Roald Hoffmann(1937)
ChemistryRoald Hoffmann is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1981) from Poland. They have received 5 major awards in total. Their primary field is Chemistry. They were educated at Harvard University and Columbia University. They have been affiliated with Cornell University.
PolandCornell University
5
Major Awards
1,018
Publications
66,332
Citations
131
h-index
573
i10-index
65.2
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1981for their theories, developed independently, concerning the course of chemical reactions
Cornell UniversityExternal Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
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Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Harvard University(Doctor of Philosophy)
Columbia University(Bachelor of Arts)
Stuyvesant High School(high school diploma)
Doctoral Advisors
William LipscombMartin GoutermanGaregin A PapoianMichael John BucknumTimothy Ray HughbanksJing LiJi FengRalph A. WheelerChong Zheng
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and SciencesRoyal Swedish Academy of SciencesPontifical Academy of Sciences
Top Publications
Do Diradicals Behave Like Radicals?
Chemical Reviews2019364 citations
<i>Homo Citans</i>and Carbon Allotropes: For an Ethics of Citation
Angewandte Chemie International Edition2016344 citations
Electronegativity Seen as the Ground-State Average Valence Electron Binding Energy
Journal of the American Chemical Society2018209 citations
Squeezing All Elements in the Periodic Table: Electron Configuration and Electronegativity of the Atoms under Compression
Journal of the American Chemical Society2019184 citations
Dioxygen: What Makes This Triplet Diradical Kinetically Persistent?
Journal of the American Chemical Society2017179 citations
Books
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
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Davy Medal (2011)
Omar Yaghi
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
Carolyn R. Bertozzi
Priestley Medal (2023)
K. Barry Sharpless
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)
Harry Gray
Welch Award in Chemistry (2009)
Linus Pauling
Priestley Medal (1984)
Karl Barry Sharpless
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)
Richard Zare
Welch Award in Chemistry (2010)
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