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Ian D. Williams

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
99
Citations
39869
World Ranking
1316
National Ranking
234

Ian D. Williams 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 Ian D. Williams sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 779 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ian D. Williams 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 Ian D. Williams sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ian D. Williams is affiliated with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with a significant focus on Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry as subfields. Their scientific work involves multiple specialized topics, including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Crystallography and Molecular Interactions

Their publication record includes numerous contributions to high-impact journals and conference venues. Notable recent papers are:

  • "Two Are Better Than One: A Design Principle for Ultralong-Persistent Luminescence of Pure Organics" (2020), published in Advanced Materials
  • "Rational Design of NIR-II AIEgens with Ultrahigh Quantum Yields for Photo- and Chemiluminescence Imaging" (2022), published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "How to Manipulate Through-Space Conjugation and Clusteroluminescence of Simple AIEgens with Isolated Phenyl Rings" (2021), published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Highly efficient singlet oxygen generation, two-photon photodynamic therapy and melanoma ablation by rationally designed mitochondria-specific near-infrared AIEgens" (2020), published in Chemical Science
  • "Organic Long-Persistent Luminescence from a Single-Component Aggregate" (2022), published in Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequently publishing alongside a range of coauthors, Ian D. Williams has collaborated extensively with Herman H. Y. Sung, Guochen Jia, Wa-Hung Leung, Wai-Man Cheung, and Zhenyang Lin. These collaborations have contributed to a body of work reflecting hundreds of documented joint publications.

Their scholarly output appears regularly in several prominent publication venues. Among the venues with the highest number of publications are:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Organometallics
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie

Their research contributions emphasize analytical and synthetic methods within crystallography, luminescent materials, and organometallic chemistry, demonstrating interdisciplinary integration between chemistry and materials science. The work also intersects with subfields such as electrical and electronic engineering and molecular biology to some extent.

Best Publications

  • A chemically functionalizable nanoporous material (Cu3(TMA)2(H2O)3)n

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  • Ruthenium-catalyzed cycloaddition of alkynes and organic azides

    Valery Fokin;Guocheng Jia;K. Barry Sharpless

  • Synthesis, Light Emission, Nanoaggregation, and Restricted Intramolecular Rotation of 1,1-Substituted 2,3,4,5-Tetraphenylsiloles

    Junwu Chen;Charles C. W. Law;Jacky W. Y. Lam;Yuping Dong

  • Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer and Aggregation-Induced Emission of BODIPY Derivatives

    Rongrong Hu;Erik Lager;Angelica Aguilar-Aguilar;Jianzhao Liu

  • Synergy between Twisted Conformation and Effective Intermolecular Interactions: Strategy for Efficient Mechanochromic Luminogens with High Contrast

    Wangzhang Yuan;Yeqiang Tan;Yongyang Gong;Ping Lu

  • Solvothermal Synthesis of a Stable Coordination Polymer with Copper-I−Copper-II Dimer Units: [Cu4{1,4-C6H4(COO)2}3(4,4‘-bipy)2]n

    Samuel M.F. Lo;Stephen S.Y. Chui;Lai Yung Shek;Zhenyang Lin

  • Highly Efficient Circularly Polarized Electroluminescence from Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogens with Amplified Chirality and Delayed Fluorescence

    Fengyan Song;Zeng Xu;Qiushuo Zhang;Zheng Zhao

  • Switching the light emission of (4-biphenylyl)phenyldibenzofulvene by morphological modulation: crystallization-induced emission enhancement

    Yongqiang Dong;Yongqiang Dong;Jacky Wing Yip Lam;Anjun Qin;Zhen Li

  • Aggregation-Induced Emission: Effects of Molecular Structure, Solid-State Conformation, and Morphological Packing Arrangement on Light-Emitting Behaviors of Diphenyldibenzofulvene Derivatives

    Hui Tong;Yongqiang Dong;Yuning Hong;Matthias Häussler

  • Structural control of the photoluminescence of silole regioisomers and their utility as sensitive regiodiscriminating chemosensors and efficient electroluminescent materials.

    Zhen Li;Yongqiang Dong;Baoxiu Mi;Youhong Tang

  • Protein detection and quantitation by tetraphenylethene-based fluorescent probes with aggregation-induced emission characteristics.

    Hui Tong;Yuning Hong;Yongqiang Dong;Matthias Häussler

  • Bright Near-Infrared Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogens with Strong Two-Photon Absorption, Excellent Organelle Specificity, and Efficient Photodynamic Therapy Potential.

    Zheng Zheng;Tianfu Zhang;Haixiang Liu;Yuncong Chen

  • Defluorination of perfluoroolefins by divalent lanthanoid reagents: Activating C-F bonds

    Patricia L. Watson;Thomas H. Tulip;Ian Williams

  • Functionalized Siloles: Versatile Synthesis, Aggregation‐Induced Emission, and Sensory and Device Applications

    Zhen Li;Yong Qiang Dong;Jacky W. Y. Lam;Jiaxin Sun

  • Rational Design of NIR-II AIEgens with Ultrahigh Quantum Yields for Photo- and Chemiluminescence Imaging.

    Unknown

  • Efficient Light Emitters in the Solid State: Synthesis, Aggregation-Induced Emission, Electroluminescence, and Sensory Properties of Luminogens with Benzene Cores and Multiple Triarylvinyl Peripherals

    Carrie Yin Kwan Chan;Zujin Zhao;Jacky Wing Yip Lam;Jianzhao Liu

  • Structure and chemistry of the complex tetrakis(.eta.5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)tetrakis(.mu.3-chloro)tetraruthenium(II): a useful precursor to (pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)ruthenium(0), -(II), and -(IV) complexes

    Paul J. Fagan;Wayne S. Mahoney;Joseph C. Calabrese;Ian D. Williams

  • Multiple yet Controllable Photoswitching in a Single AIEgen System.

    Peifa Wei;Jingxuan Zhang;Zheng Zhao;Yuncong Chen

  • Aggregation-induced and crystallization-enhanced emissions of 1,2-diphenyl-3,4-bis(diphenylmethylene)-1-cyclobutene

    Yongqiang Dong;Yongqiang Dong;Jacky Wing Yip Lam;Anjun Qin;Jiaxin Sun

  • Why Do Simple Molecules with “Isolated” Phenyl Rings Emit Visible Light?

    Haoke Zhang;Xiaoyan Zheng;Ni Xie;Zikai He

  • Facile Synthesis of Red/NIR AIE Luminogens with Simple Structures, Bright Emissions, and High Photostabilities, and Their Applications for Specific Imaging of Lipid Droplets and Image-Guided Photodynamic Therapy

    Dong Wang;Huifang Su;Ryan T. K. Kwok;Guogang Shan

  • Molecular anchors in the solid state: Restriction of intramolecular rotation boosts emission efficiency of luminogen aggregates to unity

    Zujin Zhao;Ping Lu;Jacky Wing Yip Lam;Zhiming Wang

  • Synthesis and second-order nonlinear optical properties of three coordinate organoboranes with diphenylphosphino and ferrocenyl groups as electron donors: crystal and molecular structures of (E)-DCHCHB(mes)2 and DCCB(mes)2 [D P(C6H52, (η-C5H5)Fe(η-C5H4); mes = 2,4,6-(CH3)3C6H2]

    Zheng Yuan;Nicholas J. Taylor;Yan Sun;Todd B. Marder

  • Ruthenium-Catalyzed Cycloaddition of Alkynes and Organic Azides.

    Li Zhang;Xinguo Chen;Peng Xue;Herman H. Y. Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Ben Zhong Tang
Ben Zhong Tang Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Jacky Wing Yip Lam
Jacky Wing Yip Lam Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Zhenyang Lin
Zhenyang Lin Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Guochen Jia
Guochen Jia Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ryan T. K. Kwok
Ryan T. K. Kwok Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Anjun Qin
Anjun Qin South China University of Technology
Hoi Sing Kwok
Hoi Sing Kwok Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Kam Sing Wong
Kam Sing Wong Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Yongqiang Dong
Yongqiang Dong Beijing Normal University
Zujin Zhao
Zujin Zhao South China University of Technology

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