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D-Index
46
Citations
8579
World Ranking
15952
National Ranking
45

Donal F. O'Shea 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 Donal F. O'Shea sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 212 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Donal F. O'Shea 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 Donal F. O'Shea sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Donal F. O'Shea is affiliated with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on the intersection of chemistry, biology, and biomedical engineering. Their scholarly output includes 33 publications in medicine, emphasizing areas such as materials chemistry, organic chemistry, and molecular biology.

Their research spans several subfields, including:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biophysics

O'Shea's work also addresses key scientific topics relevant to both chemistry and medical applications. The main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Nanoplatforms for Cancer Theranostics
  • Click Chemistry and Applications
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials

The scientist often collaborates with several frequent coauthors, indicating ongoing partnerships in various research areas. Some of these collaborators are Dan Wu, Massimiliano Garrè, Ronan A. Cahill, Ulrike Opper, and Andreas Voß.

O'Shea has published in a range of academic venues, with multiple articles appearing in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Molecules
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • RSC Advances

Several recent publications showcase the scope of O'Shea's work in topics related to toxicology, cancer surgery, immunology, and fluorescence imaging. Notable recent papers include:

  • Potential for release of pulmonary toxic ketene from vaping pyrolysis of vitamin E acetate, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Artificial intelligence indocyanine green (ICG) perfusion for colorectal cancer intra-operative tissue classification, 2020, British journal of surgery
  • Correction: Suppressive effects of the obese tumor microenvironment on CD8 T cell infiltration and effector function, 2022, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Potential of Ethenone (Ketene) to Contribute to Electronic Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-associated Lung Injury, 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Time-resolved fluorescence imaging with color-changing, "turn-on/turn-on" AIE nanoparticles, 2023, Chem

Best Publications

  • In vitro demonstration of the heavy-atom effect for photodynamic therapy.

    Aoife Gorman;John Killoran;Caroline O'Shea;Tony Kenna

  • Refined Synthesis of 5-Substituted Dipyrromethanes

    Benjamin J. Littler;Mark A. Miller;Chen-Hsiung Hung;Richard W. Wagner

  • Synthesis of BF2 chelates of tetraarylazadipyrromethenes and evidence for their photodynamic therapeutic behaviour.

    John Killoran;Lorcan Allen;John F Gallagher;William M Gallagher

  • Supramolecular photonic therapeutic agents.

    Shane O. McDonnell;Michael J. Hall;Lorcan T. Allen;Annette Byrne

  • Azadipyrromethenes: from traditional dye chemistry to leading edge applications.

    Yuan Ge;Donal F. O'Shea

  • Near-infrared sensing properties of dimethlyamino-substituted BF2-azadipyrromethenes.

    Shane O McDonnell;Donal F O'Shea

  • Azide conjugatable and pH responsive near-infrared fluorescent imaging probes.

    Julie Murtagh;Daniel O. Frimannsson;Donal F. O’Shea

  • B,O-chelated azadipyrromethenes as near-IR probes.

    Aurore Loudet;Rakeshwar Bandichhor;Kevin Burgess;Aniello Palma

  • Lysosome triggered near-infrared fluorescence imaging of cellular trafficking processes in real time.

    Marco Grossi;Marina Morgunova;Shane Cheung;Shane Cheung;Dimitri Scholz

  • Rational synthesis of meso-substituted chlorin building blocks.

    Jon-Paul Strachan;Donal F. O'Shea;Thiagarajan Balasubramanian;Jonathan S. Lindsey

  • Generation of substituted styrenes via Suzuki cross-coupling of aryl halides with 2,4,6-trivinylcyclotriboroxane.

    Fergal Kerins;Donal F. O'shea

  • A modular synthesis of unsymmetrical tetraarylazadipyrromethenes.

    Michael J. Hall;Shane O. Mcdonnell;John Killoran;Donal F. O'shea

  • PET modulated fluorescent sensing from the BF2 chelated azadipyrromethene platform.

    Michael J. Hall;Lorcan T. Allen;Donal F. O'Shea

  • Potential for release of pulmonary toxic ketene from vaping pyrolysis of vitamin E acetate.

    Dan Wu;Donal F O'Shea

  • A potent nonporphyrin class of photodynamic therapeutic agent: cellular localisation, cytotoxic potential and influence of hypoxia.

    W M Gallagher;L T Allen;C O'Shea;T Kenna

  • Vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy with BF2-chelated Tetraaryl-Azadipyrromethene agents: a multi-modality molecular imaging approach to therapeutic assessment.

    A T Byrne;A E O'Connor;M Hall;J Murtagh

  • BF2-azadipyrromethenes: probing the excited-state dynamics of a NIR fluorophore and photodynamic therapy agent.

    Pinar Batat;Martine Cantuel;Gediminas Jonusauskas;Luca Scarpantonio

  • Synthesis and properties of BF2-3,3'-dimethyldiarylazadipyrromethene near-infrared fluorophores

    Dan Wu;Donal F. O’Shea

  • New on-bead near-infrared fluorophores and fluorescent sensor constructs.

    Aniello Palma;Mariusz Tasior;Daniel O. Frimannsson;Thanh Truc Vu

  • Controlled Anion Migrations with a Mixed Metal Li/K-TMP Amide: General Application to Benzylic Metalations

    Patricia Fleming;Donal F. O’Shea

  • BF2-chelated tetraarylazadipyrromethenes as NIR fluorochromes.

    Mariusz Tasior;Donal F. O’Shea

Frequent Co-Authors

Carsten Strohmann
Carsten Strohmann TU Dortmund University
Helge Müller-Bunz
Helge Müller-Bunz University College Dublin
Jonathan S. Lindsey
Jonathan S. Lindsey North Carolina State University
Silvia Giordani
Silvia Giordani Dublin City University
Jeremy C. Simpson
Jeremy C. Simpson University College Dublin
Kevin Burgess
Kevin Burgess Texas A&M University
Bo Li
Bo Li Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hans-Joachim Gabius
Hans-Joachim Gabius Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Derek W. Morris
Derek W. Morris University of Galway
Carla Bittencourt
Carla Bittencourt University of Mons

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