2026 Brendan J. Kennedy: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	69	4610	4460	152	151	537	18246
Chemistry	68	6462	5864	155	151	457	18056

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

658
Citations
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

655
Citations
Ordered double perovskites -- a group-theoretical analysis.

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

618
Citations
Phase transitions in perovskite at elevated temperatures - a powder neutron diffraction study

Brendan J Kennedy;Christopher J Howard;Bryan C Chakoumakos

397
Citations
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

346
Citations
The High Resolution Powder Diffraction Beamline for the Australian Synchrotron

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

341
Citations
High-temperature phase transitions in SrZrO 3

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

320
Citations
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

320
Citations
Structural and Bonding Trends in Tin Pyrochlore Oxides

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

318
Citations
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

300
Citations
Methanol oxidation on unsupported and carbon supported Pt + Ru anodes

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

277
Citations
The structural phase transitions in strontium zirconate revisited

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

260
Citations
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

235
Citations
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

230
Citations
Towards global sustainability: Education on environmentally clean energy technologies

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

228
Citations
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

202
Citations
Bimetallic carbon supported anodes for the direct methanol-air fuel cell

A. Hamnett;B.J. Kennedy

190
Citations
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

188
Citations
Crystal Structures of AuCN and AgCN and Vibrational Spectroscopic Studies of AuCN, AgCN, and CuCN†

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

184
Citations
High-temperature phase transitions in SrHfO 3

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

178
Citations