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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 85 2132 2057 92 87 360 32438
Chemistry 85 2623 2364 138 122 420 32552

Neil B. McKeown publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Neil B. McKeown between 1987 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Neil B. McKeown published across 40 years, from 1987 to 2026, averaging 11.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 92 publications in 2004. 13 of the 476 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 92. Peak 92 publications in 2004. 1987: 3 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 6 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 92 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 12 publications 2026: 1 publication
1987 2026

476 publications in total across all disciplines

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Neil B. McKeown: publications per year, 1987 to 2026
Year Publications
1987 3
1988 3
1989 1
1990 3
1991 6
1992 4
1993 2
1994 1
1995 6
1996 5
1997 3
1998 11
1999 4
2000 7
2001 7
2002 11
2003 10
2004 92
2005 11
2006 6
2007 8
2008 9
2009 6
2010 10
2011 16
2012 12
2013 19
2014 19
2015 7
2016 15
2017 16
2018 16
2019 18
2020 21
2021 19
2022 20
2023 12
2024 24
2025 12
2026 1
Total 476
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Neil B. McKeown publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Neil B. McKeown sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 350–369 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 360 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440 360
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Neil B. McKeown D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Neil B. McKeown sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 84–85 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195 85
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Neil B. McKeown is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on membrane technologies, materials science, and engineering applications related to ion transport and energy conversion.

The scientist's main fields of study include engineering and materials science. Within these, the prominent subfields of study are electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

Key research topics associated with Neil B. McKeown's work are:

  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques

Frequently published venues for McKeown's research include:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • ChemElectroChem

Frequent coauthors in their research include Mariolino Carta, Frank Marken, Richard Malpass-Evans, Chunchun Ye, and Johannes C. Jansen.

Recent research papers by Neil B. McKeown and collaborators include:

  • Selective ion transport through hydrated micropores in polymer membranes, 2024, Nature
  • Near-frictionless ion transport within triazine framework membranes, 2023, Nature
  • Development of efficient aqueous organic redox flow batteries using ion-sieving sulfonated polymer membranes, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Sulfonated Microporous Polymer Membranes with Fast and Selective Ion Transport for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIMs), 2020, Polymer

In 2017, Neil B. McKeown was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Best Publications

  • Phthalocyanine Materials: Synthesis, Structure and Function

    Neil B. McKeown

  • Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs): organic materials for membrane separations, heterogeneous catalysis and hydrogen storage

    Neil B. McKeown;Peter M. Budd

  • Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs): robust, solution-processable, organic nanoporous materials.

    Peter M. Budd;Bader S. Ghanem;Saad Makhseed;Neil B. McKeown

  • An efficient polymer molecular sieve for membrane gas separations.

    Mariolino Carta;Richard Malpass-Evans;Matthew Croad;Yulia Rogan

  • Solution-Processed, Organophilic Membrane Derived from a Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity

    Peter M. Budd;Elssalhen S. Elabas;Bader S. Ghanem;Saad Makhseed

  • Gas separation membranes from polymers of intrinsic microporosity

    Peter M. Budd;Kadhum J. Msayib;Carin E. Tattershall;Bader S. Ghanem

  • The influence of surface modification on the cytotoxicity of PAMAM dendrimers.

    R Jevprasesphant;J Penny;R Jalal;D Attwood

  • Exploitation of Intrinsic Microporosity in Polymer-Based Materials

    Neil B. McKeown;Peter M. Budd

  • Redefining the Robeson upper bounds for CO2/CH4 and CO2/N2 separations using a series of ultrapermeable benzotriptycene-based polymers of intrinsic microporosity

    Bibiana Comesaña-Gándara;Jie Chen;C. Grazia Bezzu;Mariolino Carta

  • Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs): bridging the void between microporous and polymeric materials.

    Neil B. McKeown;Peter M. Budd;Kadhum J. Msayib;Bader S. Ghanem

  • Gas permeation parameters and other physicochemical properties of a polymer of intrinsic microporosity: Polybenzodioxane PIM-1

    Peter M. Budd;Neil B. McKeown;Bader S. Ghanem;Kadhum J. Msayib

  • Gas Permeation Properties, Physical Aging, and Its Mitigation in High Free Volume Glassy Polymers

    Ze Xian Low;Peter M. Budd;Neil B. McKeown;Darrell A. Patterson

  • Towards Polymer-Based Hydrogen Storage Materials: Engineering Ultramicroporous Cavities within Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity

    Neil B. McKeown;Bader Gahnem;Kadhum J. Msayib;Peter M. Budd

  • Free volume and intrinsic microporosity in polymers

    Peter M. Budd;Neil B. McKeown;Detlev Fritsch

  • Hydrophilic microporous membranes for selective ion separation and flow-battery energy storage

    Rui Tan;Anqi Wang;Richard Malpass-Evans;Rhodri Williams

  • Triptycene Induced Enhancement of Membrane Gas Selectivity for Microporous Tröger's Base Polymers

    Mariolino Carta;Matthew Croad;Richard Malpass-Evans;Johannes C. Jansen

  • Highly permeable polymers for gas separation membranes

    Peter M. Budd;Neil B. McKeown

  • A Spirobifluorene-Based Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity with Improved Performance for Gas Separation

    C. Grazia Bezzu;Mariolino Carta;Alexander Tonkins;Johannes C. Jansen

  • High-Performance Membranes from Polyimides with Intrinsic Microporosity

    Bader S. Ghanem;Neil B. McKeown;Peter M. Budd;James D. Selbie

  • Near-frictionless ion transport within triazine framework membranes

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  • Triptycene-based polymers of intrinsic microporosity: organic materials that can be tailored for gas adsorption

    Bader Ghanem;Bader Ghanem;Mohammed Hashem;Kenneth David Maclean Harris;Kadhum Msayib

  • Engineering of dendrimer surfaces to enhance transepithelial transport and reduce cytotoxicity.

    Rachaneekorn Jevprasesphant;Jeffrey Penny;David Attwood;Neil B. McKeown

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter M. Budd
Peter M. Budd University of Manchester
Frank Marken
Frank Marken University of Bath
Johannes C. Jansen
Johannes C. Jansen National Research Council (CNR)
Bader Ghanem
Bader Ghanem King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
David Attwood
David Attwood University of Manchester
Daping He
Daping He Wuhan University of Technology
Benson M. Kariuki
Benson M. Kariuki Cardiff University
John E. Warren
John E. Warren University of Manchester
Guy J. Clarkson
Guy J. Clarkson University of Warwick
James Runt
James Runt Pennsylvania State University

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