2026 David E. Williams: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	65	5580	5396	6	6	318	16707
Chemistry	63	8332	7566	17	16	320	16043

David E. Williams 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 E. Williams sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 318 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David E. Williams 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 E. Williams sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2019 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

David E. Williams is affiliated with the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with significant contributions across subfields such as Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Materials Chemistry.

Their work addresses multiple interconnected topics, including:

Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Air Quality and Health Impacts
Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
Advanced Biosensing and Bioanalysis Techniques
Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials

Among recent publications attributed to or closely involving David E. Williams is "Electrochemical sensors for environmental gas analysis" (2020) published in Current Opinion in Electrochemistry. Other notable recent papers in related areas include:

Low-cost sensor networks and land-use regression: Interpolating nitrogen dioxide concentration at high temporal and spatial resolution in Southern California (2020) - Atmospheric Environment
Understanding and Correcting Unwanted Influences on the Signal from Electrochemical Gas Sensors (2021) - ACS Sensors
Novel Electrochemically Switchable, Flexible, Microporous Cloth that Selectively Captures, Releases, and Concentrates Intact Extracellular Vesicles (2020) - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Hierarchical network design for nitrogen dioxide measurement in urban environments (2020) - Atmospheric Environment

Frequent coauthors collaborating with David E. Williams include Geoff S. Henshaw, Jadranka Travaš-Sejdić, Duncan J. McGillivray, Alireza Akbarinejad, and Jesna Ashraf, demonstrating active interdisciplinary work within their research areas.

Research findings are often disseminated through prominent publication venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Atmospheric Environment, SSRN Electronic Journal, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and Biosensors.

David E. Williams holds the title of Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, an honor conferred in 2019.

Best Publications

Point of care diagnostics: Status and future

Vladimir Gubala;Leanne F. Harris;Antonio J. Ricco;Ming X. Tan

1387
Citations
Semiconducting oxides as gas-sensitive resistors

David E. Williams

951
Citations
Why stainless steel corrodes

Mary P. Ryan;David E. Williams;Richard J. Chater;Bernie M. Hutton

864
Citations
Tin dioxide gas sensors. Part 1.—Aspects of the surface chemistry revealed by electrical conductance variations

Jerome F. McAleer;Patric T. Moseley;John O. W. Norris;David E. Williams

610
Citations
Tin dioxide opals and inverted opals: near-ideal microstructures for gas sensors

R. W. J. Scott;S. M. Yang;G. Chabanis;N. Coombs

478
Citations
The initiation of pitting corrosion on austenitic stainless steel : on the role and importance of sulphide inclusions

J. Stewart;D.E. Williams

464
Citations
Techniques and mechanisms in gas sensing

P. T. Moseley;J. O. W. Norris;D. E. Williams

370
Citations
Stochastic Models of Pitting Corrosion of Stainless Steels I . Modeling of the Initiation and Growth of Pits at Constant Potential

D. E. Williams;C. Westcott;M. Fleischmann

366
Citations
The nucleation, growth and stability of micropits in stainless steel

David E. Williams;John Stewart;Peter H. Balkwill

322
Citations
Inhibition of neuroblastoma tumor growth by targeted delivery of microRNA-34a using anti-disialoganglioside GD2 coated nanoparticles.

Amanda Tivnan;Amanda Tivnan;Wayne Shannon Orr;Wayne Shannon Orr;Vladimir Gubala;Robert Nooney

260
Citations
Tin dioxide gas sensors. Part 2.—The role of surface additives

Jerome F. McAleer;Patrick T. Moseley;John O. W. Norris;David E. Williams

242
Citations
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex : evaluation with CT

Thomas E. Hartman;Stephen J. Swensen;David E. Williams

227
Citations
Small-molecule agonists of SHIP1 inhibit the phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway in hematopoietic cells.

Christopher J. Ong;Andrew Ming-Lum;Matt Nodwell;Ali Ghanipour

225
Citations
Passivity breakdown and pitting corrosion of binary alloys

D. E. Williams;D. E. Williams;R. C. Newman;Q. Song;R. G. Kelly

224
Citations
Composition changes around sulphide inclusions in stainless steels, and implications for the initiation of pitting corrosion

David E. Williams;Matt R. Kilburn;John Cliff;Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse

220
Citations
Stochastic Models of Pitting Corrosion of Stainless Steels II . Measurement and Interpretation of Data at Constant Potential

D. E. Williams;C. Westcott;M. Fleischmann

219
Citations
Stability and open circuit breakdown of the passive oxide film on titanium

D.J. Blackwood;L.M. Peter;D.E. Williams

211
Citations
Elucidation of a Trigger Mechanism for Pitting Corrosion of Stainless Steels Using Submicron Resolution Scanning Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Microscopy

David E. Williams;Tasneem F. Mohiuddin;Ying Yang Zhu

208
Citations
A microstructural model of semiconducting gas sensor response: The effects of sintering temperature on the response of chromium titanate (CTO) to carbon monoxide

S.C. Naisbitt;K.F.E. Pratt;D.E. Williams;I.P. Parkin

188
Citations
Study of Surface Segregation of Antimony on SnO2 Surfaces by Computer Simulation Techniques

B. Slater;C.R.A. Catlow;D.E. Williams

184
Citations