Nilantha Sirisoma

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Nilantha Sirisoma is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Nilantha Sirisoma has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Organic Chemistry, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Nilantha Sirisoma's work include Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (6 papers), Synthesis and biological activity (5 papers) and Quinazolinone synthesis and applications (4 papers). Nilantha Sirisoma is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (6 papers), Synthesis and biological activity (5 papers) and Quinazolinone synthesis and applications (4 papers). Nilantha Sirisoma collaborates with scholars based in United States and Austria. Nilantha Sirisoma's co-authors include Patrick M. Woster, Robert A. Casero, Hyo Chol Ha, Periannan Kuppusamy, Jay L. Zweíer, John E. Casida, Karin M. Höld, John Drewe, Ben Tseng and Sui Xiong Cai and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Cancer Research and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Nilantha Sirisoma

24 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

  1. The natural polyamine spermine functions directly as a free radical scavenger
    1998 563 citations Hyo Chol Ha, Nilantha Sirisoma et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nilantha Sirisoma United States 19 997 700 414 233 202 24 1.9k
Rakesh Kumar India 27 716 0.7× 941 1.3× 264 0.6× 135 0.6× 81 0.4× 116 2.4k
Bang Luu France 28 1.3k 1.3× 403 0.6× 229 0.6× 278 1.2× 103 0.5× 120 2.6k
Francisco Estévez Spain 33 1.4k 1.4× 618 0.9× 451 1.1× 368 1.6× 113 0.6× 113 2.8k
Sangku Lee South Korea 28 845 0.8× 758 1.1× 265 0.6× 311 1.3× 53 0.3× 101 2.0k
José Quintana Spain 30 1.3k 1.3× 336 0.5× 375 0.9× 271 1.2× 93 0.5× 95 2.3k
D. V. Banthorpe United Kingdom 25 1.3k 1.3× 358 0.5× 431 1.0× 165 0.7× 273 1.4× 135 2.1k
Hsin‐Yi Hung Taiwan 24 771 0.8× 250 0.4× 271 0.7× 218 0.9× 70 0.3× 78 1.6k
Mikio Fujii Japan 23 1.1k 1.1× 213 0.3× 197 0.5× 105 0.5× 134 0.7× 73 1.7k
Eloy Rodrı́guez United States 24 1.1k 1.1× 408 0.6× 879 2.1× 156 0.7× 285 1.4× 91 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Nilantha Sirisoma

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nilantha Sirisoma

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nilantha Sirisoma

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nilantha Sirisoma. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nilantha Sirisoma 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 Nilantha Sirisoma. Nilantha Sirisoma is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Sirisoma, Nilantha, Azra Pervin, Hong Zhang, et al.. (2010). Discovery of N-methyl-4-(4-methoxyanilino)quinazolines as potent apoptosis inducers. Structure–activity relationship of the quinazoline ring. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 20(7). 2330–2334. 44 indexed citations
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Sirisoma, Nilantha, Azra Pervin, Bao Nguyen, et al.. (2009). Discovery of substituted 4-anilino-2-arylpyrimidines as a new series of apoptosis inducers using a cell- and caspase-based high throughput screening assay. 2. Structure–activity relationships of the 2-aryl group. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 19(8). 2305–2309. 13 indexed citations
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Kemnitzer, William, Nilantha Sirisoma, Songchun Jiang, et al.. (2009). Discovery of N-aryl-9-oxo-9H-fluorene-1-carboxamides as a new series of apoptosis inducers using a cell- and caspase-based high-throughput screening assay. 2. Structure–activity relationships of the 9-oxo-9H-fluorene ring. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 20(3). 1288–1292. 21 indexed citations
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Kemnitzer, William, Nilantha Sirisoma, Bao Nguyen, et al.. (2009). Discovery of N-aryl-9-oxo-9H-fluorene-1-carboxamides as a new series of apoptosis inducers using a cell- and caspase-based high-throughput screening assay. 1. Structure–activity relationships of the carboxamide group. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 19(11). 3045–3049. 18 indexed citations
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Kemnitzer, William, Nilantha Sirisoma, Chris May, et al.. (2009). Discovery of 4-anilino-N-methylthieno[3,2-d]pyrimidines and 4-anilino-N-methylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines as potent apoptosis inducers. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 19(13). 3536–3540. 38 indexed citations
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Sirisoma, Nilantha, Azra Pervin, John Drewe, Ben Tseng, & Sui Xiong Cai. (2009). Discovery of substituted N′-(2-oxoindolin-3-ylidene)benzohydrazides as new apoptosis inducers using a cell- and caspase-based HTS assay. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 19(10). 2710–2713. 29 indexed citations
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Sirisoma, Nilantha, Azra Pervin, Hong Zhang, et al.. (2009). Discovery of N-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-N,2-dimethylquinazolin-4-amine, a Potent Apoptosis Inducer and Efficacious Anticancer Agent with High Blood Brain Barrier Penetration. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 52(8). 2341–2351. 107 indexed citations
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Sirisoma, Nilantha, Shailaja Kasibhatla, Azra Pervin, et al.. (2008). Discovery of 2-Chloro-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-N-methylquinazolin-4-amine (EP128265, MPI-0441138) as a Potent Inducer of Apoptosis with High In Vivo Activity. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 51(15). 4771–4779. 63 indexed citations
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Kasibhatla, Shailaja, Vijay Baichwal, Sui Xiong Cai, et al.. (2007). MPC-6827: A Small-Molecule Inhibitor of Microtubule Formation That Is Not a Substrate for Multidrug Resistance Pumps. Cancer Research. 67(12). 5865–5871. 110 indexed citations
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Höld, Karin M., Nilantha Sirisoma, Susan Sparks, & John E. Casida. (2002). Metabolism and mode of action ofcis- andtrans-3-pinanones (the active ingredients of hyssop oil). Xenobiotica. 32(4). 251–265. 22 indexed citations
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Zou, Yu, Nilantha Sirisoma, Patrick M. Woster, et al.. (2001). Novel Alkylpolyamine Analogues that Possess Both Antitrypanosomal and Antimicrosporidial Activity. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 11(12). 1613–1617. 34 indexed citations
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Sirisoma, Nilantha, Gurpreet S. Ratra, Motohiro Tomizawa, & John E. Casida. (2001). Fipronil-based photoaffinity probe for Drosophila and human β3 GABA receptors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 11(22). 2979–2981. 13 indexed citations
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Sirisoma, Nilantha, Karin M. Höld, & John E. Casida. (2001). α- and β-Thujones (Herbal Medicines and Food Additives):  Synthesis and Analysis of Hydroxy and Dehydro Metabolites. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 49(4). 1915–1921. 30 indexed citations
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Höld, Karin M., Nilantha Sirisoma, & John E. Casida. (2001). Detoxification of α- and β-Thujones (the Active Ingredients of Absinthe):  Site Specificity and Species Differences in Cytochrome P450 Oxidation in Vitro and in Vivo. Chemical Research in Toxicology. 14(5). 589–595. 56 indexed citations
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Webb, Heather K., et al.. (1999). 1-(N-Alkylamino)-11-(N-ethylamino)-4,8-diazaundecanes:  Simple Synthetic Polyamine Analogues That Differentially Alter Tubulin Polymerization. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 42(8). 1415–1421. 33 indexed citations
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Sirisoma, Nilantha & Patrick M. Woster. (1998). Synthesis of protected allylic amines via palladium(0)-catalyzed amination of allylic acetates. Tetrahedron Letters. 39(12). 1489–1492. 11 indexed citations
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Sirisoma, Nilantha & Carl R. Johnson. (1998). α-Iodocycloalkenones: Synthesis of (±)-epibatidine. Tetrahedron Letters. 39(15). 2059–2062. 33 indexed citations
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Ha, Hyo Chol, Nilantha Sirisoma, Periannan Kuppusamy, et al.. (1998). The natural polyamine spermine functions directly as a free radical scavenger. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 95(19). 11140–11145. 563 indexed citations breakdown →

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