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D-Index
66
Citations
14490
World Ranking
7339
National Ranking
424

Duncan W. Bruce 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 Duncan W. Bruce sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 371 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Duncan W. Bruce 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 Duncan W. Bruce sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Duncan W. Bruce is affiliated with the University of York in the United Kingdom and has an extensive research portfolio in Materials Science, focusing primarily on Materials Chemistry. Their scholarly output includes 111 publications in this broad field, with specific contributions spanning subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Catalysis.

The scientist's research covers varied topics within these domains. Key areas of focus include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
  • Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds

Duncan W. Bruce has contributed to several notable publications across prestigious venues. Their most frequent publication outlets include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Faraday Discussions
  • CrystEngComm
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Among recent research articles, the following are prominent examples:

  • Chiral Platinum-Based Metallomesogens with Highly Efficient Circularly Polarized Electroluminescence in Solution-Processed Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (2020, Advanced Optical Materials)
  • Intramolecular Through-Space Charge Transfer Based TADF-Active Multifunctional Emitters for High Efficiency Solution-Processed OLED (2021, Advanced Optical Materials)
  • High-efficiency circularly polarized emission from liquid-crystalline platinum complexes (2022, Chinese Chemical Letters)
  • Halogen-Bonded Liquid Crystals (2023, Helvetica Chimica Acta)
  • Liquid-crystalline circularly polarised TADF emitters for high-efficiency, solution-processable organic light-emitting diodes (2023, Materials Horizons)

Collaboration forms a significant part of their research, with frequent co-authors including Adrian C. Whitwood, John M. Slattery, Rachel R. Parker, Alice J. McEllin, and Alessio Riccobono. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary efforts across chemistry and materials science.

Best Publications

  • Halogen Bonding: A New Interaction for Liquid Crystal Formation

    H. Loc Nguyen;Peter N. Horton;Michael B. Hursthouse;and Anthony C. Legon

  • Iron-phosphine, -phosphite, -arsine, and -carbene catalysts for the coupling of primary and secondary alkyl halides with aryl Grignard reagents.

    Robin B. Bedford;Michael Betham;Duncan W. Bruce;Andreas A. Danopoulos

  • Rare-Earth-Containing Magnetic Liquid Crystals

    Koen Binnemans;Yury G. Galyametdinov;Rik Van Deun;Duncan W. Bruce

  • Phosphorescent, Terdentate, Liquid‐Crystalline Complexes of Platinum(II): Stimulus‐Dependent Emission

    Valery N. Kozhevnikov;Bertrand Donnio;Duncan W. Bruce

  • LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE IONIC LIQUIDS

    Christopher J. Bowlas;Duncan W. Bruce;Kenneth R. Seddon

  • Homogeneous catalysts based on water-soluble phosphines

    Nathalie Pinault;Duncan W Bruce

  • Phosphorescence vs Fluorescence in Cyclometalated Platinum(II) and Iridium(III) Complexes of (Oligo)thienylpyridines

    Dmitry N Kozhevnikov;Valery N Kozhevnikov;Marsel Z Shafikov;Anton M Prokhorov;Anton M Prokhorov

  • Simple iron-amine catalysts for the cross-coupling of aryl Grignards with alkyl halides bearing β-hydrogens

    Robin B. Bedford;Duncan W. Bruce;Robert M. Frost;Michael Hird

  • Calamitics, cubics, and columnars-liquid-crystalline complexes of silver(I).

    Duncan W. Bruce

  • Iron nanoparticles in the coupling of alkyl halides with aryl Grignard reagents.

    Robin B. Bedford;Michael Betham;Duncan W. Bruce;Sean A. Davis

  • Intercalated liquid-crystalline phases formed by symmetric dimers with an α,ω-diiminoalkylene spacer

    Maja Šepelj;Andreja Lesac;Ute Baumeister;Siegmar Diele

  • Support-Enhanced Selective Aerobic Alcohol Oxidation over Pd/Mesoporous Silicas

    Christopher Michael A. Parlett;Duncan W. Bruce;Nicole S. Hondow;Adam Fraser Lee

  • Columnar Mesomorphism from Hemi‐Disklike Metallomesogens Derived from 2,6‐Bis[3′,4′,5′‐tri(alkoxy)phenyliminomethyl]pyridines (L): Crystal and Molecular Structures of [M(L)Cl2] (M=Mn, Ni, Zn)

    Francesca Morale;Richard W. Date;Daniel Guillon;Duncan W. Bruce

  • A generalized model for the molecular arrangement in the columnar mesophases of polycatenar mesogens. Crystal and molecular structure of two hexacatenar mesogens.

    Bertrand Donnio;Benoît Heinrich;Hassan Allouchi;Jens Kain

  • Metallomesogens by ligand design

    Richard W. Date;Eva Fernandez Iglesias;Kathryn E. Rowe;James M. Elliott

  • Bent-core liquid crystals forming two- and three-dimensional modulated structures.

    J. Szydlowska;J. Mieczkowski;J. Matraszek;D. W. Bruce

  • Iron(III) salen-type catalysts for the cross-coupling of aryl Grignards with alkyl halides bearing β-hydrogens

    Robin B. Bedford;Duncan W. Bruce;Robert M. Frost;John W. Goodby

  • Bending and shaping: cubics, calamitics and columnars

    Daniela Fazio;Carole Mongin;Bertrand Donnio;Yves Galerne

  • Lewis acidic borane adducts of pyridines and stilbazoles for nonlinear optics

    M. J. Gerald Lesley;Alden Woodward;and Nicholas J. Taylor;Todd B. Marder

  • Shape amphiphiles: mixing rods and disks in liquid crystals.

    Richard W. Date;Duncan W. Bruce

Frequent Co-Authors

Adrian C. Whitwood
Adrian C. Whitwood University of York
Peter M. Maitlis
Peter M. Maitlis University of Sheffield
Daniel Guillon
Daniel Guillon University of Strasbourg
Benoît Heinrich
Benoît Heinrich University of Strasbourg
Michael B. Hursthouse
Michael B. Hursthouse University of Southampton
Martin Schröder
Martin Schröder University of Manchester
Richard I. Walton
Richard I. Walton University of Warwick
Giuseppe Resnati
Giuseppe Resnati Polytechnic University of Milan
Alexander J. Blake
Alexander J. Blake University of Nottingham

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