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Oliver Aneurin Williams

Oliver Aneurin Williams

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 55 8690 8394 350 332 240 9464

Oliver Aneurin Williams publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Oliver Aneurin Williams between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Oliver Aneurin Williams published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 12.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2009. 26 of the 303 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2009. 2001: 4 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 12 publications
2001 2025

303 publications in total across all disciplines

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Oliver Aneurin Williams: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 4
2002 6
2003 4
2004 14
2005 8
2006 18
2007 16
2008 20
2009 22
2010 19
2011 14
2012 7
2013 14
2014 11
2015 4
2016 5
2017 11
2018 18
2019 20
2020 6
2021 13
2022 12
2023 11
2024 14
2025 12
Total 303
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Oliver Aneurin Williams 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 Oliver Aneurin Williams 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, 230–249 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: 240 publications — 43rd percentile

43% 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
230–249 766 240
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
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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Oliver Aneurin Williams 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 Oliver Aneurin Williams 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, 54–55 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: 55 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% 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 55
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
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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Overview

Oliver Aneurin Williams is affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom, focusing on research primarily within the fields of Materials Science and Engineering.

Their work extensively covers subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Mechanics of Materials, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientific topics they have explored include:

  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Analytical Chemistry and Sensors

Oliver Aneurin Williams's recent publications illustrate the scope of their research interests:

  • "Crystalline Interlayers for Reducing the Effective Thermal Boundary Resistance in GaN-on-Diamond," 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Long spin coherence times of nitrogen vacancy centers in milled nanodiamonds," 2022, Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • "Thermal stress modelling of diamond on GaN/III-Nitride membranes," 2020, Carbon
  • "Surface zeta potential and diamond growth on gallium oxide single crystal," 2021, Carbon
  • "High-throughput nitrogen-vacancy center imaging for nanodiamond photophysical characterization and pH nanosensing," 2020, Nanoscale

The primary publication venues where their work appears with the higher volume of contributions include:

  • Carbon
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ACS Applied Electronic Materials
  • Diamond and Related Materials

Frequent collaborators in their research efforts include Soumen Mandal, Jerome A. Cuenca, Evan L. H. Thomas, Georgina M. Klemencic, and Martin Kuball.

Best Publications

  • Enhanced diamond nucleation on monodispersed nanocrystalline diamond

    Oliver A. Williams;Olivier Douheret;Olivier Douheret;Michael Daenen;Michael Daenen;Ken Haenen;Ken Haenen

  • Size-dependent reactivity of diamond nanoparticles.

    Oliver Aneurin Williams;Jakob Hees;Christel Dieker;Wolfgang Jager

  • Growth, electronic properties and applications of nanodiamond

    Oliver Williams;Oliver Williams;Milos Nesladek;Milos Nesladek;Michael Daenen;S. Michaelson

  • Electronic and optical properties of boron-doped nanocrystalline diamond films

    Wojciech Gajewski;Philipp Achatz;O. A. Williams;Ken Haenen

  • Nanocrystalline diamond

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  • Comparison of the growth and properties of ultrananocrystalline diamond and nanocrystalline diamond

    Oliver Williams;Michael Daenen;Jan D'haen;Jan D'haen;Ken Haenen;Ken Haenen

  • Chemical mechanical polishing of thin film diamond

    Evan L. H. Thomas;Geoffrey W. Nelson;Soumen Mandal;John S. Foord

  • Growth and Properties of Nanocrystalline Diamond Films

    Oliver Aneurin Williams;M. Nesladek

  • Ordered growth of neurons on diamond

    Christian G. Specht;Oliver A. Williams;Richard B. Jackman;Ralf Schoepfer

  • pH sensors based on hydrogenated diamond surfaces

    Jose A. Garrido;Andreas Härtl;Stefan Kuch;Martin Stutzmann

  • Electrostatic self-assembly of diamond nanoparticles

    Jakob Hees;Armin Kriele;Oliver Aneurin Williams;Oliver Aneurin Williams

  • Positive zeta potential of nanodiamonds

    Laia Ginés;Soumen Mandal;Ashek-I-Ahmed;Chia-Liang Cheng

  • n-type conductivity in ultrananocrystalline diamond films

    Oliver A. Williams;Stephane Curat;Jennifer E. Gerbi;Dieter M. Gruen

  • Optical properties of nanocrystalline diamond thin films

    P. Achatz;J. A. Garrido;M. Stutzmann;Oliver Aneurin Williams

  • Super-High-Frequency SAW Resonators on AlN/Diamond

    J. G. Rodriguez-Madrid;G. F. Iriarte;J. Pedros;O. A. Williams

  • Effect of nitrogen on the electronic properties of ultrananocrystalline diamond thin films grown on quartz and diamond substrates

    P. Achatz;Oliver Aneurin Williams;P. Bruno;D. M. Gruen

  • High precision pressure sensors based on SAW devices in the GHz range

    J.G. Rodríguez-Madrid;G.F. Iriarte;Oliver Aneurin Williams;F. Calle

  • High Young's modulus in ultra thin nanocrystalline diamond

    Oliver Aneurin Williams;A. Kriele;J. Hees;M. Wolfer

  • Battery-like Supercapacitors from Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Coated Diamond: Design and Demonstrator

    Siyu Yu;Nianjun Yang;Michael Vogel;Soumen Mandal

  • Hydrogen-induced transport properties of holes in diamond surface layers

    C. E. Nebel;C. Sauerer;F. Ertl;M. Stutzmann

  • Seeding, growth and characterization of nanocrystalline diamond films on various substrates

    Michael Daenen;Oliver Williams;Jan D'haen;Jan D'haen;Ken Haenen;Ken Haenen

Frequent Co-Authors

Ken Haenen
Ken Haenen Hasselt University
Richard B. Jackman
Richard B. Jackman University College London
Dieter M. Gruen
Dieter M. Gruen Argonne National Laboratory
Christoph E. Nebel
Christoph E. Nebel Diamond and Carbon Applications
Milos Nesladek
Milos Nesladek Hasselt University
Martin Stutzmann
Martin Stutzmann Technical University of Munich
Jose A. Garrido
Jose A. Garrido Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia
Nianjun Yang
Nianjun Yang University of Siegen
Jan D'Haen
Jan D'Haen Hasselt University

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