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Richard J. Watts

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Chemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
18292
World Ranking
5256
National Ranking
1638

Richard J. Watts 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 Richard J. Watts sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 233 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard J. Watts 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 Richard J. Watts sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard J. Watts is affiliated with Washington State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine with a specialization in Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Birth, Development, and Health

Watts has contributed to the field through publications in the venue Biological Psychiatry.

Recent papers authored by Watts include:

  • P640. Examining Multivariate Associations Between Early Life Stress Exposure and White Matter Microstructure, 2022, Biological Psychiatry

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Watts are:

  • Lucinda M. Sisk
  • Emily M. Cohodes
  • Sarah McCauley
  • Jasmyne C. Pierre
  • Paola Odriozola

Best Publications

  • Mechanism of base activation of persulfate.

    Olha S. Furman;Amy L. Teel;Richard J. Watts

  • Photophysical effects of metal-carbon .sigma. bonds in ortho-metalated complexes of iridium(III) and rhodium(III)

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  • Temperature dependence of the photophysical and photochemical properties of the tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) ion in aqueous solution

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  • Excited-state properties of a triply ortho-metalated iridium(III) complex

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  • Photocatalytic inactivation of coliform bacteria and viruses in secondary wastewater effluent

    Richard J. Watts;Sungho Kong;Margaret P. Orr;Glenn C. Miller

  • Mechanism of Persulfate Activation by Phenols

    Mushtaque Ahmad;Amy L. Teel;Richard J. Watts

  • A new synthetic route to the preparation of a series of strong photoreducing agents: fac-tris-ortho-metalated complexes of iridium(III) with substituted 2-phenylpyridines

    K. Dedeian;P. I. Djurovich;F. O. Garces;G. Carlson

  • Treatment of petroleum-contaminated soils using iron mineral catalyzed hydrogen peroxide

    Sung-Ho Kong;Richard J. Watts;Jin-Ho Choi

  • Comparison of mineral and soluble iron Fenton's catalysts for the treatment of trichloroethylene

    Amy L. Teel;Christopher R. Warberg;David A. Atkinson;Richard J. Watts

  • Treatment of four biorefractory contaminants in soils using catalyzed hydrogen peroxide

    Bryan W. Tyre;Richard J. Watts;Glenn C. Miller

  • Chemistry of Modified Fenton’s Reagent (Catalyzed H2O2 Propagations–CHP) for In Situ Soil and Groundwater Remediation

    Richard J. Watts;Amy L. Teel

  • Treatment of Contaminated Soils and Groundwater Using ISCO

    Richard J. Watts;Amy L. Teel

  • Degradation of carbon tetrachloride by modified Fenton's reagent.

    Amy L. Teel;Richard J. Watts

  • Evaluation of iron catalysts for the Fenton-like remediation of diesel-contaminated soils

    Richard J. Watts;Samuel E. Dilly

  • pH and temperature effects on the hydrolysis of three β-lactam antibiotics: Ampicillin, cefalotin and cefoxitin

    Shannon M. Mitchell;Jeffrey L. Ullman;Amy L. Teel;Richard J. Watts

  • Hazardous Wastes: Sources, Pathways, Receptors

    Richard J. Watts

  • Treatment of Pentachlorophenol-Contaminated Soils Using Fenton's Reagent

    Richard J. Watts;Matthew D. Udell;Paul A. Rauch;Solomon W. Leung

  • Role of Reductants in the Enhanced Desorption and Transformation of Chloroaliphatic Compounds by Modified Fenton's Reactions

    Richard J. Watts;Brett C. Bottenberg;Thomas F. Hess;Mark D. Jensen

  • Electrochemistry and spectroscopy of ortho-metalated complexes of iridium(III) and rhodium(III)

    Unknown

  • Identification of the reactive oxygen species responsible for carbon tetrachloride degradation in modified Fenton's systems.

    Brant A. Smith;and Amy L. Teel;Richard J. Watts

  • Persulfate activation by naturally occurring trace minerals.

    Amy L. Teel;Mushtaque Ahmad;Richard J. Watts

  • Mineralization of a sorbed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in two soils using catalyzed hydrogen peroxide.

    Richard J. Watts;Patrick C. Stanton;Jimmy Howsawkeng;Amy L. Teel

  • Hydrogen peroxide decomposition in model subsurface systems.

    Richard J. Watts;Michael K. Foget;Sung-Ho Kong;Amy L. Teel

  • Persulfate activation by subsurface minerals.

    Mushtaque Ahmad;Amy L. Teel;Richard J. Watts

Frequent Co-Authors

Andy I. Bary
Andy I. Bary Washington State University
Jeffrey L. Smith
Jeffrey L. Smith Washington State University
Paul D. H. Hines
Paul D. H. Hines University of Vermont

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