2026 David F. 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	72	3988	3860	1073	1009	218	21800

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Materials Science

3988

3860

1073

1009

218

21800

David F. 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 F. Williams sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 218 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David F. 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 F. Williams sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% 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

2000 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

David F. Williams is affiliated with Wake Forest University in the United States. Their research spans primarily within the field of Medicine, with a focus on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology, and Biomaterials as key subfields.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
Silk-based biomaterials and applications
Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty

Noteworthy papers published by David F. Williams include:

"Biocompatibility pathways and mechanisms for bioactive materials: The bioactivity zone" (2021) published in Bioactive Materials
"Long-Term Stability and Biocompatibility of Pericardial Bioprosthetic Heart Valves" (2021) published in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
"The plasticity of biocompatibility" (2023) published in Biomaterials

The scientist has published work also appearing in venues such as European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery and Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, with a concentration of multiple publications in the latter and other journals including Bioactive Materials and Biomaterials.

Frequent collaborators with whom David F. Williams has published multiple works include:

Deon Bezuidenhout
Peter Zilla
Jandré de Villiers
Paul Human
Chima Ofoegbu

Among recognitions, David F. Williams was awarded the title of Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in the year 2000.

Best Publications

On the mechanisms of biocompatibility.

David F. Williams

3477
Citations
On the nature of biomaterials.

David F. Williams

1123
Citations
Biocompatibility of clinical implant materials

D. F. Williams

737
Citations
Neural tissue engineering options for peripheral nerve regeneration

Xiaosong Gu;Fei Ding;David F. Williams

683
Citations
Semisynthetic resorbable materials from hyaluronan esterification.

Davide Campoccia;Patrick Doherty;Marco Radice;Paola Brun

680
Citations
Biofabrication of bone tissue: approaches, challenges and translation for bone regeneration.

Daniel Tang;Rahul S. Tare;Liang Yo Yang;David F. Williams

654
Citations
The corrosion behaviour of Ti-6Al-4V, Ti-6Al-7Nb and Ti-13Nb-13Zr in protein solutions.

M.A. Khan;R.L. Williams;D.F. Williams

650
Citations
The Williams Dictionary of Biomaterials

David F. Williams

575
Citations
In-vitro corrosion and wear of titanium alloys in the biological environment.

M A Khan;R L Williams;D F Williams

444
Citations
Immune response in biocompatibility.

A Remes;D F Williams

334
Citations
The effects of proteins on metallic corrosion.

G. C. F. Clark;D. F. Williams

331
Citations
Challenges With the Development of Biomaterials for Sustainable Tissue Engineering

David F. Williams

315
Citations
On the biodegradation of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) homopolymer and poly-β-hydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate copolymers

N.D. Miller;D.F. Williams

294
Citations
There is no such thing as a biocompatible material

David F. Williams

288
Citations
Changes in nonosseous tissue adjacent to titanium implants

G. Meachim;D. F. Williams

286
Citations
Conjoint corrosion and wear in titanium alloys.

M.A. Khan;R.L. Williams;D.F. Williams

279
Citations
Surface properties and biocompatibility of solvent-cast poly[ε-caprolactone] films

Z.G. Tang;R.A. Black;J.M. Curran;J.A. Hunt

266
Citations
Mechanisms of polymer degradation in implantable devices. I. Poly(caprolactone).

S.A.M. Ali;S.-P. Zhong;P.J. Doherty;D.F. Williams

261
Citations
Effects of physical configuration and chemical structure of suture materials on bacterial adhesion: A possible link to wound infection

Chih-Chang Chu;David F. Williams

253
Citations
Fundamental aspects of biocompatibility

D. F. Williams

200
Citations