Colin P. McCoy

12.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
108 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

Colin P. McCoy is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin P. McCoy has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Materials Chemistry, 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 21 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Colin P. McCoy's work include Urinary Tract Infections Management (13 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (12 papers) and Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (12 papers). Colin P. McCoy is often cited by papers focused on Urinary Tract Infections Management (13 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (12 papers) and Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (12 papers). Colin P. McCoy collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and China. Colin P. McCoy's co-authors include H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne, Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson, A. Prasanna de Silva, Terence E. Rice, Jude Rademacher, Allen J. M. Huxley, Nimal Gunaratne, David S. Jones, Sean P. Gorman and Gavin P. Andrews and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Colin P. McCoy

106 papers receiving 10.9k citations

Hit Papers

Signaling Recognition Eve... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1997 1993 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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.

  1. Signaling Recognition Events with Fluorescent Sensors and Switches
    1997 6.4k citations Colin P. McCoy et al. profile →
  2. A molecular photoionic AND gate based on fluorescent signalling
    1993 1.1k citations Colin P. McCoy et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Colin P. McCoy 6.9k 6.6k 2.6k 2.0k 1.9k 108 11.1k
Vladimı́r Král 3.6k 0.5× 4.2k 0.6× 2.3k 0.9× 672 0.3× 2.7k 1.4× 352 9.6k
Luca Prodi 4.9k 0.7× 7.9k 1.2× 3.5k 1.4× 1.4k 0.7× 3.8k 2.0× 251 13.9k
Qi Lin 6.0k 0.9× 5.8k 0.9× 2.2k 0.9× 966 0.5× 3.3k 1.7× 430 10.7k
Yun‐Bao Jiang 3.7k 0.5× 3.8k 0.6× 2.0k 0.8× 960 0.5× 2.0k 1.1× 179 7.5k
Marco Montalti 3.0k 0.4× 6.3k 1.0× 2.2k 0.9× 875 0.4× 2.7k 1.4× 195 10.8k
Bradley D. Smith 5.4k 0.8× 4.2k 0.6× 4.3k 1.7× 820 0.4× 4.6k 2.4× 301 12.6k
Youngmee Kim 3.5k 0.5× 4.9k 0.7× 2.9k 1.1× 943 0.5× 2.1k 1.1× 349 11.9k
Kenneth J. Shea 3.5k 0.5× 4.3k 0.7× 2.3k 0.9× 538 0.3× 4.4k 2.3× 313 15.7k
Santanu Bhattacharya 2.8k 0.4× 5.2k 0.8× 7.0k 2.7× 659 0.3× 5.5k 2.9× 389 15.9k
Pall Thordarson 2.1k 0.3× 4.0k 0.6× 2.7k 1.1× 385 0.2× 3.8k 2.0× 165 9.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colin P. McCoy

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All Works

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Zhang, Yingrui, et al.. (2025). Quantification of Antibiotic Diffusion in Biofilms Using Gold Nanostar Surface‐enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. Advanced Science. 13(2). e10346–e10346. 1 indexed citations
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Qiang, Wei, Meng Zhang, Korbinian Löbmann, et al.. (2024). Use of solid thermolytic salts to facilitate microwave-induced in situ amorphization. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 651. 123791–123791. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuai, Xinjin Liang, Geoffrey Michael Gadd, et al.. (2023). Fibrinogen Deposition on Silicone Oil-Infused Silver-Releasing Urinary Catheters Compromises Antibiofilm and Anti-Encrustation Properties. Langmuir. 39(4). 1562–1572. 7 indexed citations
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Moore, Jessica, Do Young ‍Kim, Nicola Irwin, Jeffrey D. Rimer, & Colin P. McCoy. (2023). Tetrasodium EDTA for the prevention of urinary catheter infections and blockages. RSC Advances. 13(4). 2202–2212. 3 indexed citations
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Moore, Jessica, et al.. (2023). Understanding the properties of intermittent catheters to inform future development. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H Journal of Engineering in Medicine. 238(6). 713–727. 2 indexed citations
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Moore, Jessica, et al.. (2023). Photosensitiser-incorporated microparticles for photodynamic inactivation of bacteria. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology. 241. 112671–112671. 4 indexed citations
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Vora, Lalitkumar K., et al.. (2023). Dual stimuli-responsive delivery system for self-regulated colon-targeted delivery of poorly water-soluble drugs. Biomaterials Advances. 157. 213735–213735. 17 indexed citations
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Qiang, Wei, Korbinian Löbmann, Colin P. McCoy, Gavin P. Andrews, & Min Zhao. (2022). The effects of surfactants on the performance of polymer-based microwave-induced in situ amorphization. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 630. 122426–122426. 6 indexed citations
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Qiang, Wei, Korbinian Löbmann, Matthias Manne Knopp, et al.. (2021). Investigation into the role of the polymer in enhancing microwave-induced in situ amorphization. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 609. 121157–121157. 4 indexed citations
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McCoy, Colin P., et al.. (2019). Time‐Resolved Dynamics of Struvite Crystallization: Insights from the Macroscopic to Molecular Scale. Chemistry - A European Journal. 26(16). 3555–3563. 18 indexed citations
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Guo, Zhijun, Nan Jiang, Jessica Moore, et al.. (2019). Nanoscale Hybrid Coating Enables Multifunctional Tissue Scaffold for Potential Multimodal Therapeutic Applications. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(30). 27269–27278. 29 indexed citations
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Turner, Jonathan, Nan Jiang, Songsong Zhu, et al.. (2019). Atmospheric pressure microplasma for antibacterial silver nanoparticle/chitosan nanocomposites with tailored properties. Composites Science and Technology. 186. 107911–107911. 46 indexed citations
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McCoy, Colin P., et al.. (2016). Swellable polymer films containing Au nanoparticles for point-of-care therapeutic drug monitoring using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Analytica Chimica Acta. 912. 111–116. 21 indexed citations
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Caffarel–Salvador, Ester, A. J. Brady, Eyman Mohamed Eltayib, et al.. (2015). Hydrogel-Forming Microneedle Arrays Allow Detection of Drugs and Glucose In Vivo: Potential for Use in Diagnosis and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. PLoS ONE. 10(12). e0145644–e0145644. 142 indexed citations
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McCoy, Colin P., et al.. (2014). Photosensitisers – the progression from photodynamic therapy to anti-infective surfaces. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery. 12(1). 85–101. 43 indexed citations
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McCoy, Colin P., et al.. (2010). Triggered drug delivery from biomaterials. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery. 7(5). 605–616. 68 indexed citations
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Jones, David S., et al.. (2009). Moisture‐activated rheological structuring of nonaqueous poloxamine–poly(acrylic acid) systems designed as novel biomedical implants. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 99(4). 1838–1854. 9 indexed citations
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Jones, David S., et al.. (2007). Characterization of the physicochemical, antimicrobial, and drug release properties of thermoresponsive hydrogel copolymers designed for medical device applications. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials. 85B(2). 417–426. 62 indexed citations
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