Peter G. Vekilov

12.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
207 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Peter G. Vekilov is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter G. Vekilov has authored 207 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Materials Chemistry, 58 papers in Molecular Biology and 58 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Peter G. Vekilov's work include Crystallization and Solubility Studies (95 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (78 papers) and nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (58 papers). Peter G. Vekilov is often cited by papers focused on Crystallization and Solubility Studies (95 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (78 papers) and nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (58 papers). Peter G. Vekilov collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Belgium. Peter G. Vekilov's co-authors include Oleg Galkin, Franz Rosenberger, S.‐T. Yau, Dimiter N. Petsev, Weichun Pan, Bill Thomas, Jeffrey D. Rimer, A. A. Chernov, Ronald L. Nagel and Luis Filobelo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Peter G. Vekilov

192 papers receiving 9.4k 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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter G. Vekilov United States	57	6.3k	2.8k	2.3k	1.4k	999	207	9.6k
Bernhardt L. Trout United States	60	3.8k 0.6×	4.9k 1.7×	884 0.4×	596 0.4×	1.3k 1.3×	201	11.8k
Moshe Deutsch Israel	50	5.3k 0.9×	1.5k 0.5×	1.7k 0.8×	812 0.6×	3.7k 3.7×	264	14.3k
Charles F. Zukoski United States	63	6.5k 1.0×	1.4k 0.5×	461 0.2×	870 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	240	13.9k
Meir Lahav Israel	50	4.0k 0.6×	2.2k 0.8×	798 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	2.2k 2.2×	220	9.4k
J. Raúl Grigera Argentina	21	3.3k 0.5×	3.2k 1.1×	850 0.4×	638 0.5×	5.1k 5.1×	83	12.8k
Huan‐Cheng Chang Taiwan	64	7.8k 1.2×	1.6k 0.6×	604 0.3×	760 0.5×	4.3k 4.3×	336	14.4k
Leslie Leiserowitz Israel	63	5.6k 0.9×	3.1k 1.1×	946 0.4×	2.5k 1.8×	2.8k 2.8×	287	14.4k
J. Teixeira France	41	2.9k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	311 0.1×	433 0.3×	2.5k 2.5×	166	6.9k
Theyencheri Narayanan France	55	3.2k 0.5×	2.2k 0.8×	220 0.1×	1.4k 1.0×	1.4k 1.4×	243	9.1k
Sow‐Hsin Chen United States	42	4.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	316 0.1×	418 0.3×	2.2k 2.2×	160	7.6k

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Wang, Xiqu, et al.. (2025). Direct observation of cholesterol monohydrate crystallization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(10). e2415719122–e2415719122. 1 indexed citations

Alamani, Bryan G., Zhi Yang, Matthew R. Jones, et al.. (2025). Bio-inspired multifunctional disruptors of calcium oxalate crystallization. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5229–5229. 5 indexed citations

Hadjiev, Viktor G., et al.. (2024). The elementary reactions for incorporation into crystals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(7). e2320201121–e2320201121. 10 indexed citations

Rimer, Jeffrey D., et al.. (2024). A dual growth mode unique for organic crystals relies on mesoscopic liquid precursors. Communications Chemistry. 7(1). 190–190. 8 indexed citations

Vekilov, Peter G., et al.. (2024). Stage-specific pharmacodynamic chloroquine and pyronaridine action on artemisinin ring-stage resistant Kelch C580Y mutation Plasmodium falciparum correlates to hemozoin inhibition process. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 69(1). e0120824–e0120824. 1 indexed citations

Badachhape, Andrew, Rohan Bhavane, Zbigniew Starosolski, et al.. (2023). Rational Design of a Self‐Assembling High Performance Organic Nanofluorophore for Intraoperative NIR‐II Image‐Guided Tumor Resection of Oral Cancer. Advanced Science. 10(10). e2206435–e2206435. 21 indexed citations

Davtyan, Aram, Mohsen Fathi, Michael B. Sherman, et al.. (2021). Mesoscopic protein-rich clusters host the nucleation of mutant p53 amyloid fibrils. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(10). 50 indexed citations

Lu, Lu, Xuejin Li, Peter G. Vekilov, & George Em Karniadakis. (2016). Probing the Twisted Structure of Sickle Hemoglobin Fibers via Particle Simulations. Biophysical Journal. 110(9). 2085–2093. 21 indexed citations

Olafson, Katy N., et al.. (2015). Mechanisms of hematin crystallization and inhibition by the antimalarial drug chloroquine. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(16). 4946–4951. 141 indexed citations

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Brandon, Simon, et al.. (2006). Corresponding-States Laws for Protein Solutions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 110(35). 17638–17644. 15 indexed citations

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Derewenda, Zygmunt S. & Peter G. Vekilov. (2005). Entropy and surface engineering in protein crystallization. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 62(1). 116–124. 190 indexed citations

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Vekilov, Peter G.. (2004). Dense Liquid Precursor for the Nucleation of Ordered Solid Phases from Solution, Crystal Growth and Design. Crystal Growth & Design. 4. 4 indexed citations

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Chernov, A. A., L. N. Rashkovich, & Peter G. Vekilov. (2004). Steps in solution growth: dynamics of kinks, bunching and turbulence. Journal of Crystal Growth. 275(1-2). 1–18. 60 indexed citations

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Vekilov, Peter G. & S.‐T. Yau. (2001). Direct Observation of Nucleus Structure and Nucleation Pathways. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 123. 2 indexed citations

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Serrano, M. D., Oleg Galkin, S.‐T. Yau, et al.. (2001). Are protein crystallization mechanisms relevant to understanding and control of polymerization of deoxyhemoglobin S?. Journal of Crystal Growth. 232(1-4). 368–375. 10 indexed citations

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Hirsch, Rhoda Elison, et al.. (2000). Differential pathways in oxy and deoxy HbC aggregation/crystallization. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 42(1). 99–107. 11 indexed citations

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Galkin, Oleg & Peter G. Vekilov. (1999). Are Nucleation Kinetics of Protein Crystals Similar to Those of Liquid Droplets?. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 122(1). 156–163. 197 indexed citations

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Lin, Hong, Peter G. Vekilov, & Franz Rosenberger. (1996). Facet morphology response to nonuniformities in nutrient and impurity supply. II. Numerical simulations. Journal of Crystal Growth. 158(4). 552–559. 35 indexed citations

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Vekilov, Peter G., et al.. (1996). Repartitioning of NaCl and Protein Impurities in Lysozyme Crystallization. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 52(4). 785–798. 68 indexed citations

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Vekilov, Peter G., M. Ataka, & Toshiki Katsura. (1995). Growth process of protein crystals revealed by laser Michelson interferometry investigation. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 51(2). 207–219. 29 indexed citations

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