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David G. I. Kingston

David G. I. Kingston

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
21585
World Ranking
4223
National Ranking
1336

David G. I. Kingston publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David G. I. Kingston sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 508 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

David G. I. Kingston D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David G. I. Kingston sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Ernest Guenther Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)

Overview

David G. I. Kingston is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States, focusing their research primarily within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans various subfields, including Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Plant Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Microbiology.

The main topics addressed in Kingston's research include Natural product bioactivities and synthesis, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities, Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, Bioactive natural compounds, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Malaria Research and Control, and Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis.

Kingston has contributed to several publications. Some recent notable papers include:

  • Antimalarial Natural Products, 2022, Fortschritte der Chemie Organischer Naturstoffe/Fortschritte der Chemie organischer Naturstoffe/Progress in the chemistry of organic natural products
  • Flavanones from the Twigs and Barks of Artocarpus lakoocha Having Antiplasmodial and Anti-TB Activities, 2020, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
  • Antimalarial diterpenoids from Vitex rotundifolia: Isolation, structure elucidation, and in vitro antiplasmodial activity, 2020, Bioorganic Chemistry
  • Galtonosides A-E: Antiproliferative and Antiplasmodial Cholestane Glycosides from Galtonia regalis, 2020, Journal of Natural Products
  • My 60-Year Love Affair with Natural Products, 2021, Journal of Natural Products

Frequent publication venues for Kingston's work include the Journal of Natural Products, Fortschritte der Chemie Organischer Naturstoffe/Fortschritte der Chemie organischer Naturstoffe/Progress in the chemistry of organic natural products, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, Bioorganic Chemistry, and The Philippine Journal of Science.

Collaborations form a significant aspect of Kingston's research activities. Key frequent co-authors include:

  • María B. Cassera
  • Yongle Du
  • Ana Lisa Valenciano
  • Rolly G. Fuentes
  • James B. McAlpine

Kingston received the Ernest Guenther Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Modern Natural Products Drug Discovery and its Relevance to Biodiversity Conservation

    David G. I. Kingston

  • Anticancer Agents from Natural Products

    Gordon M. L. Cragg;David G. I. Kingston;David J. Newman

  • Colloidal gold nanoparticles: a novel nanoparticle platform for developing multifunctional tumor‐targeted drug delivery vectors

    Giulio F. Paciotti;David G.I. Kingston;Lawrence Tamarkin

  • The chemistry of taxol

    David G.I. Kingston

  • The taxane diterpenoids

    Erkan Baloglu;David G. I. Kingston

  • Tubulin-interactive natural products as anticancer agents.

    David G. I. Kingston

  • The taxane diterpenoids.

    D. G. I. Kingston;A. A. Molinero;J. M. Rimoldi

  • Intramolecular hydrogen transfer in mass spectra. II. McLafferty rearrangement and related reactions

    David G. I. Kingston;Joan T. Bursey;Maurice M. Bursey

  • Characterization of the Taxol Binding Site on the Microtubule: 2-(m-AZIDOBENZOYL)TAXOL PHOTOLABELS A PEPTIDE (AMINO ACIDS 217-231) of β-TUBULIN (∗)

    Srinivasa Rao;George A. Orr;Ashok G. Chaudhary;David G.I. Kingston

  • Recent advances in the chemistry of taxol.

    David G. I. Kingston

  • Taxol, a molecule for all seasons

    David G. I. Kingston

  • The Chemistry of Taxol, a Clinically Useful Anticancer Agent

    D. G. I. Kingston;G. Samaranayake;C. A. Ivey

  • Modified taxols. 5. Reaction of taxol with electrophilic reagents and preparation of a rearranged taxol derivative with tubulin assembly activity

    Gamini Samaranayake;Neal F. Magri;Chote Jitrangsri;David G. I. Kingston

  • Intramolecular hydrogen transfer in mass spectra. I. Rearrangements in aliphatic hydrocarbons and aromatic compounds

    Joan T. Bursey;Maurice M. Bursey;David G. I. Kingston

  • Taxol: The chemistry and structure-activity relationships of a novel anticancer agent

    David G.I. Kingston

  • Modified Taxols, 4. Synthesis and Biological Activity of Taxols Modified in the Side Chain

    Neal F. Magri;David G. I. Kingston

  • Water soluble derivatives of taxol

    David G.I. Davidson Hall Chem.Dep. Kingston;Zhi-Yang Davidson Hall Chem.Dep. Zhao

  • Plant anticancer agents. XII. Isolation and structure elucidation of new cytotoxic quinones from Tabebuia cassinoides.

    M. Madhusudana Rao;David G. I. Kingston

  • The shape of things to come: Structural and synthetic studies of taxol and related compounds

    David G.I. Kingston

  • A new semisynthesis of paclitaxel from baccatin III.

    Erkan Baloglu;David G. I. Kingston

  • A Common Pharmacophore for Taxol and the Epothilones Based on the Biological Activity of a Taxane Molecule Lacking a C-13 Side Chain†

    Lifeng He;Prakash G. Jagtap;David G.I. Kingston;Heng Jia Shen

  • New taxanes from Taxus brevifolia, 2.

    David G. I. Kingston;Douglas R. Hawkins;Liza Ovington

Frequent Co-Authors

A. A. Leslie Gunatilaka
A. A. Leslie Gunatilaka University of Arizona
Tracy D. Wilkins
Tracy D. Wilkins Virginia Tech
James P. Snyder
James P. Snyder Emory University
Ernest Hamel
Ernest Hamel National Institutes of Health
Gulacti Topcu
Gulacti Topcu Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi
Sidney M. Hecht
Sidney M. Hecht Arizona State University
John S. Lazo
John S. Lazo University of Virginia
Vanderlan da Silva Bolzani
Vanderlan da Silva Bolzani Sao Paulo State University
Susan Band Horwitz
Susan Band Horwitz Albert Einstein College of Medicine
John M. Pezzuto
John M. Pezzuto Western New England University

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