Author

Christopher P. Kempes

Observed names: C.P. Kempes, Chris Kempes, Chris P. Kempes, Christopher Kempes, Christopher P Kempes, Kempes, Chris, Kempes, Christopher, Kempes, Christopher P, Kempes, Christopher P.

Institutions: Santa Fe Institute, Complexity Science Hub

Observed institutions: California Institute of Technology, Ames Research Center, Santa Fe Institute, University of New Mexico, Colorado College, Sante Montreal, Complexity Science Hub, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Atenisi Institute, Arizona State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

ORCID: 0000-0002-1622-9761

Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-1622-9761

OpenAlex ID: A5028862879

Single cell activity reveals direct electron transfer in methanotrophic consortia

2015 · Shawn E. McGlynn, Grayson L. Chadwick, et al. · Nature · 654

Assembly theory explains and quantifies selection and evolution

2023 · Abhishek Sharma, Dániel Czégel, et al. · Nature · 180

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Drivers of Bacterial Maintenance and Minimal Energy Requirements

2017 · Christopher P. Kempes, Peter M. van Bodegom, et al. · Frontiers in Microbiology · 156

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Worldwide scaling of waste generation in urban systems

2024 · Mingzhen Lu, Chuanbin Zhou, et al. · Nature Cities · 130

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Growth, metabolic partitioning, and the size of microorganisms

2011 · Christopher P. Kempes, Stephanie Dutkiewicz, et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 130

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The Interpretation of Urban Scaling Analysis in Time

2019 · Luís M. A. Bettencourt, Vicky Chuqiao Yang, et al. · Journal of The Royal Society Interface · 118

Metabolic Heterogeneity and Cross-Feeding in Bacterial Multicellular Systems

2020 · Christopher R. Evans, Christopher P. Kempes, et al. · Trends in Microbiology · 115

A general theory for temperature dependence in biology

2022 · José Ignacio Arroyo, Beatriz Díez, et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 103

Predicting Maximum Tree Heights and Other Traits from Allometric Scaling and Resource Limitations

2011 · Christopher P. Kempes, Geoffrey B. West, et al. · PLoS ONE · 97

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Evolutionary tradeoffs in cellular composition across diverse bacteria

2016 · Christopher P Kempes, Lawrence Wang, et al. · The ISME Journal · 87

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Morphological optimization for access to dual oxidants in biofilms

2013 · Christopher P. Kempes, Chinweike Okegbe, et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 80

The thermodynamic efficiency of computations made in cells across the range of life

2017 · Christopher P. Kempes, David Wolpert, et al. · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences · 67

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The Scales That Limit: The Physical Boundaries of Evolution

2019 · Christopher P. Kempes, M. A. R. Koehl, et al. · Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution · 58

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Urban Science: Integrated Theory from the First Cities to Sustainable Metropolises

2020 · Jose Lobo, Marina Alberti, et al. · SSRN Electronic Journal · 56

Planetary Mass Spectrometry for Agnostic Life Detection in the Solar System

2021 · Luoth Chou, Paul Mahaffy, et al. · Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences · 45

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Scaling of urban income inequality in the USA

2021 · Elisa Heinrich Mora, Cate Heine, et al. · Journal of The Royal Society Interface · 45

Evolutionary scaling of maximum growth rate with organism size