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D-Index
62
Citations
14646
World Ranking
8771
National Ranking
2510

David R. Kearns 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 R. Kearns sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 277 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David R. Kearns 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 R. Kearns sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% 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

  • 1985 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1969 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1965 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

David R. Kearns is affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans areas including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Condensed Matter Physics, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including:

  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics

Key recent papers reflect contributions across microbiology and molecular biology, such as:

  • "A phase diagram for bacterial swarming," 2020, Communications Physics
  • "NusG is an intrinsic transcription termination factor that stimulates motility and coordinates gene expression with NusA," 2021, eLife
  • "Biosurfactant-Mediated Membrane Depolarization Maintains Viability during Oxygen Depletion in Bacillus subtilis," 2020, Current Biology
  • "Harnessing β-Lactam Antibiotics for Illumination of the Activity of Penicillin-Binding Proteins in Bacillus subtilis," 2020, ACS Chemical Biology
  • "Translation elongation factor P (EF-P)," 2020, FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Alan J. Abramson
  • Helmut K. Anheier
  • Donna L. Washington
  • Gemma Donnelly-Cox
  • Michael D. Layton

David R. Kearns has published regularly in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nonprofit Policy Forum
  • Journal of Bacteriology
  • mBio
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Throughout their career, they have received recognition including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1985
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1969
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1965

Best Publications

  • Radiationless decay of singlet molecular oxygen in solution. Experimental and theoretical study of electronic-to-vibrational energy transfer

    Paul B. Merkel;David R. Kearns

  • Physical and chemical properties of singlet molecular oxygen

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  • UNAMBIGUOUS EVIDENCE FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF SINGLET OXYGEN (†δ) IN PHOTODYNAMIC OXIDATION OF AMINO ACIDS

    R. Nilsson;P. B. Merkel;D. R. Kearns

  • Mechanism of ethidium bromide fluorescence enhancement on binding to nucleic acids.

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  • Deuterium effects on singlet oxygen lifetimes in solutions. New test of singlet oxygen reactions

    Paul B. Merkel;Robert Nilsson;David R. Kearns

  • Investigation of Singlet → Triplet Transitions by the Phosphorescence Excitation Method. III. Aromatic Ketones and Aldehydes

    David R. Kearns;W. Alan Case

  • Interactions of antitumor drugs with natural DNA: 1H NMR study of binding mode and kinetics.

    Juli Feigon;William A. Denny;Werner Leupin;David R. Kearns

  • Role of azide in singlet oxygen reactions: Reaction of azide with singlet oxygen.

    Noel Hasty;Paul B. Merkel;Phillip Radlick;David R. Kearns

  • Role of Singlet Excited States of Molecular Oxygen in the Quenching of Organic Triplet States

    Kenji Kawaoka;A. U. Khan;David R. Kearns

  • Two-dimensional proton nuclear magnetic resonance investigation of the synthetic deoxyribonucleic acid decamer d(ATATCGATAT)2.

    Juli Feigon;Werner Leupin;William A. Denny;David R. Kearns

  • Remarkable solvent effects on the lifetime of 1.DELTA.g oxygen

    Paul B. Merkel;David R. Kearns

  • Photovoltaic Effect and Photoconductivity in Laminated Organic Systems

    David Kearns;Melvin Calvin

  • Effect of dimer formation on the electronic absorption and emission spectra of ionic dyes. Rhodamines and other common dyes

    Richard W. Chambers;Takashi Kajiwara;David R. Kearns

  • Selection rules for singlet-oxygen reactions. Concerted addition reactions

    David R. Kearns

  • Sensitized photooxygenation reactions and the role of singlet oxygen.

    David R. Kearns;Ahsan U. Khan

  • Investigation of Singlet-Triplet Transitions by the Phosphorescence Excitation Method. IV. The Singlet-Triplet Absorption Spectra of Aromatic Hydrocarbons

    Alfred P. Marchetti;David R. Kearns

  • Electronic‐Relaxation Processes in Acetone

    Raymond F. Borkman;David R. Kearns

  • Electrical Properties of Organic Solids. II. Effects of Added Electron Acceptor on Metal‐Free Phthalocyanine

    David R. Kearns;Gordon Tollin;Melvin Calvin

  • Selection rules for the intermolecular enhancement of spin forbidden transitions in molecular oxygen

    Charles Long;David R. Kearns

  • USE OF TWO‐DIMENSIONAL NMR IN THE STUDY OF A DOUBLE‐STRANDED DNA DECAMER

    J. Feigon;J. M. Wright;W. Leupin;W. A. Denny

  • Erratum: Nature of the External Heavy‐Atom Effect on Radiative and Nonradiative Singlet–Triplet Transitions

    Gary G. Giachino;David R. Kearns

  • TRIPLET STATES OF SOME COMMON PHOTOSENSITIZING DYES

    Richard W. Chambers;David R. Kearns

Frequent Co-Authors

Melvin Calvin
Melvin Calvin University of California, Berkeley
Ahsan U. Khan
Ahsan U. Khan New York University
William Fenical
William Fenical University of California, San Diego
Kurt Schaffner
Kurt Schaffner Max Planck Society
Takashi Kajiwara
Takashi Kajiwara Nara Women's University
Hans G. Zachau
Hans G. Zachau Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Keitaro Yoshihara
Keitaro Yoshihara Tokyo Metropolitan University
Anthony J. Stone
Anthony J. Stone University of Cambridge

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