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61
Citations
15274
World Ranking
6705
National Ranking
265

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)

Overview

John F. Watts is affiliated with the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with 68 and 27 publications respectively. Within these areas, their notable subfields of study include Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Computational Mechanics, and Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

Themes that feature prominently in their work consist of:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Ion-surface interactions and analysis
  • Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
  • Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

Their recent papers highlight a range of topics with corresponding publication years and venues as follows:

  • Green infrastructure for air quality improvement in street canyons, 2020, Environment International
  • Reduced bilateral recombination by functional molecular interface engineering for efficient inverted perovskite solar cells, 2020, Nano Energy
  • Investigating battery-supercapacitor material hybrid configurations in energy storage device cycling at 0.1 to 10C rate, 2023, Journal of Power Sources
  • Tailoring Perovskite Adjacent Interfaces by Conjugated Polyelectrolyte for Stable and Efficient Solar Cells, 2020, Solar RRL
  • Enhancing brush tyre model accuracy through friction measurements, 2021, Vehicle System Dynamics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with John F. Watts include:

  • Steven J. Hinder (13 publications)
  • Constantina Lekakou (8 publications)
  • Marie-Laure Abel (8 publications)
  • S. Ravi P. Silva (4 publications)
  • Joseph Paul Baboo (4 publications)

Publication outlets that have featured their work multiple times are:

  • Surface and Interface Analysis (11 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (2 publications)
  • Science & Justice (2 publications)
  • International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives (2 publications)
  • Batteries (2 publications)

John F. Watts was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Enhanced photovoltage for inverted planar heterojunction perovskite solar cells

    Deying Luo;Wenqiang Yang;Zhiping Wang;Aditya Sadhanala

  • An Introduction to Surface Analysis by XPS and AES

    John F. Watts;John Wolstenholme

  • Surface modification of poly(vinylidene fluoride) by alkaline treatment1. The degradation mechanism

    G.J. Ross;J.F. Watts;M.P. Hill;P. Morrissey

  • XPS investigation of monatomic and cluster argon ion sputtering of tantalum pentoxide

    Robin Simpson;Robin Simpson;Richard G. White;John F. Watts;Mark A. Baker

  • Surface analysis of polymers by XPS and static SIMS

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  • The Interface and Interphase in Polymer Matrix Composites: Effect on Mechanical Properties and Methods for Identification

    David A. Jesson;John F. Watts

  • Green infrastructure for air quality improvement in street canyons.

    Mamatha Tomson;Prashant Kumar;Yendle Barwise;Pascal Perez

  • The role of the interphase in the environmental failure of adhesive joints

    A.J Kinloch;M.S.G Little;J.F Watts

  • The influence of build parameters and wire batch on porosity of wire and arc additive manufactured aluminium alloy 2319

    Emma Ryan;Emma Ryan;TG Sabin;John Watts;Mark Whiting

  • Detection and determination of surface levels of poloxamer and PVA surfactant on biodegradable nanospheres using SSIMS and XPS

    P.D Scholes;A.G.A Coombes;L Illum;S.S Davis

  • Synthesis and aqueous solution properties of polyelectrolyte-grafted silica particles prepared by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization.

    Xianyi Chen;David P Randall;Christian Perruchot;John F Watts

  • Localized corrosion of a 2219 aluminium alloy exposed to a 3.5% NaCl solution

    Rossana Grilli;Mark A. Baker;James E. Castle;Barrie Dunn

  • The interface region in squeeze-infiltrated composites containing δ-alumina fibre in an aluminium matrix

    G. R. Cappleman;J. F. Watts;T. W. Clyne

  • Synthesis of vinyl polymer-silica colloidal nanocomposites via aqueous dispersion polymerization

    M. J. Percy;V. Michailidou;S. P. Armes;C. Perruchot

  • The application of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to the study of polymer-to-metal adhesion

    J. F. Watts;J. E. Castle

  • Peak fitting of the chromium 2p XPS spectrum

    Anna M. Salvi;James E. Castle;John F. Watts;Elio Desimoni

  • Surface modification of poly(vinylidene fluoride) by alkaline treatment Part 2. Process modification by the use of phase transfer catalysts

    G.J Ross;J.F Watts;M.P Hill;P Morrissey

  • Preparation and characterisation of gold nanoparticle assemblies on silanised glass plates

    Oliver Seitz;Mohamed M. Chehimi;Eva Cabet-Deliry;Stéphanie Truong

  • Surface characterization of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-coated latexes by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

    MA Khan;SP Armes;C Perruchot;H Ouamara

  • Synthesis of hydrophilic polymer-grafted ultrafine inorganic oxide particles in protic media at ambient temperature via atom transfer radical polymerization: use of an electrostatically adsorbed polyelectrolytic macroinitiator.

    Chen Xy;Armes Sp;Greaves Sj;Watts Jf

  • Synthesis of vinyl polymer-silica colloidal nanocomposites prepared using commercial alcoholic silica sols.

    M J Percy;J I Amalvy;D P Randall;S P Armes

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven J. Hinder
Steven J. Hinder University of Surrey
Mohamed M. Chehimi
Mohamed M. Chehimi Université Paris Cité
Paul Smith
Paul Smith University of Surrey
Steven P. Armes
Steven P. Armes University of Sheffield
Anthony J. Kinloch
Anthony J. Kinloch Imperial College London
Herman Terryn
Herman Terryn Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Guosheng Shao
Guosheng Shao Zhengzhou University
John C. Vickerman
John C. Vickerman University of Manchester
Rui Zhu
Rui Zhu Peking University
Graham T. Reed
Graham T. Reed University of Southampton

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