David E. Williams

14.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
331 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

David E. Williams is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David E. Williams has authored 331 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 92 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 79 papers in Bioengineering. Recurrent topics in David E. Williams's work include Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (79 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (64 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (51 papers). David E. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (79 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (64 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (51 papers). David E. Williams collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States. David E. Williams's co-authors include John M. Stewart, Vladimir Gubala, Keith F. E. Pratt, Ming X. Tan, Antonio J. Ricco, Leanne F. Harris, Bernie M. Hutton, J.O.W. Norris, Jerome F. McAleer and Mary P. Ryan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

David E. Williams

326 papers receiving 11.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Point of Care Diagnostics: Status and Future

2011 936 citations Vladimir Gubala, Leanne F. Harris et al. Analytical Chemistry profile →
Semiconducting oxides as gas-sensitive resistors

1999 614 citations David E. Williams Sensors and Actuators B Chemical profile →
Why stainless steel corrodes

2002 600 citations Mary P. Ryan, David E. Williams et al. Nature profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
David E. Williams	4.2k	4.2k	3.6k	2.1k	2.1k	331	11.8k
C. Gabrielli	2.6k 0.6×	3.0k 0.7×	1.5k 0.4×	1.5k 0.7×	898 0.4×	242	7.8k
Weihua Li	8.6k 2.1×	2.5k 0.6×	1.7k 0.5×	200 0.1×	2.2k 1.1×	477	14.6k
Per M. Claesson	3.1k 0.7×	2.3k 0.6×	3.5k 1.0×	637 0.3×	131 0.1×	368	15.8k
Di Zhang	6.4k 1.5×	3.3k 0.8×	3.2k 0.9×	525 0.3×	167 0.1×	528	14.5k
Hai Li	16.8k 4.0×	11.1k 2.7×	5.7k 1.6×	434 0.2×	170 0.1×	558	28.3k
Qin Li	10.0k 2.4×	6.2k 1.5×	5.2k 1.4×	234 0.1×	123 0.1×	798	24.4k
Daquan Zhang	4.1k 1.0×	3.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.3×	174 0.1×	766 0.4×	219	7.0k
Qing Zhang	17.1k 4.1×	15.2k 3.6×	5.6k 1.6×	384 0.2×	116 0.1×	793	30.0k
Liang Li	20.6k 4.9×	22.8k 5.5×	6.7k 1.8×	627 0.3×	157 0.1×	971	38.7k
Young‐Jin Kim	2.3k 0.5×	3.4k 0.8×	4.1k 1.1×	197 0.1×	92 0.0×	407	10.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David E. Williams

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dirks, Kim N., Nick P. Talbot, Shanon Lim, et al.. (2025). A novel approach for quantifying elongated airborne mineral particles (EMPs) using an automated scanning electron microscope (SEM). Atmospheric Environment. 354. 121217–121217.

Zhang, Peikai, et al.. (2025). Microfluidic Biosensors for the Detection of Motile Plant Zoospores. Biosensors. 15(3). 131–131. 1 indexed citations

Lau, Sandy, Alireza Akbarinejad, Lawrence W. Chamley, et al.. (2023). Electrochemical Approach for Specific Capture and Rapid Release of Nanoscale Placental Extracellular Vesicles Using Aptamer-Modified Conducting Terpolymer-Coated Carbon Cloth. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 6(5). 3981–3989. 4 indexed citations

Farquhar, Anna K., Grant Henshaw, & David E. Williams. (2023). Errors in ambient gas concentration measurement caused by acoustic response of electrochemical gas sensors. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 354. 114254–114254. 10 indexed citations

Nieuwoudt, Michél K., et al.. (2023). Direct laser writing of hydrophobic and hydrophilic valves in the same material applied to centrifugal microfluidics. RSC Advances. 13(32). 22302–22314. 4 indexed citations

Lau, Sandy, Alireza Akbarinejad, Clive W. Evans, et al.. (2022). Conducting Polymer-Infused Electrospun Fibre Mat Modified by POEGMA Brushes as Antifouling Biointerface. Biosensors. 12(12). 1143–1143. 6 indexed citations

Rodriguez, Luis M. De Leon, et al.. (2021). Synthesis and characterization of mono S-lipidated peptide hydrogels: a platform for the preparation of reactive oxygen species responsive materials. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 19(16). 3665–3677. 7 indexed citations

Kavianinia, Iman, Paul Hume, Luis M. De Leon Rodriguez, et al.. (2020). Directed self-assembly of peptide–diketopyrrolopyrrole conjugates – a platform for bio-organic thin film preparation. Soft Matter. 16(28). 6563–6571. 11 indexed citations

Kavianinia, Iman, et al.. (2020). Nanoribbon self-assembly and hydrogel formation from an NOctanoyl octapeptide derived from the antiparallel β-Interface of a protein homotetramer. Acta Biomaterialia. 114. 233–243. 6 indexed citations

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Nieuwoudt, Michél K., Jacob W. Martin, Reece N. Oosterbeek, et al.. (2016). Gold-sputtered Blu-ray discs: simple and inexpensive SERS substrates for sensitive detection of melamine. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 408(16). 4403–4411. 19 indexed citations

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Nieuwoudt, Michél K., Stephen E. Holroyd, Cushla McGoverin, M. Cather Simpson, & David E. Williams. (2016). Raman spectroscopy as an effective screening method for detecting adulteration of milk with small nitrogen-rich molecules and sucrose. Journal of Dairy Science. 99(4). 2520–2536. 55 indexed citations

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Gandhiraman, Ram P., et al.. (2012). Protection and functionalisation of silver as an optical sensing platform for highly sensitive SPR based analysis. The Analyst. 137(22). 5265–5265. 22 indexed citations

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Carlile, Graeme W., Robert A. Keyzers, Renaud Robert, et al.. (2012). Correction of F508del-CFTR Trafficking by the Sponge Alkaloid Latonduine Is Modulated by Interaction with PARP. Chemistry & Biology. 19(10). 1288–1299. 37 indexed citations

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Gubala, Vladimir, Leanne F. Harris, Antonio J. Ricco, Ming X. Tan, & David E. Williams. (2011). Point of Care Diagnostics: Status and Future. Analytical Chemistry. 84(2). 487–515. 936 indexed citations breakdown →

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Evans, Clive W., Vladimir Gubala, Robert Nooney, et al.. (2010). How do Antarctic notothenioid fishes cope with internal ice? A novel function for antifreeze glycoproteins. Antarctic Science. 23(1). 57–64. 20 indexed citations

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Volcke, C., Ram P. Gandhiraman, Vladimir Gubala, et al.. (2010). Plasma functionalization of AFM tips for measurement of chemical interactions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 348(2). 322–328. 22 indexed citations

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Williams, David E., et al.. (2002). International Space Station Environmental Control And Life Support System Status: 2001-2002. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 1 indexed citations

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Ryan, Mary P., David E. Williams, Richard J. Chater, Bernie M. Hutton, & David S. McPhail. (2002). Why stainless steel corrodes. Nature. 415(6873). 770–774. 600 indexed citations breakdown →

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Henshaw, Grant, et al.. (1995). Description and characterization of a hydrogen sulfide gas sensor based on Cr2-yTiyO3+x. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 26(1-3). 76–80. 40 indexed citations

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Moseley, Peter & David E. Williams. (1990). A selective ammonia sensor. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 1(1-6). 113–115. 74 indexed citations

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