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D-Index
76
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23658
World Ranking
4196
National Ranking
239

D.P. Woodruff 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 D.P. Woodruff sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 512 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

D.P. Woodruff 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 D.P. Woodruff sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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

  • 1986 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

D.P. Woodruff is a researcher affiliated with the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom, with a significant body of work spanning physics, engineering, and materials science. Their research contributions cover a range of specialized subfields, including materials chemistry, condensed matter physics, electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics, optics, and radiation.

Their work addresses key scientific topics such as crystallography and radiation phenomena, molecular junctions and nanostructures, surface chemistry and catalysis, surface and thin film phenomena, advanced X-ray imaging techniques, electronic and structural properties of oxides, and electron and X-ray spectroscopy techniques.

Notable recent publications by D.P. Woodruff include:

  • "Alkali Doping Leads to Charge-Transfer Salt Formation in a Two-Dimensional Metal-Organic Framework" (2020, ACS Nano)
  • "Validation of the inverted adsorption structure for free-base tetraphenyl porphyrin on Cu(111)" (2020, Chemical Communications)
  • "X-ray standing wave studies of molecular adsorption: why coherent fractions matter" (2020, New Journal of Physics)
  • "Direct Experimental Evidence for Substrate Adatom Incorporation into a Molecular Overlayer" (2022, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C)
  • "Thermodynamic Driving Forces for Substrate Atom Extraction by Adsorption of Strong Electron Acceptor Molecules" (2022, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C)

D.P. Woodruff frequently collaborates with other researchers, including David A. Duncan, Luke A. Rochford, Giovanni Costantini, Phil J. Blowey, and Paul T. P. Ryan.

Their research has been disseminated through various scientific venues, with multiple publications appearing in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C and arXiv (Cornell University). Additional work has been published in the New Journal of Physics, Surface Science, and ACS Nano.

Woodruff has contributed to academic literature beyond articles, including authoring a book titled Synchrotron Radiation, published by Cambridge University Press in 2021.

Their academic and research impact is reflected in a sustained focus on both experimental and theoretical approaches within the study of materials and surface phenomena, supported by an array of scientific instruments and techniques notable within their fields.

D.P. Woodruff was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1986.

Best Publications

  • Modern techniques of surface science

    D. P. Woodruff;T. A. Delchar

  • The Chemical Physics of Solid Surfaces and Heterogeneous Catalysis

    D. A. King;D. P. Woodruff

  • The Chemical Physics of Solid Surfaces

    D. A. King;D. P. Woodruff

  • The solid-liquid interface

    D. P. Woodruff;J. J. Bikerman

  • Adsorbate structure determination on surfaces using photoelectron diffraction

    D P Woodruff;A M Bradshaw

  • True nature of an archetypal self-assembly system: mobile Au-thiolate species on Au(111).

    Miao Yu;N. Bovet;Christopher J. Satterley;S. Bengió;S. Bengió

  • Leed structure analysis of the Ni{100} (2 × 2)C (p4g) structure; A case of adsorbate-induced substrate distortion

    Julia H. Onuferko;D.P. Woodruff;B.W. Holland

  • Quantum well structures in thin metal films: simple model physics in reality?

    M Milun;P Pervan;D P Woodruff

  • Dipole coupling and chemical shifts in IRAS of CO adsorbed on Cu(110)

    D.P. Woodruff;B.E. Hayden;K. Prince;A.M. Bradshaw

  • An IRAS study of formic acid and surface formate adsorbed on Cu(110)

    B.E. Hayden;K. Prince;D.P. Woodruff;A.M. Bradshaw

  • Atop adsorption site of sulphur head groups in gold-thiolate self-assembled monolayers

    M.G. Roper;M.P. Skegg;C.J. Fisher;J.J. Lee

  • Surface structure determination using x-ray standing waves

    D P Woodruff

  • The structure of the formate species on copper surfaces: new photoelectron diffraction results and sexafs data reassessed

    DP Woodruff;Christopher F McConville;Ald Kilcoyne;T Lindner

  • Adsorbate structure determination using photoelectron diffraction: Methods and applications

    D. P. Woodruff

  • Normal incidence X-ray standing wave determination of adsorbate structures

    D.P. Woodruff

  • A photoelectron diffraction study of ordered structures in the chemisorption system Pd{111}-CO

    Tatjana Gießel;Oliver Schaff;C. J. Hirschmugl;V. Fernandez

  • A medium energy ion scattering study of the structure of Sb overlayers on Cu(111)

    Paul Bailey;T.C.Q Noakes;D.P Woodruff

  • Diffraction of Photoelectrons Emitted from Core Levels of Te and Na Atoms Adsorbed on Ni(001)

    D. P. Woodruff;D. Norman;B. W. Holland;N. V. Smith

  • The interface structure of n-alkylthiolate self-assembled monolayers on coinage metal surfaces.

    D. P. Woodruff

  • Simple x-ray standing-wave technique and its application to the investigation of the Cu(111) ( √3 √3 )R30 ° -Cl structure

    DP Woodruff;DL Seymour;Christopher F McConville;CE Riley

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander M. Bradshaw
Alexander M. Bradshaw Max Planck Society
Christopher McConville
Christopher McConville Deakin University
James C. Robinson
James C. Robinson University of California, Berkeley
Maria C. Asensio
Maria C. Asensio Spanish National Research Council
Peter Gardner
Peter Gardner University of Manchester
Agustín R. González-Elipe
Agustín R. González-Elipe Spanish National Research Council
José Avila
José Avila Synchrotron SOLEIL
José C. Conesa
José C. Conesa Spanish National Research Council
Kevin C. Prince
Kevin C. Prince Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste
Carla Bittencourt
Carla Bittencourt University of Mons

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