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Researcher · Heriot-Watt University · United Kingdom

Dave Townsend

Dave Townsend publishes mostly in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, on topics such as Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies.

ORCID 0000-0002-2522-4655 OpenAlex
World rank
#1,110,816
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in United Kingdom
#88,893
of 367,258
Works
94
Citations
3.8k
Citations per work
40.7
h-index
29
i10-index 58Top 11% in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Dave Townsend

What does Dave Townsend research?

Dave Townsend's work is mostly in Physics and Astronomy (47%), Chemistry (26%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (3%).

Physical Sciences: 72 works · 76.7% of their workPhysics and Astronomy: 44 works · 46.9% of their workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 44 works · 46.9% of their workChemistry: 24 works · 25.6% of their workSpectroscopy: 13 works · 13.6% of their workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 11 works · 12.0% of their workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 works · 2.3% of their workAtmospheric Science: 2 works · 2.3% of their workEngineering: 2 works · 1.9% of their workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 works · 1.9% of their workEverything else: 19 works · 20.2% of their workLife Sciences: 3 works · 3.1% of their workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 works · 3.1% of their workMolecular Biology: 3 works · 3.1% of their workTHEIR WORKDave Townsend94works
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences77%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy4446.9%
    2. Chemistry2425.6%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.3%
    4. Engineering21.9%
  2. Everything else1920.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.1%
  1. 1Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics47% of their works
  2. 2Spectroscopy14% of their works
  3. 3Physical and Theoretical Chemistry12% of their works
  4. 4Molecular Biology3% of their works
  5. 5Atmospheric Science2% of their works
  6. 6Electrical and Electronic Engineering2% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Dave Townsend's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Hydrogen Bonding, Molecular Dynamics, Density Functional Theory, Ab Initio Parametrization, Dispersion Correction, Photosynthesis, Quantum Coherence and Excited-State Proton Transfer.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Hydrogen Bonding702 topics
  2. Molecular Dynamics562 topics
  3. Density Functional Theory522 topics
  4. Ab Initio Parametrization461 topic
  5. Dispersion Correction461 topic
  6. Photosynthesis411 topic
  7. Quantum Coherence411 topic
  8. Excited-State Proton Transfer291 topic
  9. Intramolecular Charge Transfer291 topic
  10. Attosecond Physics151 topic
  11. High-Harmonic Generation151 topic
  12. Ionization151 topic
  13. Mass Spectrometry151 topic
  14. Spectroscopic Databases131 topic
  15. Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers131 topic
  16. DNA Structure71 topic
  17. G-Quadruplexes71 topic
  18. Absolute Configuration61 topic
  19. Chiroptical Spectroscopy61 topic

Where does Dave Townsend work?

Dave Townsend's main affiliation in the publication record is Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom.

How many publications and citations does Dave Townsend have?

OpenAlex counts 94 works and 3,822 citations for Dave Townsend, an h-index of 29, ranking #1,110,816 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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