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D-Index
62
Citations
11089
World Ranking
9023
National Ranking
507

David R. Allan 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 R. Allan sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 196 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David R. Allan 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 R. Allan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

David R. Allan is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom and conducts research primarily in the field of Materials Science. Their work focuses extensively on Materials Chemistry, with additional contributions in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Inorganic Chemistry, and Spectroscopy.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Organic and Molecular Conductors Research
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds

David R. Allan has contributed to several notable scientific papers in recent years. These include:

  • Guest-mediated phase transitions in a flexible pillared-layered metal-organic framework under high-pressure, 2021, Chemical Science
  • Pressure-and temperature induced phase transitions, piezochromism, NLC behaviour and pressure controlled Jahn-Teller switching in a Cu-based framework, 2020, Chemical Science
  • A quantum crystallographic approach to short hydrogen bonds, 2021, CrystEngComm
  • Rapid extraction of trace benzene by a crown-ether-based metal-organic framework, 2024, National Science Review
  • High-pressure sapphire capillary cell for synchrotron single-crystal X-ray diffraction measurements to 1500 bar, 2020, Journal of Applied Crystallography

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Mark R. Warren
  • Lucy K. Saunders
  • Lauren E. Hatcher
  • Paul R. Raithby
  • Chick C. Wilson

David R. Allan publishes frequently in several scientific venues. The most common publication platforms are:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemical Science
  • CrystEngComm
  • Journal of Applied Crystallography
  • Chemical Communications

The research output of David R. Allan demonstrates a strong emphasis on crystallography, materials chemistry, and the properties and applications of metal-organic frameworks. Their work involves experimental techniques such as synchrotron single-crystal X-ray diffraction, contributing to both the theoretical and practical understanding of molecular and crystallographic phenomena.

Best Publications

  • A partially interpenetrated metal-organic framework for selective hysteretic sorption of carbon dioxide

    Sihai Yang;Xiang Lin;William Lewis;Mikhail Suyetin

  • The Use of Quartz as an Internal Pressure Standard in High-Pressure Crystallography

    R. J. Angel;D. R. Allan;R. Miletich;L. W. Finger

  • Stable methane hydrate above 2 GPa and the source of Titan's atmospheric methane

    J. S. Loveday;R. J. Nelmes;M. Guthrie;S. A. Belmonte

  • Metal−Organic Polyhedral Frameworks: High H2 Adsorption Capacities and Neutron Powder Diffraction Studies

    Yong Yan;Irvin Telepeni;Sihai Yang;Xiang Lin

  • Effect of high pressure on the crystal structures of polymorphs of glycine

    Alice Dawson;David R. Allan;Scott A. Belmonte;Stewart J. Clark

  • High-Pressure Single-Crystal Techniques

    Ronald Miletich;David R. Allan;Werner F. Kuhs

  • Crystal engineering of energetic materials: Co-crystals of CL-20

    David I. A. Millar;Helen E. Maynard-Casely;David R. Allan;Adam S. Cumming

  • Pressure dependence of the Imma phase of silicon

    M. I. McMahon;R. J. Nelmes;N. G. Wright;D. R. Allan

  • Heme-like coordination chemistry within nanoporous molecular crystals

    C. Grazia Bezzu;Madeleine Helliwell;John E. Warren;David R. Allan

  • SELF-HOSTING INCOMMENSURATE STRUCTURE OF BARIUM IV

    R. J. Nelmes;D. R. Allan;M. I. McMahon;S. A. Belmonte

  • Ca2+-induced biochemical changes in human erythrocytes and their relation to microvesiculation

    D Allan;P Thomas

  • Highly porous and robust scandium-based metal–organic frameworks for hydrogen storage

    Ilich A. Ibarra;Sihai Yang;Xiang Lin;Alexander J. Blake

  • Stability and crystal structure of BC8 germanium.

    R. J. Nelmes;M. I. McMahon;N. G. Wright;D. R. Allan

  • An exploration of the polymorphism of piracetam using high pressure

    Francesca P. A. Fabbiani;David R. Allan;Simon Parsons;Colin R. Pulham

  • I19, the small-molecule single-crystal diffraction beamline at Diamond Light Source

    Harriott Nowell;Sarah A. Barnett;Kirsten E. Christensen;Simon J. Teat

  • Use of a CCD diffractometer in crystal structure determinations at high pressure

    Alice Dawson;David R. Allan;Simon Parsons;Michael Ruf

  • Photoreactivity examined through incorporation in metal−organic frameworks

    Alexander J. Blake;Neil R. Champness;Timothy L. Easun;David R. Allan

  • The formation of paracetamol (acetaminophen) adducts with hydrogen-bond acceptors

    Iain D. H. Oswald;David R. Allan;Pamela A. McGregor;W. D. Samuel Motherwell

  • The Effect of High Pressure on MOF‐5: Guest‐Induced Modification of Pore Size and Content at High Pressure

    Alexander J. Graham;David R. Allan;Anna Muszkiewicz;Carole A. Morrison

  • High-pressure recrystallisation—a route to new polymorphs and solvates

    Francesca P. A. Fabbiani;David R. Allan;William I. F. David;Stephen A. Moggach

  • The isolation and characterization of 60 nm vesicles ('nanovesicles') produced during ionophore A23187-induced budding of human erythrocytes.

    D. Allan;Paul Thomas;A. R. Limbrick

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon Parsons
Simon Parsons University of Edinburgh
R. J. Nelmes
R. J. Nelmes University of Edinburgh
Stephen A. Moggach
Stephen A. Moggach University of Western Australia
Malcolm McMahon
Malcolm McMahon University of Edinburgh
Alexander J. Blake
Alexander J. Blake University of Nottingham
Martin Schröder
Martin Schröder University of Manchester
Stewart J. Clark
Stewart J. Clark Durham University
Neil R. Champness
Neil R. Champness University of Birmingham
Paul R. Raithby
Paul R. Raithby University of Bath
Sihai Yang
Sihai Yang University of Manchester

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