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D-Index
93
Citations
58573
World Ranking
1746
National Ranking
656

Harold W. Kroto 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 Harold W. Kroto sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 403 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Harold W. Kroto 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 Harold W. Kroto sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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

  • 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

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

    H. W. Kroto

  • Crystal structure and bonding of ordered C60

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

  • Controlled production of aligned-nanotube bundles

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Space, stars, c60, and soot.

    Harold Kroto

  • The production and structure of pyrolytic carbon nanotubes (PCNTs)

    Morinobu Endo;Kenji Takeuchi;Susumu Igarashi;Kiyoharu Kobori

  • Electronic spectra and transitions of the fullerene C60

    Sydney Leach;Michel Vervloet;Alain Desprès;Emilienne Bréheret

  • 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

  • The formation of quasi-icosahedral spiral shell carbon particles

    H. W. Kroto;K. McKay

  • Preparation and UV / visible spectra of fullerenes C60 and C70

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

  • 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

  • Molecular rotation spectra

    H. W. Kroto

  • Pyrolytic carbon nanotubes from vapor-grown carbon fibers

    Morinobu Endo;Kenji Takeuchi;Kiyoharu Kobori;Katsushi Takahashi

  • Formation of Carbon Nanofibers

    M. Endo;H. W. Kroto

  • Condensed-phase nanotubes

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

  • Preparation and characterization of C 60 Br 6 and C 60 Br 8

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

  • Enhanced magnetic coercivities in Fe nanowires

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

David R. M. Walton
David R. M. Walton University of Sussex
Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor University of Brighton
Mauricio Terrones
Mauricio Terrones Pennsylvania State University
Yanqiu Zhu
Yanqiu Zhu University of Exeter
Humberto Terrones
Humberto Terrones Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Nicole Grobert
Nicole Grobert University of Oxford
Kosmas Prassides
Kosmas Prassides Osaka Metropolitan University
Robert A. Taylor
Robert A. Taylor University of New South Wales
Anthony K. Cheetham
Anthony K. Cheetham University of Cambridge
Yizheng Jin
Yizheng Jin Zhejiang University

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