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71
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17024
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4268
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172

Richard E. Palmer 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 Richard E. Palmer sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 499 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Richard E. Palmer 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 Richard E. Palmer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1979 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Richard E. Palmer is affiliated with Swansea University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions to specialized subfields such as materials chemistry, atmospheric science, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, electrical and electronic engineering, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions, nanocluster synthesis and applications, catalytic processes in materials science, gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications, machine learning in materials science, nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, and graphene research and applications.

Frequent collaborators include Theodoros Pavloudis, Yubiao Niu, Thomas J. A. Slater, Joseph Kioseoglou, and Rongsheng Cai.

The most common publication venues for their research are Nanoscale, Carbon, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Microscopy and Microanalysis, and Advances in Physics X.

Selected recent papers include:

  • Data-driven simulation and characterisation of gold nanoparticle melting (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Structure and orientation effects in the coalescence of Au clusters (2020, Nanoscale)
  • Metal Nanocluster-Metal Organic Framework-Polymer Hybrid Nanomaterials for Improved Hydrogen Detection (2022, Small)
  • Disorder-Induced Material-Insensitive Optical Response in Plasmonic Nanostructures: Vibrant Structural Colors from Noble Metals (2021, Advanced Materials)
  • Active site manipulation in MoS2 cluster electrocatalysts by transition metal doping (2020, Nanoscale)

Richard E. Palmer's body of work is characterized by a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches within the materials science domain, frequently integrating machine learning techniques and advanced characterization methods to study nanoscale phenomena.

The scientist was recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1979.

Best Publications

  • High-resolution detection of Au catalyst atoms in Si nanowires

    Jonathan E. Allen;Eric R. Hemesath;Daniel E. Perea;Jessica L. Lensch-Falk

  • Three-dimensional atomic-scale structure of size-selected gold nanoclusters

    Z. Y. Li;N. P. Young;M. Di Vece;S. Palomba

  • Size-selected cluster beam source based on radio frequency magnetron plasma sputtering and gas condensation

    S. Pratontep;S. J. Carroll;C. Xirouchaki;M. Streun

  • Nanostructured surfaces from size-selected clusters.

    R. E. Palmer;S. Pratontep;H. G. Boyen

  • Gold Nanoparticle Patterning of Silicon Wafers Using Chemical e-Beam Lithography

    Paula M. Mendes;Susanne Jacke;Kevin Critchley;Jose Plaza

  • Structural analysis of a nanoparticle containing a lipid bilayer used for detergent-free extraction of membrane proteins.

    Mohammed Jamshad;Vinciane Grimard;Ilaria Idini;Timothy J. Knowles

  • A new high transmission infinite range mass selector for cluster and nanoparticle beams

    B. von Issendorff;R. E. Palmer

  • Two-electron dissociation of single molecules by atomic manipulation at room temperature.

    Peter A Sloan;Peter A Sloan;R E Palmer

  • Possibility of coherent multiple excitation in atom transfer with a scanning tunneling microscope.

    G. P. Salam;M. Persson;R. E. Palmer

  • Determination of the ground-state atomic structures of size-selected au nanoclusters by electron-beam-induced transformation.

    Z. W. Wang;R. E. Palmer

  • Sintering of passivated gold nanoparticles under the electron beam.

    Yu Chen;Richard E. Palmer;Jess P. Wilcoxon

  • Charge-transfer and structure in C-60 adsorption on metal surfaces

    M.R.C. Hunt;S. Modesti;Petra Rudolf;R.E. Palmer

  • Amorphous structures of Cu, Ag, and Au nanoclusters from first principles calculations

    J. Oviedo;R. E. Palmer

  • Gas condensation source for production and deposition of size-selected metal clusters

    I. M. Goldby;B. von Issendorff;L. Kuipers;R. E. Palmer

  • Tandem site and size controlled Pd nanoparticles for the directed hydrogenation of furfural

    Scott M. Rogers;Scott M. Rogers;C. Richard A. Catlow;C. Richard A. Catlow;C. Richard A. Catlow;Carine E. Chan-Thaw;Arunabhiram Chutia;Arunabhiram Chutia

  • Enhancement of the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction from Ni-MoS2 Hybrid Nanoclusters.

    Daniel Escalera-López;Yubiao Niu;Jinlong Yin;Kevin Cooke

  • Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Cyclohexane on Cobalt Oxide (Co3O4) Nanoparticles: The Effect of Particle Size on Activity and Selectivity

    Eric C. Tyo;Chunrong Yin;Marcel Di Vece;Qiang Qian

  • Electron-molecule dynamics at surfaces

    R.E. Palmer

  • DIFFUSION AND AGGREGATION OF SIZE-SELECTED SILVER CLUSTERS ON A GRAPHITE SURFACE

    I. M. Goldby;L. Kuipers;B. von Issendorff;R. E. Palmer

  • Quantitative Z-contrast imaging in the scanning transmission electron microscope with size-selected clusters

    Z. W. Wang;Z. Y. Li;S. J. Park;A. Abdela

  • Fabrication of silicon cones and pillars using rough metal films as plasma etching masks

    K. Seeger;R. E. Palmer

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaakko Akola
Jaakko Akola Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Jun Yuan
Jun Yuan University of York
Roy L. Johnston
Roy L. Johnston University of Birmingham
Karen Wilson
Karen Wilson Griffith University
Neil V. Rees
Neil V. Rees University of Birmingham
Nils Mårtensson
Nils Mårtensson Uppsala University
Peter D. Nellist
Peter D. Nellist University of Oxford
Stefan Vajda
Stefan Vajda Czech Academy of Sciences
Jeremy K. M. Sanders
Jeremy K. M. Sanders University of Cambridge
Kenneth D. M. Harris
Kenneth D. M. Harris Cardiff University

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