Chin W. Yong

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Chin W. Yong is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chin W. Yong has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Materials Chemistry, 12 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Chin W. Yong's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (8 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (6 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (5 papers). Chin W. Yong is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (8 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (6 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (5 papers). Chin W. Yong collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Singapore. Chin W. Yong's co-authors include William R. Smith, P. Mark Rodger, Richard W. Strange, S.S. Hasnain, C. Washington, Ilian T. Todorov, Michael E. Briggs, Stuart L. James, Andrew Stephenson and Tom Hasell and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Chemical Physics and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Chin W. Yong

42 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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DL_POLY: Application to molecular simulation

2002 531 citations William R. Smith, Chin W. Yong et al. Molecular Simulation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chin W. Yong United Kingdom	15	508	240	215	204	194	43	1.2k
Claudio Perego Switzerland	18	692 1.4×	167 0.7×	248 1.2×	210 1.0×	129 0.7×	41	1.4k
Deniz Erdemir United States	11	1.2k 2.3×	194 0.8×	155 0.7×	239 1.2×	80 0.4×	16	1.7k
Wei Qiu China	24	437 0.9×	304 1.3×	203 0.9×	137 0.7×	84 0.4×	70	1.5k
Haisheng Ren China	18	339 0.7×	202 0.8×	196 0.9×	138 0.7×	49 0.3×	60	1.0k
Adam A. L. Michalchuk∞ United Kingdom	26	1.1k 2.1×	207 0.9×	116 0.5×	174 0.9×	227 1.2×	70	1.8k
Patrice Bordat France	21	745 1.5×	389 1.6×	287 1.3×	259 1.3×	66 0.3×	51	1.7k
Alfred Y. Lee United States	14	1.3k 2.5×	197 0.8×	165 0.8×	302 1.5×	118 0.6×	33	1.9k
Larry W. Burggraf United States	25	446 0.9×	472 2.0×	92 0.4×	162 0.8×	294 1.5×	78	1.4k
Michaela Zamponi Germany	24	607 1.2×	236 1.0×	319 1.5×	158 0.8×	55 0.3×	71	1.3k
P. Verwer Netherlands	13	771 1.5×	189 0.8×	141 0.7×	91 0.4×	125 0.6×	30	1.3k

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Li, Jishan, Miao Li, Chin W. Yong, et al.. (2025). Reshaping UDP-binding pocket of bacterial sucrose synthase to improve efficiency of UDP-glucose production. Bioresource Technology. 427. 132396–132396. 2 indexed citations

Sen, Kakali, Marcus J. Edwards, You Lü, et al.. (2025). Double crossed? Structural and computational studies of an unusually crosslinked haem in Methylococcus capsulatus cytochrome P460. Chemical Science. 16(35). 16266–16283.

Lü, You, Kakali Sen, Jamal Abdul Nasir, et al.. (2023). Computational infrared and Raman spectra by hybrid QM/MM techniques: a study on molecular and catalytic material systems. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 381(2250). 20220234–20220234. 8 indexed citations

Yong, Chin W., et al.. (2023). Comparison between the intermolecular interactions in the liquid and solid forms of propellant 1,1,1,2 – Tetrafluoroethane. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 383. 121993–121993. 3 indexed citations

Yong, Chin W., et al.. (2023). Data on the intermolecular interactions of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane liquids from molecular dynamics simulations. Data in Brief. 50. 109485–109485. 1 indexed citations

Buda, Corneliu, Glenn J. Sunley, Ilian T. Todorov, et al.. (2023). Interactive molecular dynamics in virtual reality for modelling materials and catalysts. Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling. 125. 108606–108606. 6 indexed citations

Kong, Linghan, et al.. (2022). Cellulose Iβ microfibril interaction with pristine graphene in water: Effects of amphiphilicity by molecular simulation. Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling. 118. 108336–108336. 7 indexed citations

Silverwood, Ian P., Chin W. Yong, Paul Collier, et al.. (2022). Combining quasielastic neutron scattering and molecular dynamics to study methane motions in ZSM-5. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 157(18). 184702–184702. 4 indexed citations

Yong, Chin W., et al.. (2022). Atomic-scale interactions between quorum sensing autoinducer molecules and the mucoid P. aeruginosa exopolysaccharide matrix. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 7724–7724. 6 indexed citations

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Yong, Chin W., et al.. (2022). Polyguluronate simulations shed light onto the therapeutic action of OligoG CF-5/20. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 72. 116945–116945. 4 indexed citations

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Guo, Mingxia, Ian Rosbottom, Lina Zhou, et al.. (2021). Triglycine (GGG) Adopts a Polyproline II (pPII) Conformation in Its Hydrated Crystal Form: Revealing the Role of Water in Peptide Crystallization. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 12(34). 8416–8422. 10 indexed citations

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Grant, James P., et al.. (2019). Molecular simulation of hydrogen storage and transport in cellulose. Molecular Simulation. 47(2-3). 170–179. 14 indexed citations

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Sen, Kakali, Michael A. Hough, Richard W. Strange, Chin W. Yong, & Thomas W. Keal. (2018). A QM/MM Study of Nitrite Binding Modes in a Three-Domain Heme-Cu Nitrite Reductase. Molecules. 23(11). 2997–2997. 4 indexed citations

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Sen, Kakali, Sam Horrell, Demet Kekilli, et al.. (2017). Active-site protein dynamics and solvent accessibility in nativeAchromobacter cycloclastescopper nitrite reductase. IUCrJ. 4(4). 495–505. 10 indexed citations

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Yong, Chin W.. (2014). Study of interactions between polymer nanoparticles and cell membranes at atomistic levels. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 370(1661). 20140036–20140036. 20 indexed citations

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Yong, Chin W., et al.. (2009). Assessment of long-term molecular dynamics calculations with experimental information on protein shape from X-ray scattering – SOD1 as a case study. Chemical Physics Letters. 481(1-3). 112–117. 5 indexed citations

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Yong, Chin W., William R. Smith, Aman Dhir, & K. Kendall. (2007). Transition from elastic to plastic deformation as asperity contact size is increased. Tribology Letters. 26(3). 235–238. 4 indexed citations

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Yong, Chin W., C. Washington, & William R. Smith. (2007). Structural Behaviour of 2-Hydroxypropyl-β-Cyclodextrin in Water: Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies. Pharmaceutical Research. 25(5). 1092–1099. 57 indexed citations

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Yong, Chin W. & Paul G. Higgs. (1999). Chain Orientation in Polymer Networks: Computer Simulations Using the Bond Fluctuation Model. Macromolecules. 32(15). 5062–5071. 17 indexed citations

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Rubio, Ana M., Juan J. Freire, Julian H. R. Clarke, Chin W. Yong, & Marvin Bishop. (1995). Characterization of the theta state and transition curves of off-lattice three dimensional chains. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 102(5). 2277–2281. 19 indexed citations

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