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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 54 12454 11209 703 622 438 14660

David W. Knight publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David W. Knight between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David W. Knight published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2010. 1 of the 464 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2010. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 6 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 8 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 5 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 16 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 16 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 14 publications 1997: 14 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 21 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 23 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1974 2025

464 publications in total across all disciplines

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David W. Knight: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 6
1976 4
1977 1
1978 0
1979 8
1980 1
1981 5
1982 3
1983 5
1984 3
1985 4
1986 3
1987 5
1988 7
1989 3
1990 7
1991 16
1992 12
1993 15
1994 16
1995 7
1996 14
1997 14
1998 13
1999 14
2000 17
2001 21
2002 10
2003 8
2004 12
2005 8
2006 10
2007 12
2008 10
2009 11
2010 23
2011 18
2012 22
2013 15
2014 14
2015 14
2016 10
2017 8
2018 4
2019 5
2020 2
2021 3
2022 4
2023 15
2024 0
2025 1
Total 464
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David W. Knight 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 W. Knight 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, 421–440 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: 438 publications — 84th percentile

84% 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
401–420 397
421–440 327 438
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 W. Knight 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 W. Knight 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, 54–55 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: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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 54
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
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 W. Knight is affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields including Mechanical Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Organic Chemistry, Education, and Biomedical Engineering.

David W. Knight has contributed to topics such as Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies, Catalysis for Biomass Conversion, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis, Astro and Planetary Science, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics.

Frequent co-authors of Knight include Stuart H. Taylor, Graham J. Hutchings, Mark Douthwaite, David J. Willock, and Christopher D. Evans.

Publications by Knight have appeared notably in venues including:

  • Proceedings of the 2020 AERA Annual Meeting
  • Proceedings of the 2022 AERA Annual Meeting
  • Proceedings of the 2021 AERA Annual Meeting
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • ACS Catalysis

Recent research papers feature the following works:

  • Enhancing the understanding of the glycerol to lactic acid reaction mechanism over AuPt/TiO2 under alkaline conditions, 2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Gas Phase Glycerol Valorization over Ceria Nanostructures with Well-Defined Morphologies, 2021, ACS Catalysis
  • The Endurance Rocket Mission, 2022, Space Science Reviews
  • Controlled reduction of aromaticity of alkylated polyaromatic compounds by selective oxidation using H2WO4, H3PO4 and H2O2: a route for upgrading heavy oil fractions, 2021, New Journal of Chemistry
  • The conundrum of odourless Kahweofuran, a roasting "flavour" of coffee, 2020, Tetrahedron

Best Publications

  • Solvent-Free Oxidation of Primary Alcohols to Aldehydes Using Au-Pd/TiO2 Catalysts

    Dan I. Enache;Jennifer K. Edwards;Philip Landon;Benjamin Solsona-Espriu

  • Solvent-Free Oxidation of Primary Carbon-Hydrogen Bonds in Toluene Using Au-Pd Alloy Nanoparticles

    Lokesh Kesavan;Ramchandra Tiruvalam;Mohd Hasbi Ab Rahim;Mohd Izham Saiman

  • Facile removal of stabilizer-ligands from supported gold nanoparticles

    Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez;Nikolaos Dimitratos;Ceri Hammond;Gemma Louise Brett

  • Selective Oxidation of Glycerol by Highly Active Bimetallic Catalysts at Ambient Temperature under Base‐Free Conditions

    Gemma L. Brett;Qian He;Ceri Hammond;Peter J. Miedziak

  • Solvent-free Oxidation of Primary Alcohols to Aldehydes using Supported Gold Catalysts

    Dan I. Enache;David W. Knight;Graham J. Hutchings

  • The benzaldehyde oxidation paradox explained by the interception of peroxy radical by benzyl alcohol

    Meenakshisundaram Sankar;Ewa Nowicka;Emma Carter;Damien M. Murphy

  • A simple, two-step synthesis of 3-iodoindoles

    Muhammad Amjad;David William Knight

  • Oxidation of glycerol using gold–palladium alloy-supported nanocrystals

    Nikolaos Dimitratos;Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez;Jinto Manjaly Anthonykutty;Gemma Louise Brett

  • Synthesis of glycerol carbonate from glycerol and urea with gold-based catalysts

    Ceri Hammond;Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez;Mohd Hasbi Ab Rahim;Nikolaos Dimitratos

  • Efficient green methanol synthesis from glycerol

    Muhammad H. Haider;Muhammad H. Haider;Nicholas Frank Dummer;David William Knight;Robert Leyshon Jenkins

  • Oxidation of alcohols using supported gold and gold–palladium nanoparticles

    Sankar Meenakshisundaram;Ewa Nowicka;Peter John Miedziak;Gemma Louise Brett

  • Oxidation of benzyl alcohol using supported gold-palladium nanoparticles

    Peter John Miedziak;Qian He;Jennifer Kelly Edwards;Stuart Hamilton Taylor

  • Synthesis of Stable Ligand-free Gold–Palladium Nanoparticles Using a Simple Excess Anion Method

    Meenakshisundaram Sankar;Qian He;Moataz Morad;James Pritchard

  • Simple method to synthesize high surface area magnesium oxide and its use as a heterogeneous base catalyst

    Jonathan Keith Bartley;Chunli Xu;Rhys Lloyd;Dan I. Enache

  • Palladium nanoparticles in the catalysis of coupling reactions

    Ansuman Bej;Koena Ghosh;Koena Ghosh;Amitabha Sarkar;David. W. Knight

  • Selective formation of lactate by oxidation of 1,2-propanediol using gold palladium alloy supported nanocrystals

    Nikolaos Dimitratos;Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez;Sankar Meenakshisundaram;Jinto Manjaly Anthonykutty

  • Solvent-free oxidation of benzyl alcohol with oxygen using zeolite-supported Au and Au–Pd catalysts

    Gang Li;Gang Li;Dan I. Enache;Jennifer Edwards;Albert F. Carley

  • Rubidium- and caesium-doped silicotungstic acid catalysts supported on alumina for the catalytic dehydration of glycerol to acrolein

    Muhammad Haider;Nicholas Dummer;Dazhi Zhang;Peter John Miedziak

  • Enacyloxins Are Products of an Unusual Hybrid Modular Polyketide Synthase Encoded by a Cryptic Burkholderia ambifaria Genomic Island

    Eshwar Mahenthiralingam;Lijiang Song;Andrea Sass;Judith White

  • Solvent-free oxidation of benzyl alcohol using titania-supported gold–palladium catalysts: Effect of Au–Pd ratio on catalytic performance

    Dan Ion Enache;D. Barker;Jennifer Kelly Edwards;Stuart Hamilton Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham J. Hutchings
Graham J. Hutchings Cardiff University
Stuart Hamilton Taylor
Stuart Hamilton Taylor Cardiff University
Christopher J. Kiely
Christopher J. Kiely Lehigh University
Albert Frederick Carley
Albert Frederick Carley Cardiff University
Benson M. Kariuki
Benson M. Kariuki Cardiff University
Jennifer K. Edwards
Jennifer K. Edwards Cardiff University
Qian He
Qian He National University of Singapore
Donald Bethell
Donald Bethell University of Liverpool
David J. Morgan
David J. Morgan Cardiff University
Nikolaos Dimitratos
Nikolaos Dimitratos University of Bologna

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