D.G. Duff

4.2k citations

54 papers · 3.6k · 2 hit papers · h-index 26

Impact in

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials top 2%
- Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
Condensed Matter Physics top 2%
- Micro and Nano Robotics

Papers in

Biomedical Engineering 17
- Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles 7
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials 3
Materials Chemistry 16

Co-authors: Peter P. Edwards (16 shared papers)Mark Yim (11 shared papers)Alfons Baiker (9 shared papers)Kimon Roufas (6 shared papers)Brian F. G. Johnson (11 shared papers)Ying Zhang (2 shared papers)Alexandre Desforges (1 shared paper)Bernard P. Binks (1 shared paper)
Journals: Langmuir (4 papers)Journal of the Society of Dyers and Colourists (3 papers)Chemie Ingenieur Technik (3 papers)Journal of Catalysis (2 papers)The Journal of Physical Chemistry (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Germany

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D.G. Duff

52 papers receiving 3.4k citations

D.G. Duff's Hit Papers

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PolyBot: a modular reconfigurable robot 2002 · 534 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2002 PolyBot: a modular reconfigurable robot
1993 Langmuir

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1	A new hydrosol of gold clusters. 1. Formation and particle size variation Langmuir ·D.G. Duff, Alfons Baiker, Peter P. Edwards Hit paper breakdown →	1993	711
2	PolyBot: a modular reconfigurable robot Mark Yim, D.G. Duff, Kimon Roufas Hit paper breakdown →	2002	534
3	Synergistic Stabilization of Emulsions by a Mixture of Surface-Active Nanoparticles and Surfactant Langmuir ·Bernard P. Binks, Alexandre Desforges, D.G. Duff	2006	264
4	Structural studies of trigonal lamellar particles of gold and silver Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Angus I. Kirkland, David A. Jefferson, D.G. Duff, Peter P. Edwards, I. Gameson, Brian F. G. Johnson, David J. Smith	1993	185
5	A new hydrosol of gold clusters Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford) ·D.G. Duff, Alfons Baiker, Peter P. Edwards	1993	183
6	Modular robots IEEE Spectrum ·Mark Yim, Ying Zhang, D.G. Duff	2002	181
7	Modular robots IEEE Spectrum ·Mark Yim, Ying Zhang, D.G. Duff	2002	178
8	Connecting and disconnecting for chain self-reconfiguration with PolyBot IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics ·Mark Yim, Ying Zhang, Kimon Roufas, D.G. Duff, Craig Eldershaw	2002	173
9	Formation of a Polymer-Protected Platinum Sol: A New Understanding of the Parameters Controlling Morphology The Journal of Physical Chemistry ·D.G. Duff, Peter P. Edwards, Brian F. G. Johnson	1995	149
10	Preparation and structural characterization of an unprotected copper sol The Journal of Physical Chemistry ·Andrew C. Curtis, D.G. Duff, Peter P. Edwards, David A. Jefferson, Brian F. G. Johnson, Angus I. Kirkland, A. Wallace	1988	95
11	A new hydrosol of gold clusters. 2. A comparison of some different measurement techniques Langmuir ·D.G. Duff, Alfons Baiker, I. Gameson, Peter P. Edwards	1993	83
12	A Morphology‐Selective Copper Organosol Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English ·Andrew C. Curtis, D.G. Duff, Peter P. Edwards, David A. Jefferson, Brian F. G. Johnson, Angus I. Kirkland, A. Wallace	1988	79
13	The Morphology and Microstructure of Colloidal Silver and Gold Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English ·D.G. Duff, Andrew C. Curtis, Peter P. Edwards, David A. Jefferson, Brian F. G. Johnson, Angus I. Kirkland, David E. Logan	1987	59
14	Advanced Agrochemical Formulations through Encapsulation Strategies? Chemie Ingenieur Technik ·Beate Hack, Holger Egger, Jens Uhlemann, Michel Henriet, W. Wirth, Arnoldus W. P. Vermeer, D.G. Duff	2012	55
15	A method to increase the energy density of supercapacitor cells by the addition of multiwall carbon nanotubes into activated carbon electrodes Carbon ·Foivos Markoulidis, Chunhong Lei, Constantina Lekakou, D.G. Duff, Sofie Khalil, B. Martorana, Irene Cannavaro	2013	55
16	X-ray Structure of a New Hydrosol of Gold Clusters Langmuir ·W. Vogel, D.G. Duff, Alfons Baiker	1995	45
17	Chapter 8. The structure, characterization, and evolution of colloidal metals Annual Reports Section C (Physical Chemistry) ·Angus I. Kirkland, Peter P. Edwards, David A. Jefferson, D.G. Duff	1990	42
18	Phase automata: a programming model of locomotion gaits for scalable chain-type modular robots Ying Zhang, Mark Yim, Craig Eldershaw, D.G. Duff, Kimon Roufas	2004	41
19	High Surface Area Platinum-Titania Aerogels: Preparation, Structural Properties, and Hydrogenation Activity Journal of Catalysis ·M. Schneider, D.G. Duff, Tamás Mallát, Manuel D Wildberger, Alfons Baiker	1994	39
20	The Behaviour of Dyes in Aqueous Solutions Part II – Anionic Dye–Nonionic Surfactant Interactions Journal of the Society of Dyers and Colourists ·D. M. Stevenson, D.G. Duff, D. J. Kirkwood	1981	38

About D.G. Duff

D.G. Duff is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, having authored 54 papers that have together received 3.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (10 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (10 papers), Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles (7 papers), Iron oxide chemistry and applications (6 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (5 papers), Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions (5 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (4 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (1.1k citations), Condensed Matter Physics (500 citations), Materials Chemistry (1.4k citations), Mechanical Engineering (1.2k citations) and Biomedical Engineering (1.1k citations). D.G. Duff has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Peter P. Edwards, Mark Yim, Alfons Baiker, Kimon Roufas, Brian F. G. Johnson, Ying Zhang, Alexandre Desforges, Bernard P. Binks, David A. Jefferson and Angus I. Kirkland. Their work appears in journals such as Langmuir, Journal of the Society of Dyers and Colourists, Chemie Ingenieur Technik, Journal of Catalysis and The Journal of Physical Chemistry.

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