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D-Index
48
Citations
7137
World Ranking
15374
National Ranking
850

James Raftery 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 James Raftery sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 213 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James Raftery 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 James Raftery sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James Raftery is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Materials Science, with a specialized concentration in Materials Chemistry. Over their career, they have contributed to related subfields including Inorganic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Filtration and Separation, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions
  • Crystal structures of chemical compounds
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

James Raftery has authored publications in several venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia

Recent papers include:

  • Synthesis, X-ray Single-Crystal Structural Characterization, and Thermal Analysis of Bis(O-alkylxanthato)Cd(II) and Bis(O-alkylxanthato)Zn(II) Complexes Used as Precursors for Cadmium and Zinc Sulfide Thin Films, 2021, Inorganic Chemistry
  • Synthesis and crystal structure of a zinc(II) coordination polymer: N-(2-pyridylmethyl)- L-alanine)isothiocyanate Zn(II), 2020, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia
  • CCDC 1519133: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2023, The Cambridge Structural Database
  • CCDC 1519135: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2023, The Cambridge Structural Database
  • CCDC 1812156: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2021, The Cambridge Structural Database

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Paul O'Brien
  • Ali A.K. Bakly
  • Ruben Ahumada-Lazo
  • David J. Binks
  • Matthew Smith

Best Publications

  • The molecular basis of the coloration mechanism in lobster shell: β-Crustacyanin at 3.2-Å resolution

    Michele Cianci;Pierre J. Rizkallah;Andrzej Olczak;James Raftery

  • A Family of Manganese Rods: Syntheses, Structures, and Magnetic Properties

    G. Rajaraman;M. Murugesu;EC Sanudo;M. Soler

  • Refined structure of concanavalin A complexed with methyl alpha-D-mannopyranoside at 2.0 A resolution and comparison with the saccharide-free structure.

    J. H. Naismith;C. Emmerich;J. Habash;S. J. Harrop

  • Synthesis, structure, and magnetic properties of a [Mn22] wheel-like single-molecule magnet.

    Muralee Murugesu;James Raftery;Wolfgang Wernsdorfer;George Christou

  • Synthesis and characterization of iron(III) phosphonate cage complexes.

    Evangelos I Tolis;Madeleine M Helliwell;Stuart Langley;James Raftery

  • Organotin Dithiocarbamates: Single-Source Precursors for Tin Sulfide Thin Films by Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition (AACVD)

    Karthik Ramasamy;Vladimir L. Kuznetsov;Kandasamy Gopal;Mohammad A. Malik

  • Deposition of bismuth chalcogenide thin films using novel single-source precursors by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition

    John Waters;David Crouch;James Raftery;Paul O'brien

  • Enantioselective Biocatalytic Oxidative Desymmetrization of Substituted Pyrrolidines

    Valentin Köhler;Kevin R. Bailey;Anass Znabet;James Raftery

  • X-Ray and molecular dynamics studies of concanavalin-A glucoside and mannoside complexes Relating structure to thermodynamics of binding

    Gail M. Bradbrook;Thomas Gleichmann;Stephen J. Harrop;Jarjis Habash

  • The structure of concanavalin A and its bound solvent determined with small-molecule accuracy at 0.94 [Aring ]resolution

    A. Deacon;T. Gleichmann;A. J. Kalb;H. Price

  • 1,2,3-Triazolate-bridged tetradecametallic transition metal clusters [M14(L)6O6(OMe)18X6] (M = FeIII, CrIII and VIII/IV) and related compounds: Ground-state spins ranging from S = 0 to S = 25 and spin-enhanced magnetocaloric effect

    Rachel Shaw;Rebecca H. Laye;Leigh F. Jones;David M. Low

  • Unravelling the structural chemistry of the colouration mechanism in lobster shell.

    Naomi E. Chayen;Michele Cianci;J. Günter Grossmann;Jarjis Habash

  • New routes to polymetallic clusters: fluoride-based tri-, deca-, and hexaicosametallic MnIII clusters and their magnetic properties.

    Leigh F. Jones;Gopalan Rajaraman;Jonathon Brockman;Muralee Murugesu

  • Trends and challenges in experimental macromolecular crystallography.

    N. E. Chayen;T. J. Boggon;A. Cassetta;A. Deacon

  • Deposition of iron sulfide nanocrystals from single source precursors

    Masood Akhtar;Javeed Akhter;M. Azad Malik;Paul O'Brien

  • Distorted equatorial coordination environments and weakening of U=O bonds in uranyl complexes containing NCN and NPN ligands.

    Mark J. Sarsfield;Madeleine Helliwell;James Raftery

  • Structure of Lobster Apocrustacyanin A1 Using Softer X-Rays

    M. Cianci;P.J. Rizkallah;A. Olczak;J. Raftery

  • In Situ Synthesis of PbS Nanocrystals in Polymer Thin Films from Lead(II) Xanthate and Dithiocarbamate Complexes: Evidence for Size and Morphology Control

    Edward A. Lewis;Paul D. McNaughter;Zhongjie Yin;Yiqiang Chen

  • Cobalt(II) complexes of the antibiotic sulfadiazine, the X-ray single crystal structure of [Co(C10H9N4O2S)2(CH3OH)2]

    Peter A. Ajibade;Gabriel A. Kolawole;Paul O’Brien;Madeleine Helliwell

  • Thin Films of Molybdenum Disulfide Doped with Chromium by Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition (AACVD)

    David J. Lewis;Aleksander A. Tedstone;Xiang Li Zhong;Edward A. Lewis

  • Evolution of Linear Absorption and Nonlinear Optical Properties in V-Shaped Ruthenium(II)-Based Chromophores

    Benjamin J. Coe;Simon P. Foxon;Elizabeth C. Harper;Madeleine Helliwell

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul O'Brien
Paul O'Brien University of Manchester
John R. Helliwell
John R. Helliwell University of Manchester
Mohammad Azad Malik
Mohammad Azad Malik University of Manchester
Jonathan Clayden
Jonathan Clayden University of Bristol
Naomi E. Chayen
Naomi E. Chayen Imperial College London
David Collison
David Collison University of Manchester
Michael Wulff
Michael Wulff European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Koen Clays
Koen Clays KU Leuven
Euan K. Brechin
Euan K. Brechin University of Edinburgh
Sarah J. Haigh
Sarah J. Haigh University of Manchester

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