Malcolm W. MacArthur

29.2k citations

20 papers · 25.5k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 18

Impact in

Molecular Biology top 0.1%
- Protein Structure and Dynamics
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Biochemical and Molecular Research
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
Biotechnology top 0.1%
- Enzyme Production and Characterization

Papers in

Spectroscopy 7
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications 3
- Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications 2
- Molecular spectroscopy and chirality 2
Materials Chemistry 15
- Enzyme Structure and Function 15

Co-authors: Janet M. Thornton Roman A. Laskowski D. S. Moss E. Gail Hutchinson Mark B. Swindells Christopher M. Dobson Kimberly A. Bolin Harald Schwalbe
Journals: Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics (5 papers)Journal of Molecular Biology (3 papers)Current Opinion in Structural Biology (2 papers)Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (1 paper)Journal of Structural Biology (1 paper)
Partner nations: United Kingdom New Zealand

In The Last Decade

Malcolm W. MacArthur

20 papers receiving 25.1k citations

Hit Papers

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PROCHECK: a program to check the stereochemical quality of protein structures 1993 · 21.7k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1993 Journal of Applied Crystallography
1992 Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics
1991 Journal of Molecular Biology

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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1	Evolution of binding sites for zinc and calcium ions playing structural roles Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics ·James Torrance, Malcolm W. MacArthur, Janet M. Thornton	2007	49
2	Effective function annotation through catalytic residue conservation Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Richard A. George, Ruth V. Spriggs, Gail J. Bartlett, Alex Gutteridge, Malcolm W. MacArthur, Craig T. Porter, Bissan Al‐Lazikani, Janet M. Thornton, Mark B. Swindells	2005	47
3	Molecular basis of inherited diseases: a structural perspective Trends in Genetics ·Elisabetta Mariucci, Malcolm W. MacArthur, Roman A. Laskowski, Janet M. Thornton	2003	85
4	Surface β-Strands in Proteins: Identification Using an Hydropathy Technique Journal of Structural Biology ·C.C. Palliser, Malcolm W. MacArthur, David Parry	2000	5
5	Protein side-chain conformation: a systematic variation of χ₁mean values with resolution – a consequence of multiple rotameric states? Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography ·Malcolm W. MacArthur, Janet M. Thornton	1999	32
6	Validation of protein models derived from experiment Current Opinion in Structural Biology ·Roman A. Laskowski, Malcolm W. MacArthur, Janet M. Thornton	1998	147
7	Structures of N‐termini of helices in proteins Protein Science ·Andrew J. Doig, Faustinus Andrea, Malcolm W. MacArthur, Janet M. Thornton	1997	102
8	Assessment of comparative modeling in CASP2 Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics ·Andrew C.R. Martin, Malcolm W. MacArthur, Janet M. Thornton	1997	74
9	Assessment of comparative modeling in CASP2 Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics ·Andrew C.R. Martin, Malcolm W. MacArthur, Janet M. Thornton	1997	67
10	Analysis of Main Chain Torsion Angles in Proteins: Prediction of NMR Coupling Constants for Native and Random Coil Conformations Journal of Molecular Biology ·Lorna J. Smith, Kimberly A. Bolin, Harald Schwalbe, Malcolm W. MacArthur, Janet M. Thornton, Christopher M. Dobson	1996	346
11	Deviations from Planarity of the Peptide Bond in Peptides and Proteins Journal of Molecular Biology ·Malcolm W. MacArthur, Janet M. Thornton	1996	145
12	Protein folds: towards understanding folding from inspection of native structures Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Janet M. Thornton, David T. Jones, Malcolm W. MacArthur, C. Mainka, Mark B. Swindells	1995	24
13	Intrinsic φ,ψ propensities of amino acids, derived from the coil regions of known structures PubMed ·Mark B. Swindells, Malcolm W. MacArthur, Janet M. Thornton	1995	211
14	NMR and crystallography — complementary approaches to structure determination Trends in biotechnology ·Malcolm W. MacArthur, Paul C. Driscoll, Janet M. Thornton	1994	24
15	Knowledge-based validation of protein structure coordinates derived by X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy Current Opinion in Structural Biology ·Malcolm W. MacArthur, Roman A. Laskowski, Janet M. Thornton	1994	88
16	Protein structures and complexes: what they reveal about the interactions that stabilize them Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences ·Janet M. Thornton, Malcolm W. MacArthur, Ariel Buchinger, D. T. Jones, John B. O. Mitchell, A Bilico, Sarah L. Price, Marketa Zvelebil	1993	12
17	PROCHECK: a program to check the stereochemical quality of protein structures Journal of Applied Crystallography ·Roman A. Laskowski, Malcolm W. MacArthur, D. S. Moss, Janet M. Thornton Hit paper breakdown →	1993	21697
18	Conformational analysis of protein structures derived from NMR data Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics ·Malcolm W. MacArthur, Janet M. Thornton	1993	56
19	Stereochemical quality of protein structure coordinates Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics ·Isaac Isarn, Malcolm W. MacArthur, E. Gail Hutchinson, Janet M. Thornton Hit paper breakdown →	1992	1317
20	Influence of proline residues on protein conformation Journal of Molecular Biology ·Malcolm W. MacArthur, Janet M. Thornton Hit paper breakdown →	1991	1001

About Malcolm W. MacArthur

Malcolm W. MacArthur is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Nutrition and Dietetics, having authored 20 papers that have together received 25.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (18 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (15 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (5 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (3 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (2 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (2 papers), Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (2 papers) and Molecular spectroscopy and chirality (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (18.7k citations), Biotechnology (1.7k citations), Biochemistry (1.0k citations), Materials Chemistry (5.7k citations) and Cell Biology (1.8k citations). Malcolm W. MacArthur has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom and New Zealand. Frequent co-authors include Janet M. Thornton, Roman A. Laskowski, D. S. Moss, E. Gail Hutchinson, Mark B. Swindells, Christopher M. Dobson, Kimberly A. Bolin, Harald Schwalbe, Lorna J. Smith and Andrew C.R. Martin. Their work appears in journals such as Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics, Journal of Molecular Biology, Current Opinion in Structural Biology, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Journal of Structural Biology.

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