David Morgan

35.9k total citations · 9 hit papers
553 papers, 22.5k citations indexed

About

David Morgan is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Catalysis and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, David Morgan has authored 553 papers receiving a total of 22.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 248 papers in Materials Chemistry, 113 papers in Catalysis and 81 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in David Morgan's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (165 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (91 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (45 papers). David Morgan is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (165 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (91 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (45 papers). David Morgan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Russia. David Morgan's co-authors include Graham J. Hutchings, Simon J. Freakley, Christopher J. Kiely, Martin Raff, Bruce Alberts, Keith Roberts, Julian Lewis, Peter Walter, Alexander D. Johnson and Nikolaos Dimitratos and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

David Morgan

526 papers receiving 21.7k citations

Hit Papers

Molecular Biology of the ... 1959 2026 1981 2003 2017 2015 2021 2017 2016 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Molecular Biology of the Cell
    2017 1.8k citations David Morgan et al. profile →
  2. Resolving ruthenium: XPS studies of common ruthenium materials
    2015 939 citations David Morgan Surface and Interface Analysis profile →
  3. Systematic and collaborative approach to problem solving using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
    2021 889 citations Neal Fairley, Vincent Fernandez et al. profile →
  4. Aqueous Au-Pd colloids catalyze selective CH 4 oxidation to CH 3 OH with O 2 under mild conditions
    2017 579 citations Nikolaos Dimitratos, Qian He et al. profile →
  5. Palladium-tin catalysts for the direct synthesis of H 2 O 2 with high selectivity
    2016 563 citations Qian He, David Morgan et al. profile →
  6. Identification of single-site gold catalysis in acetylene hydrochlorination
    2017 429 citations David Morgan, Christopher J. Kiely et al. profile →
  7. Economic Backwardness and Economic Growth.
    1959 414 citations David Morgan et al. profile →
  8. Au–Pd separation enhances bimetallic catalysis of alcohol oxidation
    2022 245 citations Richard J. Lewis, Greg Shaw et al. profile →
  9. Highly efficient catalytic production of oximes from ketones using in situ–generated H 2 O 2
    2022 184 citations Richard J. Lewis, Xi Liu et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
David Morgan 10.7k 5.3k 4.9k 3.7k 3.6k 553 22.5k
Karen Wilson 10.4k 1.0× 3.3k 0.6× 3.6k 0.7× 1.9k 0.5× 7.6k 2.1× 390 21.7k
Emily A. Carter 17.9k 1.7× 9.7k 1.8× 4.2k 0.9× 6.6k 1.8× 2.9k 0.8× 514 33.5k
Zhi Liu 13.5k 1.3× 9.4k 1.8× 4.4k 0.9× 8.4k 2.3× 2.8k 0.8× 684 25.5k
Alexander Wokaun 12.1k 1.1× 5.8k 1.1× 4.7k 0.9× 10.0k 2.7× 5.5k 1.5× 591 30.1k
Chung‐Yuan Mou 16.5k 1.5× 2.8k 0.5× 2.2k 0.4× 2.4k 0.7× 7.6k 2.1× 388 26.7k
Bin Wang 5.7k 0.5× 4.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.3× 2.1k 0.6× 4.5k 1.3× 796 28.8k
Anders Nilsson 14.3k 1.3× 12.6k 2.4× 4.0k 0.8× 9.7k 2.6× 3.6k 1.0× 531 34.7k
D. Wayne Goodman 29.5k 2.7× 7.3k 1.4× 13.2k 2.7× 5.4k 1.5× 2.9k 0.8× 567 39.1k
Hong Wang 8.2k 0.8× 8.5k 1.6× 1.2k 0.2× 6.8k 1.9× 3.2k 0.9× 745 20.0k
Qin Li 10.0k 0.9× 3.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.2× 6.2k 1.7× 5.2k 1.5× 798 24.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Morgan

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All Works

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Morgan, David, Lea Ann Dailey, Miguel N. Centelles, et al.. (2025). The synthesis and optical properties of Cu–In–S/ZnS nanocrystals in buffer solution for near-infrared fluorescence imaging. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 13(20). 5871–5879.
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Korthuis, P. Todd, Kim Hoffman, Adrianne R. Wilson‐Poe, et al.. (2024). Developing Core Consensus Measures for Assessment of Psilocybin Services. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 260. 110268–110268.
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Das, Debashree, et al.. (2024). Generating luminescent Graphene quantum Dots from Tryptophan: Fluorosensors for hydrogen peroxide in cancer cells. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 323. 124887–124887. 1 indexed citations
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Morgan, David, et al.. (2024). Dynamic modeling studies of basin-scale pressure interference and CO2 plume evolution in multi-well geologic CO2 storage. Gas Science and Engineering. 130. 205422–205422. 3 indexed citations
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Fernández, Vincent, Neal Fairley, David Morgan, Pascal Bargiela, & Jonas Baltrušaitis. (2024). Surface science insight note: Imaging X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Surface and Interface Analysis. 56(10). 669–680. 1 indexed citations
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Fairclough, Simon M., David Morgan, Lea Ann Dailey, et al.. (2024). Interface Engineering of Water-Dispersible Near-Infrared-Emitting CuInZnS/ZnSe/ZnS Quantum Dots. Crystal Growth & Design. 24(15). 6275–6283. 1 indexed citations
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Lewis, Richard J., Tian Qin, Ángeles López‐Martín, et al.. (2023). Chemo‐Enzymatic One‐Pot Oxidation of Cyclohexane via in‐situ H2O2 Production over Supported AuPdPt Catalysts. ChemCatChem. 15(10). 11 indexed citations
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Carter, James, Richard J. Lewis, Christopher T. Williams, et al.. (2023). The selective oxidation of methane to methanol using in situ generated H2O2 over palladium-based bimetallic catalysts. Catalysis Science & Technology. 13(20). 5848–5858. 12 indexed citations
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Marchesini, Sofia, et al.. (2023). The influence of sample preparation on XPS quantification of oxygen-functionalised graphene nanoplatelets. Carbon. 211. 118054–118054. 20 indexed citations
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Lewis, Richard J., Guodong Qi, Donald Bethell, et al.. (2023). Methane Conversion to Methanol Using Au/ZSM-5 is Promoted by Carbon. ACS Catalysis. 13(11). 7199–7209. 12 indexed citations
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Bargiela, Pascal, Vincent Fernandez, David Morgan, et al.. (2023). Surface Analysis Insight Note: Observations relating to photoemission peak shapes, oxidation state, and chemistry of titanium oxide films. Surface and Interface Analysis. 56(4). 181–188. 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, Sophie R., Wenjie Yang, David Morgan, et al.. (2022). Bottom‐up Synthesis of Water‐Soluble Gold Nanoparticles Stabilized by N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes: From Structural Characterization to Applications. Chemistry - A European Journal. 28(56). e202201575–e202201575. 22 indexed citations
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Avval, Tahereh G., Neal B. Gallagher, David Morgan, et al.. (2022). Practical guide on chemometrics/informatics in x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). II. Example applications of multiple methods to the degradation of cellulose and tartaric acid. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 40(6). 12 indexed citations
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Costa, Rosenildo Corrêa da, et al.. (2022). Oleophobic coated composite materials based on multi-layer graphitic scaffolding: applications within aircraft propellant tanks and oil-spill clean-up. Molecular Systems Design & Engineering. 8(4). 473–487. 1 indexed citations
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Isaacs, Mark A., et al.. (2021). Advanced XPS characterization: XPS-based multi-technique analyses for comprehensive understanding of functional materials. Materials Chemistry Frontiers. 5(22). 7931–7963. 117 indexed citations
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Davies, Philip R., et al.. (2021). Investigating the Effects of Surface Adsorbates on Gold and Palladium Deposition on Carbon. Topics in Catalysis. 64(17-20). 1041–1051. 1 indexed citations
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Davies, Philip R., et al.. (2018). The deposition of metal nanoparticles on carbon surfaces: the role of specific functional groups. Faraday Discussions. 208(0). 455–470. 23 indexed citations
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Armstrong, Robert D., Greg Shaw, Jun Xu, et al.. (2016). The Low‐Temperature Oxidation of Propane by using H2O2 and Fe/ZSM‐5 Catalysts: Insights into the Active Site and Enhancement of Catalytic Turnover Frequencies. ChemCatChem. 9(4). 642–650. 18 indexed citations
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Smart, J.P., et al.. (1999). On the development of a coal fired precessing jet burner. Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide). 1 indexed citations

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