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 William A. Ducker sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 147 publications — 13th percentile
13% 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 William A. Ducker sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 58 D-Index — 42nd percentile
42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.
William A. Ducker is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and has contributed extensively to research spanning medicine and engineering fields. Their work primarily intersects infectious diseases, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and biomedical engineering, with significant focus on organic chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering at a subfield level.
The scientist's research encompasses a range of topics that include infection control and ventilation, infection control in healthcare, antimicrobial agents and applications, bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, nanomaterials and printing technologies, surface modification and superhydrophobicity, and dental research related to COVID-19.
Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Ducker are:
Frequent co-authors in Ducker's body of work include:
The publication venues where Ducker has contributed the bulk of their work are:
William A. Ducker;William A. Ducker;Tim J. Senden;Richard M. Pashley
William A. Ducker;Tim J. Senden;Richard M. Pashley
William A. Ducker;Zhenghe Xu;Jacob N. Israelachvili
Erica J. Wanless;William A. Ducker
Xue Hua Zhang;and Anthony Quinn;William A. Ducker
Jonas M. Neumeister;William A. Ducker
Hans Juergen Butt;Manfred Jaschke;William Ducker
Xue H Zhang;Abbas Khan;William A Ducker
William A. Ducker
Alan D. Berman;William A. Ducker;Jacob N. Israelachvili
Tim Senden;William Ducker
Lachlan M. Grant;Fredrik Tiberg;William A. Ducker
William A. Ducker;Erica J. Wanless
James R. T. Seddon;Detlef Lohse;William A. Ducker;Vincent S. J. Craig
Jun-Fu Liu;William A. Ducker
Saeed Behzadinasab;Alex Chin;Mohsen Hosseini;Leo L. M. Poon
Reuben E. Lamont;William A. Ducker
William A. Ducker;Z. Xu;David R. Clarke;Jacob N. Israelachvili
William A. Ducker;Lachlan M. Grant
Luke M Mosley;Keith A Hunter;William A Ducker
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