Charles R. Watts

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Charles R. Watts is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles R. Watts has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Organic Chemistry and 4 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Charles R. Watts's work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (7 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (3 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (3 papers). Charles R. Watts is often cited by papers focused on Protein Structure and Dynamics (7 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (3 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (3 papers). Charles R. Watts collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Charles R. Watts's co-authors include K. N. Houk, L. J. Luskus, Joyner Sims, Sándor Lovas, Deborah A. Kallick, C.Y. Li, Richard F. Murphy, Paul W. Sperduto, Terry W. Hood and Christina Maria Sperduto and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Journal of neurosurgery.

In The Last Decade

Charles R. Watts

25 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Origin of reactivity, reg... 1973 2026 1990 2008 1973 200 400 600
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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. Origin of reactivity, regioselectivity, and periselectivity in 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions
    1973 645 citations K. N. Houk, Joyner Sims et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles R. Watts United States 14 727 403 136 123 104 26 1.3k
Jan Čejka Czechia 19 350 0.5× 261 0.6× 77 0.6× 61 0.5× 78 0.8× 120 1.3k
Arlindo L. Castelhano United States 22 546 0.8× 494 1.2× 56 0.4× 61 0.5× 211 2.0× 36 1.2k
Kunihiro Ninomiya Japan 10 1.0k 1.4× 786 2.0× 65 0.5× 46 0.4× 128 1.2× 16 1.8k
Jan Scicinski United States 23 655 0.9× 641 1.6× 43 0.3× 84 0.7× 115 1.1× 52 1.4k
S. W. BALDWIN United States 20 743 1.0× 238 0.6× 108 0.8× 282 2.3× 69 0.7× 55 1.5k
Jordi Teixidó Spain 22 662 0.9× 507 1.3× 22 0.2× 280 2.3× 142 1.4× 111 1.6k
C. E. Smithen United Kingdom 12 197 0.3× 306 0.8× 107 0.8× 168 1.4× 85 0.8× 21 939
Hiroshi Akimoto Japan 17 281 0.4× 314 0.8× 23 0.2× 54 0.4× 59 0.6× 76 902
Dieter Dorsch Germany 18 368 0.5× 381 0.9× 14 0.1× 79 0.6× 91 0.9× 40 950
Leslie W.‐M. Fung United States 23 176 0.2× 712 1.8× 60 0.4× 83 0.7× 19 0.2× 65 1.4k

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All Works

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Lovas, Sándor, et al.. (2019). Conformation and Domain Movement Analysis of Human Matrix Metalloproteinase-2: Role of Associated Zn2+ and Ca2+ Ions. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(17). 4194–4194. 7 indexed citations
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Gregory, Andrew, et al.. (2019). Effects of Selective Substitution of Cysteine Residues on the Conformational Properties of Chlorotoxin Explored by Molecular Dynamics Simulations. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(6). 1261–1261. 6 indexed citations
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Kerezoudis, Panagiotis, et al.. (2018). Diagnosis and Treatment of Isolated Cerebral Mucormycosis: Patient-Level Data Meta-Analysis and Mayo Clinic Experience. World Neurosurgery. 123. 425–434.e5. 24 indexed citations
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Watts, Charles R., et al.. (2017). Effects of force fields on the conformational and dynamic properties of amyloid β(1‐40) dimer explored by replica exchange molecular dynamics simulations. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 86(3). 279–300. 19 indexed citations
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Watts, Charles R., et al.. (2016). Sedation and Analgesia in Neurosurgery/Neurocritical Care. Contemporary Neurosurgery. 38(13). 1–6. 3 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Yoichi, Jianling Yuan, Matthew A. Hunt, et al.. (2013). Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery for renal cell carcinoma and melanoma brain metastases-comparison of dose response.. PubMed. 2(3). 193–207. 5 indexed citations
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Skarda, David E., et al.. (2008). Aggressive Red Blood Cell Transfusion: No Association with Improved Outcomes for Victims of Isolated Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurocritical Care. 8(3). 337–343. 54 indexed citations
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Watts, Charles R., Mihaly Mezei, Richard F. Murphy, & Sándor Lovas. (2001). Conformational Space Comparison of GnRH and lGnRH-III using Molecular Dynamics, Cluster Analysis and Monte Carlo Thermodynamic Integration. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 18(5). 733–748. 15 indexed citations
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Watts, Charles R., et al.. (2001). Significance of aromatic‐backbone amide interactions in protein structure. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 43(4). 373–381. 84 indexed citations
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Watts, Charles R., Gergely Tóth, Richard F. Murphy, & Sándor Lovas. (2001). Domain movement in the epidermal growth factor family of peptides. Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM. 535(1-3). 171–182. 6 indexed citations
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Kallick, Deborah A., et al.. (1995). The Use of Dodecylphosphocholine Micelles in Solution NMR. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Series B. 109(1). 60–65. 130 indexed citations
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Watts, Charles R., Sean M. Kerwin, George L. Kenyon, Irwin D. Kuntz, & Deborah A. Kallick. (1995). Rationally Designed N,N'-Bis[(N-p-guanidinobenzyl-N-methyl)aminocarbonyl]-1,3-diaminobenzene , "BIGBEN", Binds to the Minor Groove of d(CGCGAATTCGCG)2 as Determined by Two-Dimensional Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 117(40). 9941–9950. 14 indexed citations
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Watts, Charles R., et al.. (1995). Structure of Leu5-enkephalin bound to a model membrane as determined by high-resolution NMR. Letters in Peptide Science. 2(2). 59–70. 15 indexed citations
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Mukherjee, Debabrata, Charles R. Watts, & K. N. Houk. (1978). Periselectivity in the [4 + 2] and [6 + 4] cycloadditions of diphenylnitrilimine to tropone. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 43(5). 817–821. 36 indexed citations
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Watts, Charles R.. (1977). Disseminated intravascular coagulation.. PubMed. 8(4). 258–62. 12 indexed citations
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Watts, Charles R.. (1976). The management of intracranial calcified subdural hematomas.. PubMed. 6(4). 247–50. 21 indexed citations
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Houk, K. N., Joyner Sims, Charles R. Watts, & L. J. Luskus. (1973). Origin of reactivity, regioselectivity, and periselectivity in 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 95(22). 7301–7315. 645 indexed citations breakdown →
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Houk, K. N. & Charles R. Watts. (1970). Cycloadditions of tropone and diphenylnitrileimine: A [6+4] 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition. Tetrahedron Letters. 11(46). 4025–4027. 27 indexed citations

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