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D-Index
47
Citations
8077
World Ranking
15634
National Ranking
3936

Wesley T. Huntress 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 T. Huntress sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 119 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wesley T. Huntress 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 T. Huntress sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wesley T. Huntress is affiliated with the Carnegie Institution for Science in the United States. Their academic and research activities are centered within this institution, contributing to its scientific endeavors.

There is no available information about recent papers, co-authors, or specific publication venues associated with their work. Similarly, data on book publications, fields of study, subfields, and main research topics are not documented in the available sources.

As no awards or distinctions have been recorded, no details about recognitions can be provided.

The profile reflects a scientific presence without specifics on research contributions, collaborations, or thematic focus areas, based solely on the current accessible data.

Best Publications

  • A model for gas phase chemistry in interstellar clouds. I - The basic model, library of chemical reactions, and chemistry among C, N, and O compounds

    S. S. Prasad;W. T. Huntress

  • Ion composition and dynamics at comet Halley

    H. Balsiger;K. Altwegg;F. Bühler;J. Geiss

  • Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars.

    Douglas W. Ming;P. D. Archer;D. P. Glavin;J. L. Eigenbrode

  • Effects of Anisotropic Molecular Rotational Diffusion on Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation in Liquids

    Wesley T. Huntress

  • Near thermal energy charge transfer reactions of rare gas ions with diatomic and simple polyatomic molecules: The importance of Franck-Condon factors and energy resonance on the magnitude of the rate constants

    James B. Laudenslager;Wesley T. Huntress;Michael T. Bowers

  • Laboratory studies of bimolecular reactions of positive ions in interstellar clouds, in comets and in planetary atmospheres of reducing composition.

    W. T. Huntress

  • Measurement and significance of the equilibrium reaction C-13/+/ + /C-12/O yields C-12/+/ + /C-13/O for alteration of the C-13/C-12 ratio in interstellar molecules

    W. D. Watson;V. G. Anicich;W. T. Huntress

  • Microbial activity at gigapascal pressures.

    Anurag Sharma;James H. Scott;George D. Cody;Marilyn L. Fogel

  • Product distributions and rate constants for ion-molecule reactions in water, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, and methane

    W. T. Huntress;R. F. Pinizzotto

  • An ion cyclotron resonance study of reactions of ions with hydrogen atomsa)

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  • Ion‐molecule reactions and vibrational deactivation of H2+ ions in mixtures of hydrogen and helium

    Lowell P. Theard;Wesley T. Huntress

  • A model for gas phase chemistry in interstellar clouds. II - Nonequilibrium effects and effects of temperature and activation energies

    S. S. Prasad;W. T. Huntress

  • Evidence for methane and ammonia in the coma of comet P/Halley.

    M. Allen;M. Delitsky;W. Huntress;Y. Yung

  • Nuclear magnetic resonance study of anisotropic molecular rotation in liquid chloroform and in chloroform-benzene solution

    Wesley T. Huntress

  • The synthesis of complex molecules in interstellar clouds.

    W. T. Huntress;G. F. Mitchell

  • ICR studies of some hydrogen atom abstraction reactions: X+ + H2 → XH+ + H

    J. K. Kim;L. P. Theard;W. T. Huntress

  • Anisotropic Molecular Rotation in Liquid N,N‐Dimethylformamide by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

    Daniel Wallach;Wesley T. Huntress

  • Sulfur chemistry in dense interstellar clouds

    S. S. Prasad;W. T. Huntress

  • Product distributions for some thermal energy charge transfer reactions of rare gas ions

    V. G. Anicich;J. B. Laudenslager;W. T. Huntress;J. H. Futrell

  • A photoionization mass spectrometer study of CFCl3, CF2Cl2, and CF3Cl

    J. M. Ajello;W. T. Huntress;P. Rayermann

  • The chemistry of phosphorus in dense interstellar clouds

    L. R. Thorne;V. G. Anicich;S. S. Prasad;W. T. Huntress

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael T. Bowers
Michael T. Bowers University of California, Santa Barbara
Jesse L. Beauchamp
Jesse L. Beauchamp California Institute of Technology
George D. Cody
George D. Cody Carnegie Institution for Science
Robert C. Whitten
Robert C. Whitten Ames Research Center
Wing-Huen Ip
Wing-Huen Ip National Central University
Geoffrey A. Blake
Geoffrey A. Blake California Institute of Technology
Paul D. Feldman
Paul D. Feldman Johns Hopkins University
Peter C. Thomas
Peter C. Thomas Cornell University
Tobias Owen
Tobias Owen University of Hawaii at Manoa
Jonathan I. Lunine
Jonathan I. Lunine Jet Propulsion Lab

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