George Y. Lesher

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

George Y. Lesher is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, George Y. Lesher has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Organic Chemistry, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in George Y. Lesher's work include Synthesis and Reactions of Organic Compounds (12 papers), Synthesis and Reactivity of Heterocycles (10 papers) and Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (9 papers). George Y. Lesher is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and Reactions of Organic Compounds (12 papers), Synthesis and Reactivity of Heterocycles (10 papers) and Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (9 papers). George Y. Lesher collaborates with scholars based in United States. George Y. Lesher's co-authors include M. D. GRUETT, John Hays Bailey, Baldev Singh, A. Farah, Adawia A. Alousi, Alexander R. Surrey, Baldev Singh, Edward R. Bacon, Evan W. McChesney and D. Rosi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Circulation Research and Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

George Y. Lesher

45 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

1,8-Naphthyridine Derivatives. A New Class of Chemotherapeutic Agents

1962 580 citations George Y. Lesher, M. D. GRUETT et al. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
George Y. Lesher United States	15	606	562	349	176	130	45	1.4k
Takashi Hirota Japan	22	845 1.4×	632 1.1×	250 0.7×	67 0.4×	231 1.8×	167	1.9k
Koert Gerzon United States	24	546 0.9×	775 1.4×	246 0.7×	35 0.2×	88 0.7×	42	1.5k
Thomas Lampe Germany	15	422 0.7×	477 0.8×	182 0.5×	91 0.5×	152 1.2×	22	1.2k
Takashi Tsuruoka Japan	26	751 1.2×	700 1.2×	416 1.2×	49 0.3×	344 2.6×	74	1.8k
Tsutomu Irikura Japan	15	332 0.5×	753 1.3×	712 2.0×	635 3.6×	15 0.1×	67	1.6k
I Hayakawa Japan	25	547 0.9×	650 1.2×	530 1.5×	336 1.9×	8 0.1×	77	1.7k
Nunzio Iraci Italy	32	742 1.2×	782 1.4×	103 0.3×	110 0.6×	82 0.6×	67	2.0k
Lawrence F. Colwell United States	19	398 0.7×	555 1.0×	106 0.3×	30 0.2×	25 0.2×	33	1.2k
Jerry A. Weisbach United States	19	497 0.8×	472 0.8×	244 0.7×	66 0.4×	10 0.1×	77	1.3k
Makoto Sunagawa Japan	18	414 0.7×	280 0.5×	309 0.9×	223 1.3×	19 0.1×	70	952

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Singh, Baldev, Edward R. Bacon, George Y. Lesher, et al.. (1995). Novel and Potent Adenosine 3',5'-Cyclic Phosphate Phosphodiesterase III Inhibitors: Thiazolo[4,5-b][1,6]naphthyridin-2-ones. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 38(14). 2546–2550. 24 indexed citations

Singh, B. N., Edward R. Bacon, Shaughnessy Robinson, et al.. (1994). Novel cAMP PDE III inhibitors: imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2(3H)-ones and thiazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-2(3H)-ones and their analogs. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 37(2). 248–254. 23 indexed citations

Silver, Paul J., Ronald L. Dundore, Lawrence de Garavilla, et al.. (1994). Cyclic GMP potentiation by WIN 58237, a novel cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase inhibitor.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 271(3). 1143–1149. 20 indexed citations

Wentland, Mark P., George Y. Lesher, Michael Reuman, et al.. (1993). Mammalian topoisomerase II inhibitory activity of 1-cyclopropyl-6,8-difluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-(2,6-dimethyl-4-pyridinyl)-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid and related derivatives. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 36(19). 2801–2809. 58 indexed citations

Singh, Baldev, George Y. Lesher, Edward D. Pagani, et al.. (1992). Novel cAMP PDE III inhibitors: 1,6-naphthyridin-2(1H)-ones. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 35(26). 4858–4865. 13 indexed citations

Singh, Baldev, et al.. (1991). Synthesis of 3-Methyl and 7-Methyl Regio Isomers of Medorinone. Synthesis. 1991(10). 894–896. 9 indexed citations

Sedlock, David M., et al.. (1990). In vitro and in vivo activities of a new quinolone, WIN 57273, possessing potent activity against gram-positive bacteria. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 34(4). 568–575. 14 indexed citations

Singh, Baldev & George Y. Lesher. (1990). Synthesis of Aza Analogs of Amrinone. Heterocycles. 31(12). 2163–2163. 9 indexed citations

Singh, Baldev, et al.. (1990). A convenient large scale synthesis of 2,6‐dimethyl‐4‐(trimethylstannyl)pyridine. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry. 27(6). 1841–1842. 10 indexed citations

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Singh, Baldev & George Y. Lesher. (1990). A facile and novel synthesis of 1,6‐naphthyridin‐2(1H)‐ones. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry. 27(7). 2085–2091. 17 indexed citations

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Carabateas, Philip M., et al.. (1984). 1‐Ethyl‐1,4‐dihydro‐4‐oxo‐7‐(pyridinyl)‐3‐quinolinecarboxylic acids. II. Synthesis. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry. 21(6). 1857–1863. 13 indexed citations

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Carabateas, Philip M., et al.. (1984). 1‐Ethyl‐1,4‐dihydro‐4‐oxo‐7‐(pyridinyl)‐3‐quinolinecarboxylic acids. I. Synthesis of 3‐ and 4‐(3‐aminophenyl)pyridine intermediates. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry. 21(6). 1849–1856. 17 indexed citations

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Lesher, George Y., et al.. (1982). Novel orally active inhibitors of passive cutaneous anaphylaxis in rats: N-[2-(4-Pyridinyl)-4-pyrimidinyl] ureas and dialkyl [[[2-(4-pyridinyl)-4-pyrimidinyl]amino]methylene]malonates. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 25(7). 837–842. 8 indexed citations

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Singh, Baldev & George Y. Lesher. (1977). Three convenient and novel syntheses of 4‐amino‐2‐arylpyrimidines. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry. 14(8). 1413–1414. 5 indexed citations

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Aceto, Mario D., et al.. (1967). PHARMACOLOGIC STUDIES WITH 7-BENZYL-1-ETHYL-1,4-DIHYDRO-4-OXO-1 ,8-NAPHTHYRIDINE-3-CARBOXYLIC ACID. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 158(2). 286–293. 38 indexed citations

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Surrey, Alexander R., et al.. (1959). Hypotensive Agents. II. The Preparation of Quaternary Salts of Some 4-Dialkylaminoalkylaminoquinolines. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 81(11). 2894–2897. 4 indexed citations

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Surrey, Alexander R., et al.. (1959). Hypotensive Agents. I. The Effect of Hydrogen Bonding in some 4-Dialkylaminoalkylaminoquinolines. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 81(11). 2887–2893. 2 indexed citations

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Surrey, Alexander R., et al.. (1956). New Amebacides. V.¹ The Preparation of Some N-Alkoxyalkyl-N-benzyldichloroacetamides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 78(15). 3834–3836. 1 indexed citations

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Lesher, George Y. & Alexander R. Surrey. (1955). A New Method for the Preparation of 3-Substituted-2-oxazolidones. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 77(3). 636–641. 63 indexed citations

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Surrey, Alexander R., et al.. (1955). New Amebacides. III.¹ The Preparation of Some N-Benzyl-N-(2-acyloxyethyl)-dichloroacetamides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 77(20). 5406–5408. 3 indexed citations

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