David Hepworth

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
56 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

David Hepworth is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, David Hepworth has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Organic Chemistry, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in David Hepworth's work include Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (8 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (8 papers) and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (7 papers). David Hepworth is often cited by papers focused on Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (8 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (8 papers) and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (7 papers). David Hepworth collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Greece. David Hepworth's co-authors include K. C. Nicolaou, Elias A. Couladouros, Vassilios P. Papageorgiou, Andreana N. Assimopoulou, D.M. Bruce, R.N. Hobson, J.W. Farrent, Julian F. V. Vincent, G. Jeronimidis and Adrián César‐Razquin and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

David Hepworth

54 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Chemistry and Biology of Alkannin, Shikonin, and Related Naphthazarin Natural Products

1999 528 citations Vassilios P. Papageorgiou, Andreana N. Assimopoulou et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
A Call for Systematic Research on Solute Carriers

2015 423 citations Adrián César‐Razquin, Berend Snijder et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Hepworth United Kingdom	26	962	616	415	396	362	56	2.6k
Luı́s Gales Portugal	32	905 0.9×	381 0.6×	108 0.3×	307 0.8×	49 0.1×	112	2.8k
Liping Lin China	40	2.1k 2.2×	1.1k 1.8×	254 0.6×	332 0.8×	64 0.2×	177	4.4k
Xuan Huang China	40	2.3k 2.4×	743 1.2×	64 0.2×	139 0.4×	187 0.5×	119	4.4k
Rostyslav Stoika Ukraine	27	1.0k 1.1×	770 1.3×	74 0.2×	131 0.3×	53 0.1×	237	2.5k
Tadashi Okamoto Japan	34	1.4k 1.5×	1.4k 2.2×	23 0.1×	221 0.6×	215 0.6×	166	3.7k
Cheng‐Wei Lin Taiwan	39	1.7k 1.8×	181 0.3×	77 0.2×	197 0.5×	39 0.1×	99	3.6k
Rakesh Kumar Tiwari United States	37	1.9k 2.0×	1.7k 2.8×	105 0.3×	328 0.8×	65 0.2×	174	4.2k
Hideyuki Kurihara Japan	34	1.3k 1.3×	199 0.3×	40 0.1×	403 1.0×	391 1.1×	135	4.3k
Johnny Tang Hong Kong	35	2.0k 2.1×	543 0.9×	72 0.2×	240 0.6×	44 0.1×	128	4.4k
Xiaoqing Cai China	23	542 0.6×	256 0.4×	60 0.1×	94 0.2×	55 0.2×	61	1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by David Hepworth

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Hepworth

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Franková, Lenka, et al.. (2025). A unique Equisetum enzyme, hetero-trans-β-glucanase (HTG), enhances industrially and environmentally important cellulose-rich materials. Environmental Research. 277. 121558–121558.

Hepworth, David, et al.. (2024). Everyone can draw: An inclusive and transformative activity for conceptualization of topographic anatomy. Anatomical Sciences Education. 17(5). 1080–1096. 2 indexed citations

Farley, Kathleen A., Ye Che, Ricardo Lira, et al.. (2024). Cyclic Peptide C5aR1 Antagonist Design Using Solution Conformational Analysis Derived from Residual Dipolar Couplings. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 15(11). 2060–2066.

Maurer, Tristan S., Martin P. Edwards, David Hepworth, Patrick R. Verhoest, & Charlotte Allerton. (2021). Designing small molecules for therapeutic success: A contemporary perspective. Drug Discovery Today. 27(2). 538–546. 17 indexed citations

Huang, Bo, et al.. (2019). Novel engineered high performance sugar beetroot 2D nanoplatelet-cementitious composites. Construction and Building Materials. 202. 546–562. 7 indexed citations

Holland, Claire, Alixander Perzon, David Hepworth, et al.. (2018). Nanofibers Produced from Agro-Industrial Plant Waste Using Entirely Enzymatic Pretreatments. Biomacromolecules. 20(1). 443–453. 31 indexed citations

César‐Razquin, Adrián, Berend Snijder, Ruth Isserlin, et al.. (2015). A Call for Systematic Research on Solute Carriers. Cell. 162(3). 478–487. 423 indexed citations breakdown →

Withka, Jane M., David Hepworth, Thomas V. Magee, et al.. (2011). Design of a multi-purpose fragment screening library using molecular complexity and orthogonal diversity metrics. Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design. 25(7). 621–636. 38 indexed citations

Betts, Alison, et al.. (2010). Pharmacokinetics and elucidation of the rates and routes of N-glucuronidation of PF-592379, an oral dopamine 3 agonist in rat, dog, and human. Xenobiotica. 40(11). 730–742. 7 indexed citations

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Moss, Tom, et al.. (2008). Efficient base catalyzed alkylation reactions with aziridine electrophiles. Chemical Communications. 2474–2474. 13 indexed citations

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Middleton, Donald S., Mark D. Andrews, Paul A. Glossop, et al.. (2008). Designing rapid onset selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors. 2: Structure–activity relationships of substituted (aryl)benzylamines. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 18(14). 4018–4021. 8 indexed citations

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Ulvskov, Peter, Helle Wium, David Bruce, et al.. (2004). Biophysical consequences of remodeling the neutral side chains of rhamnogalacturonan�I in tubers of transgenic potatoes. Planta. 220(4). 609–620. 99 indexed citations

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Nicolaou, K. C., David Hepworth, N. Paul King, et al.. (2000). Total Synthesis of 16-Desmethylepothilone B, Epothilone B10, Epothilone F, and Related Side Chain Modified Epothilone B Analogues. Chemistry - A European Journal. 6(15). 2783–2800. 44 indexed citations

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Hepworth, David, R.N. Hobson, D.M. Bruce, & J.W. Farrent. (2000). The use of unretted hemp fibre in composite manufacture. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 31(11). 1279–1283. 121 indexed citations

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Hepworth, David, D.M. Bruce, Julian F. V. Vincent, & G. Jeronimidis. (2000). The manufacture and mechanical testing of thermosetting natural fibre composites. Journal of Materials Science. 35(2). 293–298. 73 indexed citations

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Hepworth, David. (2000). Measuring the Deformation of Cells within a Piece of Compressed Potato Tuber Tissue. Annals of Botany. 86(2). 287–292. 19 indexed citations

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Papageorgiou, Vassilios P., Andreana N. Assimopoulou, Elias A. Couladouros, David Hepworth, & K. C. Nicolaou. (1999). The Chemistry and Biology of Alkannin, Shikonin, and Related Naphthazarin Natural Products. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 38(3). 270–301. 528 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nicolaou, K. C., N. Paul King, M. Raymond V. Finlay, et al.. (1999). Total synthesis of Epothilone E and related side-chain modified analogues via a stille coupling based strategy1This paper is dedicated with admiration and respect to the memory of Sir Derek H. R. Barton.1. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 7(5). 665–697. 64 indexed citations

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Papageorgiou, Vassilios P., Andreana N. Assimopoulou, Elias A. Couladouros, David Hepworth, & K. C. Nicolaou. (1999). ChemInform Abstract: Chemistry and Biology of Alkannin, Shikonin, and Related Naphthazarin Natural Products. ChemInform. 30(19). 3 indexed citations

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Nicolaou, K. C. & David Hepworth. (1998). Concise and Efficient Total Syntheses of Alkannin and Shikonin. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 37(6). 839–841. 33 indexed citations

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