Frank W. Hobbs

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Frank W. Hobbs is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank W. Hobbs has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Organic Chemistry and 3 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Frank W. Hobbs's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (5 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (4 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (2 papers). Frank W. Hobbs is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (5 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (4 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (2 papers). Frank W. Hobbs collaborates with scholars based in United States. Frank W. Hobbs's co-authors include Robert A. Copeland, Kurumi Y. Horiuchi, James M. Trzăskos, Peggy Scherle, Margaret Favata, Ronald L. Magolda, William J. Pitts, Drew E. Van Dyk, Richard A. Earl and Elizabeth J. Manos and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Frank W. Hobbs

18 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Identification of a Novel Inhibitor of Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Kinase

1998 2.8k citations Margaret Favata, Kurumi Y. Horiuchi et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
A System for Rapid DNA Sequencing with Fluorescent Chain-Terminating Dideoxynucleotides

1987 601 citations George L. Trainor, Rudy J. Dam et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank W. Hobbs United States	14	2.8k	553	506	381	378	18	4.2k
ISAMI TAKAHASHI Japan	19	3.2k 1.1×	605 1.1×	442 0.9×	471 1.2×	711 1.9×	29	4.6k
William F. Matter United States	14	3.1k 1.1×	689 1.2×	749 1.5×	403 1.1×	222 0.6×	19	4.5k
Kurumi Y. Horiuchi United States	22	2.5k 0.9×	602 1.1×	457 0.9×	435 1.1×	161 0.4×	33	3.8k
M. Sikorska Canada	22	2.6k 0.9×	559 1.0×	359 0.7×	328 0.9×	131 0.3×	44	3.6k
Ronald E. Diehl United States	25	2.8k 1.0×	651 1.2×	399 0.8×	669 1.8×	193 0.5×	33	4.2k
Margarita García‐Calvo United States	22	4.0k 1.5×	576 1.0×	798 1.6×	636 1.7×	296 0.8×	38	5.1k
Drew E. Van Dyk United States	10	2.4k 0.9×	527 1.0×	443 0.9×	361 0.9×	111 0.3×	11	3.5k
Randall L. Kincaid United States	33	3.0k 1.1×	683 1.2×	815 1.6×	559 1.5×	151 0.4×	68	4.1k
Hilary McLauchlan United Kingdom	13	3.2k 1.2×	775 1.4×	431 0.9×	537 1.4×	303 0.8×	16	4.6k
Masao Iwamori Japan	35	2.9k 1.0×	294 0.5×	944 1.9×	317 0.8×	513 1.4×	212	4.4k

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18 of 18 papers shown

Wityak, John, Frank W. Hobbs, Daniel S. Gardner, et al.. (2004). Beyond U0126. Dianion chemistry leading to the rapid synthesis of a series of potent MEK inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 14(6). 1483–1486. 24 indexed citations

Haque, Tasir S., Seifu Tadesse, Jovita Marcinkeviciene, et al.. (2002). Parallel Synthesis of Potent, Pyrazole-Based Inhibitors of Helicobacter pylori Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 45(21). 4669–4678. 49 indexed citations

Hobbs, Frank W., et al.. (2001). Oxazolidinones Mechanism of Action: Inhibition of the First Peptide Bond Formation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(40). 37199–37205. 33 indexed citations

Copeland, Robert A., Jovita Marcinkeviciene, Tasir S. Haque, et al.. (2000). Helicobacter pylori-selective Antibacterials Based on Inhibition of Pyrimidine Biosynthesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(43). 33373–33378. 56 indexed citations

Cocuzza, Anthony J., et al.. (1999). 4-Aryl-2-anilinopyrimidines as corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) antagonists. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 9(7). 1057–1062. 13 indexed citations

Favata, Margaret, Kurumi Y. Horiuchi, Elizabeth J. Manos, et al.. (1998). Identification of a Novel Inhibitor of Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Kinase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(29). 18623–18632. 2750 indexed citations breakdown →

Sands, Howard, et al.. (1995). Biodistribution and metabolism of internally 3H-labeled oligonucleotides. II. 3',5'-blocked oligonucleotides.. Molecular Pharmacology. 47(3). 636–646. 81 indexed citations

Sands, Howard, et al.. (1994). Biodistribution and metabolism of internally 3H-labeled oligonucleotides. I. Comparison of a phosphodiester and a phosphorothioate.. Molecular Pharmacology. 45(5). 932–943. 232 indexed citations

Hobbs, Frank W., et al.. (1993). 7,8-Dihydro-8-oxoadenine as a replacement for cytosine in the third strand of triple helixes. Triplex formation without hypochromicity. Biochemistry. 32(13). 3249–3254. 53 indexed citations

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Hobbs, Frank W., et al.. (1993). Denaturing HPLC purification of tritylated oligonucleotides using tetraethylammonium hydroxide.. PubMed. 14(4). 584–91. 2 indexed citations

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Livak, Kenneth J., Frank W. Hobbs, & Robert J. Zagursky. (1992). Detection of single base differences using biotinylated nucleotides with very long linker arms. Nucleic Acids Research. 20(18). 4831–4837. 11 indexed citations

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Snider, Barry B., et al.. (1989). Cytotoxicity of synthetic racemic ptilocaulin: A novel cyclic guanidine. Investigational New Drugs. 7(2-3). 147–154. 9 indexed citations

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Hobbs, Frank W.. (1989). Palladium-catalyzed synthesis of alkynylamino nucleosides. A universal linker for nucleic acids. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 54(14). 3420–3422. 151 indexed citations

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Meek, James L., et al.. (1988). Synthesis of inositol phosphates. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 110(7). 2317–2318. 45 indexed citations

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Druliner, J. D., et al.. (1988). Concerning enhanced reactivities of .alpha.-keto hydroperoxides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 53(3). 700–702. 6 indexed citations

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Trainor, George L., Rudy J. Dam, Frank W. Hobbs, et al.. (1987). A System for Rapid DNA Sequencing with Fluorescent Chain-Terminating Dideoxynucleotides. Science. 238(4825). 336–341. 601 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nugent, William A. & Frank W. Hobbs. (1986). Improved route to 3-vinyl substituted cyclopentanones. Synthesis of (.+-.)-mitsugashiwalactone. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 51(17). 3376–3378. 22 indexed citations

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Nugent, William A. & Frank W. Hobbs. (1983). A regiospecific, convergent route to 2,3-disubstituted cyclopentanones. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 48(26). 5364–5366. 49 indexed citations

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