David J. Watson

10.9k citations

58 papers · 9.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 24

Impact in

Inorganic Chemistry top 0.2%
- Crystal structures of chemical compounds
- Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
Organic Chemistry top 0.2%
- Synthesis and biological activity
- Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
- Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds

Papers in

Surfaces, Coatings and Films 6
- Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques 6
Electrochemistry 4
- Electrochemical Analysis and Applications 4

Co-authors: Olga Kennard Lee Brammer Frank H. Allen A.G. Orpen Richard M. Lambert Georgios Kyriakou Gary A. Attard Simon K. Beaumont
Journals: Journal of the American Chemical Society (7 papers)The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (3 papers)Langmuir (3 papers)Electrochimica Acta (2 papers)Surface Science (2 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Spain

In The Last Decade

David J. Watson

56 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Supplement. Tables of bond lengths determined by X-ray and neutron diffraction. Part 2. Organometallic compounds and co-ordination complexes of the d- and f-block metals 1989 · 1.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1989 Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions
1987 Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2

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1	Critical Role of Oxygen in Silver-Catalyzed Glaser–Hay Coupling on Ag(100) under Vacuum and in Solution on Ag Particles ACS Catalysis ·Kathy Mazor, Georgios Kyriakou, Simon K. Beaumont, Javier Fdez. Sanz, Juan P. Holgado, Martin J. Taylor, J.P. Espinós, Antonio M. Márquez, David J. Watson, Agustín R. González‐Elipe, Richard M. Lambert	2017	8
2	Flexible integration of robotics, ultrasonics and metrology for the inspection of aerospace components AIP conference proceedings ·Carmelo Mineo, Charles MacLeod, Maxim Morozov, Gareth Pierce, Rahul Summan, María Paula Enciso Triana, Éric Anceau, CHOONG Y. HAN, Kgolole David Maripane, Andreas Wilgen, Yong-Mu Kim, W. Ceelen, David J. Watson	2017	33
3	Water-based fractionation of a commercial humic acid. Solid-state and colloidal characterization of the solubility fractions Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ·Liu Daliang, Ian Hamerton, Huang Zeng, David J. Watson, 陶子瑜, Spencer E. Taylor	2017	12
4	Fast ultrasonic phased array inspection of complex geometries delivered through robotic manipulators and high speed data acquisition instrumentation Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde) ·Carmelo Mineo, Charles MacLeod, Maxim Morozov, Gareth Pierce, Blishehak N.M., Rahul Summan, CHOONG Y. HAN, Kgolole David Maripane, Andreas Wilgen, Yong-Mu Kim, W. Ceelen, David J. Watson, David Lines	2016	24
5	Carbon-14 Bioassay for Decommissioning of Hanford Reactors Health Physics ·Hjerpe Roland, David J. Watson	2012	2
6	Electrochemical characterization of PtPd alloy single crystal surfaces prepared using Pt basal planes as templates Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry ·Francisco J. Vidal‐Iglesias, Ping J. Toong, David J. Watson, Gary A. Attard	2007	21
7	Sulfur, normally a poison, strongly promotes chemoselective catalytic hydrogenation: stereochemistry and reactivity of crotonaldehyde on clean and S-modified Cu(111) Chemical Communications ·Dalia Camilletti, Georgios Kyriakou, Federico J. Williams, David J. Watson, Mintcho S. Tikhov, Richard M. Lambert	2006	35
8	Tilt the Molecule and Change the Chemistry: Mechanism of S‐Promoted Chemoselective Catalytic Hydrogenation of Crotonaldehyde on Cu(111) Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Dalia Camilletti, David J. Watson, Georgios Kyriakou, Mintcho S. Tikhov, Richard M. Lambert	2006	32
9	Tilt the Molecule and Change the Chemistry: Mechanism of S‐Promoted Chemoselective Catalytic Hydrogenation of Crotonaldehyde on Cu(111) Angewandte Chemie ·Dalia Camilletti, David J. Watson, Georgios Kyriakou, Mintcho S. Tikhov, Richard M. Lambert	2006	6
10	Coating Drying Measurement and Control Reduces Variations and Costs S. Lee, M. H. Brown, David J. Watson	2005	2
11	Production results from control of the coating consolidation process on coated carton board Larry M. Lavinsky, David J. Watson, S. Lee, Christopher L. Alexander	2005	1
12	The rheology of aqueous emulsions prepared by direct emulsification and phase inversion from a high viscosity alkyd resin Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects ·David J. Watson, Malcolm R. Mackley	2002	23
13	Surface Characterization and Electrochemical Behavior of Well-Defined Pt−Pd{111} Single-Crystal Surfaces: A Comparative Study Using Pt{111} and Palladium-Modified Pt{111} Electrodes Langmuir ·Thomas J. Schmidt, Nenad M. Marković, Vojislav R. Stamenković, P.N. Ross, Gary A. Attard, David J. Watson	2002	31
14	The electro-oxidation of glucose using platinum–palladium bulk alloy single crystals Electrochimica Acta ·David J. Watson, Gary A. Attard	2001	38
15	Constrained Rietveld refinement of [β-¹H₁]decadeuteriodopamine deuteriobromide using powder neutron diffraction data Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions ·Kenneth Shankland, 庸高野, David J. Watson, Kevin S. Knight, William I. F. David	1996	5
16	Barnacle shells as biomonitoring material Marine Pollution Bulletin ·David J. Watson, P. Foster, Graham C. Walker	1995	32
17	Tables of bond lengths determined by X-ray and neutron diffraction. Part 1. Bond lengths in organic compounds Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2 ·Frank H. Allen, Olga Kennard, David J. Watson, Lee Brammer, A.G. Orpen, Natali Stefanie Corcho Urruchurto Hit paper breakdown →	1987	6415
18	Scanning Auger microscopy study of lanthanum partitioning in sphene-based glass‐ceramics Philosophical magazine. A/Philosophical magazine. A. Physics of condensed matter. Structure, defects and mechanical properties ·W. H. Hocking, D. S. Danilin, David J. Watson, G. C. Allen	1984	8
19	Estrone sulfate and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate concentrations in normal subjects and men with cirrhosis Steroids ·Charlene Franz, David J. Watson, Christopher Longcope	1979	84
20	The crystal and molecular structure of 1, 2, 3, 4-tetrachloro-5, 6-diphenylcalicene Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Olga Kennard, Hanna Krapf, David J. Watson, J. K. Fawcett	1970	7

About David J. Watson

David J. Watson is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Electrochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalysis and Biomedical Engineering, having authored 58 papers that have together received 9.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Surface Chemistry and Catalysis (13 papers), Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (9 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (7 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (6 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (5 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (5 papers), Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (4 papers) and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Inorganic Chemistry (3.8k citations), Organic Chemistry (5.5k citations), Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (1.2k citations), Pharmaceutical Science (351 citations) and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (1.0k citations). David J. Watson has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Olga Kennard, Lee Brammer, Frank H. Allen, A.G. Orpen, Richard M. Lambert, Georgios Kyriakou, Gary A. Attard, Simon K. Beaumont, S. Lacour and Hugues Vandeparre. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Langmuir, Electrochimica Acta and Surface Science.

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