John M. Kelly

13.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
211 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

John M. Kelly is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, John M. Kelly has authored 211 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Molecular Biology, 78 papers in Oncology and 66 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in John M. Kelly's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (79 papers), Metal complexes synthesis and properties (78 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (33 papers). John M. Kelly is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (79 papers), Metal complexes synthesis and properties (78 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (33 papers). John M. Kelly collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and United States. John M. Kelly's co-authors include Alessandro Tossi, David J. McConnell, Colm Ó’hUigín, Andrée Kirsch‐De Mesmaeker, Eimer Tuite, Deirdre M. Ledwith, Johannes G. Vos, Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson, Yurii K. Gun’ko and Declan E. McCormack and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

John M. Kelly

209 papers receiving 11.0k citations

Hit Papers

A study of the interactions of some polypyridylruthenium(... 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 2013 250 500 750
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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.

  1. A study of the interactions of some polypyridylruthenium(II) complexes with DNA using fluorescence spectroscopy, topoisomerisation and thermal denaturation
    1985 828 citations John M. Kelly et al. profile →
  2. Recent advances in the development of 1,8-naphthalimide based DNA targeting binders, anticancer and fluorescent cellular imaging agents
    2013 614 citations Swagata Banerjee, Emma B. Veale et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John M. Kelly Ireland 57 4.6k 4.2k 3.7k 3.0k 1.7k 211 11.3k
Challa V. Kumar United States 39 4.5k 1.0× 2.1k 0.5× 3.2k 0.9× 2.5k 0.8× 658 0.4× 170 8.6k
Zong‐Wan Mao China 65 5.4k 1.2× 4.1k 1.0× 4.5k 1.2× 3.9k 1.3× 1.3k 0.8× 354 14.2k
Jean‐Marie Lehn France 54 2.7k 0.6× 3.9k 0.9× 1.2k 0.3× 4.4k 1.5× 1.6k 0.9× 167 11.7k
Henrique E. Toma Brazil 45 1.4k 0.3× 4.0k 0.9× 1.6k 0.4× 1.7k 0.6× 1.9k 1.1× 443 9.4k
Youngmee Kim South Korea 58 2.9k 0.6× 4.9k 1.2× 2.0k 0.6× 2.1k 0.7× 1.6k 0.9× 349 11.9k
Makoto Komiyama Japan 57 8.2k 1.8× 3.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.3× 2.9k 1.0× 528 0.3× 512 14.2k
Paolo Scrimin Italy 49 3.7k 0.8× 3.2k 0.8× 924 0.3× 2.7k 0.9× 851 0.5× 197 7.7k
Heinz‐Bernhard Kraatz Canada 61 5.9k 1.3× 2.3k 0.5× 1.3k 0.4× 4.5k 1.5× 886 0.5× 405 13.5k
George R. Newkome United States 69 4.6k 1.0× 5.5k 1.3× 2.0k 0.5× 10.6k 3.5× 2.0k 1.2× 449 18.8k
Guy J. Clarkson United Kingdom 58 2.5k 0.5× 2.9k 0.7× 3.1k 0.8× 7.0k 2.3× 1.2k 0.7× 307 11.9k

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All Works

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Baptista, Frederico R., Igor V. Sazanovich, Ian P. Clark, et al.. (2021). Adenine Radical Cation Formation by a Ligand-Centered Excited State of an Intercalated Chromium Polypyridyl Complex Leads to Enhanced DNA Photo-oxidation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(36). 14766–14779. 20 indexed citations
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Padmanabhan, Sibu C., Timothy W. Collins, Suresh C. Pillai, et al.. (2020). A conceptual change in crystallisation mechanisms of oxide materials from solutions in closed systems. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 18414–18414. 3 indexed citations
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Keane, Páraic M., Fergus E. Poynton, J.P. Hall, et al.. (2015). Reversal of a Single Base‐Pair Step Controls Guanine Photo‐Oxidation by an Intercalating Ruthenium(II) Dipyridophenazine Complex. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(29). 8364–8368. 37 indexed citations
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Keane, Páraic M., Fergus E. Poynton, J.P. Hall, et al.. (2015). Reversal of a Single Base‐Pair Step Controls Guanine Photo‐Oxidation by an Intercalating Ruthenium(II) Dipyridophenazine Complex. Angewandte Chemie. 127(29). 8484–8488. 10 indexed citations
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Hall, J.P., Fergus E. Poynton, Páraic M. Keane, et al.. (2015). Monitoring one-electron photo-oxidation of guanine in DNA crystals using ultrafast infrared spectroscopy. Nature Chemistry. 7(12). 961–967. 64 indexed citations
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Banerjee, Swagata, Emma B. Veale, Samantha A. Murphy, et al.. (2013). Recent advances in the development of 1,8-naphthalimide based DNA targeting binders, anticancer and fluorescent cellular imaging agents. Chemical Society Reviews. 42(4). 1601–1601. 614 indexed citations breakdown →
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Keane, Páraic M., Shane A. Gallagher, Ian P. Clark, et al.. (2012). Photophysical studies of CdTe quantum dots in the presence of a zinc cationic porphyrin. Dalton Transactions. 41(42). 13159–13159. 23 indexed citations
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Quinn, Susan J., John M. Kelly, Daniel H. O’Donovan, et al.. (2010). Understanding the DNA binding of novel non-symmetrical guanidinium/2-aminoimidazolinium derivatives. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 8(24). 5558–5558. 34 indexed citations
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Vasudevan, Suni, Jayden A. Smith, Michał Wojdyła, et al.. (2010). Substituted dipyridophenazine complexes of Cr(iii): Synthesis, enantiomeric resolution and binding interactions with calf thymus DNA. Dalton Transactions. 39(16). 3990–3990. 36 indexed citations
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Aherne, Damian, et al.. (2009). Etching-Resistant Silver Nanoprisms by Epitaxial Deposition of a Protecting Layer of Gold at the Edges. Langmuir. 25(17). 10165–10173. 65 indexed citations
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Doorley, Gerard W., Michael W. George, Michael Towrie, et al.. (2008). Picosecond Transient Infrared Study of the Ultrafast Deactivation Processes of Electronically Excited B‐DNA and Z‐DNA Forms of [poly(dG‐dC)]2. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48(1). 123–127. 47 indexed citations
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Moloney, Mícheál P., Yurii K. Gun’ko, & John M. Kelly. (2007). Chiral highly luminescent CdS quantum dots. Chemical Communications. 3900–3900. 261 indexed citations
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Ortmans, Isabelle, Benjamin Elias, John M. Kelly, Cécile Moucheron, & Andrée Kirsch‐De Mesmaeker. (2004). [Ru(TAP)2dppz]2+ : a DNA intercalating complex, which luminescences strongly in water and undergoes photo-induced proton-coupled electron transfer with guanosine-5'-monophosphate. Digital Access to Libraries. 668–676. 3 indexed citations
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Byrne, Stephen J., Serena A. Cussen, Yurii K. Gun’ko, et al.. (2004). Magnetic nanoparticle assemblies on denatured DNA show unusual magnetic relaxivity and potential applications for MRI. Chemical Communications. 2560–2560. 54 indexed citations
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Dyer, Joanne, Werner J. Blau, Colin G. Coates, et al.. (2003). The photophysics of fac-[Re(CO)3(dppz)(py)]+ in CH3CN: a comparative picosecond flash photolysis, transient infrared, transient resonance Raman and density functional theoretical study. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 2(5). 542–554. 84 indexed citations
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McArdle, Ciarán B., et al.. (1993). Photochemistry and polymeric systems. 29 indexed citations
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Kelly, John M. & George Porter. (1970). The interaction of photo-excited chlorophyll a with duroquinone, α -tocopherylquinone and vitamin K1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 319(1538). 319–329. 29 indexed citations
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Kelly, John M.. (1969). The relationship between selected measures of pulmonary function and cardiovascular fitness. 1 indexed citations

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