Dean Brady

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
74 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Dean Brady is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Dean Brady has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Organic Chemistry and 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Dean Brady's work include Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (36 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (14 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (8 papers). Dean Brady is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (36 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (14 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (8 papers). Dean Brady collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Netherlands. Dean Brady's co-authors include Roger A. Sheldon, Justin Jordaan, James R. Duncan, Moira L. Bode, Alessandra Basso, R. Ann Sheldon, Konanani Rashamuse, William E. Truce, B.T. Sewell and Michael J. Benedik and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Chemical Communications and The Journal of Organic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Dean Brady

74 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Advances in enzyme immobilisation 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2021 200 400 600
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. Advances in enzyme immobilisation
    2009 660 citations Dean Brady, Justin Jordaan Biotechnology Letters profile →
  2. New frontiers in enzyme immobilisation: robust biocatalysts for a circular bio-based economy
    2021 250 citations Roger A. Sheldon, Dean Brady et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dean Brady South Africa 28 2.2k 688 602 530 415 74 3.5k
Young Je Yoo South Korea 32 1.8k 0.8× 847 1.2× 182 0.3× 640 1.2× 508 1.2× 162 3.8k
Maurice C. R. Franssen Netherlands 36 2.5k 1.2× 777 1.1× 769 1.3× 313 0.6× 690 1.7× 134 4.9k
Krishna Bisetty South Africa 30 1.2k 0.6× 984 1.4× 522 0.9× 530 1.0× 126 0.3× 129 3.6k
Pimchai Chaiyen Thailand 36 2.7k 1.2× 633 0.9× 368 0.6× 418 0.8× 256 0.6× 178 4.3k
Enrico Sanjust Italy 30 1.1k 0.5× 492 0.7× 245 0.4× 467 0.9× 318 0.8× 84 2.8k
Rosely A. Peralta Brazil 30 487 0.2× 329 0.5× 454 0.8× 251 0.5× 253 0.6× 102 2.7k
Ludmila Martı́nková Czechia 31 1.9k 0.9× 354 0.5× 428 0.7× 133 0.3× 1.1k 2.7× 92 3.4k
Pingkai Ouyang China 40 2.9k 1.3× 1.9k 2.8× 730 1.2× 556 1.0× 685 1.7× 230 5.9k
Eduardo Torres Mexico 27 649 0.3× 234 0.3× 381 0.6× 394 0.7× 181 0.4× 87 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Dean Brady

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dean Brady

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dean Brady

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dean Brady. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dean Brady based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Dean Brady. Dean Brady is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Handa, Sachin, Nicholas Gathergood, King Kuok Hii, et al.. (2025). Expectations for Submissions on Sustainable Organic Synthesis and Sustainable Catalysis Relevant to Organic Synthesis for ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 13(32). 12830–12834. 3 indexed citations
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Brady, Dean, et al.. (2024). Peptide-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles as Organocatalysts for Asymmetric Aldol Reactions. Catalysts. 14(11). 826–826. 1 indexed citations
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Sheldon, R. Ann, Dean Brady, & Moira L. Bode. (2020). The Hitchhiker's guide to biocatalysis: recent advances in the use of enzymes in organic synthesis. Chemical Science. 11(10). 2587–2605. 211 indexed citations
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Rousseau, Amanda L., et al.. (2019). A green, economical synthesis of β-ketonitriles and trifunctionalized building blocks from esters and lactones. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 15. 2930–2935. 1 indexed citations
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Brady, Dean, et al.. (2019). Identification and characterisation of a fluorinase from Actinopolyspora mzabensis. Protein Expression and Purification. 166. 105508–105508. 20 indexed citations
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Steenkamp, Paul A., et al.. (2016). A one-pot laccase-catalysed synthesis of coumestan derivatives and their anticancer activity. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 25(3). 1172–1182. 28 indexed citations
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Bekker, Valerie, et al.. (2014). Tools for metabolic engineering inStreptomyces. Bioengineered. 5(5). 293–299. 10 indexed citations
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Rashamuse, Konanani, et al.. (2013). Metagenomic mining of feruloyl esterases from termite enteric flora. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 98(2). 727–737. 27 indexed citations
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Wellington, Kevin W., et al.. (2013). One‐Pot Laccase‐Catalysed Synthesis of 5,6‐Dihydroxylated Benzo[b]furans and Catechol Derivatives, and Their Anticancer Activity. Archiv der Pharmazie. 346(4). 266–277. 32 indexed citations
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Rashamuse, Konanani, et al.. (2012). Characterisation of Two Bifunctional Cellulase–Xylanase Enzymes Isolated from a Bovine Rumen Metagenome Library. Current Microbiology. 66(2). 145–151. 42 indexed citations
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Rashamuse, Konanani, et al.. (2012). Accessing Carboxylesterase Diversity from Termite Hindgut Symbionts through Metagenomics. Microbial Physiology. 22(5). 277–286. 6 indexed citations
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Rashamuse, Konanani, et al.. (2012). A feruloyl esterase derived from a leachate metagenome library. BMB Reports. 45(1). 14–19. 10 indexed citations
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Brady, Dean & Justin Jordaan. (2009). Advances in enzyme immobilisation. Biotechnology Letters. 31(11). 1639–1650. 660 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brady, Dean, et al.. (2008). Microbial nitrilases: versatile, spiral forming, industrial enzymes. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 106(3). 703–727. 122 indexed citations
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Brady, Dean, et al.. (2008). Spherezymes: A novel structured self-immobilisation enzyme technology. BMC Biotechnology. 8(1). 8–8. 40 indexed citations
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Brady, Dean, et al.. (2006). Green chemistry: highly selective biocatalytic hydrolysis of nitrile compounds. South African Journal of Science. 102. 339–344. 11 indexed citations
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Brady, Dean, et al.. (2003). Characterisation of nitrilase and nitrile hydratase biocatalytic systems. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 64(1). 76–85. 100 indexed citations
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Brady, Dean, et al.. (1994). Bioaccumulation of metals by Scenedesmus, Selenastrum and Chlorella algae. Water SA. 20(3). 213–218. 40 indexed citations
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Brady, Dean, P.D. Rose, & James R. Duncan. (1994). The use of hollow fiber cross‐flow microfiltration in bioaccumulation and continuous removal of heavy metals from solution by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 44(11). 1362–1366. 28 indexed citations

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