Michael L. Connolly

9.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
35 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Michael L. Connolly is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael L. Connolly has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Materials Chemistry and 8 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Michael L. Connolly's work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (12 papers), Food composition and properties (8 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (8 papers). Michael L. Connolly is often cited by papers focused on Protein Structure and Dynamics (12 papers), Food composition and properties (8 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (8 papers). Michael L. Connolly collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Michael L. Connolly's co-authors include Richard A. Lerner, Henry Niman, Richard A. Houghten, Ian A. Wilson, Kieran Tuohy, Julie A. Lovegrove, Irwin D. Kuntz, Thomas E. Ferrin, Robert Langridge and Gordon M. Crippen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Michael L. Connolly

34 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

Solvent-Accessible Surfaces of Proteins and Nucleic Acids 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 1983 1984 1993 1985 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Solvent-Accessible Surfaces of Proteins and Nucleic Acids
    1983 2.3k citations Michael L. Connolly Science profile →
  2. Analytical molecular surface calculation
    1983 2.1k citations Michael L. Connolly Journal of Applied Crystallography profile →
  3. The structure of an antigenic determinant in a protein
    1984 768 citations Ian A. Wilson, Henry Niman et al. Cell profile →
  4. The molecular surface package
    1993 523 citations Michael L. Connolly Journal of Molecular Graphics profile →
  5. Computation of molecular volume
    1985 513 citations Michael L. Connolly profile →

Peers

Michael L. Connolly
Bruce Tidor United States
David A. Pearlman United States
John R. Rodgers United States
Lennart Nilsson Sweden
Xavier Daura Spain
Rudi van Drunen Netherlands
Michael P. Eastwood United States
Emil Alexov United States
Scott J. Weiner United States
Viktor Horn̆ák United States
Bruce Tidor United States
Michael L. Connolly
Citations per year, relative to Michael L. Connolly Michael L. Connolly (= 1×) peers Bruce Tidor

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael L. Connolly

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Connolly, Michael L., et al.. (2018). Biogelx: Cell Culture on Self-Assembling Peptide Gels. Methods in molecular biology. 1777. 283–303. 17 indexed citations
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Kamp, Marc W. van der, et al.. (2018). Dynamical origins of heat capacity changes in enzyme-catalysed reactions. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1177–1177. 66 indexed citations
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Connolly, Michael L., Xenofon Tzounis, Kieran Tuohy, & Julie A. Lovegrove. (2016). Hypocholesterolemic and Prebiotic Effects of a Whole-Grain Oat-Based Granola Breakfast Cereal in a Cardio-Metabolic “At Risk” Population. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 1675–1675. 75 indexed citations
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Connolly, Michael L., Kieran Tuohy, & Julie A. Lovegrove. (2012). Wholegrain oat-based cereals have prebiotic potential and low glycaemic index. British Journal Of Nutrition. 108(12). 2198–2206. 49 indexed citations
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Connolly, Michael L., Julie A. Lovegrove, & Kieran Tuohy. (2011). In Vitro Fermentation Characteristics of Whole Grain Wheat Flakes and the Effect of Toasting on Prebiotic Potential. Journal of Medicinal Food. 15(1). 33–43. 31 indexed citations
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Connolly, Michael L., Julie A. Lovegrove, & Kieran Tuohy. (2010). In vitro evaluation of the microbiota modulation abilities of different sized whole oat grain flakes. Anaerobe. 16(5). 483–488. 70 indexed citations
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Tester, Richard F., et al.. (2008). Glucomannan hydrolysate (GMH) inhibition ofCandida albicansgrowth in the presence ofLactobacillusandLactococcusspecies. Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease. 20(3). 127–134. 17 indexed citations
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Connolly, Michael L.. (1993). The molecular surface package. Journal of Molecular Graphics. 11(2). 139–141. 523 indexed citations breakdown →
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Connolly, Michael L.. (1992). Shape distributions of protein topography. Biopolymers. 32(9). 1215–1236. 28 indexed citations
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Matsumura, Kiyoshi, Yumiko Watanabe, Kyoko Imai-Matsumura, et al.. (1992). Mapping of prostaglandin E2 binding sites in rat brain using quantitative autoradiography. Brain Research. 581(2). 292–298. 113 indexed citations
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Connolly, Michael L.. (1986). Atomic size packing defects in proteins. International journal of peptide & protein research. 28(4). 360–363. 35 indexed citations
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Connolly, Michael L.. (1986). Measurement of protein surface shape by solid angles. Journal of Molecular Graphics. 4(1). 3–6. 84 indexed citations
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Connolly, Michael L. & Arthur J. Olson. (1985). GRANNY, a companion to GRAMPS for the real-time manipulation of macromolecular models. Computers & Chemistry. 9(1). 1–6. 34 indexed citations
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Connolly, Michael L.. (1985). Molecular surface Triangulation. Journal of Applied Crystallography. 18(6). 499–505. 159 indexed citations
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Connolly, Michael L.. (1985). Depth-buffer algorithms for molecular modelling. Journal of Molecular Graphics. 3(1). 19–24. 47 indexed citations
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Wilson, Ian A., et al.. (1984). The structure of an antigenic determinant in a protein. Cell. 37(3). 767–778. 768 indexed citations breakdown →
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Connolly, Michael L.. (1983). Solvent-Accessible Surfaces of Proteins and Nucleic Acids. Science. 221(4612). 709–713. 2341 indexed citations breakdown →
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Connolly, Michael L.. (1983). Analytical molecular surface calculation. Journal of Applied Crystallography. 16(5). 548–558. 2105 indexed citations breakdown →
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Crippen, Gordon M., Norman J. Oppenheimer, & Michael L. Connolly. (1981). DISTANCE GEOMETRY ANALYSIS OF THE N.M.R. EVIDENCE ON THE SOLUTION CONFORMATION OF BLEOMYCIN. International journal of peptide & protein research. 17(2). 156–169. 19 indexed citations
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Connolly, Michael L., et al.. (1976). Solar heating and cooling computer analysis - A simplified sizing design method for non-thermal specialists. 10. 220–234. 3 indexed citations

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