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Brendan J. Kennedy

Brendan J. Kennedy

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
69
Citations
18246
World Ranking
4608
National Ranking
152

Chemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
18056
World Ranking
6461
National Ranking
155

Brendan J. Kennedy publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brendan J. Kennedy sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 537 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Brendan J. Kennedy D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brendan J. Kennedy sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Brendan J. Kennedy is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and specializes in materials science with a strong focus on materials chemistry. Their research portfolio spans multiple subfields including materials chemistry, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, condensed matter physics, electrical and electronic engineering, and inorganic chemistry.

Kennedy's recent publications reflect their work on advanced materials and crystallography. Notable papers include:

  • Titanium Dioxide/Polyvinyl Alcohol/Cork Nanocomposite: A Floating Photocatalyst for the Degradation of Methylene Blue under Irradiation of a Visible Light Source (2021, ACS Omega)
  • Probing the Site-Selective Doping in SrSnO3:Eu Oxides and Its Impact on the Crystal and Electronic Structures Using Synchrotron Radiation and DFT Simulations (2020, Inorganic Chemistry)
  • Inorganic-Cation Pseudohalide 2D Cs2Pb(SCN)2Br2 Perovskite Single Crystal (2021, Advanced Materials)
  • Lattice Disorder and Oxygen Migration Pathways in Pyrochlore and Defect-Fluorite Oxides (2021, Chemistry of Materials)
  • Piperidine and Pyridine Series Lead-Free Dion-Jacobson Phase Tin Perovskite Single Crystals and Their Applications for Field-Effect Transistors (2024, ACS Nano)

Their frequent coauthors include Maxim Avdeev, Bryce G. Mullens, Frederick P. Marlton, Helen E. A. Brand, and Chris D. Ling, indicating collaborative research within multiple teams. The number of shared papers with these coauthors ranges from 20 to 39.

Kennedy has published extensively in several prominent journals and publication venues, with significant contributions in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (16 publications)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (15 publications)
  • Journal of Solid State Chemistry (12 publications)
  • Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances (10 publications)
  • Chemistry of Materials (5 publications)

Their research frequently covers topics such as advanced condensed matter physics, nuclear materials and radiation effects, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, crystallization and solubility studies, magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials, electronic and structural properties of oxides, and solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography.

Brendan J. Kennedy's work contributes to understanding the crystal structures and electronic properties of advanced functional materials, often using techniques such as synchrotron radiation, density functional theory simulations, and solid-state spectroscopy. This research plays a role in fields ranging from photocatalysis to electronic devices using perovskite-based materials.

Best Publications

  • Structural Studies of Rutile-Type Metal Dioxides

    A. A. Bolzan;C. Fong;B. J. Kennedy;C. J. Howard

  • Copper complexes of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: an opportunity yet to be realized

    Jane E. Weder;Carolyn T. Dillon;Trevor W. Hambley;Brendan J. Kennedy

  • Ordered double perovskites -- a group-theoretical analysis.

    Christopher J. Howard;Brendan J. Kennedy;Patrick M. Woodward

  • Phase transitions in perovskite at elevated temperatures - a powder neutron diffraction study

    Brendan J Kennedy;Christopher J Howard;Bryan C Chakoumakos

  • Neutron powder diffraction study of rhombohedral rare-earth aluminates and the rhombohedral to cubic phase transition

    Christopher J Howard;Brendan J Kennedy;Bryan C Chakoumakos

  • The High Resolution Powder Diffraction Beamline for the Australian Synchrotron

    Kia S. Wallwork;Brendan J. Kennedy;David Wang

  • High-temperature phase transitions in SrZrO 3

    Brendan J. Kennedy;Christopher J. Howard;Bryan C. Chakoumakos

  • Determination of the Distance Dependence and Experimental Effects for Modified SERS Substrates Based on Self-Assembled Monolayers Formed Using Alkanethiols

    B. J. Kennedy;S. Spaeth;M. Dickey;K. T. Carron

  • Structural and Bonding Trends in Tin Pyrochlore Oxides

    Brendan J. Kennedy;Brett A. Hunter;Christopher J. Howard

  • Magnetic properties and zero-field splitting in high-spin manganese(III) complexes. 1. Mononuclear and polynuclear Schiff-base chelates

    Brendan J. Kennedy;Keith S. Murray

  • Methanol oxidation on unsupported and carbon supported Pt + Ru anodes

    John B Goodenough;A. Hamnett;B. J. Kennedy;R. Manoharan

  • The structural phase transitions in strontium zirconate revisited

    Christopher J Howard;Kevin S Knight;Brendan J Kennedy;Erich H Kisi

  • Syntheses and characterization of anti-inflammatory dinuclear and mononuclear zinc indomethacin complexes. Crystal structures of [Zn2(indomethacin)4(L)2] (L = N,N-dimethylacetamide, pyridine, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone) and [Zn(indomethacin)2(L1)2] (L1 = ethanol, methanol).

    Zhou Q;Hambley Tw;Kennedy Bj;Lay Pa

  • Effect of structure and thermodynamic stability on the response of lanthanide stannate pyrochlores to ion beam irradiation.

    J. Lian;K. B. Helean;B. J. Kennedy;L. M. Wang

  • Towards global sustainability: Education on environmentally clean energy technologies

    Janusz Nowotny;John Dodson;Sebastian Fiechter;Turgut M. Gür

  • Magnetic interactions in metal complexes of binucleating ligands. 2. Synthesis and properties of binuclear copper(II) compounds containing exogenous ligands that bridge through two atoms. Crystal and molecular structure of a binuclear .mu.-pyrazolato-N,N'-bridged dicopper(II) complex of 1,3-bis(salicylideneamino)propan-2-ol

    Waldemar Mazurek;Brendan J. Kennedy;Keith S. Murray;Maxwell J. O'Connor

  • Bimetallic carbon supported anodes for the direct methanol-air fuel cell

    A. Hamnett;B.J. Kennedy

  • Spin states in iron(III) phthalocyanines studied by Moessbauer, magnetic susceptibility, and ESR measurements

    Brendan J. Kennedy;Keith S. Murray;Peter R. Zwack;Heinrich Homborg

  • Crystal Structures of AuCN and AgCN and Vibrational Spectroscopic Studies of AuCN, AgCN, and CuCN†

    Graham A. Bowmaker;Brendan J. Kennedy;Jason C. Reid

  • High-temperature phase transitions in SrHfO 3

    Brendan J. Kennedy;Christopher J. Howard;Bryan C. Chakoumakos

Frequent Co-Authors

Maxim Avdeev
Maxim Avdeev Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Christopher J. Howard
Christopher J. Howard University of Newcastle Australia
Keith S. Murray
Keith S. Murray Monash University
Kevin S. Knight
Kevin S. Knight University College London
Thomas Vogt
Thomas Vogt University of South Carolina
Peter A. Lay
Peter A. Lay University of Sydney
Trevor W. Hambley
Trevor W. Hambley University of Sydney
Raymond Withers
Raymond Withers Australian National University
Qinfen Gu
Qinfen Gu Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Andrew Hamnett
Andrew Hamnett Newcastle University

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