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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 65 7581 6872 4 4 343 17299
Biology and Biochemistry 65 9049 8345 5 5 364 17627

Richard O'Kennedy publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard O'Kennedy between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard O'Kennedy published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 8.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2018. 2 of the 397 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2018. 1977: 2 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 4 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 11 publications 1990: 15 publications 1991: 15 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 5 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1977 2025

397 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard O'Kennedy: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 2
1978 0
1979 3
1980 2
1981 0
1982 2
1983 0
1984 1
1985 4
1986 2
1987 2
1988 10
1989 11
1990 15
1991 15
1992 8
1993 9
1994 7
1995 7
1996 13
1997 10
1998 1
1999 5
2000 6
2001 5
2002 3
2003 11
2004 9
2005 8
2006 9
2007 6
2008 6
2009 13
2010 17
2011 24
2012 15
2013 16
2014 15
2015 17
2016 17
2017 19
2018 25
2019 13
2020 4
2021 6
2022 2
2023 0
2024 1
2025 1
Total 397
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Richard O'Kennedy 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 O'Kennedy sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 341–360 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 343 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628 343
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Richard O'Kennedy 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 O'Kennedy sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64–65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 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.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731 65
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy

Overview

Richard O'Kennedy is affiliated with Dublin City University in Ireland and has contributed extensively to multiple fields, primarily within the domains of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Engineering. Their work spans subfields including Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scholar's research topics include Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Biosensors and Analytical Detection, Protein Purification and Stability, Viral Infections and Immunology Research, Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications, Bacteriophages and Microbial Interactions, and Advanced Biosensing and Bioanalysis Techniques.

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Richard O'Kennedy include:

  • Virus Detection: A Review of the Current and Emerging Molecular and Immunological Methods (2021), published in Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
  • Antibody Stability: A Key to Performance - Analysis, Influences and Improvement (2020), published in Biochimie
  • Autoantibodies - Enemies, and/or Potential Allies? (2022), published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • The Role of Antibody-Based Troponin Detection in Cardiovascular Disease: A Critical Assessment (2021), published in Journal of Immunological Methods
  • Glycosylation in Indolent, Significant and Aggressive Prostate Cancer by Automated High-Throughput N-Glycan Profiling (2020), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences

The scholar's frequent coauthors include:

  • Arabelle Cassedy
  • Hui Ma
  • Anne Parle-McDermott
  • Ciarán Ó'Fágáin
  • Caroline Murphy

The researcher has published in various scientific venues with multiple publications in the Journal of Immunological Methods, along with contributions to Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, Biochimie, Frontiers in Immunology, and Advances in Clinical Chemistry.

Richard O'Kennedy was recognized as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Studies on Coumarins and Coumarin-Related Compounds to Determine their Therapeutic Role in the Treatment of Cancer

    Aoife Lacy;Richard O'Kennedy

  • Advances in biosensors for detection of pathogens in food and water

    Paul Leonard;Stephen Hearty;Joanne Brennan;Lynsey Dunne

  • The Pharmacology, Metabolism, Analysis, and Applications of Coumarin and Coumarin-Related Compounds

    Denise Egan;Richard O'kennedy;Elizabeth Moran;Dermot Cox

  • Mastitis detection: current trends and future perspectives

    Caroline Viguier;Sushrut Arora;Niamh Gilmartin;Katherine Welbeck

  • Tutorial review. Oriented immobilization of antibodies and its applications in immunoassays and immunosensors

    Bin Lu;Malcolm R. Smyth;Richard O'Kennedy

  • Antibody-Based Sensors: Principles, Problems and Potential for Detection of Pathogens and Associated Toxins

    Barry Byrne;Edwina Stack;Niamh Gilmartin;Richard O'Kennedy

  • Antibodies and antibody-derived analytical biosensors.

    Shikha Sharma;Hannah Byrne;Richard J. O'Kennedy

  • Point-of-Care Diagnostics in Low Resource Settings: Present Status and Future Role of Microfluidics.

    Shikha Sharma;Julia Zapatero-Rodríguez;Pedro Estrela;Richard O'Kennedy

  • Antibody production, design and use for biosensor-based applications

    Paul J. Conroy;Stephen Hearty;Paul Leonard;Richard J. O’Kennedy

  • Biosensor developments : application to prostate-specific antigen detection

    Declan A. Healy;Conor J. Hayes;Paul Leonard;Louise McKenna

  • Cardiac biomarkers and the case for point-of-care testing.

    Barry McDonnell;Stephen Hearty;Paul Leonard;Richard O'Kennedy

  • Affinity chromatography as a tool for antibody purification.

    B. Vijayalakshmi Ayyar;Sushrut Arora;Caroline Murphy;Richard O’Kennedy

  • Aberrant PSA glycosylation—a sweet predictor of prostate cancer

    Sarah Gilgunn;Paul J. Conroy;Radka Saldova;Pauline M. Rudd

  • A generic approach for the detection of whole Listeria monocytogenes cells in contaminated samples using surface plasmon resonance.

    Paul Leonard;Stephen Hearty;John Quinn;Richard O’Kennedy

  • Development of surface plasmon resonance-based immunoassay for aflatoxin B1

    Stephen J. Daly;Gary J. Keating;Paul P. Dillon;Bernadette M. Manning

  • Development and application of surface plasmon resonance-based biosensors for the detection of cell-ligand interactions.

    John G. Quinn;Shane O'Neill;Aidan Doyle;Colm McAtamney

  • Effect of antibody immobilization strategies on the analytical performance of a surface plasmon resonance-based immunoassay.

    Sandeep Kumar Vashist;Chandra Kumar Dixit;Brian D. MacCraith;Richard O'Kennedy

  • A tale of two specificities: bispecific antibodies for therapeutic and diagnostic applications.

    Hannah Byrne;Paul J. Conroy;James C. Whisstock;Richard J. O’Kennedy

  • Virus Detection: A Review of the Current and Emerging Molecular and Immunological Methods.

    A. Cassedy;A. Parle-McDermott;R. O’Kennedy;R. O’Kennedy;R. O’Kennedy

  • Sialic acids: carbohydrate moieties that influence the biological and physical properties of biopharmaceutical proteins and living cells

    Barry Byrne;Gerard G. Donohoe;Richard O’Kennedy

  • Multisubstrate-compatible ELISA procedures for rapid and high-sensitivity immunoassays

    Chandra Kumar Dixit;Sandeep Kumar Vashist;Sandeep Kumar Vashist;Sandeep Kumar Vashist;Brian D MacCraith;Richard O'Kennedy

Frequent Co-Authors

Malcolm R. Smyth
Malcolm R. Smyth Dublin City University
Barry J. Byrne
Barry J. Byrne University of Florida
Brian D. MacCraith
Brian D. MacCraith Dublin City University
Jens Ducrée
Jens Ducrée Dublin City University
Dermot Diamond
Dermot Diamond Dublin City University
Christopher T. Elliott
Christopher T. Elliott Queen's University Belfast
Robert J. Forster
Robert J. Forster Dublin City University
Antonio J. Ricco
Antonio J. Ricco Ames Research Center
C. W. Keevil
C. W. Keevil University of Southampton
Mogens Nicolaisen
Mogens Nicolaisen Aarhus University

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