Peter Kovacic

10.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
321 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Peter Kovacic is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Kovacic has authored 321 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 196 papers in Organic Chemistry, 50 papers in Molecular Biology and 38 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Peter Kovacic's work include Free Radicals and Antioxidants (43 papers), Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (42 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (33 papers). Peter Kovacic is often cited by papers focused on Free Radicals and Antioxidants (43 papers), Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (42 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (33 papers). Peter Kovacic collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and United Kingdom. Peter Kovacic's co-authors include Ratnasamy Somanathan, Jason Jacintho, Martin B. Jones, Andrew L. Cooksy, Michael D. Ryan, James R. Ames, Robert S. Pozos, Kurt W. Field, Chisung Wu and Charles Eric Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Peter Kovacic

316 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

Free Radicals in Biology and Medicine 1963 2026 1984 2005 1986 2014 1987 1963 250 500 750
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. Free Radicals in Biology and Medicine
    1986 885 citations Peter Kovacic profile →
  2. Nitroaromatic compounds: Environmental toxicity, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, therapy and mechanism
    2014 388 citations Peter Kovacic, Ratnasamy Somanathan profile →
  3. Dehydro coupling of aromatic nuclei by catalyst-oxidant systems: poly(p-phenylene)
    1987 371 citations Peter Kovacic et al. profile →
  4. Polymerization of Benzene to p-Polyphenyl by Aluminum Chloride-Cupric Chloride
    1963 324 citations Peter Kovacic et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Kovacic United States 43 2.9k 1.6k 1.4k 1.1k 1.1k 321 8.2k
Marco d’Ischia Italy 53 1.8k 0.6× 2.4k 1.5× 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 1.8k 1.7× 307 13.2k
Alessandra Napolitano Italy 53 1.7k 0.6× 2.0k 1.3× 1.0k 0.7× 976 0.9× 1.6k 1.4× 282 12.0k
Hugo E. Gottlieb Israel 39 5.4k 1.9× 3.2k 2.0× 416 0.3× 1.7k 1.6× 2.1k 1.9× 246 13.2k
Edward G. Janzen Canada 45 3.2k 1.1× 1.2k 0.7× 185 0.1× 420 0.4× 1.4k 1.3× 259 7.7k
Abraham Nudelman Israel 34 4.5k 1.6× 3.2k 2.0× 372 0.3× 616 0.6× 1.5k 1.4× 147 10.0k
Tulsi Mukherjee India 45 2.5k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 221 0.2× 729 0.7× 2.6k 2.4× 347 7.9k
Glenn Dryhurst United States 39 1.1k 0.4× 2.0k 1.3× 547 0.4× 1.8k 1.7× 274 0.3× 192 5.9k
Christopher S. Foote United States 64 7.6k 2.6× 3.2k 2.0× 579 0.4× 901 0.8× 4.9k 4.5× 221 14.8k
E. J. Land United Kingdom 46 1.9k 0.7× 2.3k 1.4× 176 0.1× 432 0.4× 1.8k 1.7× 150 7.3k
E. A. Lissi Chile 50 4.3k 1.5× 2.9k 1.8× 268 0.2× 331 0.3× 1.3k 1.2× 426 11.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kovacic, Peter & Ratnasamy Somanathan. (2018). biological actions of natural phenolic antioxidants reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress. 1 indexed citations
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Kovacic, Peter & Ratnasamy Somanathan. (2017). Relationship of Organic Acids to Reactive Oxygen Species and Oxidative Stress in Biochemistry and Drug Action. 1(1). 1 indexed citations
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Kovacic, Peter & Ratnasamy Somanathan. (2013). Cell signaling, receptors, electrical effects and therapy in circadian rhythm. Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction. 33(5). 267–275. 1 indexed citations
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Kovacic, Peter & Ratnasamy Somanathan. (2012). Redox Processes in Neurodegenerative Disease Involving Reactive Oxygen Species. Current Neuropharmacology. 10(4). 289–302. 35 indexed citations
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Kovacic, Peter. (2011). Novel electrostatic mechanism for mode of action by N-acetylated proteins: cell signaling and phosphorylation. Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction. 31(3). 193–198. 2 indexed citations
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Kovacic, Peter & Ratnasamy Somanathan. (2011). Cell signaling and receptors in toxicity of advanced glycation end products (AGEs): α-dicarbonyls, radicals, oxidative stress and antioxidants. Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction. 31(5). 332–339. 25 indexed citations
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Kovacic, Peter & Ratnasamy Somanathan. (2010). Unifying mechanism for metals in toxicity, carcinogenicity and therapeutic action: integrated approach involving electron transfer, oxidative stress, antioxidants, cell signaling and receptors. Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction. 30(2). 51–60. 10 indexed citations
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Kovacic, Peter & Ratnasamy Somanathan. (2010). Biomechanisms of Nanoparticles (Toxicants, Antioxidants and Therapeutics): Electron Transfer and Reactive Oxygen Species. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 10(12). 7919–7930. 55 indexed citations
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Kovacic, Peter & Ratnasamy Somanathan. (2009). Novel, Unifying Mechanism for Mescaline in The Central Nervous System: Electrochemistry, Catechol Redox Metabolite, Receptor, Cell Signaling and Structure Activity Relationships. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2(4). 181–190. 28 indexed citations
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Kovacic, Peter & Andrew L. Cooksy. (2009). Electron Transfer as a Potential Cause of Diacetyl Toxicity in Popcorn Lung Disease. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 204. 133–148. 28 indexed citations
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Kovacic, Peter & Robert S. Pozos. (2007). Bioelectronome. Integrated Approach to Receptor Chemistry, Radicals, Electrochemistry, Cell Signaling, and Physiological Effects Based on Electron Transfer. Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction. 27(4). 261–294. 16 indexed citations
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Kovacic, Peter, Robert S. Pozos, Ratnasamy Somanathan, Nandita Shangari, & Peter J. O’Brien. (2005). Mechanism of Mitochondrial Uncouplers, Inhibitors, and Toxins: Focus on Electron Transfer, Free Radicals, and Structure -Activity Relationships. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 12(22). 2601–2623. 134 indexed citations
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Kovacic, Peter & Andrew L. Cooksy. (2004). Iminium metabolite mechanism for nicotine toxicity and addiction: Oxidative stress and electron transfer. Medical Hypotheses. 64(1). 104–111. 64 indexed citations
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Kovacic, Peter. (2004). Role of oxidative metabolites of cocaine in toxicity and addiction: oxidative stress and electron transfer. Medical Hypotheses. 64(2). 350–356. 95 indexed citations
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Heasley, Victor L., et al.. (2002). Reduction potentials of conjugated aliphatic ketones, oximes,and imines: correlation with structure and bioactivity. Revista de la Sociedad Química de México. 46(4). 307–312. 9 indexed citations
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Kovacic, Peter, W. Daniel Edwards, Nicholas R. Natale, Rajagopalan Sridhar, & Patrick F. Kiser. (1990). Theoretical calculations on calcium channel drugs: Is electron transfer involved mechanistically?. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 75(1). 61–70. 12 indexed citations
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Kovacic, Peter, Patrick F. Kiser, & Benjamin A. Feinberg. (1990). Are Reduction Potentials of Antifungal Agents Relevant to Activity?. Pharmaceutical Research. 7(3). 283–288. 16 indexed citations
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Ames, James R., Neal Castagnoli, Michael D. Ryan, & Peter Kovacic. (1986). Oxidative Ionic Metabolites of 1-Methyl-4-Phenyl-1,2,3,6- Tetrahydropyridine (MPTP): Correlation of Electroreduction with Physiological Behavior. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 2 indexed citations

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