Barbara Leiting

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Barbara Leiting is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Leiting has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Oncology, 26 papers in Molecular Biology and 24 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Barbara Leiting's work include Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (28 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (24 papers) and Diabetes Treatment and Management (20 papers). Barbara Leiting is often cited by papers focused on Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (28 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (24 papers) and Diabetes Treatment and Management (20 papers). Barbara Leiting collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. Barbara Leiting's co-authors include Nancy A. Thornberry, Margarita García‐Calvo, Réjean Ruel, Donald W. Nicholson, Erin P. Peterson, KellyAnn D. Pryor, Joseph K. Wu, Frank Marsilio, Reshma A. Patel and Ann E. Weber and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Leiting

50 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Inhibition of Human Caspases by Peptide-based and Macromo... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Inhibition of Human Caspases by Peptide-based and Macromolecular Inhibitors
    1998 859 citations Margarita García‐Calvo, Erin P. Peterson et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Barbara Leiting United States 25 1.5k 690 506 434 427 50 2.6k
Kjeld Norris Denmark 24 2.0k 1.3× 355 0.5× 235 0.5× 177 0.4× 355 0.8× 45 3.1k
Ian P. Street Australia 31 1.9k 1.3× 366 0.5× 114 0.2× 998 2.3× 192 0.4× 57 3.0k
Zhulun Wang United States 27 1.3k 0.9× 230 0.3× 470 0.9× 408 0.9× 159 0.4× 55 2.6k
Shenping Liu United States 21 1.2k 0.8× 439 0.6× 162 0.3× 351 0.8× 85 0.2× 39 2.1k
Scott A. Busby United States 26 2.4k 1.6× 344 0.5× 166 0.3× 134 0.3× 187 0.4× 37 3.6k
George E. Tarr United States 29 2.1k 1.4× 440 0.6× 375 0.7× 158 0.4× 102 0.2× 49 3.7k
M. Stihle Switzerland 23 1.7k 1.1× 315 0.5× 135 0.3× 525 1.2× 129 0.3× 29 2.8k
Ralf Thoma Switzerland 23 1.3k 0.9× 297 0.4× 131 0.3× 329 0.8× 207 0.5× 33 2.3k
Yvonne Lange United States 45 4.0k 2.7× 539 0.8× 165 0.3× 278 0.6× 243 0.6× 90 5.5k
Richard Cummings United States 26 1.2k 0.8× 417 0.6× 180 0.4× 353 0.8× 136 0.3× 52 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Barbara Leiting

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara Leiting

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Barbara Leiting. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Barbara Leiting based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Barbara Leiting. Barbara Leiting is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liang, Gui‐Bai, Xiaoxia Qian, Tesfaye Biftu, et al.. (2008). Discovery of new binding elements in DPP-4 inhibition and their applications in novel DPP-4 inhibitor design. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 18(13). 3706–3710. 20 indexed citations
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Cox, Jason M., Anthony Mastracchio, Barbara Leiting, et al.. (2007). Discovery of 3-aminopiperidines as potent, selective, and orally bioavailable dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 17(16). 4579–4583. 17 indexed citations
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Liang, Gui‐Bai, Xiaoxia Qian, Dennis Feng, et al.. (2007). Optimization of 1,4-diazepan-2-one containing dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 17(7). 1903–1907. 27 indexed citations
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Kaelin, David E., George J. Eiermann, Huaibing He, et al.. (2007). 4-Arylcyclohexylalanine analogs as potent, selective, and orally active inhibitors of dipeptidyl peptidase IV. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 17(21). 5806–5811. 17 indexed citations
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Biftu, Tesfaye, Dennis Feng, Xiaoxia Qian, et al.. (2006). (3R)-4-[(3R)-3-Amino-4-(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)butanoyl]-3-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-1,4-diazepan-2-one, a selective dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitor for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 17(1). 49–52. 34 indexed citations
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Xu, Jinyou, Lan Wei, Robert J. Mathvink, et al.. (2005). Discovery of potent, selective, and orally bioavailable pyridone-based dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 16(5). 1346–1349. 14 indexed citations
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Xu, Jinyou, Lan Wei, Robert J. Mathvink, et al.. (2005). Discovery of potent and selective phenylalanine based dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 15(10). 2533–2536. 57 indexed citations
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Maes, Marie-Berthe, Anne‐Marie Lambeir, Kambiz Gilany, et al.. (2005). Kinetic investigation of human dipeptidyl peptidase II (DPPII)-mediated hydrolysis of dipeptide derivatives and its identification as quiescent cell proline dipeptidase (QPP)/dipeptidyl peptidase 7 (DPP7). Biochemical Journal. 386(2). 315–324. 59 indexed citations
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Ashton, Wallace T., Hong Dong, George A. Doss, et al.. (2004). Diastereoselective synthesis and configuration-dependent activity of (3-substituted-cycloalkyl)glycine pyrrolidides and thiazolidides as dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 14(4). 859–863. 19 indexed citations
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Williamson, Joanne M., et al.. (2000). Expression and characterization of protein geranylgeranyltransferase type I from the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans and identification of yeast selective enzyme inhibitors. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1480(1-2). 132–144. 14 indexed citations
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Hammond, Gail G., Joann Huber, Mark L. Greenlee, et al.. (1999). Inhibition of IMP-1 metallo-β-lactamase and sensitization of IMP-1-producing bacteria by thioester derivatives. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 179(2). 289–296. 42 indexed citations
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García‐Calvo, Margarita, Erin P. Peterson, Barbara Leiting, et al.. (1998). Inhibition of Human Caspases by Peptide-based and Macromolecular Inhibitors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(49). 32608–32613. 859 indexed citations breakdown →
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Toney, Jeffrey H., Gail G. Hammond, Barbara Leiting, et al.. (1998). Soluble Penicillin-Binding Protein 2a: β-Lactam Binding and Inhibition by Non-β-Lactams Using a 96-Well Format. Analytical Biochemistry. 255(1). 113–119. 13 indexed citations
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Leiting, Barbara, Frank Marsilio, & Juliette O’Connell. (1998). Predictable Deuteration of Recombinant Proteins Expressed inEscherichia coli. Analytical Biochemistry. 265(2). 351–355. 42 indexed citations
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Billeter, Martin, et al.. (1997). The NMR solution structure of the non-classical homeodomain from the rat liver LFB1/HNF1 transcription factor 1 1Edited by P. E. Wright. Journal of Molecular Biology. 267(3). 673–683. 17 indexed citations
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Leiting, Barbara, Raffaele De Francesco, Licia Tomei, et al.. (1993). The three-dimensional NMR-solution structure of the polypeptide fragment 195-286 of the LFB1/HNF1 transcription factor from rat liver comprises a nonclassical homeodomain.. The EMBO Journal. 12(5). 1797–1803. 31 indexed citations
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Leiting, Barbara & Angelika A. Noegel. (1991). The ble gene of Streptoalloteichus hindustanus as a new selectable marker for Dictyostelium discoideum confers resistance to phleomycin. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 180(3). 1403–1407. 15 indexed citations
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Noegel, Angelika A., Barbara Leiting, Walter Witke, et al.. (1989). Biological roles of actin‐binding proteins in Dictyostelium discoideum examined using genetic techniques. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 14(1). 69–74. 14 indexed citations
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Leiting, Barbara & Angelika A. Noegel. (1988). Construction of an extrachromosomally replicating transformation vector for Dictyostelium discoideum. Plasmid. 20(3). 241–248. 34 indexed citations
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