2026 William I. F. David: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	75	3401	3284	138	128	297	26687
Chemistry	75	4370	3971	253	226	294	26555

Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
2015 - John B. Goodenough Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) for his development of new theoretical and experimental approaches to powder diffraction and his contributions to the understanding of structure-property relationships in important solid-state materials

Overview

William I. F. David is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research expertise spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Structural Biology, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, and Catalysis.

Their recent scholarly contributions include the following papers:

"2021 roadmap for sodium-ion batteries," 2021, Journal of Physics Energy
"2023 roadmap on ammonia as a carbon-free fuel," 2023, Journal of Physics Energy
"Compositional flexibility in Li-N-H materials: implications for ammonia catalysis and hydrogen storage," 2021, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
"Versatile domain mapping of scanning electron nanobeam diffraction datasets utilising variational autoencoders," 2023, npj Computational Materials
"The Upper Triassic caprock of the Ketzin CO2 storage site, North German Basin: Implications for geological hydrogen storage," 2025, Geoenergy Science and Engineering

The main research topics covered by their work include:

Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
Advancements in Battery Materials
Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
Hydrogen Storage and Materials
Advancements in Photolithography Techniques
Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Thomas J. Wood
Andy Bridger
Mohsen Danaie
Keith T. Butler
Jake M. Brittain

William I. F. David has published multiple papers in well-known scientific venues such as:

Journal of Physics Energy
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Geoenergy Science and Engineering
npj Computational Materials

Their work has been recognized with awards including the Fellowship of the Royal Society of the United Kingdom awarded in 2016, and the John B. Goodenough Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 2015, which acknowledged their development of new theoretical and experimental approaches to powder diffraction and contributions to the understanding of structure-property relationships in solid-state materials.

Best Publications

Ammonia for power

A Valera-Medina;H Xiao;H Xiao;M Owen-Jones;W.I.F. David;W.I.F. David

2354
Citations
Lithium insertion into manganese spinels

M. M. Thackeray;W. I.F. David;P. G. Bruce;John B Goodenough

2235
Citations
Hydrogen and fuel cells: Towards a sustainable energy future

P.P. Edwards;V.L. Kuznetsov;W.I.F. David;N.P. Brandon

1417
Citations
Crystal structure and bonding of ordered C60

William I. F. David;Richard M. Ibberson;Judy C. Matthewman;Kosmas Prassides

1344
Citations
Materials for hydrogen-based energy storage – past, recent progress and future outlook

Michael Hirscher;Volodymyr A. Yartys;Marcello Baricco;Jose Bellosta von Colbe

884
Citations
Structural Phase Transitions in the Fullerene C60

W. I. F. David;R. M. Ibberson;T. J. S. Dennis;J. P. Hare

883
Citations
High-capacity hydrogen storage in lithium and sodium amidoboranes

Zhitao Xiong;Chaw Keong Yong;Guotao Wu;Ping Chen

720
Citations
DASH: a program for crystal structure determination from powder diffraction data

William I. F. David;Kenneth Shankland;Jacco van de Streek;Elna Pidcock

618
Citations
Selectivity and direct visualization of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide in a decorated porous host

Sihai Yang;Junliang Sun;Anibal J. Ramirez-Cuesta;Samantha K. Callear

568
Citations
Synthesis and structural characterization of the normal spinel Li[Ni2]O4

M. G.S.R. Thomas;W. I.F. David;John B Goodenough;P. Groves

468
Citations
Structure determination from powder diffraction data.

W. I. F. David;Kenneth Shankland

456
Citations
Structural characterization of the lithiated iron oxides LixFe3O4 and LixFe2O3 (0<x<2)

M. M. Thackeray;W. I.F. David;John B Goodenough

456
Citations
Structure and electrochemistry of lithium cobalt oxide synthesised at 400°C

R. J. Gummow;M. M. Thackeray;W. I. F. David;S. Hull

456
Citations
Structure and crystal chemistry of the high-Tc superconductor YBa2Cu3O7−x

W. I. F. David;W. T. A. Harrison;J. M. F. Gunn;O. Moze

436
Citations
Effect of high pressure on the crystal structures of polymorphs of glycine

Alice Dawson;David R. Allan;Scott A. Belmonte;Stewart J. Clark

316
Citations
A mechanism for non-stoichiometry in the lithium amide/lithium imide hydrogen storage reaction.

William I. F. David;Martin O. Jones;Duncan H. Gregory;Catherine M. Jewell

295
Citations
Reversible ammonia-based and liquid organic hydrogen carriers for high-density hydrogen storage: Recent progress

Joshua W. Makepeace;Teng He;Claudia Weidenthaler;Torben R. Jensen

282
Citations
Structural investigation of the negative-thermal-expansion material ZrW2O8.

John S. O. Evans;W. I. F. David;A. W. Sleight

279
Citations
Lithium insertion/extraction reactions with manganese oxides

J. B. Goodenough;M. M. Thackeray;W. I. F. David;P. G. Bruce

259
Citations
2021 roadmap for sodium-ion batteries

Nuria Tapia-Ruiz;A. Robert Armstrong;Hande Alptekin;Marco A. Amores

254
Citations
Routine determination of molecular crystal structures from powder diffraction data

William I. F. David;Kenneth Shankland;Norman Shankland

251
Citations
Structure refinement of the spinel-related phases Li2Mn2O4 and Li0.2Mn2O4

W. I.F. David;M. M. Thackeray;L. A. De Picciotto;John B Goodenough

247
Citations