David van der Spoel

77.9k citations
168 papers · 61.7k indexed · 10 hit papers · h-index 57
Topics
Protein Structure and Dynamics (66 papers)Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (40 papers)Enzyme Structure and Function (22 papers)

In The Last Decade

David van der Spoel

166 papers receiving 61.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers

David van der Spoel
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  • Molecular Biology 31.8k
  • Materials Chemistry 12.3k
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 10.4k
  • Biomedical Engineering 7.3k
  • Organic Chemistry 6.9k
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David van der Spoel

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Molecular modelling of binding N-terminal part of CCMV coat protein in solution with phosphate ions
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About David van der Spoel

David van der Spoel is a scholar working on Structural Biology, Spectroscopy and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 168 papers that have together received 61.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (66 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (40 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (22 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Structural Biology (794 citations), Molecular Biology (31.8k citations) and Filtration and Separation (877 citations). David van der Spoel has collaborated with scholars based in Sweden, Germany and United States. Frequent co-authors include Berk Hess, Erik Lindahl, Herman J. C. Berendsen, Carsten Kutzner, Rudi van Drunen, Gerrit Groenhof, Alan E. Mark, Paul J. van Maaren, Jochen S. Hub and Per Larsson. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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