D.X. West

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
305 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

D.X. West is a scholar working on Oncology, Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, D.X. West has authored 305 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 249 papers in Oncology, 152 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 150 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in D.X. West's work include Metal complexes synthesis and properties (249 papers), Crystal structures of chemical compounds (133 papers) and Magnetism in coordination complexes (110 papers). D.X. West is often cited by papers focused on Metal complexes synthesis and properties (249 papers), Crystal structures of chemical compounds (133 papers) and Magnetism in coordination complexes (110 papers). D.X. West collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Mexico. D.X. West's co-authors include Anthony E. Liberta, A. Castiñeiras, E. Bermejo, J.K. Swearingen, J. Valdés-Martı́nez, Subhash Padhyé, Simón Hernández‐Ortega, Avinash S. Kumbhar, Rajeev C. Chikate and Gordon A. Bain and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physical Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry Reviews and Inorganic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

D.X. West

301 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

Thiosemicarbazone complexes of copper(II): structural and... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 250 500 750
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. Thiosemicarbazone complexes of copper(II): structural and biological studies
    1993 790 citations D.X. West, Anthony E. Liberta et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D.X. West United States 45 6.7k 4.9k 3.5k 2.3k 2.0k 305 8.1k
W. J. Geary United Kingdom 10 7.1k 1.1× 5.3k 1.1× 3.1k 0.9× 2.9k 1.2× 2.7k 1.3× 20 9.1k
A. Castiñeiras Spain 49 7.2k 1.1× 5.6k 1.1× 5.5k 1.6× 3.3k 1.4× 2.1k 1.1× 471 10.6k
Munirathinam Nethaji India 48 4.5k 0.7× 4.1k 0.8× 3.5k 1.0× 1.9k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 292 7.5k
D.M.L. Goodgame United Kingdom 42 2.9k 0.4× 2.7k 0.5× 2.8k 0.8× 2.3k 1.0× 2.1k 1.1× 231 6.5k
M.R. Prathapachandra Kurup India 43 4.4k 0.7× 3.4k 0.7× 2.8k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 263 5.9k
Milan Melnı́k Slovakia 34 2.7k 0.4× 2.0k 0.4× 2.6k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 309 5.1k
Carlo Santini Italy 38 4.4k 0.6× 4.1k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 1.0k 0.4× 1.0k 0.5× 162 6.8k
Karuppannan Natarajan India 47 5.3k 0.8× 4.9k 1.0× 2.2k 0.6× 882 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 163 6.8k
Masahiro Mikuriya Japan 37 3.3k 0.5× 1.4k 0.3× 3.4k 1.0× 3.8k 1.6× 2.5k 1.2× 379 5.8k
Maura Pellei Italy 38 4.3k 0.6× 4.0k 0.8× 2.0k 0.6× 972 0.4× 1.0k 0.5× 135 6.7k

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All Works

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Bermejo, E., A. Castiñeiras, Isabel García‐Santos, & D.X. West. (2003). Spectral and structural studies of mercury(II) complexes of 2-pyridineformamide N(4)-dimethylthiosemicarbazone. Polyhedron. 22(8). 1147–1154. 36 indexed citations
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Castiñeiras, A., María José Gil Quílez, E. Bermejo, & D.X. West. (2001). Structural and spectral study of platinum(II) complexes of pyridil bis{3-piperidyl-, bis{hexamethyleneiminyl-, bis{N(4)-diethyl- and bis{N(4)-dipropylthiosemicarbazones}. Polyhedron. 20(5). 449–454. 12 indexed citations
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Hall, Iris H., et al.. (2000). The Cytotoxicity of Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Bis(thiosemicarbazones) and Their Metal Complexes in Murine and Human Tumor Cells. Archiv der Pharmazie. 333(7). 217–225. 26 indexed citations
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West, D.X., J.K. Swearingen, & Ayman K. El‐Sawaf. (2000). Copper(II) complexes of 2-pyridineformamide N(4)-methylthiosemicarbazone. Transition Metal Chemistry. 25(1). 80–83. 27 indexed citations
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West, D.X., J.K. Swearingen, J. Valdés-Martı́nez, et al.. (1999). Spectral and structural studies of iron(III), cobalt(II,III) and nickel(II) complexes of 2-pyridineformamide N(4)-methylthiosemicarbazone. Polyhedron. 18(22). 2919–2929. 211 indexed citations
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Ackerman, L.J., Phillip E. Fanwick, Mark A. Green, et al.. (1999). Structural and spectral studies of copper(II) and nickel(II) complexes of pyruvaldehyde mixed bis{N(4)-substituted thiosemicarbazones}. Polyhedron. 18(21). 2759–2767. 60 indexed citations
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Castiñeiras, A., E. Bermejo, & D.X. West. (1999). Synthesis and crystal structure of Δ6-4-methyl-5,6-diphenyl-5-hydroxy-1,2,4-triazacyclohexene-3-thione, a 1-dimensional supramolecule. Journal of Molecular Structure. 478(1-3). 73–79. 7 indexed citations
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West, D.X., et al.. (1999). Structural and spectral studies of binuclear copper(II) 2-acetylpyridine 3-azacyclothiosemicarbazones with sulfato bridges. Journal of Chemical Crystallography. 29(10). 1089–1095. 7 indexed citations
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West, D.X., et al.. (1999). Copper(II) complexes of 4-acetamidobenzaldehyde N(4)-substituted thiosemicarbazones. Transition Metal Chemistry. 24(4). 421–424. 11 indexed citations
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Bastow, Kenneth F., et al.. (1998). The Cytotoxicity of 2-Formyl and 2-Acetyl-(6-picolyl)-4N-Substituted Thiosemicarbazones and Their Copper(II) Complexes. Archiv der Pharmazie. 331(4). 121–127. 33 indexed citations
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Rajendran, Kavitha, et al.. (1993). The cytotoxicity of heterocyclic thiosemicarbazones and their metal complexes on human and murine tissue culture cells. Anti-Cancer Drugs. 4(2). 231–240. 44 indexed citations
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West, D.X., et al.. (1993). The cytotoxicity of copper(II) complexes of heterocyclic thiosemicarbazones and 2-substituted pyridine N-oxides. Anti-Cancer Drugs. 4(2). 241–250. 57 indexed citations
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Kumbhar, Avinash S., et al.. (1991). Novel broad-spectrum metal-based antifungal agents. BioMetals. 4(3). 141–143. 25 indexed citations
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West, D.X., et al.. (1991). ChemInform Abstract: Copper(II) Complexes of Tridentate (ONS) Thiosemicarbazones. ChemInform. 22(30). 1 indexed citations
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West, D.X., et al.. (1987). Copper(II) complexes of 2-dimethylamino-3-picoline N-oxide (3MDM) and 2 diethylamino-3-picoline N-oxide (3MDE). Inorganica Chimica Acta. 127(2). 129–134. 2 indexed citations
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Hansen, John F., Susan P. McCormick, & D.X. West. (1977). 3-フェニル-5-メチル-1-ヒドロキシピラゾール-2-オキシドの共役塩基の遷移金属イオン錯体. Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry. 39(7). 1231–1233. 6 indexed citations
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Delia, Thomas J., Marc A. Little, & D.X. West. (1973). Metal ion complexes of 2-picolinic acid N-oxide. Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry. 35(4). 1400–1402. 31 indexed citations

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