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Martin F. Semmelhack

Martin F. Semmelhack

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
15484
World Ranking
6267
National Ranking
1909

Martin F. Semmelhack 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 Martin F. Semmelhack sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 221 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Martin F. Semmelhack 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 Martin F. Semmelhack sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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

  • 1978 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1973 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Martin F. Semmelhack is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional focus in immunology and microbiology. This interdisciplinary approach is reflected in their concentrated work within molecular medicine, molecular biology, and microbiology subfields.

The scientist's recent publication record includes one paper titled "Antibiotic Adjuvant Activity Revealed in a Photoaffinity Approach to Determine the Molecular Target of Antipyocyanin Compounds," published in 2021 in the journal ACS Infectious Diseases.

Frequent coauthors in their collaborations include:

  • Zinan Zhang
  • Dominic Ortega
  • Anthony M. Rush
  • Lauren R. Blankenship
  • Zi Jun Cheng

The venues where their research appears regularly feature journals such as ACS Infectious Diseases.

The key topics addressed in Martin F. Semmelhack's work encompass:

  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

Throughout their career, Martin F. Semmelhack has been recognized by notable scientific foundations, having been awarded the Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1978 and the Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1973.

Best Publications

  • A quorum-sensing inhibitor blocks Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence and biofilm formation

    Colleen T. O'Loughlin;Laura C. Miller;Albert Siryaporn;Knut Drescher

  • Oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes with oxygen and cupric ion, mediated by nitrosonium ion

    M. F. Semmelhack;Christopher R. Schmid;David A. Cortes;Chuen S. Chou

  • Salmonella typhimurium Recognizes a Chemically Distinct Form of the Bacterial Quorum-Sensing Signal AI-2

    Stephen T. Miller;Karina B. Xavier;Shawn R. Campagna;Michiko E. Taga

  • The major Vibrio cholerae autoinducer and its role in virulence factor production

    Douglas A. Higgins;Megan E. Pomianek;Christina M. Kraml;Ronald K. Taylor

  • Nitroxyl-mediated electrooxidation of alcohols to aldehydes and ketones

    M. F. Semmelhack;Chuen S. Chou;David A. Cortes

  • Autoinducer 2: a concentration-dependent signal for mutualistic bacterial biofilm growth

    Alexander H. Rickard;Robert J. Palmer;David S. Blehert;Shawn R. Campagna

  • Reaction of aryl and vinyl halides with zerovalent nickel - preparative aspects and the synthesis of alnusone

    M. F. Semmelhack;Paul Helquist;L. D. Jones;Leonard Keller;Leonard Keller

  • Synthesis with Zerovalent Nickel. Coupling of Alkenyl Halides with Bis(1,5-cyclooctadiene)nickel(0)

    M. F. Semmelhack;P. M. Helquist;J. D. Gorzynski

  • Addition of carbon nucleophiles to arene-chromium complexes

    M.F. Semmelhack;G.R. Clark;J.L. Garcia;J.J. Harrison

  • Total synthesis of the Cephalotaxus alkaloids. A problem in nucleophilic aromatic substitution.

    M. F. Semmelhack;B. P. Chong;R. D. Stauffer;T. D. Rogerson

  • INTRAMOLECULAR ALKOXYPALLADATION/CARBONYLATION OF ALKENES

    M. F. Semmelhack;C. Bodurow

  • Mechanism of the oxidation of alcohols by 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine nitrosonium cation

    Martin F. Semmelhack;Christopher R. Schmid;David A. Cortés

  • Phosphorylation and processing of the quorum-sensing molecule autoinducer-2 in enteric bacteria.

    Karina B. Xavier;Stephen T. Miller;Wenyun Lu;Jeong Hwan Kim

  • Organonickel compounds as reagents for selective carbon-carbon bond formation between unlike groups

    Elias J. Corey;Martin F. Semmelhack

  • .eta.5-Cyclohexadienyltricarbonylchromium(0) complexes from addition of carbon nucleophiles to .eta.6-benzenetricarbonylchromium(0). Formation, chemical and spectroscopic features, and x-ray diffraction analysis

    M. F. Semmelhack;H. T. Hall;R. Farina;M. Yoshifuji

  • Signal production and detection specificity in Vibrio CqsA/CqsS quorum-sensing systems

    Wai Leung Ng;Lark J. Perez;Yunzhou Wei;Christina Kraml

  • Metalation of arenechromium tricarbonyl complexes and electrophilic trapping of the complexed phenyllithium intermediate

    M. F. Semmelhack;J. Bisaha;M. Czarny

  • The free and bound forms of Lpp occupy distinct subcellular locations in Escherichia coli

    Charles E. Cowles;Yongfeng Li;Martin F. Semmelhack;Ileana M. Cristea

  • The Vibrio cholerae quorum-sensing autoinducer CAI-1: analysis of the biosynthetic enzyme CqsA

    Robert C. Kelly;Megan E. Bolitho;Douglas A. Higgins;Wenyun Lu

  • Identification of Small Molecules That Antagonize Diguanylate Cyclase Enzymes To Inhibit Biofilm Formation

    Karthik Sambanthamoorthy;Rudolph E. Sloup;Vijay Parashar;Joshua M. Smith

  • ARENE-METAL COMPLEXES IN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS

    Martin F. Semmelhack

  • An expeditious synthesis of DPD and boron binding studies.

    Martin F Semmelhack;Shawn R Campagna;Michael J Federle;Bonnie L Bassler

Frequent Co-Authors

Bonnie L. Bassler
Bonnie L. Bassler Princeton University
William D. Wulff
William D. Wulff Michigan State University
Jon Clardy
Jon Clardy Harvard University
Frederick M. Hughson
Frederick M. Hughson Princeton University
Christopher M. Waters
Christopher M. Waters Michigan State University
Yigong Shi
Yigong Shi Westlake University
E. J. Corey
E. J. Corey Harvard University
James P. Springer
James P. Springer MSD (United States)
Richmond Sarpong
Richmond Sarpong University of California, Berkeley
George McLendon
George McLendon Princeton University

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