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Nigel Kirby 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 Nigel Kirby sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 184 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nigel Kirby 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 Nigel Kirby sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nigel Kirby is affiliated with the Australian Synchrotron in Australia and conducts research prominently in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work addresses a range of scientific disciplines with a focus on applied materials and engineering principles.

The main subfields of study in Nigel Kirby's research include Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Organic Chemistry. These areas reflect a multidisciplinary approach that spans both physical sciences and biological interfaces.

The key research topics covered in their publications include:

  • Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Ion-surface interactions and analysis
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery

Their recent published papers demonstrate this diverse focus and include the following:

  • Shape of nanopores in track-etched polycarbonate membranes (2021), Journal of Membrane Science
  • Calculation aided miscibility manipulation enables highly efficient polythiophene:nonfullerene photovoltaic cells (2021), Science China Chemistry
  • Direct Arylation Polycondensation of Chlorinated Thiophene Derivatives to High-Mobility Conjugated Polymers (2020), Macromolecules
  • High Tg Polymer Insulator Yields Organic Photovoltaic Blends with Superior Thermal Stability at 150 oC (2021), Chinese Journal of Chemistry
  • A round-robin approach provides a detailed assessment of biomolecular small-angle scattering data reproducibility and yields consensus curves for benchmarking (2022), Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology

Nigel Kirby has collaborated frequently with several researchers including Pablo Mota-Santiago, P. Kluth, Christian Notthoff, Ben J. Boyd, and Shankar Dutt.

Several scientific journals have published their work repeatedly, reflecting ongoing contributions to key areas of materials and interface science. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Small
  • Journal of Nuclear Materials
  • The Cambridge Structural Database

Best Publications

  • Biomimetic mineralization of metal-organic frameworks as protective coatings for biomacromolecules.

    Kang Liang;Raffaele Ricco;Cara M Doherty;Mark J Styles

  • A low-background-intensity focusing small-angle X-ray scattering undulator beamline

    Nigel M. Kirby;Stephen T. Mudie;Adrian M. Hawley;David J. Cookson

  • Evaluating the link between self-assembled mesophase structure and drug release.

    Stephanie Phan;Wye-Khay Fong;Nigel Kirby;Tracey Hanley

  • Improved radiation dose efficiency in solution SAXS using a sheath flow sample environment.

    Nigel Kirby;Nathan Cowieson;Adrian M. Hawley;Stephen T. Mudie

  • Structural reorganization of cylindrical nanoparticles triggered by polylactide stereocomplexation

    Liang Sun;Anais Pitto-Barry;Nigel Kirby;Tara Louise Schiller

  • Nanostructured protic ionic liquids retain nanoscale features in aqueous solution while precursor Brønsted acids and bases exhibit different behavior

    Tamar L. Greaves;Danielle F. Kennedy;Asoka Weerawardena;Nicholas M. K. Tse

  • Tuning the Size of Cylindrical Micelles from Poly(l-lactide)-b-poly(acrylic acid) Diblock Copolymers Based on Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly

    Liang Sun;Nikos Petzetakis;Anais Pitto-Barry;Tara Louise Schiller;Tara Louise Schiller

  • Nanostructure of electrospun collagen: Do electrospun collagen fibers form native structures?

    Katie H. Sizeland;Katie H. Sizeland;Kathleen A. Hofman;Ian C. Hallett;Danielle E. Martin

  • Ammonium hydroxide treatment of Aβ produces an aggregate free solution suitable for biophysical and cell culture characterization

    Timothy M. Ryan;Joanne Caine;Haydyn D.T. Mertens;Nigel Kirby

  • Nanostructure and cytotoxicity of self-assembled monoolein–capric acid lyotropic liquid crystalline nanoparticles

    Nhiem Tran;Nhiem Tran;Xavier Mulet;Adrian M. Hawley;Tracey M. Hinton

  • Protic ionic liquids with fluorous anions: physicochemical properties and self-assembly nanostructure

    Yan Shen;Yan Shen;Danielle F. Kennedy;Tamar L. Greaves;Asoka Weerawardena

  • Revisiting the interpretation of casein micelle SAXS data.

    B. Ingham;A. Smialowska;G. D. Erlangga;L. Matia-Merino

  • Metal-free and MRI visible theranostic lyotropic liquid crystal nitroxide-based nanoparticles

    Benjamin W. Muir;Durga P. Acharya;Danielle F. Kennedy;Xavier Mulet;Xavier Mulet

  • Nanostructure changes in protic ionic liquids (PILs) through adding solutes and mixing PILs.

    Tamar L. Greaves;Danielle F. Kennedy;Nigel Kirby;Calum J. Drummond

  • Tracks and voids in amorphous Ge induced by swift heavy-ion irradiation

    Mark C Ridgway;Thomas Bierschenk;Raquel Giulian;Boshra Afra

  • Exploiting nucleobase-containing materials – from monomers to complex morphologies using RAFT dispersion polymerization

    Yan Kang;Anaïs Pitto-Barry;Helen Willcock;Wen-Dong Quan

  • Expanding the scope of the crystallization-driven self-assembly of polylactide-containing polymers

    Anaïs Pitto-Barry;Nigel Kirby;Andrew P. Dove;Rachel K. O'Reilly

  • Plasmonic Nanorods Provide Reversible Control over Nanostructure of Self-Assembled Drug Delivery Materials

    Wye Khay Fong;Tracey Lee Hanley;Benjamin Thierry;Nigel Kirby

  • Dimerization of plant defensin NaD1 enhances its antifungal activity.

    Fung T. Lay;Grant D. Mills;Ivan K.H. Poon;Nathan P. Cowieson

  • Epidermal growth factor receptor-targeted lipid nanoparticles retain self-assembled nanostructures and provide high specificity

    Jiali Zhai;Judith A. Scoble;Nan Li;Nan Li;George Lovrecz

  • Solving the mystery of the internal structure of casein micelles

    B. Ingham;G. D. Erlangga;A. Smialowska;N. M. Kirby

  • Collagen Fibril Diameter and Leather Strength

    Hannah C. Wells;Richard L. Edmonds;Nigel Kirby;Adrian Hawley

  • Stabilization of Nontoxic Aβ-Oligomers: Insights into the Mechanism of Action of Hydroxyquinolines in Alzheimer's Disease

    Timothy M Ryan;Blaine R Roberts;Gawain McColl;Dominic J Hare

Frequent Co-Authors

Calum J. Drummond
Calum J. Drummond RMIT University
Christina Trautmann
Christina Trautmann Technical University of Darmstadt
Rachel K. O'Reilly
Rachel K. O'Reilly University of Birmingham
Andrew P. Dove
Andrew P. Dove University of Birmingham
Benjamin James Boyd
Benjamin James Boyd Monash University
Long Ye
Long Ye Tianjin University
Kevin J. Barnham
Kevin J. Barnham Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Rachel A. Caruso
Rachel A. Caruso RMIT University
Rodney C. Ewing
Rodney C. Ewing Stanford University
Maik Lang
Maik Lang University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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