Bimal Koirala

641 total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 480 citations indexed

About

Bimal Koirala is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bimal Koirala has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 480 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Pharmacology and 6 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Bimal Koirala's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (6 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (6 papers) and Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (5 papers). Bimal Koirala is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (6 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (6 papers) and Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (5 papers). Bimal Koirala collaborates with scholars based in United States. Bimal Koirala's co-authors include Sean F. Brady, Yözen Hernández, Zongqiang Wang, Matthew Zimmerman, Yftah Tal‐Gan, Steven Park, David S. Perlin, Melinda A. Ternei, Riccardo Russo and Yi‐Fang Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Bimal Koirala

15 papers receiving 478 citations

Hit Papers

A naturally inspired antibiotic to target multidrug-resis... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
What are hit papers?

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. A naturally inspired antibiotic to target multidrug-resistant pathogens
    2022 158 citations Zongqiang Wang, Bimal Koirala et al. Nature profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bimal Koirala United States 11 284 160 121 79 77 15 480
Maxime Gualtiéri France 15 304 1.1× 104 0.7× 65 0.5× 108 1.4× 160 2.1× 25 705
Roberta J. Melander United States 14 330 1.2× 95 0.6× 106 0.9× 96 1.2× 277 3.6× 31 625
Sunniva Foerster Sweden 9 179 0.6× 74 0.5× 194 1.6× 52 0.7× 149 1.9× 10 571
Meghan S. Blackledge United States 12 294 1.0× 40 0.3× 85 0.7× 94 1.2× 97 1.3× 19 477
Rebecca Weiser United Kingdom 12 193 0.7× 81 0.5× 46 0.4× 92 1.2× 95 1.2× 24 454
Daina Zeng United States 9 220 0.8× 59 0.4× 61 0.5× 97 1.2× 136 1.8× 12 447
Steven M. Kwasny United States 10 330 1.2× 120 0.8× 76 0.6× 98 1.2× 312 4.1× 17 685
Anish Parmar United Kingdom 10 195 0.7× 176 1.1× 136 1.1× 47 0.6× 106 1.4× 11 382
Tulika Munshi United Kingdom 11 306 1.1× 63 0.4× 40 0.3× 201 2.5× 60 0.8× 18 622
Angela Maione Italy 15 226 0.8× 45 0.3× 144 1.2× 149 1.9× 37 0.5× 43 505

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bimal Koirala

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bimal Koirala

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Koirala, Bimal, et al.. (2024). Cinnamosyn, a Cinnamoylated Synthetic-Bioinformatic Natural Product with Cytotoxic Activity. Organic Letters. 26(21). 4433–4437. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Zongqiang, Bimal Koirala, Yözen Hernández, et al.. (2022). A naturally inspired antibiotic to target multidrug-resistant pathogens. Nature. 601(7894). 606–611. 158 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Zongqiang, Bimal Koirala, Yözen Hernández, Matthew Zimmerman, & Sean F. Brady. (2022). Bioinformatic prospecting and synthesis of a bifunctional lipopeptide antibiotic that evades resistance. Science. 376(6596). 991–996. 74 indexed citations
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Wang, Zongqiang, Bimal Koirala, Yözen Hernández, & Sean F. Brady. (2022). Discovery of Paenibacillaceae Family Gram-Negative-Active Cationic Lipopeptide Antibiotics Using Evolution-Guided Chemical Synthesis. Organic Letters. 24(27). 4943–4948. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Lei, Bimal Koirala, Yözen Hernández, et al.. (2021). Identification of structurally diverse menaquinone-binding antibiotics with in vivo activity against multidrug-resistant pathogens. Nature Microbiology. 7(1). 120–131. 35 indexed citations
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Peek, James, Bimal Koirala, & Sean F. Brady. (2021). Synthesis and evaluation of dual-action kanglemycin-fluoroquinolone hybrid antibiotics. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 57. 128484–128484. 8 indexed citations
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Piscotta, Frank J., Hans-Heinrich Hoffmann, Young Joo Choi, et al.. (2021). Metabolites with SARS-CoV-2 Inhibitory Activity Identified from Human Microbiome Commensals. mSphere. 6(6). e0071121–e0071121. 17 indexed citations
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Chu, John, Bimal Koirala, Xavier Vila‐Farrés, et al.. (2020). Synthetic-Bioinformatic Natural Product Antibiotics with Diverse Modes of Action. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(33). 14158–14168. 44 indexed citations
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Koirala, Bimal, et al.. (2019). Unveiling the Importance of Amide Protons in CSP:ComD Interactions in Streptococcus pneumoniae. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 10(6). 880–886. 10 indexed citations
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Koirala, Bimal & Yftah Tal‐Gan. (2019). Development of Streptococcus pneumoniae Pan‐Group Quorum‐Sensing Modulators. ChemBioChem. 21(3). 340–345. 10 indexed citations
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Koirala, Bimal, et al.. (2018). Defining the hydrophobic interactions that drive competence stimulating peptide (CSP)-ComD binding in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 14. 1769–1777. 11 indexed citations
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Koirala, Bimal, Jingjun Lin, Gee W. Lau, & Yftah Tal‐Gan. (2018). Development of a Dominant Negative Competence‐Stimulating Peptide (dnCSP) that Attenuates Streptococcus pneumoniae Infectivity in a Mouse Model of Acute Pneumonia. ChemBioChem. 19(22). 2380–2386. 23 indexed citations
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