Brian Barry

17.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
186 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

About

Brian Barry is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Dermatology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Barry has authored 186 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Pharmaceutical Science, 61 papers in Dermatology and 51 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Brian Barry's work include Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (96 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (50 papers) and Dermatology and Skin Diseases (50 papers). Brian Barry is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (96 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (50 papers) and Dermatology and Skin Diseases (50 papers). Brian Barry collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Brian Barry's co-authors include Adrian C. Williams, Gamal M. El Maghraby, Howell G. M. Edwards, P.A. Cornwell, R Woodford, Michael Wayne Goodman, Susan L. Bennett, Nagia A. Megrab, Elka Touítou and P H Dugard and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science and Journal of Controlled Release.

In The Last Decade

Brian Barry

185 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Penetration enhancers

2003 1.4k citations Adrian C. Williams, Brian Barry Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews profile →
Novel mechanisms and devices to enable successful transdermal drug delivery

2001 890 citations Brian Barry European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences profile →
Mode of action of penetration enhancers in human skin

1987 617 citations Brian Barry Journal of Controlled Release profile →
Penetration enhancers

2012 549 citations Adrian C. Williams, Brian Barry Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews profile →
Terpenes and the Lipid–Protein–Partitioning Theory of Skin Penetration Enhancement

1991 470 citations Adrian C. Williams, Brian Barry Pharmaceutical Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian Barry United Kingdom	59	8.9k	4.6k	2.4k	2.3k	2.1k	186	13.1k
Jonathan Hadgraft United Kingdom	61	9.4k 1.1×	5.2k 1.1×	1.7k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	337	13.3k
Adrian C. Williams United Kingdom	53	6.6k 0.7×	2.6k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	145	10.8k
Richard H. Guy United States	77	14.0k 1.6×	8.4k 1.8×	2.3k 1.0×	3.4k 1.5×	1.8k 0.8×	426	22.3k
Reinhard H.H. Neubert Germany	52	4.0k 0.5×	1.9k 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	3.3k 1.4×	1.8k 0.8×	346	10.7k
Jürgen Lademann Germany	65	5.3k 0.6×	7.1k 1.5×	954 0.4×	1.4k 0.6×	558 0.3×	431	15.9k
Hans E. Junginger Netherlands	76	10.9k 1.2×	942 0.2×	1.3k 0.5×	4.7k 2.1×	1.7k 0.8×	233	17.6k
Jia‐You Fang Taiwan	61	4.3k 0.5×	3.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	3.4k 1.5×	881 0.4×	333	13.0k
Gregor Cevc Germany	50	4.1k 0.5×	1.6k 0.3×	749 0.3×	5.5k 2.4×	1.6k 0.8×	117	10.2k
Hatem Fessi France	62	5.7k 0.6×	590 0.1×	2.2k 0.9×	3.4k 1.5×	2.1k 1.0×	216	15.8k
Chuanbin Wu China	63	4.7k 0.5×	1.3k 0.3×	906 0.4×	3.5k 1.5×	903 0.4×	378	13.2k

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Williams, Adrian C. & Brian Barry. (2003). Penetration enhancers. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 56(5). 603–618. 1418 indexed citations breakdown →

Essa, Ebtessam A., Michael Bonner, & Brian Barry. (2003). Electroporation and ultradeformable liposomes; human skin barrier repair by phospholipid. Journal of Controlled Release. 92(1-2). 163–172. 37 indexed citations

Barry, Brian. (2001). Novel mechanisms and devices to enable successful transdermal drug delivery. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 14(2). 101–114. 890 indexed citations breakdown →

Williams, Adrian C., et al.. (2001). Mechanistic study into the enhanced transdermal permeation of a model β-blocker, propranolol, by fatty acids: a melting point depression effect. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 219(1-2). 161–176. 75 indexed citations

Williams, Adrian C., et al.. (1998). Transdermal Permeation Modulation by Cyclodextrins: A Mechanistic Study. Pharmaceutical Development and Technology. 3(3). 283–296. 19 indexed citations

Lawson, E.E., Howell G. M. Edwards, Brian Barry, & Adrian C. Williams. (1998). Interaction of Salicylic Acid with Verrucae Assessed by FT-Raman Spectroscopy. Journal of drug targeting. 5(5). 343–351. 7 indexed citations

Williams, Adrian C., Howell G. M. Edwards, & Brian Barry. (1995). The ‘Iceman’: molecular structure of 5200-year-old skin characterised by raman spectroscopy and electron microscopy. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1246(1). 98–105. 65 indexed citations

Williams, Adrian C., Brian Barry, Howell G. M. Edwards, & Dennis W. Farwell. (1993). A Critical Comparison of Some Raman Spectroscopic Techniques for Studies of Human Stratum Corneum. Pharmaceutical Research. 10(11). 1642–1647. 39 indexed citations

Barry, Brian, et al.. (1991). α-Bisabolol, a possible safe penetration enhancer for dermal and transdermal therapeutics. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 70(1-2). 87–94. 37 indexed citations

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Barry, Brian, et al.. (1988). Limitations of Hairless Mouse Skin as a Model for In Vitro Permeation Studies Through Human Skin: Hydration Damage. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 90(4). 486–489. 98 indexed citations

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Barry, Brian, et al.. (1988). Hairless Mouse Skin is Limited as a Model for Assessing the Effects of Penetration Enhancers in Human Skin. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 90(6). 810–813. 76 indexed citations

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Goodman, Michael Wayne & Brian Barry. (1988). Action of Penetration Enhancers on Human Skin as Assessed by the Permeation of Model Drugs 5-Fluorouracil and Estradiol. I. Infinite Dose Technique. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 91(4). 323–327. 119 indexed citations

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Barry, Brian. (1986). Introduction. Ethics. 96(4). 703–703. 2 indexed citations

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Barry, Brian, et al.. (1986). A microbalance technique for measuring water vapour uptake and release by stratum corneum in vitro. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 31(3). 247–259. 3 indexed citations

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Barry, Brian, et al.. (1983). Penetration Enhancers for Human Skin: Mode of Action of 2-Pyrrolidone and Dimethylformamide on Partition and Diffusion of Model Compounds Water, n-Alcohols, and Caffeine. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 80(6). 507–514. 93 indexed citations

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Barry, Brian, et al.. (1976). Influence of non-ionic surfactants on permeation of hydrocortisone, dexamethasone, testosterone and progesterone across cellulose acetate membrane. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 28(3). 219–227. 19 indexed citations

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Barry, Brian, et al.. (1975). Vasoconstrictor Activities of some Novel Synthetic Steroids in Alcoholic Solution. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 64(6). 418–422. 8 indexed citations

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Woodford, R & Brian Barry. (1974). PLACEBO RESPONSE TO WHITE SOFT PARAFFIN/PROPYLENE GLYCOL. British Journal of Dermatology. 90(2). 233–234. 2 indexed citations

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Barry, Brian, et al.. (1971). The self-bodying action of alkyltrimethylammonium bromides/cetostearyl alcohol mixed emulsifiers; Influence of quaternary chain length. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 35(4). 689–705. 26 indexed citations

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Barry, Brian, John C. Morrison, & Gerald F. Russell. (1970). Prediction of the critical micelle concentration of mixtures of alkyltrimethylammonium salts. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 33(4). 554–561. 50 indexed citations

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