Bern Kohler

10.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
122 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Bern Kohler is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Bern Kohler has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Molecular Biology, 45 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 45 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Bern Kohler's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (55 papers), Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (44 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (31 papers). Bern Kohler is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (55 papers), Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (44 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (31 papers). Bern Kohler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Italy. Bern Kohler's co-authors include Carlos E. Crespo‐Hernández, Boiko Cohen, Patrick M. Hare, Jörge Peón, Kimberly de La Harpe, Jean-Marc L. Pecourt, Chris T. Middleton, Charlene Su, Yu Kay Law and Jinquan Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Bern Kohler

121 papers receiving 8.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Ultrafast Excited-State Dynamics in Nucleic Acids

2004 1.1k citations Carlos E. Crespo‐Hernández, Boiko Cohen et al. profile →
DNA Excited-State Dynamics: From Single Bases to the Double Helix

2008 681 citations Kimberly de La Harpe, Yu Kay Law et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bern Kohler United States	48	4.3k	3.9k	3.4k	1.6k	960	122	8.6k
Manuela Merchán Spain	50	2.4k 0.6×	4.1k 1.1×	3.6k 1.1×	1.7k 1.1×	919 1.0×	158	7.9k
Carlos E. Crespo‐Hernández United States	40	3.7k 0.9×	2.3k 0.6×	2.9k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	556 0.6×	110	6.5k
Roberto Improta Italy	51	4.3k 1.0×	4.0k 1.0×	4.8k 1.4×	2.7k 1.7×	1.4k 1.5×	211	10.5k
Luis Serrano‐Andrés Spain	49	2.7k 0.6×	5.7k 1.5×	4.5k 1.3×	2.9k 1.9×	1.5k 1.5×	137	10.9k
Jacob Kongsted Denmark	51	2.1k 0.5×	4.4k 1.1×	2.4k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	2.0k 2.1×	275	8.5k
Bruce S. Hudson United States	48	3.4k 0.8×	2.9k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	1.7k 1.1×	1.8k 1.8×	215	8.5k
Mario Barbatti France	53	1.8k 0.4×	6.2k 1.6×	4.2k 1.3×	2.8k 1.8×	1.4k 1.5×	217	10.1k
Thom Vreven United States	40	3.9k 0.9×	1.9k 0.5×	1.1k 0.3×	1.6k 1.1×	677 0.7×	76	7.7k
Patrik R. Callis United States	40	3.1k 0.7×	1.8k 0.5×	2.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	876 0.9×	120	6.3k
Marco Garavelli Italy	49	2.6k 0.6×	4.2k 1.1×	2.8k 0.8×	2.7k 1.7×	1.1k 1.2×	225	9.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Bern Kohler

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bern Kohler

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bern Kohler

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Huang, Haiyan, et al.. (2025). An iterative synthesis of poly-substituted indole oligomers reveals a short effective conjugation length in eumelanin model compounds. Chemical Science. 16(10). 4537–4548. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Xueli, Lara Martínez‐Fernández, Yuyuan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Ultrafast Formation of a Delocalized Triplet-Excited State in an Epigenetically Modified DNA Duplex under Direct UV Excitation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(3). 1839–1848. 10 indexed citations

Martínez‐Fernández, Lara, Luciana Esposito, Yuyuan Zhang, et al.. (2024). The photoactivated dynamics of dGpdC and dCpdG sequences in DNA: a comprehensive quantum mechanical study. Chemical Science. 15(25). 9676–9693. 5 indexed citations

Bortoli, Marco, et al.. (2023). Indole-5,6-quinones display hallmark properties of eumelanin. Nature Chemistry. 15(6). 787–793. 26 indexed citations

Zhang, Yuyuan, Chen He, Kimberly de La Harpe, et al.. (2021). A single nucleobase tunes nonradiative decay in a DNA-bound silver cluster. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 155(9). 94305–94305. 14 indexed citations

Zhang, Yuyuan, Chen He, Jeffrey T. Petty, & Bern Kohler. (2020). Time-Resolved Vibrational Fingerprints for Two Silver Cluster-DNA Fluorophores. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 11(21). 8958–8963. 22 indexed citations

Grieco, Christopher, et al.. (2020). Probing the heterogeneous structure of eumelanin using ultrafast vibrational fingerprinting. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4569–4569. 48 indexed citations

Mikhaylov, Alexander, et al.. (2018). Two-photon absorption spectra of fluorescent isomorphic DNA base analogs. Biomedical Optics Express. 9(2). 447–447. 19 indexed citations

Zhang, Yuyuan, et al.. (2016). Subnanosecond Emission Dynamics of AT DNA Oligonucleotides. ChemPhysChem. 17(21). 3558–3569. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuyuan, Roberto Improta, & Bern Kohler. (2013). Mode-specific vibrational relaxation of photoexcited guanosine 5′-monophosphate and its acid form: a femtosecond broadband mid-IR transient absorption and theoretical study. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 16(4). 1487–1499. 25 indexed citations

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Law, Yu Kay, Robert A. Forties, Xin Liu, Michael G. Poirier, & Bern Kohler. (2013). Sequence-dependent thymine dimer formation and photoreversal rates in double-stranded DNA. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 12(8). 1431–1439. 48 indexed citations

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Chen, Jinquan & Bern Kohler. (2012). Ultrafast nonradiative decay by hypoxanthine and several methylxanthines in aqueous and acetonitrile solution. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 14(30). 10677–10677. 49 indexed citations

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Cohen, Boiko, Matthew H. Larson, & Bern Kohler. (2008). Ultrafast excited-state dynamics of RNA and DNA C tracts. Chemical Physics. 350(1-3). 165–174. 29 indexed citations

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Law, Yu Kay, Javad Azadi, Carlos E. Crespo‐Hernández, Eric D. Olmon, & Bern Kohler. (2008). Predicting Thymine Dimerization Yields from Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Biophysical Journal. 94(9). 3590–3600. 75 indexed citations

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Kohler, Bern. (2007). Symposium‐in‐Print: DNA Photodynamics Introduction. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 83(3). 592–594. 7 indexed citations

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Crespo‐Hernández, Carlos E., Boiko Cohen, & Bern Kohler. (2005). Base stacking controls excited-state dynamics in A·T DNA. Nature. 436(7054). 1141–1144. 387 indexed citations

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Cohen, Boiko, Carlos E. Crespo‐Hernández, & Bern Kohler. (2004). Strickler–Berg analysis of excited singlet state dynamics in DNA and RNA nucleosides. Faraday Discussions. 127. 137–147. 72 indexed citations

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Kohler, Bern, Stefan Bernet, Alois Renn, & Urs P. Wild. (1991). Holographic optical data storage of 2000 images by photochemical hole burning. ThC3–ThC3. 2 indexed citations

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Bernet, Stefan, et al.. (1991). Holography in Frequency Selective Media: Hologram Phase and Causality. ThC4–ThC4. 1 indexed citations

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Kohler, Bryan E., et al.. (1986). Holographic method for determining the spatial extent of photochemistry: Room-temperature photopolymerization of diacetylene TS6. Chemical Physics Letters. 125(3). 251–256. 3 indexed citations

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