2026 John Ralston: Chemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	98	1423	1269	40	39	334	27519

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

John Ralston is a researcher affiliated with Adelaide University in Australia. Their work spans key areas within Environmental Science and Engineering, with a focus on practical applications in mineral processing and water treatment technologies.

The main fields of study that characterize their research include:

Environmental Science
Engineering

They have contributed to various subfields such as:

Water Science and Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Biomedical Engineering
Materials Chemistry

Among the research topics frequently addressed in their publications are:

Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques
Mineral Processing and Grinding
Extraction and Separation Processes
Advanced oxidation water treatment
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
Machine Learning in Materials Science

They have published multiple papers in notable journals, with a particular focus on flotation performance and mineral separation. Recent papers include:

"The scientific legacy of Joseph Kitchener- its impact in colloid science and flotation" (2020), Minerals Engineering
"Efficient heterogeneous photodegradation of Eosin Y by oxidized pyrite using the photo-Fenton process" (2022), Minerals Engineering
"Effects of surface Chemistry, particle morphology and pretreatment on zircon flotation" (2022), Minerals Engineering
"Quantitative evaluation of collector flotation performance I: The creation of a flotation index based on mineral recovery" (2023), Separation and Purification Technology
"Quantitative evaluation of collector flotation performance II: The creation of a collector property index based on molecular structure" (2023), Separation and Purification Technology

Frequent publication venues where John Ralston has contributed their work include:

Minerals Engineering
Separation and Purification Technology

They have collaborated extensively with several co-authors, notably:

Wanjia Zhang
Jian Cao
Xin Jin
Wei Sun
Zhitao Feng

Best Publications

Molecular layering of fluorinated ionic liquids at a charged sapphire (0001) surface.

Markus Mezger;Heiko Schröder;Harald G. Reichert;Sebastian M. Schramm

735
Citations
Differential Capacitance of the Electrical Double Layer in Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids: Influence of Potential, Cation Size, and Temperature

Vera Lockett;and Rossen Sedev;John Ralston;Mike Horne and

604
Citations
Functionalized gold nanoparticles: Synthesis, structure and colloid stability

Jingfang Zhou;John Ralston;Rossen Sedev;David A. Beattie

559
Citations
The limits of fine particle flotation

Tatu Miettinen;John Ralston;Daniel Fornasiero

523
Citations
Particle–bubble collision models — a review

Zongfu Dai;Daniel Fornasiero;John Ralston

476
Citations
Very Small Bubble Formation at the Solid−Water Interface

Jingwu Yang;Jinming Duan;Daniel Fornasiero;John Ralston

417
Citations
Differential capacitance of the double layer at the electrode/ionic liquids interface

Vera Lockett;Mike Horne;Rossen Sedev;Theo Rodopoulos

395
Citations
Bubble-particle attachment and detachment in flotation

John Ralston;Daniel Fornasiero;Robert Hayes

389
Citations
High-resolution in situ x-ray study of the hydrophobic gap at the water-octadecyl-trichlorosilane interface

Markus Mezger;Harald Reichert;Sebastian Schöder;John Okasinski

348
Citations
Contact Angle Saturation in Electrowetting

Anthony Quinn;Rossen Sedev;John Ralston

331
Citations
Surface and Capillary Forces Affecting Air Bubble−Particle Interactions in Aqueous Electrolyte

Matthew L. Fielden;and Robert A. Hayes;John Ralston

326
Citations
The influence of particle size and contact angle in mineral flotation

Russell Crawford;John Ralston

297
Citations
Bubble particle heterocoagulation under turbulent conditions.

Brendan Pyke;Daniel Fornasiero;John Ralston

287
Citations
Investigation of the effect of polymer structure type on flocculation, rheology and dewatering behaviour of kaolinite dispersions

Patience Mpofu;Jonas Addai-Mensah;John Ralston

285
Citations
Angle-resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of the surface of imidazolium ionic liquids

Vera Lockett;Rossen Sedev;Chris Bassell;John Ralston

283
Citations
The terminal rise velocity of 10–100 μm diameter bubbles in water

Luke Parkinson;Rossen Sedev;Daniel Fornasiero;John Ralston

259
Citations
Effect of oxidation on the collectorless flotation of chalcopyrite

G Fairthorne;D Fornasiero;J Ralston

254
Citations
On modelling of bubble–particle attachment probability in flotation

Anh V Nguyen;John Ralston;Hans J Schulze

254
Citations
Electrowetting : a model for contact-angle saturation

V. Peykov;A. Quinn;J. Ralston

246
Citations
Particle-Bubble Attachment in Mineral Flotation.

Zongfu Dai;Daniel Fornasiero;John Ralston

239
Citations
Zeta potential study of the oxidation of copper sulfide minerals

Damian Fullston;Daniel Fornasiero;John Ralston

231
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Rossen Sedev Curtin University

Clive A. Prestidge University of South Australia

Roger St. C. Smart University of South Australia

Jonas Addai-Mensah University of South Australia

Abdelhak M. Zoubir Technical University of Darmstadt

Thomas W. Healy University of Melbourne

Jinming Duan University of Manchester

Helmut Dosch Max Planck Society

William Skinner University of South Australia

David N. Dewhurst Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

External Links

Personal website of John Ralston

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