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Materials Science

D-Index
84
Citations
24485
World Ranking
2272
National Ranking
99

Chemistry

D-Index
85
Citations
27008
World Ranking
2658
National Ranking
142

David C. Sherrington 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 David C. Sherrington sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 402 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David C. Sherrington 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 David C. Sherrington sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David C. Sherrington was affiliated with the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom. Over the course of their career, the focus of their research centered primarily on physics and astronomy, with specific expertise in subfields such as condensed matter physics, economics and econometrics, materials chemistry, and statistical and nonlinear physics.

Their research topics spanned several areas including theoretical and computational physics, complex systems and time series analysis, material dynamics and properties, and complex network analysis techniques. These areas were reflected in their publication record, which included a range of papers published from 2020 to 2025.

Notable recent papers authored by David C. Sherrington included the following:

  • 50 years of spin glass theory, 2025, Nature Reviews Physics
  • History of Replic Symmetry Breaking in Physics: Interview with David Sherrington, 2020, NAKALA
  • History of Replica Symmetry Breaking Interview: David Sherrington, 2020, NAKALA
  • Beyond Ising SK: m-vector, Potts, p-spin, spherical, induced moment, random graphs, 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • 50 years of spin glass theory, 2025, arXiv (Cornell University)

Their frequent co-authors included several researchers with whom they published multiple works. These collaborators were Scott Kirkpatrick, Patrick Charbonneau, Francesco Zamponi, and Jairo de Almeida.

David C. Sherrington's publications appeared most often in venues such as NAKALA, arXiv (Cornell University), and Nature Reviews Physics, indicating a focus on both preprint archives and peer-reviewed journals within their field.

Best Publications

  • Utilisation of homogeneous and supported chiral metal(salen) complexes in asymmetric catalysis

    Laetitia Canali;David C. Sherrington

  • Self-assembly in synthetic macromolecular systems via multiple hydrogen bonding interactions

    David C. Sherrington;Kirsti A. Taskinen

  • PREPARATION, STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY OF POLYMER SUPPORTS

    David C. Sherrington

  • High internal phase emulsions (HIPEs) — Structure, properties and use in polymer preparation

    N. R. Cameron;D. C. Sherrington

  • A review of methods of separation of the platinum-group metals through their chloro-complexes

    Francesco L. Bernardis;Richard A. Grant;David C. Sherrington

  • Monodisperse, Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Microspheres Prepared by Precipitation Polymerization for Affinity Separation Applications

    Jinfang Wang;Peter A. G. Cormack;David C. Sherrington;Ezat Khoshdel

  • Application of molecularly imprinted polymers to solid-phase extraction of compounds from environmental and biological samples

    E. Caro;R.M. Marce;F. Borrull;P.A.G. Cormack

  • Size-controlled synthesis of near-monodisperse gold nanoparticles in the 1-4 nm range using polymeric stabilizers

    Irshad Hussain;Susan Graham;Zhenxin Wang;Bien Tan

  • Facile, versatile and cost effective route to branched vinyl polymers

    N. O'Brien;A. McKee;D.C. Sherrington;A.T. Slark

  • Rapid Generation and Control of Microporosity, Bimodal Pore Size Distribution, and Surface Area in Davankov-Type Hyper-Cross-Linked Resins

    Jou-Hyeon Ahn;Jin-Eon Jang;Chang-Gun Oh;Son-Ki Ihm

  • Study of the formation of the open-cellular morphology of poly(styrene/divinylbenzene) polyHiPE materials by cryo-SEM

    N. R. Cameron;D. C. Sherrington;L. Albiston;D. P. Gregory

  • Evaluation of methods aimed at complete removal of template from molecularly imprinted polymers

    Arndt Ellwanger;Christine Berggren;Sami Bayoudh;Carlo Crecenzi

  • Synthesis and ultrastructural studies of styrene-divinylbenzene Polyhipe polymers

    P. Hainey;I. M. Huxham;B. Rowatt;D. C. Sherrington

  • Synthesis and evaluation of a molecularly imprinted polymer for selective on-line solid-phase extraction of 4-nitrophenol from environmental water.

    Núria Masqué;Rosa M. Marcé;Francesc Borrull;Peter A. G. Cormack

  • Non-covalent and semi-covalent molecularly imprinted polymers for selective on-line solid-phase extraction of 4-nitrophenol from water samples.

    Ester Caro;Núria Masqué;Rosa M Marcé;Francesc Borrull

  • Polymer-supported metal complex alkene epoxidation catalysts

    D.C. Sherrington

  • Branched methacrylate copolymers from multifunctional monomers: chemical composition and physical architecture distributions

    P.A Costello;I.K Martin;A.T Slark;D.C Sherrington

  • On-line solid-phase extraction with molecularly imprinted polymers to selectively extract substituted 4-chlorophenols and 4-nitrophenol from water.

    Ester Caro;Rosa M. Marcé;Peter A.G. Cormack;David C. Sherrington

  • Electrospun polymer nanofibers: The booming cutting edge technology

    Prasanth Raghavan;Du-Hyun Lim;Jou-Hyeon Ahn;Changwoon Nah

  • Synthesis of Branched Poly(methyl methacrylate)s: Effect of the Branching Comonomer Structure

    Francoise Isaure;Peter A. G. Cormack;David C. Sherrington

  • Emulsion Polymerization and Emulsion Polymers

    Unknown

  • Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis — A Practical Approach: by E. Atherton and R.C. Sheppard, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19963067-4 (PBk), 230 pages + ix, £18.00

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter A. G. Cormack
Peter A. G. Cormack University of Strathclyde
Rosa Maria Marcé
Rosa Maria Marcé Rovira i Virgili University
Francesc Borrull
Francesc Borrull Rovira i Virgili University
Jan Reedijk
Jan Reedijk Leiden University
Neil R. Cameron
Neil R. Cameron Monash University
Alan R. Kennedy
Alan R. Kennedy University of Strathclyde
Jou-Hyeon Ahn
Jou-Hyeon Ahn Gyeongsang National University
Basudeb Saha
Basudeb Saha University of Delaware
Richard A. Pethrick
Richard A. Pethrick University of Strathclyde
José M. Asua
José M. Asua University of the Basque Country

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