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David A. King

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
81
Citations
24012
World Ranking
3238
National Ranking
181

David A. King 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. King sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 413 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David A. King 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. King sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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

  • 2012 - Lord Lewis Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 2002 - Rumford Medal, Royal Society (UK) for his outstanding contributions to our fundamental understanding of the structure and dynamics of reaction processes on solid surfaces
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1997 - Liversidge Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 1991 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1988 - Tilden Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa

Overview

David A. King is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their primary field of study is Engineering, with significant contributions across related subfields including Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Condensed Matter Physics, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's research spans a variety of main topics, notably Liquid Crystal Research Advancements, Material Dynamics and Properties, Advanced Materials and Mechanics, Theoretical and Computational Physics, Surfactants and Colloidal Systems, DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

David A. King has published work in multiple academic venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical review. E
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series
  • Advances in Climate Change Research

Recent notable papers include:

  • "The policy-driven peak and reduction of China's carbon emissions" (2020), published in Advances in Climate Change Research
  • "Earth at risk: An urgent call to end the age of destruction and forge a just and sustainable future" (2024), published in PNAS Nexus
  • "Differential response of chlorophyll-a concentrations to explosive volcanism in the western South Pacific" (2023), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Particle shapes leading to Newtonian dilute suspensions" (2020), published in Physical review. E
  • "Elastic response of wire frame glasses. I. Two dimensional model" (2021), published in The Journal of Chemical Physics

Frequent collaborators in their research include Erika Eiser, Gunter P. Siegmund, Kit Gallagher, Masao Doi, and Ian Miller.

David A. King has received several awards and honors throughout their career, such as:

  • Lord Lewis Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 2012
  • Rumford Medal, Royal Society (UK), 2002, for contributions to the understanding of the structure and dynamics of reaction processes on solid surfaces
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2002
  • Liversidge Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 1997
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 1991
  • Tilden Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 1988
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa

Best Publications

  • The Chemical Physics of Solid Surfaces and Heterogeneous Catalysis

    D. A. King;D. P. Woodruff

  • Liquid fuels, hydrogen and chemicals from lignin: A critical review

    Pooya Azadi;Pooya Azadi;Oliver R. Inderwildi;Ramin Farnood;David A. King

  • Thermal desorption from metal surfaces: A review

    David A. King

  • Identification of general linear relationships between activation energies and enthalpy changes for dissociation reactions at surfaces.

    Angelos Michaelides;Z.-P. Liu;C. J. Zhang;Ali Alavi

  • The Chemical Physics of Solid Surfaces

    D. A. King;D. P. Woodruff

  • General Model for Water Monomer Adsorption on Close-Packed Transition and Noble Metal Surfaces

    A. Michaelides;V. A. Ranea;V. A. Ranea;P. L. de Andres;D. A. King

  • NO Chemisorption and Reactions on Metal Surfaces: A New Perspective

    Wendy A Brown;David A King

  • Origin and activity of oxidized gold in water-gas-shift catalysis.

    Zhi-Pan Liu;Stephen J. Jenkins;David A. King

  • Femtomole Adsorption Calorimetry on Single-Crystal Surfaces.

    W. A. Brown;R. Kose;D. A. King

  • Fischer−Tropsch Mechanism Revisited: Alternative Pathways for the Production of Higher Hydrocarbons from Synthesis Gas

    Oliver R. Inderwildi;Stephen J. Jenkins;David A. King

  • Different surface chemistries of water on Ru[0001]: from monomer adsorption to partially dissociated bilayers.

    A. Michaelides;and A. Alavi;D. A. King

  • Configurational Transitions of Benzene and Pyridine Adsorbed on Pt{111} and Cu{110} Surfaces: An Infrared Study

    S. Haq;D. A. King

  • Calorimetric Measurement of the Energy Difference Between Two Solid Surface Phases

    Y. Y. Yeo;C. E. Wartnaby;D. A. King

  • Insight into H 2 O -ice adsorption and dissociation on metal surfaces from first-principles simulations

    Angelos Michaelides;Ali Alavi;David A. King

  • Rate expressions for adsorption and desorption kinetics with precursor states and lateral interactions

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  • Adsorbate diffusion on single crystal surfaces: I.The influence of lateral interactions

    Michael Bowker;David A King

  • Gradient corrections in density functional theory calculations for surfaces: Co on Pd{110}

    P. Hu;D.A. King;S. Crampin;M.-H. Lee

  • INTERACTION OF OXYGEN WITH POLYCRYSTALLINE TUNGSTEN. I. STICKING PROBABILITIES AND DESORPTION SPECTRA.

    David A. King;Theodore E. Madey;John T. Yates

  • Life cycle energy and greenhouse gas analysis for algae-derived biodiesel

    Tara Shirvani;Xiaoyu Yan;Oliver R. Inderwildi;Peter P. Edwards

  • Imaging the surface and the interface atoms of an oxide film on Ag111 by scanning tunneling microscopy: experiment and theory

    C. I. Carlisle;D. A. King;M. L. Bocquet;J. Cerdá

  • Molecular adsorbate-induced surface reconstruction: CO/Pd{110}

    R. Raval;S. Haq;M.A. Harrison;G. Blyholder

  • Orbital mixing in CO chemisorption on transition metal surfaces

    P. Hu;D.A. King;M.-H. Lee;M.C. Payne

  • Reconstruction of Clean and Adsorbate-Covered Metal Surfaces.

    Simon Titmuss;Adrian Wander;David King

Frequent Co-Authors

Peijun Hu
Peijun Hu ShanghaiTech University
Lynne A. Hillenbrand
Lynne A. Hillenbrand California Institute of Technology
D.P. Woodruff
D.P. Woodruff University of Warwick
Qingfeng Ge
Qingfeng Ge Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Zhi-Pan Liu
Zhi-Pan Liu Fudan University
Richard G. McMahon
Richard G. McMahon University of Cambridge
Charles A. Beichman
Charles A. Beichman California Institute of Technology
Joss Bland-Hawthorn
Joss Bland-Hawthorn University of Sydney
Sam Haq
Sam Haq University of Liverpool
Mike C. Payne
Mike C. Payne University of Cambridge

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