Rafael G. da Silva

1.4k total citations
47 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Rafael G. da Silva is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafael G. da Silva has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Materials Chemistry and 11 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Rafael G. da Silva's work include Biochemical and Molecular Research (33 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (15 papers) and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (9 papers). Rafael G. da Silva is often cited by papers focused on Biochemical and Molecular Research (33 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (15 papers) and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (9 papers). Rafael G. da Silva collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United Kingdom and United States. Rafael G. da Silva's co-authors include Vern L. Schramm, Luiz Augusto Basso, Diógenes Santiago Santos, José R. Corrêa, Brenno A. D. Neto, Mário Sérgio Palma, Andrew S. Murkin, Fernanda Canduri, Walter Filgueira de Azevedo and Maria Anita Mendes and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Rafael G. da Silva

46 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rafael G. da Silva Brazil	19	729	300	194	168	151	47	1.1k
Z.F. Kanyo United States	13	710 1.0×	186 0.6×	175 0.9×	101 0.6×	35 0.2×	14	1.3k
Tao Peng China	25	774 1.1×	202 0.7×	242 1.2×	155 0.9×	34 0.2×	59	1.5k
N.R. Silvaggi United States	20	557 0.8×	268 0.9×	153 0.8×	78 0.5×	21 0.1×	37	1.2k
Luke A. Adams Australia	20	509 0.7×	165 0.6×	284 1.5×	44 0.3×	28 0.2×	31	1.1k
William P. Heal United Kingdom	20	1.0k 1.4×	99 0.3×	627 3.2×	170 1.0×	30 0.2×	24	1.7k
William E. Harte United States	17	745 1.0×	101 0.3×	268 1.4×	135 0.8×	19 0.1×	30	1.2k
Franziska U. Huschmann Germany	9	431 0.6×	199 0.7×	111 0.6×	65 0.4×	18 0.1×	12	704
Hugo F. Azurmendi United States	20	671 0.9×	338 1.1×	427 2.2×	66 0.4×	43 0.3×	39	1.2k
Pedro A. Sánchez‐Murcia Spain	16	501 0.7×	116 0.4×	212 1.1×	114 0.7×	16 0.1×	71	914
J. Alejandro D’Aquino United States	13	652 0.9×	267 0.9×	205 1.1×	92 0.5×	12 0.1×	18	998

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Tang, Peijun, Christopher J. Harding, Tomáš Lébl, et al.. (2025). Improved Nucleoside (2′-Deoxy)Ribosyltransferases Maximize Enzyme Promiscuity while Maintaining Catalytic Efficiency. ACS Chemical Biology. 20(11). 2547–2553.

Tang, Peijun, et al.. (2024). Snapshots of the Reaction Coordinate of a Thermophilic 2′-Deoxyribonucleoside/ribonucleoside Transferase. ACS Catalysis. 14(5). 3090–3102. 8 indexed citations

Harrison, David J., et al.. (2024). Human 2′‐Deoxynucleoside 5′‐Phosphate N‐Hydrolase 1: The Catalytic Roles of Tyr24 and Asp80. ChemBioChem. 25(7). e202400047–e202400047. 2 indexed citations

Fisher, Gemma, Marina Corbella, M.S. Alphey, et al.. (2022). Allosteric rescue of catalytically impaired ATP phosphoribosyltransferase variants links protein dynamics to active-site electrostatic preorganisation. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7607–7607. 13 indexed citations

Fisher, Gemma, et al.. (2021). Allosteric Inhibition of Acinetobacter baumannii ATP Phosphoribosyltransferase by Protein:Dipeptide and Protein:Protein Interactions. ACS Infectious Diseases. 8(1). 197–209. 5 indexed citations

Purg, Miha, et al.. (2020). Dissecting the Mechanism of (R)-3-Hydroxybutyrate Dehydrogenase by Kinetic Isotope Effects, Protein Crystallography, and Computational Chemistry. ACS Catalysis. 10(24). 15019–15032. 10 indexed citations

Silva, Rafael G. da, et al.. (2019). An Exceptionally Potent Inhibitor of Human CD73. Biochemistry. 58(31). 3331–3334. 38 indexed citations

Gloster, T.M., et al.. (2018). Linear Eyring Plots Conceal a Change in the Rate-Limiting Step in an Enzyme Reaction. Biochemistry. 57(49). 6757–6761. 19 indexed citations

Kipp, D. Randal, Rafael G. da Silva, & Vern L. Schramm. (2011). Mass-Dependent Bond Vibrational Dynamics Influence Catalysis by HIV-1 Protease. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133(48). 19358–19361. 57 indexed citations

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Silva, Rafael G. da, Andrew S. Murkin, & Vern L. Schramm. (2011). Femtosecond dynamics coupled to chemical barrier crossing in a Born-Oppenheimer enzyme. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(46). 18661–18665. 97 indexed citations

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Batista, Eraldo L., et al.. (2010). Purine nucleoside phosphorylase activity and expression are upregulated in sites affected by periodontal disease. Journal of Periodontal Research. 45(5). 664–671. 12 indexed citations

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Silva, Rafael G. da, Leonardo Astolfi Rosado, Diógenes Santiago Santos, & Luiz Augusto Basso. (2007). Mycobacterium tuberculosis β-ketoacyl-ACP reductase: α-Secondary kinetic isotope effects and kinetic and equilibrium mechanisms of substrate binding. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 471(1). 1–10. 12 indexed citations

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Fonseca, I., et al.. (2006). Kinetic and chemical mechanisms of shikimate dehydrogenase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 457(2). 123–133. 12 indexed citations

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Canduri, Fernanda, Rafael G. da Silva, Mário Sérgio Palma, et al.. (2005). Structure of human PNP complexed with ligands. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 61(7). 856–862. 31 indexed citations

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Silva, Rafael G. da, J.H. Pereira, Fernanda Canduri, et al.. (2005). Kinetics and crystal structure of human purine nucleoside phosphorylase in complex with 7-methyl-6-thio-guanosine. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 442(1). 49–58. 24 indexed citations

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Silva, Rafael G. da, Diógenes Santiago Santos, Luiz Augusto Basso, et al.. (2004). Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase Activity in Rat Cerebrospinal Fluid. Neurochemical Research. 29(10). 1831–1835. 15 indexed citations

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Azevedo, Walter Filgueira de, Fernanda Canduri, Rafael G. da Silva, et al.. (2003). Crystal structure of human purine nucleoside phosphorylase at 2.3Å resolution. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 308(3). 545–552. 42 indexed citations

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Azevedo, Walter Filgueira de, Fernanda Canduri, J.H. Pereira, et al.. (2003). Crystal structure of human PNP complexed with guanine. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 312(3). 767–772. 28 indexed citations

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Azevedo, Walter Filgueira de, Fernanda Canduri, J.H. Pereira, et al.. (2003). Structural basis for inhibition of human PNP by immucillin-H. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 309(4). 917–922. 34 indexed citations

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Costa, Mateus José Rodrigues Paranhos da, Rafael G. da Silva, & Renilde Cordeiro de Souza. (1992). Effect of air temperature and humidity on ingestive behaviour of sheep. International Journal of Biometeorology. 36(4). 218–222. 35 indexed citations

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