G. Andrew Woolley

10.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
125 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

G. Andrew Woolley is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, G. Andrew Woolley has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Molecular Biology, 70 papers in Materials Chemistry and 65 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in G. Andrew Woolley's work include Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (66 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (63 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (22 papers). G. Andrew Woolley is often cited by papers focused on Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (66 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (63 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (22 papers). G. Andrew Woolley collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and Germany. G. Andrew Woolley's co-authors include Andrew A. Beharry, Oleg Sadovski, Subhas Samanta, Amirhossein Babalhavaeji, Janet R. Kumita, Mingxin Dong, Oliver S. Smart, B.A. Wallace, Fuzhong Zhang and Vitali Borisenko and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

G. Andrew Woolley

124 papers receiving 8.6k 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.

Azobenzene photoswitches for biomolecules

2011 1.6k citations G. Andrew Woolley et al. profile →
Azobenzene Photoswitching without Ultraviolet Light

2011 592 citations Oleg Sadovski, G. Andrew Woolley et al. profile →
Red-Shifting Azobenzene Photoswitches for in Vivo Use

2015 540 citations Amirhossein Babalhavaeji, Subhas Samanta et al. profile →
Photoswitching Azo Compounds in Vivo with Red Light

2013 454 citations Subhas Samanta, Oleg Sadovski et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A time-dependent role for the transcription factor CREB in neuronal allocation to an engram underlying a fear memory revealed using a novel in vivo optogenetic tool to modulate CREB function 2019 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·Albert Park, (unknown), Brandon J. Walters, Sungmo Park, Asim J. Rashid, Jung Hoon Jung, (unknown), G. Andrew Woolley, Paul W. Frankland, Sheena A. Josselyn	31
2	Synthesis and characterization of bis(4-amino-2-bromo-6-methoxy)azobenzene derivatives 2019 ·Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry ·David Martínez‐López, Amirhossein Babalhavaeji, Diego Sampedro, G. Andrew Woolley	13
3	Selection of Protein–Protein Interactions of Desired Affinities with a Bandpass Circuit 2018 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·(unknown), Katja M. Arndt, G. Andrew Woolley	1
4	Optimizing the Photocontrol of bZIP Coiled Coils with Azobenzene Crosslinkers: Role of the Crosslinking Site 2015 ·ChemBioChem ·Ahmed M. Ali, Matthew W. Forbes, G. Andrew Woolley	24
5	The effect of azobenzene cross-linker position on the degree of helical peptide photo-control 2013 ·Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·Ahmed M. Ali, G. Andrew Woolley	24
6	Bidirectional Photocontrol of Peptide Conformation with a Bridged Azobenzene Derivative 2012 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Subhas Samanta, Chuanguang Qin, Alan J. Lough, G. Andrew Woolley	141
7	Structure-Based Design of a Photocontrolled DNA Binding Protein 2010 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·(unknown), M. Sameer Al‐Abdul‐Wahid, G. Andrew Woolley	39
8	A collection of caged compounds for probing roles of local translation in neurobiology 2010 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry ·Oleg Sadovski, Anna S. I. Jaikaran, Subhas Samanta, Marc R. Fabian, Ryan J.O. Dowling, Nahum Sonenberg, G. Andrew Woolley	21
9	Synthesis and Characterization of a Long, Rigid Photoswitchable Cross‐Linker for Promoting Peptide and Protein Conformational Change 2008 ·ChemBioChem ·Fuzhong Zhang, Oleg Sadovski, G. Andrew Woolley	29
10	Engineering Charge Selectivity in Alamethicin Channels 2007 ·Novartis Foundation symposium ·G. Andrew Woolley, (unknown), (unknown), D. Andrew James, Holger Wenschuh, Mark S.P. Sansom	1
11	Synthesis of 3,3′-bis(sulfonato)-4,4′-bis(chloroacetamido)azobenzene and cysteine cross-linking for photo-control of protein conformation and activity 2007 ·Nature Protocols ·Darcy C. Burns, Fuzhong Zhang, G. Andrew Woolley	54
12	Understanding pH-Dependent Selectivity of Alamethicin K18 Channels by Computer Simulation 2003 ·Biophysical Journal ·D. Peter Tieleman, Vitali Borisenko, Mark S.P. Sansom, G. Andrew Woolley	18
13	Engineering charge selectivity in model ion channels 2003 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry ·(unknown), Zhihua Zhang, G. Andrew Woolley, Vitali Borisenko	11
14	Modeling ion channel regulation 2003 ·Current Opinion in Chemical Biology ·G. Andrew Woolley, (unknown)	24
15	Polyanions Decelerate the Kinetics of Positively Charged Gramicidin Channels as Shown by Sensitized Photoinactivation 2002 ·Biophysical Journal ·Yuri N. Antonenko, Vitali Borisenko, N. S. Melik‐Nubarov, Еlena А. Kotova, G. Andrew Woolley	14
16	A Cysteine-Free Firefly Luciferase Retains Luminescence Activity 2000 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Janet R. Kumita, (unknown), Ekaterina Safroneeva, G. Andrew Woolley	13
17	Protonation of Lysine Residues Inverts Cation/Anion Selectivity in a Model Channel 2000 ·Biophysical Journal ·Vitali Borisenko, Mark S.P. Sansom, G. Andrew Woolley	41
18	The structure and function of antiamoebin I, a proline-rich membrane-active polypeptide 1998 ·Structure ·(unknown), G. Andrew Woolley, Glaucius Oliva, V. Pattabhi, (unknown), (unknown), BA Wallace	56
19	C-terminal amino groups facilitate membrane incorporation of gramicidin derivatives 1995 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes ·(unknown), Zhihua Zhang, G. Andrew Woolley	8
20	Alamethicin Pyromellitate: An Ion-Activated Channel-Forming Peptide 1994 ·Biochemistry ·G. Andrew Woolley, Richard M. Epand, Ian D. Kerr, Mark S.P. Sansom, B.A. Wallace	30

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