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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 65 7752 7032 446 403 394 13479

David S. Jones publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David S. Jones between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David S. Jones published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 13 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2014. 16 of the 507 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2014. 1987: 5 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 18 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 23 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 32 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 9 publications
1987 2025

507 publications in total across all disciplines

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David S. Jones: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 5
1988 1
1989 2
1990 3
1991 2
1992 6
1993 2
1994 9
1995 18
1996 13
1997 16
1998 7
1999 7
2000 20
2001 8
2002 8
2003 11
2004 9
2005 11
2006 22
2007 17
2008 15
2009 18
2010 23
2011 31
2012 18
2013 26
2014 32
2015 25
2016 21
2017 10
2018 19
2019 20
2020 11
2021 11
2022 9
2023 5
2024 7
2025 9
Total 507
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David S. Jones 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 S. Jones sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 381–400 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 394 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459 394
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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David S. Jones 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 S. Jones sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64–65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731 65
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

David S. Jones is affiliated with Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, contributing extensively to Pharmaceutical Science, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Organic Chemistry, and Catalysis.

The scientist's work spans several interconnected topics, including:

  • Drug Solubility and Delivery Systems
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
  • Ionic Liquids Properties and Applications
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
  • Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
  • Protein Purification and Stability

Jones has published research in multiple reputable venues, with the most frequent being:

  • International Journal of Pharmaceutics (11 publications)
  • European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics (4 publications)
  • Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology (3 publications)
  • Polymers (3 publications)
  • Pharmaceutics (2 publications)

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Jones include:

  • Therapeutic deep eutectic solvents: A comprehensive review of their thermodynamics, microstructure and drug delivery applications, 2023, European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics
  • The design and development of high drug loading amorphous solid dispersion for hot-melt extrusion platform, 2020, International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Drug-Rich Phases Induced by Amorphous Solid Dispersion: Arbitrary or Intentional Goal in Oral Drug Delivery?, 2021, Pharmaceutics
  • Development of Polycaprolactone-Based metronidazole matrices for intravaginal extended drug delivery using a mechanochemically prepared therapeutic deep eutectic system, 2020, International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • The development and validation of a quality by design based process analytical tool for the inline quantification of Ramipril during hot-melt extrusion, 2020, International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Jones frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Notable coauthors include:

  • Gavin P. Andrews
  • Shu Li
  • Yiwei Tian
  • Magdy M. Abdelquader
  • Valentyn Mohylyuk

Best Publications

  • Mucoadhesive polymeric platforms for controlled drug delivery

    Gavin P. Andrews;Thomas P. Laverty;David S. Jones

  • Textural, viscoelastic and mucoadhesive properties of pharmaceutical gels composed of cellulose polymers

    David S Jones;A.David Woolfson;Andrew F Brown

  • Rheological, mechanical and mucoadhesive properties of thermoresponsive, bioadhesive binary mixtures composed of poloxamer 407 and carbopol 974P designed as platforms for implantable drug delivery systems for use in the oral cavity

    David S. Jones;Marcos Luciano Bruschi;Osvaldo de Freitas;Maria Palmira Daflon Gremião

  • Construction of Drug–Polymer Thermodynamic Phase Diagrams Using Flory–Huggins Interaction Theory: Identifying the Relevance of Temperature and Drug Weight Fraction to Phase Separation within Solid Dispersions

    Yiwei Tian;Jonathan Booth;Elizabeth Meehan;David S. Jones

  • Dynamic mechanical analysis of polymeric systems of pharmaceutical and biomedical significance

    David S Jones

  • Semisolid Systems Containing Propolis for the Treatment of Periodontal Disease: In Vitro Release Kinetics, Syringeability, Rheological, Textural, and Mucoadhesive Properties

    Marcos L. Bruschi;David S. Jones;Heitor Panzeri;Maria Palmira Daflon Gremião

  • Design, characterisation and preliminary clinical evaluation of a novel mucoadhesive topical formulation containing tetracycline for the treatment of periodontal disease.

    David S Jones;A.David Woolfson;Andrew F Brown;Wilson A Coulter

  • Development and mechanical characterization of bioadhesive semi-solid, polymeric systems containing tetracycline for the treatment of periodontal diseases

    Jones Ds;Woolfson Ad;Djokic J;Coulter Wa

  • Antimicrobial efficacy of tobramycin polymeric nanoparticles for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in cystic fibrosis: formulation, characterisation and functionalisation with dornase alfa (DNase).

    Jill Deacon;Sharif M. Abdelghany;Derek J. Quinn;Daniela Schmid

  • Textural analysis and flow rheometry of novel, bioadhesive antimicrobial oral gels.

    David Jones;A.D. Woolfson;A.F. Brown

  • Hydrogel-Forming Microneedle Arrays Allow Detection of Drugs and Glucose In Vivo: Potential for Use in Diagnosis and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

    Ester Caffarel-Salvador;Aaron J. Brady;Eyman Eltayib;Teng Meng

  • Solvent induced phase inversion-based in situ forming controlled release drug delivery implants

    Raghu Raj Singh Thakur;Hannah L. McMillan;David S. Jones

  • Poloxamer-based in situ gelling thermoresponsive systems for ocular drug delivery applications.

    Karim A. Soliman;K Ullah;A. Shah;David S. Jones

  • Comparative assessment of ureteral stent biomaterial encrustation

    Michael Tunney;P.F. Keane;David Jones;Sean Gorman

  • aPL IMMUNOREACTIVE PEPTIDES, CONJUGATES THEREOF AND METHODS OF TREATMENT FOR aPL ANTIBODY-MEDIATED PATHOLOGIES

    Edward Jess Victoria;David Matthew Marquis;David S. Jones;Lin Yu

  • Mucoadhesive, syringeable drug delivery systems for controlled application of metronidazole to the periodontal pocket: In vitro release kinetics, syringeability, mechanical and mucoadhesive properties

    David S Jones;A.David Woolfson;Andrew F Brown;Michael J O'Neill

  • Texture profile analysis of bioadhesive polymeric semisolids: Mechanical characterization and investigation of interactions between formulation components

    David S. Jones;A. David Woolfson;Jasmina Djokic

  • Physicochemical characterization of hot melt extruded bicalutamide-polyvinylpyrrolidone solid dispersions.

    Gavin P. Andrews;Osama A. AbuDiak;David S. Jones

  • Poly(epsilon-caprolactone) and poly(epsilon-caprolactone)-polyvinylpyrrolidone-iodine blends as ureteral biomaterials: characterisation of mechanical and surface properties, degradation and resistance to encrustation in vitro

    David S Jones;Jasmina Djokic;Colin P McCoy;Sean P Gorman

  • Comparative Study of Different Methods for the Prediction of Drug-Polymer Solubility

    Matthias Manne Knopp;Matthias Manne Knopp;Lidia Tajber;Yiwei Tian;Niels Erik Olesen

  • Light-Triggered Molecule-Scale Drug Dosing Devices

    Colin P McCoy;Clare Rooney;Christopher R Edwards;David S Jones

  • An Investigation into the Dissolution Properties of Celecoxib Melt Extrudates: Understanding the Role of Polymer Type and Concentration in Stabilizing Supersaturated Drug Concentrations

    Osama A. Abu-Diak;David S. Jones;Gavin P. Andrews

Frequent Co-Authors

Gavin Andrews
Gavin Andrews University of New South Wales
Sean P. Gorman
Sean P. Gorman Queen's University Belfast
Gavin Walker
Gavin Walker University of Limerick
Brendan Gilmore
Brendan Gilmore Queen's University Belfast
Steven E. J. Bell
Steven E. J. Bell Queen's University Belfast
Michael M. Tunney
Michael M. Tunney Queen's University Belfast
Bing Xu
Bing Xu Brandeis University
Michael T. Montgomery
Michael T. Montgomery Naval Postgraduate School
Dan Sun
Dan Sun Queen's University Belfast
Davide Mariotti
Davide Mariotti University of Ulster

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