David C. Spellmeyer

17.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
43 papers, 14.9k citations indexed

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David C. Spellmeyer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, David C. Spellmeyer has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 14.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Organic Chemistry and 6 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in David C. Spellmeyer's work include Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (7 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (6 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (4 papers). David C. Spellmeyer is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (7 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (6 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (4 papers). David C. Spellmeyer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Hungary. David C. Spellmeyer's co-authors include Peter A. Kollman, Wendy D. Cornell, Kenneth M. Merz, Thomas Fox, Christopher I. Bayly, David M. Ferguson, Piotr Cieplak, James W. Caldwell, Ian R. Gould and K. N. Houk and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

David C. Spellmeyer

43 papers receiving 14.5k citations

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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.

A Second Generation Force Field for the Simulation of Proteins, Nucleic Acids, and Organic Molecules

1995 11.3k citations Wendy D. Cornell, Piotr Cieplak et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Energy component analysis for dilute aqueous solutions of lithium(1+), sodium(1+), fluoride(1-), and chloride(1-) ions

1984 545 citations David C. Spellmeyer, William L. Jorgensen et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Force-field model for intramolecular radical additions

1987 458 citations David C. Spellmeyer, K. N. Houk The Journal of Organic Chemistry profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David C. Spellmeyer United States	26	8.3k	3.0k	3.0k	2.9k	1.7k	43	14.9k
Hsing Lee United States	7	10.3k 1.2×	2.5k 0.8×	3.5k 1.2×	3.6k 1.2×	1.6k 0.9×	8	19.2k
George B. Benedek United States	72	8.5k 1.0×	2.9k 1.0×	3.9k 1.3×	2.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	188	18.6k
Thomas Fox Germany	28	9.2k 1.1×	1.9k 0.6×	3.4k 1.1×	3.0k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	56	15.1k
J. G. E. M. Fraaije Netherlands	26	9.0k 1.1×	2.7k 0.9×	4.3k 1.4×	2.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	84	17.4k
Romain M. Wolf Switzerland	26	9.9k 1.2×	2.9k 1.0×	3.1k 1.0×	1.8k 0.6×	1.8k 1.0×	57	18.1k
Henk Bekker Netherlands	11	9.0k 1.1×	1.9k 0.6×	2.5k 0.8×	1.9k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	20	15.5k
S. Swaminathan United States	30	11.7k 1.4×	1.7k 0.6×	3.2k 1.1×	2.5k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	54	16.8k
Barry D. Olafson United States	10	10.2k 1.2×	1.9k 0.6×	6.0k 2.0×	3.1k 1.1×	2.0k 1.2×	13	19.3k
Ulrich Essmann United States	15	10.4k 1.3×	2.4k 0.8×	5.2k 1.7×	4.4k 1.5×	1.6k 1.0×	17	21.2k
U. Chandra Singh United States	28	5.6k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	2.1k 0.7×	2.8k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	65	10.3k

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Longo, Diane, Jason Ptacek, Santosh Putta, et al.. (2014). High-dimensional analysis of the aging immune system: Verification of age-associated differences in immune signaling responses in healthy donors. Journal of Translational Medicine. 12(1). 178–178. 5 indexed citations

Cesano, Alessandra & David C. Spellmeyer. (2013). Immune System Functional Pathway Analysis Using Single Cell Network Profiling (SCNP): A Novel Tool in Cancer Immunotherapy. Methods in molecular biology. 1102. 583–599. 4 indexed citations

Cesano, Alessandra, David B. Rosen, Santosh Putta, et al.. (2012). Functional pathway analysis in acute myeloid leukemia using single cell network profiling assay: Effect of specimen source (bone marrow or peripheral blood) on assay readouts. Cytometry Part B Clinical Cytometry. 82B(3). 158–172. 23 indexed citations

Cesano, Alessandra, Cheryl L. Willman, Kenneth J. Kopecky, et al.. (2012). Single-Cell Network Profiling (SCNP)-Based Classifier to Predict Response to Induction Therapy in Elderly Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML): Validation in Two Independent Sample Sets From ECOG and SWOG Trials.. Blood. 120(21). 2489–2489. 1 indexed citations

Kornblau, Steven M., Mark D. Minden, David B. Rosen, et al.. (2010). Dynamic Single-Cell Network Profiles in Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Are Associated with Patient Response to Standard Induction Therapy. Clinical Cancer Research. 16(14). 3721–3733. 46 indexed citations

Spellmeyer, David C.. (2003). Textbook of Drug Design and Discovery. Drug Discovery Today. 8(10). 443–444. 15 indexed citations

Bradley, Erin K., Paul Beroza, Julie E. Penzotti, et al.. (2000). A Rapid Computational Method for Lead Evolution: Description and Application to α₁-Adrenergic Antagonists. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 43(14). 2770–2774. 46 indexed citations

Spellmeyer, David C., Alex K. Wong, Michael J. Bower, & Jeffrey M. Blaney. (1997). Conformational analysis using distance geometry methods. Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling. 15(1). 18–36. 68 indexed citations

Hancock, Arthur A., C R Vitt, Sheila M. Knepper, et al.. (1996). Pharmacologic characterization of CHIR 2279, an N-substituted glycine peptoid with high-affinity binding for alpha 1-adrenoceptors.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 277(2). 885–899. 35 indexed citations

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Cornell, Wendy D., Piotr Cieplak, Christopher I. Bayly, et al.. (1996). A Second Generation Force Field for the Simulation of Proteins, Nucleic Acids, and Organic Molecules J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 5179−5197. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 118(9). 2309–2309. 488 indexed citations

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Cornell, Wendy D., Piotr Cieplak, Christopher I. Bayly, et al.. (1995). A Second Generation Force Field for the Simulation of Proteins, Nucleic Acids, and Organic Molecules. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 117(19). 5179–5197. 11318 indexed citations breakdown →

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Martin, Éric, Jeffrey M. Blaney, Michael A. Siani, et al.. (1995). Measuring Diversity: Experimental Design of Combinatorial Libraries for Drug Discovery. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 38(9). 1431–1436. 211 indexed citations

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Bradley, Erin K., Simon C. Ng, Reyna J. Simon, & David C. Spellmeyer. (1994). Synthesis, molecular modelling, and NMR structure determination of four cyclic peptide antagonists of endothelin. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 2(4). 279–296. 5 indexed citations

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Spellmeyer, David C. & William C. Swope. (1993). The effect of workstation technology on methods in drug design and discovery. Perspectives in Drug Discovery and Design. 1(2). 359–370. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Yaxiong, David C. Spellmeyer, David A. Pearlman, & Peter A. Kollman. (1992). Simulation of the solvation free energies for methane, ethane, and propane and corresponding amino acid dipeptides: a critical test of the bond-PMF correction, a new set of hydrocarbon parameters, and the gas phase-water hydrophobicity scale. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 114(17). 6798–6801. 105 indexed citations

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Spellmeyer, David C., et al.. (1989). Experimental and theoretical studies of substituent effects on an orbital-symmetry-forbidden electrocyclization. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 111(14). 5356–5367. 22 indexed citations

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Houk, K. N., et al.. (1988). Electronic control of the stereoselectivities of electrocyclic reactions of cyclobutenes against incredible steric odds. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 53(9). 2125–2127. 58 indexed citations

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Spellmeyer, David C. & K. N. Houk. (1987). Force-field model for intramolecular radical additions. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 52(6). 959–974. 458 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chandrasekhar, J., David C. Spellmeyer, & William L. Jorgensen. (1984). Energy component analysis for dilute aqueous solutions of Li+, Na+F−, and Cl− ions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 106(4). 903–910. 35 indexed citations

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Houk, K. N., Nelson G. Rondan, Frank K. Brown, et al.. (1983). Electronic origins and consequences of pyramidalization of asymmetric alkenes in ground and triplet excited states. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 105(19). 5980–5988. 72 indexed citations

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