Richard O’Kennedy

14.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
277 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Richard O’Kennedy is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard O’Kennedy has authored 277 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 155 papers in Molecular Biology, 84 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 67 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Richard O’Kennedy's work include Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (81 papers), Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications (53 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (41 papers). Richard O’Kennedy is often cited by papers focused on Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (81 papers), Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications (53 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (41 papers). Richard O’Kennedy collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and Qatar. Richard O’Kennedy's co-authors include R. D. Thornes, Paul Leonard, Stephen Hearty, Shikha Sharma, Malcolm R. Smyth, Niamh Gilmartin, John G. Quinn, Sushrut Arora, Denise A. Egan and Brian D. MacCraith and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Richard O’Kennedy

274 papers receiving 11.1k citations

Hit Papers

Coumarins : biology, applications, and mode of action 1990 2026 2002 2014 1997 1990 250 500 750
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. Coumarins : biology, applications, and mode of action
    1997 873 citations Richard O’Kennedy, R. D. Thornes John Wiley & Sons eBooks profile →
  2. The Pharmacology, Metabolism, Analysis, and Applications of Coumarin and Coumarin-Related Compounds
    1990 468 citations Richard O’Kennedy, R. D. Thornes 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
Richard O’Kennedy Ireland 53 5.8k 3.7k 1.7k 1.4k 1.2k 277 11.4k
Yadollah Omidi Iran 60 5.6k 1.0× 3.6k 1.0× 945 0.6× 683 0.5× 451 0.4× 340 12.0k
Zhanhui Wang China 49 4.4k 0.8× 3.7k 1.0× 614 0.4× 740 0.5× 432 0.3× 406 9.4k
Elias Fattal France 65 5.1k 0.9× 2.8k 0.8× 808 0.5× 333 0.2× 1.2k 1.0× 309 14.2k
Mathias Winterhalter Germany 59 6.0k 1.0× 3.7k 1.0× 262 0.2× 760 0.5× 1.5k 1.2× 267 11.9k
Larry J. Kricka United States 50 3.9k 0.7× 3.2k 0.8× 484 0.3× 966 0.7× 525 0.4× 268 8.3k
Jianjun Li China 57 4.5k 0.8× 1.7k 0.5× 453 0.3× 417 0.3× 1.2k 0.9× 503 12.1k
Meir Wilchek Israel 66 9.3k 1.6× 1.3k 0.4× 3.5k 2.1× 1.9k 1.3× 2.9k 2.4× 349 16.4k
Anton P. J. Middelberg Australia 47 4.0k 0.7× 2.6k 0.7× 651 0.4× 748 0.5× 635 0.5× 253 9.8k
Ying Zhang China 52 6.3k 1.1× 1.4k 0.4× 834 0.5× 443 0.3× 885 0.7× 413 10.3k
Wilfred Chen United States 66 6.1k 1.1× 3.8k 1.0× 712 0.4× 3.6k 2.5× 438 0.4× 275 13.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Richard O’Kennedy

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Fields of papers citing papers by Richard O’Kennedy

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard O’Kennedy

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Richard O’Kennedy. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Richard O’Kennedy 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 Richard O’Kennedy. Richard O’Kennedy 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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Parle‐McDermott, Anne, et al.. (2021). Virus Detection: A Review of the Current and Emerging Molecular and Immunological Methods. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 8. 637559–637559. 124 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Julie-Ann, et al.. (2019). Plasma deposition of collagen for cell‐culture applications. Plasma Processes and Polymers. 17(3). 10 indexed citations
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Murphy, Caroline, et al.. (2019). Understanding microcystin-LR antibody binding interactions using in silico docking and in vitro mutagenesis. Protein Engineering Design and Selection. 32(12). 533–542. 3 indexed citations
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Nooney, Robert, et al.. (2018). Direct immunoassays and their performance – theoretical modelling of the effects of antibody orientation and associated kinetics. Integrative Biology. 10(10). 598–604. 5 indexed citations
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Spain, Elaine, Serena Carrara, Kellie Adamson, et al.. (2018). Cardiac Troponin I: Ultrasensitive Detection Using Faradaic Electrochemical Impedance. ACS Omega. 3(12). 17116–17124. 50 indexed citations
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Kijanka, Gregor, et al.. (2016). Patulin, Deoxynivalenol, Zearalenone and T-2 Toxin Affect Viability and Modulate Cytokine Secretion in J774A.1 Murine Macrophages. International Journal of Chemistry. 8(2). 22–22. 4 indexed citations
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Leonard, Paul, et al.. (2015). Rapid Simultaneous Detection of Anti-protozoan Drugs Using a Lateral-Flow Immunoassay Format. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 176(2). 387–398. 9 indexed citations
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Arora, Sushrut, B. Vijayalakshmi Ayyar, & Richard O’Kennedy. (2014). Affinity Chromatography for Antibody Purification. Methods in molecular biology. 1129. 497–516. 15 indexed citations
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McGrath, Rachel T., Maartje van den Biggelaar, Barry J. Byrne, et al.. (2013). Altered glycosylation of platelet-derived von Willebrand factor confers resistance to ADAMTS13 proteolysis. Blood. 122(25). 4107–4110. 52 indexed citations
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García-Cordero, José L., et al.. (2010). Microfluidic sedimentation cytometer for milk quality and bovine mastitis monitoring. Biomedical Microdevices. 12(6). 1051–1059. 32 indexed citations
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Foran, Paul, et al.. (2009). Molecular and magnetic resonance imaging: The value of immunoliposomes. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 61(15). 1402–1411. 63 indexed citations
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Reeves, Emer P., Michael Williamson, Barry J. Byrne, et al.. (2009). IL-8 Dictates Glycosaminoglycan Binding and Stability of IL-18 in Cystic Fibrosis. The Journal of Immunology. 184(3). 1642–1652. 39 indexed citations
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Collyer, Stuart D., Frank Davis, George Tsekenis, et al.. (2008). Labeless AC impedimetric antibody-based sensors with pg ml−1 sensitivities for point-of-care biomedical applications. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 24(5). 1090–1095. 42 indexed citations
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Byrne, Barry J., Gerard G. Donohoe, & Richard O’Kennedy. (2007). Sialic acids: carbohydrate moieties that influence the biological and physical properties of biopharmaceutical proteins and living cells. Drug Discovery Today. 12(7-8). 319–326. 103 indexed citations
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Dillon, Paul P., Stephen J. Daly, Bernadette M. Manning, et al.. (2003). Application of an immunosensor for the detection of the β-lactam antibiotic, cephalexin. Food and Agricultural Immunology. 15(3-4). 225–234. 19 indexed citations
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Quinn, John G., Pritesh Patel, Brian Fitzpatrick, et al.. (1999). The use of regenerable, affinity ligand-based surfaces for immunosensor applications. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 14(6). 587–595. 48 indexed citations
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O’Kennedy, Richard & R. D. Thornes. (1997). Coumarins : biology, applications, and mode of action. John Wiley & Sons eBooks. 873 indexed citations breakdown →
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Reilly, Patricia L., et al.. (1989). Adsorptive stripping voltammetry of F(ab′)2and Fab fragments of anti-mouse immunoglobulin G. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 7(5). 543–547. 4 indexed citations

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