Igor Vorobyov

16.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
67 papers, 12.7k citations indexed

About

Igor Vorobyov is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Igor Vorobyov has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 12.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 17 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Igor Vorobyov's work include Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (25 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (22 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (20 papers). Igor Vorobyov is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (25 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (22 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (20 papers). Igor Vorobyov collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Igor Vorobyov's co-authors include Alexander D. MacKerell, Pedro E. M. Lopes, Elizabeth Hatcher, Chitrangada Acharya, Subhas C. Kundu, Eva Darian, Olgun Guvench, J. Shim, Shan Zhong and Kenno Vanommeslaeghe and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Igor Vorobyov

61 papers receiving 12.6k 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.

CHARMM general force field: A force field for drug‐like molecules compatible with the CHARMM all‐atom additive biological force fields

2009 5.6k citations Igor Vorobyov, Alexander D. MacKerell et al. profile →
Update of the CHARMM All-Atom Additive Force Field for Lipids: Validation on Six Lipid Types

2010 3.5k citations Igor Vorobyov, Alexander D. MacKerell et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B profile →
A polarizable model of water for molecular dynamics simulations of biomolecules

2005 544 citations Igor Vorobyov, Alexander D. MacKerell et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Igor Vorobyov United States	30	8.4k	2.8k	1.6k	1.4k	1.3k	67	12.7k
Pedro E. M. Lopes United States	23	7.2k 0.9×	2.2k 0.8×	2.1k 1.3×	991 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	40	11.6k
Rosemary Braun United States	20	10.1k 1.2×	1.9k 0.7×	2.4k 1.5×	1.7k 1.2×	982 0.8×	46	15.8k
Ross C. Walker United States	39	9.7k 1.2×	1.7k 0.6×	2.1k 1.3×	801 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	77	13.6k
Jeffery B. Klauda United States	48	11.8k 1.4×	2.5k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	168	16.3k
Kenno Vanommeslaeghe United States	25	6.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	1.9k 1.2×	1.0k 0.8×	1.6k 1.3×	38	11.2k
Carsten Kutzner Germany	17	8.4k 1.0×	2.4k 0.9×	3.1k 1.9×	2.1k 1.5×	1.6k 1.3×	37	15.6k
James C. Gumbart United States	41	14.0k 1.7×	2.4k 0.9×	3.2k 2.0×	2.2k 1.6×	1.2k 1.0×	154	20.5k
Gerrit Groenhof Finland	39	9.5k 1.1×	3.5k 1.3×	3.2k 2.0×	2.1k 1.5×	2.0k 1.6×	87	18.7k
Yong Duan United States	41	10.5k 1.3×	1.8k 0.6×	3.1k 1.9×	821 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	197	14.8k
Henk Bekker Netherlands	11	9.0k 1.1×	1.9k 0.7×	2.5k 1.6×	1.5k 1.1×	1.9k 1.5×	20	15.5k

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Han, Yanxiao, Vladimir Yarov‐Yarovoy, Colleen E. Clancy, et al.. (2025). Ligand Dissociation Pathways from Membrane Receptors Revealed by Weighted Ensemble Simulations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 129(42). 10945–10955.

Zhang, Miao, et al.. (2025). 6,7-Dichloro-1H-indole-2,3-dione-3-oxime functions as a superagonist for the intermediate-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel KCa3.1. Molecular Pharmacology. 107(3). 100018–100018.

Han, Yanxiao, David Wang, Eun Jin Jang, et al.. (2025). Arrhythmia risk predictions from molecular simulations of cardiac ion channel-drug interactions. Biophysical Journal.

Ren, Lu, Phung N. Thai, B. Harris, et al.. (2024). Atomistic mechanisms of the regulation of small-conductance Ca ²⁺ -activated K ⁺ channel (SK2) by PIP2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(39). e2318900121–e2318900121. 3 indexed citations

Han, Yanxiao, Surl-Hee Ahn, Heike Wulff, et al.. (2023). Elucidating molecular mechanisms of protoxin-II state-specific binding to the human NaV1.7 channel. The Journal of General Physiology. 156(2). 6 indexed citations

Yang, Pei‐Chi, et al.. (2023). Toward Digital Twin Technology for Precision Pharmacology. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 10(2). 359–364. 5 indexed citations

DeMarco, Kevin R., Kazuharu Furutani, Jon T. Sack, et al.. (2023). Structural modeling of hERG channel–drug interactions using Rosetta. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. 1244166–1244166. 3 indexed citations

DeMarco, Kevin R., Kazuharu Furutani, Jon T. Sack, et al.. (2022). Predicting arrhythmogenicity: structural modeling of safe and unsafe hERG blockers using Rosetta. Biophysical Journal. 121(3). 391a–391a. 1 indexed citations

Dawson, John R.D., et al.. (2021). Assessing State Dependent Beta-Adrenergic Receptor - Ligand Interactions for Multiscale Modeling. Biophysical Journal. 120(3). 123a–123a. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Pei‐Chi, Kevin R. DeMarco, Parya Aghasafari, et al.. (2020). A Computational Pipeline to Predict Cardiotoxicity. Circulation Research. 126(8). 947–964. 54 indexed citations

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DeMarco, Kevin R., Jiqing Guo, Henry J. Duff, et al.. (2020). Selectivity filter modalities and rapid inactivation of the hERG1 channel. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(6). 2795–2804. 28 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Phuong T., Kevin R. DeMarco, Igor Vorobyov, Colleen E. Clancy, & Vladimir Yarov‐Yarovoy. (2019). Structural basis for antiarrhythmic drug interactions with the human cardiac sodium channel. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(8). 2945–2954. 72 indexed citations

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DeMarco, Kevin R., Kazuharu Furutani, Jon T. Sack, et al.. (2019). Structural Modeling of Drug Interactions with hERG Channel in Open and Closed States. Biophysical Journal. 116(3). 249a–250a. 1 indexed citations

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Gorin, Fredric A., et al.. (2018). Modelling Interactions of Urokinase Plasminogen Activator with Amiloride and Its Derivatives. Biophysical Journal. 114(3). 56a–56a. 2 indexed citations

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DeMarco, Kevin R., Kazuharu Furutani, Jon T. Sack, et al.. (2018). Structural Modeling of hERG Channel Interactions with Drugs using Rosetta. Biophysical Journal. 114(3). 486a–486a.

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Boiteux, Céline, Igor Vorobyov, & Toby W. Allen. (2013). Long Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel, NavAb. Biophysical Journal. 104(2). 137a–137a. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Libo, Igor Vorobyov, & Toby W. Allen. (2011). The role of membrane thickness in charged protein–lipid interactions. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1818(2). 135–145. 69 indexed citations

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Vorobyov, Igor & Toby W. Allen. (2010). On the Roles of Anionic Lipids in Protein Localization and Permeability of Membranes. Biophysical Journal. 98(3). 81a–82a. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Libo, Igor Vorobyov, & Toby W. Allen. (2008). Potential of Mean Force and p K _a Profile Calculation for a Lipid Membrane-Exposed Arginine Side Chain. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 112(32). 9574–9587. 100 indexed citations

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Vorobyov, Igor, et al.. (2000). Conformational studies of sphingolipids by NMR spectroscopy. II. Sphingomyelin. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1467(2). 326–337. 90 indexed citations

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