David S. Goodsell

65.8k total citations · 13 hit papers
290 papers, 47.0k citations indexed

About

David S. Goodsell is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, David S. Goodsell has authored 290 papers receiving a total of 47.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 175 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Materials Chemistry and 31 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in David S. Goodsell's work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (52 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (32 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (27 papers). David S. Goodsell is often cited by papers focused on Protein Structure and Dynamics (52 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (32 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (27 papers). David S. Goodsell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Italy. David S. Goodsell's co-authors include Arthur J. Olson, Garrett M. Morris, Ruth Huey, Richard K. Belew, Michel F. Sanner, William Lindstrom, William E. Hart, Richard E. Dickerson, Stefano Forli and Mary L. Kopka and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

David S. Goodsell

273 papers receiving 46.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

AutoDock4 and AutoDockTools4: Automated docking with selective receptor flexibility

2009 19.0k citations Garrett M. Morris, Ruth Huey et al. Journal of Computational Chemistry profile →
Automated docking using a Lamarckian genetic algorithm and an empirical binding free energy function

1998 9.3k citations Garrett M. Morris, David S. Goodsell et al. Journal of Computational Chemistry profile →
A semiempirical free energy force field with charge‐based desolvation

2007 1.8k citations Ruth Huey, Garrett M. Morris et al. Journal of Computational Chemistry profile →
Computational protein–ligand docking and virtual drug screening with the AutoDock suite

2016 1.7k citations Stefano Forli, Ruth Huey et al. profile →
Automated docking of flexible ligands: Applications of autodock

1996 1.3k citations David S. Goodsell, Garrett M. Morris et al. profile →
Automated docking of substrates to proteins by simulated annealing

1990 967 citations David S. Goodsell, Arthur J. Olson profile →
Distributed automated docking of flexible ligands to proteins: Parallel applications of AutoDock 2.4

1996 879 citations Garrett M. Morris, David S. Goodsell et al. profile →
Structural Symmetry and Protein Function

2000 733 citations David S. Goodsell, Arthur J. Olson profile →
The molecular origin of DNA-drug specificity in netropsin and distamycin.

1985 697 citations Mary L. Kopka, David S. Goodsell et al. profile →
Virtual screening with AutoDock: theory and practice

2010 528 citations Stefano Forli, David S. Goodsell et al. profile →
The RCSB Protein Data Bank: redesigned web site and web services

2010 516 citations David S. Goodsell, John Westbrook et al. profile →
AutoDockFR: Advances in Protein-Ligand Docking with Explicitly Specified Binding Site Flexibility

2015 431 citations Stefano Forli, David S. Goodsell et al. profile →
Moltemplate: A Tool for Coarse-Grained Modeling of Complex Biological Matter and Soft Condensed Matter Physics

2021 339 citations David Stelter, Shyam M. Saladi et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David S. Goodsell

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Visualizing and analyzing 3D biomolecular structures using Mol* at RCSB.org: Influenza A H5N1 virus proteome case study 2025 ·Protein Science ·Sebastian Bittrich, Alexander Rose, David Sehnal, José M. Duarte, Yana Rose, Joan Segura, (unknown), Brinda Vallat, Chenghua Shao, Charmi Bhikadiya, Jesse Liang, Mark Ma, David S. Goodsell, S.K. Burley, Shuchismita Dutta	1
2	Advances in structural science: Education, outreach, and research applications 2025 ·Structural Dynamics ·Charles Bou‐Nader, Jamaine Davis, Louise N. Dawe, David S. Goodsell, James A. Kaduk, Bart Kahr, Helen E. Maynard‐Casely, Brandon Q. Mercado, Beata E. Mierzwa, (unknown), Allen G. Oliver, Christine Zardecki, Shao‐Liang Zheng	2
3	Mesoscale explorer: Visual exploration of large‐scale molecular models 2024 ·Protein Science ·Alexander Rose, David Sehnal, David S. Goodsell, Ludovic Autin	1
4	Integrative visualization of the molecular structure of a cellular microdomain 2023 ·Protein Science ·David S. Goodsell, Keren Lasker	3
5	Integrative structural modelling and visualisation of a cellular organelle 2022 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Ludovic Autin, Brett A. Barbaro, (unknown), Axel Ekman, (unknown), Arthur J. Olson, David S. Goodsell	7
6	Seeing the PDB 2021 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Jane S. Richardson, David Richardson, David S. Goodsell	12
7	Moltemplate: A Tool for Coarse-Grained Modeling of Complex Biological Matter and Soft Condensed Matter Physics breakdown → 2021 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·(unknown), David Stelter, (unknown), Shyam M. Saladi, Otello Maria Roscioni, Matteo Ricci, Ludovic Autin, Martina Maritan, Saeed Momeni Bashusqeh, T. Keyes, Remus T. Dame, Joan–Emma Shea, Grant J. Jensen, David S. Goodsell	339
8	TheAutoDocksuite at 30 2020 ·Protein Science ·David S. Goodsell, Michel F. Sanner, Arthur J. Olson, Stefano Forli	141
9	RCSB Protein Data Bank: Enabling biomedical research and drug discovery 2019 ·Protein Science ·David S. Goodsell, Christine Zardecki, Luigi Di Costanzo, José M. Duarte, Brian P. Hudson, Irina Persikova, Joan Segura, Chenghua Shao, Maria Voigt, John Westbrook, Jasmine Young, S.K. Burley	233
10	Parallel Generation and Visualization of Bacterial Genome Structures 2019 ·Computer Graphics Forum ·(unknown), (unknown), Ludovic Autin, David S. Goodsell, Arthur J. Olson, Eduard Gröller, Ivan Viola	5
11	The future of HIV-1 therapeutics : resistance is futile? 2015 ·Springer eBooks ·Bruce E. Torbett, David S. Goodsell, Douglas D. Richman	2
12	Machinery of Life 2009 ·Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)) ·David S. Goodsell	118
13	AutoDock4 and AutoDockTools4: Automated docking with selective receptor flexibility breakdown → 2009 ·Journal of Computational Chemistry ·Garrett M. Morris, Ruth Huey, William Lindstrom, Michel F. Sanner, Richard K. Belew, David S. Goodsell, Arthur J. Olson	19046
14	The Molecular Perspective: Epidermal Growth Factor 2003 ·The Oncologist ·David S. Goodsell	18
15	Rapid Diversity‐Oriented Synthesis in Microtiter Plates for In Situ Screening of HIV Protease Inhibitors 2003 ·ChemBioChem ·Ashraf Brik, John Muldoon, Ying‐Chuan Lin, John H. Elder, David S. Goodsell, Arthur J. Olson, Valery V. Fokin, (unknown), Chi‐Huey Wong	133
16	The Molecular Perspective: Cadherin 2002 ·The Oncologist ·David S. Goodsell	16
17	Biomolecules and Nanotechnology 2000 ·American Scientist ·David S. Goodsell	5
18	The Molecular Perspective: Cyclooxygenase-2 2000 ·The Oncologist ·David S. Goodsell	17
19	Structure of a dicationic monoimidazole lexitropsin bound to DNA 1995 ·Biochemistry ·David S. Goodsell, Ho Leung Ng, Mary L. Kopka, J. W. LOWN, Richard E. Dickerson	25
20	A Look Inside the Living Cell 1992 ·American Scientist ·David S. Goodsell	17

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