Malak Pirtskhalava

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 972 citations indexed

About

Malak Pirtskhalava is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Malak Pirtskhalava has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 972 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Microbiology and 5 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Malak Pirtskhalava's work include Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (13 papers), Biochemical and Structural Characterization (10 papers) and Machine Learning in Bioinformatics (7 papers). Malak Pirtskhalava is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (13 papers), Biochemical and Structural Characterization (10 papers) and Machine Learning in Bioinformatics (7 papers). Malak Pirtskhalava collaborates with scholars based in United States, Georgia and Russia. Malak Pirtskhalava's co-authors include Boris Vishnepolsky, Michael Tartakovsky, Alex Rosenthal, Darrell E. Hurt, Andrei Gabrielian, H. L. Griggs, R. Burke Squires, Patrice Duroux, Marie‐Paule Lefranc and Phillip Cruz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics and Protein Science.

In The Last Decade

Malak Pirtskhalava

18 papers receiving 962 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.

DBAASP v3: database of antimicrobial/cytotoxic activity and structure of peptides as a resource for development of new therapeutics

2020 390 citations Malak Pirtskhalava, Boris Vishnepolsky et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Malak Pirtskhalava United States	9	833	754	111	86	65	19	972
Boris Vishnepolsky Georgia	12	905 1.1×	755 1.0×	118 1.1×	87 1.0×	64 1.0×	23	1.1k
Faiza Hanif Waghu India	8	859 1.0×	846 1.1×	131 1.2×	127 1.5×	36 0.6×	9	1.1k
Deepika Mathur India	13	999 1.2×	530 0.7×	49 0.4×	109 1.3×	137 2.1×	16	1.2k
Abhishek Tuknait India	6	940 1.1×	480 0.6×	59 0.5×	76 0.9×	123 1.9×	6	1.0k
Isabel C. M. Fensterseifer Brazil	17	655 0.8×	578 0.8×	77 0.7×	139 1.6×	19 0.3×	24	886
Pratima Gurung United Kingdom	7	487 0.6×	429 0.6×	66 0.6×	89 1.0×	22 0.3×	11	663
Karen G. N. Oshiro Brazil	11	526 0.6×	575 0.8×	81 0.7×	91 1.1×	12 0.2×	20	745
Carolina O. Matos Brazil	7	390 0.5×	328 0.4×	95 0.9×	42 0.5×	16 0.2×	10	506
Vívian de Jesus Miranda Brazil	7	404 0.5×	358 0.5×	56 0.5×	73 0.8×	17 0.3×	8	599
Carsten P. Sönksen Denmark	8	560 0.7×	502 0.7×	84 0.8×	115 1.3×	10 0.2×	10	784

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19 of 19 papers shown

Vishnepolsky, Boris, Andrei Gabrielian, Alex Rosenthal, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of the synergistic potential and mechanisms of action for de novo designed cationic antimicrobial peptides. Heliyon. 10(6). e27852–e27852. 4 indexed citations

Pirtskhalava, Malak, et al.. (2024). Small Natural Cyclic Peptides from DBAASP Database. Pharmaceuticals. 17(7). 845–845. 3 indexed citations

Vishnepolsky, Boris, Andrei Gabrielian, Alex Rosenthal, et al.. (2023). Analysis, Modeling, and Target-Specific Predictions of Linear Peptides Inhibiting Virus Entry. ACS Omega. 8(48). 46218–46226. 3 indexed citations

Vishnepolsky, Boris, Andrei Gabrielian, Alex Rosenthal, et al.. (2022). Comparative analysis of machine learning algorithms on the microbial strain-specific AMP prediction. Briefings in Bioinformatics. 23(4). 26 indexed citations

Pirtskhalava, Malak, et al.. (2021). Physicochemical Features and Peculiarities of Interaction of AMP with the Membrane. Pharmaceuticals. 14(5). 471–471. 79 indexed citations

Pirtskhalava, Malak, Boris Vishnepolsky, Andrei Gabrielian, et al.. (2020). DBAASP v3: database of antimicrobial/cytotoxic activity and structure of peptides as a resource for development of new therapeutics. Nucleic Acids Research. 49(D1). D288–D297. 390 indexed citations breakdown →

Vishnepolsky, Boris, et al.. (2019). Development of the model of in silico design of AMPs active against Staphylococcus aureus 25923. 6359–6359. 2 indexed citations

Vishnepolsky, Boris, Andrei Gabrielian, Alex Rosenthal, et al.. (2019). De Novo Design and In Vitro Testing of Antimicrobial Peptides against Gram-Negative Bacteria. Pharmaceuticals. 12(2). 82–82. 48 indexed citations

Vishnepolsky, Boris, et al.. (2018). DBAASP Special prediction as a tool for the prediction of antimicrobial potency against particular target species. 5608–5608. 3 indexed citations

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Vishnepolsky, Boris, Alex Rosenthal, Darrell E. Hurt, et al.. (2018). Predictive Model of Linear Antimicrobial Peptides Active against Gram-Negative Bacteria. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. 58(5). 1141–1151. 60 indexed citations

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Pirtskhalava, Malak, Andrei Gabrielian, Phillip Cruz, et al.. (2015). DBAASP v.2: an enhanced database of structure and antimicrobial/cytotoxic activity of natural and synthetic peptides. Nucleic Acids Research. 44(D1). D1104–D1112. 180 indexed citations

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Vishnepolsky, Boris & Malak Pirtskhalava. (2014). Prediction of Linear Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides Based on Characteristics Responsible for Their Interaction with the Membranes. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. 54(5). 1512–1523. 57 indexed citations

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Vishnepolsky, Boris, et al.. (2014). dbaasp: database of antimicrobial activity and structure of peptides. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 357(1). 63–68. 95 indexed citations

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Vishnepolsky, Boris, et al.. (2012). Evaluation performance of substitution matrices, based on contacts between residue terminal groups. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 30(2). 180–190.

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Vishnepolsky, Boris & Malak Pirtskhalava. (2011). CONTSOR—A new knowledge‐based fold recognition potential, based on side chain orientation and contacts between residue terminal groups. Protein Science. 21(1). 134–141. 3 indexed citations

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Vishnepolsky, Boris & Malak Pirtskhalava. (2009). ALIGN_MTX—An optimal pairwise textual sequence alignment program, adapted for using in sequence-structure alignment. Computational Biology and Chemistry. 33(3). 235–238. 10 indexed citations

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Vishnepolsky, Boris, et al.. (2008). Comparison of the efficiency of evolutionary change‐based and side chain orientation‐based fold recognition potentials. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 71(4). 1863–1878. 3 indexed citations

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Katsarava, Ramaz, et al.. (1991). Some physicochemical properties of biocompatible and biodegradable heterochain polymers based on L‐lysine. Acta Polymerica. 42(2-3). 95–99. 5 indexed citations

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Pirtskhalava, Malak, et al.. (1988). Conformational analysis of polyurea based on the ethyl ester of L-lysine. calculation of the geometry of the elements of the microstructure of the chain. Polymer Science U.S.S.R.. 30(11). 2419–2427. 1 indexed citations

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