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D-Index
46
Citations
6940
World Ranking
16139
National Ranking
284

W. Leo Meerts 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 W. Leo Meerts sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 234 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

W. Leo Meerts 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 W. Leo Meerts sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

W. Leo Meerts is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the fields of chemistry and physics, particularly focusing on atomic and molecular physics, optics, and physical and theoretical chemistry. Their research encompasses spectroscopy, organic chemistry, and various advanced chemical physics studies.

The scientist's work frequently addresses topics including photochemistry and electron transfer studies, advanced chemical physics, molecular spectroscopy and structure, spectroscopy combined with quantum chemical studies, and free radicals and antioxidants.

Meerts has authored several research publications, among which are:

  • Structure and excited state dipole moments of oxygen containing heteroaromatics: 2,3-benzofuran, 2020, Journal of Molecular Structure
  • Excited state dipole moments and lifetimes of 2-cyanoindole from rotationally resolved electronic Stark spectroscopy, 2021, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Determination of excited state dipole moments in solution via thermochromic methods, 2020, MethodsX
  • Rotationally resolved electronic spectroscopy of 6-methylindole: Structures, transition moments, and permanent dipole moments of ground and excited singlet states, 2021, Journal of Molecular Structure
  • ROTATIONALLY RESOLVED S1 ← S0 ORIGIN BANDS OF DIFFERENT METHYLINDOLES AND THEIR INTERNAL ROTATION EFFECTS, 2021, Proceedings of the 2021 International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy

Their publications mainly appear in the following venues:

  • Journal of Molecular Structure
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • MethodsX
  • Proceedings of the 2021 International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy

Meerts collaborates regularly with several researchers. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Marie-Luise Hebestreit
  • Michaël Schmitt
  • Hilda Lartian
  • Michael Schneider
  • Ralf Kühnemuth

Best Publications

  • HIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROSCOPY OF PHENOL AND THE HYDROGEN BONDED PHENOL/WATER CLUSTER

    Giel Berden;W. Leo Meerts;Michael Schmitt;Karl Kleinermanns

  • Pyrazine: An "Exact" Solution to the Problem of Radiationless Transitions

    J. Kommandeur;W. A. Majewski;W. L. Meerts;D. W. Pratt

  • Electric and magnetic properties of carbon monoxide by molecular-beam electric-resonance spectroscopy

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  • ROTATIONALLY RESOLVED ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY OF INDOLE, INDAZOLE, AND BENZIMIDAZOLE: INERTIAL AXIS REORIENTATION IN THE S1(1LB)S0 TRANSITIONS

    Giel Berden;W. Leo Meerts;Erko Jalviste

  • trans-Stilbene. A rigid, planar asymmetric top in the zero-point vibrational levels of its S0 and S1 electronic states

    B. B. Champagne;J. F. Pfanstiel;D. F. Plusquellic;D. W. Pratt

  • The submillimeter rotation tunneling spectrum of the water dimer

    E. Zwart;J.J. ter Meulen;W. Leo Meerts;L.H. Coudert;L.H. Coudert

  • Application of genetic algorithms in automated assignments of high-resolution spectra

    W. Leo Meerts;Michael Schmitt

  • Spectrum of the molecular eigenstates of pyrazine

    Barend J. van der Meer;Harry Th. Jonkman;Jan Kommandeur;W. Leo Meerts

  • Near-uv spectra with fully resolved rotational structure of naphthalene and perdeuterated naphthalene

    W. Majewski;W.Leo Meerts

  • Vibronic coupling in indole: I. Theoretical description of the 1La–1Lb interaction and the electronic spectrum

    Christian Brand;Jochen Küpper;David. W. Pratt;W. Leo Meerts

  • Direct determination of molecular constants from rovibronic spectra with genetic algorithms

    J. A. Hageman;R. Wehrens;R. de Gelder;W. Leo Meerts

  • A Molecular Beam Electric Resonance Study of the Hyperfine Λ Doubling Spectrum of OH, OD, SH, and SD

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  • New applications of the genetic algorithm for the interpretation of high-resolution spectra

    W. Leo Meerts;Michael Schmitt;Gerrit C. Groenenboom

  • The hyperfine Λ-doubling spectrum of 14N16O and 15N16O

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  • Rotational spectrum and structure of KCN

    T. Törring;J. P. Bekooy;W. Leo Meerts;J. Hoeft

  • Structural Selection by Microsolvation: Conformational Locking of Tryptamine

    M Schmitt;Marcel Böhm;C Ratzer;C Vu

  • Hyperfine structure, electric and magnetic properties of 14N2 16O in the ground and first excited bending vibrational state

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  • Ultra high‐resolution fluorescence excitation spectrum of 1B1 pyrimidine in a molecular beam. Structural assignments, analysis of singlet–triplet perturbations, and implications for intersystem crossing in the isolated molecule

    J. A. Konings;W. A. Majewski;Y. Matsumoto;D. W. Pratt

  • Vibronic coupling in indole: II. Investigation of the 1La–1Lb interaction using rotationally resolved electronic spectroscopy

    Jochen Küpper;David. W. Pratt;W. Leo Meerts;Christian Brand

  • Avoided‐crossing molecular‐beam experiments on fluoroform (CF3H) and fluoroform‐d (CF3D)

    W. Leo Meerts;Irving Ozier

  • High-resolution molecular-beam spectroscopy of NaCN and Na13CN

    J.J. van Vaals;W.Leo Meerts;A. Dymanus

  • Proton tunneling in the benzoic acid dimer studied by high resolution ultraviolet spectroscopy

    Karen Remmers;W. Leo Meerts;Irving Ozier

  • A far infrared laser sideband spectrometer in the frequency region 550-2700 GHz

    P. Verhoeve;E. Zwart;M. Versluis;M. Drabbels

  • Rotational spectrum, hyperfine spectrum and structure of lithium isocyanide

    J.J. van Vaals;W.Leo Meerts;A. Dymanus

  • A study of the singlet–triplet perturbations in the à 1Au state of acetylene by high resolution ultraviolet spectroscopy

    Marcel Drabbels;Johannes Heinze;W. Leo Meerts

  • Spectroscopy on triphenylamine and its van der Waals complexes

    Gerard Meijer;Giel Berden;W.Leo Meerts;Heinrich E. Hunziker

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Schmitt
Michael Schmitt Northwestern University
Giel Berden
Giel Berden Radboud University
David W. Pratt
David W. Pratt University of Vermont
Harold Linnartz
Harold Linnartz Leiden University
Martina Havenith
Martina Havenith Ruhr University Bochum
Terry A. Miller
Terry A. Miller The Ohio State University
Karl Kleinermanns
Karl Kleinermanns Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Gerard Meijer
Gerard Meijer Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Arno P. M. Kentgens
Arno P. M. Kentgens Radboud University
Michel Versluis
Michel Versluis University of Twente

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