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Craig Macdonald Forsyth

Craig Macdonald Forsyth

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
12673
World Ranking
7459
National Ranking
178

Craig Macdonald Forsyth 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 Craig Macdonald Forsyth sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 338 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Craig Macdonald Forsyth 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 Craig Macdonald Forsyth sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Craig Macdonald Forsyth is affiliated with Monash University in Australia, focusing primarily on materials science with an emphasis on materials chemistry. Their research spans over 109 publications in this field, addressing various subfields including materials chemistry, organic chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, inorganic chemistry, and mechanical engineering.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Phase Change Materials Research
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions

Forsyth has had multiple frequent co-authors contributing to various publications, notably:

  • Jennifer M. Pringle
  • Douglas R. MacFarlane
  • Mega Kar
  • Karolina Matuszek
  • Samantha L. Piper

The work of Craig Macdonald Forsyth has been published extensively in select scientific venues, including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Materials Advances
  • Advanced Energy Materials
  • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Representative research papers by Forsyth include:

  • Zwitterionic materials with disorder and plasticity and their application as non-volatile solid or liquid electrolytes, 2021, Nature Materials
  • Lithium Borate Ester Salts for Electrolyte Application in Next-Generation High Voltage Lithium Batteries, 2021, Advanced Energy Materials
  • The Performance-Determining Role of Lewis Bases in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Employing Copper-Bisphenanthroline Redox Mediators, 2020, Advanced Energy Materials
  • Probing the secrets of hydrogen bonding in organic salt phase change materials: the origins of a high enthalpy of fusion, 2021, Materials Advances
  • Factors controlling the physical properties of an organic ionic plastic crystal, 2022, Materials Today Physics

Forsyth's work involves the study of advanced battery materials and solid or liquid electrolytes, phase change materials, and crystallographic analysis using X-ray diffraction, contributing to knowledge in areas critical for energy storage and materials design.

Recognition of their contributions includes being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Total synthesis of halichondrin B and norhalichondrin B

    Thomas D. Aicher;Keith R. Buszek;Francis G. Fang;Craig J. Forsyth

  • Biotherapy of B-cell precursor leukemia by targeting genistein to CD19-associated tyrosine kinases

    FM Uckun;WE Evans;CJ Forsyth;KG Waddick

  • The effect of anion fluorination in ionic liquids—physical properties of a range of bis(methanesulfonyl)amide salts

    Jennifer Mary Pringle;Jake Golding;Krisztian Baranyai;Craig Macdonald Forsyth

  • Highly chemoselective oxidation of 1,5-diols to δ-lactones with TEMPO/BAIB

    T.Matthew Hansen;Gordon J. Florence;Priscilla Lugo-Mas;Jiehao Chen

  • Total Synthesis of Phorboxazole A

    Craig J. Forsyth;Feryan Ahmed;Russell D. Cink;Chi Sing Lee

  • Structure and magnetism of new lanthanide 6-wheel compounds utilizing triethanolamine as a stabilizing ligand

    Stuart K. Langley;Boujemaa Moubaraki;Craig M. Forsyth;Ian A. Gass

  • Structure and transport properties of a plastic crystal ion conductor: diethyl(methyl)(isobutyl)phosphonium hexafluorophosphate.

    Liyu Jin;Katherine Michelle Nairn;Craig Macdonald Forsyth;Aaron John Seeber

  • Amorphous hole-transporting layer in slot-die coated perovskite solar cells

    Tianshi Qin;Tianshi Qin;Wenchao Huang;Jueng Eun Kim;Doojin Vak

  • N-Methyl-N-alkylpyrrolidinium Hexafluorophosphate Salts: Novel Molten Salts and Plastic Crystal Phases

    Jake J Golding;Nura Hamid;Douglas R Macfarlane;Maria Forsyth

  • A New Direction in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Redox Mediator Development: In Situ Fine-Tuning of the Cobalt(II)/(III) Redox Potential through Lewis Base Interactions

    Muhammad Kashif;Jordan C Axelson;Noel W Duffy;Craig Macdonald Forsyth

  • Physical trends and structural features in organic salts of the thiocyanate anion

    Jennifer M Pringle;Jake J Golding;Craig M Forsyth;Glen B Deacon

  • Gold(I)-Catalyzed Bis-Spiroketalization: Synthesis of the Trioxadispiroketal-Containing A–D Rings of Azaspiracid†

    Yongfeng Li;Feng Zhou;Craig J. Forsyth

  • SYNTHESIS AND AMINOACYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE INHIBITORY ACTIVITY OF PROLYL ADENYLATE ANALOGS

    Donald Heacock;Craig J. Forsyth;Kiyotaka Shiba;Karin Musier-Forsyth

  • Towards a Structural Understanding of the Anti‐Ulcer and Anti‐Gastritis Drug Bismuth Subsalicylate

    Philip Craig Andrews;Glen Berenger Deacon;Craig Macdonald Forsyth;Peter Courtney Junk

  • Total synthesis of apratoxin A.

    Jiehao Chen;Craig J Forsyth

  • Antibodies with Broad Specificity to Azaspiracids by Use of Synthetic Haptens

    Craig J Forsyth;Jianyan Xu;Son T Nguyen;Ingunn A Samdal

  • Organolanthanide-catalyzed dehydrogenative coupling of silanes : mechanistic implications

    Craig M. Forsyth;Steven P. Nolan;Tobin Jay Marks

  • ATR characterisation of synergistic corrosion inhibition of mild steel surfaces by cerium salicylate

    Maria Forsyth;Craig M Forsyth;Kerryn Wilson;Tom Behrsing

  • Indan-1,3-dione electron-acceptor small molecules for solution-processable solar cells: a structure–property correlation

    Kevin N. Winzenberg;Peter Kemppinen;Fiona H. Scholes;Gavin E. Collis

  • Dibenzo[b,def]chrysene Derivatives: Solution-Processable Small Molecules that Deliver High Power-Conversion Efficiencies in Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

    Kevin N. Winzenberg;Peter Kemppinen;Giovanni Fanchini;Mark Bown

  • N‐tert‐Butyl Triazolylidenes: Catalysts for the Enantioselective (3+2) Annulation of α,β‐Unsaturated Acyl Azoliums

    Lisa Candish;Craig Macdonald Forsyth;David Lupton

Frequent Co-Authors

Glen B. Deacon
Glen B. Deacon Monash University
Peter C. Junk
Peter C. Junk James Cook University
Allan H. White
Allan H. White University of Western Australia
Maria Forsyth
Maria Forsyth Deakin University
Brian W. Skelton
Brian W. Skelton University of Western Australia
Udo Bach
Udo Bach Monash University
Douglas R. MacFarlane
Douglas R. MacFarlane Monash University
Keith S. Murray
Keith S. Murray Monash University
Jennifer M. Pringle
Jennifer M. Pringle Deakin University
Yi-Bing Cheng
Yi-Bing Cheng Wuhan University of Technology

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