Robert B. Murphy

28.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
39 papers, 23.0k citations indexed

About

Robert B. Murphy is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Molecular Biology and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert B. Murphy has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 23.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Robert B. Murphy's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (24 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (17 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (9 papers). Robert B. Murphy is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (24 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (17 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (9 papers). Robert B. Murphy collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. Robert B. Murphy's co-authors include Richard A. Friesner, Thomas A. Halgren, Matthew P. Repasky, Daniel T. Mainz, Leah L. Frye, Jay L. Banks, Jeremy R. Greenwood, Paul C. Sanschagrin, W. Thomas Pollard and David E. Shaw and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Robert B. Murphy

39 papers receiving 22.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Glide: A New Approach for Rapid, Accurate Docking and Scoring. 1. Method and Assessment of Docking Accuracy

2004 7.6k citations Richard A. Friesner, Jay L. Banks et al. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry profile →
Extra Precision Glide: Docking and Scoring Incorporating a Model of Hydrophobic Enclosure for Protein−Ligand Complexes

2006 5.4k citations Richard A. Friesner, Robert B. Murphy et al. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry profile →
Glide: A New Approach for Rapid, Accurate Docking and Scoring. 2. Enrichment Factors in Database Screening

2004 4.0k citations Thomas A. Halgren, Robert B. Murphy et al. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry profile →
Integrated Modeling Program, Applied Chemical Theory (IMPACT)

2005 1.2k citations Jay L. Banks, Yixiang Cao et al. Journal of Computational Chemistry profile →
Accurate First Principles Calculation of Molecular Charge Distributions and Solvation Energies from Ab Initio Quantum Mechanics and Continuum Dielectric Theory

1994 977 citations Robert B. Murphy, Richard A. Friesner et al. profile →
New Model for Calculation of Solvation Free Energies: Correction of Self-Consistent Reaction Field Continuum Dielectric Theory for Short-Range Hydrogen-Bonding Effects

1996 900 citations Christian M. Cortis, Richard A. Friesner et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert B. Murphy United States	27	13.0k	6.8k	5.6k	2.3k	2.3k	39	23.0k
Thomas A. Halgren United States	32	17.6k 1.4×	9.3k 1.4×	8.3k 1.5×	3.1k 1.3×	2.8k 1.2×	65	33.7k
Hualiang Jiang China	80	17.1k 1.3×	6.7k 1.0×	6.4k 1.2×	2.8k 1.2×	2.3k 1.0×	713	30.2k
G. Klebe Germany	65	14.6k 1.1×	8.8k 1.3×	5.0k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	384	22.2k
Irwin D. Kuntz United States	74	15.5k 1.2×	7.3k 1.1×	3.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	224	22.6k
Christopher W. Murray United Kingdom	53	8.4k 0.6×	5.9k 0.9×	3.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	857 0.4×	96	13.7k
Michel F. Sanner United States	28	14.0k 1.1×	6.1k 0.9×	6.0k 1.1×	2.5k 1.1×	2.9k 1.3×	53	25.6k
Woody Sherman United States	51	10.2k 0.8×	5.5k 0.8×	3.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	105	16.8k
Holger Gohlke Germany	49	16.4k 1.3×	4.9k 0.7×	2.5k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	1.8k 0.8×	283	23.1k
Geoffrey Hutchison United States	32	6.9k 0.5×	4.7k 0.7×	4.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	75	20.4k
Thomas E. Cheatham United States	61	29.0k 2.2×	4.0k 0.6×	3.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	2.4k 1.1×	185	39.1k

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Murphy, Robert B., Matthew P. Repasky, Jeremy R. Greenwood, et al.. (2016). WScore: A Flexible and Accurate Treatment of Explicit Water Molecules in Ligand–Receptor Docking. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 59(9). 4364–4384. 64 indexed citations

Goldfeld, Dahlia A., Robert B. Murphy, Byungchan Kim, et al.. (2014). Docking and Free Energy Perturbation Studies of Ligand Binding in the Kappa Opioid Receptor. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 119(3). 824–835. 26 indexed citations

Repasky, Matthew P., Robert B. Murphy, Jay L. Banks, et al.. (2012). Docking performance of the glide program as evaluated on the Astex and DUD datasets: a complete set of glide SP results and selected results for a new scoring function integrating WaterMap and glide. Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design. 26(6). 787–799. 129 indexed citations

Banks, Jay L., Yixiang Cao, Art E. Cho, et al.. (2005). Integrated Modeling Program, Applied Chemical Theory (IMPACT). Journal of Computational Chemistry. 26(16). 1752–1780. 1195 indexed citations breakdown →

Friesner, Richard A., Jay L. Banks, Robert B. Murphy, et al.. (2004). Glide: A New Approach for Rapid, Accurate Docking and Scoring. 1. Method and Assessment of Docking Accuracy. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 47(7). 1739–1749. 7559 indexed citations breakdown →

Halgren, Thomas A., Robert B. Murphy, Richard A. Friesner, et al.. (2004). Glide: A New Approach for Rapid, Accurate Docking and Scoring. 2. Enrichment Factors in Database Screening. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 47(7). 1750–1759. 4026 indexed citations breakdown →

Kaminski, George A., Harry A. Stern, B. J. Berne, et al.. (2002). Development of a polarizable force field for proteins via ab initio quantum chemistry: First generation model and gas phase tests. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 23(16). 1515–1531. 257 indexed citations

Murphy, Robert B., Dean M. Philipp, & Richard A. Friesner. (2000). Frozen orbital QM/MM methods for density functional theory. Chemical Physics Letters. 321(1-2). 113–120. 80 indexed citations

Friesner, Richard A., Robert B. Murphy, Michael D. Beachy, et al.. (1999). Correlated ab Initio Electronic Structure Calculations for Large Molecules. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 103(13). 1913–1928. 249 indexed citations

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Beachy, Michael D., David Chasman, Richard A. Friesner, & Robert B. Murphy. (1998). Parallel pseudospectral electronic structure: II. Localized M�ller-Plesset calculations. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 19(9). 1030–1038. 14 indexed citations

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Murphy, Robert B. & Richard A. Friesner. (1998). Accurate quantum chemical calculation of the relative energetics of C20 carbon clusters via localized multireference perturbation calculations. Chemical Physics Letters. 288(2-4). 403–407. 37 indexed citations

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Cortis, Christian M., Richard A. Friesner, Robert B. Murphy, et al.. (1996). New Model for Calculation of Solvation Free Energies: Correction of Self-Consistent Reaction Field Continuum Dielectric Theory for Short-Range Hydrogen-Bonding Effects. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 100(28). 11775–11788. 900 indexed citations breakdown →

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Murphy, Robert B., et al.. (1995). Prosthetic Vascular Graft and Autogenous Vein Graft with Free-Tissue Transfer in Attempted Lower-Limb Salvage. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 11(1). 31–35. 3 indexed citations

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Murphy, Robert B., Richard A. Friesner, Murco N. Ringnalda, & William A. Goddard. (1994). Pseudospectral contracted configuration interaction from a generalized valence bond reference. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 101(4). 2986–2994. 36 indexed citations

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Murphy, Robert B. & R. P. Messmer. (1993). A quasiparticle derivation of a zeroth-order Hamiltonian for use in multiconfigurational perturbation theories. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 98(12). 10102–10103. 9 indexed citations

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Murphy, Robert B., M. S. Yeganeh, Ker-Jar Song, & E. W. Plummer. (1989). Second-harmonic generation from the surface of a simple metal, Al. Physical Review Letters. 63(3). 318–321. 106 indexed citations

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Murphy, Robert B. & W. Eberhardt. (1988). Site specific fragmentation in molecules: Auger-electron ion coincidence studies on N2O. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 89(7). 4054–4057. 77 indexed citations

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Murphy, Robert B., Henry F. Schaefer, Ross H. Nobes, Leo Radom, & Russell M. Pitzer. (1986). The equilibrium geometry of F ₂ ⁺ in its ground electronic state. A simple example of the effects of symmetry breaking on an observable molecular property. International Reviews in Physical Chemistry. 5(2-3). 229–237. 20 indexed citations

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Murphy, Robert B. & W. F. Libby. (1977). ChemInform Abstract: NEGATIVE ACTIVATION ENTHALPY IN THE DIMERIZATION OF ANTHRACENE AT VERY HIGH PRESSURE. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 8(14). 2 indexed citations

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Murphy, Robert B.. (1955). Credit Versus Cash: A Case Study. Human Organization. 14(3). 26–28. 2 indexed citations

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