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David J. Kemp publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David J. Kemp sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 118 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

David J. Kemp D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David J. Kemp sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

David J. Kemp was affiliated with the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Australia. Their research contributions spanned the fields of Environmental Science and Physics and Astronomy, with particular focus on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. They also engaged in studies related to Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change, and Materials Chemistry.

Their research topics included Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry, and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate.

David J. Kemp published work in several scientific venues, frequently contributing to The Journal of Chemical Physics and the Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. Other publication venues included AIP Advances, Chemical Physics Letters, and the Australasian Journal of Water Resources.

  • Methyl-torsion-facilitated internal energy delocalization following electronic excitation in m-fluorotoluene: Can meta and para substitution be directly compared?, 2020, AIP Advances
  • Torsions of N-methylpyrrole and its cation, 2020, Chemical Physics Letters
  • A review of flow estimation by runoff routing in Australia - and the way forward, 2020, Australasian Journal of Water Resources
  • Electronic, vibrational, and torsional couplings in N-methylpyrrole: Ground, first excited, and cation states, 2021, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Unpicking vibration-vibration and vibration-torsion interactions in m-fluorotoluene, 2021, Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy

Frequent co-authors in their publications included Timothy G. Wright, Alexander R. Davies, Guna Hewa, Lewis G. Warner, and Trevor Daniell.

David J. Kemp was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2004.

Best Publications

  • A procedure for in vitro amplification of DNA segments that lie outside the boundaries of known sequences

    T Triglia;M G Peterson;D J Kemp

  • Amplification of the multidrug resistance gene in some chloroquine-resistant isolates of P. falciparum.

    Simon J. Foote;Jennifer K. Thompson;Alan F. Cowman;David J. Kemp

  • Several alleles of the multidrug-resistance gene are closely linked to chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum.

    S. J. Foote;D. E. Kyle;R. K. Martin;A. M. J. Oduola

  • Integral membrane protein located in the apical complex of Plasmodium falciparum.

    M G Peterson;V M Marshall;J A Smythe;P E Crewther

  • Identification of two integral membrane proteins of Plasmodium falciparum

    J A Smythe;R L Coppel;G V Brown;R Ramasamy

  • Repetitive proteins and genes of malaria

    D J Kemp;R L Coppel;R F Anders

  • Immune sera recognize on erythrocytes a Plasmodium falciparum antigen composed of repeated amino acid sequences

    Ross L. Coppel;Alan F. Cowman;Robin F. Anders;Albert Edward Bianco

  • Structural diversity in the 45-kilodalton merozoite surface antigen of Plasmodium falciparum.

    Jason A. Smythe;M.Gregory Peterson;Ross L. Coppel;Alan J. Saul

  • Size variation in chromosomes from independent cultured isolates of Plasmodium falciparum.

    D. J. Kemp;L. M. Corcoran;R. L. Coppel;H. D. Stahl

  • Colorimetric detection of specific DNA segments amplified by polymerase chain reactions

    D J Kemp;D B Smith;S J Foote;N Samaras

  • Structure of the RESA gene of Piasmodium falciparum

    J.M. Favaloro;R.L. Coppel;L.M. Corcoran;S.J. Foote

  • Structural diversity in the Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface antigen 2

    Jason A. Smythe;Ross L. Coppel;Karen P. Day;Rodger K. Martin

  • Selection for high-level chloroquine resistance results in deamplification of the pfmdr1 gene and increased sensitivity to mefloquine in Plasmodium falciparum.

    D A Barnes;S J Foote;D Galatis;D J Kemp

  • Homologous Recombination within Subtelomeric Repeat Sequences Generates Chromosome Size Polymorphisms in P. falciparum

    Lynn M. Corcoran;Jennifer K. Thompson;David Walliker;David J. Kemp

  • Isolate-specific S-antigen of Plasmodium falciparum contains a repeated sequence of eleven amino acids.

    Ross L. Coppel;Alan F. Cowman;Klaus R. Lingelbach;Graham V. Brown

  • Genes necessary for expression of a virulence determinant and for transmission of Plasmodium falciparum are located on a 0.3-megabase region of chromosome 9

    K P Day;K P Day;F Karamalis;J Thompson;D A Barnes

  • Chromosome size polymorphisms in plasmodium falciparum can involve deletions and are frequent in natural parasite populations

    Lynn M. Corcoran;Karen P. Forsyth;A.Edward Bianco;Graham V. Brown

  • Genetic diversity in Plasmodium falciparum.

    David J. Kemp;Alan F. Cowman;David Walliker

  • Expression of the immunoglobulin C mu gene in mouse T and B lymphoid and myeloid cell lines.

    David J. Kemp;Alan W. Harris;Suzanne Cory;Jerry M. Adams

  • Localization of the ring-infected erythrocyte surface antigen (resa) of Plasmodium Falciparum in merozoites and ring-infected erythrocytes

    G V Brown;J G Culvenor;P E Crewther;A E Bianco

Frequent Co-Authors

Robin F. Anders
Robin F. Anders La Trobe University
Ross L. Coppel
Ross L. Coppel Monash University
Graham Brown
Graham Brown University of Melbourne
Alan F. Cowman
Alan F. Cowman Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Simon J. Foote
Simon J. Foote Australian National University
Robert Saint
Robert Saint Flinders University
Jerry M. Adams
Jerry M. Adams Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Suzanne Cory
Suzanne Cory Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Lynn M. Corcoran
Lynn M. Corcoran Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Graham F. Mitchell
Graham F. Mitchell Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

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