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Neil J. Coville 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 Neil J. Coville sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 498 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Neil J. Coville 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 Neil J. Coville sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% 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

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa

Overview

Neil J. Coville is affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a focus on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Catalysis, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

Coville's work centers on several main topics including:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Graphene Research and Applications
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication

Their recent papers reflect these interests with publications such as:

  • Biomass valorisation of marula nutshell waste into nitrogen-doped activated carbon for use in high performance supercapacitors, 2023, Electrochimica Acta
  • Microwave assisted synthesis of nitrogen doped and oxygen functionalized carbon nano onions supported palladium nanoparticles as hybrid anodic electrocatalysts for direct alkaline ethanol fuel cells, 2021, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Physicochemical Properties of Nitrogen Doped Carbon Nano-onions Grown by Flame Pyrolysis from Grapeseed Oil for Use in Supercapacitors, 2020, Electroanalysis
  • Supported carbon-dots: A review, 2022, Journal of Luminescence
  • Importance of Surface Topography in Both Biological Activity and Catalysis of Nanomaterials: Can Catalysis by Design Guide Safe by Design?, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Coville has a pattern of collaboration with several frequent co-authors, including Manoko S. Maubane-Nkadimeng, Roy P. Forbes, Ludwe L. Sikeyi, Themba D. Ntuli, and Thomas H. Mongwe.

Their research outputs have been published widely in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Diamond and Related Materials
  • RSC Advances
  • Nanomaterials

In addition to journal publications, Coville has contributed to the book titled "15 years of the Federation of African Societies of Chemistry (FASC)" published by Frontiers Media in 2022.

The scientist has also been recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa.

Best Publications

  • Homogeneous group 4 metallocene ziegler-natta catalysts: The influence of cyclopentadienyl-ring substituents

    Petra C. Möhring;Neil J. Coville

  • Hydrochlorination of acetylene using gold catalysts: A study of catalyst deactivation

    Bongani Nkosi;Neil J. Coville;Graham J. Hutchings;Mike D. Adams

  • Hydrochlorination of acetylene using carbon-supported gold catalysts: A study of catalyst reactivation

    Bongani Nkosi;Mike D. Adams;Neil J. Coville;Graham J. Hutchings

  • Dimerisation of ethanol to butanol over solid-base catalysts

    A.S Ndou;N Plint;N.J Coville

  • Multi-walled carbon nanotubes as adsorbents for the removal of parts per billion levels of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution.

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  • Fischer–Tropsch synthesis over iron catalysts supported on carbon nanotubes

    Munga C. Bahome;Linda L. Jewell;Diane Hildebrandt;David Glasser

  • Reagent and catalyst induced substitution reactions of metal carbonyl complexes

    Michel O. Albers;Neil J. Coville

  • Reactivation of a supported gold catalyst for acetylene hydrochlorination

    Bongani Nkosi;Neil J. Coville;Graham J. Hutchings

  • Vapour phase hydrochlorination of acetylene with group VIII and IB metal chloride catalysts

    B. Nkosi;N.J. Coville;G.J. Hutchings

  • Group 4 metallocene polymerisation catalysts: quantification of ring substituent steric effects

    Petra C. Möhring;Neil J. Coville

  • Correlating the preparation and performance of cobalt catalysts supported on carbon nanotubes and carbon spheres in the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis

    Haifeng Xiong;Myriam A.M. Motchelaho;Mahluli Moyo;Linda L. Jewell

  • Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as a metal catalyst support

    Letlhogonolo F. Mabena;Letlhogonolo F. Mabena;Suprakas Sinha Ray;Suprakas Sinha Ray;Sabelo D. Mhlanga;Neil J. Coville

  • Shaped Carbons As Supports for the Catalytic Conversion of Syngas to Clean Fuels

    Haifeng Xiong;Linda L. Jewell;Neil J. Coville

  • Time-dependent evolution of the nitrogen configurations in N-doped graphene films

    Boitumelo J. Matsoso;Kamalakannan Ranganathan;Bridget K. Mutuma;Tsenolo Lerotholi

  • A review of shaped carbon nanomaterials

    Neil J. Coville;Sabelo D. Mhlanga;Edward N. Nxumalo;Ahmed Shaikjee

  • Monosubstituted cyclopentadienyl half-sandwich transition metal complexes

    Neil J. Coville;Karen E. du Plooy;Wolfgang Pickl

  • Nitrogen Doped Carbon Nanotubes from Organometallic Compounds: A Review

    Edward N. Nxumalo;Neil J. Coville

  • Fe:CoTiO2 bimetallic catalysts for the Fischer-Tropsch reaction I. Characterization and reactor studies

    D.J. Duvenhage;N.J. Coville

  • The synthesis, properties and uses of carbon materials with helical morphology

    Ahmed Shaikjee;Neil J. Coville

  • The effect of boron on the catalyst reducibility and activity of Co/TiO2 Fischer–Tropsch catalysts

    Jinlin Li;Neil J. Coville

  • Quantification of Steric Effects in Organometallic Chemistry

    David White;Neil J. Coville

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham J. Hutchings
Graham J. Hutchings Cardiff University
Michael S. Scurrell
Michael S. Scurrell University of South Africa
Suprakas Sinha Ray
Suprakas Sinha Ray Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Diane Hildebrandt
Diane Hildebrandt University of South Africa
David Glasser
David Glasser University of South Africa
Jeremy M. Smith
Jeremy M. Smith Indiana University
Ian S. Butler
Ian S. Butler McGill University
Pierre D. Harvey
Pierre D. Harvey Université de Sherbrooke
Malik Maaza
Malik Maaza University of South Africa
Ana Flávia Nogueira
Ana Flávia Nogueira State University of Campinas

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