Gareth R. Williams

15.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
326 papers, 12.5k citations indexed

About

Gareth R. Williams is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Gareth R. Williams has authored 326 papers receiving a total of 12.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Biomaterials, 103 papers in Materials Chemistry and 97 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Gareth R. Williams's work include Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (116 papers), Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications (45 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (36 papers). Gareth R. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (116 papers), Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications (45 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (36 papers). Gareth R. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. Gareth R. Williams's co-authors include Deng‐Guang Yu, Dermot O’Hare, Li‐Min Zhu, Junzi Wu, S. W. Annie Bligh, Jiaojiao Li, Heyu Li, Shiwei Niu, Yaoyao Yang and Xiaozhu Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, The Journal of Chemical Physics and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Gareth R. Williams

316 papers receiving 12.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Towards understanding, control and application of layered double hydroxide chemistry

2006 535 citations Gareth R. Williams et al. profile →
Layered double hydroxide-based nanomaterials for biomedical applications

2022 304 citations Tingting Hu, Zi Gu et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gareth R. Williams United Kingdom	62	5.4k	4.0k	3.6k	1.8k	1.6k	326	12.5k
Jiwei Cui China	51	4.3k 0.8×	4.5k 1.1×	3.4k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	2.2k 1.4×	244	12.2k
Abbas Rahdar Iran	58	3.5k 0.6×	4.5k 1.1×	4.6k 1.3×	1.1k 0.6×	2.6k 1.6×	476	13.6k
Joseph J. Richardson Australia	60	4.3k 0.8×	5.5k 1.4×	5.1k 1.4×	1.8k 1.0×	2.1k 1.3×	167	15.3k
Wuli Yang China	66	5.1k 0.9×	6.1k 1.5×	5.7k 1.6×	1.1k 0.6×	3.0k 1.9×	227	14.3k
Fangqiong Tang China	52	3.8k 0.7×	4.3k 1.1×	6.8k 1.9×	2.4k 1.3×	2.8k 1.7×	164	12.8k
Mohd Zobir Hussein Malaysia	64	3.3k 0.6×	3.9k 1.0×	6.9k 1.9×	1.9k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	426	15.3k
Andrew K. Whittaker Australia	59	3.1k 0.6×	3.4k 0.8×	4.4k 1.2×	1.9k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	448	14.2k
Yuan Yuan China	61	3.4k 0.6×	4.9k 1.2×	2.6k 0.7×	743 0.4×	2.2k 1.3×	392	12.4k
Changsheng Zhao China	71	4.3k 0.8×	6.7k 1.7×	3.5k 1.0×	2.5k 1.4×	1.2k 0.8×	384	16.2k
Abolfazl Akbarzadeh Iran	61	5.9k 1.1×	6.0k 1.5×	4.2k 1.2×	826 0.5×	4.9k 3.1×	260	17.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Williams, Gareth R., et al.. (2025). Acid-Unlocked Two-Layer Ca-Loaded Nanoplatform to Interfere With Mitochondria for Synergistic Tumor Therapy. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 20. 1899–1920. 1 indexed citations

Li, Qianwen, Fansu Meng, Lina Yang, et al.. (2025). Metabolic Reprogramming of Tumors: Induced Immunosuppression and Therapeutic Prospects of Nanoscale Drug Delivery Systems. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 22(9). 5193–5211.

Qin, Yang, Fazhi Zhang, Xuhui Zhao, et al.. (2025). A vanadium-doped Cu _x O nanorod array with modulated electronic structure for enhanced aqueous energy storage. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(27). 21819–21829.

Weston, Andrew J., et al.. (2025). Anti‐Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Bacteriophage Loaded Electrospun Fibers for Antibacterial Wound Dressings. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 46(13). e2400744–e2400744. 7 indexed citations

Hu, Tingting, Gareth R. Williams, Yu Yang, et al.. (2024). Coupling Probiotics with CaO₂ Nanoparticle‐Loaded CoFeCe‐LDH Nanosheets to Remodel the Tumor Microenvironment for Precise Chemodynamic Therapy. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(3). e2403373–e2403373. 2 indexed citations

Li, Qi, Chunyan Hu, Ziwei Zhang, et al.. (2024). Direct Jet Co-Electrospinning of Spinal Cord-Mimicking Phantom for Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Coatings. 14(5). 520–520. 1 indexed citations

Ahmed, Jubair, et al.. (2024). Making fibers from cellulose derivatives by pressurized gyration and electrospinning. Cellulose. 31(5). 2815–2832. 18 indexed citations

Álvarez‐Fernández, Alberto, et al.. (2023). Amplified EQCM-D detection of extracellular vesicles using 2D gold nanostructured arrays fabricated by block copolymer self-assembly. Nanoscale Horizons. 8(4). 460–472. 9 indexed citations

Hu, Tingting, Zi Gu, Gareth R. Williams, et al.. (2022). Layered double hydroxide-based nanomaterials for biomedical applications. Chemical Society Reviews. 51(14). 6126–6176. 304 indexed citations breakdown →

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Williams, Gareth R., et al.. (2020). Human mouthfeel panel investigating the acceptability of electrospun and solvent cast orodispersible films. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 585. 119532–119532. 17 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ziwei, et al.. (2020). pH-Responsive nanocomposite fibres allowing MRI monitoring of drug release. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 8(32). 7264–7274. 31 indexed citations

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Aytaç, Zeynep, et al.. (2020). An Exploration of Electrospun Fibers Containing Drug-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 5 indexed citations

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Cockcroft, Jeremy K., Louise S. Price, Min Zhao, et al.. (2019). Olanzapine Form IV: Discovery of a New Polymorphic Form Enabled by Computed Crystal Energy Landscapes. Crystal Growth & Design. 19(5). 2751–2757. 32 indexed citations

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Wang, Haijun, Gareth R. Williams, Junzi Wu, et al.. (2019). Pluronic F127-based micelles for tumor-targeted bufalin delivery. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 559. 289–298. 59 indexed citations

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Yu, Deng‐Guang, Jiaojiao Li, Gareth R. Williams, & Min Zhao. (2018). Electrospun amorphous solid dispersions of poorly water-soluble drugs: A review. Journal of Controlled Release. 292. 91–110. 253 indexed citations

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Williams, Gareth R., Valérie Bellamy, Daniel Balvay, et al.. (2015). Polymer-Based Reconstruction of the Inferior Vena Cava in Rat: Stem Cells or RGD Peptide?. Tissue Engineering Part A. 21(9-10). 1552–1564. 20 indexed citations

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Chatterton, Nicholas P., Upulitha Eranka Illangakoon, Tahir Nazir, & Gareth R. Williams. (2011). Electrospun 5-fluorouracil loaded bovine serum albumin-polyvinylpyrrolidone nanofibers. TechConnect Briefs. 3(2012). 222–225. 1 indexed citations

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Yu, Deng‐Guang, Gareth R. Williams, Xia Wang, et al.. (2011). Polymer-based nanoparticulate solid dispersions prepared by a modified electrospraying process. Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering. 4(12). 741–749. 25 indexed citations

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Rutt, Oliver J., Gareth R. Williams, & Simon J. Clarke. (2006). Reversible lithium insertion and copper extrusion in layered oxysulfides. Chemical Communications. 2869–2869. 38 indexed citations

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Kane, K F, M. J. S. Langman, & Gareth R. Williams. (1995). 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 and retinoid X receptor expression in human colorectal neoplasms.. Gut. 36(2). 255–258. 20 indexed citations

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