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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 56 11760 10593 29 28 187 9992

Dónal Leech publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dónal Leech between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dónal Leech published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2012. 9 of the 204 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2012. 1990: 2 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 5 publications
1990 2025

204 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dónal Leech: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 2
1991 3
1992 2
1993 4
1994 0
1995 1
1996 3
1997 4
1998 5
1999 4
2000 4
2001 1
2002 4
2003 3
2004 4
2005 3
2006 3
2007 2
2008 7
2009 7
2010 6
2011 8
2012 19
2013 17
2014 8
2015 6
2016 6
2017 17
2018 10
2019 9
2020 9
2021 2
2022 4
2023 8
2024 4
2025 5
Total 204
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Dónal Leech 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 Dónal Leech 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, 181–200 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: 187 publications — 28th percentile

28% 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 1,344 187
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
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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Dónal Leech 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 Dónal Leech 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, 56–57 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: 56 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% 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 56
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
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

Dónal Leech is affiliated with the National University of Ireland, Galway. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on engineering and materials science, contributing particularly to electrical and electronic engineering, bioengineering, electrochemistry, materials chemistry, and polymers and plastics.

Their main research topics include:

  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Analytical chemistry and sensors
  • Electrochemical analysis and applications
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Microbial fuel cells and bioremediation
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials

Dónal Leech has published extensively across venues with a concentration in:

  • Bioelectrochemistry
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Electrochimica Acta
  • Advanced Sensor Research

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Electroactive biofilms on surface functionalized anodes: The anode respiring behavior of a novel electroactive bacterium, Desulfuromonas acetexigens," 2020, Water Research
  • "Self-Powered Detection of Glucose by Enzymatic Glucose/Oxygen Fuel Cells on Printed Circuit Boards," 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Electrochemical glucose biosensor based on an osmium redox polymer and glucose oxidase grafted to carbon nanotubes: A design-of-experiments optimisation of current density and stability," 2021, Electrochimica Acta
  • "Tethering zwitterionic polymer coatings to mediated glucose biosensor enzyme electrodes can decrease sensor foreign body response yet retain sensor sensitivity to glucose," 2022, Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • "Aqueous-Eutectic-in-Salt Electrolytes for High-Energy-Density Supercapacitors with an Operational Temperature Window of 100 °C, from −35 to +65 °C," 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Tanushree Mandal
  • Wolfgang Schuhmann
  • Anna Lielpētere
  • Kavita Jayakumar
  • Edmond Magner

Best Publications

  • Electrochemical analysis of the interactions of laccase mediators with lignin model compounds

    Robert Bourbonnais;Dónal Leech;Michael G. Paice

  • Enzymatic fuel cells: Recent progress

    Dónal Leech;Paul Kavanagh;Wolfgang Schuhmann

  • The ins and outs of microorganism–electrode electron transfer reactions

    Amit Kumar;Leo Huan-Hsuan Hsu;Paul Kavanagh;Frédéric Barrière

  • Bioelectrochemical Haber-Bosch Process: An Ammonia-Producing H2 /N2 Fuel Cell.

    Ross D. Milton;Ross D. Milton;Rong Cai;Sofiene Abdellaoui;Donal Leech

  • A laccase-glucose oxidase biofuel cell prototype operating in a physiological buffer

    Frédéric Barrière;Paul Kavanagh;Dónal Leech

  • Application of Colloidal Gold in Protein Immobilization, Electron Transfer, and Biosensing

    Songqin Liu;Dónal Leech;Huangxian Ju

  • Nitrogenase bioelectrocatalysis: heterogeneous ammonia and hydrogen production by MoFe protein

    Ross D. Milton;Ross D. Milton;Sofiene Abdellaoui;Nimesh Khadka;Dennis R. Dean

  • Targetting redox polymers as mediators for laccase oxygen reduction in a membrane-less biofuel cell

    Frédéric Barrière;Yvonne Ferry;Dominic Rochefort;Dónal Leech

  • Geobacter sulfurreducens biofilms developed under different growth conditions on glassy carbon electrodes: insights using cyclic voltammetry.

    Krishna P. Katuri;Paul Kavanagh;Saravanan Rengaraj;Dónal Leech

  • Characterisation of an antibody coated microcantilever as a potential immuno-based biosensor

    C Grogan;R Raiteri;G.M O'Connor;T.J Glynn

  • Mediated electron transfer in glucose oxidising enzyme electrodes for application to biofuel cells: recent progress and perspectives

    Paul Kavanagh;Dónal Leech

  • Electron transfer mediator systems for bleaching of paper pulp

    D. Rochefort;D. Leech;R. Bourbonnais

  • Three-dimensional microchanelled electrodes in flow-through configuration for bioanode formation and current generation

    Krishna Katuri;M. Luisa Ferrer;María C. Gutiérrez;Ricardo Jiménez

  • Characterization of different FAD-dependent glucose dehydrogenases for possible use in glucose-based biosensors and biofuel cells

    Muhammad Nadeem Zafar;Najat Beden;Dónal Leech;Christoph Sygmund

  • Amperometric determination of epinephrine with an osmium complex and Nafion double-layer membrane modified electrode

    Jing-An Ni;Huang-Xian Ju;Hong-Yuan Chen;Dónal Leech

  • Nanoporous Gold-Based Biofuel Cells on Contact Lenses

    Xinxin Xiao;Till Siepenkoetter;Peter Ó Conghaile;Dónal Leech

  • Characterization of nanoporous gold electrodes for bioelectrochemical applications.

    Micheál D. Scanlon;Urszula Salaj-Kosla;Serguei Belochapkine;Domhnall MacAodha

  • Reagentless mediated laccase electrode for the detection of enzyme modulators.

    Francis Trudeau;Francis Daigle;Dónal Leech

  • Effect of electrolytes on the electrochemical behaviour of 11-(ferrocenylcarbonyloxy)undecanethiol SAMs on gold disk electrodes

    Huangxian Ju;Dònal Leech

  • Microbial analysis of anodic biofilm in a microbial fuel cell using slaughterhouse wastewater

    Krishna P. Katuri;Ann-Marie Enright;Vincent O'Flaherty;Dónal Leech

  • Increasing Redox Potential, Redox Mediator Activity, and Stability in a Fungal Laccase by Computer-Guided Mutagenesis and Directed Evolution

    Ivan Mateljak;Emanuele Monza;Maria Fatima Lucas;Victor Guallar;Victor Guallar

  • Self-powered wireless carbohydrate/oxygen sensitive biodevice based on radio signal transmission

    Magnus Falk;Miguel Alcalde;Philip N. Bartlett;Antonio L. De Lacey

Frequent Co-Authors

Lo Gorton
Lo Gorton Lund University
Roland Ludwig
Roland Ludwig BOKU University
Malcolm R. Smyth
Malcolm R. Smyth Dublin City University
Sergey Shleev
Sergey Shleev Malmö University
Edmond Magner
Edmond Magner University of Limerick
Huangxian Ju
Huangxian Ju Nanjing University
Wolfgang Schuhmann
Wolfgang Schuhmann Ruhr University Bochum
James F. Rusling
James F. Rusling University of Connecticut
Piet N.L. Lens
Piet N.L. Lens University of Galway
Vincent O'Flaherty
Vincent O'Flaherty University of Galway

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