2026 Harold W. Kroto: Chemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	93	1746	657	403	58573

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World Ranking

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Chemistry

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58573

Research.com Recognitions

2006 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Harold W. Kroto was affiliated with Florida State University in the United States. The academic career involved research contributions primarily situated within this institution.

In terms of awards, they were recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2006.

The available data does not list specific research papers, coauthors, publication venues, fields of study, subfields, or topics of work associated with Harold W. Kroto. There are also no details on book publications.

They are recorded as deceased.

Best Publications

C 60 : Buckminsterfullerene

H. W. Kroto;H. W. Kroto;J. R. Heath;S. C. O’Brien;R. F. Curl

23773
Citations
The stability of the fullerenes C n , with n = 24, 28, 32, 36, 50, 60 and 70

H. W. Kroto

2060
Citations
Crystal structure and bonding of ordered C60

William I. F. David;Richard M. Ibberson;Judy C. Matthewman;Kosmas Prassides

1344
Citations
Controlled production of aligned-nanotube bundles

M. Terrones;N. Grobert;J. Olivares;J. P. Zhang

1124
Citations
Isolation, separation and characterisation of the fullerenes C60 and C70: the third form of carbon

Roger Taylor;Jonathan P. Hare;Ala'a K. Abdul-Sada;Harold W. Kroto

889
Citations
Multiferroic Behavior Associated with an Order−Disorder Hydrogen Bonding Transition in Metal−Organic Frameworks (MOFs) with the Perovskite ABX3 Architecture

Prashant Jain;Vasanth Ramachandran;Ronald J. Clark;Hai Dong Zhou

854
Citations
Space, stars, c60, and soot.

Harold Kroto

833
Citations
The production and structure of pyrolytic carbon nanotubes (PCNTs)

Morinobu Endo;Kenji Takeuchi;Susumu Igarashi;Kiyoharu Kobori

768
Citations
Electronic spectra and transitions of the fullerene C60

Sydney Leach;Michel Vervloet;Alain Desprès;Emilienne Bréheret

687
Citations
Reactivity of large carbon clusters: spheroidal carbon shells and their possible relevance to the formation and morphology of soot

Q. L. Zhang;S. C. O'Brien;J. R. Heath;Y. Liu

675
Citations
The formation of quasi-icosahedral spiral shell carbon particles

H. W. Kroto;K. McKay

665
Citations
Preparation and UV / visible spectra of fullerenes C60 and C70

J.P. Hare;H.W. Kroto;R. Taylor

649
Citations
Order−Disorder Antiferroelectric Phase Transition in a Hybrid Inorganic−Organic Framework with the Perovskite Architecture

Prashant Jain;Naresh S. Dalal;Brian H. Toby;Harold W. Kroto

520
Citations
Molecular rotation spectra

H. W. Kroto

487
Citations
Pyrolytic carbon nanotubes from vapor-grown carbon fibers

Morinobu Endo;Kenji Takeuchi;Kiyoharu Kobori;Katsushi Takahashi

485
Citations
Formation of Carbon Nanofibers

M. Endo;H. W. Kroto

452
Citations
Condensed-phase nanotubes

W. K. Hsu;J. P. Hare;M. Terrones;H. W. Kroto

431
Citations
Preparation and characterization of C 60 Br 6 and C 60 Br 8

Paul R. Birkett;Peter B. Hitchcock;Harold W. Kroto;Roger Taylor

410
Citations
Enhanced magnetic coercivities in Fe nanowires

N. Grobert;Wk K. Hsu;Yq Q. Zhu;Jp P. Hare

395
Citations
Large-scale synthesis and characterization of carbon spheres prepared by direct pyrolysis of hydrocarbons

Yi Zheng Jin;Chao Gao;Chao Gao;Wen Kuang Hsu;Yanqiu Zhu

379
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David R. M. Walton University of Sussex

Roger Taylor University of Brighton

Mauricio Terrones Pennsylvania State University

Yanqiu Zhu University of Exeter

Humberto Terrones Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Nicole Grobert University of Oxford

Kosmas Prassides Osaka Metropolitan University

Robert A. Taylor University of New South Wales

Anthony K. Cheetham University of Cambridge

Yizheng Jin Zhejiang University

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