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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 68 6435 5837 371 336 676 19383

Alan R. Kennedy publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alan R. Kennedy between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alan R. Kennedy published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 23.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 72 publications in 2022. 14 of the 807 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 72. Peak 72 publications in 2022. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 5 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 20 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 26 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 25 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 22 publications 2008: 30 publications 2009: 35 publications 2010: 33 publications 2011: 41 publications 2012: 31 publications 2013: 31 publications 2014: 35 publications 2015: 36 publications 2016: 43 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 72 publications 2023: 53 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 13 publications 2026: 1 publication
1993 2026

807 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alan R. Kennedy: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 1
1995 5
1996 4
1997 6
1998 15
1999 20
2000 17
2001 18
2002 15
2003 26
2004 18
2005 25
2006 22
2007 22
2008 30
2009 35
2010 33
2011 41
2012 31
2013 31
2014 35
2015 36
2016 43
2017 24
2018 21
2019 24
2020 25
2021 23
2022 72
2023 53
2024 21
2025 13
2026 1
Total 807
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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.

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, 661–680 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: 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.

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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
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 92 676
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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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.

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, 68–69 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: 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.

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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 68
70–71 646
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

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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