Gérard Downey

10.6k citations

151 papers · 8.2k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 49

Impact in

Analytical Chemistry top 0.01%
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
Biophysics top 0.05%
- Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research

Papers in

Analytical Chemistry 110
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses 110
Biophysics 32
- Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research 32

Co-authors: Colm P. O’Donnell Aoife Gowen Jesús M. Frías Patrick J. Cullen J. Daniel Kelly Tony Woodcock Carlos Esquerre Paolo Oliveri
Journals: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (21 papers)Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (10 papers)Food Chemistry (7 papers)Applied Spectroscopy (6 papers)Meat Science (5 papers)
Partner nations: Ireland France United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Gérard Downey

149 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Breaking with trends in pre-processing? 2013 · 401 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2013 TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry
2007 Trends in Food Science & Technology

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All Works

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1	Online Prediction of Physico-Chemical Quality Attributes of Beef Using Visible—Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometrics Foods ·Amna Sahar, Paul Allen, Torres Sweeney, Erica Hansen, Gérard Downey, A.R. Cromie, Ruth M. Hamill	2019	12
2	Application of Raman spectroscopy and chemometric techniques to assess sensory characteristics of young dairy bull beef Food Research International ·Ming Zhao, G Srinivas G Srinivas, Paul Allen, Gérard Downey, Joseph P. Kerry, Colm P. O’Donnell	2018	24
3	Assessment of infant formula quality and composition using Vis-NIR, MIR and Raman process analytical technologies Talanta ·Xiao Wang, Carlos Esquerre, Gérard Downey, R. Charles Weller, D.J. O’Callaghan, Colm P. O’Donnell	2018	34
4	Performances of full cross-validation partial least squares regression models developed using Raman spectral data for the prediction of bull beef sensory attributes Data in Brief ·Ming Zhao, G Srinivas G Srinivas, Paul Allen, Gérard Downey, Joseph P. Kerry, Colm P. O’Donnell	2018	6
5	Assessment of physico-chemical traits related to eating quality of young dairy bull beef at different ageing times using Raman spectroscopy and chemometrics Food Research International ·G Srinivas G Srinivas, Ming Zhao, Colm P. O’Donnell, Gérard Downey, Joseph P. Kerry, Paul Allen	2017	30
6	Evaluation of ensemble Monte Carlo variable selection for identification of metabolite markers on NMR data Analytica Chimica Acta ·Carlos Esquerre, Aoife Gowen, Aoife O’Gorman, Gérard Downey, Colm P. O’Donnell	2017	9
7	The application of transcriptomic data in the authentication of beef derived from contrasting production systems BMC Genomics ·Torres Sweeney, 金誠熙, A.P. Moloney, Frank J. Monahan, Ali Azar, Gérard Downey, Stephen D. E. Park, Marion T. Ryan	2016	8
8	On the feasibility of near infrared spectroscopy to detect contaminants in water using single salt solutions as model systems Talanta ·Aoife Gowen, Federico Marini, A Benen, Silvia De Luca, Marta Bevilacqua, Colm P. O’Donnell, Gérard Downey, Roumiana Tsenkova	2014	44
9	Simultaneous data pre-processing and SVM classification model selection based on a parallel genetic algorithm applied to spectroscopic data of olive oils Food Chemistry ·O. Devos, Gérard Downey, Ludovic Duponchel	2013	116
10	Confirmation of brand identity of a Trappist beer by mid-infrared spectroscopy coupled with multivariate data analysis Talanta ·Jasper Engel, Lionel Blanchet, L.M.C. Buydens, Gérard Downey	2012	30
11	Authenticity and traceability of grassland production and products. Frank J. Monahan, A.P. Moloney, Gérard Downey, P.G. Dunne, Kenneth L. White, Simon Harrison, H. Schnyder, J. Isselstein, F. Taube, K. Auerswald, J. Schellberg, M. Wachendorf, A. Herrmann, M. Gierus, N. Wrage, Manik Kadam	2010	3
12	Hyperspectral imaging for the investigation of quality deterioration in sliced mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) during storage. Journal of Food Measurement & Characterization ·Aoife Gowen, Colm P. O’Donnell, Masoud Taghizadeh, Mesa nacional sobre desplazamiento Sepia, Aoife O’Gorman, Patrick J. Cullen, Jesús M. Frías, Carlos Esquerre, Gérard Downey	2008	0
13	Prediction of beef eating quality from colour, marbling and wavelet texture features Meat Science ·Patrick Jackman, Da‐Wen Sun, Cheng‐Jin Du, Paul Allen, Gérard Downey	2008	115
14	Evaluating Mid-infrared Spectroscopy as a New Technique for Predicting Sensory Texture Attributes of Processed Cheese Journal of Dairy Science ·Colette C. Fagan, Colm Everard, Colm P. O’Donnell, Gérard Downey, Elizabeth M. Sheehan, C.M. Delahunty, D.J. O’Callaghan	2007	38
15	Application of Mid‐Infrared Spectroscopy to the Prediction of Maturity and Sensory Texture Attributes of Cheddar Cheese Journal of Food Science ·Colette C. Fagan, Colm P. O’Donnell, D.J. O’Callaghan, Gérard Downey, Elizabeth M. Sheehan, C.M. Delahunty, Colm Everard, Timothy P. Guinee, Н.С. Фидирко	2007	30
16	Analysis and Remediation of Arsenic Contamination in Groundwater Chemistry International ·Gérard Downey, Douglas N. Rutledge, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	2006	1
17	Adding value to under-utilised fish species T-Stór (Teagasc) ·Uwe Marquardt, Ronan Gormley, Michelle Mitchell, Gérard Downey	2006	2
18	Non-destructive prediction of selected quality attributes of beef by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy between 750 and 1098 nm Meat Science ·上西博, Gérard Downey, D.J. Troy, D.J. Buckley	1998	61
19	Discrimination between fresh and frozen-then-thawed beef m. longissimus dorsi by combined visible-near infrared reflectance spectroscopy: A feasibility study Meat Science ·Gérard Downey, M. Aldakkak	1997	54
20	Qualitative analysis in the NIR region : a whole spectrum approach HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) ·Gérard Downey, P. C. Robert, Aiwei Jiang	1992	2

About Gérard Downey

Gérard Downey is a scholar working on Analytical Chemistry, Biophysics, Animal Science and Zoology, Biochemistry and Food Science, having authored 151 papers that have together received 8.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses (110 papers), Meat and Animal Product Quality (49 papers), Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (46 papers), Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research (32 papers), Identification and Quantification in Food (19 papers), Bee Products Chemical Analysis (14 papers), Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (13 papers) and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Analytical Chemistry (5.3k citations), Biophysics (1.6k citations), Animal Science and Zoology (1.9k citations), Biochemistry (655 citations) and Food Science (1.8k citations). Gérard Downey has collaborated with scholars based in Ireland, France and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Colm P. O’Donnell, Aoife Gowen, Jesús M. Frías, Patrick J. Cullen, J. Daniel Kelly, Tony Woodcock, Carlos Esquerre, Paolo Oliveri, Romdhane Karoui and Christophe Blecker. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Food Chemistry, Applied Spectroscopy and Meat Science.

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