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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 92 1839 1639 49 47 1835 45332

Brian W. Skelton publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Brian W. Skelton between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Brian W. Skelton published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 34 papers a year. Output peaked at 95 publications in 1996. 3 of the 1,871 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 95. Peak 95 publications in 1996. 1971: 2 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 8 publications 1979: 8 publications 1980: 15 publications 1981: 31 publications 1982: 27 publications 1983: 32 publications 1984: 19 publications 1985: 24 publications 1986: 26 publications 1987: 31 publications 1988: 38 publications 1989: 52 publications 1990: 39 publications 1991: 43 publications 1992: 58 publications 1993: 52 publications 1994: 65 publications 1995: 52 publications 1996: 95 publications 1997: 58 publications 1998: 85 publications 1999: 61 publications 2000: 60 publications 2001: 57 publications 2002: 57 publications 2003: 55 publications 2004: 82 publications 2005: 70 publications 2006: 61 publications 2007: 48 publications 2008: 38 publications 2009: 47 publications 2010: 47 publications 2011: 42 publications 2012: 34 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 33 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 37 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 33 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 3 publications
1971 2025

1,871 publications in total across all disciplines

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Brian W. Skelton: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year Publications
1971 2
1972 3
1973 1
1974 0
1975 3
1976 2
1977 5
1978 8
1979 8
1980 15
1981 31
1982 27
1983 32
1984 19
1985 24
1986 26
1987 31
1988 38
1989 52
1990 39
1991 43
1992 58
1993 52
1994 65
1995 52
1996 95
1997 58
1998 85
1999 61
2000 60
2001 57
2002 57
2003 55
2004 82
2005 70
2006 61
2007 48
2008 38
2009 47
2010 47
2011 42
2012 34
2013 21
2014 26
2015 33
2016 28
2017 37
2018 24
2019 16
2020 33
2021 5
2022 9
2023 3
2024 0
2025 3
Total 1,871
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Brian W. Skelton publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian W. Skelton sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,295+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 1,835 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100 1,835
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Brian W. Skelton D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian W. Skelton sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 92–93 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192 92
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Brian W. Skelton is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their research spans broadly within the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with particular focus on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry. They have also contributed work related to Oncology and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Crystal structures of chemical compounds
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes

Brian W. Skelton has published extensively, with numerous works appearing in several frequent publication venues such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Dalton Transactions
  • Inorganica Chimica Acta
  • Organometallics
  • CrystEngComm

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Skelton include:

  • Chiral NHC-Iridium Complexes and Their Performance in Enantioselective Intramolecular Hydroamination and Ring-Opening Amination Reactions, 2020, Organometallics
  • Synthesis, Structure and Physical Properties of "Wire-like" Metal Complexes, 2020, Organometallics
  • Organic-inorganic hybrid tetrachlorocadmates as promising fluorescent agents for cross-linked polyurethanes: synthesis, crystal structures and extended performance analysis, 2021, RSC Advances
  • 2,7- and 4,9-Dialkynyldihydropyrene Molecular Switches: Syntheses, Properties, and Charge Transport in Single-Molecule Junctions, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Synthesis, crystallization and Hirshfeld surface analysis of transition metal carboxylate pentapyridines, 2021, CrystEngComm

Frequent collaborators include the following individuals:

  • Alexandre N. Sobolev
  • Murray V. Baker
  • Ahmed Hassoon Mageed
  • Olga Yu. Vassilyeva
  • V. P. Clark

Best Publications

  • Zerovalent palladium and nickel complexes of heterocyclic carbenes: Oxidative addition of organic halides, carbon-carbon coupling processes, and the Heck reaction

    David S. McGuinness;Kingsley J. Cavell;Brian W. Skelton;Allan H. White

  • Palladium(II) complexes containing mono-, bi- and tridentate carbene ligands. Synthesis, characterisation and application as catalysts in CC coupling reactions

    Alison M Magill;David S McGuinness;Kingsley J Cavell;George J.P Britovsek

  • Isolation, crystal structure and synthesis of arsenobetaine, the arsenical constituent of the western rock lobster panulirus longipes cygnus George

    John S. Edmonds;Kevin A. Francesconi;Jack R. Cannon;Colin L. Raston

  • Designed Synthesis of Mononuclear Tris(heteroleptic) Ruthenium Complexes Containing Bidentate Polypyridyl Ligands

    Peter A. Anderson;Glen B. Deacon;Klaus H. Haarmann;F. Richard Keene

  • Strigolactone Hormones and Their Stereoisomers Signal through Two Related Receptor Proteins to Induce Different Physiological Responses in Arabidopsis

    Adrian Scaffidi;Mark T. Waters;Yueming K. Sun;Brian W. Skelton

  • Synthesis and reaction chemistry of mixed ligand methylpalladium–carbene complexes

    David S McGuinness;Melinda J Green;Kingsley J Cavell;Brian W Skelton

  • Oxidative Addition of the Imidazolium Cation to Zerovalent Ni, Pd, and Pt: A Combined Density Functional and Experimental Study

    David S. McGuinness;Kingsley John Cavell;Brian F. Yates;Brian W. Skelton

  • Luminescence studies of the intracellular distribution of a dinuclear gold(I) N-heterocyclic carbene complex.

    Peter J. Barnard;Louise E. Wedlock;Murray V. Baker;Susan J. Berners-Price

  • Synthesis and Structural Analysis of a Helical Coordination Polymer Formed by the Self-Assembly of a 2,2'-Bipyridine-Based exo-Ditopic Macrocyclic Ligand and Silver Cations.

    Christian Kaes;Mir Wais Hosseini;Clifton E. F. Rickard;Brian W. Skelton

  • Harzianic acid, an antifungal and plant growth promoting metabolite from Trichoderma harzianum

    Francesco Vinale;Gavin Flematti;Krishnapillai Sivasithamparam;Matteo Lorito

  • Cationic, linear Au(I) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes: synthesis, structure and anti-mitochondrial activity

    Murray V. Baker;Peter J. Barnard;Susan J. Berners-Price;Simon K. Brayshaw

  • Syntheses, Structures, and Spectro-electrochemistry of {Cp*(PP)Ru}C⋮CC⋮C{Ru(PP)Cp*} (PP = dppm, dppe) and Their Mono- and Dications†

    Michael I. Bruce;Benjamin G. Ellis;Paul J. Low;Brian W. Skelton

  • Nickel(II) Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes as Catalysts for Olefin Dimerization in an Imidazolium Chloroaluminate Ionic Liquid

    David S. McGuinness;Wolfgang Mueller;Peter Wasserscheid;Kingsley J. Cavell

  • A pyridine bridged dicarbene ligand and its silver(I) and palladium(II) complexes: synthesis, structures, and catalytic applications ☆

    David J. Nielsen;Kingsley J. Cavell;Brian W. Skelton;Allan H. White

  • Synthesis and structural characterisation of linear Au(I) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes: New analogues of the Au(I) phosphine drug Auranofin

    Murray V. Baker;Peter J. Barnard;Susan J. Berners-Price;Simon K. Brayshaw

  • Isolation, crystal structure and synthesis of arsenobetaine, a constituent of the western rock lobster, the dusky shark, and some samples of human urine

    Jack R. Cannon;John S. Edmonds;Kevin A. Francesconi;Colin L. Raston

  • Template syntheses involving carbon acids. Synthesis and characterization of (3,10-dimethyl-3,10-dinitro-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane)copper(II) and (1,9-diamino-5-methyl-5-nitro-3,7-diazanonane)copper(II) cations and nitro group reduction products

    Peter Comba;Neil F. Curtis;Geoffrey A. Lawrance;Alan M. Sargeson

  • Structural studies on the caesium alums, CsMIII[SO4]2·12H2O

    James K. Beattie;Stephen P. Best;Brian W. Skelton;Allan H. White

  • The oxidative addition of lodomethane to [PdMe2(bpy)] and the X-ray structure of the organopalladium(IV) product fac-[PdMe3(bpy)l](bpy = 2,2′-bipyridyl)

    Peter K. Byers;Allan J. Canty;Brian W. Skelton;Allan H. White

  • Cylindricines A and B, novel alkaloids from the ascidian clavelina cylindrica

    Adrian J. Blackman;Caiping Li;David C.R. Hockless;Brian W. Skelton

  • Dinuclear gold(I) complexes of bridging bidentate carbene ligands: synthesis, structure and spectroscopic characterisation

    Peter J. Barnard;Murray V. Baker;Susan J. Berners-Price;Brian W. Skelton

Frequent Co-Authors

Allan H. White
Allan H. White University of Western Australia
Michael I. Bruce
Michael I. Bruce Stanford University
Allan J. Canty
Allan J. Canty University of Tasmania
Colin L. Raston
Colin L. Raston Flinders University
Claudio Pettinari
Claudio Pettinari University of Camerino
Stephen G. Pyne
Stephen G. Pyne University of Wollongong
Glen B. Deacon
Glen B. Deacon Monash University
Peter C. Junk
Peter C. Junk James Cook University
Peter Conrad Healy
Peter Conrad Healy Griffith University
Graham A. Bowmaker
Graham A. Bowmaker University of Auckland

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