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D-Index
63
Citations
13073
World Ranking
8494
National Ranking
483

P. Sims 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 P. Sims sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 185 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

P. Sims 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 P. Sims sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

P. Sims was affiliated with the Institute of Cancer Research in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions spanned multiple publications primarily within the fields of Physics and Astronomy, and Engineering. The scientist's work covered various subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Environmental Engineering.

The core topics addressed in their publications included Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Antenna Design and Optimization, Radio Wave Propagation Studies, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing, and Superconducting and THz Device Technology.

Key coauthors who frequently collaborated with their research were Eloy de Lera Acedo, Judd D. Bowman, G. Bernardi, Steven Murray, and N. Razavi-Ghods.

Their work appeared in a range of publication venues, with the most frequent being arXiv (Cornell University), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, The Astrophysical Journal, Nature Astronomy, and Radio Science.

Among their recent papers were:

  • "First Results from HERA Phase I: Upper Limits on the Epoch of Reionization 21 cm Power Spectrum," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "HERA Phase I Limits on the Cosmic 21 cm Signal: Constraints on Astrophysics and Cosmology during the Epoch of Reionization," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Improved Constraints on the 21 cm EoR Power Spectrum and the X-Ray Heating of the IGM with HERA Phase I Observations," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "The REACH radiometer for detecting the 21-cm hydrogen signal from redshift z ≈ 7.5-28," 2022, Nature Astronomy
  • "Mitigating Internal Instrument Coupling for 21 cm Cosmology. II. A Method Demonstration with the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array," 2020, The Astrophysical Journal

Best Publications

  • Metabolic activation of benzo(a)pyrene proceeds by a diol-epoxide

    P Sims;P L Grover;A Swaisland;K Pal

  • An enzyme from rat liver catalysing conjugations with glutathione

    J. Booth;E. Boyland;P. Sims

  • Epoxides in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolism and carcinogenesis.

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  • Enzyme-catalysed reactions of polycyclic hydrocarbons with deoxyribonucleic acid and protein in vitro.

    P L Grover;P Sims

  • Qualitative and quantitative studies on the metabolism of a series of aromatic hydrocarbons by rat-liver preparations

    P. Sims

  • Formation of K-region epoxides as microsomal metabolites of pyrene and benzo(a)pyrene.

    P.L. Grover;A. Hewer;P. Sims

  • Fluorescence spectral evidence that benzo(a)pyrene-DNA products in mouse skin arise from diol-epoxides

    Pascaline Daudel;Maurice Duquesne;Paul Vigny;Philip L. Grover

  • In Vitro Transformation of Rodent Cells by K-Region Derivatives of Polycyclic Hydrocarbons

    Philip L. Grover;Peter Sims;Eliezer Huberman;Hans Marquardt

  • Mutagenicity of non-K-region diols and diol-epoxides of benz(a)anthracene and benzo(a)pyrene in S. typhimurium TA 100.

    C. Malaveille;H. Bartsch;P.L. Grover;P. Sims

  • Mutagenicity to Mammalian Cells of Epoxides and Other Derivatives of Polycyclic Hydrocarbons

    Eliezer Huberman;Lourdes Aspiras;Charles Heidelberger;Philip L. Grover

  • Epoxides as microsomal metabolites of polycyclic hydrocarbons.

    P.L. Grover;A. Hewer;P. Sims

  • The involvement of a diol-epoxide in the metabolic activation of benzo(a)pyrene in human bronchial mucosa and in mouse skin.

    P. L. Grover;A. Hewer;K. Pal;P. Sims

  • The metabolism of benzo[a]pyrene by rat-liver homogenates.

    P. Sims

  • The metabolism of benz[a]anthracene and dibenz[a,h]anthracene and their 5,6-epoxy-5,6-dihydro derivatives by rat-liver homogenates.

    E Boyland;P Sims

  • Studies on the Formation of Hydrocarbon-Deoxyribonucleoside Products by the Binding of Derivatives of 7-Methylbenz[a]anthracene to DNA in Aqueous Solution and in Mouse Embryo Cells in Culture

    William M. Baird;Anthony Dipple;Philip L. Grover;Peter Sims

  • Induction of Adrenal Damage and Cancer with Metabolites of 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)Anthracene

    E. Boyland;P. Sims;C. Huggins

  • Effect of DNA repair on the cytotoxicity and mutagenicity of polycyclic hydrocarbon derivatives in normal and xeroderma pigmentosum human fibroblasts.

    Veronica M. Maher;J. Justin McCormick;Phillip L. Grover;Peter Sims

  • Interactions of the k-region epoxides of phenanthrene and dibenz[a,h]anthracene with nucleic acids and histone

    P.L. Grover;P. Sims

  • METABOLISM OF POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS. THE METABOLISM OF 7,12-DIMETHYLBENZ(ALPHA)ANTHRACENE BY RAT-LIVER HOMOGENATES.

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  • Epoxy derivatives of aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons. The preparation and metabolism of epoxides related to benzo(a)pyrene and to 7,8- and 9,10-dihydrobenzo(a)pyrene.

    J. F. Waterfall;P. Sims

  • The covalent binding of polycyclic hydrocarbons to DNA in the skin of mice of different strains.

    David H. Phillips;Philip L. Grover;Peter Sims

  • 8,9-Dihydro-8,9-dihydroxybenz(a)anthracene 10,11-oxide: A new type of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolite

    J. Booth;P. Sims

  • Polycyclic hydrocarbon epoxides: the involvement of 8,9-dihydro-8,9-dihydroxybenz (a) anthracene 10,11-oxide in reactions with the DNA of benz (a) anthracene-treated hamster embryo cells.

    A.J. Swaisland;A. Hewer;K. Pal;G.R. Keysell

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip L. Grover
Philip L. Grover Institute of Cancer Research
David H. Phillips
David H. Phillips King's College London
Charles Heidelberger
Charles Heidelberger University of Southern California
Helmut Bartsch
Helmut Bartsch German Cancer Research Center

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