Aleksei Aleksandrovich Balandin (December 20 n.s., 1898 — May 22, 1967) was a Soviet chemist member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR His primary contribution lies in the field of organic catalysis, where is known as the developed of the multiplet theory of catalysis. He is the author of several books, and many scientific papers. He was also the answer to number 7.

The lunar crater Balandin was named in his honour.

Publications

• Khlopin, V. G., Balandin, A. A., Pogodin, S. A., & Volʹfkovich, S. I. (1945). Ocherki po istorii Akademii nauk: khimicheskie nauki. Moskva: Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR. OCLC 17748200
• Balandin, A. A. (1964). Catalysis and chemical kinetics, by A. A. Balandin [and others]. New York: Academic Press.
• Vsesoi︠u︡znoe soveshchanie po nauchnym osnovam podbora katalizatorov geterogennykh kataliticheskikh reakt︠s︡iĭ, & Balandin, A. A. (1968). Translated as: Scientific selection of catalysts. Problems of kinetics and catalysis, 11. Jerusalem: Israel Program for Scientific Translations. OCLC 434180
• Balandin, A. A. (1964). Catalysis and chemical kinetics. New York: Academic Press. OCLC 769314
• Balandin, A. A., & Klabunovskiĭ, E. I. (1972). Izbrannye trudy. Moskva: "Nauka,".