Alan D. Mcnaught

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Alan D. Mcnaught is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan D. Mcnaught has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Organic Chemistry, 7 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 4 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Alan D. Mcnaught's work include History and advancements in chemistry (7 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (3 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (3 papers). Alan D. Mcnaught is often cited by papers focused on History and advancements in chemistry (7 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (3 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (3 papers). Alan D. Mcnaught collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and United Kingdom. Alan D. Mcnaught's co-authors include И. В. Плетнев, Dmitrii V. Tchekhovskoi, Stephen R. Heller, Stephen E. Stein, A. Wilkinson, Steve Heller, Kirill A. Blinov, P. M. Giles, W. H. Powell and H. Favre and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Pure and Applied Chemistry and Carbohydrate Research.

In The Last Decade

Alan D. Mcnaught

14 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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InChI, the IUPAC International Chemical Identifier

2015 530 citations Stephen R. Heller, Alan D. Mcnaught et al. Journal of Cheminformatics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alan D. Mcnaught United States	9	786	485	370	309	219	14	1.6k
И. В. Плетнев Russia	23	657 0.8×	646 1.3×	475 1.3×	191 0.6×	381 1.7×	83	2.6k
Stephen R. Heller United States	19	1.2k 1.5×	571 1.2×	457 1.2×	218 0.7×	531 2.4×	84	3.1k
Lars Ridder Netherlands	29	1.4k 1.8×	344 0.7×	352 1.0×	250 0.8×	377 1.7×	45	2.3k
Luc Patiny Switzerland	23	1.0k 1.3×	176 0.4×	285 0.8×	685 2.2×	338 1.5×	63	2.4k
Lars Ruddigkeit Switzerland	8	751 1.0×	942 1.9×	703 1.9×	233 0.8×	135 0.6×	8	1.6k
H. C. Stephen Chan China	20	983 1.3×	508 1.0×	356 1.0×	244 0.8×	92 0.4×	33	1.9k
João Aires‐de‐Sousa Portugal	27	632 0.8×	740 1.5×	505 1.4×	453 1.5×	438 2.0×	75	2.1k
Dmitrii V. Tchekhovskoi United States	15	1.1k 1.4×	517 1.1×	308 0.8×	71 0.2×	564 2.6×	24	1.8k
Scott Boyer Sweden	32	1.0k 1.3×	1.1k 2.4×	270 0.7×	149 0.5×	237 1.1×	69	2.3k
Sérgio M. Marques Czechia	27	979 1.2×	282 0.6×	255 0.7×	407 1.3×	167 0.8×	61	1.8k

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14 of 14 papers shown

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Heller, Stephen R., et al.. (2017). The Status of the IUPAC InChI Chemical Structure Standard. Chemistry International. 39(3). 47–47. 8 indexed citations

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Heller, Stephen R., Alan D. Mcnaught, И. В. Плетнев, Stephen E. Stein, & Dmitrii V. Tchekhovskoi. (2015). InChI, the IUPAC International Chemical Identifier. Journal of Cheminformatics. 7(1). 530 indexed citations breakdown →

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Heller, Stephen R., Alan D. Mcnaught, Stephen E. Stein, Dmitrii V. Tchekhovskoi, & И. В. Плетнев. (2013). InChI - the worldwide chemical structure identifier standard. Journal of Cheminformatics. 5(1). 7–7. 307 indexed citations

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Yerin, Andrey, Alan D. Mcnaught, & Stephen R. Heller. (2013). Current Status and Future Development in Relation to IUPAC Activities. Chemistry International. 35(6). 3 indexed citations

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Плетнев, И. В., et al.. (2012). InChIKey collision resistance: an experimental testing. Journal of Cheminformatics. 4(1). 39–39. 27 indexed citations

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Mcnaught, Alan D., et al.. (2010). The status of the InChI project and the InChI trust. Journal of Cheminformatics. 2(S1). 4 indexed citations

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Adams, Sam, Jonathan M. Goodman, Alan D. Mcnaught, et al.. (2004). Experimental data checker: better information for organic chemists. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 2(21). 3067–3067. 11 indexed citations

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Favre, H., P. M. Giles, Karl‐Heinz Hellwich, et al.. (2004). Revised Section F: Natural products and related compounds (IUPAC Recommendations 1999). Corrections and modifications (2004). Pure and Applied Chemistry. 76(6). 1283–1292. 8 indexed citations

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Mcnaught, Alan D.. (2003). International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Joint Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature: Nomenclature of Carbohydrates. ChemInform. 34(7). 14 indexed citations

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Mcnaught, Alan D.. (1997). Nomenclature of carbohydrates. Carbohydrate Research. 297(1). 1–92. 181 indexed citations

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Mcnaught, Alan D. & A. Wilkinson. (1997). Compendium of chemical terminology : IUPAC recommendations. 272 indexed citations

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Mcnaught, Alan D.. (1996). Nomenclature of carbohydrates (IUPAC Recommendations 1996). Pure and Applied Chemistry. 68(10). 1919–2008. 185 indexed citations

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Mcnaught, Alan D.. (1984). Recent IUPAC Nomenclature Recommendations. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 36(9). 643–643. 1 indexed citations

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Mcnaught, Alan D. & George Bosworth Brown. (1967). Purine N-oxides. XXI. Elimination of a 5-substituent from a substituted uracil. Synthesis of 3-hydroxy-1-methylxanthine. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 32(11). 3689–3690. 2 indexed citations

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