M. C. Wani

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

M. C. Wani is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, M. C. Wani has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Oncology and 7 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in M. C. Wani's work include Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms (10 papers), Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (6 papers) and Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology (4 papers). M. C. Wani is often cited by papers focused on Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms (10 papers), Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (6 papers) and Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology (4 papers). M. C. Wani collaborates with scholars based in United States. M. C. Wani's co-authors include Monroe E. Wall, Andrew T. McPhail, Harold L. Taylor, P. Coggon, M Potmĕsil, Leroy F. Liu, Govindarajan Manikumar, S Kirschenbaum, Allan W. Nicholas and R Silber and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Cancer Research and Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

M. C. Wani

20 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Plant antitumor agents. VI. Isolation and structure of taxol, a novel antileukemic and antitumor agent from Taxus brevifolia

1971 3.2k citations M. C. Wani, Harold L. Taylor et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. C. Wani United States	14	2.2k	2.0k	947	913	634	20	4.1k
P. Coggon United States	17	1.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	865 0.9×	949 1.0×	628 1.0×	32	4.1k
Daniel Guénard France	36	2.4k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	1.0k 1.1×	2.4k 2.6×	734 1.2×	97	4.9k
François Lavelle France	30	1.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	253 0.3×	602 0.7×	319 0.5×	79	3.5k
Mary K. Danks United States	39	2.0k 0.9×	3.4k 1.7×	837 0.9×	503 0.6×	96 0.2×	99	5.0k
Ralph J. Bernacki United States	38	1.3k 0.6×	2.4k 1.2×	359 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	591 0.9×	128	4.0k
Peter Charlton United Kingdom	34	2.1k 0.9×	2.7k 1.3×	253 0.3×	602 0.7×	313 0.5×	74	4.5k
Gunda I. Georg United States	43	2.3k 1.0×	3.3k 1.6×	1.0k 1.1×	4.1k 4.5×	1.1k 1.7×	273	8.0k
Byron H. Long United States	26	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	363 0.4×	803 0.9×	395 0.6×	57	2.5k
Françoise Guéritte-Voegelein France	21	1.9k 0.9×	961 0.5×	617 0.7×	903 1.0×	493 0.8×	35	2.7k
Curtis Hose United States	22	1.2k 0.5×	2.3k 1.1×	511 0.5×	1.6k 1.8×	118 0.2×	31	4.7k

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Wadkins, Randy M., David J. Bearss, Govindarajan Manikumar, et al.. (2004). Topoisomerase I-DNA Complex Stability Induced by Camptothecins and Its Role in Drug Activity&#. PubMed. 4(4). 327–334. 13 indexed citations

Manikumar, Govindarajan, Randy M. Wadkins, David J. Bearss, et al.. (2004). Camptothecin analogs with bulky, hydrophobic substituents at the 7-position via a Grignard reaction. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 14(21). 5377–5381. 11 indexed citations

Wadkins, Randy M., David J. Bearss, Govindarajan Manikumar, et al.. (2004). Hydrophilic Camptothecin Analogs That Form Extremely Stable Cleavable Complexes with DNA and Topoisomerase I. Cancer Research. 64(18). 6679–6683. 21 indexed citations

Woynarowski, Jan M., Govindarajan Manikumar, M. C. Wani, et al.. (2000). 7- and 10-Substituted Camptothecins: Dependence of Topoisomerase I-DNA Cleavable Complex Formation and Stability on the 7- and 10-Substituents. Molecular Pharmacology. 57(2). 243–251. 47 indexed citations

Yu, Chiang, et al.. (1991). Camptothecin overcomes MDR1-mediated resistance in human KB carcinoma cells.. PubMed. 51(22). 6039–44. 143 indexed citations

Hsiang, Y H, Leroy F. Liu, Monroe E. Wall, et al.. (1989). DNA topoisomerase I-mediated DNA cleavage and cytotoxicity of camptothecin analogues.. PubMed. 49(16). 4385–9. 307 indexed citations

Pitt, Colin G., et al.. (1986). Esters and lactones of phenolic amino carboxylic acids. Prodrugs for iron chelation. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 29(7). 1231–1237. 47 indexed citations

Meyer, Brian N., et al.. (1985). Plant Antitumor Agents, 21. Flavones, Coumarins, and an Alkaloid from Sargentia greggii. Journal of Natural Products. 48(6). 952–956. 19 indexed citations

Wall, Monroe E. & M. C. Wani. (1978). Plant antitumor agents. 17. Structural requirements for antineoplastic activity in quassinoids. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 21(12). 1186–1188. 9 indexed citations

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Wall, Monroe E. & M. C. Wani. (1977). Antineoplastic Agents from Plants. The Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology. 17(1). 117–132. 72 indexed citations

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Wani, M. C., et al.. (1976). ChemInform Abstract: FLAVONOIDS. 8. SYNTHESIS AND ANTIFERTILITY AND ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BINDING ACTIVITIES OF COUMARINS AND Δ3‐ISOFLAVENES. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 7(3). 1 indexed citations

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Wall, Monroe E., et al.. (1972). Plant antitumor agent. X. Total synthesis of a ring DE analog of camptothecin. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 94(10). 3632–3633. 8 indexed citations

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Wani, M. C., et al.. (1972). Plant antitumor agents. IX. Total synthesis of dl-camptothecin. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 94(10). 3631–3632. 28 indexed citations

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Wani, M. C., Harold L. Taylor, Monroe E. Wall, P. Coggon, & Andrew T. McPhail. (1971). Plant antitumor agents. VI. Isolation and structure of taxol, a novel antileukemic and antitumor agent from Taxus brevifolia. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 93(9). 2325–2327. 3175 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wani, M. C., et al.. (1970). Plant antitumour agents: alkaloids: synthesis of a pentacyclic camptothecin precursor. Journal of the Chemical Society D Chemical Communications. 404–404. 6 indexed citations

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Wani, M. C. & Monroe E. Wall. (1969). Plant antitumor agents. II. Structure of two new alkaloids from Camptotheca acuminata. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 34(5). 1364–1367. 81 indexed citations

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Kepler, John A., et al.. (1969). Plant antitumor agents. IV. An approach toward the synthesis of camptothecin. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 34(12). 3853–3858. 26 indexed citations

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Levine, Samuel G. & M. C. Wani. (1965). Photochemistry of 2-Alkylaminophenoxaz-3-ones.¹ I. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 30(9). 3185–3190. 11 indexed citations

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Zimmerman, Howard E., Roger C. Hahn, Harry Morrison, & M. C. Wani. (1965). Mechanistic and Exploratory Photochemistry. XII. Characterization of the Reactivity of the β-Carbon in the Triplet Excited State of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones¹. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 87(5). 1138–1140. 22 indexed citations

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Campaigne, E. & M. C. Wani. (1964). Reactions of Ethylenethiourea with α- and β-Halo Acids and Derivatives¹. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 29(7). 1715–1719. 13 indexed citations

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