Ciara K. O’Sullivan

11.1k citations

227 papers · 8.9k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 45

Molecular Biology top 1%
Biomedical Engineering top 0.5%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 2%
Electrochemistry top 0.5%
Materials Chemistry top 10%

Co-authors: G. G. Guilbault Iván Lobato Abd‐Elgawad Radi Eva Baldrich Josep Lluís Acero Sánchez Alex Fragoso Ioanis Katakis Mayreli Ortiz
Topics: Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (122 papers)Biosensors and Analytical Detection (66 papers)Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (35 papers)
Cited by: Electrochemistry Bioengineering Biomedical Engineering
Journals: Journal of the American Chemical Society Nature Communications PLoS ONE
Partner nations: Spain Germany Ireland

In The Last Decade

Ciara K. O’Sullivan

224 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Recombinase polymerase amplification: Basics, applications and recent advances

2017 770 citations Ciara K. O’Sullivan et al. profile →
Reagentless, Reusable, Ultrasensitive Electrochemical Molecular Beacon Aptasensor

2005 536 citations Josep Lluís Acero Sánchez, Ciara K. O’Sullivan et al. profile →
Commercial quartz crystal microbalances – theory and applications

1999 469 citations Ciara K. O’Sullivan, G. G. Guilbault Biosensors and Bioelectronics profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Biotin/avidin-free sandwich aptamer-based lateral flow assay (ALFA) for the diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis 2025 ·Sensors & Diagnostics ·(unknown),Vasso Skouridou,Piet Cools,(unknown),Alexandra Ibáñez‐Escribano,Ciara K. O’Sullivan	1
2	Versatile Enzymatic Approach for Truncation, Labeling, and Mutation of Nucleobase‐Modified Aptamers Demonstrated on Indole‐Modified β ‐Conglutin Aptamer 2025 ·ChemBioChem ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Miriam Redondo,Ciara K. O’Sullivan,Michal Hocek	0
3	Sandwich enzyme-linked aptamer-based assay for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis 2024 ·Analytical Biochemistry ·(unknown),Miriam Jauset‐Rubio,Markéta Svobodová,Vasso Skouridou,Piet Cools,(unknown),Alexandra Ibáñez‐Escribano,Windell L. Rivera,Ciara K. O’Sullivan	1
4	Semiautomated Electrochemical Melting Curve Analysis Device for the Detection of an Osteoporosis Associated Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in Blood 2023 ·Analytical Chemistry ·(unknown),(unknown),Miriam Jauset‐Rubio,Matthew S. Hall,(unknown),Hans-Peter Dimai,Barbara Obermayer‐Pietsch,Mayreli Ortiz,Ciara K. O’Sullivan	4
5	Normalized Multipotential Redox Coding of DNA Bases for Determination of Total Nucleotide Composition 2023 ·Analytical Chemistry ·(unknown),Mayreli Ortiz,(unknown),(unknown),Zbigniew J. Leśnikowski,Ciara K. O’Sullivan,Michal Hocek	2
6	Ultrasensitive determination of β-conglutin food allergen by means an aptamer assay based on inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry detection 2023 ·Analytica Chimica Acta ·(unknown),Miriam Jauset‐Rubio,(unknown),Markéta Svobodová,Guillermo Grindlay,Ciara K. O’Sullivan,Juan Mora	7
7	Generic Platform for the Multiplexed Targeted Electrochemical Detection of Osteoporosis-Associated Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Using Recombinase Polymerase Solid-Phase Primer Elongation and Ferrocene-Modified Nucleoside Triphosphates 2023 ·ACS Central Science ·Mayreli Ortiz,Miriam Jauset‐Rubio,Olivia Trummer,Ines Foessl,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Katerina Trajanoska,Fernando Rivadeneira,Michal Hocek,Barbara Obermayer‐Pietsch,Ciara K. O’Sullivan	16
8	A Label-Free Gold Nanoparticles-Based Optical Aptasensor for the Detection of Retinol Binding Protein 4 2022 ·Biosensors ·Koena Leah Moabelo,(unknown),Miriam Jauset‐Rubio,Nicole Remaliah Samantha Sibuyi,Ciara K. O’Sullivan,Mervin Meyer,Abram M. Madiehe	7
9	Pre-Existing Humoral Immunological Memory Is Retained in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Receiving Cladribine Therapy 2021 ·Biomedicines ·Tobias Moser,Ciara K. O’Sullivan,(unknown),(unknown),Georg Pilz,Elisabeth Haschke‐Becher,Janne Cadamuro,Hannes Oberkofler,Wolfgang Hitzl,Andrea Harrer,Jörg Kraus,Eugen Trinka,Peter Wipfler	10
10	Elevated Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies and IL-6, IL-8, MIP-1β, Early Predictors of Severe COVID-19 2021 ·Microorganisms ·(unknown),Irene Viéitez,Alicia Gutiérrez‐Valencia,Vasso Skouridou,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),María Trujillo‐Rodríguez,Ana Serna‐Gallego,(unknown),(unknown),Alexandre Pérez‐González,Jorge Julio Cabrera,Manuel Crespo,Ciara K. O’Sullivan,Ezequiel Ruíz-Mateos,Eva Poveda	16
11	Tuning of Oxidation Potential of Ferrocene for Ratiometric Redox Labeling and Coding of Nucleotides and DNA 2019 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Radek Pohl,Mayreli Ortiz,Luděk Havran,Miroslav Fojta,Ciara K. O’Sullivan,Michal Hocek	41
12	PCR Incorporation of Polyoxometalate Modified Deoxynucleotide Triphosphates and Their Application in Molecular Electrochemical Sensing of Yersinia pestis 2017 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Mayreli Ortiz,(unknown),Markéta Svobodová,Serge Thorimbert,Denis Lesage,Richard B. Cole,Bernold Hasenknopf,Ciara K. O’Sullivan	18
13	DNA biosensor based on hybridization refractory mutation system approach for single mismatch detection 2014 ·Analytical Biochemistry ·(unknown),Valerio Beni,Ioanis Katakis,Ciara K. O’Sullivan	7
14	A compact hybrid-multiplexed potentiostat for real-time electrochemical biosensing applications 2013 ·Biosensors and Bioelectronics ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Konstantinos Efstathiou,Alex Fragoso,Ciara K. O’Sullivan,Alexios Birbas	32
15	Development of a gold nano-particle-based fluorescent molecular beacon for detection of cystic fibrosis associated mutation 2010 ·Biosensors and Bioelectronics ·Valerio Beni,Karen E. Hayes,(unknown),Ciara K. O’Sullivan	24
16	Real-time apta-PCR for 20 000-fold improvement in detection limit 2009 ·Molecular BioSystems ·Alessandro Pinto,Miriam Redondo,Veli Cengiz Özalp,Ciara K. O’Sullivan	51
17	Fluorescent resonance energy transfer (FRET) based detection of a multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification assay (MLPA) product 2008 ·Molecular BioSystems ·Veli Cengiz Özalp,Anders O.H. Nygren,Ciara K. O’Sullivan	3
18	Electrochemical quantification of DNA amplicons via the detection of non-hybridised guanine bases on low-density electrode arrays 2008 ·Biosensors and Bioelectronics ·Olivier Henry,Josep Lluís Acero Sánchez,(unknown),Ciara K. O’Sullivan	21
19	Aptasensors - the future of biosensing? 2002 ·Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry ·Ciara K. O’Sullivan	4
20	Piezoelectric Immunosensors - Theory and Applications 1999 ·Analytical Letters ·Ciara K. O’Sullivan,(unknown),G. G. Guilbault	67

About Ciara K. O’Sullivan

Ciara K. O’Sullivan is a scholar working on Electrochemistry, Gastroenterology and Bioengineering, having authored 227 papers that have together received 8.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (122 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (66 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (35 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Electrochemistry (928 citations), Bioengineering (561 citations) and Biomedical Engineering (4.1k citations). Ciara K. O’Sullivan has collaborated with scholars based in Spain, Germany and Ireland. Frequent co-authors include G. G. Guilbault, Iván Lobato, Abd‐Elgawad Radi, Eva Baldrich, Josep Lluís Acero Sánchez, Alex Fragoso, Ioanis Katakis, Mayreli Ortiz, Markéta Svobodová and Teresa Mairal. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

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