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William Clegg publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William Clegg between 1952 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William Clegg published across 75 years, from 1952 to 2026, averaging 20.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 72 publications in 1998. 2 of the 1,519 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1952 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 72. Peak 72 publications in 1998. 1952: 1 publication 1953: 0 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 1 publication 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 4 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 6 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 5 publications 1979: 8 publications 1980: 22 publications 1981: 32 publications 1982: 23 publications 1983: 50 publications 1984: 62 publications 1985: 24 publications 1986: 20 publications 1987: 41 publications 1988: 36 publications 1989: 36 publications 1990: 33 publications 1991: 33 publications 1992: 39 publications 1993: 43 publications 1994: 30 publications 1995: 33 publications 1996: 49 publications 1997: 47 publications 1998: 72 publications 1999: 53 publications 2000: 46 publications 2001: 50 publications 2002: 56 publications 2003: 39 publications 2004: 46 publications 2005: 43 publications 2006: 48 publications 2007: 69 publications 2008: 36 publications 2009: 55 publications 2010: 35 publications 2011: 30 publications 2012: 26 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 1 publication 2026: 1 publication
1952 2026

1,519 publications in total across all disciplines

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William Clegg: publications per year, 1952 to 2026
Year Publications
1952 1
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 1
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 1
1972 1
1973 1
1974 4
1975 4
1976 6
1977 1
1978 5
1979 8
1980 22
1981 32
1982 23
1983 50
1984 62
1985 24
1986 20
1987 41
1988 36
1989 36
1990 33
1991 33
1992 39
1993 43
1994 30
1995 33
1996 49
1997 47
1998 72
1999 53
2000 46
2001 50
2002 56
2003 39
2004 46
2005 43
2006 48
2007 69
2008 36
2009 55
2010 35
2011 30
2012 26
2013 22
2014 16
2015 12
2016 7
2017 8
2018 12
2019 8
2020 6
2021 7
2022 12
2023 6
2024 11
2025 1
2026 1
Total 1,519
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William Clegg 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 William Clegg sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,295+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 1,483 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100 1,483
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William Clegg 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 William Clegg sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 88–89 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235 88
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

William Clegg is affiliated with Newcastle University in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in chemistry and materials science. Their work spans multiple subfields, including materials chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and physical and theoretical chemistry.

Their research focuses on several main topics, highlighting a diverse range of scientific interests:

  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Boron Compounds in Chemistry
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Crystallography and Molecular Interactions
  • Radioactive Element Chemistry and Processing
  • Organoboron and Organosilicon Chemistry

William Clegg has published in numerous academic venues, with several journals appearing frequently in their publication record. These include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Preprints.org
  • Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances
  • Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy

Their recent papers cover a variety of topics within chemistry and materials, with notable publications as follows:

  • "Antiureolytic activity of new water-soluble thiadiazole derivatives: Spectroscopic, DFT, and molecular docking studies" (2022) in Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
  • "A Series of Ultra-Efficient Blue Borane Fluorophores" (2020) in Inorganic Chemistry
  • "Swollen Polyhedral Volume of the anti-B18H22 Cluster via Extensive Methylation: anti-B18H8Cl2Me12" (2020) in Inorganic Chemistry
  • "A regioselectively 1,1',3,3'-tetrazincated ferrocene complex displaying core and peripheral reactivity" (2020) in Chemical Science
  • "Distortions, deviations and alternative facts: reliability in crystallography" (2020) in IUCrJ

Numerous collaborations are evident in their research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Jonathan Bould
  • Michael G. S. Londesborough
  • Paul G. Waddell
  • Ross W. Harrington
  • R.W. Harrington

Best Publications

  • Faster data collection without loss of precision. An extension of the learnt profile method

    W. Clegg

  • A Highly π-Stacked Organic Semiconductor for Thin Film Transistors Based on Fused Thiophenes

    † Xiao-Chang Li;Henning Sirringhaus;Francis Garnier;Andrew B. Holmes

  • Cyclic Carbonate Synthesis Catalysed by Bimetallic Aluminium-Salen Complexes

    William Clegg;Ross W. Harrington;Michael North;Riccardo Pasquale

  • Applying hot-stage microscopy to co-crystal screening: a study of nicotinamide with seven active pharmaceutical ingredients

    David J. Berry;Colin C. Seaton;William Clegg;Ross W. Harrington

  • Spontaneous Magnetization in a Sulfur–Nitrogen Radical at 36 K

    Arthur J. Banister;Neil Bricklebank;Ian Lavender;Jeremy M. Rawson

  • HIGHLY ACTIVE AND SELECTIVE CATALYSTS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF METHYL PROPANOATE VIA THE METHOXYCARBONYLATION OF ETHENE

    William Clegg;Mark R. J. Elsegood;Graham R. Eastham;Robert P. Tooze

  • New bifunctional perfluoroaryl boranes. Synthesis and reactivity of the ortho -phenylene-bridged diboranes 1,2-[B(C6F5)2]2C6X4 (X = H, F)'

    V. Clifford Williams;Warren E. Piers;William Clegg;Mark R. J. Elsegood

  • SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PLATINUM(II)-BIS(BORYL) CATALYST PRECURSORS FOR DIBORATION OF ALKYNES AND DIYNES : MOLECULAR STRUCTURES OF CIS-(PPH3 )2PT(B-4-BUTCAT)2, CIS-(PPH3)2PT(BCAT)2, CIS-(DPPE)PT(BCAT)2, CIS-(DPPB)PT( BCAT)2, (E)-(4-MEOC6H4)C(BCAT)=CH(BCAT), (Z)-(C6H5)C(BCAT)=C(C6H5)(BCAT), A

    G. Lesley;P. Nguyen;N. J. Taylor;T. B. Marder

  • A New High-Flux Chemical and Materials Crystallography Station at the SRS Daresbury. 1. Design, Construction and Test Results.

    R.J. Cernik;R.J. Cernik;W. Clegg;W. Clegg;C.R.A. Catlow;G. Bushnell-Wye

  • Dialkylscandium Complexes Supported by β-Diketiminato Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization, and Thermal Stability of a New Family of Organoscandium Complexes

    Paul G. Hayes;Warren E. Piers;Lawrence W. M. Lee;Lisa K. Knight

  • Octanuclear Cubic Coordination Cages

    Ian S. Tidmarsh;Thomas B. Faust;Harry Adams;Lindsay P. Harding

  • Synthesis of dialkylscandium complexes supported by β-diketiminato ligands and activation with tris (pentafluorophenyl)borane

    Lawrence W. M. Lee;Warren E. Piers;Mark R. J. Elsegood;William Clegg

  • Luminescent PtII(bipyridyl)(diacetylide) Chromophores with Pendant Binding Sites as Energy Donors for Sensitised Near-Infrared Emission from Lanthanides: Structures and Photophysics of PtII/LnIII Assemblies

    Tanya K. Ronson;Theodore Lazarides;Harry Adams;Simon J. A. Pope

  • Crystal structure determination

    William Clegg

  • Electrical and Magnetic Properties and X-Ray Structure of a Highly Conductive 4:1 Complex of Tetracyanoquinodimethane and a Tetrathiafulvalene Derivative†

    Martin R. Bryce;Adrian J. Moore;Masihul Hasan;Geoffrey J. Ashwell

  • Characterization and Dynamics of [Pd(L−L)H(solv)]+, [Pd(L−L)(CH2CH3)]+, and [Pd(L−L)(C(O)Et)(THF)]+ (L−L = 1,2-(CH2PBut2)2C6H4): Key Intermediates in the Catalytic Methoxycarbonylation of Ethene to Methylpropanoate

    William Clegg;Graham R. Eastham;Mark R. J. Elsegood;Brian T. Heaton

  • Crystal structures of three basic zinc carboxylates together with infrared and FAB mass spectrometry studies in solution

    William Clegg;Dale R. Harbron;Christopher D. Homan;Paul A. Hunt

  • SSZ-23 : AN ODD ZEOLITE WITH PORE OPENINGS OF SEVEN AND NINE TETRAHEDRAL ATOMS

    Miguel A. Camblor;María-José Díaz-Cabañas;Joaquin Perez-Pariente;Simon J. Teat

  • Isoindolinone Inhibitors of the Murine Double Minute 2 (MDM2)-p53 Protein-Protein Interaction: Structure-Activity Studies Leading to Improved Potency

    Ian R. Hardcastle;Junfeng Liu;Eric Valeur;Anna Watson

  • Oxidative addition of B-B bonds by rhodium(I) phosphine complexes: molecular structures of B2cat2 (cat = 1,2-O2C6H4) and its 4-But and 3,5-But2 analogs

    Paul Nguyen;Gerry Lesley;Nicholas J. Taylor;Todd B. Marder

  • Structure and phase behavior of a 2:1 complex between arene- and fluoroarene-based conjugated rigid rods.

    Stephen W. Watt;Stephen W. Watt;Chaoyang Dai;Andrew J. Scott;Jacquelyn M. Burke

  • Control of single crystal structure and liquid crystal phase behaviour via arene–perfluoroarene interactions†

    Chaoyang Dai;Paul Nguyen;Todd B. Marder;Andrew J. Scott

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark R. J. Elsegood
Mark R. J. Elsegood Loughborough University
Robert E. Mulvey
Robert E. Mulvey University of Strathclyde
George M. Sheldrick
George M. Sheldrick University of Göttingen
Nicholas C. Norman
Nicholas C. Norman University of Bristol
Alan R. Kennedy
Alan R. Kennedy University of Strathclyde
Vernon C. Gibson
Vernon C. Gibson Imperial College London
Eva Hevia
Eva Hevia University of Bern
Todd B. Marder
Todd B. Marder University of Würzburg
Stephen T. Liddle
Stephen T. Liddle University of Manchester
Bernard T. Golding
Bernard T. Golding Newcastle University

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