Cogdell
Richard J. Cogdell University of Glasgow
Ke-Li Han
Ke-Li Han Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Jianjun Tian
Jianjun Tian University of Science and Technology Beijing

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