CHEMIST
Louis E. Brus
1943 - Today
Louis E. Brus
Louis Eugene Brus (born August 10, 1943) is an American chemist, and currently the Samuel Latham Mitchell Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University. He is the co-discoverer of the colloidal semi-conductor nanocrystals known as quantum dots. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis E. Brus has received more than 138,969 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Louis E. Brus is the 320th most popular chemist, the 2,323rd most popular biography from United States and the 67th most popular American Chemist.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
56.78
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
3.23
Effective Languages (L*)
2.02
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Louis E. Brus ranks 320 out of 602. Before him are Torbern Bergman, Frederick Abel, William E. Moerner, Edward Frankland, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Clemens Winkler. After him are Charles Friedel, Richard J. Roberts, Sendivogius, Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein, Alexandre Brongniart, and Frances Arnold.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTorbern Bergman
1735 - 1784
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 314
Frederick Abel
1827 - 1902
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 315
William E. Moerner
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 316
Edward Frankland
1825 - 1899
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 317
M. Stanley Whittingham
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 318
Clemens Winkler
1838 - 1904
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 319
Louis E. Brus
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 320
Charles Friedel
1822 - 1899
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 321
Richard J. Roberts
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 322
Sendivogius
1566 - 1636
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 323
Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein
1740 - 1825
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 324
Alexandre Brongniart
1770 - 1847
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 325
Frances Arnold
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 326
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Louis E. Brus ranks 160. Before him are Lucio Battisti, Joan Manuel Serrat, Czesława Kwoka, José Ángel Iribar, Dragan Nikolić, and Christine McVie. After him are Richard J. Roberts, Ma'ruf Amin, Inna Churikova, Randy Newman, Blythe Danner, and James Levine.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsLucio Battisti
MUSICIAN
1943 - 1998
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 154
Joan Manuel Serrat
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 155
Czesława Kwoka
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 1943
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 156
José Ángel Iribar
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 157
Dragan Nikolić
ACTOR
1943 - 2016
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 158
Christine McVie
SINGER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 159
Louis E. Brus
CHEMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 160
Richard J. Roberts
CHEMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 161
Ma'ruf Amin
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 162
Inna Churikova
ACTOR
1943 - 2023
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 163
Randy Newman
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 164
Blythe Danner
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 165
James Levine
CONDUCTOR
1943 - 2021
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 166
In United States
Among people born in United States, Louis E. Brus ranks 2,323 out of 20,380. Before him are Leland Stanford (1824), Emma Stone (1988), Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815), Marshall Sahlins (1930), Myrna Loy (1905), and Steve Vai (1960). After him are Martin Chalfie (1947), Kenny Loggins (1948), Don Taylor (1920), Philly Joe Jones (1923), Hank Aaron (1934), and John Adams (1947).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLeland Stanford
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1893
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 2,317
Emma Stone
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 2,318
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
WRITER
1815 - 1902
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 2,319
Marshall Sahlins
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 2,320
Myrna Loy
ACTOR
1905 - 1993
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 2,321
Steve Vai
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 2,322
Louis E. Brus
CHEMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 2,323
Martin Chalfie
BIOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 2,324
Kenny Loggins
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 2,325
Don Taylor
ACTOR
1920 - 1998
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 2,326
Philly Joe Jones
MUSICIAN
1923 - 1985
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 2,327
Hank Aaron
BASEBALL PLAYER
1934 - 2021
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 2,328
John Adams
COMPOSER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 2,329
Among CHEMISTS In United States
Among chemists born in United States, Louis E. Brus ranks 67. Before him are Richard R. Schrock (1945), Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr. (1915), Thomas Cech (1947), Alexander Shulgin (1925), Alice Ball (1892), and William E. Moerner (1953). After him are Frances Arnold (1956), Roger Y. Tsien (1952), Roderick MacKinnon (1956), Edward Calvin Kendall (1972), Allen J. Bard (1933), and Albert Ghiorso (1915).
Richard R. Schrock
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 61
Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr.
1915 - 1974
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 62
Thomas Cech
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 63
Alexander Shulgin
1925 - 2014
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 64
Alice Ball
1892 - 1916
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 65
William E. Moerner
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 66
Louis E. Brus
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 67
Frances Arnold
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 68
Roger Y. Tsien
1952 - 2016
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 69
Roderick MacKinnon
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 70
Edward Calvin Kendall
1972 - 1972
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 71
Allen J. Bard
1933 - 2024
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 72
Albert Ghiorso
1915 - 2010
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 73