Jacob Westman

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Jacob Westman is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jacob Westman has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Organic Chemistry, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Jacob Westman's work include Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Applications (8 papers), Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles (8 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (7 papers). Jacob Westman is often cited by papers focused on Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Applications (8 papers), Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles (8 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (7 papers). Jacob Westman collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. Jacob Westman's co-authors include Jason Tierney, Pelle Lidström, Bernard Wathey, Liselotte Öhberg, Marianne Nilsson, C M Svahn, David M. Ornitz, Andrew B. Herr, Gabriel Waksman and Vladimir J.N. Bykov and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Medicine and Diabetes Care.

In The Last Decade

Jacob Westman

30 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

Microwave assisted organic synthesis—a review

2001 2.3k citations Pelle Lidström, Jason Tierney et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jacob Westman Sweden	16	2.3k	1.2k	392	260	238	32	3.5k
Fei Liu China	27	1.2k 0.5×	697 0.6×	317 0.8×	277 1.1×	92 0.4×	103	2.3k
Rachid Benhida France	34	1.4k 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	270 0.7×	249 1.0×	88 0.4×	183	3.4k
Amy R. Howell United States	34	1.5k 0.6×	795 0.7×	258 0.7×	411 1.6×	74 0.3×	118	3.8k
Joice Thomas Belgium	30	1.4k 0.6×	986 0.8×	500 1.3×	400 1.5×	69 0.3×	76	2.8k
Yiqun Li China	32	1.8k 0.8×	534 0.5×	321 0.8×	621 2.4×	38 0.2×	167	3.5k
Florence Popowycz France	25	1.3k 0.6×	630 0.5×	363 0.9×	149 0.6×	55 0.2×	79	2.0k
Hongsuk Suh South Korea	36	1.0k 0.4×	708 0.6×	338 0.9×	740 2.8×	109 0.5×	206	4.1k
Xuejun Zhang China	29	907 0.4×	939 0.8×	139 0.4×	261 1.0×	139 0.6×	69	2.6k
Lixia Wang China	32	715 0.3×	1.8k 1.6×	137 0.3×	336 1.3×	103 0.4×	137	3.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jacob Westman

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Riley, Brian J., Xiaonan Lu, Vitaliy G. Goncharov, et al.. (2025). Organic Acid-Assisted Thermal Dehalogenation of Halide Salt Nuclear Wastes: From Waste Salts to Borosilicate Glass. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 64(40). 19484–19501.

Krogvold, Lars, Nina Lindblom, Jacob Westman, et al.. (2025). Three-Year Follow-up After Antiviral Treatment in New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes: Results From the Diabetes Virus Detection and Intervention Trial. Diabetes Care. 48(3). 481–488. 2 indexed citations

Nekoua, Magloire Pandoua, et al.. (2024). Macrophages can transmit coxsackievirus B4 to pancreatic cells and can impair these cells. Journal of Medical Virology. 96(10). e70009–e70009. 1 indexed citations

Westman, Jacob, et al.. (2023). CUR-N399, a PI4KB inhibitor, for the treatment of Enterovirus A71 infection. Antiviral Research. 218. 105713–105713. 4 indexed citations

Krogvold, Lars, Erica Ponzi, Nina Lindblom, et al.. (2023). Pleconaril and ribavirin in new-onset type 1 diabetes: a phase 2 randomized trial. Nature Medicine. 29(11). 2902–2908. 29 indexed citations

Tan, Yong Wah, et al.. (2021). Novel capsid binder and PI4KIIIbeta inhibitors for EV-A71 replication inhibition. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 9719–9719. 7 indexed citations

Lindblom, Nina, Lars Lindquist, Jacob Westman, et al.. (2021). Potential Virus Involvement in Alzheimer’s Disease: Results from a Phase IIa Trial Evaluating Apovir, an Antiviral Drug Combination. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease Reports. 5(1). 413–431. 13 indexed citations

Steneberg, Pär, Emma Lindahl, Ulf Dahl, et al.. (2018). PAN-AMPK activator O304 improves glucose homeostasis and microvascular perfusion in mice and type 2 diabetes patients. JCI Insight. 3(12). 85 indexed citations

Berndtsson, Maria, Mélanie Beaujouin, Linda Rickardson, et al.. (2008). Induction of the lysosomal apoptosis pathway by inhibitors of the ubiquitin‐proteasome system. International Journal of Cancer. 124(6). 1463–1469. 36 indexed citations

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Bykov, Vladimir J.N., Nicole Zache, Hélène Stridh, et al.. (2005). PRIMA-1MET synergizes with cisplatin to induce tumor cell apoptosis. Oncogene. 24(21). 3484–3491. 203 indexed citations

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Westerlind, Ulrika, Jacob Westman, Smith Rjh, et al.. (2004). Ligands of the asialoglycoprotein receptor for targeted gene delivery, part 1: Synthesis of and binding studies with biotinylated cluster glycosides containing N-acetylgalactosamine. Glycoconjugate Journal. 21(5). 227–241. 35 indexed citations

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Westman, Jacob, et al.. (2003). Solid Phase Synthesis of Aminopropenonesand Aminopropenoates; Efficient and Versatile Synthons for CombinatorialSynthesis of Heterocycles. Synthesis. 2003(7). 1025–1030. 23 indexed citations

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Westman, Jacob, et al.. (2002). Alkylaminopropenones and Alkylamino-Propenoates as Efficient and Versatile Synthons in Microwave-Assisted Combinatorial Synthesis. Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening. 5(7). 565–570. 12 indexed citations

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Westman, Jacob, et al.. (2002). ChemInform Abstract: One‐Pot Three‐Step Solution Phase Syntheses of Thiohydantoins Using Microwave Heating.. ChemInform. 33(15). 3 indexed citations

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Wathey, Bernard, Jason Tierney, Pelle Lidström, & Jacob Westman. (2002). The impact of microwave-assisted organic chemistry on drug discovery. Drug Discovery Today. 7(6). 373–380. 175 indexed citations

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Westman, Jacob. (2001). An Efficient Combination of Microwave Dielectric Heating and the Use of Solid-Supported Triphenylphosphine for Wittig Reactions. Organic Letters. 3(23). 3745–3747. 69 indexed citations

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Öhberg, Liselotte & Jacob Westman. (2001). An Efficient and Fast Procedure for the Hantzsch Dihydropyridine Synthesis under Microwave Conditions. Synlett. 2001(8). 1296–1298. 121 indexed citations

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Westman, Jacob, Marianne Nilsson, David M. Ornitz, & C M Svahn. (1995). Synthesis and Fibroblast Growth Factor Binding of Oligosaccharides Related to Heparin and Heparan Sulphate. Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry. 14(1). 95–113. 13 indexed citations

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Westman, Jacob & Marianne Nilsson. (1995). Synthesis of Non-glucosamino Glucan Oligosaccharides Related to Heparin and Heparan Sulphate. Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry. 14(7). 949–960. 7 indexed citations

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Nilsson, Marianne, C M Svahn, & Jacob Westman. (1993). Synthesis of the methyl glycosides of a tri- and a tetra-saccharide related to heparin and heparan sulphate. Carbohydrate Research. 246(1). 161–172. 36 indexed citations

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