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Wouter A. Herrebout

Wouter A. Herrebout

University of Antwerp
Belgium

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
8101
World Ranking
15630
National Ranking
190

Wouter A. Herrebout 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 Wouter A. Herrebout sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 304 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wouter A. Herrebout 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 Wouter A. Herrebout sits on this spectrum.

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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

Wouter A. Herrebout is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on chemistry and materials science, with notable contributions in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader fields, Herrebout's work dives deeper into several subfields, such as:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Biology
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Pharmacology

Their research topics cover:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Molecular spectroscopy and chirality
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies

Herrebout has contributed extensively to major publication venues, including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Molecules
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • ChemPhotoChem

They have frequently collaborated with several co-authors, indicating ongoing research partnerships with:

  • Roy Aerts
  • Tom Vermeyen
  • Paul G. Waddell
  • Julian G. Knight
  • Jonathan Bogaerts

Selected recent papers from Herrebout's publications include:

  • Thiosulfonylation of Unactivated Alkenes with Visible-Light Organic Photocatalysis, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • Tackling Stereochemistry in Drug Molecules with Vibrational Optical Activity, 2021, Pharmaceuticals
  • Zn-Catalyzed Nicotinate-Directed Transamidations in Peptide Synthesis, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • A combined Raman optical activity and vibrational circular dichroism study on artemisinin-type products, 2020, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • The Halogen Bond in Weakly Bonded Complexes and the Consequences for Aromaticity and Spin-Orbit Coupling, 2023, Molecules

Best Publications

  • The nature of improper, blue-shifting hydrogen bonding verified experimentally.

    van der Veken Bj;Herrebout Wa;Szostak R;Shchepkin Dn

  • Blue Shifting Hydrogen Bonding in the Complexes of Chlorofluoro Haloforms with Acetone-d6 and Oxirane-d4

    Sofie N. Delanoye;Wouter A. Herrebout;Benjamin J. Van Der Veken

  • Enthalpy Difference between Conformers of n-Butane and the Potential Function Governing Conformational Interchange

    Unknown

  • A confidence level algorithm for the determination of absolute configuration using vibrational circular dichroism or Raman optical activity.

    Elke Debie;Ewoud De Gussem;Ewoud De Gussem;Rina K. Dukor;Wouter Herrebout

  • Improper or classical hydrogen bonding? A comparative cryosolutions infrared study of the complexes of HCClF(2), HCCl(2)F, and HCCl(3) with dimethyl ether.

    Sofie N Delanoye;Wouter A Herrebout;Benjamin J van der Veken

  • **In vitro** selection and characterization of DNA aptamers recognizing chloramphenicol

    Jaytry Mehta;Bieke Van Dorst;Elsa Rouah-Martin;Wouter Herrebout

  • Solute−Solvent Interactions in Liquid Noble Gases As Probed by the Conformational Equilibrium of Some 1,2-Disubstituted Ethanes

    Unknown

  • C-2 arylation of piperidines through directed transition-metal-catalyzed sp3 C-H activation.

    Hana Prokopcová;Sheba D. Bergman;Karel Aelvoet;Veerle Smout

  • On the importance of an acid additive in the synthesis of pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles by direct copper-catalyzed amination

    Kye-Simeon Masters;Tom R.M. Rauws;Ashok K. Yadav;Wouter A. Herrebout

  • On the Importance of an Acid Additive in the Synthesis of Pyrido[1,2‐a]benzimidazoles by Direct Copper‐Catalyzed Amination

    Kye‐Simeon Masters;Tom R. M. Rauws;Ashok K. Yadav;Wouter A. Herrebout

  • Circularly Polarized Luminescence from Helically Chiral N,N,O,O-Boron-Chelated Dipyrromethenes.

    Rua B. Alnoman;Sandra Rihn;Daniel C. O'Connor;Fiona A. Black

  • Vibrational Spectroscopy of N-Methylacetamide Revisited

    W. A. Herrebout;K. Clou;H. O. Desseyn

  • Halogen bonding from a hard and soft acids and bases perspective: investigation by using density functional theory reactivity indices.

    Balazs Pinter;Nick Nagels;Wouter A. Herrebout;Frank De Proft

  • Conformational Stability of 3-Fluoropropene in Rare Gas Solutions from Temperature-Dependent FT-IR Spectra and ab Initio Calculations

    Unknown

  • Mechanism of the CuII-catalyzed benzylic oxygenation of (aryl)(heteroaryl)methanes with oxygen

    Hans Sterckx;Johan De Houwer;Carl Mensch;Ignacio Caretti

  • Combining density functional theory (DFT) and collision cross-section (CCS) calculations to analyze the gas-phase behaviour of small molecules and their protonation site isomers

    Jasper Boschmans;Sam Jacobs;Jonathan P. Williams;Martin Palmer

  • C–X⋯π halogen and C–H⋯π hydrogen bonding: interactions of CF3X (X = Cl, Br, I or H) with ethene and propene

    Dieter Hauchecorne;Nick Nagels;Benjamin J. van der Veken;Wouter A. Herrebout

  • Thiosulfonylation of Unactivated Alkenes with Visible-LightOrganic Photocatalysis

    Karthik Gadde;Pieter Mampuys;Andrea Guidetti;H. Y. Vincent Ching

  • C ? X⋅⋅⋅O Halogen Bonding: Interactions of Trifluoromethyl Halides with Dimethyl Ether

    Dieter Hauchecorne;Roman Szostak;Wouter A. Herrebout;Benjamin J. van der Veken

  • Selection and characterization of PCB-binding DNA aptamers.

    Jaytry Mehta;Elsa Rouah-Martin;Bieke Van Dorst;Bert Maes

  • van der Waals Complex of Dimethyl Ether with Carbon Dioxide

    P. Van Ginderen;W. A. Herrebout;B. J. Van Der Veken

  • Halogen bonding to a divalent sulfur atom: an experimental study of the interactions of CF3X (X = Cl, Br, I) with dimethyl sulfide

    Dieter Hauchecorne;Alessio Moiana;Benjamin J. van der Veken;Wouter A. Herrebout

  • Blue-shifting or red-shifting hydrogen bonding? Predictions for haloform complexes with dimethyl ether on the basis of perturbation theory

    Wouter A. Herrebout;Sofie N. Delanoye;Benjamin J. Van Der Veken

  • The C–Cl⋯N halogen bond, the weaker relative of the C–I and C–Br⋯N halogen bonds, finally characterized in solution

    Dieter Hauchecorne;Benjamin J. van der Veken;Alessio Moiana;Wouter A. Herrebout

  • Induced solvent chirality: A VCD study of camphor in CDCl3

    Elke Debie;Lize Jaspers;Patrick Bultinck;Wouter Herrebout

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick Bultinck
Patrick Bultinck Ghent University
Bert U. W. Maes
Bert U. W. Maes University of Antwerp
J. R. Durig
J. R. Durig University of Missouri–Kansas City
Frank De Proft
Frank De Proft Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Martin A. Suhm
Martin A. Suhm University of Göttingen
Erwin Witters
Erwin Witters Kemin Animal Nutrition & Health
Henry S. Rzepa
Henry S. Rzepa Imperial College London
Matthew J. Fuchter
Matthew J. Fuchter Imperial College London
Paul Cos
Paul Cos University of Antwerp
Dirk Volkmer
Dirk Volkmer University of Augsburg

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