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D-Index
69
Citations
13180
World Ranking
6366
National Ranking
169

Michael A. Quilliam 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 Michael A. Quilliam sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 200 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael A. Quilliam 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 Michael A. Quilliam sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael A. Quilliam is affiliated with the National Research Council Canada in Canada. Their research spans multiple fields including Environmental Science, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these areas, their focus extends into subfields such as Environmental Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Spectroscopy, Biomedical Engineering, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist has contributed to the following research topics:

  • Marine Toxins and Detection Methods
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
  • Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis

Among their recent papers are:

  • "N-Alkylpyridinium sulfonates for retention time indexing in reversed-phase-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-based metabolomics," 2021, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • "Isolation and Characterization of [D-Leu1]microcystin-LY from Microcystis aeruginosa CPCC-464," 2020, Toxins
  • "Paralytic shellfish toxins - Call for uniform reporting units," 2020, Toxicon
  • "Normalization of LC-MS mycotoxin determination using the N-alkylpyridinium-3-sulfonates (NAPS) retention index system," 2021, Journal of Chromatography A
  • "Seasonal occurrence of toxic phytoplankton and phycotoxins at a mussel aquaculture site in Nova Scotia, Canada," 2023, Harmful Algae

Frequent publication venues for this scientist include:

  • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • Toxins
  • Toxicon
  • Journal of Chromatography A
  • Harmful Algae

Collaborative work features several frequent co-authors:

  • Nancy I. Lewis
  • Rainer Stoffel
  • Normand Hardt
  • Anders Fridström
  • Michael Witting

Best Publications

  • Identification of domoic acid, a neuroexcitatory amino acid, in toxic mussels from eastern Prince Edward Island

    J. L. C. Wright;R. K. Boyd;A. S. W. de Freitas;M. Falk

  • Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry for the analysis of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins

    Carmela Dell’Aversano;Philipp Hess;Michael A. Quilliam

  • Rapid Extraction and Cleanup for Liquid Chromatographic Determination of Domoic Acid in Unsalted Seafood

    Michael A Quilliam;Mie Xie;William R Hardstaff

  • Isolation of pectenotoxin-2 from Dinophysis acuta and its conversion to pectenotoxin-2 seco acid, and preliminary assessment of their acute toxicities.

    Christopher O Miles;Alistair L Wilkins;Rex Munday;Mark H Dines

  • Domoic Acid—A Neurotoxic Amino Acid Produced by the Marine Diatom Nitzschia pungens in Culture

    D. V. Subba Rao;M. A. Quilliam;R. Pocklington

  • TRACE·DETERMINATION OF DOMOIC ACID IN SEAWATER AND PHYTOPLANKTON BY HIGH­ PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY OF THE FLUORENYLMETHOXYCARBONYL (FMOC) DERIVATIVE*

    R. Pocklington;J. E. Milley;S. S. Bates;C. J. Bird

  • Multiresidue method for determination of algal toxins in shellfish: single-laboratory validation and interlaboratory study.

    McNabb P;Selwood Ai;Holland Pt;Aasen J

  • Spirolides B and D, two novel macrocycles isolated from the digestive glands of shellfish

    Tingmo Hu;Jonathan M. Curtis;Yasukatsu Oshima;Michael A. Quilliam

  • Quantitative 1H NMR with External Standards: Use in Preparation of Calibration Solutions for Algal Toxins and Other Natural Products

    Ian W Burton;Michael A Quilliam;John A Walter

  • Characterization of spirolides a, c, and 13-desmethyl c, new marine toxins isolated from toxic plankton and contaminated shellfish.

    Tingmo Hu;Ian W. Burton;Allan D. Cembella;Jonathan M. Curtis

  • Analysis of cyanobacterial toxins by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

    Carmela Dell’Aversano;Geoffrey K Eaglesham;Michael A Quilliam

  • HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY OF DOMOIC ACID, A MARINE NEUROTOXIN, WITH APPLICATION TO SHELLFISH AND PLANKTON*

    Michael A. Quilliam;P. Greig Sim;Archibald W. McCulloch;A. Gavin McInnes

  • The Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning Mystery

    Michael A. Quilliam;Jeffrey L. C. Wright

  • Using a modified ferrous oxidation-xylenol orange (FOX) assay for detection of lipid hydroperoxides in plant tissue.

    John M. Delong;Robert K. Prange;D. Mark Hodges;Charles F. Forney

  • Analysis of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning toxins in shellfish tissue by liquid chromatography with fluorometric and mass spectrometric detection.

    Michael A Quilliam

  • Detection of new 7-O-acyl derivatives of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning toxins by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

    J. C. Marr;Tt. Hu;S. Pleasance;M. A. Quilliam

  • Ion-spray Mass Spectrometry of Marine Neurotoxins'

    Michael A. Quilliam;Bruce A. Thomson;George J. Scott;K. W. Michael Siu

  • Three Novel Hydroxybenzoate Saxitoxin Analogues Isolated from the Dinoflagellate Gymnodinium catenatum

    Andrew Negri;David Stirling;Michael Quilliam;Susan Blackburn

  • New diol esters isolated from cultures of the dinoflagellates prorocentrum lima and prorocentrum concavum

    Tingmo Hu;Julie Marr;Anthony S. W. de Freitas;Michael A. Quilliam

  • Discovery of new analogs of the marine biotoxin azaspiracid in blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) by ultra-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry.

    Nils Rehmann;Nils Rehmann;Philipp Hess;Michael A. Quilliam

  • The use of silyl groups in protecting the hydroxyl functions of ribonucleosides

    Kelvin K. Ogilvie;Krishan L. Sadana;Elaine A. Thompson;Michael A. Quilliam

Frequent Co-Authors

Allan Cembella
Allan Cembella Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Stephen S. Bates
Stephen S. Bates Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Kelvin K. Ogilvie
Kelvin K. Ogilvie McGill University
Pierre Thibault
Pierre Thibault University of Montreal
Uwe John
Uwe John Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Carmela Dell’Aversano
Carmela Dell’Aversano University of Naples Federico II
Donald M. Anderson
Donald M. Anderson Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
John J. Cullen
John J. Cullen Dalhousie University
Thomas Hartung
Thomas Hartung Johns Hopkins University

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