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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 52 13365 12027 755 669 180 16307
Biology and Biochemistry 53 15926 14619 1254 1158 183 16408

Sharon M. Kelly publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sharon M. Kelly between 1990 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sharon M. Kelly published across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026, averaging 5.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2003. 6 of the 196 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2003. 1990: 2 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
1990 2026

196 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sharon M. Kelly: publications per year, 1990 to 2026
Year Publications
1990 2
1991 9
1992 7
1993 7
1994 8
1995 8
1996 8
1997 7
1998 3
1999 10
2000 8
2001 6
2002 6
2003 13
2004 8
2005 4
2006 5
2007 5
2008 5
2009 5
2010 6
2011 5
2012 5
2013 2
2014 6
2015 7
2016 6
2017 3
2018 2
2019 2
2020 0
2021 5
2022 0
2023 4
2024 3
2025 5
2026 1
Total 196
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Sharon M. Kelly 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 Sharon M. Kelly 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, 161–180 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: 180 publications — 25th percentile

25% 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 1,350 180
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
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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Sharon M. Kelly 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 Sharon M. Kelly 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, 52–53 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: 52 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% 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 52
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
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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Overview

Sharon M. Kelly is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom and works primarily within the field of Medicine. Their research focuses on epidemiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, molecular biology, organic chemistry, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The scientist's work concentrates on several main topics, including opioid use disorder treatment, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, HIV, drug use, and sexual risk, prenatal substance exposure effects, proteins in food systems, HIV/AIDS research and interventions, and field-flow fractionation techniques.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sharon M. Kelly include Robert P. Schwartz, Kevin E. O'Grady, Shannon Gwin Mitchell, Oluwaseun Falade-Nwulia, and Tracy Agee.

Their research has been published in multiple venues, with a notable number of publications found in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, European Biophysics Journal, International Journal of Drug Policy, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Sharon M. Kelly include:

  • Reproducibility and accuracy of microscale thermophoresis in the NanoTemper Monolith: a multi laboratory benchmark study, 2021, European Biophysics Journal
  • Impact of methadone treatment initiated in jail on subsequent arrest, 2020, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • Cost and cost-effectiveness of interim methadone treatment and patient navigation initiated in jail, 2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Randomized trial of methadone treatment of arrestees: 24-month post-release outcomes, 2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Aspartic Aminopeptidase Is a Novel Biomarker of Aggressive Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, 2020, Cancers

Best Publications

  • How to study proteins by circular dichroism

    Sharon M. Kelly;Thomas J. Jess;Nicholas C. Price

  • The use of circular dichroism in the investigation of protein structure and function.

    Sharon M. Kelly;Nicholas C. Price

  • Ultrasensitive detection and characterization of biomolecules using superchiral fields

    Euan Hendry;T. Carpy;J. Johnston;M. Popland

  • The application of circular dichroism to studies of protein folding and unfolding.

    Sharon M Kelly;Nicholas C Price

  • Plant uvr8 photoreceptor senses uv-b by tryptophan-mediated disruption of cross-dimer salt bridges

    John M. Christie;John M. Christie;Andrew S. Arvai;Katherine J. Baxter;Monika Heilmann

  • Screening of DUB activity and specificity by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

    Maria Stella Ritorto;Richard Ewan;Ana B. Perez-Oliva;Axel Knebel

  • Binding of Phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-Trisphosphate to the Pleckstrin Homology Domain of Protein Kinase B Induces a Conformational Change

    Christine C Milburn;Maria Deak;Sharon M Kelly;Nick C Price

  • Induced Chirality through Electromagnetic Coupling between Chiral Molecular Layers and Plasmonic Nanostructures

    Nadia A. Abdulrahman;Z. Fan;Taishi Tonooka;Sharon M. Kelly

  • The molecular basis of the effect of temperature on enzyme activity.

    Roy M. Daniel;Michelle E. Peterson;Michael J. Danson;Nicholas C. Price

  • Conformational analysis of the androgen receptor amino-terminal domain involved in transactivation. Influence of structure-stabilizing solutes and protein-protein interactions.

    James Reid;Sharon M. Kelly;Kate Watt;Nicholas C. Price

  • An interaction of β-amyloid with aluminium in vitro

    Christopher Exley;Nicholas C. Price;Sharon M. Kelly;J.Derek Birchall

  • Glucose modification of human serum albumin: a structural study.

    Peter J. Coussons;Juliette Jacoby;Alan McKay;Sharon M. Kelly

  • Expression, purification and spectroscopic characterization of the cytochrome P450 CYP121 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Kirsty J McLean;Myles R Cheesman;Stuart L Rivers;Alison Richmond

  • The ABA-1 Allergen of the Parasitic Nematode Ascaris suum: Fatty Acid and Retinoid Binding Function and Structural Characterization

    Malcolm W. Kennedy;Andrew Brass;Alan B. McCruden;Nicholas C. Price

  • The FAR protein family of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans - Differential lipid binding properties, structural characteristics, and developmental regulation

    Antonio Garofalo;Marie-Claire Rowlinson;Ngwa A. Amambua;Jacqueline M. Hughes

  • Mutational Analysis of Phototropin 1 Provides Insights into the Mechanism Underlying LOV2 Signal Transmission

    Matthew A. Jones;Kevin A. Feeney;Sharon M. Kelly;John M. Christie

  • THE OV20 PROTEIN OF THE PARASITIC NEMATODE ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS : A STRUCTURALLY NOVEL CLASS OF SMALL HELIX-RICH RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS

    Malcolm W. Kennedy;Lisa H. Garside;Lucy E. Goodrick;Lindsay C. McDermott

  • A comparison of the enzymological and biophysical properties of two distinct classes of dehydroquinase enzymes.

    C Kleanthous;R Deka;K Davis;S M Kelly

  • Factors that govern the specificity of transglutaminase-catalysed modification of proteins and peptides.

    P J Coussons;N C Price;S M Kelly;B Smith

  • Hemocyanin conformational changes associated with SDS-induced phenol oxidase activation.

    Sharon Baird;Sharon M. Kelly;Nicholas C. Price;Elmar Jaenicke

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas C. Price
Nicholas C. Price University of Glasgow
John R. Coggins
John R. Coggins University of Glasgow
Alan Cooper
Alan Cooper Charles Sturt University
Marcel Jaspars
Marcel Jaspars University of Aberdeen
Richard J. Cogdell
Richard J. Cogdell University of Glasgow
Andrew W. Munro
Andrew W. Munro University of Manchester
Paul N. Barlow
Paul N. Barlow University of Edinburgh
Malcolm W. Kennedy
Malcolm W. Kennedy University of Glasgow
Dario R. Alessi
Dario R. Alessi University of Dundee
Rein V. Ulijn
Rein V. Ulijn City University of New York

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