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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 67 5129 4960 202 189 351 15572
Chemistry 69 6248 5670 361 328 360 15814

Philip Lightfoot publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Philip Lightfoot between 1987 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Philip Lightfoot published across 38 years, from 1987 to 2024, averaging 10.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 1999. 13 of the 390 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 1999. 1987: 3 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 17 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 18 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 21 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 3 publications
1987 2024

390 publications in total across all disciplines

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Philip Lightfoot: publications per year, 1987 to 2024
Year Publications
1987 3
1988 6
1989 5
1990 17
1991 9
1992 7
1993 6
1994 10
1995 9
1996 11
1997 18
1998 14
1999 21
2000 12
2001 17
2002 15
2003 13
2004 15
2005 8
2006 15
2007 10
2008 7
2009 11
2010 9
2011 8
2012 5
2013 5
2014 8
2015 13
2016 8
2017 11
2018 3
2019 11
2020 12
2021 7
2022 18
2023 10
2024 3
Total 390
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Philip Lightfoot 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 Philip Lightfoot 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, 350–369 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: 351 publications — 70th percentile

70% 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
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440 351
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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Philip Lightfoot 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 Philip Lightfoot 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, 66–67 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: 67 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% 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
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490 67
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

Philip Lightfoot is affiliated with the University of St Andrews in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on materials science, with a strong emphasis on materials chemistry. They have produced a substantial body of work across several subfields, including electrical and electronic engineering, inorganic chemistry, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and condensed matter physics.

The scientist's research covers several key topics: crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, perovskite materials and applications, solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography, crystal structures and properties, inorganic chemistry and materials, and polyoxometalates synthesis and applications.

Among their recent papers are the following publications:

  • Structural chemistry of layered lead halide perovskites containing single octahedral layers (2021, IUCrJ)
  • Structural Diversity in Layered Hybrid Perovskites, A2PbBr4 or AA'PbBr4, Templated by Small Disc-Shaped Amines (2020, Inorganic Chemistry)
  • Polarity and Ferromagnetism in Two-Dimensional Hybrid Copper Perovskites with Chlorinated Aromatic Spacers (2022, Chemistry of Materials)
  • Unprecedented tin iodide perovskite-like structures featuring ordering of organic moieties (2020, Chemical Communications)
  • Structural Features in Some Layered Hybrid Copper Chloride Perovskites: ACuCl4 or A2CuCl4 (2021, Inorganic Chemistry)

Philip Lightfoot collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Jason A. McNulty, Alasdair J. Bradford, Stephen Lee, and Ceng Han.

Their research has been published repeatedly in notable scientific venues. These include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry of Materials
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Dalton Transactions
  • Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances

Best Publications

  • Crystal Structure of the Polymer Electrolyte Poly(ethylene oxide)3:LiCF3SO3.

    P. Lightfoot;M. A. Mehta;P. G. Bruce

  • Ferroelectric-Paraelectric Transition in BiFeO 3 : Crystal Structure of the Orthorhombic β Phase

    Donna C. Arnold;Kevin S. Knight;Finlay D. Morrison;Philip Lightfoot

  • CRYSTAL STRUCTURE DETERMINATION FROM POWDER DIFFRACTION DATA BY MONTE CARLO METHODS

    Kenneth D. M. Harris;Maryjane Tremayne;Philip Lightfoot;Peter G. Bruce

  • The structure of SrRuO3 by time-of-flight neutron powder diffraction

    C. W. Jones;P. D. Battle;P. Lightfoot;W. T. A. Harrison

  • Pressure-induced charge transfer and dTc/dP in YBa2Cu3O7−x

    J.D. Jorgensen;Shiyou Pei;P. Lightfoot;D.G. Hinks

  • Cation disorder in ferroelectric Aurivillius phases of the typeBi2ANb2O9(A=Ba, Sr, Ca)

    Susan M. Blake;Mark J. Falconer;Mark McCreedy;Philip Lightfoot

  • Understanding ferroelectricity in layered perovskites: new ideas and insights from theory and experiments

    Nicole A. Benedek;James M. Rondinelli;Hania Djani;Phillippe Ghosez

  • A Variable-Temperature Powder Neutron Diffraction Study of Ferroelectric Bi4Ti3O12

    Charles H. Hervoches;Philip Lightfoot

  • Structural Behavior of the Four-Layer Aurivillius-Phase Ferroelectrics SrBi4Ti4O15 and Bi5Ti3FeO15

    Charles H. Hervoches;Alan Snedden;Richard Riggs;Susan H. Kilcoyne

  • The widespread occurrence of negative thermal expansion in zeolites

    Philip Lightfoot;David A. Woodcock;Martin J. Maple;Luis A. Villaescusa

  • Solid-state transformations of zinc 1,4-benzenedicarboxylates mediated by hydrogen-bond-forming molecules.

    Mark Edgar;Robert Mitchell;Alexandra M. Z. Slawin;Philip Lightfoot

  • High-temperature phase transitions of hexagonal YMnO 3

    Alexandra S. Gibbs;Kevin S. Knight;Philip Lightfoot

  • Orientation dependence of ferroelectric properties of pulsed-laser-ablated Bi4−xNdxTi3O12 films

    A Garg;Zoe Barber;M Dawber;James Scott

  • The polar phase of NaNbO(3): a combined study by powder diffraction, solid-state NMR, and first-principles calculations.

    Karen E Johnston;Chiu C Tang;Julia E Parker;Kevin S Knight

  • Synthesis, Structure and Properties of Related Microporous N,N‘-Piperazinebismethylenephosphonates of Aluminum and Titanium

    Christian Serre;John A. Groves;Philip Lightfoot;Alexandra M. Z. Slawin

  • The structural consequences of charge disproportionation in mixed-valence iron oxides. I. The crystal structure of Sr2LaFe3O8.94 at room temperature and 50 K

    P.D. Battle;T.C. Gibb;P. Lightfoot

  • Metal–organic co-ordination frameworks based on mixed N- and O-donor ligands: crystal structures of [Co(phth)2(bipy)] and [Co2(mal)2(bipy)(H2O)2] (phth = phthalate, mal = malonate, bipy = 4,4′-bipyridine)†

    Philip Lightfoot;Alan Snedden

  • Orientation Dependence of Ferroelectric Properties of Pulsed-Laser-Ablated Bi4-xNdxTi3O12 Films

    A. Garg;A. Snedden;P. Lightfoot;M. Dawber

  • Unusual High‐Temperature Structural Behaviour in Ferroelectric Bi2WO6

    Neil A. McDowell;Kevin S. Knight;Kevin S. Knight;Philip Lightfoot

  • The first route to large pore metal phosphonates

    John A. Groves;Stuart R. Miller;Stewart J. Warrender;Caroline Mellot-Draznieks

Frequent Co-Authors

Russell E. Morris
Russell E. Morris University of St Andrews
Paul A. Wright
Paul A. Wright University of St Andrews
Alexandra M. Z. Slawin
Alexandra M. Z. Slawin University of St Andrews
Kevin S. Knight
Kevin S. Knight University College London
Peter G. Bruce
Peter G. Bruce University of Oxford
Miguel A. Camblor
Miguel A. Camblor Spanish National Research Council
Wuzong Zhou
Wuzong Zhou University of St Andrews
Anthony K. Cheetham
Anthony K. Cheetham University of Cambridge
Marc Leblanc
Marc Leblanc University of Avignon
Chiu C. Tang
Chiu C. Tang University of Manchester

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