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D-Index
105
Citations
70823
World Ranking
979
National Ranking
48

Kenneth R. Seddon 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 Kenneth R. Seddon sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 484 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth R. Seddon 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 Kenneth R. Seddon sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 105 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kenneth R. Seddon was affiliated with Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focused on the fields of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, with significant contributions to subfields such as Catalysis, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work extensively covered topics including ionic liquids properties and applications, antimicrobial agents and applications, bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research, pesticide exposure and toxicity, catalysis and oxidation reactions, fluorine in organic chemistry, and photochemistry and electron transfer studies.

Notable recent publications by Kenneth R. Seddon included:

  • Characterization of ionic liquid cytotoxicity mechanisms in human keratinocytes compared with conventional biocides, 2020, Chemosphere
  • Induced Protic Behaviour in Aprotonic Ionic Liquids by Anion Basicity for Efficient Carbon Dioxide Capture, 2020, ChemPhysChem
  • Ionic Liquids-Cobalt(II) Thermochromic Complexes: How the Structure Tunability Affects "Self-Contained" Systems, 2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • High-throughput toxicity screening of novel azepanium and 3-methylpiperidinium ionic liquids, 2020, RSC Advances
  • Spectroscopic Signatures of Hydrogen-Bonding Motifs in Protonic Ionic Liquid Systems: Insights from Diethylammonium Nitrate in the Solid State, 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Kenneth R. Seddon were:

  • Natalia V. Plechkova
  • Manuela A. Gîlea
  • Martyn J. Earle
  • Brendan Gilmore
  • Stephen A. Kelly

The scientist regularly published in journals such as ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Chemosphere, ChemPhysChem, RSC Advances, and The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

Best Publications

  • Applications of ionic liquids in the chemical industry

    Natalia V. Plechkova;Kenneth R. Seddon;Kenneth R. Seddon

  • Ionic Liquids--Solvents of the Future?

    Robin D. Rogers;Kenneth R. Seddon

  • Ionic liquids. Green solvents for the future

    Martyn J. Earle;Kenneth R. Seddon

  • Ionic Liquids for Clean Technology

    Kenneth R. Seddon

  • Influence of chloride, water, and organic solvents on the physical properties of ionic liquids

    Kenneth R. Seddon;Annegret Stark;María-José Torres

  • The distillation and volatility of ionic liquids

    Martyn J Earle;José M S S Esperança;Manuela A Gilea;José N Canongia Lopes

  • The hydrogen bond and crystal engineering

    Christer B. Aakeröy;Kenneth R. Seddon

  • The phase behaviour of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborates; ionic liquids and ionic liquid crystals

    John D. Holbrey;Kenneth R. Seddon

  • Ionic Liquids: A Pathway to Environmental Acceptability

    Marija Petkovic;Kenneth R. Seddon;Kenneth R. Seddon;Luís Paulo N. Rebelo;Cristina Silva Pereira

  • Ionic liquids : industrial applications for green chemistry

    Robin D. Rogers;Kenneth R. Seddon

  • Biocatalysis in ionic liquids

    Roger A. Sheldon;Rute Madeira Lau;A. Menno J. Sorgedrager;Fred Van Rantwijk

  • Ionic liquids: A taste of the future

    Kenneth R. Seddon

  • Ionic liquids as green solvents : progress and prospects

    Robin D. Rogers;Kenneth R. Seddon

  • Ionic liquid crystals: hexafluorophosphate salts

    Charles M. Gordon;John D. Holbrey;Alan R. Kennedy;Kenneth R. Seddon

  • Room‐temperature ionic liquids as replacements for organic solvents in multiphase bioprocess operations

    S.G. Cull;John Holbrey;V. Vargas-Mora;Kenneth Seddon

  • Polarity study of some 1‐alkyl‐3‐methylimidazolium ambient‐temperature ionic liquids with the solvatochromic dye, Nile Red

    Adrian J. Carmichael;Kenneth R. Seddon

  • Lipase-Catalyzed Reactions in Ionic Liquids

    Madeira Lau R;van Rantwijk F;Seddon Kr;Sheldon Ra

  • Diels–Alder reactions in ionic liquids. A safe recyclable alternative to lithium perchlorate–diethyl ether mixtures

    Martyn J. Earle;Paul B. McCormac;Kenneth R. Seddon

  • Efficient, halide free synthesis of new, low cost ionic liquids: 1,3-dialkylimidazolium salts containing methyl- and ethyl-sulfate anions

    John D. Holbrey;W. Matthew Reichert;Richard P. Swatloski;Grant A. Broker

  • The Heck reaction in ionic liquids: A multiphasic catalyst system

    Adrian J. Carmichael;Martyn J. Earle;John D. Holbrey;Paul B. McCormac

  • Infrared and Raman Spectra of Inorganic and Coordination Compounds

    Kenneth R. Seddon

Frequent Co-Authors

H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne
H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne Queen's University Belfast
John D. Holbrey
John D. Holbrey Queen's University Belfast
Luís Paulo N. Rebelo
Luís Paulo N. Rebelo Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Christopher Hardacre
Christopher Hardacre University of Manchester
Mark Nieuwenhuyzen
Mark Nieuwenhuyzen Queen's University Belfast
Peter B. Hitchcock
Peter B. Hitchcock University of Sussex
Peter Nockemann
Peter Nockemann Queen's University Belfast
Tom Welton
Tom Welton Imperial College London
Héctor Rodríguez
Héctor Rodríguez University of Santiago de Compostela
Robin D. Rogers
Robin D. Rogers University of Alabama

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