Charles E. McKenna

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
208 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Charles E. McKenna is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles E. McKenna has authored 208 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Molecular Biology, 77 papers in Organic Chemistry and 57 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Charles E. McKenna's work include Bone health and treatments (41 papers), Organophosphorus compounds synthesis (38 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (24 papers). Charles E. McKenna is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and treatments (41 papers), Organophosphorus compounds synthesis (38 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (24 papers). Charles E. McKenna collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Poland. Charles E. McKenna's co-authors include B. A. Kashemirov, Shuting Sun, Frank H. Ebetino, Myron F. Goodman, Fraser P. Coxon, Samuel H. Wilson, R.G.G. Russell, Michael J. Rogers, Elena Ferri and Carlo Petosa and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Charles E. McKenna

207 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

The facile dealkylation of phosphonic acid dialkyl esters... 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 100 200 300 400
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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. The facile dealkylation of phosphonic acid dialkyl esters by bromotrimethylsilane
    1977 410 citations Charles E. McKenna et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles E. McKenna United States 38 2.2k 1.7k 1.6k 561 472 208 5.4k
Marc Lecouvey France 27 743 0.3× 825 0.5× 575 0.4× 77 0.1× 280 0.6× 123 2.3k
Maarten Merkx Netherlands 50 3.9k 1.8× 694 0.4× 640 0.4× 29 0.1× 691 1.5× 167 7.0k
Robert D. Larsen United States 52 3.4k 1.5× 4.5k 2.7× 242 0.2× 54 0.1× 697 1.5× 160 9.1k
Frank H. Ebetino United States 45 3.2k 1.5× 1.0k 0.6× 6.3k 4.0× 3.4k 6.0× 118 0.3× 165 9.3k
Anil K. Mishra India 47 2.4k 1.1× 1.2k 0.7× 865 0.6× 35 0.1× 158 0.3× 286 7.6k
Harold E. Van Wart United States 40 2.4k 1.1× 364 0.2× 1.8k 1.2× 60 0.1× 275 0.6× 105 6.4k
Anjan Kumar Das India 33 898 0.4× 634 0.4× 302 0.2× 50 0.1× 493 1.0× 136 3.4k
Rui‐Qin Liu United States 30 1.0k 0.5× 572 0.3× 502 0.3× 37 0.1× 396 0.8× 107 3.2k
Felix Kratz Germany 51 5.0k 2.3× 1.8k 1.1× 2.7k 1.7× 34 0.1× 165 0.3× 137 10.3k
Masahiko Yamaguchi Japan 36 1.4k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 308 0.2× 49 0.1× 238 0.5× 212 4.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Charles E. McKenna

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All Works

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Metzger, Melodie F., et al.. (2024). Novel bisphosphonate-based cathepsin K-triggered compound targets the enthesis without impairing soft tissue-to-bone healing. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 12. 1308161–1308161. 1 indexed citations
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Okawa, Hiroko, Takeru Kondo, Akishige Hokugo, et al.. (2022). Fluorescent risedronate analogue 800CW-pRIS improves tooth extraction-associated abnormal wound healing in zoledronate-treated mice. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 112–112. 3 indexed citations
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Kondo, Takeru, Hiroko Okawa, Akishige Hokugo, et al.. (2022). Oral microbial extracellular DNA initiates periodontitis through gingival degradation by fibroblast-derived cathepsin K in mice. Communications Biology. 5(1). 962–962. 16 indexed citations
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Liu, Chao, Grzegorz Zapotoczny, Nolan Ung, et al.. (2021). Paradoxical androgen receptor regulation by small molecule enantiomers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(12). 3 indexed citations
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Elsayed, Ranya, Mohamed E. Awad, Gary M. Whitford, et al.. (2018). Removal of matrix-bound zoledronate prevents post-extraction osteonecrosis of the jaw by rescuing osteoclast function. Bone. 110. 141–149. 26 indexed citations
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Junankar, Simon, Gemma Shay, Julie Jurczyluk, et al.. (2014). Real-Time Intravital Imaging Establishes Tumor-Associated Macrophages as the Extraskeletal Target of Bisphosphonate Action in Cancer. Cancer Discovery. 5(1). 35–42. 119 indexed citations
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Lundy, Mark W., Shuxin Sun, Xiaonan Duan, et al.. (2014). Skeletal Retention and Urinary Excretion of Nitrogen-Containing Bisphosphonates Including Fluorescently-labeled Bisphosphonates in Rats.. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 29. 1 indexed citations
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Chamberlain, Brian T., Elena Ferri, B. A. Kashemirov, et al.. (2014). Transition State in DNA Polymerase β Catalysis: Rate-Limiting Chemistry Altered by Base-Pair Configuration. Biochemistry. 53(11). 1842–1848. 26 indexed citations
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Chamberlain, Brian T., V.K. Batra, William A. Beard, et al.. (2012). Stereospecific Formation of a Ternary Complex of (S)‐α,β‐Fluoromethylene‐dATP with DNA Pol β. ChemBioChem. 13(4). 528–530. 29 indexed citations
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Arora, Daleep K., et al.. (2012). Rab-geranylgeranyl transferase regulates glucose-stimulated insulin secretion from pancreatic β cells. Islets. 4(5). 354–358. 20 indexed citations
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Tian, Xiaolin, Ramon U. Jin, Andrew J. Bredemeyer, et al.. (2009). RAB26 and RAB3D Are Direct Transcriptional Targets of MIST1 That Regulate Exocrine Granule Maturation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 30(5). 1269–1284. 85 indexed citations
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Baron, Rudi, Richard Tavaré, Ana C. Figueiredo, et al.. (2008). Phosphonocarboxylates Inhibit the Second Geranylgeranyl Addition by Rab Geranylgeranyl Transferase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(11). 6861–6868. 46 indexed citations
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Ebetino, Frank H., B.L. Barnett, B. A. Kashemirov, et al.. (2006). Nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates of varying antiresorptive potency have been co-crystallized in farnesyl diphosphate synthase and modelled to understand the key structural features involved in enzyme inhibition.. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 21. 1 indexed citations
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Xia, Zhidao, Michelle A. Lawson, James T. Triffitt, et al.. (2006). A novel method to characterize relative mineral binding affinities of bisphosphonates and the structural requirements for binding by using ceramic hydroxyapatite column chromatography.. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 21. 1 indexed citations
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Eriksson, Ulrika, John M. Hilfinger, Jae‐Seung Kim, et al.. (2006). Synthesis and biological activation of an ethylene glycol-linked amino acid conjugate of cyclic cidofovir. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 17(3). 583–586. 14 indexed citations
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McKenna, Charles E., et al.. (2002). Carbonylbisphosphonate and (diazomethylene)bisphosphonate analogues of AZT 5′-diphosphate. Bioorganic Chemistry. 30(6). 383–395. 11 indexed citations
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McKenna, Charles E., et al.. (1992). .alpha.-Halo [(phenylphosphinyl)methyl]phosphonates as specific inhibitors of Na+-gradient-dependent Na+-phosphate cotransport across renal brush border membrane. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 35(26). 4885–4892. 8 indexed citations

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