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Robert T. Kennedy

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
91
Citations
24547
World Ranking
2009
National Ranking
732

Robert T. 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 Robert T. Kennedy sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 320 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert T. 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 Robert T. Kennedy sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1995 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Robert T. Kennedy is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spans several fields and subfields, primarily focused on Engineering and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, notable subfields include Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Spectroscopy, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main topics covered by their research include Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications, Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation, Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, RNA modifications and cancer, Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, as well as RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

Frequent collaborators in their work have included:

  • Joshua D. Jones
  • Kristin S. Koutmou
  • Brandon T. Ruotolo
  • Mehmet Tardu
  • Emory M. Payne

The scientist has contributed to a large number of publications, with a strong presence in several journals and platforms. Frequent publication venues for their research are:

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Chromatography A
  • The Analyst

Among their recent papers are:

  • "A droplet microfluidic platform for high-throughput photochemical reaction discovery", 2020, Nature Communications
  • "High-throughput screening by droplet microfluidics: perspective into key challenges and future prospects", 2020, Lab on a Chip
  • "Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus neuronal subset regulates blood glucose independently of insulin", 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "Targeting viperin to the mitochondrion inhibits the thiolase activity of the trifunctional enzyme complex", 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Interactions between Viperin, Vesicle-Associated Membrane Protein A, and Hepatitis C Virus Protein NS5A Modulate Viperin Activity and NS5A Degradation", 2020, Biochemistry

Robert T. Kennedy has been recognized with honors including the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007 and the Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1995.

Best Publications

  • Temporally resolved catecholamine spikes correspond to single vesicle release from individual chromaffin cells

    R. M. Wightman;J. A. Jankowski;R. T. Kennedy;K. T. Kawagoe

  • Mesolimbic dopamine signals the value of work

    Arif A Hamid;Jeffrey R Pettibone;Omar S Mabrouk;Vaughn L Hetrick

  • Detection and Imaging of Zinc Secretion from Pancreatic β-Cells Using a New Fluorescent Zinc Indicator

    Kyle R Gee;Zhang-Lin Zhou;Wei-Jun Qian;Robert Kennedy

  • Review of recent advances in analytical techniques for the determination of neurotransmitters

    Maura Perry;Qiang Li;Robert T. Kennedy

  • Preparation and evaluation of packed capillary liquid chromatography columns with inner diameters from 20 to 50 μm

    Robert T. Kennedy;James W. Jorgenson

  • Microcolumn separations and the analysis of single cells

    Robert T. Kennedy;Mary D. Oates;Bruce R. Cooper;Beverly Nickerson

  • Aptamers as ligands in affinity probe capillary electrophoresis.

    Igor German;Danielle D. Buchanan;Robert T. Kennedy

  • Designed signaling aptamers that transduce molecular recognition to changes in fluorescence intensity

    Sulay D. Jhaveri;Romy Kirby;Rick Conrad;Emily J. Maglott

  • Reducing time and increasing sensitivity in sample preparation for adherent mammalian cell metabolomics.

    Matthew A. Lorenz;Charles F. Burant;Robert T. Kennedy

  • Total insulin and IGF-I resistance in pancreatic β cells causes overt diabetes

    Kohjiro Ueki;Terumasa Okada;Jiang Hu;Chong Wee Liew

  • In vivo measurements of neurotransmitters by microdialysis sampling.

    Christopher J. Watson;B. Jill Venton;B. Jill Venton;Robert T. Kennedy

  • Disruption of leptin receptor expression in the pancreas directly affects β cell growth and function in mice

    Tomoaki Morioka;Esra Asilmaz;Jiang Hu;John F. Dishinger

  • Up-regulation of GLT1 Expression Increases Glutamate Uptake and Attenuates the Huntington's Disease Phenotype in the R6/2 Mouse

    Benjamin R. Miller;Jenelle L. Dorner;Minshan Shou;Youssef Sari

  • Rapid Immunoassays Using Capillary Electrophoresis with Fluorescence Detection

    Nicole M. Schultz;Robert T. Kennedy

  • Microfluidic chip for continuous monitoring of hormone secretion from live cells using an electrophoresis-based immunoassay.

    Michael G. Roper;Jonathan G. Shackman;Gabriella M. Dahlgren;Robert T. Kennedy

  • Insulin-stimulated insulin secretion in single pancreatic beta cells.

    Craig A. Aspinwall;Jonathan R.T. Lakey;Robert T. Kennedy

  • In Vivo Neurochemical Monitoring using Benzoyl Chloride Derivatization and Liquid Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry

    Peng Song;Omar S. Mabrouk;Neil D. Hershey;Robert T. Kennedy

  • Retention and separation of adenosine and analogues by affinity chromatography with an aptamer stationary phase.

    Qing Deng;Igor German;Danielle Buchanan;Robert T. Kennedy

  • Benzoyl chloride derivatization with liquid chromatography???mass spectrometry for targeted metabolomics of neurochemicals in biological samples

    Jenny Marie T. Wong;Paige A. Malec;Omar S. Mabrouk;Jennifer Ro

  • High Temporal Resolution Monitoring of Glutamate and Aspartate in Vivo Using Microdialysis On-Line with Capillary Electrophoresis with Laser-Induced Fluorescence Detection

    Mark W. Lada;Thomas W. Vickroy;Robert T. Kennedy

  • Roles of Insulin Receptor Substrate-1, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase, and Release of Intracellular Ca2+ Stores in Insulin-stimulated Insulin Secretion in β-Cells

    Craig A. Aspinwall;Wei Jun Qian;Michael G. Roper;Rohit N. Kulkarni

  • In vivo monitoring of amine neurotransmitters using microdialysis with on-line capillary electrophoresis

    Michael T. Bowser;Robert T. Kennedy

Frequent Co-Authors

Rohit N. Kulkarni
Rohit N. Kulkarni Harvard Medical School
James W. Jorgenson
James W. Jorgenson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Wei-Jun Qian
Wei-Jun Qian Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
E. Neil G. Marsh
E. Neil G. Marsh University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Lan Huang
Lan Huang University of California, Irvine
Margaret E. Gnegy
Margaret E. Gnegy University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Roger K. Sunahara
Roger K. Sunahara University of California, San Diego
Jonathan R. T. Lakey
Jonathan R. T. Lakey University of California, Irvine
Terry E. Robinson
Terry E. Robinson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Brandon J. Aragona
Brandon J. Aragona University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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