Eric E. Simanek

10.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
134 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Eric E. Simanek is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Polymers and Plastics and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric E. Simanek has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Molecular Biology, 73 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 67 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Eric E. Simanek's work include Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers (73 papers), Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (46 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (40 papers). Eric E. Simanek is often cited by papers focused on Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers (73 papers), Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (46 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (40 papers). Eric E. Simanek collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. Eric E. Simanek's co-authors include Meredith A. Mintzer, George M. Whitesides, John P. Mathias, Jongdoo Lim, Christopher T. Seto, Vincent J. Venditto, Mathai Mammen, Donovan N. Chin, Dana M. Gordon and Alan Parrish and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Eric E. Simanek

131 papers receiving 8.2k citations

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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.

Nonviral Vectors for Gene Delivery

2008 2.0k citations Meredith A. Mintzer, Eric E. Simanek profile →
Noncovalent Synthesis: Using Physical-Organic Chemistry To Make Aggregates

1995 905 citations George M. Whitesides, Eric E. Simanek et al. Accounts of Chemical Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eric E. Simanek United States	43	4.7k	3.1k	2.4k	1.6k	1.3k	134	8.4k
Johan F. J. Engbersen Netherlands	49	3.3k 0.7×	2.5k 0.8×	537 0.2×	1.5k 1.0×	887 0.7×	139	7.6k
Jason J. Davis United Kingdom	61	4.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.4×	914 0.4×	2.8k 1.8×	483 0.4×	213	10.7k
Doron Shabat Israel	62	5.0k 1.1×	3.2k 1.0×	1.6k 0.6×	3.2k 2.1×	1.2k 0.9×	186	10.8k
Donald A. Tomalia United States	50	7.0k 1.5×	5.2k 1.7×	11.4k 4.7×	3.8k 2.5×	1.2k 1.0×	103	15.6k
Woo‐Dong Jang South Korea	41	1.7k 0.4×	1.6k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	3.1k 2.0×	1.6k 1.2×	140	6.6k
S. Thayumanavan United States	65	3.5k 0.7×	6.2k 2.0×	3.3k 1.3×	4.4k 2.8×	4.1k 3.2×	309	14.7k
Guping Tang China	50	3.3k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	441 0.2×	1.8k 1.2×	2.5k 1.9×	202	7.8k
Vsevolod V. Rostovtsev United States	10	7.7k 1.6×	11.2k 3.6×	739 0.3×	1.7k 1.1×	680 0.5×	11	14.1k
You‐Yeon Won United States	31	2.0k 0.4×	3.1k 1.0×	943 0.4×	1.8k 1.2×	1.9k 1.5×	93	7.3k
Donald A. Tomalia United States	50	5.1k 1.1×	2.7k 0.9×	7.3k 3.0×	2.3k 1.4×	1.4k 1.1×	87	10.2k

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Reibenspies, Joseph H., et al.. (2025). Choreoisosteres: Pseudoatom Variation in Macrocyclic Hinges Conserves Structure and Dynamics. ACS Physical Chemistry Au. 5(2). 134–138. 1 indexed citations

Pan, Hongjun, et al.. (2024). Conservation of structure and dynamic behavior in triazine macrocycles with opportunities for subtle control of hinge motion. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 23(5). 1184–1189. 2 indexed citations

Janesko, Benjamin G., et al.. (2023). Computational and Experimental Evidence for Templated Macrocyclization: The Role of a Hydrogen Bond Network in the Quantitative Dimerization of 24-Atom Macrocycles. Molecules. 28(3). 1144–1144. 9 indexed citations

Kraeling, Margaret E. K., Vanessa Topping, Eric E. Simanek, et al.. (2019). In Vitro Skin Penetration of Dendrimer Nanoparticles. 5(3). 134–149. 5 indexed citations

Simanek, Eric E., et al.. (2016). Developing an Educational Tool to Model Food Chains. The Electronic Journal of Science Education. 20(1). 40–53. 1 indexed citations

Simanek, Eric E., et al.. (2016). Functionalization of a Triazine Dendrimer Presenting Four Maleimides on the Periphery and a DOTA Group at the Core. Molecules. 21(3). 335–335. 7 indexed citations

Simanek, Eric E., Alan E. Enciso, & Giovanni M. Pavan. (2013). Computational design principles for the discovery of bioactive dendrimers: [s]-triazines and other examples. Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery. 8(9). 1057–1069. 15 indexed citations

Muthukrishnan, Nandhini, Gregory A. Johnson, Jongdoo Lim, Eric E. Simanek, & Jean‐Philippe Pellois. (2012). TAT-mediated photochemical internalization results in cell killing by causing the release of calcium into the cytosol of cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1820(11). 1734–1743. 20 indexed citations

Srinivasan, Divyamani, Nandhini Muthukrishnan, Gregory A. Johnson, et al.. (2011). Conjugation to the Cell-Penetrating Peptide TAT Potentiates the Photodynamic Effect of Carboxytetramethylrhodamine. PLoS ONE. 6(3). e17732–e17732. 31 indexed citations

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Lim, Jongdoo, Jean‐Philippe Pellois, & Eric E. Simanek. (2010). A retro-inverso TAT-like peptide designed to deliver cysteamine to cells. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 20(21). 6321–6323. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wen, et al.. (2009). Synthesis and Characterization of Anionic Triazine Dendrimers with a Labile Disulfide Core. Israel Journal of Chemistry. 49(1). 23–30. 6 indexed citations

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Mintzer, Meredith A., Lisa M. Pérez, & Eric E. Simanek. (2009). Divergent synthesis of triazine dendrimers using a trimethylene-dipiperidine linker that increases efficiency, simplifies analysis, and improves product solubility. Tetrahedron Letters. 51(13). 1631–1634. 10 indexed citations

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Lim, Jongdoo, A. Chouai, Su-Tang Lo, et al.. (2009). Design, Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Evaluation of Triazine Dendrimers Bearing Paclitaxel Using Ester and Ester/Disulfide Linkages. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 20(11). 2154–2161. 62 indexed citations

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Mintzer, Meredith A., Olivia M. Merkel, Thomas Kissel, & Eric E. Simanek. (2009). Polycationic triazine-based dendrimers: effect of peripheral groups on transfection efficiency. New Journal of Chemistry. 33(9). 1918–1918. 30 indexed citations

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Moreno, Karlos X. & Eric E. Simanek. (2007). Identification of diamine linkers with differing reactivity and their application in the synthesis of melamine dendrimers. Tetrahedron Letters. 49(7). 1152–1154. 29 indexed citations

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McInnes, Kevin J., et al.. (2006). Melamine-based organoclay to sequester atrazine. Chemosphere. 64(5). 704–710. 14 indexed citations

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Ford, David M., Eric E. Simanek, & Daniel F. Shantz. (2005). Engineering nanospaces: ordered mesoporous silicas as model substrates for building complex hybrid materials. Nanotechnology. 16(7). S458–S475. 93 indexed citations

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Neerman, Michael F., Wen Zhang, Alan Parrish, & Eric E. Simanek. (2004). In vitro and in vivo evaluation of a melamine dendrimer as a vehicle for drug delivery. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 281(1-2). 129–132. 111 indexed citations

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Whitesides, George M., Eric E. Simanek, John P. Mathias, et al.. (1995). Noncovalent Synthesis: Using Physical-Organic Chemistry To Make Aggregates. Accounts of Chemical Research. 28(1). 37–44. 905 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mathias, John P., Eric E. Simanek, Christopher T. Seto, & George M. Whitesides. (1993). Self Assembly Through Hydrogen Bonding: Preparation of a Supramolecular Aggregate Composed of Ten Molecules. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 32(12). 1766–1769. 42 indexed citations

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