Milan Urban

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Milan Urban is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Toxicology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Milan Urban has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Toxicology and 7 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Milan Urban's work include Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (31 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (20 papers) and Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (12 papers). Milan Urban is often cited by papers focused on Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (31 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (20 papers) and Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (12 papers). Milan Urban collaborates with scholars based in Czechia, United States and India. Milan Urban's co-authors include Jan Šarek, Marián Hajdúch, Miroslav Kvasnica, Petr Džubák, David Biedermann, Lenka Marková, David Vydra, Robert D. Kuchta, J. Pokorný and Jiří Klinot and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, PLoS ONE and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Milan Urban

50 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Pharmacological activities of natural triterpenoids and their therapeutic implications

2006 584 citations Petr Džubák, Marián Hajdúch et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Milan Urban Czechia	23	1.5k	366	263	219	175	51	1.9k
О. Б. Казакова Russia	21	1.2k 0.8×	503 1.4×	235 0.9×	178 0.8×	172 1.0×	168	1.6k
Jan Šarek Czechia	18	1.2k 0.8×	265 0.7×	228 0.9×	216 1.0×	160 0.9×	31	1.5k
Kyoko Nakagawa‐Goto United States	27	1.1k 0.7×	949 2.6×	148 0.6×	223 1.0×	240 1.4×	141	2.2k
Keduo Qian United States	32	1.6k 1.0×	895 2.4×	133 0.5×	310 1.4×	266 1.5×	74	2.7k
H. Campbell United States	4	1.5k 1.0×	1.3k 3.6×	334 1.3×	335 1.5×	199 1.1×	4	3.0k
S. Nanjunda Swamy India	23	809 0.5×	883 2.4×	151 0.6×	97 0.4×	78 0.4×	86	2.0k
Qiuwen Mi United States	23	848 0.6×	224 0.6×	142 0.5×	247 1.1×	81 0.5×	28	1.2k
Masuo Goto United States	26	1.1k 0.7×	958 2.6×	127 0.5×	218 1.0×	338 1.9×	112	2.3k
Anna Kawiak Poland	27	784 0.5×	350 1.0×	218 0.8×	346 1.6×	55 0.3×	72	1.6k
Surrinder Koul India	25	918 0.6×	512 1.4×	64 0.2×	245 1.1×	348 2.0×	70	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Milan Urban

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Milan Urban

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Džubák, Petr, et al.. (2024). Near-infrared pH-switchable BODIPY photosensitizers for dual biotin/cRGD targeted photodynamic therapy. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology. 259. 113010–113010. 7 indexed citations

Kazakova, Anna N., Ivo Frydrych, J. Pokorný, et al.. (2024). Triterpenoid phthalimides as selective anti-cancer agents targeting mitochondrial apoptosis. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 283. 117126–117126.

Kazakova, Anna N., Ivo Frydrych, J. Pokorný, et al.. (2024). Novel triterpenoid pyrones, phthalimides and phthalates are selectively cytotoxic in CCRF-CEM cancer cells – Synthesis, potency, and mitochondrial mechanism of action. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 269. 116336–116336. 2 indexed citations

Frydrych, Ivo, Barbora Lišková, Soňa Gurská, et al.. (2022). Lupane derivatives containing various aryl substituents in the position 3 have selective cytostatic effect in leukemic cancer cells including resistant phenotypes. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 244. 114850–114850. 4 indexed citations

Frydrych, Ivo, J. Pokorný, Martin Vlk, et al.. (2022). Triterpenoid pyrazines and pyridines – Synthesis, cytotoxicity, mechanism of action, preparation of prodrugs. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 243. 114777–114777. 13 indexed citations

González, Gabriel, Anna N. Kazakova, Cosimo Walter D’Acunto, et al.. (2021). Novel pentacyclic triterpenes exhibiting strong neuroprotective activity in SH-SY5Y cells in salsolinol- and glutamate-induced neurodegeneration models. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 213. 113168–113168. 24 indexed citations

Pokorný, J., Ivo Frydrych, Barbora Lišková, et al.. (2021). Substituted dienes prepared from betulinic acid – Synthesis, cytotoxicity, mechanism of action, and pharmacological parameters. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 224. 113706–113706. 8 indexed citations

Urban, Milan, et al.. (2021). Biocatalysis in the Chemistry of Lupane Triterpenoids. Molecules. 26(8). 2271–2271. 22 indexed citations

Urban, Milan, et al.. (2020). Small organic molecules targeting the energy metabolism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 212. 113139–113139. 22 indexed citations

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Urban, Milan, et al.. (2020). Squaric acid analogues in medicinal chemistry. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 209. 112872–112872. 43 indexed citations

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Pokorný, J., et al.. (2019). Design and synthesis of pentacyclic triterpene conjugates and their use in medicinal research. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 182. 111653–111653. 85 indexed citations

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Frydrych, Ivo, et al.. (2019). Synthesis and biological evaluation of triterpenoid thiazoles derived from betulonic acid, dihydrobetulonic acid, and ursonic acid. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 185. 111806–111806. 41 indexed citations

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Urban, Milan, et al.. (2018). Synthesis of Betulinic Acid Derivatives with Modified A‐Rings and their Application as Potential Drug Candidates. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 7(8). 1542–1560. 31 indexed citations

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Džubák, Petr, et al.. (2018). A Synthetic Approach for the Rapid Preparation of BODIPY Conjugates and their use in Imaging of Cellular Drug Uptake and Distribution. Chemistry - A European Journal. 24(19). 4957–4966. 40 indexed citations

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Pokorný, J., et al.. (2018). Synthesis and characterization of new conjugates of betulin diacetate and bis(triphenysilyl)betulin with substituted triazoles. Monatshefte für Chemie - Chemical Monthly. 149(4). 839–845. 8 indexed citations

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Pokorný, J., et al.. (2017). Cytotoxic conjugates of betulinic acid and substituted triazoles prepared by Huisgen Cycloaddition from 30-azidoderivatives. PLoS ONE. 12(2). e0171621–e0171621. 34 indexed citations

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Drašar, Pavel, Petr Džubák, Soňa Gurská, et al.. (2017). Synthesis and Cytotoxic Activity of Triterpenoid Thiazoles Derived from Allobetulin, Methyl Betulonate, Methyl Oleanonate, and Oleanonic Acid. ChemMedChem. 12(5). 390–398. 23 indexed citations

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Gurská, Soňa, Petr Džubák, Marián Hajdúch, et al.. (2016). Lupane and 18α-oleanane derivatives substituted in the position 2, their cytotoxicity and influence on cancer cells. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 121. 120–131. 21 indexed citations

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Jašíková, Lucie, Jiřı́ Řehulka, Milan Urban, et al.. (2015). Synthesis of cytotoxic 2,2-difluoroderivatives of dihydrobetulinic acid and allobetulin and study of their impact on cancer cells. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 96. 482–490. 24 indexed citations

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Urban, Milan, Martin Vlk, Petr Džubák, Marián Hajdúch, & Jan Šarek. (2012). Cytotoxic heterocyclic triterpenoids derived from betulin and betulinic acid. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 20(11). 3666–3674. 64 indexed citations

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