Colin L. Freeman

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

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Colin L. Freeman is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomaterials and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin L. Freeman has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Materials Chemistry, 30 papers in Biomaterials and 14 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Colin L. Freeman's work include Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (30 papers), Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides (11 papers) and Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (11 papers). Colin L. Freeman is often cited by papers focused on Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (30 papers), Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides (11 papers) and Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (11 papers). Colin L. Freeman collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. Colin L. Freeman's co-authors include John H. Harding, Neil L. Allan, Frederik Claeyssens, Derek C. Sinclair, G. Anand, Christopher M. Handley, P. Mark Rodger, James A. Dawson, David Quigley and Ye Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Physical Review Letters and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Colin L. Freeman

90 papers receiving 3.5k citations

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Graphitic Nanofilms as Precursors to Wurtzite Films: Theory

2006 512 citations Colin L. Freeman, Frederik Claeyssens et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Solid–Liquid Interfacial Free Energy from Computer Simulations: Challenges and Recent Advances 2025 ·Chemical Reviews ·Nicodemo Di Pasquale, Jesús Algaba, Pablo Montero de Hijes, Ignacio Sanchez‐Burgos, Andrés R. Tejedor, Stephen R. Yeandel, Felipe J. Blas, Ruslan L. Davidchack, Jorge R. Espinosa, Colin L. Freeman, John H. Harding, Brian B. Laird, Eduardo Sanz, Carlos Vega, Lorenzo Rovigatti	5
2	Surface Free Energies and Entropy of Aqueous CaCO₃ Interfaces 2025 ·Langmuir ·(unknown), Stephen R. Yeandel, John H. Harding, Colin L. Freeman	1
3	Determining the free energy of aqueous mineral interfaces 2023 ·Stephen R. Yeandel, (unknown), (unknown), Colin L. Freeman, John H. Harding	1
4	Dynamic tilting in perovskites 2023 ·Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances ·Christopher M. Handley, (unknown), Colin L. Freeman, Ian M. Reaney, Derek C. Sinclair, John H. Harding	15
5	Electron transparent nanotubes reveal crystallization pathways in confinement 2023 ·Chemical Science ·Johanna M. Galloway, Zabeada Aslam, Stephen R. Yeandel, Alexander N. Kulak, (unknown), Yi‐Yeoun Kim, (unknown), Boaz Pokroy, Rik Brydson, Colin L. Freeman, John H. Harding, Nikil Kapur, Fiona C. Meldrum	7
6	Survival of environmental DNA in sediments: Mineralogic control on DNA taphonomy 2023 ·Environmental DNA ·Colin L. Freeman, (unknown), Oluwatoosin B. A. Agbaje, (unknown), (unknown), Matthew J. Collins, Karina K. Sand	27
7	Perovskite crystal symmetry and oxygen-ion transport: a molecular-dynamics study of perovskite 2021 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Colin L. Freeman, Roger A. De Souza	22
8	The Role of Extracellular DNA in Microbial Attachment to Oxidized Silicon Surfaces in the Presence of Ca²⁺ and Na⁺ 2021 ·Langmuir ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Steven A. Banwart, John H. Harding, Mark Geoghegan, Colin L. Freeman, Stephen A. Rolfe	11
9	Amino Acid and Oligopeptide Effects on Calcium Carbonate Solutions 2020 ·Crystal Growth & Design ·Aaron R. Finney, Riccardo Innocenti Malini, Colin L. Freeman, John H. Harding	23
10	Interaction of stable aggregates drives the precipitation of calcium phosphate in supersaturated solutions 2019 ·CrystEngComm ·Riccardo Innocenti Malini, Colin L. Freeman, John H. Harding	14
11	Simulation of Calcium Phosphate Prenucleation Clusters in Aqueous Solution: Association beyond Ion Pairing 2019 ·Crystal Growth & Design ·(unknown), Riccardo Innocenti Malini, Colin L. Freeman, Raffaella Demichelis, Paolo Raiteri, Nico A. J. M. Sommerdijk, John H. Harding, Julian D. Gale	47
12	Stoichiometry-dependent local instability in MAPbI₃perovskite materials and devices 2018 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Vikas Kumar, Jérémy Barbé, Whitney L. Schmidt, (unknown), (unknown), Christopher M. Handley, Colin L. Freeman, Derek C. Sinclair, Ian M. Reaney, Wing Chung Tsoi, Alan D. F. Dunbar, Cornelia Rodenburg	23
13	The Water–Amorphous Calcium Carbonate Interface and Its Interactions with Amino Acids 2017 ·Crystal Growth & Design ·Riccardo Innocenti Malini, Aaron R. Finney, (unknown), Colin L. Freeman, John H. Harding	26
14	Simulation of Calcium Phosphate Species in Aqueous Solution: Force Field Derivation 2017 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry B ·Raffaella Demichelis, (unknown), Paolo Raiteri, Riccardo Innocenti Malini, Colin L. Freeman, John H. Harding, Julian D. Gale	29
15	Tuning hardness in calcite by incorporation of amino acids 2016 ·Nature Materials ·Yi‐Yeoun Kim, (unknown), Beatrice Demarchi, (unknown), David G. Reid, (unknown), Chiu C. Tang, Melinda J. Duer, Colin L. Freeman, Boaz Pokroy, Kirsty Penkman, John H. Harding, Lara A. Estroff, Shefford P. Baker, Fiona C. Meldrum	211
16	Analysis of Mesoscopic Structured 2-Propanol/Water Mixtures Using Pressure Perturbation Calorimetry and Molecular Dynamic Simulation 2016 ·Journal of Solution Chemistry ·Jordan W. Bye, Colin L. Freeman, (unknown), (unknown), James McGregor, Robert J. Falconer	8
17	Using simulation to understand the structure and properties of hydrated amorphous calcium carbonate 2015 ·CrystEngComm ·Riccardo Innocenti Malini, Yuriy G. Bushuev, (unknown), Colin L. Freeman, P. Mark Rodger, John H. Harding	20
18	Protein binding on stepped calcite surfaces: simulations of ovocleidin-17 on calcite {31.16} and {31.8} 2012 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·Colin L. Freeman, John H. Harding, David Quigley, P. Mark Rodger	25
19	Structural Control of Crystal Nuclei by an Eggshell Protein 2010 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Colin L. Freeman, John H. Harding, David Quigley, P. Mark Rodger	86
20	Graphitic Nanofilms as Precursors to Wurtzite Films: Theory breakdown → 2006 ·Physical Review Letters ·Colin L. Freeman, Frederik Claeyssens, Neil L. Allan, John H. Harding	512

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