David J. Williams

9.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
168 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

David J. Williams is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. Williams has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Materials Chemistry, 72 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 54 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in David J. Williams's work include Magnetism in coordination complexes (46 papers), Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (34 papers) and Metal complexes synthesis and properties (21 papers). David J. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Magnetism in coordination complexes (46 papers), Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (34 papers) and Metal complexes synthesis and properties (21 papers). David J. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. David J. Williams's co-authors include Paras N. Prasad, Andrew J. P. White, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, G. R. Meredith, Craig S. Willand, Howard M. Colquhoun, J. Fraser Stoddart, D.M.L. Goodgame, D. Michael P. Mingos and Douglas R. Robello and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

David J. Williams

166 papers receiving 7.7k citations

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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.

Introduction to Nonlinear Optical Effects in Molecules and Polymers

1991 1.9k citations David J. Williams et al. profile →
Organic Polymeric and Non‐Polymeric Materials with Large Optical Nonlinearities

1984 823 citations David J. Williams Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The clerodane ring system: investigating the viability of a direct Diels–Alder approach 2011 ·Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·Andrew T. Merritt, Rebecca H. Pouwer, David J. Williams, Craig M. Williams, Steven V. Ley	10
2	Synthesis and characterisation of tungsten(vi) oxo-salicylate complexes for use in the chemical vapour deposition of self-cleaning films 2005 ·Dalton Transactions ·Warren B. Cross, Ivan P. Parkin, Andrew J. P. White, David J. Williams	10
3	Digital Processing with a Three-State Molecular Switch 2003 ·The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Françisco M. Raymo, Silvia Giordani, Andrew J. P. White, David J. Williams	184
4	Attempted Syntheses of Lanthanide(III) Complexes of the Anisole- and Anilinosquarate Ligands 2003 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·(unknown), Lincoln A. Hall, Andrew J. P. White, David J. Williams	17
5	Phthalimides: Supramolecular Interactions in Crystals, Hypersensitive Solution 1H-NMR Dynamics and Energy Transfer to Europium(III) and Terbium(III) States 2003 ·Molecules ·Robertha C. Howell, Selvin H. Edwards, (unknown), Ishenkumba A. Kahwa, Gary L. McPherson, Joel T. Mague, Andrew J. P. White, David J. Williams	22
6	Variable coordination behaviour of N-donor siloxane ligands. The structures of [M(1,3-bis(N-imidazoyl)propyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane)2(NCS)2] (M = Mn, Ni) and [Ni(1,3-bis(3-aminopropyl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane)2(NCS)2] 2002 ·Inorganic Chemistry Communications ·(unknown), D.M.L. Goodgame, Paul D. Lickiss, (unknown), Andrew J. P. White, David J. Williams	11
7	The complexing properties of the phenylsquarate ligand with Ru(II), Pt(II), Gd(III) and Tb(III) ions 2001 ·Inorganica Chimica Acta ·A.R. Williams, Lincoln A. Hall, Andrew J. P. White, David J. Williams	8
8	Synthesis and Structures of Polymeric Mn, Co, Cu, and Zn Complexes of 3-Diphenylamino-4-hydroxycyclobut-3-ene-1,2-dione (Diphenylaminosquarate) and of the Salt [Ni(H₂O)₆][(C₆H₅)₂NC₄O₃]₂·2H₂O 2000 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·A.R. Williams, B.D. Alleyne, Lincoln A. Hall, Andrew J. P. White, David J. Williams, Laurence K. Thompson	12
9	First-Row Transition-Metal Complexes of the 1-Methoxycyclobutenedionate(1−) Ion 1999 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), B.D. Alleyne, Lincoln A. Hall, Andrew J. P. White, David J. Williams	29
10	Tetravalent Tellurium Ligands 1999 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Paul J. Dyson, Anthony F. Hill, (unknown), Andrew J. P. White, David J. Williams	21
11	Comparative Study of the Luminescence Properties of the Europium(III) Complexes of the Squarate, Phenylsquarate, and (Diphenylamino)squarate Ligands 1999 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·B.D. Alleyne, Lincoln A. Hall, Ishenkumba A. Kahwa, Andrew J. P. White, David J. Williams	27
12	Formation of Polymeric Network Arrays by Complexes of Manganese(II) or Cobalt(II) with Alkane Chain Linked Bis(amide) Ligands of Biological Relevance 1999 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·D.M.L. Goodgame, (unknown), Izhar Hussain, Andrew J. P. White, David J. Williams	42
13	Intense Photosensitized Emission from Stoichiometric Compounds Featuring Mn²⁺ in Seven- and Eightfold Coordination Environments 1998 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·(unknown), Ishenkumba A. Kahwa, Andrew J. P. White, David J. Williams	35
14	Ozonolysis for the preparation of high oxidation-state transition-metal complexes and the crystal structure of [PPh4]2[Ru2O(μ-OCOEt)2Cl6] † 1998 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions ·A. J. Bailey, William P. Griffith, Stephen P. Marsden, Andrew J. P. White, David J. Williams	8
15	Enantiomerically Pure “Winged” Spirane Porphyrazinoctaols 1997 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English ·Andrew S. Cook, D. Bradley G. Williams, Andrew J. P. White, David J. Williams, Steven J. Lange, Anthony G. M. Barrett, Brian M. Hoffman	27
16	Crystal structures of[(Me2AsO2)2{Me2AsO(OH)}{WO(O2)}2O]·H2O and[NMe4][(Ph2PO2)2{WO2(O2)}2{WO(O2)(OH)(OH2)}]·EtOH·H2O·0.5MeOH 1997 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions ·(unknown), William P. Griffith, Andrew J. P. White, David J. Williams	11
17	Approaches to the assembly of the antifungal agent FR-900848: studies on double asymmetric cyclopropanation and an X-ray crystallographic study of (1R,2R)-1,2-bis-[(1S,2S)-2-methylcyclopropyl]-1,2-ethanediyl 3,5-dinitrobenzoate 1994 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications ·Anthony G. M. Barrett, (unknown), David J. Williams	23
18	<title>Homogeneous and multilayer photorefractive-polymer systems</title> 1992 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Jay S. Schildkraut, David J. Williams	1
19	Transition-metal periodato complexes. Their preparations and properties as catalytic oxidants, and X-ray crystal structure of Na₄K[Au{IO₅(OH)}₂]·KOH·15H₂O 1992 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions ·Andrew C. Dengel, Ahmed M. El‐Hendawy, William P. Griffith, Sahar I. Mostafa, David J. Williams	17
20	Ferroelectric liquid crystal with extreme polarization: X‐Ray structure analysis of the crystalline phase 1990 ·Advanced Materials ·Howard M. Colquhoun, (unknown), (unknown), Caroline A. O'Mahoney, David J. Williams	8

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