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David J. Cole-Hamilton

David J. Cole-Hamilton

University of St Andrews
United Kingdom

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
13515
World Ranking
8458
National Ranking
480

David J. Cole-Hamilton 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 J. Cole-Hamilton sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 423 publications — 83rd percentile

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

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

David J. Cole-Hamilton 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 J. Cole-Hamilton sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% 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

  • 2000 - Tilden Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 1988 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • 1983 - Corday–Morgan Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

David J. Cole-Hamilton is affiliated with the University of St Andrews in the United Kingdom, focusing predominantly on research within Materials Science and Chemistry. Their work spans multiple subfields including Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Process Chemistry and Technology, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's research topics cover a wide range of areas, including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes

David J. Cole-Hamilton has contributed to several recent papers, such as:

  • "Magic of Alpha: The Chemistry of a Remarkable Bidentate Phosphine, 1,2-Bis(di-tert-butylphosphinomethyl)benzene" (2021) published in Chemical Reviews
  • "The Role of Chemists and Chemical Engineers in a Sustainable World" (2020) published in Chemistry - A European Journal
  • "First experimental evidence for a bis-ethene chromium(I) complex forming from an activated ethene oligomerization catalyst" (2020) published in Science Advances
  • "UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 - Zero hunger" (2023) published in RSC Sustainability
  • "On the Catalytic Activity of [RuH2(PPh3)3(CO)] (PPh3=triphenylphosphine) in Ruthenium-Catalysed Generation of Hydrogen from Alcohols: a Combined Experimental and DFT study" (2020) published in ChemCatChem

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Patrizia Lorusso
  • David B. Cordes
  • Alexandra M. Z. Slawin
  • Michæl Bühl
  • Johanna Vondran

David J. Cole-Hamilton's publications often appear in venues such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • RSC Sustainability
  • Chemical Reviews
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Science Advances

Recognition in their field includes awards such as the Tilden Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 2000, the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh awarded in 1988, and the Corday-Morgan Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 1983.

Best Publications

  • Homogeneous Catalysis--New Approaches to Catalyst Separation, Recovery, and Recycling

    David J. Cole-Hamilton

  • Continuous flow hydroformylation of alkenes in supercritical fluid-ionic liquid biphasic systems.

    Paul B. Webb;Murielle F. Sellin;Thulani E. Kunene;Sylvia Williamson

  • Catalyst Separation, Recovery and Recycling

    David J. Cole-Hamilton;Robert P. Tooze

  • Highly Versatile Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carboxylic and Carbonic Acid Derivatives using a Ru-Triphos Complex: Molecular Control over Selectivity and Substrate Scope

    Thorsten vom Stein;Markus Meuresch;Dominik Limper;Marc Schmitz

  • Catalyst separation, recovery and recycling : chemistry and process design

    D. J. Cole-Hamilton;Robert P. Tooze

  • Continuous flow homogeneous catalysis: hydroformylation of alkenes in supercritical fluid–ionic liquid biphasic mixtures

    Murielle F. Sellin;Paul B. Webb;David J. Cole-Hamilton

  • WATER-SOLUBLE TRANSITION METAL PHOSPHINE COMPLEXES AND THEIR USE IN TWO-PHASE CATALYTIC REACTIONS OF OLEFINS

    A. F. Borowski;D. J. Cole-Hamilton;G. Wilkinson

  • The synthesis of amines by the homogeneous hydrogenation of secondary and primary amides

    Angel A. Núñez Magro;Graham R. Eastham;David J. Cole-Hamilton

  • Highly selective formation of linear esters from terminal and internal alkenes catalysed by palladium complexes of bis-(di-tert-butylphosphinomethyl)benzene

    Cristina Jimenez Rodriguez;Douglas F. Foster;Graham R. Eastham;David. J. Cole-Hamilton

  • Dicarboxylic acid esters from the carbonylation of unsaturated esters under mild conditions

    Cristina Jiménez-Rodriguez;Graham R. Eastham;David J. Cole-Hamilton

  • Homogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation of Amides to Amines

    Jacorien Coetzee;Deborah L. Dodds;Jürgen Klankermayer;Sandra Brosinski

  • Molecular hydrogen complexes in catalysis: highly efficient hydrogen production from alcoholic substrates catalysed by ruthenium complexes

    Unknown

  • Electron transfer across vesicle bilayers

    Julian N. Robinson;David J. Cole-Hamilton

  • Rhodium‐Mediated Asymmetric Hydroformylation with a Novel Bis(diazaphospholidine) Ligand

    Simon Breeden;David J. Cole-Hamilton;Douglas F. Foster;Gary J. Schwarz

  • Polymer precursors from catalytic reactions of natural oils

    Marc R. L. Furst;Ronan Le Goff;Dorothee Quinzler;Stefan Mecking

  • Tris(2-pyridyl)phosphine complexes of ruthenium(II) and rhodium(I). Hydroformylation of hex-1-ene by rhodium complexes

    Kurti Kurtev;Dominique Ribola;Richard A. Jones;David J. Cole-Hamilton

  • Formation of acrylic acid derivatives from the reaction of carbon dioxide with ethylene complexes of molybdenum and tungsten

    Rafael Alvarez;Ernesto Carmona;David J. Cole-Hamilton;Agustin Galindo

  • The reactions of chlorohydrido- and dichloro-tris(triphenylphosphine)ruthenium(II) with alkali hydroxides and alkoxides. Hydridohydroxobis(triphenylphosphine)ruthenium(II) monosolvates, their reactions and related compounds

    Bruno N. Chaudret;David J. Cole-Hamilton;Ronald S. Nohr;Geoffrey Wilkinson

  • Continuous flow homogeneous alkene metathesis with built-in catalyst separation

    Rubén Duque;Eva Öchsner;Hervé Clavier;Fréderic Caijo

  • CATALYTIC APPLICATIONS OF RHODIUM COMPLEXES CONTAINING TRIALKYLPHOSPHINES

    Michael C. Simpson;David J. Cole-Hamilton

  • Carbon Dioxide Induced Phase Switching for Homogeneous-Catalyst Recycling†

    Simon. L. Desset;David J. Cole‐Hamilton

  • Hydrogen production from ethanol catalysed by Group 8 metal complexes

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexandra M. Z. Slawin
Alexandra M. Z. Slawin University of St Andrews
Geoffrey Wilkinson
Geoffrey Wilkinson Imperial College London
Russell E. Morris
Russell E. Morris University of St Andrews
Michael B. Hursthouse
Michael B. Hursthouse University of Southampton
Duncan W. Bruce
Duncan W. Bruce University of York
J. Derek Woollins
J. Derek Woollins University of St Andrews
Ifor D. W. Samuel
Ifor D. W. Samuel University of St Andrews
Dave J. Adams
Dave J. Adams University of Glasgow
Walter Leitner
Walter Leitner Max Planck Society
Philip Lightfoot
Philip Lightfoot University of St Andrews

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