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David A. Keen

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
16670
World Ranking
6868
National Ranking
393

David A. Keen publications per year

1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 20 publications 2026: 3 publications
1989 2026

362 publications in total across all disciplines

David A. Keen 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 David A. Keen sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 261 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David A. Keen 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 David A. Keen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David A. Keen is affiliated with the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with a significant focus on Materials Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry as subfields. The scientist's work also touches on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Geophysics.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Magnetism in Coordination Complexes
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Glass Properties and Applications

David A. Keen's recent publications highlight key advances in metal-organic frameworks and crystallography. Notable papers include:

  • "Halogenated Metal-Organic Framework Glasses and Liquids," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Ionic liquid facilitated melting of the metal-organic framework ZIF-8," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Melting of hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites," 2021, Nature Chemistry
  • "Mixed hierarchical local structure in a disordered metal-organic framework," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Total scattering and the pair distribution function in crystallography," 2020, Crystallography Reviews

The scientist frequently publishes in several key venues. These include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Nature Communications
  • Chemical Science
  • Chemical Communications
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

David A. Keen's collaboration network is notable for repeated coauthorship with several researchers, including:

  • Thomas D. Bennett
  • Adam F. Sapnik
  • Celia Castillo-Blas
  • Philip A. Chater
  • Lauren McHugh

Best Publications

  • Magnetoresistance measurements on the magnetic semiconductor Nd0.5Pb0.5MnO3

    R.M. Kusters;J. Singleton;D.A. Keen;R. McGreevy

  • A comparison of various commonly used correlation functions for describing total scattering

    David A. Keen

  • Colossal Positive and Negative Thermal Expansion in the Framework Material Ag3[Co(CN)6]

    Andrew L. Goodwin;Mark Calleja;Michael J. Conterio;Martin T. Dove

  • RMCProfile: reverse Monte Carlo for polycrystalline materials.

    Matthew G Tucker;David A Keen;Martin T Dove;Andrew L Goodwin

  • Structural modelling of glasses using reverse Monte Carlo simulation

    D. A. Keen;D. A. Keen;R. L. McGreevy

  • Melt-Quenched Glasses of Metal-Organic Frameworks.

    Thomas Douglas Bennett;Yuanzheng Yue;Yuanzheng Yue;Peng Li;Ang Qiao

  • The crystallography of correlated disorder

    David A. Keen;Andrew L. Goodwin

  • Structure and Properties of an Amorphous Metal-Organic Framework

    Thomas D. Bennett;Andrew L. Goodwin;Andrew L. Goodwin;Martin T. Dove;David A. Keen;David A. Keen

  • The missing boundary in the phase diagram of PbZr1−xTixO3

    N. Zhang;N. Zhang;H. Yokota;A. M. Glazer;A. M. Glazer;Z. Ren

  • Large negative linear compressibility of Ag3[Co(CN)6]

    Andrew L. Goodwin;David A. Keen;Matthew G. Tucker

  • Gel-based morphological design of zirconium metal-organic frameworks.

    Bart Bueken;Niels Van Velthoven;Tom Willhammar;Tom Willhammar;Timothée Stassin

  • High-pressure polymorphism of the copper(I) halides: A neutron-diffraction study to ∼10 GPa

    S. Hull;D. A. Keen

  • Liquid metal–organic frameworks

    Romain Gaillac;Pluton Pullumbi;Kevin A. Beyer;Karena W. Chapman

  • Reversible pressure-induced amorphization of a zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-4)

    Thomas D. Bennett;Petra Simoncic;Petra Simoncic;Stephen A. Moggach;Fabia Gozzo

  • Pressure-induced phase transitions in AgCl, AgBr, and AgI

    S. Hull;D. A. Keen

  • Ball-milling-induced amorphization of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) for the irreversible trapping of iodine.

    Thomas D. Bennett;Paul J. Saines;David A. Keen;Jin-Chong Tan

  • Facile Mechanosynthesis of Amorphous Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks

    Thomas D. Bennett;Shuai Cao;Jin Chong Tan;David A. Keen

  • Metal-organic framework glasses with permanent accessible porosity.

    Chao Zhou;Louis Longley;Andraž Krajnc;Glen J. Smales

  • Negative thermal expansion in ZrW2O8: mechanisms, rigid unit modes, and neutron total scattering.

    Matthew G. Tucker;Matthew G. Tucker;Andrew L. Goodwin;Martin T. Dove;David A. Keen;David A. Keen

  • Nanoporous Structure and Medium-Range Order in Synthetic Amorphous Calcium Carbonate

    Andrew L. Goodwin;F. Marc Michel;Brian L. Phillips;David A. Keen;David A. Keen

  • SXD – the single-crystal diffractometer at the ISIS spallation neutron source

    David A. Keen;Matthias J. Gutmann;Chick C. Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew G. Tucker
Matthew G. Tucker Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Martin T. Dove
Martin T. Dove Sichuan University
Andrew L. Goodwin
Andrew L. Goodwin University of Oxford
Thomas D. Bennett
Thomas D. Bennett University of Cambridge
Yuanzheng Yue
Yuanzheng Yue Aalborg University
William Hayes
William Hayes University of Oxford
Anthony K. Cheetham
Anthony K. Cheetham University of Cambridge
Andrey Kovalevsky
Andrey Kovalevsky Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Paul Langan
Paul Langan Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Paul A. Midgley
Paul A. Midgley University of Cambridge

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