David Weininger

9.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
11 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

David Weininger is a scholar working on Computational Theory and Mathematics, Molecular Biology and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, David Weininger has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in David Weininger's work include Computational Drug Discovery Methods (7 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (5 papers) and History and advancements in chemistry (3 papers). David Weininger is often cited by papers focused on Computational Drug Discovery Methods (7 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (5 papers) and History and advancements in chemistry (3 papers). David Weininger collaborates with scholars based in United States. David Weininger's co-authors include J. L. Weininger, Yvonne C. Martin, John H. Van Drie, Corwin Hansch, David Hoekman, Albert J. Leo, Cynthia Dias Selassie, Jeremy J. Yang, Christine Humblet and Jeffrey M. Blaney and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design and Progress in clinical and biological research.

In The Last Decade

David Weininger

11 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

SMILES, a chemical language and information system. 1. In... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 1989 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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.

  1. SMILES, a chemical language and information system. 1. Introduction to methodology and encoding rules
    1988 4.8k citations David Weininger Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences profile →
  2. SMILES. 2. Algorithm for generation of unique SMILES notation
    1989 907 citations David Weininger, J. L. Weininger et al. Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Weininger United States 9 4.2k 3.1k 2.6k 812 660 11 6.4k
David Rogers United States 23 4.1k 1.0× 3.0k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 616 0.8× 658 1.0× 123 7.3k
Alexandre Varnek France 41 5.1k 1.2× 3.1k 1.0× 2.6k 1.0× 936 1.2× 1.2k 1.8× 221 7.9k
Ola Engkvist Sweden 43 5.3k 1.3× 4.2k 1.4× 3.5k 1.4× 630 0.8× 590 0.9× 166 8.5k
Igor I. Baskin Russia 30 3.0k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 563 0.7× 713 1.1× 145 4.7k
Denis Fourches United States 36 4.2k 1.0× 2.8k 0.9× 2.1k 0.8× 576 0.7× 838 1.3× 91 7.3k
Mathew Hahn United States 6 3.3k 0.8× 2.4k 0.8× 1.7k 0.7× 378 0.5× 343 0.5× 7 4.4k
John B. O. Mitchell United Kingdom 39 2.4k 0.6× 3.1k 1.0× 1.8k 0.7× 785 1.0× 747 1.1× 124 5.8k
Yvonne C. Martin United States 32 4.7k 1.1× 4.0k 1.3× 959 0.4× 1.1k 1.3× 1.9k 2.9× 101 7.7k
Ulf Norinder Sweden 41 2.4k 0.6× 2.0k 0.6× 882 0.3× 943 1.2× 777 1.2× 174 5.7k
Gerald M. Maggiora United States 40 2.2k 0.5× 2.9k 0.9× 1.2k 0.5× 854 1.1× 822 1.2× 143 5.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Weininger

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Weininger

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All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Hansch, Corwin, David Hoekman, Albert J. Leo, David Weininger, & Cynthia Dias Selassie. (2002). Chem-Bioinformatics:  Comparative QSAR at the Interface between Chemistry and Biology. Chemical Reviews. 102(3). 783–812. 168 indexed citations
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Weininger, David, et al.. (1996). Stigmata:  An Algorithm To Determine Structural Commonalities in Diverse Datasets. Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences. 36(4). 862–871. 142 indexed citations
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Siani, Michael A., David Weininger, Craig A. James, & Jeffrey M. Blaney. (1995). CHORTLES: A Method for Representing Oligomeric and Template-Based Mixtures. Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences. 35(6). 1026–1033. 21 indexed citations
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Siani, Michael A., David Weininger, & Jeffrey M. Blaney. (1994). CHUCKLES: A method for representing and searching peptide and peptoid sequences on both monomer and atomic levels. Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences. 34(3). 588–593. 39 indexed citations
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Siani, Michael A., David Weininger, & Jeffrey M. Blaney. (1994). ChemInform Abstract: CHUCKLES: A Method for Representing and Searching Peptide and Peptoid Sequences on Both Monomer and Atomic Levels.. ChemInform. 25(41). 1 indexed citations
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Weininger, David. (1990). SMILES. 3. DEPICT. Graphical depiction of chemical structures. Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences. 30(3). 237–243. 239 indexed citations
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Drie, John H. Van, David Weininger, & Yvonne C. Martin. (1989). ALADDIN: An integrated tool for computer-assisted molecular design and pharmacophore recognition from geometric, steric, and substructure searching of three-dimensional molecular structures. Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design. 3(3). 225–251. 117 indexed citations
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Weininger, David, et al.. (1989). Strategies in drug design based on 3D-structures of ligands.. Progress in clinical and biological research. 291. 177–81. 2 indexed citations
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Weininger, David, et al.. (1989). SMILES. 2. Algorithm for generation of unique SMILES notation. Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences. 29(2). 97–101. 907 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weininger, David. (1988). SMILES, a chemical language and information system. 1. Introduction to methodology and encoding rules. Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences. 28(1). 31–36. 4775 indexed citations breakdown →

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