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William Levason 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 Levason sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 743 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William Levason 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 Levason sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

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.

Overview

William Levason is affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Their primary research focus lies within the field of Materials Science, with a strong emphasis on Materials Chemistry as a subfield. Additional areas of study include Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

Their research topics include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Organometallic Compounds Synthesis and Characterization
  • Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds

William Levason's research output is documented across several publication venues. Key venues where they have frequently published include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (125 publications)
  • Dalton Transactions (6 publications)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (6 publications)
  • Polyhedron (4 publications)
  • Electrochimica Acta (3 publications)

Recent scholarly articles by Levason encompass research on coordination chemistry and thermoelectric materials. Notable publications include:

  • "Developments in the chemistry of stibine and bismuthine complexes," 2020, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • "Selective Chemical Vapor Deposition Approach for Sb2Te3 Thin Film Micro-thermoelectric Generators," 2020, ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • "Coordination complexes and applications of transition metal sulfide and selenide halides," 2020, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • "Anodic Sb2S3 electrodeposition from a single source precursor for resistive random-access memory devices," 2022, Electrochimica Acta
  • "Improved thermoelectric performance of Bi2Se3 alloyed Bi2Te3 thin films via low pressure chemical vapour deposition," 2020, Journal of Alloys and Compounds

The list of frequent co-authors collaborating with Levason includes:

  • Gillian Reid
  • Rhys P. King
  • Victoria K. Greenacre
  • Kelsey R. Cairns
  • Danielle E. Smith

Best Publications

  • Recent developments in the coordination chemistry of selenoether and telluroether ligands

    Eric G. Hope;William Levason

  • Recent developments in the chemistry of selenoethers and telluroethers

    William Levason;Simon D. Orchard;Gillian Reid

  • Systematics of palladium(II) and platinum(II) dithioether complexes. The effect of ligand structure upon the structure and spectra of the complexes and upon inversion at coordinated sulphur

    Frank R. Hartley;Stephen G. Murray;William Levason;Helen E. Soutter

  • Coordination chemistry of stibine and bismuthine ligands

    Neil R. Champness;William Levason

  • The chemistry of copper and silver in their higher oxidation states

    William Levason;Mark D. Spicer

  • Coordination chemistry of the main group elements with phosphine, arsine and stibine ligands

    Jennifer Burt;William Levason;Gillian Reid

  • Developments in the coordination chemistry of stibine ligands

    William Levason;Gillian Reid

  • Synthesis, properties, and multinuclear NMR (125Te{1H}, 13C{1H}, 1H) studies in di- and polytelluroether ligands

    Eric G. Hope;Tim. Kemmitt;William. Levason

  • THE COORDINATION CHEMISTRY OF PERIODATE AND TELLURATE LIGANDS

    W. Levason

  • Coordination complexes of silicon and germanium halides with neutral ligands

    William Levason;Gillian Reid;Wenjian Zhang

  • Self-Assembly of Ribbons and Frameworks Containing Large Channels Based upon Methylene-Bridged Dithio-, Diseleno-, and Ditelluroethers.

    Jane R. Black;Neil R. Champness;William Levason;Gillian Reid

  • Coordination stabilised copper(I) flouride. Crystal and molecular structure of fluorotris(triphenylphosphine)copper(I)·ethanol (1/2), Cu(PPh3)3, P·2EtOH

    D.J. Gulliver;W. Levason;M. Webster

  • Coordination chemistry of higher oxidation states. Part 21. Platinum-195 NMR studies of platinum(II) and platinum(IV) complexes of bi- and multi-dentate phosphorus, arsenic and sulphur ligands

    Eric G. Hope;William Levason;Nigel A. Powell

  • Synthesis, properties, and multinuclear (1H, 13C, 77Se) nuclear magnetic resonance studies of selenoethers containing two or more selenium atoms

    David J. Gulliver;Eric G. Hope;William Levason;Stephen G. Murray

  • Higher oxidation state chemistry of iron, cobalt, and nickel.

    W. Levason;C.A. McAuliffe

  • Electrodeposition of metals from supercritical fluids

    Jie Ke;Wenta Su;Steven M. Howdle;Michael W. George

  • Selenoether Macrocyclic Chemistry: Syntheses, NMR Studies, Redox Properties, and Single-Crystal Structures of [M([16]aneSe4)](PF6)2.cntdot.2MeCN (M = Pd, Pt; [16]aneSe4 = 1,5,9,13-Tetraselenacyclohexadecane)

    Neil R. Champness;Paul F. Kelly;William Levason;Gillian Reid

  • Medium and high oxidation state metal/non-metal fluoride and oxide–fluoride complexes with neutral donor ligands

    Sophie L. Benjamin;William Levason;Gillian Reid

  • Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine oxide) complexes of the lanthanide nitrates; synthesis, characterisation and crystal structures of [La(Ph3PO)4(NO3)3]·Me2CO and [Lu(Ph3PO)4(NO3)2]NO3

    William Levason;Elizabeth H Newman;Michael Webster

  • Thio- and seleno-ether complexes with Group 4 tetrahalides and tin tetrachloride: preparation and use in CVD for metal chalcogenide films

    Stuart D. Reid;Andrew L. Hector;William Levason;Gillian Reid

Frequent Co-Authors

Gillian Reid
Gillian Reid University of Southampton
Andrew L. Hector
Andrew L. Hector University of Southampton
Mark E. Light
Mark E. Light University of Southampton
Philip N. Bartlett
Philip N. Bartlett University of Southampton
Simon J. Higgins
Simon J. Higgins University of Liverpool
Neil R. Champness
Neil R. Champness University of Birmingham
Derek Pletcher
Derek Pletcher University of Southampton
Michael W. George
Michael W. George University of Nottingham
John S. O. Evans
John S. O. Evans Durham University
John M. Dyke
John M. Dyke University of Southampton

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