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Judith A. K. Howard

Judith A. K. Howard

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
95
Citations
78555
World Ranking
1588
National Ranking
85

Judith A. K. Howard 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 Judith A. K. Howard sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 1,445 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Judith A. K. Howard 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 Judith A. K. Howard sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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

  • 2004 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 2002 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Judith A. K. Howard is affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom. The focus of their research lies primarily within the field of Materials Science, with particular emphasis on Materials Chemistry. Their work also spans several related subfields including Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Spectroscopy, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's research encompasses a number of key topics, most notably:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Molecular spectroscopy and chirality
  • Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties

The publication record includes contributions to prominent venues such as The Cambridge Structural Database, with 64 publications, and Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry, with 4 publications. Other venues featuring their work include Chemical Science, Chemistry - A European Journal, and ACS Omega.

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Judith A. K. Howard include:

  • Resolving alternative organic crystal structures using density functional theory and NMR chemical shifts, 2020, Chemical Science
  • Interplay between spin crossover and proton migration along short strong hydrogen bonds, 2020, Chemical Science
  • A Reversible Hydrogen-Bond Isomerization Triggered by an Abrupt Spin Crossover near Room Temperature, 2020, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Highly Stable Supramolecular Donor-Acceptor Complexes Involving a Bis(18-Crown-6)azobenzene as Weak Donor: Structure-Property Relationships, 2020, ACS Omega
  • Low temperature insights into the crystal and magnetic structure of a neutral radical ferromagnet, 2021, Chemical Communications

Collaborations are notable with frequent coauthors, including:

  • Dmitry S. Yufit
  • Helen E. Mason
  • Hazel A. Sparkes
  • Michael R. Probert
  • Verónica Jornet-Mollá

Among distinctions, Judith A. K. Howard was named Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2002 and became a Member of the European Academy of Sciences in 2004.

Best Publications

  • OLEX2: a complete structure solution, refinement and analysis program

    Oleg V. Dolomanov;Luc J. Bourhis;Richard J. Gildea;Judith A. K. Howard

  • The anatomy of a comprehensive constrained, restrained refinement program for the modern computing environment – Olex2 dissected

    Luc J. Bourhis;Oleg V. Dolomanov;Richard J. Gildea;Judith A. K. Howard

  • Gas Adsorption Sites in a Large-Pore Metal-Organic Framework

    Jesse L. C. Rowsell;Elinor C. Spencer;Juergen Eckert;Judith A. K. Howard

  • Being excited by lanthanide coordination complexes: aqua species, chirality, excited-state chemistry, and exchange dynamics.

    David Parker;Rachel S. Dickins;Horst Puschmann;Clare Crossland

  • How good is fluorine as a hydrogen bond acceptor

    Judith A.K. Howard;Vanessa J. Hoy;David O'Hagan;Garry T. Smith

  • Structural, Magnetic, and Photomagnetic Studies of a Mononuclear Iron(II) Derivative Exhibiting an Exceptionally Abrupt Spin Transition. Light-Induced Thermal Hysteresis Phenomenon.

    Jean-François Létard;Philippe Guionneau;Louis Rabardel;Judith A. K. Howard

  • Formation of Aryl‐ and Benzylboronate Esters by Rhodium‐Catalyzed C−H Bond Functionalization with Pinacolborane

    Shigeru Shimada;Andrei S. Batsanov;Judith A. K. Howard;Todd B. Marder

  • Selective Ir-catalysed borylation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: structures of naphthalene-2,6-bis(boronate), pyrene-2,7-bis(boronate) and perylene-2,5,8,11-tetra(boronate) esters

    David N. Coventry;Andrei S. Batsanov;Andrés E. Goeta;Judith A. K. Howard

  • Structural, Luminescence, and NMR Studies of the Reversible Binding of Acetate, Lactate, Citrate, and Selected Amino Acids to Chiral Diaqua Ytterbium, Gadolinium, and Europium Complexes

    Rachel S. Dickins;Silvio Aime;Andrei S. Batsanov;Andrew Beeby

  • Anion-switchable supramolecular gels for controlling pharmaceutical crystal growth

    Jonathan A. Foster;Marc-Oliver M. Piepenbrock;Gareth O. Lloyd;Nigel Clarke

  • NMR, Relaxometric, and Structural Studies of the Hydration and Exchange Dynamics of Cationic Lanthanide Complexes of Macrocyclic Tetraamide Ligands

    Silvio Aime;Alessandro Barge;James I. Bruce;Mauro Botta

  • Controlling Emission Energy, Self-Quenching, and Excimer Formation in Highly Luminescent N∧C∧N-Coordinated Platinum(II) Complexes

    Sarah J Farley;David L Rochester;Amber L Thompson;Judith A K Howard

  • Synthesis, Crystal Structures, Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties, and Theoretical Studies of (p‐R‐Phenyl)‐, (p‐R‐Phenylethynyl)‐, and (E)‐[2‐(p‐R‐Phenyl)ethenyl]dimesitylboranes and Related Compounds

    Zheng Yuan;Christopher D. Entwistle;Jonathan C. Collings;David Albesa-Jové

  • Negative Linear Compressibility of a Metal–Organic Framework

    Wei Li;Michael R. Probert;Monica Kosa;Thomas D. Bennett

  • Synthesis of 2- and 2,7-Functionalized Pyrene Derivatives: An Application of Selective C ? H Borylation

    Andrew G. Crawford;Zhiqiang Liu;Ibraheem A. I. Mkhalid;Marie‐Hélène Thibault

  • iotbx.cif: a comprehensive CIF toolbox.

    Richard J. Gildea;Richard J. Gildea;Luc J. Bourhis;Oleg V. Dolomanov;Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve

  • Ir-catalyzed borylation of C-H bonds in N-containing heterocycles : regioselectivity in the synthesis of heteroaryl boronate esters.

    Ibraheem A I Mkhalid;David N Coventry;David Albesa-Jove;Andrei S Batsanov

  • Correlation of Water Exchange Rate with Isomeric Composition in Diastereoisomeric Gadolinium Complexes of Tetra(carboxyethyl)dota and Related Macrocyclic Ligands

    Mark Woods;Silvio Aime;Mauro Botta;Judith A.K. Howard

  • Requirement for an Oxidant in Pd/Cu Co-Catalyzed Terminal Alkyne Homocoupling To Give Symmetrical 1,4-Disubstituted 1,3-Diynes

    Andrei S. Batsanov;Jonathan C. Collings;Ian J.S. Fairlamb;Jason P. Holland

  • Arene–perfluoroarene interactions in crystal engineering 8: structures of 1∶1 complexes of hexafluorobenzene with fused-ring polyaromatic hydrocarbons

    Jonathan C. Collings;Karl P. Roscoe;Edward G. Robins;Andrei S. Batsanov

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrei S. Batsanov
Andrei S. Batsanov Durham University
Martin R. Bryce
Martin R. Bryce Durham University
Todd B. Marder
Todd B. Marder University of Würzburg
Paul J. Low
Paul J. Low University of Western Australia
Frank H. Allen
Frank H. Allen University of Cambridge
Christian W. Lehmann
Christian W. Lehmann Max Planck Society
David Parker
David Parker Durham University
Claire Wilson
Claire Wilson University of Glasgow
Gautam R. Desiraju
Gautam R. Desiraju Indian Institute of Science
Jonathan W. Steed
Jonathan W. Steed Durham University

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