Derek McPhee

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Derek McPhee is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek McPhee has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Organic Chemistry, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Derek McPhee's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (6 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (5 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (3 papers). Derek McPhee is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (6 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (5 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (3 papers). Derek McPhee collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, China and United States. Derek McPhee's co-authors include D. Griller, D. D. M. Wayner, Christopher J. Paddon, Michael D. Leavell, Frank X. Woolard, Jay D. Keasling, Neil S. Renninger, Kirsten R. Benjamin, Jack D. Newman and Rika Regentin and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Organic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Derek McPhee

27 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Production of amorphadiene in yeast, and its conversion to dihydroartemisinic acid, precursor to the antimalarial agent artemisinin

2012 551 citations Patrick J. Westfall, Douglas J. Pitera et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Oxidation and reduction potentials of transient free radicals

1988 452 citations D. D. M. Wayner, Derek McPhee et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Derek McPhee Switzerland	10	825	494	265	129	128	28	1.5k
Aaron B. Beeler United States	24	583 0.7×	1.2k 2.4×	128 0.5×	63 0.5×	169 1.3×	59	1.7k
J. Rúben Gómez Castellanos United Kingdom	12	637 0.8×	245 0.5×	141 0.5×	87 0.7×	137 1.1×	17	1.0k
Д. В. Корчагина Russia	25	831 1.0×	1.1k 2.2×	333 1.3×	84 0.7×	117 0.9×	183	2.1k
Sachihiko Isoe Japan	26	365 0.4×	1.3k 2.6×	99 0.4×	57 0.4×	53 0.4×	94	1.9k
Horacio F. Olivo United States	23	660 0.8×	1.2k 2.4×	152 0.6×	151 1.2×	69 0.5×	75	1.6k
Tsutomu Inokuchi Japan	26	629 0.8×	1.7k 3.3×	295 1.1×	63 0.5×	56 0.4×	117	2.1k
Kiyoharu Nishide Japan	27	572 0.7×	1.7k 3.4×	169 0.6×	175 1.4×	104 0.8×	103	2.1k
Hans‐Josef Altenbach Germany	27	535 0.6×	1.2k 2.3×	242 0.9×	42 0.3×	38 0.3×	79	1.7k
Giancarlo Fantin Italy	26	905 1.1×	1.1k 2.3×	112 0.4×	125 1.0×	148 1.2×	130	2.0k
Indrapal Singh Aidhen India	18	301 0.4×	624 1.3×	88 0.3×	50 0.4×	44 0.3×	84	1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Derek McPhee

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derek McPhee

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All Works

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Kung, Stephanie H., et al.. (2018). Approaches and Recent Developments for the Commercial Production of Semi-synthetic Artemisinin. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 87–87. 66 indexed citations

Singh, Dharmendra, Derek McPhee, Christopher J. Paddon, et al.. (2017). Amalgamation of Synthetic Biology and Chemistry for High-Throughput Nonconventional Synthesis of the Antimalarial Drug Artemisinin. Organic Process Research & Development. 21(4). 551–558. 21 indexed citations

Benjamin, Kirsten R., et al.. (2016). Developing Commercial Production of Semi-Synthetic Artemisinin, and of β-Farnesene, an Isoprenoid Produced by Fermentation of Brazilian Sugar. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society. 34 indexed citations

Leavell, Michael D., Derek McPhee, & Christopher J. Paddon. (2015). Developing fermentative terpenoid production for commercial usage. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 37. 114–119. 96 indexed citations

McPhee, Derek, et al.. (2015). In conclusion, something to chew on: native plant foods of the Gold Coast. CSIRO Publishing eBooks. 183–192. 1 indexed citations

Westfall, Patrick J., Douglas J. Pitera, Diana G. Eng, et al.. (2012). Production of amorphadiene in yeast, and its conversion to dihydroartemisinic acid, precursor to the antimalarial agent artemisinin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(3). 551 indexed citations breakdown →

Dietrich, Jeffrey A., Yasuo Yoshikuni, Karl J. Fisher, et al.. (2009). A Novel Semi-biosynthetic Route for Artemisinin Production Using Engineered Substrate-Promiscuous P450 _BM3. ACS Chemical Biology. 4(4). 261–267. 150 indexed citations

McPhee, Derek & Shu‐Kun Lin. (2008). 2007 – An Excellent Year for Molecules and a Look Forward to 2008. Molecules. 13(1). 1–2. 5 indexed citations

Lin, Shu‐Kun & Derek McPhee. (2007). Citation of Two Retracted Papers Shows Both the Impact Advantage and an Unintended Consequence of Open Access. Molecules. 12(9). 2190–2192. 2 indexed citations

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Lin, Shu‐Kun & Derek McPhee. (2003). Marine Drugs -A New International Journal. Marine Drugs. 1(1). 1–2. 3 indexed citations

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Lin, Shu‐Kun & Derek McPhee. (2003). Special Issue: Selected Papers from the International Symposium on Frontiers in Molecular Science (ISFMS 2002). Molecules. 8(1). 1–1. 5 indexed citations

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Muguet, Francis F., Shu‐Kun Lin, & Derek McPhee. (2002). New Development: A Printed Edition. Molecules. 7(12). 858–860. 1 indexed citations

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McPhee, Derek, et al.. (1993). Convenient Preparation of Dialkyl Diselenides: A Large Scale Synthesis ofbis-(2-Hydroxyethyl) Diselenide. Synthetic Communications. 23(2). 195–199. 4 indexed citations

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Tanner, Dennis D., et al.. (1990). The mechanism of the radical chain transformation of nitroalkanes to alkanes using triaryl- or trialkyltin hydrides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 55(10). 3321–3325. 8 indexed citations

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McPhee, Derek, Mylène Campredon, M. Lesage, & D. Griller. (1990). ChemInform Abstract: Reactions of the tert.‐Butylthiyl Radical with Organometallic Compounds and Alkenes.. ChemInform. 21(1). 1 indexed citations

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McPhee, Derek, et al.. (1988). Azomethine Ylide Precursors: A Simple Route to N-(Trimethylsilylmethyl) Imines¹. Synthetic Communications. 18(16-17). 1975–1978. 8 indexed citations

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Wayner, D. D. M., Derek McPhee, & D. Griller. (1988). Oxidation and reduction potentials of transient free radicals. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 110(1). 132–137. 452 indexed citations breakdown →

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Back, Thomas G. & Derek McPhee. (1984). A caveat concerning the use of N-(phenylseleno)phthalimide and tri-n-butylphosphine for the conversion of alcohols to selenides. Formation of 3-phthalimido derivatives from an allylic 3-sterol. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 49(20). 3842–3843. 10 indexed citations

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Back, Thomas G., et al.. (1982). Studies of enamidic .DELTA.5-4-azasteroidal selenoxides: preparation, Pummerer reactions, configurational stability, and conversion to carbinol amides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 47(17). 3283–3289. 20 indexed citations

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McPhee, Derek, et al.. (1981). ChemInform Abstract: PREPARATION OF POLYFUNCTIONAL FURANIC DERIVATIVES FROM TRIOSES. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 12(43). 1 indexed citations

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