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 Shelby D. Worley sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 266 publications — 54th percentile
54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shelby D. Worley sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 60 D-Index — 47th percentile
47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.
Shelby D. Worley is affiliated with Auburn University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within chemistry, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science, with specific contributions to subfields such as organic chemistry, molecular biology, and pollution.
The scientist's work prominently addresses topics related to antimicrobial agents and applications, bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, as well as pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts.
Among their recent publications is the paper titled "N-halamine surface coating for mitigation of biofilm and microbial contamination in water systems for space travel", published in 2022 in the journal Biofilm.
Frequent collaborators in their research efforts include Buket Demir, Alicia A. Taylor, R. M. Broughton, Tung-Shi Huang, and Michael J. Bozack.
Research contributions have been published primarily in the venue Biofilm.
In recognition of their professional achievements, Shelby D. Worley was named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2014.
El-Refaie Kenawy;S. D. Worley;Roy Broughton
J. T. Yates;T. M. Duncan;S. D. Worley;R. W. Vaughan
Michael J. S. Dewar;S. D. Worley
S. D. Worley;D. E. Williams;Roger A. Crawford
J. Liang;Y. Chen;K. Barnes;R. Wu
Xuehong Ren;Lei Kou;Hasan B. Kocer;Changyun Zhu
Jian Lin;Catherine Winkelman;S. D. Worley;R. M. Broughton
Xuehong Ren;Lei Kou;Jie Liang;S. D. Worley
Gang Sun;Walter B. Wheatley;S. Davis Worley
Hasan B. Kocer;S.D. Worley;R.M. Broughton;T.S. Huang
Rong Li;Pei Hu;Xuehong Ren;S.D. Worley
Idris Cerkez;Hasan B. Kocer;S. D. Worley;R. M. Broughton
Jie Liang;Yongjun Chen;Xuehong Ren;Rong Wu
N. Bodor;Michael J. S. Dewar;S. D. Worley
Yuyu Sun;Tay-Yuan Chen;S. D. Worley;Gang Sun
Xuehong Ren;Hasan B. Kocer;S.D. Worley;R.M. Broughton
Yongjun Chen;S. D. Worley;Jangho Kim;C.-I. Wei
S. D. Worley;Y. Chen;J. W. Wang;R. Wu
Hasan B. Kocer;Idris Cerkez;S. D. Worley;R. M. Broughton
Xuehong Ren;Akin Akdag;Hasan B. Kocer;S.D. Worley
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