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104
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57391
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1416
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742

David R. Nelson publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David R. Nelson sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 427 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

David R. Nelson D-index placement in Physics in 2026

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

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Overview

David R. Nelson is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily intersects the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist's subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Plant Science, Insect Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. These areas reflect the diverse aspects of their research interests and expertise.

The main topics covered in David R. Nelson's body of work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism, Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, Plant and animal studies, Insect Resistance and Genetics, Fungal Biology and Applications, and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior.

They have published frequently in several scientific venues, with the highest number of contributions appearing in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, followed by bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Genome Biology and Evolution, Molecular Plant, and UNC Libraries.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Khajamohiddin Syed, Tiara Padayachee, Dominik Gront, Birger Lindberg Møller, and Nomfundo Nzuza, indicating a consistent network of coauthors over time.

Among notable recent publications are:

  • Plant cytochrome P450 plasticity and evolution, 2021, Molecular Plant
  • Brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), genome: putative underpinnings of polyphagy, insecticide resistance potential and biology of a top worldwide pest, 2020, BMC Genomics
  • Genetic elucidation of interconnected antibiotic pathways mediating maize innate immunity, 2020, Nature Plants
  • A gene cluster in Ginkgo biloba encodes unique multifunctional cytochrome P450s that initiate ginkgolide biosynthesis, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Pathogen-induced biosynthetic pathways encode defense-related molecules in bread wheat, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • Bond-orientational order in liquids and glasses

    Paul J. Steinhardt;David R. Nelson;Marco Ronchetti

  • Dislocation-mediated melting in two dimensions

    David R. Nelson;B. I. Halperin

  • Renormalization, vortices, and symmetry-breaking perturbations in the two-dimensional planar model

    Jorge V. José;Leo P. Kadanoff;Scott Kirkpatrick;Scott Kirkpatrick;David R. Nelson

  • Theory of Two-Dimensional Melting

    B. I. Halperin;David R. Nelson

  • Two-dimensional quantum Heisenberg antiferromagnet at low temperatures.

    Sudip Chakravarty;Bertrand I. Halperin;David R. Nelson

  • Large-distance and long-time properties of a randomly stirred fluid

    Dieter Forster;David R. Nelson;Michael J. Stephen

  • Universal Jump in the Superfluid Density of Two-Dimensional Superfluids

    David R. Nelson;J. M. Kosterlitz

  • Localization Transitions in Non-Hermitian Quantum Mechanics.

    Naomichi Hatano;David R. Nelson

  • Boson localization and correlated pinning of superconducting vortex arrays.

    David R. Nelson;V. M. Vinokur

  • Resistive transition in superconducting films

    B. I. Halperin;David R. Nelson

  • Low temperature behavior of two-dimensional quantum antiferromagnets

    Sudip Chakravarty;Bertrand I. Halperin;David R. Nelson

  • Vortex entanglement in high-Tc superconductors.

    David R. Nelson

  • Theory of melted flux liquids

    David R. Nelson;Hyunjune Sebastian Seung

  • Fluctuations in membranes with crystalline and hexatic order

    D.R. Nelson;L. Peliti

  • Defects and geometry in condensed matter physics

    David Robert Nelson

  • Boson localization and pinning by correlated disorder in high-temperature superconductors.

    David R. Nelson;V. M. Vinokur

  • Dynamics of superfluid films

    Vinay Ambegaokar;B. I. Halperin;David R. Nelson;Eric D. Siggia

  • The Statistical Mechanics of Membranes and Interfaces

    David R. Nelson

  • Order, frustration, and defects in liquids and glasses

    David R. Nelson

  • Statistical mechanics of membranes and surfaces

    David Robert Nelson

Frequent Co-Authors

Federico Toschi
Federico Toschi Eindhoven University of Technology
Andrew W. Murray
Andrew W. Murray Harvard University
Bertrand I. Halperin
Bertrand I. Halperin Indian Institute of Science
Michael E. Fisher
Michael E. Fisher University of Maryland, College Park
Mark S. Zahniser
Mark S. Zahniser Aerodyne Research
Ian Affleck
Ian Affleck University of British Columbia
Ali Guermazi
Ali Guermazi Boston University
David J. Hunter
David J. Hunter Harvard University
Subir Sachdev
Subir Sachdev Harvard University

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