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Catherine E. Housecroft

Catherine E. Housecroft

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
67
Citations
15939
World Ranking
5116
National Ranking
87

Chemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
17245
World Ranking
6490
National Ranking
130

Catherine E. Housecroft publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Catherine E. Housecroft sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 542 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Catherine E. Housecroft D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Catherine E. Housecroft sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Catherine E. Housecroft is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland and has established a substantial research profile primarily in the field of Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Oncology, and Organic Chemistry. The predominant focus lies in Materials Chemistry, reflected in the majority of their published work.

The scientist's research topics encompass a range of specialized areas such as crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, metal complexes synthesis and properties, metal-organic frameworks synthesis and applications, crystallography and molecular interactions, magnetism in coordination complexes, and crystal structures of chemical compounds.

Housecroft has contributed extensively to scholarly journals with notable frequent publication venues including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry
  • Molecules
  • Crystals
  • Chemistry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Housecroft comprise:

  • Edwin C. Constable
  • Alessandro Prescimone
  • Giacomo Manfroni
  • Dalila Rocco
  • Simona S. Capomolla

Among the recent papers authored by Catherine E. Housecroft are:

  • "TADF: Enabling luminescent copper(i) coordination compounds for light-emitting electrochemical cells", 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • "Solar energy conversion using first row d-block metal coordination compound sensitizers and redox mediators", 2022, Chemical Science
  • "The terpyridine isomer game: from chelate to coordination network building block", 2020, Chemical Communications
  • "The shiny side of copper: bringing copper(i) light-emitting electrochemical cells closer to application", 2020, RSC Advances
  • "A counterion study of a series of [Cu(P^P)(N^N)][A] compounds with bis(phosphane) and 6-methyl and 6,6'-dimethyl-substituted 2,2'-bipyridine ligands for light-emitting electrochemical cells", 2021, Dalton Transactions

In recognition of professional contributions, Housecroft was named a Member of the European Academy of Sciences in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Archetype Cationic Iridium Complexes and Their Use in Solid-State Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells

    Rubén D. Costa;Enrique Ortí;Henk J. Bolink;Stefan Graber

  • The emergence of copper( i )-based dye sensitized solar cells

    Catherine E. Housecroft;Edwin C. Constable

  • An element of surprise - efficient copper-functionalized dye-sensitized solar cells

    Takeru Bessho;Edwin C. Constable;Michael Graetzel;Ana Hernandez Redondo

  • Light harvesting with Earth abundant d-block metals: Development of sensitizers in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs)

    Biljana Bozic-Weber;Edwin Charles Constable;Catherine E. Housecroft

  • Long-Living Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells : Control through Supramolecular Interactions

    Henk J. Bolink;Eugenio Coronado;Rubén D. Costa;Enrique Ortí

  • Copper(I) complexes for sustainable light-emitting electrochemical cells

    Rubén D. Costa;Daniel Tordera;Enrique Ortí;Henk J. Bolink

  • Electronic energy transfer and collection in luminescent molecular rods containing ruthenium(II) and osmium(II) 2,2':6',2"-terpyridine complexes linked by thiophene-2,5-diyl spacers.

    Susana Encinas;Lucia Flamigni;Francesco Barigelletti;Edwin C. Constable

  • Over the LEC rainbow: colour and stability tuning of cyclometallated iridium(III) complexes in light-emitting electrochemical cells

    Catherine E. Housecroft;Edwin C. Constable

  • Efficient and Long‐Living Light‐Emitting Electrochemical Cells

    Rubén D. Costa;Enrique Ortí;Henk J. Bolink;Stefan Graber

  • A supramolecularly-caged ionic iridium(III) complex yielding bright and very stable solid-state light-emitting electrochemical cells

    Stefan Graber;Kevin Doyle;Markus Neuburger;Catherine E. Housecroft

  • Conducting polymers containing in-chain metal centers: electropolymerization of oligothienyl-substituted {M(tpy)2} complexes and in situ conductivity studies, M = Os(II), Ru(II).

    Johan Hjelm;Robyn W. Handel;Anders Hagfeldt;Edwin C. Constable

  • All-optical integrated logic operations based on chemical communication between molecular switches.

    Serena Silvi;Edwin C. Constable;Catherine E. Housecroft;Jonathon E. Beves

  • Intramolecular pi-stacking in a phenylpyrazole-based iridium complex and its use in light-emitting electrochemical cells.

    Rubén D. Costa;Enrique Ortí;Henk J. Bolink;Stefan Graber

  • TADF: Enabling luminescent copper( i ) coordination compounds for light-emitting electrochemical cells

    Catherine E. Housecroft;Edwin C. Constable

  • The Early Years of 2,2'-Bipyridine-A Ligand in Its Own Lifetime

    Edwin Charles Constable;Catherine Housecroft

  • 4,2′:6′,4′′-Terpyridines: diverging and diverse building blocks in coordination polymers and metallomacrocycles

    Catherine E. Housecroft

  • Coordination chemistry: the scientific legacy of Alfred Werner

    Edwin C. Constable;Catherine E. Housecroft

  • Copper(I) complexes of 6,6′-disubstituted 2,2′-bipyridine dicarboxylic acids: new complexes for incorporation into copper-based dye sensitized solar cells (DSCs)

    Edwin C. Constable;Ana Hernandez Redondo;Catherine E. Housecroft;Markus Neuburger

  • Development of supramolecular structure through alkylation of pendant pyridyl functionality

    Edwin Charles Constable;Catherine E. Housecroft;Markus Neuburger;David E. Phillips

  • Bucky Ligands: Synthesis, Ruthenium(II) Complexes, and Electrochemical Properties

    Dominique Armspach;Edwin C. Constable;François Diederich;Catherine E. Housecroft

  • Stereoselective Double‐Helicate Assembly from Chiral 2,2′:6′,2″:6″,2′′′‐Quaterpyridines and Tetrahedral Metal Centres

    Gerhard Baum;Edwin C. Constable;Dieter Fenske;Catherine E. Housecroft

  • Two are not always better than one: ligand optimisation for long-living light-emitting electrochemical cells.

    Rubén D. Costa;Enrique Ortí;Henk J. Bolink;Stefan Graber

Frequent Co-Authors

Edwin C. Constable
Edwin C. Constable University of Basel
Markus Neuburger
Markus Neuburger University of Basel
Arnold L. Rheingold
Arnold L. Rheingold University of California, San Diego
Henk J. Bolink
Henk J. Bolink University of Valencia
Enrique Ortí
Enrique Ortí University of Valencia
Thomas P. Fehlner
Thomas P. Fehlner University of Notre Dame
Paul R. Raithby
Paul R. Raithby University of Bath
Michele Sessolo
Michele Sessolo University of Valencia
Rubén D. Costa
Rubén D. Costa Technical University of Munich
Thilo Glatzel
Thilo Glatzel University of Basel

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