David R. Kearns

13.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
240 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

David R. Kearns is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, David R. Kearns has authored 240 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Molecular Biology, 68 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 46 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in David R. Kearns's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (101 papers), Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (56 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (47 papers). David R. Kearns is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (101 papers), Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (56 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (47 papers). David R. Kearns collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Germany. David R. Kearns's co-authors include Paul B. Merkel, Robert Nilsson, J. Olmsted, Juli Feigon, William A. Denny, Werner Leupin, Ahsan U. Khan, Melvin Calvin, Richard W. Chambers and Phillip Radlick and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David R. Kearns

236 papers receiving 9.8k citations

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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.

Physical and chemical properties of singlet molecular oxygen

1971 748 citations David R. Kearns profile →
Radiationless decay of singlet molecular oxygen in solution. Experimental and theoretical study of electronic-to-vibrational energy transfer

1972 499 citations David R. Kearns et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Mechanism of ethidium bromide fluorescence enhancement on binding to nucleic acids

1977 498 citations David R. Kearns et al. Biochemistry profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	1H NMR studies of a 17-mer DNA duplex 2002 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression ·Weidong Liu, (unknown), David R. Kearns	1
2	Nothing stays the same 2000 ·David R. Kearns	0
3	Solution structure of a mutant of transcription factor 1: implications for enhanced DNA binding 2000 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Weidong Liu, (unknown), E. Peter Geiduschek, David R. Kearns	5
4	Specificity of hydroxylmethyluracil-containing DNA for transcription factor 1: Structural insights 1999 ·Biopolymers ·(unknown), (unknown), David R. Kearns	2
5	NMR-derived solution structure of a 17mer hydroxymethyluracil-containing DNA 1999 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·(unknown), Antonietta Pepe, Luciano Mayol, David R. Kearns	8
6	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance-Based Model of a TF1/HmU-DNA Complex 1997 ·Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics ·(unknown), (unknown), David R. Kearns	6
7	Structure of theBacillus subtilisPhage SPO1-Encoded Type II DNA-binding Protein TF1 in Solution 1996 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Xin Jia, Anne Grove, Monika Ivancic, Victor L. Hsu, (unknown), David R. Kearns	24
8	Proton and nitrogen NMR sequence-specific assignments and secondary structure determination of the Bacillus subtilis SPO1-encoded transcription factor 1 1994 ·Biochemistry ·Xin Jia, (unknown), Victor L. Hsu, E. Peter Geiduschek, J. Parello, David R. Kearns	10
9	A ¹H‐NMR study of the transcription factor 1 from Bacillus subtilis phage SPO1 by selective ²H‐labeling 1993 ·European Journal of Biochemistry ·(unknown), Victor L. Hsu, Isabelle Jariel‐Encontre, (unknown), Michael H. Sayre, David R. Kearns, Joseph Parello	10
10	Reduced DNA flexibility in complexes with a type II DNA binding protein 1990 ·Biochemistry ·(unknown), David R. Kearns	15
11	A type II DNA-binding protein genetically engineered for fluorescence spectroscopy: the "arm" of transcription factor 1 binds in the DNA grooves 1989 ·Biochemistry ·(unknown), Michael H. Sayre, E. Peter Geiduschek, David R. Kearns	20
12	Fluorescence studies of a single tyrosine in a type II DNA binding protein 1989 ·Biochemistry ·Torleif Härd, Victor L. Hsu, Michael H. Sayre, E. Peter Geiduschek, Krzysztof Appelt, David R. Kearns	29
13	Static disorder and librational motions of the purine bases in films of oriented Li-DNA 1988 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Ralf P. Brandes, Regitze R. Vold, David R. Kearns, A. Rupprecht	16
14	A ²H‐nmr study of the A‐DNA conformation in films of oriented Na‐DNA: Evidence of a disordered B‐DNA contribution 1988 ·Biopolymers ·Ralf P. Brandes, Regitze R. Vold, David R. Kearns, A. Rupprecht	30
15	Molecular mechanics and dynamics calculations on (dA)10.cntdot.(dT)10 incorporating distance constraints derived from NMR relaxation measurements 1987 ·Biochemistry ·Ronald W. Behling, Shashidhar N. Rao, Peter A. Kollman, David R. Kearns	18
16	Proton NMR study of the binding of bis(acridines) to d(AT)5.cntdot.d(AT)5. 1. Mode of binding 1985 ·Biochemistry ·Nuria Assa‐Munt, William A. Denny, Werner Leupin, David R. Kearns	33
17	Proton NMR study of the binding of bis(acridines) to d(AT)5.cntdot.d(AT)5. 2. Dynamic aspects 1985 ·Biochemistry ·Nuria Assa‐Munt, Werner Leupin, William A. Denny, David R. Kearns	26
18	Biological Sciences: Model for the Secondary Structure of the Denatured Conformer of Yeast tRNA3Leu 1974 ·Nature ·David R. Kearns, Yeng P. Wong, (unknown), Simon H. Chang	21
19	Mechanism of the Reaction of ¹δ_g Excited Oxygen with Olefins. II. Elimination of the Concerted "Ene" Mechanism as the Route to Allylic Hydroperoxides 1969 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·William Fenical, David R. Kearns, Phillip Radlick	38
20	ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF ORGANIC SOLIDS. I. KINETICS AND MECHANISM OF CONDUCTIVITY OF \nMETAL-FREE PHTHALOCYANINE 1959 ·eScholarship (California Digital Library) ·Gordon Tollin, David R. Kearns, Melvin Calvin	52

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