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Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson

Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson

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Chemistry
Ireland
2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
97
Citations
38617
World Ranking
1449
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2011 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy

Overview

Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson is affiliated with Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with a significant focus on Materials Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials

Frequent publication venues for Gunnlaugsson's work include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Dalton Transactions
  • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Supramolecular Chemistry

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Gunnlaugsson are:

  • June I. Lovitt
  • Chris S. Hawes
  • Oxana Kotova
  • Amy D. Lynes
  • Jason M. Delente

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Photoinduced electron transfer (PeT) based fluorescent probes for cellular imaging and disease therapy," 2023, Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Fluorescent Probes for Disease Diagnosis," 2024, Chemical Reviews
  • "Highlights of the development and application of luminescent lanthanide based coordination polymers, MOFs and functional nanomaterials," 2020, Dalton Transactions
  • "Tuning photoactive metal-organic frameworks for luminescence and photocatalytic applications," 2021, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • "Glycosidase activated prodrugs for targeted cancer therapy," 2022, Chemical Society Reviews

Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson was recognized as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Signaling Recognition Events with Fluorescent Sensors and Switches.

    A. Prasanna de Silva;H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne;Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson;Allen J. M. Huxley

  • Fluorescent chemosensors: The past, present and future

    Di Wu;Adam C. Sedgwick;Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson;Engin U. Akkaya

  • Anion recognition and sensing in organic and aqueous media using luminescent and colorimetric sensors

    Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson;Mark Glynn;Gillian M. Tocci;Paul E. Kruger

  • Colorimetric and fluorescent anion sensors: an overview of recent developments in the use of 1,8-naphthalimide-based chemosensors

    Rebecca M. Duke;Emma B. Veale;Frederick M. Pfeffer;Paul E. Kruger

  • Recent advances in the development of 1,8-naphthalimide based DNA targeting binders, anticancer and fluorescent cellular imaging agents

    Swagata Banerjee;Emma B. Veale;Caroline M. Phelan;Samantha A. Murphy

  • Molecular logic gates: the past, present and future

    Sundus Erbas-Cakmak;Safacan Kolemen;Adam C. Sedgwick;Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson

  • Recent developments in the field of supramolecular lanthanide luminescent sensors and self-assemblies

    Cidália M.G. dos Santos;Andrew J. Harte;Susan J. Quinn;Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson

  • Fluorescent sensing of pyrophosphate and bis-carboxylates with charge neutral PET chemosensors.

    Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson;Anthony P. Davis;John E. O'Brien;Mark Glynn

  • Colorimetric “Naked Eye” Sensing of Anions in Aqueous Solution

    Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson;Paul E. Kruger;Paul Jensen;Juliann Tierney

  • Responsive lanthanide luminescent cyclen complexes: from switching/sensing to supramolecular architectures

    Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson;Joseph P. Leonard

  • Integration of Logic Functions and Sequential Operation of Gates at the Molecular-Scale

    Amilra De Silva;Isabelle M. Dixon;Harambage Gunaratne;T. Gunnlaugsson

  • The Selectivity of Reversible Oxy-Anion Binding in Aqueous Solution at a Chiral Europium and Terbium Center: Signaling of Carbonate Chelation by Changes in the Form and Circular Polarization of Luminescence Emission

    James I. Bruce;Rachel S. Dickins;Linda J. Govenlock;Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson

  • The development of ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes and conjugates for in vitro cellular and in vivo applications

    Fergus E. Poynton;Sandra A. Bright;Salvador Blasco;D. Clive Williams

  • Highly selective colorimetric naked-eye Cu(II) detection using an azobenzene chemosensor.

    Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson;Joseph P. Leonard;Niamh S. Murray

  • Fluorescent Probes for Disease Diagnosis

    Unknown

  • Selective detection of the reduced form of glutathione (GSH) over the oxidized (GSSG) form using a combination of glutathione reductase and a Tb(III)-cyclen maleimide based lanthanide luminescent 'switch on' assay.

    Brian K McMahon;Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson

  • Photoinduced electron transfer (PeT) based fluorescent probes for cellular imaging and disease therapy

    Unknown

  • Lanthanide-directed synthesis of luminescent self-assembly supramolecular structures and mechanically bonded systems from acyclic coordinating organic ligands

    Dawn E. Barry;David F. Caffrey;Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson

  • Simple naphthalimide based anion sensors: deprotonation induced colour changes and CO2 fixation

    Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson;Paul E. Kruger;Paul Jensen;Frederick M. Pfeffer

  • Lanthanide macrocyclic quinolyl conjugates as luminescent molecular-level devices.

    Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson;and Dónall A. Mac Dónaill;David Parker

  • Dual responsive chemosensors for anions: the combination of fluorescent PET (Photoinduced Electron Transfer) and colorimetric chemosensors in a single molecule

    Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson;Paul E. Kruger;T.Clive Lee;Raman Parkesh

  • Luminescent molecular logic gates: the two-input inhibit (INH) function

    Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson;Dónall A. Mac Dónail;David Parker

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul E. Kruger
Paul E. Kruger University of Canterbury
John Kelly
John Kelly University College London
Michael Towrie
Michael Towrie Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Mark Nieuwenhuyzen
Mark Nieuwenhuyzen Queen's University Belfast
Anthony P. Davis
Anthony P. Davis University of Bristol
Graeme W. Watson
Graeme W. Watson Trinity College Dublin
David Parker
David Parker Durham University
John J. Boland
John J. Boland Trinity College Dublin
H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne
H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne Queen's University Belfast
Martin Albrecht
Martin Albrecht University of Bern

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