Martha S. Head

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Martha S. Head is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Martha S. Head has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 5 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Martha S. Head's work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (10 papers), Computational Drug Discovery Methods (9 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (3 papers). Martha S. Head is often cited by papers focused on Protein Structure and Dynamics (10 papers), Computational Drug Discovery Methods (9 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (3 papers). Martha S. Head collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Poland. Martha S. Head's co-authors include Judith M. LaLonde, Brian Clarke, Giovanna Tedesco, James M. Woolven, Ian D. Wall, Neysa Nevins, Simon F. Semus, Mika Lindvall, C. Webster Andrews and Gregory L. Warren and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Biotechnology and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Martha S. Head

26 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

A Critical Assessment of Docking Programs and Scoring Functions

2005 1.3k citations Judith M. LaLonde, Martha S. Head et al. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Martha S. Head United States	21	1.8k	1.2k	682	371	333	26	2.9k
Jennifer L. Knight United States	16	2.2k 1.2×	878 0.7×	682 1.0×	501 1.4×	224 0.7×	23	3.5k
Federico D. Sacerdoti United States	7	1.8k 1.0×	824 0.7×	572 0.8×	294 0.8×	250 0.8×	8	3.3k
Brent A. Gregersen United States	14	2.1k 1.2×	827 0.7×	712 1.0×	381 1.0×	242 0.7×	16	3.6k
Emanuele Perola United States	22	1.3k 0.7×	993 0.8×	455 0.7×	226 0.6×	418 1.3×	33	2.2k
Darren V. S. Green United Kingdom	28	1.8k 1.0×	1.7k 1.3×	906 1.3×	400 1.1×	354 1.1×	58	3.8k
C. Webster Andrews United States	19	1.6k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	1.0k 1.5×	261 0.7×	235 0.7×	33	2.7k
A. Geoffrey Skillman United States	17	2.5k 1.4×	1.9k 1.5×	693 1.0×	614 1.7×	404 1.2×	26	3.8k
István Kolossváry Hungary	19	2.2k 1.2×	943 0.8×	806 1.2×	439 1.2×	269 0.8×	40	4.1k
T. Dwight McGee United States	7	2.4k 1.3×	813 0.7×	519 0.8×	313 0.8×	225 0.7×	8	3.7k
Catherine E. Peishoff United States	16	2.1k 1.2×	1.6k 1.3×	608 0.9×	365 1.0×	314 0.9×	30	3.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Martha S. Head

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20 of 20 papers shown

Akinsanya, Karen, Mohammed AlQuraishi, Ann Boija, et al.. (2025). Redefining druggable targets with artificial intelligence. Nature Biotechnology. 43(9). 1416–1418. 1 indexed citations

Andi, Babak, D. Kumaran, Dale F. Kreitler, et al.. (2022). Hepatitis C virus NS3/4A inhibitors and other drug-like compounds as covalent binders of SARS-CoV-2 main protease. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 12197–12197. 28 indexed citations

Kneller, Daniel W., Hui Li, Stephanie Galanie, et al.. (2021). Structural, Electronic, and Electrostatic Determinants for Inhibitor Binding to Subsites S1 and S2 in SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 64(23). 17366–17383. 38 indexed citations

Head, Martha S.. (2020). NVBL (National Virtual Biotechnology Laboratory) Molecular Therapeutics. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

Green, Darren V. S., Andrew R. Leach, & Martha S. Head. (2011). Computer-aided molecular design under the SWOTlight. Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design. 26(1). 51–56. 11 indexed citations

Davis, Ian, Kaushik Raha, Martha S. Head, & David Baker. (2009). Blind docking of pharmaceutically relevant compounds using RosettaLigand. Protein Science. 18(9). 1998–2002. 65 indexed citations

Hammond, Marlys, David G. Washburn, Tram H. Hoang, et al.. (2009). Design and synthesis of orally bioavailable serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1 (SGK1) inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 19(15). 4441–4445. 37 indexed citations

Zhao, Baoguang, Ruth Lehr, Angela Smallwood, et al.. (2007). Crystal structure of the kinase domain of serum and glucocorticoid‐regulated kinase 1 in complex with AMP–PNP. Protein Science. 16(12). 2761–2769. 45 indexed citations

Rao, Shashidhar N., Martha S. Head, Amit Kulkarni, & Judith M. LaLonde. (2007). Validation Studies of the Site-Directed Docking Program LibDock. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. 47(6). 2159–2171. 297 indexed citations

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Marquis, Robert W., Ian E. James, Jin Zeng, et al.. (2005). Azepanone-Based Inhibitors of Human Cathepsin L. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 48(22). 6870–6878. 22 indexed citations

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Madani, Navid, Ana Luisa Perdigoto, Kumar Srinivasan, et al.. (2004). Localized Changes in the gp120 Envelope Glycoprotein Confer Resistance to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Entry Inhibitors BMS-806 and #155. Journal of Virology. 78(7). 3742–3752. 98 indexed citations

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Fan, Frank, Nicola G. Wallis, Terrance Moore, et al.. (2002). Defining and Combating the Mechanisms of Triclosan Resistance in Clinical Isolates ofStaphylococcus aureus. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 46(11). 3343–3347. 84 indexed citations

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DAINES, R. A., Israil Pendrak, Kelvin Sham, et al.. (2002). First X-ray Cocrystal Structure of a Bacterial FabH Condensing Enzyme and a Small Molecule Inhibitor Achieved Using Rational Design and Homology Modeling. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 46(1). 5–8. 62 indexed citations

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Head, Martha S., Margret Ryan, Dennis Lee, et al.. (2001). Structure-based combinatorial library design: Discovery of non-peptidic inhibitors of caspases 3 and 8. Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design. 15(12). 1105–1117. 3 indexed citations

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Qiu, Xiayang, Cheryl A. Janson, Ward W. Smith, et al.. (2001). Refined structures of β-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase III. Journal of Molecular Biology. 307(1). 341–356. 161 indexed citations

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Head, Martha S., et al.. (1999). The effect of human lactoferrin on the MICs of doxycycline and rifampicin for Burkholderia cepacia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 44(3). 385–387. 20 indexed citations

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Luo, Ray, Martha S. Head, James A. Given, & Michael K. Gilson. (1999). Nucleic acid base-pairing and N-methylacetamide self-association in chloroform: affinity and conformation. Biophysical Chemistry. 78(1-2). 183–193. 30 indexed citations

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Trylska, Joanna, Jan Antosiewicz, Maciej Geller, et al.. (1999). Thermodynamic linkage between the binding of protons and inhibitors to HIV‐1 protease. Protein Science. 8(1). 180–195. 60 indexed citations

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Marquis, Robert W., Dennis S. Yamashita, Yu Ru, et al.. (1998). Conformationally Constrained 1,3-Diamino Ketones: A Series of Potent Inhibitors of the Cysteine Protease Cathepsin K. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 41(19). 3563–3567. 43 indexed citations

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Gilson, Michael K., James A. Given, & Martha S. Head. (1997). A new class of models for computing receptor-ligand binding affinities. Chemistry & Biology. 4(2). 87–92. 58 indexed citations

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