A. Douglas Kinghorn

38.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
602 papers, 27.6k citations indexed

About

A. Douglas Kinghorn is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Douglas Kinghorn has authored 602 papers receiving a total of 27.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 375 papers in Molecular Biology, 146 papers in Plant Science and 76 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in A. Douglas Kinghorn's work include Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (156 papers), Phytochemical compounds biological activities (115 papers) and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (71 papers). A. Douglas Kinghorn is often cited by papers focused on Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (156 papers), Phytochemical compounds biological activities (115 papers) and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (71 papers). A. Douglas Kinghorn collaborates with scholars based in United States, Indonesia and Japan. A. Douglas Kinghorn's co-authors include John M. Pezzuto, Norman R. Farnsworth, Marcy J. Balunas, Harry H. S. Fong, Rajendra G. Mehta, Heebyung Chai, Young‐Won Chin, Chris Beecher, George Udeani and Lining Cai and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

A. Douglas Kinghorn

590 papers receiving 26.0k 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.

Cancer Chemopreventive Activity of Resveratrol, a Natural Product Derived from Grapes

1997 4.1k citations Chris Beecher, A. Douglas Kinghorn et al. profile →
Drug discovery from medicinal plants

2005 1.3k citations A. Douglas Kinghorn et al. profile →
Discovery of betulinic acid as a selective inhibitor of human melanoma that functions by induction of apoptosis

1995 734 citations Tangai E. Chagwedera, A. Douglas Kinghorn et al. profile →
Evaluation of the Antioxidant Potential of Natural Products

1998 550 citations Rajendra G. Mehta, A. Douglas Kinghorn et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. Douglas Kinghorn United States	77	14.2k	7.5k	3.8k	3.5k	2.8k	602	27.6k
John M. Pezzuto United States	84	16.7k 1.2×	6.5k 0.9×	4.8k 1.2×	3.6k 1.0×	3.0k 1.1×	528	32.0k
Norman R. Farnsworth United States	62	8.8k 0.6×	5.8k 0.8×	2.2k 0.6×	1.8k 0.5×	2.6k 0.9×	352	19.3k
Young‐Joon Surh South Korea	81	14.7k 1.0×	2.9k 0.4×	1.8k 0.5×	3.2k 0.9×	3.7k 1.3×	411	27.8k
Hasan Mukhtar United States	114	14.6k 1.0×	4.0k 0.5×	2.1k 0.6×	5.2k 1.5×	3.1k 1.1×	557	41.3k
Harry H. S. Fong United States	57	7.4k 0.5×	3.3k 0.4×	1.7k 0.5×	1.5k 0.4×	1.7k 0.6×	258	14.2k
Gow‐Chin Yen Taiwan	83	7.7k 0.5×	6.2k 0.8×	2.3k 0.6×	2.4k 0.7×	3.2k 1.2×	317	23.9k
Gary Williamson United Kingdom	103	13.6k 1.0×	7.7k 1.0×	2.7k 0.7×	2.6k 0.7×	2.2k 0.8×	468	39.6k
Thomas W. Kensler United States	104	28.8k 2.0×	4.9k 0.7×	3.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.4×	2.1k 0.7×	407	42.4k
Paul Talalay United States	95	28.8k 2.0×	5.8k 0.8×	6.6k 1.7×	1.3k 0.4×	2.9k 1.0×	256	40.0k
Gordon M. Cragg United States	60	17.2k 1.2×	7.3k 1.0×	7.6k 2.0×	10.1k 2.9×	4.3k 1.5×	148	35.2k

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Adu‐Ampratwum, Daniel, Garima Agarwal, Tran Ngoc Ninh, et al.. (2025). Additional Bioactive Silvestrol Analogs from the Roots of Aglaia perviridis Collected in Vietnam. Journal of Natural Products. 88(3). 662–670. 1 indexed citations

Soejarto, Djaja D., et al.. (2025). The continuing need for taxonomic input in phytochemical research. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 354. 120474–120474.

Ren, Yulin, Yue Liu, Kongmany Sydara, et al.. (2025). Cytotoxic and Noncytotoxic Steroidal Constituents of Cryptolepis dubia. Journal of Natural Products. 88(1). 183–190.

Blanco, Esperanza J. Carcache de, et al.. (2024). Steroids and Epicoccarines from Penicillium aurantiancobrunneum. Phytochemistry Letters. 63. 79–86. 1 indexed citations

Ren, Yulin, et al.. (2024). Digoxin and its Na+/K+-ATPase-targeted actions on cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 114. 117939–117939. 7 indexed citations

Ren, Yulin, et al.. (2023). Vincamine, from an antioxidant and a cerebral vasodilator to its anticancer potential. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 92. 117439–117439. 16 indexed citations

Ren, Yulin, Lei Tian, Sijin Wu, et al.. (2023). The Cytotoxic Cardiac Glycoside (−)-Cryptanoside A from the Stems ofCryptolepis dubiaand Its Molecular Targets. Journal of Natural Products. 86(6). 1411–1419. 7 indexed citations

Young, Alexandria N., Melissa R. Pergande, A. Douglas Kinghorn, et al.. (2022). PHY34 inhibits autophagy through V-ATPase V0A2 subunit inhibition and CAS/CSE1L nuclear cargo trafficking in high grade serous ovarian cancer. Cell Death and Disease. 13(1). 45–45. 25 indexed citations

Aldrich, Leslie N., Joanna E. Burdette, Esperanza J. Carcache de Blanco, et al.. (2022). Discovery of Anticancer Agents of Diverse Natural Origin. Journal of Natural Products. 85(3). 702–719. 30 indexed citations

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Ren, Yulin, Sijin Wu, Sijie Chen, et al.. (2021). Interaction of (+)-Strebloside and Its Derivatives with Na+/K+-ATPase and Other Targets. Molecules. 26(18). 5675–5675. 7 indexed citations

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Ninh, Tran Ngoc, et al.. (2020). A pentamethoxylated flavone from Glycosmis ovoidea promotes apoptosis through the intrinsic pathway and inhibits migration of MCF‐7 breast cancer cells. Phytotherapy Research. 35(3). 1634–1645. 10 indexed citations

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Chang, Long‐Sheng, Janet L. Oblinger, Sarah S. Burns, et al.. (2019). Targeting Protein Translation by Rocaglamide and Didesmethylrocaglamide to Treat MPNST and Other Sarcomas. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 19(3). 731–741. 16 indexed citations

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Woodard, John L., Pratiq A. Patel, Hee‐Byung Chai, et al.. (2018). Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of derivatives of the phyllanthusmin class of arylnaphthalene lignan lactones. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 26(9). 2354–2364. 24 indexed citations

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Murillo, Genoveva, Aiko Ito, Robert M. Moriarty, et al.. (2007). Zapotin, a Phytochemical Present in a Mexican Fruit, Prevents Colon Carcinogenesis. Nutrition and Cancer. 57(1). 28–37. 21 indexed citations

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Kinghorn, A. Douglas & Nam-Cheol Kim. (1997). Discovery of highly sweet substances from plants. 33(2). 63–75. 1 indexed citations

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Kardono, Leonardus B.S., Soefjan Tsauri, John M. Pezzuto, A. Douglas Kinghorn, & Kosasih Padmawinata. (1994). Cytotoxic Isoflavonoids of Pachyrrhius Erosus Seeds. 4(2). 109651. 1 indexed citations

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Baek, Nam‐In, Lisa A. Shamon, Leonardus B.S. Kardono, et al.. (1993). Selligueain A, a Novel Highly Sweet Proanthocyanidin from the Rhizomes of Selliguea feei. Journal of Natural Products. 56(9). 1532–1538. 29 indexed citations

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Wickramaratne, D.B.Mahinda, Thitima Pengsuparp, Winnie A. Mar, et al.. (1993). Novel Antimitotic Dibenzocyclo-Octadiene Lignan Constituents of the Stem Bark of Steganotaenia araliacea. Journal of Natural Products. 56(12). 2083–2090. 30 indexed citations

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Kardono, Leonardus B.S., Cindy K. Angerhofer, Soefjan Tsauri, et al.. (1991). Cytotoxic and Antimalarial Constituents of the Roots of Eurycoma longifolia. Journal of Natural Products. 54(5). 1360–1367. 164 indexed citations

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Kinghorn, A. Douglas, et al.. (1978). Potential anticancer agents IX. Isolation of a new simaroubolide, 6alpha-tigloyloxychaparrinone, from Ailanthus integrifolia ssp. calycina (Simaroubaceae).. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 41(6). 584–7. 15 indexed citations

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