Alan Townshend

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
220 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Alan Townshend is a scholar working on Analytical Chemistry, Bioengineering and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Townshend has authored 220 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Analytical Chemistry, 66 papers in Bioengineering and 59 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Alan Townshend's work include Analytical chemistry methods development (72 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (66 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (41 papers). Alan Townshend is often cited by papers focused on Analytical chemistry methods development (72 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (66 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (41 papers). Alan Townshend collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Thailand and Spain. Alan Townshend's co-authors include M. Masoom, Astrid Sigel, Helmut Sigel, Hans Seiler, R. Belcher, S.L. Bogdanski, Saisunee Liawruangrath, A. W. Czanderna, Chih−shun Lu and Wirat Ruengsitagoon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Chromatography A and Environment International.

In The Last Decade

Alan Townshend

219 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

Handbook on toxicity of i... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 100 200 300 400 500
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Handbook on toxicity of inorganic compounds
    1990 513 citations Alan Townshend et al. Analytica Chimica Acta profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Alan Townshend 1.7k 1.5k 1.4k 1.2k 1.2k 220 5.7k
Shoji Motomizu 2.5k 1.5× 1.2k 0.8× 1.5k 1.1× 1.9k 1.6× 2.0k 1.7× 355 6.6k
Gary D. Christian 1.6k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 1.3k 1.1× 1.4k 1.2× 228 4.6k
Marek Trojanowicz 1.6k 0.9× 2.4k 1.6× 1.7k 1.3× 2.3k 1.9× 2.2k 1.9× 243 7.7k
Francesco Palmisano 1.0k 0.6× 2.6k 1.8× 1.1k 0.8× 1.4k 1.1× 1.5k 1.3× 222 7.5k
Juan R. Castillo 2.1k 1.2× 1.4k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 1.7k 1.4× 852 0.7× 221 6.1k
M.C.B.S.M. Montenegro 1.2k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 1000 0.7× 823 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 163 5.2k
Gillian M. Greenway 866 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 2.1k 1.5× 934 0.8× 748 0.6× 146 5.0k
W. Rudolf Seitz 562 0.3× 1.6k 1.1× 1.2k 0.9× 577 0.5× 1.8k 1.6× 129 4.6k
Spas D. Kolev 1.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 2.0k 1.5× 811 0.7× 926 0.8× 251 7.7k
P. Campı́ns-Falcó 2.6k 1.5× 632 0.4× 1.5k 1.1× 646 0.5× 954 0.8× 270 5.7k

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All Works

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Liawruangrath, Boonsom, et al.. (2006). Flow injection chemiluminescence determination of cefadroxil using potassium permanganate and formaldehyde system. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 42(2). 277–282. 27 indexed citations
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Ruengsitagoon, Wirat, Saisunee Liawruangrath, & Alan Townshend. (2006). Flow injection chemiluminescence determination of paracetamol. Talanta. 69(4). 976–983. 150 indexed citations
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Townshend, Alan, et al.. (2005). Flow injection chemiluminescence determination of naftopidil based on potassium permanganate oxidation in the presence of formaldehyde or formic acid. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 381(4). 925–931. 14 indexed citations
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Worsfold, Paul J., et al.. (2004). Encyclopedia of Analytical Sciences (2nd ed). Academic Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Ros, Alberto, L.M.C. Buydens, K. Heydorn, et al.. (2003). Quality assurance of qualitative analysis in the framework of the European project ?MEQUALAN'. Accreditation and Quality Assurance. 8(2). 68–77. 55 indexed citations
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Townshend, Alan, et al.. (1990). On-line determination of sulphite in brine by flow-injection analysis. Analytica Chimica Acta. 238. 171–175. 15 indexed citations
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Devi, Surekha & Alan Townshend. (1989). Determination of nitrate by flow-injection analysis with an on-line anion-exchange column. Analytica Chimica Acta. 225. 331–338. 10 indexed citations
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Townshend, Alan & E. Jackwerth. (1989). Precipitation of major constituents for trace preconcentration: Potential and problems. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 61(9). 1643–1656. 17 indexed citations
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Dittrich, Klaus R. & Alan Townshend. (1986). Analysis by Emission, Absorption, and Fluorescence of small Molecules in the Visible and Ultraviolet Range in Gaseous Phase. 16(3). 223–279. 8 indexed citations
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Townshend, Alan, Paul J. Worsfold, Julian F. Tyson, et al.. (1985). Flow injection analysis with chemiluminescence detection: determination of hydrazine. Analytical Proceedings. 22(1). 15–15. 24 indexed citations
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Burguera, J.L. & Alan Townshend. (1980). Determination of ng/ml levels of sulphide by a chemiluminescent reaction. Talanta. 27(4). 309–314. 29 indexed citations
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Belcher, R., Saisunee Liawruangrath, & Alan Townshend. (1977). Titrimetric determination of microgram amounts of bismuth after precipitation as Bi[Cr(SCN)6] followed by thiocyanate amplification. Talanta. 24(9). 590–592. 8 indexed citations
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Belcher, R., et al.. (1977). A review of methods for the determination of sulphate in urine. Microchimica Acta. 68(1-2). 81–90. 10 indexed citations
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Townshend, Alan, et al.. (1975). Lead concentrations in bones from Roman York. Journal of Archaeological Science. 2(3). 235–237. 35 indexed citations
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Belcher, R., et al.. (1974). A Preliminaty Study of Halide Determination by Molecular Emission Cavity Analysis (MECA). Analytical Letters. 7(11). 751–761. 19 indexed citations
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Belcher, R., Alan Townshend, & J.P.G. Farr. (1969). The solubility product of cadmium sulphide. Talanta. 16(7). 1089–1093. 6 indexed citations
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Townshend, Alan, et al.. (1968). Determination Of Traces Of Barium By Re-Activation Of Zinc-Inhibited Alkaline Phosphatase. Analytical Letters. 1(14). 907–911. 3 indexed citations

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