2026 David R. G. Mitchell: 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	46	11467	11083	333	331	194	7669

Overview

David R. G. Mitchell is affiliated with the University of Wollongong in Australia. Their research primarily spans across the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with substantial contributions also evident in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Plant Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their main research topics include:

Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
Thermal properties of materials

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by David R. G. Mitchell include:

Biochar-based fertilizer: Supercharging root membrane potential and biomass yield of rice, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
Ultra-High Thermoelectric Performance in Bulk BiSbTe/Amorphous Boron Composites with Nano-Defect Architectures, 2020, Advanced Energy Materials
Significant Enhancement of Thermoelectric Figure of Merit in BiSbTe-Based Composites by Incorporating Carbon Microfiber, 2021, Advanced Functional Materials
Biochar increases soil organic carbon, avocado yields and economic return over 4 years of cultivation, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
Mineral nitrogen captured in field-aged biochar is plant-available, 2020, Scientific Reports

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mitchell include:

Paul Munroe
Sarasadat Taherymoosavi
Xiaolin Wang
Mitchell Nancarrow
David Cortie

Their work has been published repeatedly in several notable venues, including:

The Science of The Total Environment
Applied Surface Science
Advanced Energy Materials
Scientific Reports
Chemical Engineering Journal

Best Publications

MoS2 Polymorphic Engineering Enhances Selectivity in the Electrochemical Reduction of Nitrogen to Ammonia

Bryan Harry Rahmat Suryanto;Dabin Wang;Luis Miguel Azofra;Moussab Harb

298
Citations
The nature of expanded austenite

M.P Fewell;D.R.G Mitchell;J.M Priest;K.T Short

294
Citations
DiffTools: electron diffraction software tools for DigitalMicrograph.

David Rg Mitchell

274
Citations
Modification of TiO2 for enhanced surface properties: finite Ostwald ripening by a microwave hydrothermal process.

Gregory J Wilson;Aaron S Matijasevich;David R G Mitchell;Jamie C Schulz

249
Citations
Reductive transformation of iron and sulfur in schwertmannite-rich accumulations associated with acidified coastal lowlands

Edward D. Burton;Richard T. Bush;Leigh A. Sullivan;David R.G. Mitchell

221
Citations
Interaction of silica fume with calcium hydroxide solutions and hydrated cement pastes

D.R.G. Mitchell;I. Hinczak;R.A. Day

203
Citations
Ultra-high thermoelectric performance in graphene incorporated Cu2Se: Role of mismatching phonon modes

Meng Li;David L. Cortie;Jixing Liu;Jixing Liu;Dehong Yu

197
Citations
Exposed Surfaces on Shape‐Controlled Ceria Nanoparticles Revealed through AC‐TEM and Water–Gas Shift Reactivity

SA Shilpa Agarwal;L Lefferts;BL Barbara Louise Mojet;Dajm Michel Ligthart

189
Citations
Phase Stability of t′-Zirconia-Based Thermal Barrier Coatings: Mechanistic Insights

Jessica A. Krogstad;Stephan Krämer;Don M. Lipkin;Curtis A. Johnson

181
Citations
Mineral-Biochar Composites: Molecular Structure and Porosity.

Aditya Rawal;Stephen D. Joseph;James M. Hook;Chee H. Chia

178
Citations
Chemolithotrophic processes in the bacterial communities on the surface of mineral-enriched biochars.

Jun Ye;Stephen D Joseph;Stephen D Joseph;Mukan Ji;Shaun Nielsen

166
Citations
Modulation of Photocatalytic Properties by Strain in 2D BiOBr Nanosheets

Haifeng Feng;Zhongfei Xu;Liang Wang;Youxing Yu

162
Citations
Phase Separation in Liquid Metal Nanoparticles

Shi Yang Tang;David R.G. Mitchell;Qianbin Zhao;Dan Yuan

150
Citations
Nucleation and Growth of Fe Nanoparticles in SiO2: A TEM, XPS, and Fe L-Edge XANES Investigation

Jérôme Leveneur;Jérôme Leveneur;Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse;Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse;John Kennedy;John Kennedy;James B. Metson;James B. Metson

147
Citations
Ultra-High Thermoelectric Performance in Bulk BiSbTe/Amorphous Boron Composites with Nano-Defect Architectures

Guangsai Yang;Guangsai Yang;Ranming Niu;Lina Sang;Xiaozhou Liao

137
Citations
Significant Enhancement of Thermoelectric Figure of Merit in BiSbTe‐Based Composites by Incorporating Carbon Microfiber

Guangsai Yang;Guangsai Yang;Lina Sang;Lina Sang;Frank Fei Yun;Frank Fei Yun;David R.G. Mitchell

136
Citations
Transmission electron microscopy studies of atomic layer deposition TiO2 films grown on silicon

D.R.G Mitchell;D.J Attard;G Triani

129
Citations
Gold Nanoparticle Incorporation into Porous Titania Networks Using an Agarose Gel Templating Technique for Photocatalytic Applications

Xingdong Wang;David R. G. Mitchell;Kathryn Prince;Armand J. Atanacio

123
Citations
Nanoscale analyses of the surface structure and composition of biochars extracted from field trials or after co-composting using advanced analytical electron microscopy

B.S. Archanjo;M.E Mendoza;M.E Mendoza;Mihaela Albu;D.R.G. Mitchell

118
Citations
Calcined chicken eggshell electrode for battery and supercapacitor applications

Manickam Minakshi;Stephen Higley;Christian Baur;David R. G. Mitchell

111
Citations
Fabrication of surface magnetic nanoclusters using low energy ion implantation and electron beam annealing

J Kennedy;J Kennedy;J Leveneur;G V M Williams;D R G Mitchell

103
Citations
Atomic layer deposition of TiO2 and Al2O3 thin films and nanolaminates

D R G Mitchell;G Triani;D J Attard;K S Finnie

89
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