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Alan R. Kennedy

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
19383
World Ranking
6435
National Ranking
371

Alan R. Kennedy 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 Alan R. Kennedy sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 676 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Alan R. Kennedy 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 Alan R. Kennedy sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Alan R. Kennedy is affiliated with the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom. Their research encompasses extensive work in materials science and chemistry, with a focus on several subfields including materials chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physical and theoretical chemistry, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's research topics primarily involve crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, coordination chemistry and organometallics, organometallic complex synthesis and catalysis, synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic and organometallic compounds, crystallography and molecular interactions, and catalytic cross-coupling reactions.

Their publication record includes numerous papers published in a variety of scientific journals and venues. Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by them are:

  • Rubidium and caesium aluminyls: synthesis, structures and reactivity in C-H bond activation of benzene, 2022, Chemical Communications
  • Ultrafast amidation of esters using lithium amides under aerobic ambient temperature conditions in sustainable solvents, 2020, Chemical Science
  • Alkali Metal (Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs) Mediation in Magnesium Hexamethyldisilazide [Mg(HMDS)2] Catalysed Transfer Hydrogenation of Alkenes, 2021, ChemCatChem
  • Ambient Moisture Accelerates Hydroamination Reactions of Vinylarenes with Alkali-Metal Amides under Air, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Lead(ii) coordination polymers driven by pyridine-hydrazine donors: from anion-guided self-assembly to structural features, 2020, Dalton Transactions

Their work has been disseminated frequently through several publication venues, including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Journal of Electrocardiology
  • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Collaborations feature prominently in their career, with frequent co-authors including Robert E. Mulvey, Stuart D. Robertson, Eva Hevia, and Pasquale Mastropierro. These collaborative efforts have contributed to a broad and interconnected research network in their fields of study.

Best Publications

  • Ionic liquid crystals: hexafluorophosphate salts

    Charles M. Gordon;John D. Holbrey;Alan R. Kennedy;Kenneth R. Seddon

  • Hydrotris(methimazolyl)borate, a soft analogue of hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate. Preparation and crystal structure of a novel zinc complex

    Mark Garner;John Reglinski;Iain Cassidy;Mark D. Spicer

  • Polymorphism in 2-4-6 trinitrotoluene

    Ranko M. Vrcelj;John N. Sherwood;Alan R. Kennedy;Hugh G. Gallagher

  • Directed ortho-meta′- and meta-meta′-dimetalations: A template base approach to deprotonation

    Antonio J. Martínez-Martínez;Alan R. Kennedy;Robert E. Mulvey;Charles T. O’Hara

  • Oxidative addition of aryl electrophiles to a prototypical nickel(0) complex: mechanism and structure/reactivity relationships

    Sonia Bajo;Gillian Laidlaw;Alan R. Kennedy;Stephen Sproules

  • Bulky end-capped [1]benzothieno[3,2-b]benzothiophenes: reaching high-mobility organic semiconductors by fine tuning of the crystalline solid-state order.

    Guillaume Schweicher;Vincent Lemaur;Claude Niebel;Christian Ruzié

  • Introducing Deep Eutectic Solvents to Polar Organometallic Chemistry: Chemoselective Addition of Organolithium and Grignard Reagents to Ketones in Air

    Cristian Vidal;Joaquín García-Álvarez;Alberto Hernán-Gómez;Alan R. Kennedy

  • Synergic sedation of sensitive anions: alkali-mediated zincation of cyclic ethers and ethene

    Alan R. Kennedy;Jan Klett;Robert E. Mulvey;Dominic S. Wright

  • Unraveling Unprecedented Charge Carrier Mobility through Structure Property Relationship of Four Isomers of Didodecyl[1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene.

    Yusuke Tsutsui;Guillaume Schweicher;Basab Chattopadhyay;Tsuneaki Sakurai

  • Chasing the "Killer" Phonon Mode for the Rational Design of Low-Disorder, High-Mobility Molecular Semiconductors.

    Guillaume Schweicher;Gabriele D'Avino;Michael T. Ruggiero;Michael T. Ruggiero;David J. Harkin

  • Intermetallic Lithium−Magnesium Hexamethyldisilazide: Synthesis and Structure, Discovery of an Oxygen-Centered Variant, and a Reaction with Benzonitrile That Produces a Novel Amidinate Cage Compound with a Trigonal Bipyramidal Li4MgO Core

    Alan R. Kennedy;Robert E. Mulvey;René B. Rowlings

  • Chromophore containing bipyridyl ligands. Part 1: supramolecular solid-state structure of Ag(I) complexes

    Alan R. Kennedy;Karen G. Brown;Duncan Graham;Jennifer B. Kirkhouse

  • An automated parallel crystallisation search for predicted crystal structures and packing motifs of carbamazepine

    Alastair J. Florence;Andrea Johnston;Sarah L. Price;Harriott Nowell

  • Application of Complementary Experimental Techniques to Characterization of the Phase Behavior of [C16mim][PF6] and [C14mim][PF6]

    J. De Roche;C.M. Gordon;M.D. Ingram;C.T. Imrie

  • Exploiting Deep Eutectic Solvents and Organolithium Reagent Partnerships: Chemoselective Ultrafast Addition to Imines and Quinolines Under Aerobic Ambient Temperature Conditions.

    Cristian Vidal;Joaquín García-Álvarez;Alberto Hernán-Gómez;Alan R. Kennedy

  • A homologous series of regioselectively tetradeprotonated group 8 metallocenes: new inverse crown ring compounds synthesized via a mixed sodium-magnesium tris(diisopropylamide) synergic base.

    Prokopis C. Andrikopoulos;David R. Armstrong;William Clegg;Carly J. Gilfillan

  • Sodium dialkyl-amidozincates : Alkyl or amido bases? An experimental and theoretical case study

    Prokopis C. Andrikopoulos;David R. Armstrong;Helen R. L. Barley;William Clegg

  • Lithium diamidodihydridoaluminates: bimetallic cooperativity in catalytic hydroboration and metallation applications

    Victoria A. Pollard;Samantha A. Orr;Ross McLellan;Alan R. Kennedy

  • Cleave and capture chemistry illustrated through bimetallic-induced fragmentation of tetrahydrofuran

    Robert E Mulvey;Victoria Louise Blair;William Clegg;Alan Robert Kennedy

  • Alkali metal cation-pi interactions stabilized solely by [M{N(SiMe3)(2)}(3)](-) anions (M = Mg or Zn): The competing influence of alkali metal center dot center dot center dot C(Me) agostic interactions

    Glenn C. Forbes;Alan R. Kennedy;Robert E. Mulvey;Brett A. Roberts

  • Highly active iridium(I) complexes for catalytic hydrogen isotope exchange.

    Jack A. Brown;Stephanie Irvine;Alan R. Kennedy;William J. Kerr

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert E. Mulvey
Robert E. Mulvey University of Strathclyde
Eva Hevia
Eva Hevia University of Bern
William Clegg
William Clegg Newcastle University
John A. Murphy
John A. Murphy University of Strathclyde
Yves Geerts
Yves Geerts Université Libre de Bruxelles
John Parkinson
John Parkinson University of Toronto
William I. F. David
William I. F. David University of Oxford
Vincent Lemaur
Vincent Lemaur University of Mons
David C. Sherrington
David C. Sherrington University of Strathclyde
Jérôme Cornil
Jérôme Cornil University of Mons

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