David R. M. Walton

14.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
214 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

David R. M. Walton is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, David R. M. Walton has authored 214 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Materials Chemistry, 137 papers in Organic Chemistry and 26 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in David R. M. Walton's work include Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (94 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (79 papers) and Graphene research and applications (79 papers). David R. M. Walton is often cited by papers focused on Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (94 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (79 papers) and Graphene research and applications (79 papers). David R. M. Walton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Mexico. David R. M. Walton's co-authors include Harold W. Kroto, Roger Taylor, J. P. Hare, W. K. Hsu, Mauricio Terrones, Humberto Terrones, Yanqiu Zhu, T. John S. Dennis, Nicole Grobert and Kosmas Prassides and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

David R. M. Walton

210 papers receiving 10.8k citations

Hit Papers

Crystal structure and bonding of ordered C60 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 1997 1992 250 500 750
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. Crystal structure and bonding of ordered C60
    1991 784 citations Kosmas Prassides, J. P. Hare et al. profile →
  2. Controlled production of aligned-nanotube bundles
    1997 639 citations Mauricio Terrones, Nicole Grobert et al. profile →
  3. Electronic spectra and transitions of the fullerene C60
    1992 427 citations J. P. Hare, Harold W. Kroto et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David R. M. Walton United Kingdom 60 8.5k 5.6k 1.8k 1.5k 1.3k 214 11.3k
Lothar Dunsch Germany 60 8.8k 1.0× 7.5k 1.3× 3.1k 1.7× 1.5k 1.0× 960 0.7× 392 12.9k
Petra Rudolf Netherlands 54 6.6k 0.8× 2.9k 0.5× 3.6k 2.0× 2.0k 1.4× 1.9k 1.5× 366 11.5k
J. P. Hare United Kingdom 39 6.1k 0.7× 3.9k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 942 0.6× 864 0.7× 60 7.3k
Yutaka Maniwa Japan 43 6.7k 0.8× 1.8k 0.3× 1.6k 0.9× 1.7k 1.1× 2.0k 1.6× 163 8.3k
Reuben D. Rieke United States 42 2.0k 0.2× 4.4k 0.8× 2.4k 1.4× 562 0.4× 833 0.6× 214 8.5k
Andrew A. Herzing United States 42 6.7k 0.8× 2.7k 0.5× 2.6k 1.5× 935 0.6× 1.8k 1.4× 118 10.4k
Chiara Castiglioni Italy 43 2.6k 0.3× 1.7k 0.3× 1.8k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 738 0.6× 219 6.6k
E. Wasserman United States 40 3.1k 0.4× 3.5k 0.6× 878 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 374 0.3× 89 6.7k
Michael J. Bronikowski United States 32 5.4k 0.6× 1.0k 0.2× 1.5k 0.9× 1.6k 1.1× 1.9k 1.5× 52 7.3k
Graham A. Bowmaker New Zealand 50 3.5k 0.4× 2.7k 0.5× 2.0k 1.1× 883 0.6× 1.4k 1.1× 268 10.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Walton, David R. M., et al.. (2014). De-registration and Export Remedies under the Cape Town Convention. 3(1). 49–68.
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Smith, Andrew M., Steve F. A. Acquah, Neil Bone, et al.. (2004). Polar Assembly in a Designed Protein Fiber. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 44(2). 325–328. 59 indexed citations
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Whitby, Raymond L. D., W. K. Hsu, Chris Boothroyd, Harold W. Kroto, & David R. M. Walton. (2003). WS2/C nanocomposites reviewed. University of Brighton Repository (University of Brighton). 13(1). 7–18. 1 indexed citations
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Terrones, Mauricio, Takuya Hayashi, Kunio Nishimura, et al.. (2000). Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibres: Exotic Materials of Carbon. TANSO. 2000(195). 424–433. 2 indexed citations
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Hsu, W. K., Steven Firth, Philipp Redlich, et al.. (2000). Boron-doping effects in carbon nanotubes. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 10(6). 1425–1429. 96 indexed citations
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Terrones, Mauricio, Humberto Terrones, Nicole Grobert, et al.. (1999). Efficient route to large arrays of CNx nanofibers by pyrolysis of ferrocene/melamine mixtures. Applied Physics Letters. 75(25). 3932–3934. 219 indexed citations
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Terrones, Mauricio, Nicole Grobert, Jian Zhang, et al.. (1998). Preparation of aligned carbon nanotubes catalysed by laser-etched cobalt thin films. Chemical Physics Letters. 285(5-6). 299–305. 80 indexed citations
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Terrones, Mauricio, W. K. Hsu, Humberto Terrones, et al.. (1996). Metal particle catalysed production of nanoscale BN structures. Chemical Physics Letters. 259(5-6). 568–573. 228 indexed citations
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Kroto, Harold W., Roger Taylor, & David R. M. Walton. (1995). ChemInform Abstract: The Structure and Reactivity of C60.. ChemInform. 26(7). 1 indexed citations
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Birkett, Paul R., Anthony G. Avent, Adam D. Darwish, et al.. (1995). Formation and characterisation of C70Cl10. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 683–683. 77 indexed citations
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Darwish, Adam D., Harold W. Kroto, Roger Taylor, & David R. M. Walton. (1994). Improved chromatographic separation of C60 and C70. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 15–15. 14 indexed citations
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Birkett, Paul R., et al.. (1993). ChemInform Abstract: Preparation and 13C NMR Spectroscopic Characterization of C60Cl6.. ChemInform. 24(44). 1 indexed citations
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Crane, Jonathan D., Peter B. Hitchcock, Harold W. Kroto, Roger K. Taylor, & David R. M. Walton. (1992). Preparation and characterisation of C60(ferrocene)2. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 1764–1764. 143 indexed citations
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Durrant, Marcus C., Harold W. Kroto, & David R. M. Walton. (1987). The microwave spectrum of P-cyanophosphaethene, CH2PCN. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 121(2). 304–308. 5 indexed citations
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Eaborn, Colin, M. R. Harrison, & David R. M. Walton. (1971). Catalysis of hydrosilylation of olefins by tert-butyl peroxide under UV irradiation. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 31(1). 43–46. 4 indexed citations
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Eaborn, Colin, A. R. Thompson, & David R. M. Walton. (1970). Aromatic reactivity. Part XLIV. Substituent effects of the buta-1,3-diynyl group. Journal of the Chemical Society B Physical Organic. 357–357. 3 indexed citations
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Bott, R. W., Colin Eaborn, & David R. M. Walton. (1965). 57. Substituent effects in the acid-catalysed hydration of phenylacetylenes. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 384–384. 17 indexed citations
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Bott, R. W., Colin Eaborn, & David R. M. Walton. (1964). Organogermanium compounds V. Cleavage of substituted (phenylethynyl)triethylgermanes by aqueous methanolic perchloric acid. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 1(5). 420–426. 13 indexed citations

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