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D-Index
52
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12335
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13394
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756

Philipp Kukura 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 Philipp Kukura sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 163 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Philipp Kukura 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 Philipp Kukura sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% 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

  • 2015 - Marlow Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 2011 - Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

Philipp Kukura is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their research spans several subfields including molecular biology, biophysics, atomic and molecular physics and optics, biomedical engineering, and cell biology.

The main topics of their work encompass:

  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

Philipp Kukura has published numerous papers characterized by research into single molecules, protein interactions, and innovative microscopy techniques. Recent notable publications include:

  • Quantifying the heterogeneity of macromolecular machines by mass photometry, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Quantifying Protein-Protein Interactions by Molecular Counting with Mass Photometry, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Mass photometry enables label-free tracking and mass measurement of single proteins on lipid bilayers, 2021, Nature Methods
  • Scattering-based Light Microscopy: From Metal Nanoparticles to Single Proteins, 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • Single molecule mass photometry of nucleic acids, 2020, Nucleic Acids Research

Their frequent coauthors include Weston B. Struwe, Justin L. P. Benesch, Manish S. Kushwah, Roi Asor, and Gavin Young.

Philipp Kukura's work has been published predominantly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Biophysical Journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications, and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Recognition for their contributions includes the Marlow Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) awarded in 2015, and the Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) awarded in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Conical intersection dynamics of the primary photoisomerization event in vision

    Dario Polli;Piero Altoè;Oliver Weingart;Katelyn Marie Spillane

  • Quantitative mass imaging of single biological macromolecules

    Gavin Young;Nikolas Hundt;Daniel Cole;Adam Fineberg

  • Femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy.

    Philipp Kukura;David W. McCamant;Richard A. Mathies

  • Structural observation of the primary isomerization in vision with femtosecond-stimulated Raman.

    Philipp Kukura;David W. McCamant;Sangwoon Yoon;Daniel B. Wandschneider

  • High-speed nanoscopic tracking of the position and orientation of a single virus.

    Philipp Kukura;Helge Ewers;Christian Müller;Alois Renn

  • Evidence for conical intersection dynamics mediating ultrafast singlet exciton fission

    Andrew J. Musser;Matz Liebel;Christoph Schnedermann;Torsten Wende

  • Femtosecond broadband stimulated Raman spectroscopy: Apparatus and methods.

    David W. McCamant;Philipp Kukura;Sangwoon Yoon;Richard A. Mathies

  • Interferometric scattering microscopy (iSCAT): new frontiers in ultrafast and ultrasensitive optical microscopy.

    Jaime Ortega-Arroyo;Philipp Kukura

  • Geometry-induced electrostatic trapping of nanometric objects in a fluid

    Madhavi Krishnan;Nassiredin Mojarad;Philipp Kukura;Philipp Kukura;Vahid Sandoghdar

  • Single-molecule imaging by optical absorption

    Michele Celebrano;Philipp Kukura;Alois Renn;Vahid Sandoghdar

  • Mechanism for rapid growth of organic-inorganic halide perovskite crystals.

    Pabitra K. Nayak;David T. Moore;David T. Moore;Bernard Wenger;Simantini Nayak

  • Femtosecond Time-Resolved Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy: Application to the Ultrafast Internal Conversion in β-Carotene†

    David W. McCamant;Philipp Kukura;Richard A. Mathies

  • Quantifying the heterogeneity of macromolecular machines by mass photometry.

    Adar Sonn-Segev;Katarina Belacic;Tatyana Bodrug;Gavin Young

  • Theory of femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy.

    Soo-Y. Lee;Donghui Zhang;David W. McCamant;Philipp Kukura

  • Single-Molecule Sensitivity in Optical Absorption at Room Temperature

    Philipp Kukura;Michele Celebrano;Alois Renn;Vahid Sandoghdar

  • Label-free, all-optical detection, imaging, and tracking of a single protein.

    J. Ortega Arroyo;J. Andrecka;K. M. Spillane;N. Billington

  • Interferometric scattering microscopy and its combination with single-molecule fluorescence imaging

    Jaime Ortega Arroyo;Daniel Cole;Philipp Kukura

  • Interferometric scattering microscopy

    Philipp Kukura;Alexander Weigel

  • An ultra-stable gold-coordinated protein cage displaying reversible assembly.

    Ali D. Malay;Naoyuki Miyazaki;Artur Biela;Soumyananda Chakraborti

  • Radio Frequency Magnetic Field Effects on a Radical Recombination Reaction: A Diagnostic Test for the Radical Pair Mechanism

    Kevin B Henbest;Philipp Kukura;Christopher T Rodgers;P J Hore

  • Femtosecond stimulated Raman study of excited-state evolution in bacteriorhodopsin.

    David W. McCamant;Philipp Kukura;Richard A. Mathies

  • Femtosecond broadband stimulated Raman: a new approach for high-performance vibrational spectroscopy.

    David W. McCamant;Philipp Kukura;Richard A. Mathies

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Mathies
Richard A. Mathies University of California, Berkeley
Vahid Sandoghdar
Vahid Sandoghdar Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Akshay Rao
Akshay Rao University of Cambridge
James R. Sellers
James R. Sellers National Institutes of Health
Tim Clausen
Tim Clausen Research Institute of Molecular Pathology
Marco Garavelli
Marco Garavelli University of Bologna
Giulio Cerullo
Giulio Cerullo Polytechnic University of Milan
Justin L. P. Benesch
Justin L. P. Benesch University of Oxford
Roland Riek
Roland Riek ETH Zurich
Aditya Sadhanala
Aditya Sadhanala Indian Institute of Science

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