Frank A. Momany

9.9k citations

117 papers · 8.3k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 44

Molecular Biology top 1%
Materials Chemistry top 2%
Spectroscopy top 0.5%
Organic Chemistry top 1%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 2%

Co-authors: Harold A. Scheraga R. F. McGuire J. L. Willett Antony W. Burgess Peter N. Lewis Rebecca Rone C. Y. Bowers G. A. Reynolds
Topics: Protein Structure and Dynamics (28 papers)Enzyme Structure and Function (19 papers)Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (18 papers)
Cited by: Spectroscopy Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal of the American Chemical Society The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Partner nations: United States Austria Belgium

In The Last Decade

Frank A. Momany

115 papers receiving 7.9k 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.

Energy parameters in polypeptides. VII. Geometric parameters, partial atomic charges, nonbonded interactions, hydrogen bond interactions, and intrinsic torsional potentials for the naturally occurring amino acids

1975 1.3k citations Frank A. Momany et al. profile →
Chain reversals in proteins

1973 569 citations Frank A. Momany et al. profile →
On thein Vitroandin VivoActivity of a New Synthetic Hexapeptide that Acts on the Pituitary to Specifically Release Growth Hormone*

1984 514 citations Frank A. Momany et al. profile →
Validation of the general purpose QUANTA ®3.2/CHARMm® force field

1992 500 citations Frank A. Momany et al. Journal of Computational Chemistry profile →
Intermolecular potentials from crystal data. III. Determination of empirical potentials and application to the packing configurations and lattice energies in crystals of hydrocarbons, carboxylic acids, amines, and amides

1974 368 citations Frank A. Momany et al. profile →
Determination of partial atomic charges from ab initio molecular electrostatic potentials. Application to formamide, methanol, and formic acid

1978 310 citations Frank A. Momany profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	DFTMD studies of β-cellobiose: conformational preference using implicit solvent 2011 ·Carbohydrate Research ·Frank A. Momany,Udo Schnupf	25
2	Rapidly calculated DFT relaxed iso-potential ϕ/ψ maps: β-cellobiose 2011 ·Cellulose ·Udo Schnupf,Frank A. Momany	28
3	27 ps DFT molecular dynamics simulation of α‐maltose: A reduced basis set study 2010 ·Journal of Computational Chemistry ·Udo Schnupf,J. L. Willett,Frank A. Momany	8
4	DFTMD studies of glucose and epimers: anomeric ratios, rotamer populations, and hydration energies 2009 ·Carbohydrate Research ·Udo Schnupf,J. L. Willett,Frank A. Momany	50
5	DFT conformation and energies of amylose fragments at atomic resolution. Part 2: ‘band-flip’ and ‘kink’ forms of α-maltotetraose 2008 ·Carbohydrate Research ·Udo Schnupf,J. L. Willett,Frank A. Momany	8
6	DFT conformation and energies of amylose fragments at atomic resolution. Part 1: syn forms of α-maltotetraose 2008 ·Carbohydrate Research ·Udo Schnupf,J. L. Willett,Wayne B. Bosma,Frank A. Momany	13
7	DFT conformational studies of α‐maltotriose 2007 ·Journal of Computational Chemistry ·Udo Schnupf,J. L. Willett,Wayne B. Bosma,Frank A. Momany	18
8	Differential EI fragmentation pathways for peracetylated C‐glycoside ketones as a consequence of bicyclic ketal ring structures 2007 ·Journal of Mass Spectrometry ·Neil P. J. Price,Frank A. Momany,(unknown)	5
9	DFT study of α- and β-d-allopyranose at the B3LYP/6-311++G∗∗ level of theory 2006 ·Carbohydrate Research ·Udo Schnupf,J. L. Willett,Wayne B. Bosma,Frank A. Momany	58
10	DFT study of α- and β-d-galactopyranose at the B3LYP/6-311++G** level of theory 2006 ·Carbohydrate Research ·Frank A. Momany,Michael Appell,J. L. Willett,Udo Schnupf,Wayne B. Bosma	59
11	Modeling bacterial UDP-HexNAc: polyprenol-P HexNAc-1-P transferases 2005 ·Glycobiology ·Neil P. J. Price,Frank A. Momany	74
12	B3LYP/6-311++G** geometry-optimization study of pentahydrates of α- and β-d-glucopyranose 2005 ·Carbohydrate Research ·Frank A. Momany,Michael Appell,J. L. Willett,Wayne B. Bosma	62
13	Oxidation and metal-ion affinities of a novel cyclic tetrasaccharide 2003 ·Carbohydrate Research ·Christopher A. Dunlap,Gregory L. Côté,Frank A. Momany	6
14	B3LYP/6-311++G** study of monohydrates of α- and β-d-glucopyranose: hydrogen bonding, stress energies, and effect of hydration on internal coordinates 2003 ·Carbohydrate Research ·Frank A. Momany,Michael Appell,(unknown),J. L. Willett	84
15	A DFT/ab initio study of hydrogen bonding and conformational preference in model cellobiose analogs using B3LYP/6-311++G** 2002 ·Carbohydrate Research ·(unknown),J. L. Willett,Frank A. Momany	59
16	Molecular dynamics calculations on amylose fragments. I. Glass transition temperatures of maltodecaose at 1, 5, 10, and 15.8% hydration 2002 ·Biopolymers ·Frank A. Momany,J. L. Willett	38
17	Ab initio computational study of β-cellobiose conformers using B3LYP/6-311++G** 2002 ·Carbohydrate Research ·(unknown),J. L. Willett,Frank A. Momany	93
18	Male-Specific Sesquiterpenes from Phyllotreta and Aphthona Flea Beetles 2001 ·Journal of Chemical Ecology ·Robert J. Bartelt,Allard A. Cossé,Bruce W. Zilkowski,David Weisleder,Frank A. Momany	56
19	Computational studies on carbohydrates: solvation studies on maltose and cyclomaltooligosaccharides (cyclodextrins) using a DFT/ab initio-derived empirical force field, AMB99C 2000 ·Carbohydrate Research ·Frank A. Momany,J. L. Willett	62
20	Antiovulatory Potency and Conformation of an Antagonist of the Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Having Six D-Amino Acids 1982 ·Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B ·Karl Folkers,Cyril Y. Bowers,Frank A. Momany,(unknown),Teresa M. Kubiak,(unknown)	6

About Frank A. Momany

Frank A. Momany is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Molecular Biology, having authored 117 papers that have together received 8.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (28 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (19 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (18 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Spectroscopy (1.7k citations), Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (881 citations) and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (564 citations). Frank A. Momany has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Austria and Belgium. Frequent co-authors include Harold A. Scheraga, R. F. McGuire, J. L. Willett, Antony W. Burgess, Peter N. Lewis, Rebecca Rone, C. Y. Bowers, G. A. Reynolds, Anita Hong and Udo Schnupf. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

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