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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 104 1077 950 431 347 456 34983

Vicki H. Grassian publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Vicki H. Grassian between 1970 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Vicki H. Grassian published across 57 years, from 1970 to 2026, averaging 9.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2012. 18 of the 535 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2012. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 4 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 4 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 26 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 29 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 3 publications
1970 2026

535 publications in total across all disciplines

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Vicki H. Grassian: publications per year, 1970 to 2026
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 3
1984 1
1985 0
1986 1
1987 4
1988 4
1989 3
1990 4
1991 0
1992 1
1993 1
1994 4
1995 11
1996 5
1997 4
1998 7
1999 3
2000 7
2001 10
2002 6
2003 11
2004 9
2005 22
2006 13
2007 20
2008 26
2009 22
2010 18
2011 24
2012 29
2013 24
2014 19
2015 17
2016 27
2017 13
2018 21
2019 27
2020 19
2021 21
2022 23
2023 19
2024 13
2025 15
2026 3
Total 535
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Vicki H. Grassian 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 Vicki H. Grassian 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, 441–460 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: 456 publications — 85th percentile

85% 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
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270 456
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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Vicki H. Grassian 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 Vicki H. Grassian 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, 104–105 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: 104 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
104–105 112 104
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2019 - William H. Nichols Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2018 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For groundbreaking contributions in understanding the surface structure and reactivity of environmental interfaces, including carbonate and oxide surfaces, under ambient conditions of temperature and relative humidity and delineating the important role of adsorbed water
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Vicki H. Grassian is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio primarily focused on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences.

The main fields of study in Grassian's work include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these fields, Grassian's research further delves into subfields such as:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering

The major research topics addressed in Grassian's publications involve:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate

Grassian has authored numerous recent papers, including:

  • "Acidity across the interface from the ocean surface to sea spray aerosol," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Oxide- and Silicate-Water Interfaces and Their Roles in Technology and the Environment," 2023, Chemical Reviews
  • "Indoor Surface Chemistry: Developing a Molecular Picture of Reactions on Indoor Interfaces," 2020, Chem
  • "Organic Enrichment, Physical Phase State, and Surface Tension Depression of Nascent Core-Shell Sea Spray Aerosols during Two Phytoplankton Blooms," 2020, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
  • "Radical-Initiated Formation of Aromatic Organosulfates and Sulfonates in the Aqueous Phase," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Grassian include:

  • Kimberly A. Prather
  • Michael R. Alves
  • Victor W. Or
  • Izaac Sit
  • Eshani Hettiarachchi

The most common publication venues for Grassian's work are:

  • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Throughout their career, Grassian has received several professional distinctions, such as:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2020
  • William H. Nichols Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2019
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2018, for contributions on surface structure and reactivity of environmental interfaces
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society, 2011
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2005

Best Publications

  • Reactions on mineral dust.

    Courtney R. Usher;and Amy E. Michel;Vicki H. Grassian

  • Aggregation and Dissolution of 4 nm ZnO Nanoparticles in Aqueous Environments: Influence of pH, Ionic Strength, Size, and Adsorption of Humic Acid

    Shao-Wei Bian;Imali A. Mudunkotuwa;Thilini Rupasinghe;Vicki H. Grassian

  • Titanium Dioxide Photocatalysis in Atmospheric Chemistry

    Haihan Chen;Charith E. Nanayakkara;Vicki H. Grassian

  • Bringing the ocean into the laboratory to probe the chemical complexity of sea spray aerosol

    Kimberly A. Prather;Timothy H. Bertram;Vicki H. Grassian;Grant B. Deane

  • Inhalation exposure study of titanium dioxide nanoparticles with a primary particle size of 2 to 5 nm.

    Vicki H. Grassian;Patrick T. O’Shaughnessy;Andrea Adamcakova-Dodd;John M. Pettibone

  • FT-IR Study of Water Adsorption on Aluminum Oxide Surfaces

    Hind A. Al-Abadleh;V. H. Grassian

  • Interactions of Water with Mineral Dust Aerosol: Water Adsorption, Hygroscopicity, Cloud Condensation, and Ice Nucleation.

    Mingjin Tang;Daniel J. Cziczo;Vicki H. Grassian;Vicki H. Grassian

  • Spectroscopic Study of Nitric Acid and Water Adsorption on Oxide Particles: Enhanced Nitric Acid Uptake Kinetics in the Presence of Adsorbed Water

    A. L. Goodman;E. T. Bernard;V. H. Grassian

  • Chemistry and related properties of freshly emitted sea spray aerosol.

    Patricia K. Quinn;Douglas B. Collins;Vicki H. Grassian;Vicki H. Grassian;Kimberly A. Prather

  • Dissolution of ZnO Nanoparticles at Circumneutral pH: A Study of Size Effects in the Presence and Absence of Citric Acid

    Imali A. Mudunkotuwa;Thilini Rupasinghe;Chia-Ming Wu;Vicki H. Grassian

  • Heterogeneous chemistry of individual mineral dust particles from different dust source regions: the importance of particle mineralogy

    Brenda J Krueger;Vicki H Grassian;James P Cowin;Alexander Laskin

  • Citric Acid Adsorption on TiO2 Nanoparticles in Aqueous Suspensions at Acidic and Circumneutral pH: Surface Coverage, Surface Speciation, and Its Impact on Nanoparticle−Nanoparticle Interactions

    Imali A Mudunkotuwa;Vicki H Grassian

  • When Size Really Matters: Size-Dependent Properties and Surface Chemistry of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Gas and Liquid Phase Environments†

    Vicki H. Grassian

  • Adsorption of sulfur dioxide on hematite and goethite particle surfaces

    Jonas Baltrusaitis;David M. Cwiertny;Vicki H. Grassian

  • Silver nanoparticles in simulated biological media: a study of aggregation, sedimentation, and dissolution

    Larissa V. Stebounova;Ethan Guio;Vicki H. Grassian

  • Carbon dioxide adsorption on oxide nanoparticle surfaces

    Jonas Baltrusaitis;Jennifer Schuttlefield;Elizabeth Zeitler;Vicki H. Grassian

  • XPS study of nitrogen dioxide adsorption on metal oxide particle surfaces under different environmental conditions

    Jonas Baltrusaitis;Pradeep M. Jayaweera;Pradeep M. Jayaweera;Vicki H. Grassian

  • Synthesis, characterization, and adsorption properties of nanocrystalline ZSM-5.

    Song W;Justice Re;Jones Ca;Grassian Vh

  • Oxide surfaces as environmental interfaces

    Hind A. Al-Abadleh;Vicki H. Grassian

  • Adsorption of organic acids on TiO2 nanoparticles: effects of pH, nanoparticle size, and nanoparticle aggregation.

    John M. Pettibone;David M. Cwiertny;Michelle Scherer;Vicki H. Grassian

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonas Baltrusaitis
Jonas Baltrusaitis Lehigh University
Kimberly A. Prather
Kimberly A. Prather University of California, San Diego
Timothy H. Bertram
Timothy H. Bertram University of Wisconsin–Madison
Elizabeth A. Stone
Elizabeth A. Stone University of Iowa
Elliot R. Bernstein
Elliot R. Bernstein Colorado State University
Alexander Laskin
Alexander Laskin Purdue University West Lafayette
Peter S. Thorne
Peter S. Thorne University of Iowa
Andrew P. Ault
Andrew P. Ault University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas M. Peters
Thomas M. Peters University of Iowa
Michelle M. Scherer
Michelle M. Scherer University of Iowa

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