Desmond O’Connor

3.0k total citations
60 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Desmond O’Connor is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Desmond O’Connor has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 14 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Desmond O’Connor's work include Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (14 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (10 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (7 papers). Desmond O’Connor is often cited by papers focused on Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (14 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (10 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (7 papers). Desmond O’Connor collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Japan. Desmond O’Connor's co-authors include William R. Ware, J. C. André, Russell J. Mortishire‐Smith, David Phillips, Stephen R. Meech, A. J. Roberts, Leslie A. Chewter, Gerard R. Dawson, Anthony G. Lee and Angus M. MacLeod and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Desmond O’Connor

57 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Desmond O’Connor United Kingdom	25	816	462	443	404	386	60	2.2k
Menachem Gutman Israel	32	1.8k 2.3×	330 0.7×	313 0.7×	583 1.4×	630 1.6×	109	2.9k
Hiroshi Kamaya United States	25	1.3k 1.6×	336 0.7×	478 1.1×	252 0.6×	319 0.8×	122	2.1k
Yuichi Masuda Japan	33	1.3k 1.6×	358 0.8×	452 1.0×	156 0.4×	493 1.3×	215	4.1k
Victor B. Luzhkov Russia	22	1.4k 1.7×	305 0.7×	429 1.0×	297 0.7×	220 0.6×	64	2.3k
Issaku Ueda United States	25	1.3k 1.6×	356 0.8×	441 1.0×	236 0.6×	319 0.8×	108	2.0k
Janez Mavri Slovenia	34	976 1.2×	597 1.3×	750 1.7×	634 1.6×	175 0.5×	127	3.2k
A. Warshel United States	13	1.4k 1.7×	297 0.6×	358 0.8×	667 1.7×	305 0.8×	15	2.5k
S. Schneider Germany	28	645 0.8×	199 0.4×	348 0.8×	595 1.5×	305 0.8×	109	2.8k
Carsten Kötting Germany	31	1.4k 1.7×	389 0.8×	329 0.7×	257 0.6×	245 0.6×	87	2.8k
G. van der Zwan Netherlands	22	551 0.7×	214 0.5×	244 0.6×	874 2.2×	332 0.9×	36	2.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

O’Connor, Desmond, et al.. (2025). Environmental Testing of a Fully Automated Carbothermal Reactor for Lunar Oxygen Production. ThinkTech (Texas Tech University).

O’Connor, Desmond. (2025). Laser cutting of anorthosite and norite in vacuum. 30–30.

Owen, David R., Alexandra Phillips, Desmond O’Connor, et al.. (2022). Human pharmacokinetics of XBD173 and etifoxine distinguish their potential for pharmacodynamic effects mediated by translocator protein. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 88(9). 4230–4236. 6 indexed citations

Madin, Andrew, Desmond O’Connor, Tohru Arai, et al.. (2015). Identification and optimisation of a series of tetrahydrobenzotriazoles as metabotropic glutamate receptor 5-selective positive allosteric modulators that improve performance in a preclinical model of cognition. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 25(24). 5792–5796. 6 indexed citations

Ladduwahetty, T., Alexander C. Humphries, Kevin J. Merchant, et al.. (2010). Non-basic ligands for aminergic GPCRs: The discovery and development diaryl sulfones as selective, orally bioavailable 5-HT2A receptor antagonists for the treatment of sleep disorders. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 20(12). 3708–3712. 11 indexed citations

Young, Taryn, Dragan Ilić, Desmond O’Connor, et al.. (2007). Cochrane Column. International Journal of Epidemiology. 36(1). 29–31. 4 indexed citations

Wilson, Kevin J., et al.. (2007). 2,5-Disubstituted pyridines: The discovery of a novel series of 5-HT2A ligands. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 17(9). 2643–2648. 23 indexed citations

O’Connor, Desmond, et al.. (2006). Ultra‐performance liquid chromatography coupled to time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry for robust, high‐throughput quantitative analysis of an automated metabolic stability assay, with simultaneous determination of metabolic data. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 20(5). 851–857. 46 indexed citations

Mortishire‐Smith, Russell J., et al.. (2005). Accelerated throughput metabolic route screening in early drug discovery using high‐resolution liquid chromatography/quadrupole time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry and automated data analysis. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 19(18). 2659–2670. 97 indexed citations

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Jones, Philip, John Atack, Matthew P. Braun, et al.. (2005). Pharmacokinetics and metabolism studies on (3-tert-butyl-7-(5-methylisoxazol-3-yl)-2-(1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylmethoxy) pyrazolo[1,5-d][1,2,4]triazine, a functionally selective GABAA α5 inverse agonist for cognitive dysfunction. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 16(4). 872–875. 18 indexed citations

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Niel, Monique B. van, Kevin Wilson, John Atack, et al.. (2005). A New Pyridazine Series of GABA_A α5 Ligands. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 48(19). 6004–6011. 10 indexed citations

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Humphries, Alexander C., Magnus Ivarsson, T. Ladduwahetty, et al.. (2005). 4-Fluorosulfonylpiperidines: Selective 5-HT2A ligands for the treatment of insomnia. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 15(16). 3665–3669. 27 indexed citations

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Sternfeld, Francine, Robert W. Carling, Richard A. Jelley, et al.. (2004). Selective, Orally Active γ-Aminobutyric Acid _A α5 Receptor Inverse Agonists as Cognition Enhancers. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 47(9). 2176–2179. 92 indexed citations

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Carling, Robert W., Kevin W. Moore, Leslie J. Street, et al.. (2004). 3-Phenyl-6-(2-pyridyl)methyloxy-1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-a]phthalazines and Analogues: High-Affinity γ-Aminobutyric Acid-A Benzodiazepine Receptor Ligands with α2, α3, and α5-Subtype Binding Selectivity over α1. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 47(7). 1807–1822. 123 indexed citations

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Evans, David, Desmond O’Connor, Brian G. Lake, et al.. (2003). ELETRIPTAN METABOLISM BY HUMAN HEPATIC CYP450 ENZYMES AND TRANSPORT BY HUMAN P-GLYCOPROTEIN. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 31(7). 861–869. 66 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Desmond, et al.. (2002). Determination of drug concentrations in plasma by a highly automated, generic and flexible protein precipitation and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry method applicable to the drug discovery environment. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 16(11). 1065–1071. 15 indexed citations

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Crawforth, James, Simon Goodacre, Smita S. Patel, et al.. (2000). 3-(4-Piperidinyl)- and 3-(8-aza-bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl)-2-phenyl-1H-indoles as bioavailable h5-HT2A antagonists. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 10(24). 2701–2703. 10 indexed citations

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Bristow, Linda J., Desmond O’Connor, R. W. E. Watts, Mark Duxon, & Peter H. Hutson. (2000). Evidence for accelerated desensitisation of 5-HT2C receptors following combined treatment with fluoxetine and the 5-HT1A receptor antagonist, WAY 100,635, in the rat. Neuropharmacology. 39(7). 1222–1236. 63 indexed citations

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Niel, Monique B. van, Margaret S. Beer, David C. Evans, et al.. (1999). Parallel synthesis of 3-aryloxy-2-propanolamines and evaluation as dual affinity 5-HT1 and 5-HT re-uptake ligands. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 9(22). 3243–3248. 10 indexed citations

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Showell, Graham A., et al.. (1998). Binding of 2,4-disubstituted morpholines at human D4 dopamine receptors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 6(1). 1–8. 23 indexed citations

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