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D-Index
75
Citations
26168
World Ranking
4371
National Ranking
254

Peter P. Edwards 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 Peter P. Edwards sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 543 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter P. Edwards 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 Peter P. Edwards sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% 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

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2013 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1996 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Peter P. Edwards is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans Materials Science, Engineering, and Chemical Engineering, with significant contributions in specialized subfields such as Catalysis, Materials Chemistry, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Organic Chemistry, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics, including Catalysts for Methane Reforming, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Municipal Solid Waste Management, Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems, and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science.

Edwards has published extensively, with frequent appearances in several scientific venues. These include:

  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Catalysis
  • Journal of Energy Chemistry
  • Chemical Science

Notable recent papers by Edwards include:

  • "Microwave-initiated catalytic deconstruction of plastic waste into hydrogen and high-value carbons," 2020, Nature Catalysis
  • "Decarbonising energy: The developing international activity in hydrogen technologies and fuel cells," 2020, Journal of Energy Chemistry
  • "Transforming carbon dioxide into jet fuel using an organic combustion-synthesized Fe-Mn-K catalyst," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Facile in situ reductive synthesis of both nitrogen deficient and protonated g-C3N4 nanosheets for the synergistic enhancement of visible-light H2 evolution," 2020, Chemical Science
  • "A review of catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide: From waste to hydrocarbons," 2022, Frontiers in Chemistry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Edwards include:

  • Tiancun Xiao
  • Benzhen Yao
  • Daniel R. Slocombe
  • Sergio González-Cortés
  • Xiangyu Jie

The scientist has been recognized by several awards, such as becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 1996. They were also inducted as a Member of Academia Europaea in 2013 and named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Hydrogen and fuel cells: Towards a sustainable energy future

    P.P. Edwards;V.L. Kuznetsov;W.I.F. David;N.P. Brandon

  • A new hydrosol of gold clusters. 1. Formation and particle size variation

    Daniel G. Duff;Alfons Baiker;Peter P. Edwards

  • Metal nanoparticles and their assemblies

    C. N. Ramachandra Rao;Giridhar U. Kulkarni;P. John Thomas;Peter P. Edwards

  • Size‐Dependent Chemistry: Properties of Nanocrystals

    C. N. R. Rao;G. U. Kulkarni;P. John Thomas;Peter P. Edwards

  • High-capacity hydrogen storage in lithium and sodium amidoboranes

    Zhitao Xiong;Chaw Keong Yong;Guotao Wu;Ping Chen

  • Microwave-initiated catalytic deconstruction of plastic waste into hydrogen and high-value carbons

    Xiangyu Jie;Weisong Li;Weisong Li;Weisong Li;Daniel Slocombe;Yige Gao

  • Basic materials physics of transparent conducting oxides

    Peter P. Edwards;Adrian Porch;Martin O. Jones;David Vernon Morgan

  • Synthesis and superconducting properties of the strontium copper oxy-fluoride Sr2CuO2F2+δ

    M. AI-Mamouri;Peter P. Edwards;Colin Greaves;M. Slaski

  • Hydrogen nexus in a sustainable energy future

    Asel Sartbaeva;V. L. Kuznetsov;Stephen A. Wells;P. P. Edwards

  • Decarbonising energy: The developing international activity in hydrogen technologies and fuel cells.

    John Meurig Thomas;Peter P. Edwards;Peter J. Dobson;Gari P. Owen

  • Hydrogen adsorption in zeolites a, x, y and rho

    H.W. Langmi;A. Walton;M.M. Al-Mamouri;S.R. Johnson

  • Glycerol aqueous phase reforming for hydrogen generation over Pt catalyst – Effect of catalyst composition and reaction conditions

    Nianjun Luo;Nianjun Luo;Xianwen Fu;Fahai Cao;Tiancun Xiao;Tiancun Xiao

  • Transforming carbon dioxide into jet fuel using an organic combustion-synthesized Fe-Mn-K catalyst

    Benzhen Yao;Tiancun Xiao;Ofentse A. Makgae;Xiangyu Jie

  • Exceptional visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity over BiOBr–ZnFe2O4 heterojunctions

    Liang Kong;Zheng Jiang;Tiancun Xiao;Lufeng Lu

  • Unusual reactivity of visible-light-responsive AgBr–BiOBr heterojunction photocatalysts

    Liang Kong;Zheng Jiang;Zheng Jiang;Henry H. Lai;Rebecca J. Nicholls

  • A mechanism for non-stoichiometry in the lithium amide/lithium imide hydrogen storage reaction.

    William I. F. David;Martin O. Jones;Duncan H. Gregory;Catherine M. Jewell

  • A new hydrosol of gold clusters

    Daniel G. Duff;Alfons Baiker;Peter P. Edwards

  • Structural studies of trigonal lamellar particles of gold and silver

    A. I. Kirkland;D. A. Jefferson;D. G. Duff;Peter Philip Edwards

  • The hydrothermal synthesis of BiOBr flakes for visible-light-responsive photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange

    Zheng Jiang;Zheng Jiang;Fan Yang;Guidong Yang;Liang Kong

  • Gold in a Metallic Divided State—From Faraday to Present-Day Nanoscience

    Peter P. Edwards;John Meurig Thomas

  • The Electronic Structure and Properties of Solids

    P. Edwards;V. Kuznetsov;Daniel Slocombe;R. Vijayaraghavan

Frequent Co-Authors

Tiancun Xiao
Tiancun Xiao University of Oxford
Vladimir L. Kuznetsov
Vladimir L. Kuznetsov University of Oxford
William I. F. David
William I. F. David University of Oxford
Zheng Jiang
Zheng Jiang University of Southampton
Ru-Shi Liu
Ru-Shi Liu National Taiwan University
Adrian Porch
Adrian Porch Cardiff University
Duncan H. Gregory
Duncan H. Gregory University of Glasgow
C. N. R. Rao
C. N. R. Rao Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
David A. Jefferson
David A. Jefferson University of Cambridge
Wuzong Zhou
Wuzong Zhou University of St Andrews

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