David R. M. Walton

14.1k citations

214 papers · 11.3k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 60

Materials Chemistry top 0.2%
Organic Chemistry top 0.1%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 2%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 2%
Biomedical Engineering top 2%

Co-authors: Harold W. Kroto Roger Taylor J. P. Hare W. K. Hsu Mauricio Terrones Humberto Terrones Yanqiu Zhu T. John S. Dennis
Topics: Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (94 papers)Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (79 papers)Graphene research and applications (79 papers)
Cited by: Organic Chemistry Materials Chemistry Polymers and Plastics
Journals: Nature Journal of the American Chemical Society Physical Review Letters
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Mexico

In The Last Decade

David R. M. Walton

210 papers receiving 10.8k 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.

Crystal structure and bonding of ordered C60

1991 784 citations Kosmas Prassides, T. John S. Dennis et al. profile →
Controlled production of aligned-nanotube bundles

1997 639 citations Mauricio Terrones, Nicole Grobert et al. profile →
Electronic spectra and transitions of the fullerene C60

1992 427 citations J. P. Hare, T. John S. Dennis et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Polar Assembly in a Designed Protein Fiber 2004 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Andrew M. Smith,Steve F. A. Acquah,Neil Bone,Harold W. Kroto,Maxim G. Ryadnov,(unknown),David R. M. Walton,Derek N. Woolfson	59
2	Large‐Scale Production of NbS₂ Nanowires and Their Performance in Electronic Field Emission 2004 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Yizheng Jin,W. K. Hsu,Yu‐Lun Chueh,(unknown),Yanqiu Zhu,(unknown),Harold W. Kroto,David R. M. Walton	38
3	WS2/C nanocomposites reviewed 2003 ·University of Brighton Repository (University of Brighton) ·Raymond L. D. Whitby,W. K. Hsu,Chris Boothroyd,Harold W. Kroto,David R. M. Walton	1
4	Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Coated with Tungsten Disulfide 2002 ·Chemistry of Materials ·Raymond L. D. Whitby,W. K. Hsu,Peter K. Fearon,Norman Ć. Billingham,Isabelle Maurin,Harold W. Kroto,David R. M. Walton,C. B. Boothroyd,Steven Firth,Robin J. H. Clark,David Collison	44
5	Carbon nanotube template promoted growth of NbS2 nanotubes/nanorodsElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: HRTEM images of a carbon nanotube wrapped in Nb oxide (a), of the inner carbon layers (b) and of an NbS2 nanorod with NbOx residue at the tip (c); (d) EDX profile of an isolated NbS2 nanotube. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b1/b106388j/ 2001 ·Chemical Communications ·Yanqiu Zhu,(unknown),Harold W. Kroto,David R. M. Walton	44
6	Tungsten–niobium–sulfur composite nanotubes 2001 ·Chemical Communications ·Yanqiu Zhu,W. K. Hsu,Mauricio Terrones,Nicole Grobert,Harold W. Kroto,David R. M. Walton,Steven Firth,Robin J. H. Clark	16
7	Tungsten Disulphide Sheathed Carbon Nanotubes 2001 ·ChemPhysChem ·Raymond L. D. Whitby,W. K. Hsu,Chris Boothroyd,Peter K. Fearon,Harold W. Kroto,David R. M. Walton	31
8	Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibres: Exotic Materials of Carbon 2000 ·TANSO ·Mauricio Terrones,Takuya Hayashi,Kunio Nishimura,Morinobu Endo,Humberto Terrones,W. K. Hsu,Nicole Grobert,Yanqiu Zhu,Harold W. Kroto,David R. M. Walton	2
9	Efficient route to large arrays of CNx nanofibers by pyrolysis of ferrocene/melamine mixtures 1999 ·Applied Physics Letters ·Mauricio Terrones,Humberto Terrones,Nicole Grobert,W. K. Hsu,Yanqiu Zhu,J. P. Hare,Harold W. Kroto,David R. M. Walton,Ph. Kohler-Redlich,M. Rühle,(unknown),Anthony K. Cheetham	219
10	Tungsten oxide tree-like structures 1999 ·Chemical Physics Letters ·Yanqiu Zhu,Weibing Hu,W. K. Hsu,Mauricio Terrones,Nicole Grobert,J. P. Hare,Harold W. Kroto,David R. M. Walton,Humberto Terrones	147
11	Metal particle catalysed production of nanoscale BN structures 1996 ·Chemical Physics Letters ·Mauricio Terrones,W. K. Hsu,Humberto Terrones,Jian Zhang,Salvador Ramos,J. P. Hare,Rolando Castillo,Kosmas Prassides,Anthony K. Cheetham,Harold W. Kroto,David R. M. Walton	228
12	Formation and characterisation of C70Cl10 1995 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications ·Paul R. Birkett,Anthony G. Avent,Adam D. Darwish,Harold W. Kroto,Roger Taylor,David R. M. Walton	77
13	Theoretical characterisation of C₇₀Cl₁₀: the rôle of 1,4-addition across hexagonal rings 1995 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2 ·Sarah J. Austin,Patrick W. Fowler,John P. B. Sandall,Paul R. Birkett,Anthony G. Avent,Adam D. Darwish,Harold W. Kroto,Roger Taylor,David R. M. Walton	16
14	ChemInform Abstract: The Structure and Reactivity of C60. 1995 ·ChemInform ·Harold W. Kroto,Roger Taylor,David R. M. Walton	1
15	ChemInform Abstract: Preparation and 13C NMR Spectroscopic Characterization of C60Cl6. 1993 ·ChemInform ·Paul R. Birkett,Anthony G. Avent,(unknown),H.W. Kroto,Robert E. Taylor,David R. M. Walton	1
16	Large infrared nonlinear optical response ofC60 1991 ·Physical Review Letters ·Werner J. Blau,Hugh J. Byrne,David J. Cardin,T. John S. Dennis,J. P. Hare,Harold W. Kroto,Roger Taylor,David R. M. Walton	205
17	The microwave spectrum of P-cyanophosphaethene, CH2PCN 1987 ·Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy ·Marcus C. Durrant,Harold W. Kroto,David R. M. Walton	5
18	Silylation as a protective method in acetylene chemistry. 1978 ·Tetrahedron ·Stephen J. Harris,David R. M. Walton	8
19	Catalysis of hydrosilylation of olefins by tert-butyl peroxide under UV irradiation 1971 ·Journal of Organometallic Chemistry ·Colin Eaborn,M. R. Harrison,David R. M. Walton	4
20	Aromatic reactivity. Part XLIV. Substituent effects of the buta-1,3-diynyl group 1970 ·Journal of the Chemical Society B Physical Organic ·Colin Eaborn,A. R. Thompson,David R. M. Walton	3

About David R. M. Walton

David R. M. Walton is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Nuclear Energy and Engineering, having authored 214 papers that have together received 11.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (94 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (79 papers) and Graphene research and applications (79 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Organic Chemistry (5.6k citations), Materials Chemistry (8.5k citations) and Polymers and Plastics (1.2k citations). David R. M. Walton has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Mexico. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

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