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Robert J. Forster

Robert J. Forster

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
11687
World Ranking
10198
National Ranking
27

Robert J. Forster 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 Robert J. Forster sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 301 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert J. Forster 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 Robert J. Forster sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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

  • 2020 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy

Overview

Robert J. Forster is affiliated with Dublin City University in Ireland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Polymers and Plastics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Electrochemistry.

Their work centers on a range of topics including:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Electrochemistry Communications
  • Chemical Communications
  • Applied Materials Today
  • Microorganisms
  • Data in Brief

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert J. Forster are:

  • "Electrochemiluminescence biosensors for detection of cancer biomarkers in biofluids: Principles, opportunities, and challenges" (2023) published in Nano Today
  • "Electrochemical detection of viruses and antibodies: A mini review" (2020) published in Electrochemistry Communications
  • "Electrochemical Properties of Screen-Printed Carbon Nano-Onion Electrodes" (2020) published in Molecules
  • "Biosensors Designed for Clinical Applications" (2021) published in Biomedicines
  • "Bipolar electroactive conducting polymers for wireless cell stimulation" (2020) published in Applied Materials Today

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Loanda R. Cumba
  • Zhilian Yue
  • Gordon G. Wallace
  • Chun-Yan Qin
  • Ahmed Barhoum

In 2020, Robert J. Forster was awarded membership in the Royal Irish Academy.

Best Publications

  • Cultivation and sequencing of rumen microbiome members from the Hungate1000 Collection

    Rekha Seshadri;Sinead C Leahy;Graeme T Attwood;Koon Hoong Teh

  • Electrogenerated chemiluminescence.

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  • Hybrid polyoxometalate materials for photo(electro-) chemical applications

    James J. Walsh;Alan M. Bond;Robert J. Forster;Tia E. Keyes

  • Nanostructured materials for electrochemiluminescence (ECL)-based detection methods: Recent advances and future perspectives

    Paolo Bertoncello;Robert J. Forster

  • Microelectrodes: new dimensions in electrochemistry

    Robert J. Forster

  • A Cholesterol Biosensor Based on the NIR Electrogenerated-Chemiluminescence (ECL) of Water-Soluble CdSeTe/ZnS Quantum Dots

    Alasdair J. Stewart;Alasdair J. Stewart;Emmet J. O'Reilly;Roisin D. Moriarty;Paolo Bertoncello

  • Synthesis, characterization, and properties of a series of osmium- and ruthenium-containing metallopolymers

    Robert J. Forster;Johannes G. Vos

  • Simultaneous Direct Electrochemiluminescence and Catalytic Voltammetry Detection of DNA in Ultrathin Films

    Lynn Dennany;Robert J Forster;James F Rusling

  • Correction. Electrochemistry of Spontaneously Adsorbed Monolayers. Equilibrium Properties and Fundamental Electron Transfer Characteristics.

    Robert J. Forster;Larry R. Faulkner

  • Conducting polymers containing in-chain metal centers: electropolymerization of oligothienyl-substituted {M(tpy)2} complexes and in situ conductivity studies, M = Os(II), Ru(II).

    Johan Hjelm;Robyn W. Handel;Anders Hagfeldt;Edwin C. Constable

  • Direct electrochemiluminescence detection of oxidized DNA in ultrathin films containing [Os(bpy)(2)(PVP)(10)](2+)

    Lynn Dennany;Robert J. Forster;Blanaid White;Malcolm Smyth

  • Ruthenium polypyridyl peptide conjugates: membrane permeable probes for cellular imaging

    Ute Neugebauer;Yann Pellegrin;Marc Devocelle;Robert J. Forster

  • Interfacial supramolecular assemblies

    Johannes G. Vos;Robert J. Forster;Tia E. Keyes

  • Peptide-bridged dinuclear Ru(II) complex for mitochondrial targeted monitoring of dynamic changes to oxygen concentration and ROS generation in live mammalian cells.

    Aaron Martin;Aisling Byrne;Christopher S Burke;Robert J Forster

  • Label-free impedance detection of cancer cells from whole blood on an integrated centrifugal microfluidic platform.

    Charles E. Nwankire;Anita Venkatanarayanan;Thomas Glennon;Tia E. Keyes

  • Electrochemical catalysis with redox polymer and polyion-protein films.

    James F. Rusling;Robert J. Forster

  • Multimodal cell imaging by ruthenium polypyridyl labelled cell penetrating peptides

    Lynda Cosgrave;Marc Devocelle;Robert J. Forster;Tia E. Keyes

  • Mediated amperometric immunosensing using single walled carbon nanotube forests

    Máire B. O'Connor;Sang Nyon Kim;Anthony J. Killard;Robert J. Forster

  • Dual-center, dual-platform microRNA profiling identifies potential plasma biomarkers of adult temporal lobe epilepsy.

    Rana Raoof;Rana Raoof;Sebastian Bauer;Sebastian Bauer;Hany El Naggar;Hany El Naggar;Niamh M.C. Connolly

  • Effect of surface immobilization on the electrochemiluminescence of ruthenium-containing metallopolymers

    Lynn Dennany;Conor F. Hogan;Tia E. Keyes;Robert J. Forster

  • Nonlinear calibration of ion-selective electrode arrays for flow injection analysis

    Robert J. Forster;Dermot Diamond

  • High sensitivity DNA detection using gold nanoparticle functionalised polyaniline nanofibres

    Elaine Spain;Robert Kojima;Richard B. Kaner;Gordan G. Wallace

  • Electrochemiluminescent metallopolymer coatings: combined light and current detection in flow injection analysis.

    Robert J. Forster;Conor F. Hogan

Frequent Co-Authors

Johannes G. Vos
Johannes G. Vos Dublin City University
Alan M. Bond
Alan M. Bond Monash University
James F. Rusling
James F. Rusling University of Connecticut
Gordon G. Wallace
Gordon G. Wallace University of Wollongong
Dermot Diamond
Dermot Diamond Dublin City University
Malcolm R. Smyth
Malcolm R. Smyth Dublin City University
Richard O'Kennedy
Richard O'Kennedy Hamad bin Khalifa University
David C. Henshall
David C. Henshall Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Patrick R. Unwin
Patrick R. Unwin University of Warwick
Anders Hagfeldt
Anders Hagfeldt Uppsala University

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