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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 70 5968 5413 145 141 317 15059

William Lewis publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William Lewis between 1965 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William Lewis published across 61 years, from 1965 to 2025, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2013. 17 of the 377 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1965 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2013. 1965: 5 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 28 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 33 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 28 publications 2018: 30 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 28 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 5 publications
1965 2025

377 publications in total across all disciplines

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William Lewis: publications per year, 1965 to 2025
Year Publications
1965 5
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 2
1979 2
1980 0
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 4
2005 2
2006 0
2007 2
2008 0
2009 10
2010 24
2011 28
2012 20
2013 33
2014 24
2015 25
2016 31
2017 28
2018 30
2019 13
2020 22
2021 10
2022 28
2023 16
2024 12
2025 5
Total 377
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William Lewis 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 Lewis 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, 301–320 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: 317 publications — 67th percentile

67% 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
301–320 764 317
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
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William Lewis 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 Lewis 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, 70–71 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: 70 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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 70
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
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 Lewis is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia. Their research primarily spans multiple disciplines within materials science and chemistry, with significant contributions to materials chemistry, organic chemistry, spectroscopy, molecular biology, and physical and theoretical chemistry.

The main areas of focus in their work include crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, and crystallography and molecular interactions. Other topics they have addressed encompass molecular sensors and ion detection, catalytic C-H functionalization methods, metal-organic frameworks synthesis and applications, and supramolecular chemistry and complexes.

Lewis has a substantial publication record across various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include The Cambridge Structural Database, where they have published 101 papers, as well as Chemical Science with 7 papers, Chemistry - A European Journal with 4, Chemical Communications with 4, and Inorganic Chemistry with 3.

Their research collaborations involve repeated co-authorship with several scientists, notably Stephen P. Argent, Deborah L. Kays, Laurence J. Taylor, Ana M. Geer, and E. Stephen Davies.

Selected recent papers by William Lewis include:

  • Modular bismacycles for the selective C-H arylation of phenols and naphthols (2020, Nature Chemistry)
  • Reversible single crystal-to-single crystal double [2+2] cycloaddition induces multifunctional photo-mechano-electrochemical properties in framework materials (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Stimuli-Responsive Cycloaurated "OFF-ON" Switchable Anion Transporters (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • General Method for the Asymmetric Synthesis of N-H Sulfoximines via C-S Bond Formation (2020, Organic Letters)
  • Conformationally adaptable macrocyclic receptors for ditopic anions: analysis of chelate cooperativity in aqueous containing media (2020, Chemical Science)

Best Publications

  • A partially interpenetrated metal-organic framework for selective hysteretic sorption of carbon dioxide

    Sihai Yang;Xiang Lin;William Lewis;Mikhail Suyetin

  • Exceptional thermal stability in a supramolecular organic framework: Porosity and gas storage

    Wenbin Yang;Alex Greenaway;Xiang Lin;Ryotaro Matsuda

  • A monometallic lanthanide bis(methanediide) single molecule magnet with a large energy barrier and complex spin relaxation behaviour

    Matthew Gregson;Nicholas F. Chilton;Ana Maria Ariciu;Floriana Tuna

  • A Robust Binary Supramolecular Organic Framework (SOF) with High CO2 Adsorption and Selectivity

    Jian Lü;Cristina Perez-Krap;Mikhail Suyetin;Nada H. Alsmail

  • Synthesis and Structure of a Terminal Uranium Nitride Complex

    David M. King;Floriana Tuna;Eric J. L. McInnes;Jonathan McMaster

  • Metal−Organic Polyhedral Frameworks: High H2 Adsorption Capacities and Neutron Powder Diffraction Studies

    Yong Yan;Irvin Telepeni;Sihai Yang;Xiang Lin

  • A delocalized arene-bridged diuranium single-molecule magnet

    David P. Mills;Fabrizio Moro;Jonathan McMaster;Joris van Slageren;Joris van Slageren

  • Isolation and characterization of a uranium( VI )–nitride triple bond

    David M. King;Floriana Tuna;Eric J. L. McInnes;Jonathan McMaster

  • Selective Adsorption of Sulfur Dioxide in a Robust Metal–Organic Framework Material

    Mathew Savage;Yongqiang Cheng;Timothy L. Easun;Jennifer E. Eyley

  • High capacity gas storage by a 4,8-connected metal–organic polyhedral framework

    Chenrong Tan;Sihai Yang;Neil R. Champness;Xiang Lin

  • Catalytic Phosphorus(V)-Mediated Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions: Development of a Catalytic Appel Reaction

    Ross M. Denton;Jie An;Beatrice Adeniran;Alexander J. Blake

  • Synthesis of a Uranium(VI)-Carbene: Reductive Formation of Uranyl(V)-Methanides, Oxidative Preparation of a [R2C?U?O]2+ Analogue of the [O?U?O]2+ Uranyl Ion (R = Ph2PNSiMe3), and Comparison of the Nature of UIV?C, UV?C, and UVI?C Double Bonds

    David P. Mills;Oliver J. Cooper;Floriana Tuna;Eric J. L. McInnes

  • Stereoselective syntheses of ((E)- and (Z)-1-halo-1-alkenyl)silanes from alkynes

    George Zweifel;William Lewis

  • Uranium–Carbon Multiple Bonding: Facile Access to the Pentavalent Uranium Carbene [U{C(PPh2NSiMe3)2}(Cl)2(I)] and Comparison of UVC and UIVC Bonds

    Oliver J. Cooper;David P. Mills;Jonathan McMaster;Fabrizio Moro

  • Selective CO2 uptake and inverse CO2/C2H2 selectivity in a dynamic bifunctional metal–organic framework

    Wenbin Yang;Andrew J. Davies;Xiang Lin;Mikhail Suyetin

  • A Formal High Oxidation State Inverse‐Sandwich Diuranium Complex: A New Route to f‐Block‐Metal Bonds

    Dipti Patel;Fabrizio Moro;Jonathan McMaster;William Lewis

  • Synthesis and characterization of an f-block terminal parent imido [U═NH] complex: a masked uranium(IV) nitride.

    David M. King;Jonathan McMaster;Floriana Tuna;Eric J. L. McInnes

  • Homologation and functionalization of carbon monoxide by a recyclable uranium complex.

    Benedict M. Gardner;John C. Stewart;Adrienne L. Davis;Jonathan McMaster

  • A mesoporous metal-organic framework constructed from a nanosized C3-symmetric linker and [Cu24(isophthalate)24] cuboctahedra.

    Yong Yan;Sihai Yang;Alexander J. Blake;William Lewis

  • Triamidoamine uranium(IV)–arsenic complexes containing one-, two- and threefold U–As bonding interactions

    Benedict M. Gardner;Gábor Balázs;Manfred Scheer;Floriana Tuna

  • The inverse- trans -influence in tetravalent lanthanide and actinide bis (carbene) complexes

    Matthew Gregson;Erli Lu;David P. Mills;Floriana Tuna

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander J. Blake
Alexander J. Blake University of Nottingham
Stephen T. Liddle
Stephen T. Liddle University of Manchester
Jonathan McMaster
Jonathan McMaster University of Nottingham
Christopher J. Moody
Christopher J. Moody University of Nottingham
Martin Schröder
Martin Schröder University of Manchester
Neil R. Champness
Neil R. Champness University of Birmingham
Floriana Tuna
Floriana Tuna University of Manchester
Eric J. L. McInnes
Eric J. L. McInnes University of Manchester
Sihai Yang
Sihai Yang University of Manchester
Hon Wai Lam
Hon Wai Lam University of Nottingham

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