Gaik B. Kok

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Gaik B. Kok is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmaceutical Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Gaik B. Kok has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Organic Chemistry, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Pharmaceutical Science. Recurrent topics in Gaik B. Kok's work include Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (8 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (6 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (5 papers). Gaik B. Kok is often cited by papers focused on Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (8 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (6 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (5 papers). Gaik B. Kok collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. Gaik B. Kok's co-authors include Mark von Itzstein, Michael S. Pegg, Jeffrey C. Dyason, Stuart W. Oliver, Wen‐Yang Wu, Joseph Varghese, Mark L. Smythe, David Ryan, J. M. Cameron and Richard C. Bethell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Gaik B. Kok

34 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Rational design of potent sialidase-based inhibitors of i... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Rational design of potent sialidase-based inhibitors of influenza virus replication
    1993 1.5k citations Mark von Itzstein, Wen‐Yang Wu et al. Nature profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gaik B. Kok Australia 14 1.0k 835 753 192 187 35 2.0k
Betty Jin Australia 9 1.1k 1.1× 1.0k 1.2× 661 0.9× 180 0.9× 224 1.2× 11 1.9k
Michael S. Pegg Australia 12 1.2k 1.2× 1.1k 1.3× 569 0.8× 197 1.0× 249 1.3× 17 2.1k
Willard Lew United States 18 1.2k 1.2× 1.3k 1.6× 886 1.2× 189 1.0× 220 1.2× 31 2.4k
Stuart W. Oliver Australia 7 887 0.9× 816 1.0× 489 0.6× 192 1.0× 180 1.0× 10 1.6k
Jeffrey C. Dyason Australia 20 1.5k 1.5× 1.2k 1.4× 946 1.3× 206 1.1× 254 1.4× 39 3.1k
Alicia Gómez‐Barrio Spain 28 497 0.5× 831 1.0× 1.0k 1.4× 208 1.1× 150 0.8× 103 2.4k
Ming S. Chen United States 18 967 1.0× 1.0k 1.2× 679 0.9× 81 0.4× 144 0.8× 27 2.0k
Pooran Chand United States 23 624 0.6× 819 1.0× 693 0.9× 84 0.4× 104 0.6× 52 1.6k
Alessandro De Logu Italy 31 778 0.8× 470 0.6× 949 1.3× 93 0.5× 122 0.7× 62 2.3k
Apurba K. Bhattacharjee United States 31 868 0.9× 494 0.6× 818 1.1× 261 1.4× 67 0.4× 101 2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gaik B. Kok

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Scammells, Peter J. & Gaik B. Kok. (2012). Polonovski-Type N-Demethylation of N-Methyl Alkaloids Using Substituted Ferrocene Redox Catalysts. Synthesis. 44(16). 2587–2594. 10 indexed citations
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Kok, Gaik B., Cory C. Pye, Robert D. Singer, & Peter J. Scammells. (2010). Two-Step Iron(0)-Mediated N-Demethylation of N-Methyl Alkaloids. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 75(14). 4806–4811. 43 indexed citations
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Kok, Gaik B. & Peter J. Scammells. (2010). N-Demethylation of N-methyl alkaloids with ferrocene. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 20(15). 4499–4502. 25 indexed citations
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Kok, Gaik B. & Peter J. Scammells. (2010). Further investigations into the N-demethylation of oripavine using iron and stainless steel. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 9(4). 1008–1011. 18 indexed citations
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Kok, Gaik B., Trent D. Ashton, & Peter J. Scammells. (2009). An Improved Process for the N‐Demethylation of Opiate Alkaloids using an Iron(II) Catalyst in Acetate Buffer. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 351(1-2). 283–286. 35 indexed citations
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Kok, Gaik B., et al.. (2001). Synthesis of C-3 nitrogen-containing derivatives of N-acetyl-α,β-d-mannosamine as substrates for N-acetylneuraminic acid aldolase. Carbohydrate Research. 332(2). 133–139. 6 indexed citations
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Kok, Gaik B., et al.. (1999). A facile synthesis of Neu5Ac2en derivatives from the glycosides of N-acetylneuraminic acid. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 2109–2116. 8 indexed citations
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Kok, Gaik B., et al.. (1998). ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of C‐4 Halogen‐Substituted Derivatives of Neu5Ac2en and KDN2en.. ChemInform. 29(5). 1 indexed citations
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Kok, Gaik B. & Mark von Itzstein. (1997). A regio- and stereo-selective introduction of azide at C-4 of 2,3-unsaturated N-acetylneuraminic acids. Carbohydrate Research. 302(3-4). 237–240. 10 indexed citations
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Kok, Gaik B., et al.. (1996). A facile and direct entry to functionalised Neu5Ac2En derivatives from the methyl ketoside of Neu5Ac methyl esters. Chemical Communications. 2017–2017. 12 indexed citations
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Itzstein, Mark von, Jeffrey C. Dyason, Stuart W. Oliver, et al.. (1996). A Study of the Active Site of Influenza Virus Sialidase:  An Approach to the Rational Design of Novel Anti-influenza Drugs. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 39(2). 388–391. 84 indexed citations
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Kok, Gaik B., et al.. (1996). Synthesis and biological evaluation of sulfur isosters of the potent influenza virus sialidase inhibitors 4-amino-4-deoxy- and 4-deoxy-4-guanidino-Neu5Ac2en. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 2811–2811. 31 indexed citations
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Itzstein, Mark von, Wen‐Yang Wu, Gaik B. Kok, et al.. (1993). Rational design of potent sialidase-based inhibitors of influenza virus replication. Nature. 363(6428). 418–423. 1465 indexed citations breakdown →
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Adcock, William, Vivekanantan S. Iyer, Gaik B. Kok, & William Kitching. (1983). Nucleophilic substitution at the bridgehead of 1,4-dihalobicyclo[2.2.2]octanes : An abnormal leaving group mobility order. Tetrahedron Letters. 24(52). 5901–5902. 3 indexed citations
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Adcock, William, et al.. (1983). Substituent effects on tin-119 chemical shifts in 4-substituted bicyclo[2.2.2]octyl- and bicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl-1-(trimethyl)stannanes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 105(2). 290–292. 10 indexed citations
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Adcock, William, Anil N. Abeywickrema, & Gaik B. Kok. (1982). Transmission of polar substituent effects in bicycloalkane systems as probed by fluorine-19 nuclear magnetic resonance. Tetrahedron Letters. 23(35). 3615–3618. 2 indexed citations
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D’Arcy, Bruce, William Kitching, Henry Olszowy, et al.. (1982). Substituent Effects in 1,6-Methano[10] Spectra of 2-and 3-Substituted Derivatives. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 47(26). 5232–5234. 5 indexed citations

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