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Edward R. T. Tiekink

Edward R. T. Tiekink

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Chemistry
Malaysia
2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
82
Citations
31902
World Ranking
3039
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Malaysia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Malaysia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Malaysia Leader Award

Overview

Edward R. T. Tiekink is a researcher affiliated with Sunway University in Malaysia specializing in the field of Chemistry, with a particular focus on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Oncology, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's work spans several main research topics, including:

  • Crystal structures of chemical compounds
  • Organometallic Compounds Synthesis and Characterization
  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Synthesis and biological activity
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds

Frequent publication venues for Edward R. T. Tiekink demonstrate a concentration in crystallography and inorganic chemistry, including:

  • Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures
  • CrystEngComm
  • Acta Crystallographica Section E Crystallographic Communications
  • Crystals
  • Inorganics

Their recent published papers highlight ongoing research interests with topics related to secondary-bonding interactions and metal complexes. Selected recent works include:

  • "Te⋯N secondary-bonding interactions in tellurium crystals: Supramolecular aggregation patterns and a comparison with their lighter congeners" (2022) in Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • "Supramolecular aggregation patterns featuring Se⋯N secondary-bonding interactions in mono-nuclear selenium compounds: A comparison with their congeners" (2021) in Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • "Water-Soluble Dioxidovanadium(V) Complexes of Aroylhydrazones: DNA/BSA Interactions, Hydrophobicity, and Cell-Selective Anticancer Potential" (2021) in Inorganic Chemistry
  • "Dithiocarbamate Complexes of Platinum Group Metals: Structural Aspects and Applications" (2021) in Inorganics
  • "Insights into the Antimicrobial Potential of Dithiocarbamate Anions and Metal-Based Species" (2021) in Inorganics

Frequent collaborators include Kong Mun Lo, See Mun Lee, Chien Ing Yeo, Sang Loon Tan, and Kiyoshi Fujisawa, reflecting a network of partnerships that underpin multidisciplinary inorganic and structural chemistry research.

Edward R. T. Tiekink has contributed to academic literature beyond journal articles, including the publication of a book titled Inverse coordination chemistry: A novel chemical concept (2020), published by Sunway University.

Best Publications

  • Metallotherapeutic Drugs and Metal-Based Diagnostic Agents: The Use of Metals in Medicine

    Marcel Gielen;Edward R.T. Tiekink

  • Structural chemistry of organotin carboxylates: a review of the crystallographic literature

    Edward R T Tiekink

  • Utilizing Hirshfeld surface calculations, non-covalent inter­action (NCI) plots and the calculation of inter­action energies in the analysis of mol­ecular packing

    Sang Loon Tan;Mukesh M. Jotani;Edward R. T. Tiekink

  • Tin Chemistry: Fundamentals, Frontiers, and Applications

    Alwyn Glyn Davies;Marcel Gielen;Keith K.H. Pannell;Edward E.R.T. Tiekink

  • Gold derivatives for the treatment of cancer.

    Edward R.T. Tiekink

  • Organic crystal engineering : frontiers in crystal engineering

    Edward R. T. Tiekink;Jagadese J. Vittal;Michael Zaworotko

  • Frontiers in crystal engineering

    Edward R. T. Tiekink;Jagadese J. Vittal

  • Antimony and bismuth compounds in oncology.

    Edward R.T. Tiekink

  • Therapeutic potential of selenium and tellurium compounds: Opportunities yet unrealised

    Edward R. T. Tiekink

  • Growth of bismuth sulfide nanowire using bismuth trisxanthate single source precursors

    Yee Wee Koh;Chian Sing Lai;An Yan Du;Edward R. T. Tiekink

  • Stereochemical Aspects of Metal Xanthate Complexes: Molecular Structures and Supramolecular Self‐Assembly

    Edward R. T. Tiekink;Ionel Haiduc

  • Tin dithiocarbamates: applications and structures

    Edward R. T. Tiekink

  • Molecular architecture and supramolecular association in the zinc-triad 1,1-dithiolates. Steric control as a design element in crystal engineering?

    Edward R. T. Tiekink

  • Supramolecular assembly based on “emerging” intermolecular interactions of particular interest to coordination chemists

    Edward R.T. Tiekink

  • Anti-cancer potential of gold complexes

    E. R. T. Tiekink

  • Gold-Based Medicine: A Paradigm Shift in Anti-Cancer Therapy?

    Chien Ing Yeo;Kah Kooi Ooi;Edward R T Tiekink

  • The Importance of Pi-Interactions in Crystal Engineering: Frontiers in Crystal Engineering

    Edward R. T. Tiekink;Julio Zukerman-Schpector

  • Luminescent phosphine gold(I) thiolates: correlation between crystal structure and photoluminescent properties in [R3PAu{SC(OMe)=NC6H4NO2-4}] (R = Et, Cy, Ph) and [(Ph2P-R-PPh2){AuSC(OMe)=NC6H4NO2-4}2] (R = CH2, (CH2)2, (CH2)3, (CH2)4, Fc).

    Soo Yei Ho;Eddie Chung-Chin Cheng;Edward R. T. Tiekink;Vivian Wing-Wah Yam

  • Luminescence properties of phosphinegold(I) halides and thiolates

    Edward R.T. Tiekink;Jun-Gill Kang

  • Synthesis, Characterization, and Bipolar Transporting Behavior of a New Twisted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon: 1′,4′‐Diphenyl‐naphtho‐(2′.3′:1.2)‐pyrene‐6′‐nitro‐7′‐methyl Carboxylate

    Qichun Zhang;Yoga Divayana;Jinchong Xiao;Zhijuan Wang

  • Synthesis, Characterization and X-ray Structures of Diphenyltin(IV) N-(2-Hydroxyacetophenone)glycinate, Its 1:1 Adduct with Triphenyltin(IV) Chloride, and Related Systems

    Dainis Dakternieks;Tushar S. Basu Baul;Sushmita Dutta;Edward Richard Tom Tiekink

  • Frontiers in Crystal Engineering: Tiekink/Frontiers in Crystal Engineering

    Edward R. T. Tiekink;Jagadese J. Vittal

Frequent Co-Authors

Seik Weng Ng
Seik Weng Ng University of Malaya
Hadi D. Arman
Hadi D. Arman The University of Texas at San Antonio
Marcel Gielen
Marcel Gielen Université Libre de Bruxelles
Rudolph Willem
Rudolph Willem Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Abdullah M. Asiri
Abdullah M. Asiri King Abdulaziz University
Michael I. Bruce
Michael I. Bruce Stanford University
Monique Biesemans
Monique Biesemans Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Alaa A.-M. Abdel-Aziz
Alaa A.-M. Abdel-Aziz King Saud University
Vimal K. Jain
Vimal K. Jain University of Mumbai
David J. Young
David J. Young University of New South Wales

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