Michael S. Christodoulou

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Michael S. Christodoulou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael S. Christodoulou has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Organic Chemistry and 10 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Michael S. Christodoulou's work include Synthesis and biological activity (13 papers), Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms (11 papers) and Click Chemistry and Applications (9 papers). Michael S. Christodoulou is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and biological activity (13 papers), Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms (11 papers) and Click Chemistry and Applications (9 papers). Michael S. Christodoulou collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Greece and Belgium. Michael S. Christodoulou's co-authors include Daniele Passarella, Gaia Fumagalli, Dario Perdicchia, Giulio Rastelli, Elisa Bonandi, Serkos A. Haroutounian, Konstantinos M. Kasiotis, Sandra Liekens, Alessandra Silvani and Egle M. Beccalli and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Michael S. Christodoulou

82 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

The 1,2,3-triazole ring as a bioisostere in medicinal chemistry

2017 566 citations Elisa Bonandi, Michael S. Christodoulou et al. Drug Discovery Today profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael S. Christodoulou Italy	23	1.1k	808	179	145	123	83	1.9k
Sandeep Chaudhary India	26	911 0.9×	827 1.0×	163 0.9×	152 1.0×	50 0.4×	109	2.2k
Peng Zhan China	23	799 0.8×	766 0.9×	179 1.0×	103 0.7×	122 1.0×	87	2.1k
Jitender Bariwal India	24	2.5k 2.3×	830 1.0×	192 1.1×	188 1.3×	103 0.8×	49	3.3k
Kunal Nepali Taiwan	24	895 0.8×	1.0k 1.3×	270 1.5×	205 1.4×	68 0.6×	66	2.1k
Majid Mahdavi Iran	24	450 0.4×	710 0.9×	281 1.6×	145 1.0×	166 1.3×	98	1.7k
Jérôme Bignon France	31	1.8k 1.7×	1.1k 1.4×	386 2.2×	223 1.5×	100 0.8×	113	3.1k
Yongtao Duan China	22	708 0.7×	836 1.0×	221 1.2×	144 1.0×	187 1.5×	107	2.1k
Fiorella Meneghetti Italy	23	717 0.7×	586 0.7×	190 1.1×	110 0.8×	59 0.5×	110	1.5k
Giuseppe Giannini Italy	32	1.2k 1.1×	1.8k 2.2×	564 3.2×	200 1.4×	88 0.7×	95	3.0k
Cong Ma China	28	988 0.9×	1.7k 2.2×	282 1.6×	238 1.6×	41 0.3×	112	3.1k

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Facchetti, Giorgio, Valentina Coccè, Luisa Doneda, et al.. (2025). Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of chalcone derivatives as selective Monoamine Oxidase-B inhibitors with potential neuroprotective effects. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 298. 117990–117990. 2 indexed citations

Hmadcha, Abdelkrim, et al.. (2025). Antibacterial activity of tamoxifen derivatives against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 16. 1549288–1549288. 1 indexed citations

Molina-Hernández, Junior Bernardo, Andrea Kunova, P. Cortesi, et al.. (2024). Antioxidant-mediated suppression of ferroptosis in Pyricularia oryzae: a novel approach to rice blast management for sustainable rice production. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. 1520688–1520688.

Colombo, Eleonora, et al.. (2023). Targeting Ovarian Cancer with Chalcone Derivatives: Cytotoxicity and Apoptosis Induction in HGSOC Cells. Molecules. 28(23). 7777–7777. 2 indexed citations

Pinna, C., Fabio Forlani, Luca Palazzolo, et al.. (2023). Exploration of Novel Scaffolds Targeting Cytochrome b of Pyricularia oryzae. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 2705–2705. 3 indexed citations

Molteni, L., et al.. (2022). Ruthenium‐Catalyzed Decarboxylative Rearrangement of 4‐Alkenyl‐isoxazol‐5‐ones to Pyrrole Derivatives. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2022(25). 10 indexed citations

Christodoulou, Michael S., Federica Villa, Andrea Pinto, & Francesca Cappitelli. (2022). Correlation between Perturbation of Redox Homeostasis and Antibiofilm Capacity of Phytochemicals at Non-Lethal Concentrations. Antioxidants. 11(12). 2451–2451. 3 indexed citations

Iacovino, L.G., Luca Pinzi, Giorgio Facchetti, et al.. (2021). Promising Non-cytotoxic Monosubstituted Chalcones to Target Monoamine Oxidase-B. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 12(7). 1151–1158. 25 indexed citations

Christodoulou, Michael S., Ferdinando Nicoletti, Katia Mangano, et al.. (2019). Novel 3,3-disubstituted oxindole derivatives. Synthesis and evaluation of the anti-proliferative activity. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 30(2). 126845–126845. 22 indexed citations

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Gandolfi, Raffaella, Giorgio Facchetti, Michael S. Christodoulou, et al.. (2018). Cascade Reaction by Chemo‐ and Biocatalytic Approaches to Obtain Chiral Hydroxy Ketones and anti 1,3‐Diols. ChemistryOpen. 7(5). 393–400. 11 indexed citations

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Bonandi, Elisa, Michael S. Christodoulou, Gaia Fumagalli, et al.. (2017). The 1,2,3-triazole ring as a bioisostere in medicinal chemistry. Drug Discovery Today. 22(10). 1572–1581. 566 indexed citations breakdown →

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Christodoulou, Michael S.. (2016). Excluded and dropped in: habitus and biographical identity in vocational adolescents’ life transitions. Journal of Vocational Education and Training. 68(3). 320–341. 4 indexed citations

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Christodoulou, Michael S., et al.. (2015). Ambivalent Biographies in Adolescence. SAGE Open. 5(4). 3 indexed citations

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Christodoulou, Michael S., Francesco Calogero, Marcus Baumann, et al.. (2015). Boehmeriasin A as new lead compound for the inhibition of topoisomerases and SIRT2. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 92. 766–775. 31 indexed citations

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Savvidou, Olga D., et al.. (2014). Use of external fixation for perilunate dislocations and fracture dislocations. Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction. 9(3). 141–148. 5 indexed citations

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Kokkalis, Zinon T., Andreas F. Mavrogenis, Marius M. Scarlat, et al.. (2014). Human Dermal Allograft for Massive Rotator Cuff Tears. Orthopedics. 37(12). e1108–16. 26 indexed citations

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Sakellariou, Vasileios I., et al.. (2014). Reconstruction of the Acetabulum in Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in total hip replacement.. PubMed. 2(3). 130–6. 27 indexed citations

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Christodoulou, Michael S., Nikolas Fokialakis, Daniele Passarella, et al.. (2013). Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel tamoxifen analogues. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 21(14). 4120–4131. 25 indexed citations

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Calogero, Francesco, Gaetano Speciale, Michael S. Christodoulou, et al.. (2013). 9‐Fluorenone‐2‐Carboxylic Acid as a Scaffold for Tubulin Interacting Compounds. ChemPlusChem. 78(7). 663–669. 8 indexed citations

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Christodoulou, Michael S., Sandra Liekens, Konstantinos M. Kasiotis, & Serkos A. Haroutounian. (2010). Novel pyrazole derivatives: Synthesis and evaluation of anti-angiogenic activity. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 18(12). 4338–4350. 107 indexed citations

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