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William A. Denny
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Chemistry
New Zealand
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
105
Citations
38195
World Ranking
1010
National Ranking
4

William A. Denny 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 William A. Denny sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 853 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William A. Denny 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 William A. Denny sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 105 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

William A. Denny is affiliated with the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in both areas.

Their subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Oncology, Organic Chemistry, Infectious Diseases, and Biomedical Engineering. The main topics in their work concentrate on cancer therapeutics and mechanisms, tuberculosis research and epidemiology, nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, biochemical and molecular research, advanced breast cancer therapies, nanoparticle-based drug delivery, and glioma diagnosis and treatment.

Their recent publications demonstrate the breadth of their research interests and include:

  • "Tuberculosis Drug Discovery: Challenges and New Horizons" (2022, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry)
  • "Heptamethine Cyanine Dye Mediated Drug Delivery: Hype or Hope" (2020, Bioconjugate Chemistry)
  • "Small-molecule CSF1R kinase inhibitors; review of patents 2015-present" (2020, Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents)
  • "Nitroaromatic Hypoxia-Activated Prodrugs for Cancer Therapy" (2022, Pharmaceuticals)
  • "The Use of Heptamethine Cyanine Dyes as Drug-Conjugate Systems in the Treatment of Primary and Metastatic Brain Tumors" (2021, Frontiers in Oncology)

Frequent co-authors with whom William A. Denny has collaborated include:

  • Peter J. Choi
  • Jiney Jose
  • Thomas Park
  • Elizabeth Cooper
  • Mike Dragunow

The scientist has published numerous articles in recurring venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Molecules
  • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters

The focus of William A. Denny's work covers complex therapeutic areas including tuberculosis and cancer treatment, utilizing molecular biology techniques and novel chemical approaches. Their studies involve developing small-molecule inhibitors, hypoxia-activated prodrugs, and nanoplatforms aimed at advancing therapeutic delivery mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • Targeting GLUT1 and the Warburg Effect in Renal Cell Carcinoma by Chemical Synthetic Lethality

    Denise A. Chan;Patrick D. Sutphin;Phuong Nguyen;Sandra Turcotte

  • Specific, irreversible inactivation of the epidermal growth factor receptor and erbB2, by a new class of tyrosine kinase inhibitor

    David W. Fry;Alexander J. Bridges;William A. Denny;Annette Doherty

  • Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors. 8. An Unusually Steep Structure−Activity Relationship for Analogues of 4-(3-Bromoanilino)-6,7-dimethoxyquinazoline (PD 153035), a Potent Inhibitor of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor

    Alexander J. Bridges;Hairong Zhou;Donna R. Cody;Gordon W. Rewcastle

  • Bicyclic compounds capable of inhibiting tyrosine kinases of the epidermal growth factor receptor family

    Alexander James Bridges;William Alexander Denny;David Fry;Alan Kraker

  • Potential antitumor agents. 59. Structure-activity relationships for 2-phenylbenzimidazole-4-carboxamides, a new class of "minimal" DNA-intercalating agents which may not act via topoisomerase II.

    William A. Denny;Gordon W. Rewcastle;Bruce C. Baguley

  • Tyrosine kinase inhibitors. 17. Irreversible inhibitors of the epidermal growth factor receptor: 4-(phenylamino)quinazoline- and 4-(phenylamino)pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidine-6-acrylamides bearing additional solubilizing functions.

    J. B. Smaill;G. W. Rewcastle;J. A. Loo;K. D. Greis

  • Prodrug strategies in cancer therapy.

    William A Denny

  • Tyrosine kinase inhibitors. 5. Synthesis and structure-activity relationships for 4-[(phenylmethyl)amino]- and 4-(phenylamino)quinazolines as potent adenosine 5'-triphosphate binding site inhibitors of the tyrosine kinase domain of the epidermal growth factor receptor.

    Gordon W. Rewcastle;William A. Denny;Alexander J. Bridges;Hairong Zhou

  • Interactions of antitumor drugs with natural DNA: 1H NMR study of binding mode and kinetics.

    Juli Feigon;William A. Denny;Werner Leupin;David R. Kearns

  • Acridine derivatives as chemotherapeutic agents.

    William A. Denny

  • DNA-intercalating ligands as anti-cancer drugs: prospects for future design.

    Denny Wa

  • Tyrosine kinase inhibitors. 15. 4-(Phenylamino)quinazoline and 4-(phenylamino)pyrido[d]pyrimidine acrylamides as irreversible inhibitors of the ATP binding site of the epidermal growth factor receptor.

    J. B. Smaill;B. D. Palmer;G. W. Rewcastle;W. A. Denny

  • A new class of quinoline-based DNA hypomethylating agents reactivates tumor suppressor genes by blocking DNA methyltransferase 1 activity and inducing its degradation.

    Jharna Datta;Kalpana Ghoshal;William A. Denny;Swarna A. Gamage

  • Recent developments in anticancer drug delivery using cell penetrating and tumor targeting peptides.

    Shama Dissanayake;William A Denny;Swarna Gamage;Vijayalekshmi Sarojini

  • POTENTIAL ANTITUMOR AGENTS. 34. QUANTITATIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DNA BINDING AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE FOR 9-ANILINOACRIDINES SUBSTITUTED IN THE ANILINO RING

    B. C. Baguley;W. A. Denny;G. J. Atwell;B. F. Cain

  • Two-dimensional proton nuclear magnetic resonance investigation of the synthetic deoxyribonucleic acid decamer d(ATATCGATAT)2.

    Juli Feigon;Werner Leupin;William A. Denny;David R. Kearns

  • A molecule targeting VHL-deficient Renal Cell Carcinoma that induces autophagy

    Sandra Turcotte;Denise A. Chan;Patrick D. Sutphin;Michael P. Hay

  • Genotoxicity of non-covalent interactions: DNA intercalators.

    Lynnette R. Ferguson;William A. Denny

  • Potential antitumor agents. 50. In vivo solid-tumor activity of derivatives of N-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]acridine-4-carboxamide.

    Graham J. Atwell;Gordon W. Rewcastle;Bruce C. Baguley;William A. Denny

  • Evidence for functional redundancy of class IA PI3K isoforms in insulin signalling

    Claire Chaussade;Gordon W. Rewcastle;Jackie D. Kendall;William A. Denny

  • Hypoxia-selective antitumor agents. 7. Metal complexes of aliphatic mustards as a new class of hypoxia-selective cytotoxins. Synthesis and evaluation of cobalt(III) complexes of bidentate mustards.

    David C. Ware;Brian D. Palmer;William R. Wilson;William A. Denny

  • Potential antitumor agents. 61. Structure-activity relationships for in vivo colon 38 activity among disubstituted 9-oxo-9H-xanthene-4-acetic acids.

    G W Rewcastle;G J Atwell;Z A Li;B C Baguley

  • Mechanism of Action and Preclinical Antitumor Activity of the Novel Hypoxia-Activated DNA Cross-Linking Agent PR-104

    Adam V. Patterson;Dianne M. Ferry;Shelley J. Edmunds;Yongchuan Gu

Frequent Co-Authors

William R. Wilson
William R. Wilson University of Auckland
Bruce C. Baguley
Bruce C. Baguley University of Auckland
Brian D. Palmer
Brian D. Palmer University of Auckland
Lynnette R. Ferguson
Lynnette R. Ferguson University of Auckland
David W. Fry
David W. Fry Pfizer (United States)
Scott G. Franzblau
Scott G. Franzblau University of Illinois at Chicago
Peter R. Shepherd
Peter R. Shepherd University of Auckland
Joseph A. Trapani
Joseph A. Trapani Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Louis Maes
Louis Maes University of Antwerp
James W. Sleigh
James W. Sleigh University of Auckland

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