Ralph Kirk

884 total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 771 citations indexed

About

Ralph Kirk is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph Kirk has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 771 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Molecular Biology, 2 papers in Molecular Medicine and 2 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Ralph Kirk's work include Reproductive tract infections research (2 papers), Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (2 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (2 papers). Ralph Kirk is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive tract infections research (2 papers), Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (2 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (2 papers). Ralph Kirk collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Italy. Ralph Kirk's co-authors include Darren Bradshaw, Ev Stöckel, Neil Campbell, Bien Tan, Yaroslav Z. Khimyak, Colin D. Wood, Abbie Trewin, Matthew J. Rosseinsky, Andrew I. Cooper and Hongjun Niu and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemistry of Materials, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy and British Journal of Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Ralph Kirk

8 papers receiving 747 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.

Hydrogen Storage in Microporous Hypercrosslinked Organic Polymer Networks

2007 610 citations Colin D. Wood, Bien Tan et al. Chemistry of Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ralph Kirk United Kingdom	7	578	449	303	66	53	8	771
Vandana Gupta India	8	160 0.3×	213 0.5×	35 0.1×	49 0.7×	42 0.8×	12	478
Jordi Espín Switzerland	10	375 0.6×	509 1.1×	117 0.4×	58 0.9×	44 0.8×	23	896
Michele Gargano Italy	17	344 0.6×	177 0.4×	164 0.5×	102 1.5×	248 4.7×	66	1.1k
Yumeng Cui China	14	375 0.6×	282 0.6×	54 0.2×	116 1.8×	41 0.8×	44	661
Yimeng Cao China	12	287 0.5×	222 0.5×	26 0.1×	123 1.9×	50 0.9×	15	579
Yangyang Yuan China	18	533 0.9×	669 1.5×	141 0.5×	40 0.6×	67 1.3×	45	919
Alessia Tombesi Italy	14	307 0.5×	334 0.7×	62 0.2×	43 0.7×	190 3.6×	35	784
Mei Xiang China	17	214 0.4×	100 0.2×	218 0.7×	70 1.1×	116 2.2×	45	643
Douglas T. Genna United States	11	381 0.7×	485 1.1×	47 0.2×	43 0.7×	206 3.9×	25	763
Connor J. R. Wells United Kingdom	10	288 0.5×	286 0.6×	17 0.1×	43 0.7×	42 0.8×	13	559

Countries citing papers authored by Ralph Kirk

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ralph Kirk

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralph Kirk

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

All Works

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8 of 8 papers shown

1.

Kirk, Ralph, Matilda Bingham, Paul Doyle, et al.. (2020). Novel C-7 carbon substituted fourth generation fluoroquinolones targeting N. Gonorrhoeae infections. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 30(20). 127428–127428. 3 indexed citations

2.

Savage, Victoria J., Cédric Charrier, Anne‐Marie Salisbury, et al.. (2016). Biological profiling of novel tricyclic inhibitors of bacterial DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 71(7). 1905–1913. 22 indexed citations

3.

Savage, Victoria J., Cédric Charrier, Anne‐Marie Salisbury, et al.. (2016). Efficacy of a Novel Tricyclic Topoisomerase Inhibitor in a Murine Model of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 60(9). 5592–5594. 7 indexed citations

4.

Festuccia, Claudio, Giovanni Luca Gravina, Andrea Mancini, et al.. (2014). Trifluoroibuprofen Inhibits α-Methylacyl Coenzyme A Racemase (AMACR/P504S), Reduces Cancer Cell Proliferation and Inhibits in vivo Tumor Growth in Aggressive Prostate Cancer Models. Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry. 14(7). 1031–1041. 20 indexed citations

5.

Carnell, Andrew J., et al.. (2013). Inhibition of Human α‐Methylacyl CoA Racemase (AMACR): a Target for Prostate Cancer. ChemMedChem. 8(10). 1643–1647. 26 indexed citations

6.

Wood, Colin D., Bien Tan, Abbie Trewin, et al.. (2007). Hydrogen Storage in Microporous Hypercrosslinked Organic Polymer Networks. Chemistry of Materials. 19(8). 2034–2048. 610 indexed citations breakdown →

7.

Kirk, Ralph, et al.. (1962). Human sparganosis in Hong Kong.. PubMed. 65. 133–8. 6 indexed citations

8.

Muir, C. S. & Ralph Kirk. (1960). Betel, Tobacco, and Cancer of the Mouth. British Journal of Cancer. 14(4). 597–608. 77 indexed citations

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