2026 Nora H. de Leeuw: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	75	3480	3362	145	135	415	19207
Chemistry	78	3846	3490	220	197	443	20151

Research.com Recognitions

2017 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Nora H. de Leeuw is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their research predominantly focuses on Materials Science and Engineering, with significant contributions in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering, and Catalysis.

Their work extensively covers the following main topics:

ZnO doping and properties
Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
Catalysts for Methane Reforming
Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

Some of their recent scientific papers include:

Structural and Optical Properties of ZnO Thin Films Prepared by Molecular Precursor and Sol-Gel Methods, 2020, Crystals
Suppressing Auger Recombination of Perovskite Quantum Dots for Efficient Pure-Blue-Light-Emitting Diodes, 2022, ACS Energy Letters
Electronic Structure and Interface Energetics of CuBi₂O₄ Photoelectrodes, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Surface functionalization of ZnO:Ag columnar thin films with AgAu and AgPt bimetallic alloy nanoparticles as an efficient pathway for highly sensitive gas discrimination and early hazard detection in batteries, 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
TiO₂/Cu₂O/CuO Multi-Nanolayers as Sensors for H₂ and Volatile Organic Compounds: An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation, 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Their frequent co-authors include:

David Santos-Carballal
Saeedeh Sarabadani Tafreshi
Aleksandar Živković
Nelson Y. Dzade
Xingyu Wang

Publications by this scientist appear regularly in venues such as:

Catalysts
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
South African Journal of Chemistry

Recognition of their scientific contributions includes being named a Member of Academia Europaea in 2017.

Best Publications

Surface Structure and Morphology of Calcium Carbonate Polymorphs Calcite, Aragonite, and Vaterite: An Atomistic Approach

NH de Leeuw;SC Parker

682
Citations
Atomistic simulation of dislocations, surfaces and interfaces in MgO

Graeme W. Watson;E. Toby Kelsey;Nora H. de Leeuw;Duncan J. Harris

595
Citations
Magnesium incorporation into hydroxyapatite

Danielle Laurencin;Neyvis Almora-Barrios;Nora H. de Leeuw;Christel Gervais

410
Citations
Symmetry-adapted configurational modelling of fractional site occupancy in solids

R Grau-Crespo;S Hamad;S Hamad;C R A Catlow;C R A Catlow;N H de Leeuw

345
Citations
Vacancy ordering and electronic structure of γ-Fe2O3 (maghemite): a theoretical investigation

Ricardo Grau-Crespo;Asmaa Y Al-Baitai;Iman Saadoune;Nora H De Leeuw

296
Citations
Modeling the Surface Structure and Stability of α-Quartz

Nora H. de Leeuw;and F. Manon Higgins;Stephen C. Parker

275
Citations
Molecular-dynamics simulation of MgO surfaces in liquid water using a shell-model potential for water

N. H. de Leeuw;S. C. Parker

256
Citations
Atomistic simulation of the effect of molecular adsorption of water on the surface structure and energies of calcite surfaces

Nora H. de Leeuw;Stephen C. Parker

254
Citations
Bio-inspired CO2 Conversion by Iron Sulfide Catalysts Under Sustainable Conditions

A. Roldan;N. Hollingsworth;A. Roffey;H.-U. Islam;H.-U. Islam

237
Citations
A DFT study of the structures, stabilities and redox behaviour of the major surfaces of magnetite Fe3O4

Dsavid Santos-Carballal;Alberto Roldan;Ricardo Grau-Crespo;Nora H. de Leeuw

236
Citations
CuO Surfaces and CO2 Activation: A Dispersion-Corrected DFT+U Study

Abhishek Kumar Mishra;Alberto Roldan Martinez;Nora H. de Leeuw;Nora H. de Leeuw

231
Citations
A computer modelling study of the uptake, structure and distribution of carbonate defects in hydroxy-apatite

Sherina Peroos;Zhimei Du;Nora Henriette de Leeuw;Nora Henriette de Leeuw

215
Citations
The structure of bioactive silicate glasses : New insight from molecular dynamics simulations

Antonio Tilocca;Alastair N. Cormack;Nora H. De Leeuw

212
Citations
Synthesis, characterization and DFT studies of zinc-doped copper oxide nanocrystals for gas sensing applications

V. Cretu;V. Postica;A. K. Mishra;M. Hoppe

204
Citations
Shell-model molecular dynamics calculations of modified silicate glasses

Antonio Tilocca;Nora H. de Leeuw;Nora H. de Leeuw;Alastair N. Cormack;Alastair N. Cormack

196
Citations
ATOMISTIC SIMULATION OF THE EFFECT OF DISSOCIATIVE ADSORPTION OF WATER ON THE SURFACE STRUCTURE AND STABILITY OF CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUM OXIDE

N. H. de Leeuw;G. W. Watson;S. C. Parker

188
Citations
Multifunctional Materials: A Case Study of the Effects of Metal Doping on ZnO Tetrapods with Bismuth and Tin Oxides

Vasile Postica;Jorit Gröttrup;Rainer Adelung;Oleg Lupan;Oleg Lupan

176
Citations
Vacancy ordering and electronic structure of gamma-Fe2O3 (maghemite): a theoretical investigation

Ricardo Grau-Crespo;Asmaa Y. Al-Baitai;Iman Saadoune;Nora H. De Leeuw

176
Citations
A highly reactive precursor in the iron sulfide system.

Adriana Matamoros-Veloza;Oscar Cespedes;Benjamin R. G. Johnson;Tomasz M. Stawski;Tomasz M. Stawski

165
Citations
Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Formate at Low Overpotential Using a Superbase Ionic Liquid

Nathan Hollingsworth;S. F. Rebecca Taylor;Miguel T. Galante;Johan Jacquemin

161
Citations
Surface simulation studies of the hydration of white rust Fe(OH)2, goethite α-FeO(OH) and hematite α-Fe2O3

Nora Henriette de Leeuw;Nora Henriette de Leeuw;Timothy G. Cooper

156
Citations
Density Functional Theory Study of the Binding of Glycine, Proline, and Hydroxyproline to the Hydroxyapatite (0001) and (011̅0) Surfaces

Neyvis Almora-Barrios;Kat F. Austen;Nora H. de Leeuw

156
Citations