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14056
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Richard K. Heenan 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 K. Heenan sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 274 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard K. Heenan 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 K. Heenan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard K. Heenan is affiliated with the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields within the agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on surfactants, colloidal systems, food chemistry, and lipid membrane structure and behavior.

They have published extensively in several prominent scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
  • Scientific Reports
  • Pharmaceutics
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids

The scientist's recent papers cover a range of topics primarily related to nanostructures, lipid organization, and instrumentation in physics. Notable publications include:

  • "The instrument suite of the European Spallation Source," 2020, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
  • "Revealing the Hidden Details of Nanostructure in a Pharmaceutical Cream," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Covalently bonded hopanoid-Lipid A from Bradyrhizobium: The role of unusual molecular structure and calcium ions in regulating the lipid bilayers organization," 2021, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • "The Influence of Co-Surfactants on Lamellar Liquid Crystal Structures Formed in Creams," 2020, Pharmaceutics
  • "Supramolecular architecture of a multi-component biomimetic lipid barrier formulation," 2020, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Their research covers the following main topics:

  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
  • Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Nuclear Physics and Applications
  • Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Proteins in Food Systems

Primary fields of study include agricultural and biological sciences, supported by subfields such as food science, molecular biology, organic chemistry, atomic and molecular physics, optics, and radiation.

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Richard K. Heenan are:

  • Delaram Ahmadi
  • Najet Mahmoudi
  • David J. Barlow
  • M. Jayne Lawrence
  • Peixun Li

Best Publications

  • AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR OF AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OF IONIC LIQUIDS

    James Bowers;Craig P. Butts;Pamela J. Martin;Marcos C. Vergara-Gutierrez

  • Ionic Liquid-in-Oil Microemulsions

    Julian Eastoe;Sarah Gold;Sarah E. Rogers;Alison Paul

  • Dynamics of Entangled H-Polymers: Theory, Rheology, and Neutron-Scattering

    T. C. B. McLeish;J. Allgaier;D. K. Bick;G. Bishko

  • Structural studies of the phase, aggregation and surface behaviour of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium halide + water mixtures.

    Ian Goodchild;Laura Collier;Sarah L. Millar;Ivan Prokeš

  • SANS at Pulsed Neutron Sources: Present and Future Prospects

    R. K. Heenan;J. Penfold;S. M. King

  • Magnetic control over liquid surface properties with responsive surfactants.

    Paul Brown;Alexey Bushmelev;Craig P. Butts;Jing Cheng

  • What Is So Special about Aerosol-OT? 2. Microemulsion Systems†

    Sandrine Nave and;Julian Eastoe;Richard K. Heenan;David Steytler

  • Micellization of hydrocarbon surfactants in supercritical carbon dioxide.

    Julian Eastoe;Alison Paul;Sandrina Nave;David C. Steytler

  • Water-in-CO2 microemulsions studied by small-angle neutron scattering

    Julian Eastoe;Beatrice M. H. Cazelles;David C. Steytler;Justin D. Holmes

  • Variation of surfactant counterion and its effect on the structure and properties of Aerosol-OT-based water-in-oil microemulsions

    Julian Eastoe;Giovanna Fragneto;Brian H. Robinson;Thomas F. Towey

  • Core−Shell Structure of PLA−PEG Nanoparticles Used for Drug Delivery

    T. Riley;C. R. Heald;S. Stolnik;M. C. Garnett

  • Anionic Surfactants and Surfactant Ionic Liquids with Quaternary Ammonium Counterions

    Paul Brown;Craig Butts;Robert Dyer;Julian Eastoe

  • Structures of metal bis(2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate) aggregates in cyclohexane

    Julian Eastoe;Tom F. Towey;Brian H. Robinson;Jason Williams

  • Droplet Structure in a Water-in-CO2 Microemulsion

    Julian Eastoe;DC Steytler;Z Bayazit;S Martell

  • Designed CO2‐Philes Stabilize Water‐in‐Carbon Dioxide Microemulsions

    Julian Eastoe;Sarah Gold;Sarah Rogers;Paul Wyatt

  • Properties of a Stilbene-Containing Gemini Photosurfactant: Light-Triggered Changes in Surface Tension and Aggregation

    Julian Eastoe;and Margarita Sanchez Dominguez;Paul Wyatt;Andrew Beeby

  • Eumelanin Buildup on the Nanoscale: Aggregate Growth/Assembly and Visible Absorption Development in Biomimetic 5,6-Dihydroxyindole Polymerization.

    Marianna Arzillo;Gaetano Mangiapia;Gaetano Mangiapia;Alessandro Pezzella;Richard K. Heenan

  • Small Angle Neutron Scattering Using Sans2d

    R. K. Heenan;S. E. Rogers;D. Turner;A. E. Terry

  • Nanoemulsions prepared by a two-step low-energy process.

    Lijuan Wang;Kevin J. Mutch;Julian Eastoe;Richard K. Heenan

  • The instrument suite of the European Spallation Source

    K.H. Andersen;D.N Argyriou;A.J. Jackson;J. Houston

  • Fluoro-surfactants at air/water and water/CO2 interfaces

    Julian Eastoe;Adrian Downer;Alison Paul;David C. Steytler

Frequent Co-Authors

Julian Eastoe
Julian Eastoe University of Bristol
Sarah E. Rogers
Sarah E. Rogers Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Isabelle Grillo
Isabelle Grillo Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Brian H. Robinson
Brian H. Robinson University of Otago
Ralf Schweins
Ralf Schweins Institut Laue-Langevin
Jeffrey Penfold
Jeffrey Penfold Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Luigi Paduano
Luigi Paduano University of Naples Federico II
Frédéric Guittard
Frédéric Guittard Université Côte d'Azur
Justin D. Holmes
Justin D. Holmes University College Cork
Jian R. Lu
Jian R. Lu University of Manchester

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