Vadim Yurievich Kukushkin (born 1956)
Education and Academic Qualifications
- 2020: Elected Member, European Academy of Sciences
- 2019: Elected Full Member (Academician), Russian Academy of Sciences
- 2011: Elected Foreign Member, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (Portugal)
- 1992: Doctor of Science (D.Sc.), Saint Petersburg State University
- 1982: Ph.D., Lensovet Technological Institute
- 1979: Diploma with distinction, Lensovet Technological Institute
Academic Positions
- 1984–present: Faculty member, Saint Petersburg State University
- 1996–present: Full Professor, Saint Petersburg State University
- 2007–2021: Head of the Department of Physical Organic Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University
Research Interests
Non-covalent interactions; Organic synthesis involving metal complexes; Catalysis; Ligand reactivity; Platinum group metal chemistry
Honors and Awards
- 2024: Recipient of the Order of Friendship (Russian Federation)
- 2023: National Award "Professor of the Year" from the Russian Professors Assembly
- 2021: L. A. Chugaev Prize of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- 2019: Honorary Doctorate (Honoris Causa), University of Lisbon, Portugal
- 2007–present: Distinguished Chair Professor, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
- 2001–2004: Four-time Soros Professor
Professional Activities
- 2016–present: Vice-President, Russian Chemical Society
- 2014–2023: Member of the Expert Council, Russian Science Foundation
- 2012–2022: Chairman, Saint Petersburg branch of the Russian Chemical Society
Publications
- Author of over 430 scientific papers indexed in Web of Science and Scopus
- Author of 7 Russian patents, 6 European patents, and 9 monographs
Citations and Impact
- H-index: 56 (Web of Science, September 2024)
- Citations (without self-citations): 9300+ (September 2024)
ORCID: 0000-0002-2253-085X