Matej Sova

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Matej Sova is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Matej Sova has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Organic Chemistry and 8 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Matej Sova's work include Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (6 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (6 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (5 papers). Matej Sova is often cited by papers focused on Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (6 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (6 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (5 papers). Matej Sova collaborates with scholars based in Slovenia, France and Italy. Matej Sova's co-authors include Stanislav Gobec, Luciano Saso, Andreja Kovač, Didier Blanot, Hélène Barreteau, Audrey Boniface, Marko Jukič, Samo Turk, Sebahattin Ergün and Sevdan Yılmaz and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, The Journal of Organic Chemistry and FEMS Microbiology Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Matej Sova

53 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cytoplasmic steps of peptidoglycan biosynthesis

2008 545 citations Hélène Barreteau, Andreja Kovač et al. FEMS Microbiology Reviews profile →
Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Cinnamic Acid Derivatives

2012 449 citations Matej Sova Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Matej Sova	1.1k	581	287	287	278	53	2.3k
Cristina Airoldi	1.2k 1.1×	517 0.9×	148 0.5×	233 0.8×	73 0.3×	100	2.3k
Vikas Jaitak	1.0k 1.0×	1.1k 1.9×	659 2.3×	605 2.1×	113 0.4×	95	3.1k
Vibha Tandon	832 0.8×	843 1.5×	127 0.4×	298 1.0×	87 0.3×	93	2.5k
Mаhmoud Youns	1.0k 1.0×	610 1.0×	223 0.8×	328 1.1×	52 0.2×	49	2.3k
Chunyan Han	589 0.5×	225 0.4×	149 0.5×	292 1.0×	109 0.4×	27	1.9k
Martin Zehl	1.4k 1.3×	260 0.4×	204 0.7×	517 1.8×	96 0.3×	112	2.7k
Mohammad M. Al‐Sanea	819 0.8×	760 1.3×	286 1.0×	247 0.9×	39 0.1×	119	2.2k
Sheng‐Xiang Qiu	1.8k 1.7×	722 1.2×	319 1.1×	1.1k 4.0×	167 0.6×	156	3.7k
Woo Song Lee	1.7k 1.6×	833 1.4×	333 1.2×	638 2.2×	75 0.3×	117	4.5k
Bhadrapura Lakkappa Dhananjaya	647 0.6×	224 0.4×	129 0.4×	227 0.8×	397 1.4×	55	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matej Sova

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Matej Sova. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Matej Sova based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Matej Sova. Matej Sova is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Steinebach, Christian, et al.. (2025). Targeting TAK1: Evolution of inhibitors, challenges, and future directions. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 267. 108810–108810. 2 indexed citations

Sosič, Izidor, et al.. (2025). Optimization of 6-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine derivatives as TLR8 antagonists. Acta Pharmaceutica. 75(2). 159–183. 1 indexed citations

Švajger, Urban, et al.. (2024). Structural Optimization and Biological Evaluation of Isoxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidines as Selective Toll-Like Receptor 7 Agonists. ACS Omega. 9(2). 2362–2382. 2 indexed citations

Stroylov, Viktor S., et al.. (2023). Substituted cinnamides: Characterization of non-toxic inhibitors of alpha-synuclein aggregation. Mendeleev Communications. 33(3). 334–336. 2 indexed citations

Gallorini, Marialucia, Simone Carradori, Emiliano Panieri, Matej Sova, & Luciano Saso. (2023). Modulation of NRF2: Biological Dualism in Cancer, Targets and Possible Therapeutic Applications. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 40(10-12). 636–662. 18 indexed citations

Gobec, Stanislav, et al.. (2020). Indoleamine and tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenases as important future therapeutic targets. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 221. 107746–107746. 55 indexed citations

Švajger, Urban, et al.. (2019). Selective Toll-like receptor 7 agonists with novel chromeno[3,4-d]imidazol-4(1H)-one and 2-(trifluoromethyl)quinoline/ quinazoline-4-amine scaffolds. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 179. 109–122. 17 indexed citations

Sova, Matej & Luciano Saso. (2018). Design and development of Nrf2 modulators for cancer chemoprevention and therapy: a review. Drug Design Development and Therapy. Volume 12. 3181–3197. 78 indexed citations

Knez, Damijan, Nicolas Coquelle, Anja Pišlar, et al.. (2018). Multi-target-directed ligands for treating Alzheimer's disease: Butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors displaying antioxidant and neuroprotective activities. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 156. 598–617. 79 indexed citations

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Lešnik, Samo, Boris Brus, Martina Hrast, et al.. (2017). Discovery of new MurA inhibitors using induced-fit simulation and docking. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 27(4). 944–949. 23 indexed citations

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Sova, Matej, et al.. (2016). Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of N-Aryl-N'-(5-(2-hydroxybenzoyl) pyrimidin-2-yl)guanidines as Toll-Like Receptor 4 Antagonists. Medicinal Chemistry. 12(8). 742–750. 4 indexed citations

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Berne, Sabina, Lidija Kovačič, Matej Sova, et al.. (2015). Benzoic acid derivatives with improved antifungal activity: Design, synthesis, structure–activity relationship (SAR) and CYP53 docking studies. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 23(15). 4264–4276. 17 indexed citations

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Sova, Matej, Željko Žižak, Jelena Antić‐Stanković, et al.. (2013). Cinnamic Acid Derivatives Induce Cell Cycle Arrest in Carcinoma Cell Lines. Medicinal Chemistry. 9(5). 633–641. 25 indexed citations

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Švajger, Urban, Boris Brus, Samo Turk, et al.. (2013). Novel toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) antagonists identified by structure- and ligand-based virtual screening. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 70. 393–399. 39 indexed citations

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Sova, Matej. (2012). Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Cinnamic Acid Derivatives. Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry. 12(8). 749–767. 449 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sova, Matej, Andreja Kovač, Samo Turk, et al.. (2009). Phosphorylated hydroxyethylamines as novel inhibitors of the bacterial cell wall biosynthesis enzymes MurC to MurF. Bioorganic Chemistry. 37(6). 217–222. 39 indexed citations

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Barreteau, Hélène, Andreja Kovač, Audrey Boniface, et al.. (2008). Cytoplasmic steps of peptidoglycan biosynthesis. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 32(2). 168–207. 545 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kristan, Katja, et al.. (2008). Novel inhibitors of β-ketoacyl-ACP reductase from Escherichia coli. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 178(1-3). 310–316. 13 indexed citations

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Brožič, Petra, Petra Kocbek, Matej Sova, et al.. (2008). Flavonoids and cinnamic acid derivatives as inhibitors of 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 301(1-2). 229–234. 48 indexed citations

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Sova, Matej, Andrej Perdih, Miha Kotnik, et al.. (2006). Flavonoids and cinnamic acid esters as inhibitors of fungal 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase: A synthesis, QSAR and modelling study. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 14(22). 7404–7418. 39 indexed citations

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