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Graeme W. Watson

Graeme W. Watson

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Chemistry
Ireland
2026
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Materials Science
Ireland
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
82
Citations
23882
World Ranking
2479
National Ranking
5

Chemistry

D-Index
82
Citations
23882
World Ranking
3091
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2018 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy

Overview

Graeme W. Watson is affiliated with Trinity College Dublin in Ireland and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their work encompasses multiple subfields including Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The primary research topics covered by Graeme W. Watson include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection

Several recent scholarly papers by Graeme W. Watson reflect their areas of research interest:

  • "Aggregation induced emission (AIE) active 4-amino-1,8-naphthalimide-Tröger's base for the selective sensing of chemical explosives in competitive aqueous media", 2020, Chemical Communications
  • "Computationally Driven Discovery of Layered Quinary Oxychalcogenides: Potential p-Type Transparent Conductors?", 2020, Matter
  • "Computational modelling of solid oxide fuel cells", 2020, Current Opinion in Electrochemistry
  • "Hyper-crosslinked 4-amino-1,8-naphthalimide Tröger's base containing pyridinium covalent organic polymer (COP) for discriminative fluorescent sensing of chemical explosives", 2020, Supramolecular Chemistry
  • "Cu 2 SiSe 3 as a promising solar absorber: harnessing cation dissimilarity to avoid killer antisites", 2023, Journal of Materials Chemistry A

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Watson include Wolfgang Schmitt, Swetanshu Tandon, Max García-Melchor, M. Venkatesan, and Amal Cherian Kathalikkattil.

The venues where Watson commonly publishes include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ioChem-BD Computational Chemistry Datasets
  • Catalysis Science & Technology
  • Chemical Communications
  • Matter

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Graeme W. Watson was named a Member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Band alignment of rutile and anatase TiO2

    David O. Scanlon;Charles W. Dunnill;John Buckeridge;Stephen A. Shevlin

  • The electronic structure of oxygen vacancy defects at the low index surfaces of ceria

    Michael Nolan;Stephen C. Parker;Graeme W. Watson

  • Density functional theory studies of the structure and electronic structure of pure and defective low index surfaces of ceria

    Michael Nolan;Sonja Grigoleit;Dean C. Sayle;Stephen C. Parker

  • Stereochemistry of post-transition metal oxides: revision of the classical lone pair model.

    Aron Walsh;David J. Payne;Russell G. Egdell;Graeme W. Watson

  • Theoretical and Experimental Study of the Electronic Structures of MoO3 and MoO2

    David O. Scanlon;Graeme W. Watson;D. J. Payne;G. R. Atkinson

  • A DFT+U description of oxygen vacancies at the TiO2 rutile (110) surface

    Benjamin J. Morgan;Graeme W. Watson

  • Atomistic simulation of dislocations, surfaces and interfaces in MgO

    Graeme W. Watson;E. Toby Kelsey;Nora H. de Leeuw;Duncan J. Harris

  • Intrinsic n-type Defect Formation in TiO2: A Comparison of Rutile and Anatase from GGA+U Calculations

    Benjamin J. Morgan;Graeme W. Watson

  • Atomistic simulation of the surface structure of theTiO2 polymorphs rutileand anatase

    Peter M. Oliver;Graeme W. Watson;E. Toby Kelsey;Stephen C. Parker

  • Oxygen vacancy formation and migration in ceria

    Michael Nolan;Michael Nolan;Joanne E. Fearon;Graeme W. Watson

  • Energetic and Electronic Structure Analysis of Intrinsic Defects in SnO2

    Kate G. Godinho;Aron Walsh;Graeme W. Watson

  • Acceptor Levels in p-Type Cu2O: Rationalizing Theory and Experiment

    David O. Scanlon;Benjamin J. Morgan;Graeme W. Watson;Aron Walsh

  • Atomistic models for CeO2(111), (110), and (100) nanoparticles, supported on yttrium-stabilized zirconia

    Dean C Sayle;S Andrada Maicaneanu;Graeme W Watson

  • The origin of the stereochemically active Pb(II) lone pair : DFT calculations on PbO and PbS

    Aron Walsh;Graeme W. Watson

  • Polaronic trapping of electrons and holes by native defects in anatase TiO2

    Benjamin J. Morgan;Graeme W. Watson

  • An ab initio Study of Reduction of V2O5 through the Formation of Oxygen Vacancies and Li Intercalation

    David O. Scanlon;Aron Walsh;Benjamin J. Morgan;Graeme W. Watson

  • Occupation matrix control of d- and f-electron localisations using DFT + U

    Jeremy P. Allen;Graeme W. Watson

  • Electronic structure of the alpha and delta phases of Bi2O3: A combined ab initio and x-ray spectroscopy study

    Aron Walsh;Graeme W. Watson;David J. Payne;Russell G. Edgell

  • A Density Functional Theory + U Study of Oxygen Vacancy Formation at the (110), (100), (101), and (001) Surfaces of Rutile TiO2

    Benjamin J. Morgan;Graeme W. Watson

  • Understanding the p-type defect chemistry of CuCrO2

    David O. Scanlon;Graeme W. Watson

Frequent Co-Authors

David O. Scanlon
David O. Scanlon University College London
Stephen C. Parker
Stephen C. Parker University of Bath
Aron Walsh
Aron Walsh Imperial College London
David J. Payne
David J. Payne Imperial College London
Russell G. Egdell
Russell G. Egdell University of Oxford
Graham J. Hutchings
Graham J. Hutchings Cardiff University
Louis F. J. Piper
Louis F. J. Piper University of Warwick
Michael Nolan
Michael Nolan Tyndall National Institute
Robert G. Palgrave
Robert G. Palgrave University College London

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