CHEMIST
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
1950 - Today
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Krzysztof "Kris" Matyjaszewski (Polish: [ˈkʂɨʂtɔf matɨjaˈʂɛfskʲi]; born April 8, 1950) is a Polish-American chemist. He is the J.C. Warner Professor of the Natural Sciences at the Carnegie Mellon University Matyjaszewski is best known for the discovery of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), a novel method of polymer synthesis that has revolutionized the way macromolecules are made. Matyjaszewski was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2006 and the National Academy of Sciences in 2019 for expanding the capabilities of controlled/living polymerizations and developing ATRP, a robust catalytic process for the radical polymerization of monomers. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Krzysztof Matyjaszewski has received more than 74,404 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Krzysztof Matyjaszewski is the 549th most popular chemist (down from 509th in 2019), the 1,169th most popular biography from Poland (down from 1,024th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Polish Chemist.
Memorability Metrics
74k
Page Views (PV)
44.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
5.14
Effective Languages (L*)
2.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski ranks 549 out of 602. Before him are Nikolai Menshutkin, Hieronymous Theodor Richter, Jürgen Hennig, Henry Eyring, Frederick G. Donnan, and John Roebuck. After him are Bruce Alberts, Martin Kamen, J. L. B. Smith, Florence B. Seibert, Mildred Cohn, and Mary L. Good.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNikolai Menshutkin
1842 - 1907
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 543
Hieronymous Theodor Richter
1824 - 1898
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 544
Jürgen Hennig
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 545
Henry Eyring
1901 - 1981
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 546
Frederick G. Donnan
1870 - 1956
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 547
John Roebuck
1718 - 1794
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 548
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 549
Bruce Alberts
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 550
Martin Kamen
1913 - 2002
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 551
J. L. B. Smith
1897 - 1968
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 552
Florence B. Seibert
1897 - 1991
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 553
Mildred Cohn
1913 - 2009
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 554
Mary L. Good
1931 - 2019
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 555
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski ranks 511. Before him are Dietmar Danner, Laura Restrepo, Marco Tullio Giordana, Micky Moody, Ramón Quiroga, and Vondie Curtis-Hall. After him are Tadeusz Ślusarski, Luciano Spinosi, Kenneth Marshall, Gary Fisher, Danny Sullivan, and Loris Kessel.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsDietmar Danner
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 505
Laura Restrepo
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 506
Marco Tullio Giordana
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 507
Micky Moody
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 508
Ramón Quiroga
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 509
Vondie Curtis-Hall
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 510
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
CHEMIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 511
Tadeusz Ślusarski
ATHLETE
1950 - 1998
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 512
Luciano Spinosi
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 513
Kenneth Marshall
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 514
Gary Fisher
INVENTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 515
Danny Sullivan
RACING DRIVER
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 516
Loris Kessel
RACING DRIVER
1950 - 2010
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 517
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski ranks 1,169 out of 1,694. Before him are Ewa Lipska (1945), Maksymilian Gierymski (1846), Salomon Bochner (1899), Henryk Iwaniec (1947), Bogumił Kobiela (1931), and Kazimierz Zimny (1935). After him are Kazimierz Brodziński (1791), Heinz Pollay (1908), Paweł Janas (1953), Narcyza Żmichowska (1819), Tadeusz Ślusarski (1950), and Manfred Stolpe (1936).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsEwa Lipska
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 1,163
Maksymilian Gierymski
PAINTER
1846 - 1874
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 1,164
Salomon Bochner
MATHEMATICIAN
1899 - 1982
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 1,165
Henryk Iwaniec
MATHEMATICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 1,166
Bogumił Kobiela
ACTOR
1931 - 1969
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 1,167
Kazimierz Zimny
ATHLETE
1935 - 2022
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 1,168
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
CHEMIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 1,169
Kazimierz Brodziński
WRITER
1791 - 1835
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 1,170
Heinz Pollay
ATHLETE
1908 - 1979
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 1,171
Paweł Janas
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 1,172
Narcyza Żmichowska
WRITER
1819 - 1876
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 1,173
Tadeusz Ślusarski
ATHLETE
1950 - 1998
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 1,174
Manfred Stolpe
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2019
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 1,175
Among CHEMISTS In Poland
Among chemists born in Poland, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski ranks 26. Before him are Alfred Stock (1876), Heinrich Caro (1834), Karol Olszewski (1846), Johannes Thiele (1865), Sergey Lebedev (1874), and Nikodem Caro (1871).
Alfred Stock
1876 - 1946
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 20
Heinrich Caro
1834 - 1910
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 21
Karol Olszewski
1846 - 1915
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 22
Johannes Thiele
1865 - 1918
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 23
Sergey Lebedev
1874 - 1934
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 24
Nikodem Caro
1871 - 1935
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 25
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 26