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D-Index
57
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28158
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294

H.W. Nesbitt 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 H.W. Nesbitt sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 123 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

H.W. Nesbitt 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 H.W. Nesbitt sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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

  • 2009 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

H.W. Nesbitt is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada and has made contributions primarily in the field of Materials Science. Their research focuses on the subfields of Ceramics and Composites, Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Inorganic Chemistry, and Geophysics. Key topics addressed in their work include Glass properties and applications, Nuclear materials and radiation effects, Crystal Structures and Properties, Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials, Material Dynamics and Properties, Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis, and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

Recent publications by Nesbitt show engagement with detailed material characterization and geochemical processes. Notable papers include:

  • The influence of modifier cations on the Raman stretching modes of Q n species in alkali silicate glasses, 2020, Journal of the American Ceramic Society
  • Spectral Resolution and Raman Q3 and Q2 cross sections in ~40 mol% Na2O glasses, 2020, Chemical Geology
  • Nucleophilic substitution reaction mechanisms: An atomic-molecular perspective on chemical speciation and transport properties in silicate melts, 2020, Chemical Geology
  • Polymerization during melting of ortho- and meta-silicates: Effects on Q species stability, heats of fusion, and redox state of mid-ocean range basalts (MORBs), 2020, American Mineralogist
  • New assignments of Raman spectra of tetrahedra and the effects of electronegativity. II. Silicate glasses, 2023, AIP Advances

The venues where Nesbitt frequently publishes reflect a focus on materials characterization, geology, and mineralogy. These include:

  • Chemical Geology
  • American Journal of Science
  • American Mineralogist
  • AIP Advances
  • Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids

Collaboration has been an important aspect of Nesbitt's research. Frequent co-authors include Grant S. Henderson, G.M. Bancroft, Philip A. W. Dean, Pascal Richet, and Ryan Sawyer.

Nesbitt was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2009, recognized by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Early Proterozoic climates and plate motions inferred from major element chemistry of lutites

    H. W. Nesbitt;G. M. Young

  • Prediction of some weathering trends of plutonic and volcanic rocks based on thermodynamic and kinetic considerations

    H.W Nesbitt;G.M Young

  • Formation and Diagenesis of Weathering Profiles

    H. W. Nesbitt;G. M. Young

  • Interpretation of XPS Mn(2p) spectra of Mn oxyhydroxides and constraints on the mechanism of MnO 2 precipitation

    H. W. Nesbitt;D. Banerjee

  • Effects of Chemical Weathering and Sorting on the Petrogenesis of Siliciclastic Sediments, with Implications for Provenance Studies

    H. W. Nesbitt;G. M. Young;S. M. McLennan;R. R. Keays

  • Interpretation of Ni2p XPS spectra of Ni conductors and Ni insulators

    H. W. Nesbitt;D. Legrand;G. M. Bancroft

  • Petrogenesis of sediments in the absence of chemical weathering: effects of abrasion and sorting on bulk composition and mineralogy

    H. Nesbitt;Grant Young

  • X-ray photoelectron and Auger electron spectroscopic studies of pyrrhotite and mechanism of air oxidation

    A.R Pratt;I.J Muir;H.W Nesbitt

  • X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic study of a pristine pyrite surface reacted with water vapour and air

    H.W Nesbitt;I.J Muir

  • Oxidation of arsenopyrite by air and air-saturated, distilled water, and implications for mechanism of oxidation

    H.W. Nesbitt;I.J. Muir;A.R. Prarr

  • Bridging, non-bridging and free (O2–) oxygen in Na2O-SiO2 glasses: An X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopic (XPS) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) study

    H.W. Nesbitt;G.M. Bancroft;G.S. Henderson;R. Ho

  • Sulfur and iron surface states on fractured pyrite surfaces

    H. W. Nesbitt;G. M. Bancroft;A. R. Pratt;M. J. Scaini

  • XPS study of reductive dissolution of 7Å-birnessite by H3AsO3, with constraints on reaction mechanism

    H.W. Nesbitt;G.W. Canning;G.M. Bancroft

  • X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic study of water adsorption on iron sulphide minerals

    S.W. Knipe;J.R. Mycroft;A.R. Pratt;H.W. Nesbitt

  • Surface states and reactivity of pyrite and marcasite

    I Uhlig;R Szargan;H.W Nesbitt;K Laajalehto

  • High resolution X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) study of K2O–SiO2 glasses: Evidence for three types of O and at least two types of Si

    R. Sawyer;H.W. Nesbitt;R.A. Secco

  • Synchrotron XPS evidence for Fe2+-S and Fe3+-S surface species on pyrite fracture-surfaces, and their 3D electronic states

    H.W. Nesbitt;M. Scaini;H. Höchst;G.M. Bancroft

  • X-ray photoelectron and Auger electron spectroscopy of air-oxidized pyrrhotite: Distribution of oxidized species with depth

    J.R. Mycroft;H.W. Nesbitt;A.R. Pratt

  • Oxidation of aqueous Cr(III) at birnessite surfaces: constraints on reaction mechanism

    D. Banerjee;H.W. Nesbitt

  • Development of a positive Eu anomaly during diagenesis

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  • Formation and evolution of soils from an acidified watershed: Plastic Lake, Ontario, Canada

    D.E. Kirkwood;H.W. Nesbitt

Frequent Co-Authors

G.M. Bancroft
G.M. Bancroft University of Western Ontario
William Skinner
William Skinner University of South Australia
John S. Tse
John S. Tse University of Saskatchewan
Grant M. Young
Grant M. Young University of Western Ontario
William S. Fyfe
William S. Fyfe University of Western Ontario
Michael E. Fleet
Michael E. Fleet University of Western Ontario
Reid R. Keays
Reid R. Keays Monash University
N. S. McIntyre
N. S. McIntyre University of Western Ontario
Scott M. McLennan
Scott M. McLennan Stony Brook University
Penelope L. King
Penelope L. King Australian National University

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