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Robert J. Forster

Robert J. Forster

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 59 10198 9220 27 26 301 11687

Robert J. Forster publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert J. Forster between 1983 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert J. Forster published across 44 years, from 1983 to 2026, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2013. 5 of the 391 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2013. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 7 publications 1991: 12 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 4 publications 2026: 1 publication
1983 2026

391 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert J. Forster: publications per year, 1983 to 2026
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 0
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 7
1991 12
1992 4
1993 7
1994 4
1995 4
1996 6
1997 4
1998 4
1999 2
2000 13
2001 9
2002 9
2003 14
2004 13
2005 9
2006 15
2007 19
2008 17
2009 12
2010 14
2011 22
2012 22
2013 24
2014 14
2015 10
2016 13
2017 19
2018 14
2019 9
2020 12
2021 5
2022 9
2023 5
2024 7
2025 4
2026 1
Total 391
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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.

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, 301–320 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: 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.

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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
301–320 764 301
321–340 643
341–360 628
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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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.

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, 58–59 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: 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.

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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 59
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
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

  • 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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