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Wiley J. Youngs

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
13595
World Ranking
10522
National Ranking
2906

Wiley J. Youngs 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 Wiley J. Youngs sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 258 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wiley J. Youngs 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 Wiley J. Youngs sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wiley J. Youngs is affiliated with the University of Akron in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with significant contributions to Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. They have also engaged with subfields such as Surgery, Inorganic Chemistry, and Biotechnology.

The scientist's work covers a range of specialized topics that include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
  • Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
  • N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry
  • Synthesis and Biological Evaluation
  • Cancer Research and Treatments

Wiley J. Youngs has contributed to a variety of publication venues. The most frequent include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ChemistrySelect
  • Cancer Research
  • Bladder Cancer
  • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry

Some of their most recent papers are:

  • "Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Activity of Anthraquinone-Substituted Imidazolium Salts for the Treatment of Bladder Cancer," 2020, published in Bladder Cancer
  • "Synthesis, characterization, in vitro SAR study, and preliminary in vivo toxicity evaluation of naphthylmethyl substituted bis-imidazolium salts," 2020, published in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
  • "2-Aryl Imidazolium Salts as Potential Bladder Cancer Chemotherapeutic Candidates," 2023, published in ChemistrySelect
  • "2-Ethenyl Imidazolium Salts: Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation as Potential Chemotherapeutics," 2024, published in ChemistrySelect
  • "Abstract 6366: Novel imidazolium compounds as intravesical therapeutic agents for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer," 2020, published in Cancer Research

The research collaborations of Wiley J. Youngs reveal frequent co-authors, including:

  • Michael L. Stromyer
  • Matthew J. Panzner
  • Michael A. DeBord
  • Patrick O. Wagers
  • Marie R. Southerland

Best Publications

  • Ag(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, and Application

    Jered C. Garrison;Wiley J. Youngs

  • The Medicinal Applications of Imidazolium Carbene Metal Complexes

    Khadijah M. Hindi;Matthew J. Panzner;Claire A. Tessier;Carolyn L. Cannon

  • Silver(I)-imidazole cyclophane gem-diol complexes encapsulated by electrospun tecophilic nanofibers: formation of nanosilver particles and antimicrobial activity.

    Abdulkareem Melaiye;Zhaohui Sun;Khadijah Hindi;Amy Milsted

  • N-Heterocyclic carbene-silver complexes : A new class of antibiotics

    Aysegul Kascatan-Nebioglu;Matthew J. Panzner;Claire A. Tessier;Carolyn L. Cannon

  • Formation of water-soluble pincer silver(I)-carbene complexes: a novel antimicrobial agent.

    Abdulkareem Melaiye;Richard S. Simons;Amy Milsted;Francesco Pingitore

  • Silver and its application as an antimicrobial agent

    Abdulkareem Melaiye;Wiley J Youngs

  • Synthesis from caffeine of a mixed N-heterocyclic carbene-silver acetate complex active against resistant respiratory pathogens.

    Aysegul Kascatan-Nebioglu;Abdulkareem Melaiye;Khadijah Hindi;Semih Durmus

  • Synthesis, Stability, and Antimicrobial Studies of Electronically Tuned Silver Acetate N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

    Khadijah M. Hindi;Tammy J. Siciliano;Semih Durmus;Matthew J. Panzner

  • Multiple metal-carbon bonds. 16. Tungsten-oxo alkylidene complexes as olefins metathesis catalysts and the crystal structure of W(O)(CHCMe3(PEt3)Cl2

    Jeffrey H. Wengrovius;Richard R. Schrock;Melvyn Rowen Churchill;Joseph R. Missert

  • Formation of N-Heterocyclic Complexes of Rhodium and Palladium from a Pincer Silver(I) Carbene Complex

    Richard S. Simons;Paul Custer;Claire A. Tessier;Wiley J. Youngs

  • Structure and Conformation of DAB Dendrimers in Solution via Multidimensional NMR Techniques

    Minghui Chai;Yanhui Niu;Wiley J. Youngs;Peter L. Rinaldi

  • The antimicrobial efficacy of sustained release silver–carbene complex-loaded l-tyrosine polyphosphate nanoparticles: Characterization, in vitro and in vivo studies

    Khadijah M. Hindi;Andrew J. Ditto;Matthew J. Panzner;Douglas A. Medvetz

  • In vitro antimicrobial studies of silver carbene complexes: activity of free and nanoparticle carbene formulations against clinical isolates of pathogenic bacteria

    Jeff G. Leid;Andrew J. Ditto;Amanda Knapp;Parth N. Shah

  • Synthesis and Structural Characterization of an Imidazolium-Linked Cyclophane and the Silver Complex of an N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Linked Cyclophane

    Jered C. Garrison;Richard S. Simons;Jody M. Talley;Chrys Wesdemiotis

  • Anticancer Activity of Ag(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes Derived from 4,5-Dichloro-1H-Imidazole

    Doug A. Medvetz;Khadijah M. Hindi;Matthew J. Panzner;Andrew J. Ditto

  • Recent Developments in the Medicinal Applications of Silver-NHC Complexes and Imidazolium Salts.

    Nicholas A. Johnson;Marie R. Southerland;Wiley J. Youngs

  • Synthesis and Structural Characterization of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Silver(I) and Rhodium(I) from Caffeine

    Aysegul Kascatan-Nebioglu;Matthew J. Panzner;Jered C. Garrison;Claire A. Tessier

  • Synthesis and anticancer properties of gold(I) and silver(I) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes

    Tammy J. Siciliano;Michael C. Deblock;Khadijah M. Hindi;Semih Durmus

  • ortho-Arene Cyclynes, Related Heterocyclynes, and Their Metal Chemistry

    Wiley J. Youngs;Claire A. Tessier;John D. Bradshaw

  • Nanoparticle encapsulated silver carbene complexes and their antimicrobial and anticancer properties: A perspective

    Wiley J. Youngs;Amanda R. Knapp;Amanda R. Knapp;Patrick O. Wagers;Claire A. Tessier

Frequent Co-Authors

Melvyn Rowen Churchill
Melvyn Rowen Churchill University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Karen L. Wooley
Karen L. Wooley Texas A&M University
Richard R. Schrock
Richard R. Schrock University of California, Riverside
Robert G. Salomon
Robert G. Salomon Case Western Reserve University
Chrys Wesdemiotis
Chrys Wesdemiotis University of Akron
Steven L. Brody
Steven L. Brody Washington University in St. Louis
Robert C. Dunbar
Robert C. Dunbar Case Western Reserve University
Mary Ann B. Meador
Mary Ann B. Meador Glenn Research Center
Adam J. Matzger
Adam J. Matzger University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Stephen J. Klippenstein
Stephen J. Klippenstein Argonne National Laboratory

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