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Richard H. Furneaux
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Chemistry
New Zealand
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
10818
World Ranking
7895
National Ranking
15

Richard H. Furneaux 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 Richard H. Furneaux sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 277 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard H. Furneaux 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 Richard H. Furneaux sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 1998 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

Richard H. Furneaux is affiliated with Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. Their work spans multiple fields within materials science, with a particular focus on materials chemistry. Their research interests also extend into oncology, molecular biology, infectious diseases, and surgery.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to crystallization and solubility studies, as well as X-ray diffraction in crystallography. These two areas represent the majority of their contributions. Other topics frequently addressed include drug transport and resistance mechanisms, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, cholesterol and lipid metabolism, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, and analytical chemistry and chromatography.

Frequent publication venues for Richard H. Furneaux include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • ACS Omega

Their recent papers include:

  • Chemical Synthesis of the Antiviral Nucleotide Analogue ddhCTP, 2021, The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Synthesis of 12β-methyl-18-nor-avicholic acid analogues as potential TGR5 agonists, 2022, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • Synthesis of 12β-Methyl-18-nor-bile Acids, 2021, ACS Omega
  • 3α,7-Dihydroxy-14(13→12)abeo-5β,12α(H),13β(H)-cholan-24-oic Acids Display Neuroprotective Properties in Common Forms of Parkinson's Disease, 2022, Biomolecules
  • The discovery of 12β-methyl-17-epi-18-nor-bile acids as potent and selective TGR5 agonists, 2023, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers, with top coauthors including:

  • Scott A. Cameron
  • Lawrence D. Harris
  • Alex Weymouth-Wilson
  • Andreas Luxenburger
  • Elizabeth M. Ure

Richard H. Furneaux was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1998.

Best Publications

  • Chemical methods for the analysis of sulphated galactans from red algae

    Thomas T. Stevenson;Richard H. Furneaux

  • Production of levoglucosan and glucose from pyrolysis of cellulosic materials

    Fred Shafizadeh;Richard H. Furneaux;Todd G. Cochran;Jackson P. Scholl

  • One-Third-the-Sites Transition-State Inhibitors for Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase†

    Robert W. Miles;Peter C. Tyler;Richard H. Furneaux;Carey K. Bagdassarian

  • Transition state structure of purine nucleoside phosphorylase and principles of atomic motion in enzymatic catalysis

    A Fedorov;W Shi;G Kicska;E Fedorov

  • Immucillin H, a powerful transition-state analog inhibitor of purine nucleoside phosphorylase, selectively inhibits human T lymphocytes.

    Greg A. Kicska;Li Long;Heidi Hörig;Craig Fairchild

  • Some reactions of levoglucosenone

    Fred Shafizadeh;Richard H. Furneaux;Thomas T. Stevenson

  • The 2.0 Å structure of human hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase in complex with a transition-state analog inhibitor

    Wuxian Shi;Caroline M. Li;Peter C. Tyler;Richard H. Furneaux

  • Structure and antiviral activity of the galactofucan sulfates extracted from Undaria pinnatifida (Phaeophyta)

    J. A. Hemmingson;R. Falshaw;R. H. Furneaux;K. Thompson

  • Femtomolar Transition State Analogue Inhibitors of 5′-Methylthioadenosine/S-Adenosylhomocysteine Nucleosidase from Escherichia coli

    Vipender Singh;Gary B. Evans;Dirk H. Lenz;Jennifer M. Mason

  • Achieving the ultimate physiological goal in transition state analogue inhibitors for purine nucleoside phosphorylase.

    Andrzej Lewandowicz;Peter C. Tyler;Gary B. Evans;Richard H. Furneaux

  • Plasmodium falciparum purine nucleoside phosphorylase: crystal structures, immucillin inhibitors, and dual catalytic function.

    Wuxian Shi;Li Min Ting;Gregory A. Kicska;Andrzej Lewandowicz

  • The 2.0 A structure of malarial purine phosphoribosyltransferase in complex with a transition-state analogue inhibitor.

    Wuxian Shi;Caroline M. Li;Peter C. Tyler;Richard H. Furneaux

  • Synthesis of 1,2-trans-related 1-thioglycoside esters

    Robert J. Ferrier;Richard H. Furneaux

  • Purine-less death in Plasmodium falciparum induced by immucillin-H, a transition state analogue of purine nucleoside phosphorylase

    Gregory A. Kicska;Peter C. Tyler;Gary B. Evans;Richard H. Furneaux

  • Targeting a novel Plasmodium falciparum purine recycling pathway with specific immucillins.

    Li Min Ting;Wuxian Shi;Andrzej Lewandowicz;Vipender Singh

  • Carrageenan from the tetrasporic stage of Gigartina decipiens (Gigartinaceae, Rhodophyta)

    Ruth Falshaw;Richard H. Furneaux

  • Solid-state NMR studies on the structure of starch granules

    Keith R. Morgan;Richard H. Furneaux;Nigel G. Larsen

  • Transition-state analogs as inhibitors of human and malarial hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferases.

    Caroline M. Li;Peter C. Tyler;Richard H. Furneaux;Gregory Kicska

  • Exploring Structure−Activity Relationships of Transition State Analogues of Human Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase

    Gary B. Evans;Richard H. Furneaux;Andrzej Lewandowicz;Vern L. Schramm

  • Synthesis of second-generation transition state analogues of human purine nucleoside phosphorylase.

    Gary B. Evans;Richard H. Furneaux;Andrzej Lewandowicz;Vern L. Schramm

  • Transition state analogue inhibitors of purine nucleoside phosphorylase from Plasmodium falciparum.

    Gregory A. Kicska;Peter C. Tyler;Gary B. Evans;Richard H. Furneaux

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter C. Tyler
Peter C. Tyler Victoria University of Wellington
Gary B. Evans
Gary B. Evans Victoria University of Wellington
Vern L. Schramm
Vern L. Schramm Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Steven C. Almo
Steven C. Almo Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fred Shafizadeh
Fred Shafizadeh University of Montana
Antony Bacic
Antony Bacic La Trobe University
Stephen G. Withers
Stephen G. Withers University of British Columbia
Kami Kim
Kami Kim University of South Florida
David J. Craik
David J. Craik University of Queensland
Ronald E. Stenkamp
Ronald E. Stenkamp University of Washington

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