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D-Index
86
Citations
36663
World Ranking
2482
National Ranking
870

Kevin Burgess 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 Kevin Burgess sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 419 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kevin Burgess 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 Kevin Burgess sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1993 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Kevin Burgess is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. The research work conducted focuses primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Key subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Oncology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The scientist's main research topics encompass Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, Click Chemistry and Applications, Nanoplatforms for Cancer Theranostics, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies, Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, and Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis.

Kevin Burgess has contributed to several recent papers, including the following:

  • Role of Albumin in Accumulation and Persistence of Tumor-Seeking Cyanine Dyes, 2020, Bioconjugate Chemistry
  • Hows and Whys of Tumor-Seeking Dyes, 2021, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • Preparation of Nano-ZrO2 powder via a microwave-assisted hydrothermal method, 2021, Ceramics International
  • Recent Development of Nanomaterials for Transdermal Drug Delivery, 2023, Biomedicines
  • Blocking Coronavirus 19 Infection via the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein: Initial Steps, 2020, ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Burgess include:

  • Tianxiong Mi
  • Anyanee Kamkaew
  • Maritess Arancillo
  • Syed Muhammad Usama
  • Zhe Gao

Publication venues where the scientist has published multiple times include:

  • ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chemical Society Reviews
  • ChemMedChem

Kevin Burgess was awarded the fellowship of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1993.

Best Publications

  • BODIPY dyes and their derivatives: syntheses and spectroscopic properties.

    Aurore Loudet;Kevin Burgess

  • BODIPY dyes in photodynamic therapy.

    Anyanee Kamkaew;Siang Hui Lim;Hong Boon Lee;Lik Voon Kiew

  • Fluorescent indicators for intracellular pH.

    Junyan Han;Kevin Burgess

  • Metal-Catalyzed Epoxidations of Alkenes with Hydrogen Peroxide

    Benjamin S. Lane;Kevin Burgess

  • Supply chain management: a structured literature review and implications for future research

    Kevin Burgess;Prakash J. Singh;Rana Koroglu

  • Transition-metal promoted hydroborations of alkenes, emerging methodology for organic transformations

    Kevin. Burgess;Michael J. Ohlmeyer

  • Peptidomimetics via copper-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloadditions

    Yu L. Angell;Kevin Burgess

  • Chiral N-heterocyclic carbene-transition metal complexes in asymmetric catalysis

    Marc C. Perry;Kevin Burgess

  • Catalytic homogeneous asymmetric hydrogenations of largely unfunctionalized alkenes.

    Xiuhua Cui;Kevin Burgess

  • Optically active iridium imidazol-2-ylidene-oxazoline complexes: preparation and use in asymmetric hydrogenation of arylalkenes.

    Marc C. Perry;Xiuhua Cui;Mark T. Powell;Duen Ren Hou

  • 3,5-Diaryl-4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (BODIPY) Dyes: Synthesis, Spectroscopic, Electrochemical, and Structural Properties

    Armin Burghart;Heejin Kim;Mike B. Welch;Lars H. Thoresen

  • Enantioselective esterifications of unsaturated alcohols mediated by a lipase prepared from Pseudomonas sp

    Kevin Burgess;Lee D. Jennings

  • In vitro and in vivo photocytotoxicity of boron dipyrromethene derivatives for photodynamic therapy.

    Siang Hui Lim;Cliferson Thivierge;Patrycja Nowak-Sliwinska;Junyan Han

  • Reactions of catecholborane with Wilkinson's catalyst: implications for transition metal-catalyzed hydroborations of alkenes

    Kevin Burgess;Kevin Burgess;Kevin Burgess;Wilfred Adrianus van der Donk;Wilfred Adrianus van der Donk;Wilfred Adrianus van der Donk;Stephen A. Westcott;Stephen A. Westcott;Stephen A. Westcott;Todd B. Marder;Todd B. Marder;Todd B. Marder

  • 4,4-Difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (BODIPY) Dyes Modified for Extended Conjugation and Restricted Bond Rotations

    Jiong Chen;Armin Burghart;and Agnes Derecskei-Kovacs;Kevin Burgess

  • Anthracene-BODIPY cassettes: syntheses and energy transfer.

    Chi-Wai Wan;Armin Burghart;Jiong Chen;Fredrik Bergström

  • Chiral Imidazolylidine Ligands for Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Aryl Alkenes

    Mark T. Powell;Duen-Ren Hou;Marc C. Perry;Xiuhua Cui

  • Manganese-catalyzed epoxidations of alkenes in bicarbonate solutions.

    Benjamin S. Lane;Matthew Vogt;Victoria J. Derose;Kevin Burgess

  • Syntheses of Highly Fluorescent GFP-Chromophore Analogues

    Liangxing Wu;Kevin Burgess

  • Syntheses and spectral properties of functionalized, water-soluble BODIPY derivatives.

    Lingling Li;Junyan Han;Binh Nguyen;Kevin Burgess

Frequent Co-Authors

Wilfred A. van der Donk
Wilfred A. van der Donk University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jack Lewis
Jack Lewis University of Cambridge
Brian F. G. Johnson
Brian F. G. Johnson University of Cambridge
Paul R. Raithby
Paul R. Raithby University of Bath
Joseph H. Reibenspies
Joseph H. Reibenspies Texas A&M University
Richard A. Gibbs
Richard A. Gibbs Baylor College of Medicine
Robert C. Burghardt
Robert C. Burghardt Texas A&M University
Thomas R. Ioerger
Thomas R. Ioerger Texas A&M University
Robin M. Hochstrasser
Robin M. Hochstrasser University of Pennsylvania
David H. Russell
David H. Russell Texas A&M University

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