2026 David H. Solomon: Chemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	54	12476	11231	283	271	275	13026

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Research.com Recognitions

2004 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

David H. Solomon is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on subfields such as Rheumatology, Surgery, Genetics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Molecular Biology.

Their research encompasses a range of main topics, including:

Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques

Recent papers authored or coauthored include:

The Critical Importance of Adopting Whole-of-Life Strategies for Polymers and Plastics (2021), published in Sustainability
Examining the Association of Knee Pain With Modifiable Cardiometabolic Risk Factors (2020), published in Arthritis Care & Research
Trends in Level of Evidence of Systematic Reviews in Sports Medicine, 2010-2020: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2022), published in Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Life-cycle assessment of oil recovery using dimethyl ether produced from green hydrogen and captured CO2 (2025), published in Scientific Reports
Associations among temporal and large artery abnormalities on vascular ultrasound in giant cell arteritis (2021), published in Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Frequent co-authors include:

Javad Nazarian
Cassie Kline
Alyssa Reddy
Truman Knowles
Carl Koschmann

The most frequent publication venues feature:

Neuro-Oncology (4 publications)
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (2 publications)
Sustainability
Arthritis Care & Research
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

David H. Solomon was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2004.

Best Publications

The Chemistry of Radical Polymerization

Graeme Moad;David H. Solomon

1904
Citations
Self-healing polymeric materials: A review of recent developments

Dong Yang Wu;Sam Meure;David Solomon

1614
Citations
The chemistry of free radical polymerization

Graeme Moad;D. H. Solomon

540
Citations
Some Aspects of the Properties and Degradation of Polyacrylamides

Marcus J Caulfield;Greg G Qiao;David H Solomon

497
Citations
Selectivity of the reaction of free radicals with styrene

Graeme Moad;Ezio Rizzardo;David H. Solomon

306
Citations
Chemistry of Pigments and Fillers

D. H. Solomon;D. G. Hawthorne

262
Citations
Copolymerization of ω-Unsaturated Oligo(Methyl Methacrylate): New Macromonomers

P. Cacioli;D. G. Hawthorne;R. L. Laslett;E. Rizzardo

213
Citations
Consistent values of rate parameters in free radical polymerization systems

M. Buback;L. H. Garcia-Rubio;R. G. Gilbert;D. H. Napper

203
Citations
Clay Minerals as Electron Acceptors and/or Electron Donors in Organic Reactions

D. H. Solomon

193
Citations
Degradation on polyacrylamides. Part I. Linear polyacrylamide

Marcus J Caulfield;Xiaojuan Hao;Greg G Qiao;David H Solomon

167
Citations
The chemistry of novolac resins: 3. 13C and 15N n.m.r. studies of curing with hexamethylenetetramine

Xiaoqing Zhang;Mark G. Looney;David H. Solomon;Andrew K. Whittaker

163
Citations
The chemistry of organic film formers

D. H. Solomon

146
Citations
From well defined star-microgels to highly ordered honeycomb films

Luke A. Connal;Paul A. Gurr;Greg G. Qiao;David H. Solomon

132
Citations
A new method for investigating the mechanism of initiation of radical polymerization

Ezio Rizzardo;David H. Solomon

130
Citations
Australia’s Plastic Banknotes: Fighting Counterfeit Currency

Emma L. Prime;David H. Solomon

128
Citations
Genesis of the CSIRO polymer group and the discovery and significance of nitroxide‐mediated living radical polymerization

David H. Solomon

126
Citations
A product study of the nitroxide inhibited thermal polymerization of styrene

Graeme Moad;Ezio Rizzardo;David H. Solomon

124
Citations
The Application of Supercomputers in Modeling Chemical Reaction Kinetics: Kinetic Simulation of 'Quasi-Living' Radical Polymerization

Charles H. J. Johnson;Graeme Moad;David H. Solomon;Thomas H. Spurling

119
Citations
Studies on microgels, 3. Synthesis using living free radical polymerization

Simmi Abrol;Peter A. Kambouris;Mark G. Looney;David H. Solomon

115
Citations
Structure of benzoyl peroxide initiated polystyrene: determination of the initiator-derived functionality by carbon-13 NMR

Graeme Moad;David H. Solomon;Stanley R. Johns;Richard I. Willing

113
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Greg G. Qiao University of Melbourne

Graeme Moad Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Ezio Rizzardo Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

San H. Thang Monash University

Irene Yarovsky RMIT University

Richard J. Spontak North Carolina State University

Jan Genzer North Carolina State University

Steven E. Bottle Queensland University of Technology

Qiang Fu University of Technology Sydney

Peter J. Steel University of Canterbury

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