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2025

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 74 4718 4286 114 100 322 18936

Wesley R. Browne publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wesley R. Browne between 2000 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wesley R. Browne published across 27 years, from 2000 to 2026, averaging 14 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2013. 19 of the 379 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2013. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 2 publications
2000 2026

379 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wesley R. Browne: publications per year, 2000 to 2026
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 5
2002 4
2003 5
2004 8
2005 8
2006 8
2007 11
2008 25
2009 12
2010 19
2011 22
2012 20
2013 29
2014 22
2015 18
2016 19
2017 24
2018 16
2019 12
2020 11
2021 16
2022 15
2023 13
2024 17
2025 17
2026 2
Total 379
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Wesley R. Browne publications per year - data summary

  • Wesley R. Browne, a Chemistry scholar from University of Groningen, has 379 publications recorded across 27 years, from 2000 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2000 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2013, with 29 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2000, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 14.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.0 per year counting only the 27 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 64 publications, 17% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2000-2008: 75 publications (8.3 per year); 2009-2017: 185 publications (20.6 per year); 2018-2026: 119 publications (13.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Wesley R. Browne 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 Wesley R. Browne 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: 322 publications — 68th percentile

68% 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
321–340 643 322
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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Wesley R. Browne 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.
  • Wesley R. Browne, a Chemistry scholar from University of Groningen, records 322 publications - the 68th percentile of the discipline.
  • 68% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Wesley R. Browne, and about 32% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Wesley R. Browne 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).

Wesley R. Browne 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 Wesley R. Browne 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, 74–75 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: 74 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 74
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
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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Wesley R. Browne 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.
  • Wesley R. Browne, a Chemistry scholar from University of Groningen, records 74 D-Index - the 75th percentile of the discipline.
  • 75% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Wesley R. Browne, and about 25% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Wesley R. Browne 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Wesley R. Browne is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of materials science and chemistry, with particular emphasis on materials chemistry, organic chemistry, and inorganic chemistry. They have contributed significantly to related subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience and molecular biology.

Their research topics cover diverse areas such as metal-catalyzed oxygenation mechanisms, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, and porphyrin and phthalocyanine chemistry. Additional topics include crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, photochromic and fluorescence chemistry, and supramolecular chemistry and complexes.

Browne has authored papers in several scientific journals and publication venues. The most frequent outlets for their work include the University of Groningen research database, the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Inorganic Chemistry, Nature Chemistry, and The Journal of Physical Chemistry A.

Some of their recent publications are:

  • Visible-Light-Driven Rotation of Molecular Motors in a Dual-Function Metal-Organic Framework Enabled by Energy Transfer, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Emergence of light-driven protometabolism on recruitment of a photocatalytic cofactor by a self-replicator, 2020, Nature Chemistry
  • Photoresponsive porous materials, 2020, Nanoscale Advances
  • Cooperative light-induced breathing of soft porous crystals via azobenzene buckling, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Isolation of a Ru(iv) side-on peroxo intermediate in the water oxidation reaction, 2021, Nature Chemistry

Frequent co-authors with whom Browne has collaborated include:

  • Ben L. Feringa
  • Andy S. Sardjan
  • Wojciech Danowski
  • C. Maurits de Roo
  • Simon Krause

Best Publications

  • Making molecular machines work

    Wesley R. Browne;Ben L. Feringa

  • Chiroptical Molecular Switches

    Wesley R. Browne;Ben L. Feringa

  • Molecular Switches: FERINGA:MOL.SWIT.2ED 2VOL O-BK

    Ben L. Feringa;Wesley R. Browne

  • The evolution of spiropyran: fundamentals and progress of an extraordinarily versatile photochrome.

    Luuk Kortekaas;Wesley R. Browne

  • Functionalization of graphene via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition

    Mildred Quintana;Konstantinos Spyrou;Marek Grzelczak;Wesley R. Browne

  • Multiphotochromic molecular systems

    Arnaud Fihey;Aurélie Perrier;Aurélie Perrier;Wesley R Browne;Denis Jacquemin;Denis Jacquemin

  • Light Switching of Molecules on Surfaces

    Wesley R. Browne;Ben L. Feringa

  • MHz Unidirectional Rotation of Molecular Rotary Motors

    Martin Klok;Nicola Boyle;Mary T. Pryce;Auke Meetsma

  • Dispersion of graphene in ethanol using a simple solvent exchange method

    Xiaoyan Zhang;Anthony C. Coleman;Nathalie Katsonis;Wesley R. Browne

  • Ultrafast dynamics in the power stroke of a molecular rotary motor

    Jamie Conyard;Kiri Addison;Ismael A. Heisler;Arjen Cnossen

  • Dynamic control over cell adhesive properties using molecular-based surface engineering strategies

    Jort Robertus;Wesley R. Browne;Ben L. Feringa

  • Unidirectional rotary motion in a metal-organic framework

    Wojciech Danowski;Thomas van Leeuwen;Shaghayegh Abdolahzadeh;Diederik Roke

  • Oxidative Electrochemical Switching in Dithienylcyclopentenes, Part 2: Effect of Substitution and Asymmetry on the Efficiency and Direction of Molecular Switching and Redox Stability

    Wesley R. Browne;Jaap J. D. de Jong;Tibor Kudernac;Martin Walko

  • On the mechanism of the copper-catalyzed enantioselective 1,4-addition of grignard reagents to alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl compounds.

    Syuzanna R. Harutyunyan;Fernando Lopez;Wesley R. Browne;Arkaitz Correa

  • Oxidative Electrochemical Switching in Dithienylcyclopentenes, Part 1: Effect of Electronic Perturbation on the Efficiency and Direction of Molecular Switching

    Wesley R. Browne;Jaap J. D. de Jong;Tibor Kudernac;Martin Walko

  • Mechanisms in manganese catalysed oxidation of alkenes with H2O2

    Pattama Saisaha;Johannes W. de Boer;Wesley R. Browne

  • Autonomous propulsion of carbon nanotubes powered by a multienzyme ensemble

    Davide Pantarotto;Wesley R. Browne;Ben L. Feringa

  • Reversible Photochemical Control of Singlet Oxygen Generation Using Diarylethene Photochromic Switches

    Lili Hou;Xiaoyan Zhang;Thomas C. Pijper;Wesley R. Browne

  • Elucidating excited state electronic structure and intercomponent interactions in multicomponent and supramolecular systems

    Wesley R. Browne;Noel M. O'Boyle;John J. McGarvey;Johannes G. Vos

  • cis-Dihydroxylation and Epoxidation of Alkenes by [Mn2O(RCO2)2(tmtacn)2]: Tailoring the Selectivity of a Highly H2O2-Efficient Catalyst

    Johannes W. de Boer;Jelle Brinksma;Wesley R. Browne;Auke Meetsma

Frequent Co-Authors

Ben L. Feringa
Ben L. Feringa University of Groningen
Johannes G. Vos
Johannes G. Vos Dublin City University
Ronald Hage
Ronald Hage Leiden University
John J. McGarvey
John J. McGarvey Queen's University Belfast
Auke Meetsma
Auke Meetsma University of Groningen
Stephen R. Meech
Stephen R. Meech University of East Anglia
Marc C. A. Stuart
Marc C. A. Stuart University of Groningen
Gerard Roelfes
Gerard Roelfes University of Groningen
Denis Jacquemin
Denis Jacquemin University of Nantes
Petra Rudolf
Petra Rudolf University of Groningen

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