2026 Christopher J. Howard: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	56	8154	7887	249	247	203	14765
Chemistry	58	10481	9471	248	237	199	15240

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Materials Science

8154

7887

249

247

203

14765

Chemistry

10481

9471

248

237

199

15240

Materials Science

D-Index

Citations

14765

World Ranking

8154

National Ranking

249

Chemistry

D-Index

Citations

15240

World Ranking

10481

National Ranking

248

Overview

Christopher J. Howard is affiliated with the University of Newcastle Australia in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields, with a primary focus on Medicine and Materials Science. They have contributed notably to subfields including Materials Chemistry, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics.

Howard's publications cover a range of topics within these fields. Key topics of their work include:

Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
Perovskite Materials and Applications
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics
Glass properties and applications
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies

Several recent papers illustrate the breadth of Howard's research contributions. These include:

"Origin of Ferroelectricity in Two Prototypical Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskites," 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
"Structures and phase transitions in barium sodium niobate tungsten bronze (BNN)," 2021, Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science Crystal Engineering and Materials
"A trial comparing continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices in preterm infants," 2020, Journal of Perinatology
"Performance Characteristics of a Novel 3D-Printed Bubble Intermittent Mandatory Ventilator (B-IMV) for Adult Pulmonary Support," 2022, Bioengineering
"P0394 / #852: DEVELOPMENT OF A MOBILE HEALTH TOOL TO OBJECTIVELY MEASURE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS IN INFANTS," 2021, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Howard has frequently published in a variety of scientific venues, including:

Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science Crystal Engineering and Materials
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Journal of Perinatology
Bioengineering
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Their collaborative work involves coauthors with whom they have multiple publications, such as:

Wei Li
Keith T. Butler
Anthony K. Cheetham
Larissa Stanberry
Jonathan A. Poli

Best Publications

Quantitative phase analysis from neutron powder diffraction data using the Rietveld method

R. J. Hill;C. J. Howard

1675
Citations
Structural and thermal parameters for rutile and anatase

C. J. Howard;T. M. Sabine;F. Dickson

983
Citations
Group-theoretical analysis of octahedral tilting in perovskites

Christopher J. Howard;Harold T. Stokes

914
Citations
Structures of ZrO2 polymorphs at room temperature by high-resolution neutron powder diffraction

C. J. Howard;R. J. Hill;B. E. Reichert

672
Citations
Structural Studies of Rutile-Type Metal Dioxides

A. A. Bolzan;C. Fong;B. J. Kennedy;C. J. Howard

658
Citations
Ordered double perovskites -- a group-theoretical analysis.

Christopher J. Howard;Brendan J. Kennedy;Patrick M. Woodward

618
Citations
Crystal Structures of Zirconia Phases and their Inter-Relation

Erich H. Kisi;C.J. Howard

450
Citations
Phase transitions in perovskite at elevated temperatures - a powder neutron diffraction study

Brendan J Kennedy;Christopher J Howard;Bryan C Chakoumakos

397
Citations
Neutron powder diffraction study of rhombohedral rare-earth aluminates and the rhombohedral to cubic phase transition

Christopher J Howard;Brendan J Kennedy;Bryan C Chakoumakos

346
Citations
High-temperature phase transitions in SrZrO 3

Brendan J. Kennedy;Christopher J. Howard;Bryan C. Chakoumakos

320
Citations
Structural and Bonding Trends in Tin Pyrochlore Oxides

Brendan J. Kennedy;Brett A. Hunter;Christopher J. Howard

318
Citations
Structures and phase transitions in perovskites – a group-theoretical approach

Christopher J. Howard;Christopher J. Howard;Harold T. Stokes

316
Citations
Group-theoretical analysis of octahedral tilting in ferroelectric perovskites.

Harold T. Stokes;Erich H. Kisi;Dorian M. Hatch;Christopher J. Howard;Christopher J. Howard

298
Citations
The structural phase transitions in strontium zirconate revisited

Christopher J Howard;Kevin S Knight;Brendan J Kennedy;Erich H Kisi

260
Citations
Crystal Structure of Orthorhombic Zirconia in Partially Stabilized Zirconia

Erich H. Kisi;Christopher J. Howard;Roderick J. Hill

255
Citations
Mechanical tunability via hydrogen bonding in metal-organic frameworks with the perovskite architecture.

Wei Li;A. Thirumurugan;Phillip T. Barton;Zheshuai Lin

193
Citations
High-temperature phase transitions in SrHfO 3

Brendan J. Kennedy;Christopher J. Howard;Bryan C. Chakoumakos

178
Citations
High-temperature phase transitions in tungsten trioxide - the last word?

Christopher J Howard;Vittorio Luca;Kevin S Knight

178
Citations
Structures and phase transitions in the ordered double perovskites Ba2BiIIIBiVO6 and Ba2BiIIISbVO6

Brendan J. Kennedy;Christopher J. Howard;Christopher J. Howard;Kevin S. Knight;Zhaoming Zhang

155
Citations
MgAl2O4 Spinel-Stabilized Calcium Oxide Absorbents with Improved Durability for High-Temperature CO2 Capture

Liyu Li;David L. King;Zimin Nie;Xiaohong Shari Li

153
Citations