Robert B. Nachbar

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Robert B. Nachbar is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert B. Nachbar has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 11 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Robert B. Nachbar's work include Computational Drug Discovery Methods (12 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (4 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (4 papers). Robert B. Nachbar is often cited by papers focused on Computational Drug Discovery Methods (12 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (4 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (4 papers). Robert B. Nachbar collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Robert B. Nachbar's co-authors include Thomas A. Halgren, Bruce L. Bush, Stanislav Y. Shvartsman, Ioannis G. Kevrekidis, Liang Qiao, David E. Cane, Robert P. Sheridan, Simon K. Kearsley, Kurt Mislow and W. Douglas Hounshell and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Physical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Robert B. Nachbar

41 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Merck molecular force field. IV. conformational energies and geometries for MMFF94

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert B. Nachbar United States	17	882	553	542	262	200	41	1.9k
Max Dobler Switzerland	25	978 1.1×	526 1.0×	614 1.1×	445 1.7×	183 0.9×	60	2.0k
A. J. Hopfinger United States	17	643 0.7×	564 1.0×	899 1.7×	276 1.1×	180 0.9×	36	1.7k
Brad Sherborne United Kingdom	13	595 0.7×	552 1.0×	484 0.9×	270 1.0×	137 0.7×	21	1.7k
Peter W. Kenny United Kingdom	25	801 0.9×	641 1.2×	708 1.3×	212 0.8×	225 1.1×	47	1.7k
Angelo Vedani Switzerland	27	1.1k 1.3×	419 0.8×	988 1.8×	279 1.1×	222 1.1×	74	2.1k
Benjamin A. Ellingson United States	8	826 0.9×	462 0.8×	544 1.0×	171 0.7×	297 1.5×	9	1.9k
A. Srinivas Reddy India	17	597 0.7×	500 0.9×	388 0.7×	194 0.7×	244 1.2×	35	1.6k
William R. Pitt United Kingdom	24	1.3k 1.5×	625 1.1×	691 1.3×	145 0.6×	311 1.6×	53	2.4k
N. Van Opdenbosch	3	1.3k 1.4×	931 1.7×	687 1.3×	334 1.3×	377 1.9×	5	2.6k
James Stevenson United States	17	649 0.7×	275 0.5×	362 0.7×	143 0.5×	330 1.6×	27	1.6k

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Oidtman, Rachel J., Oluwaseun Sharomi, Ian R. Matthews, et al.. (2025). Modelling the Epidemiological Impact of Different Adult Pneumococcal Vaccination Strategies in the United Kingdom. Infectious Diseases and Therapy. 14(3). 587–602. 1 indexed citations

Malik, Tufail, Kevin Bakker, Rachel J. Oidtman, et al.. (2025). A dynamic transmission model for assessing the impact of pneumococcal vaccination in the United States. PLoS ONE. 20(4). e0305892–e0305892. 2 indexed citations

Sharomi, Oluwaseun, Robert B. Nachbar, Matthew Pillsbury, et al.. (2022). Modeling the Impact of Exogenous Boosting and Universal Varicella Vaccination on the Clinical and Economic Burden of Varicella and Herpes Zoster in a Dynamic Population for England and Wales. Vaccines. 10(9). 1416–1416. 7 indexed citations

Das, Raibatak, Robert B. Nachbar, Leah Edelstein‐Keshet, et al.. (2010). Modeling Effect of a γ-Secretase Inhibitor on Amyloid-β Dynamics Reveals Significant Role of an Amyloid Clearance Mechanism. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 73(1). 230–247. 9 indexed citations

Qiao, Liang, Robert B. Nachbar, Ioannis G. Kevrekidis, & Stanislav Y. Shvartsman. (2007). Bistability and Oscillations in the Huang-Ferrell Model of MAPK Signaling. PLoS Computational Biology. 3(9). e184–e184. 148 indexed citations

McMasters, Daniel R., et al.. (2007). Inhibition of Recombinant Cytochrome P450 Isoforms 2D6 and 2C9 by Diverse Drug-like Molecules. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 50(14). 3205–3213. 29 indexed citations

Feuston, Bradley P., Mitchell D. Miller, Joseph Culberson, Robert B. Nachbar, & Simon K. Kearsley. (2001). Comparison of Knowledge-Based and Distance Geometry Approaches for Generation of Molecular Conformations. Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences. 41(3). 754–763. 36 indexed citations

Zhao, Peng-Liang, Robert B. Nachbar, James A. Bolognese, & Kevin T. Chapman. (1996). Two New Criteria for Choosing Sample Size in Combinatorial Chemistry. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 39(2). 350–352. 16 indexed citations

Sheridan, Robert P., Robert B. Nachbar, & Bruce L. Bush. (1994). Extending the trend vector: The trend matrix and sample-based partial least squares. Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design. 8(3). 323–340. 47 indexed citations

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Prendergast, Kristine, et al.. (1994). Derivation of a 3D pharmacophore model for the angiotensin-II site one receptor. Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design. 8(5). 491–512. 30 indexed citations

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Bush, Bruce L. & Robert B. Nachbar. (1993). Sample-distance partial least squares: PLS optimized for many variables, with application to CoMFA. Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design. 7(5). 587–619. 347 indexed citations

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Laszlo, Stephen E. de, William J. Greenlee, Arthur A. Patchett, et al.. (1993). Quinazolinones 2: QSAR and in vivo characterization of AT1 selective AII antagonists. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 3(6). 1299–1304. 19 indexed citations

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Rupprecht, Kathleen M., Joshua Boger, Karst Hoogsteen, Robert B. Nachbar, & James P. Springer. (1991). Controlling the stereochemistry of the ring junction in hexahydrodibenzofurans. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 56(21). 6180–6188. 29 indexed citations

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Susnow, Roberta, Robert B. Nachbar, Clarence E. Schutt, & Herschel Rabitz. (1991). Sensitivity of molecular structure to intramolecular potentials. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 95(22). 8585–8597. 12 indexed citations

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Susnow, Roberta, Robert B. Nachbar, Clarence E. Schutt, & Herschel Rabitz. (1991). Study of amide structure through sensitivity analysis. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 95(26). 10662–10676. 7 indexed citations

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Buergi, Hans Beat, W. Douglas Hounshell, Robert B. Nachbar, & Kurt Mislow. (1983). Conformational dynamics of propane, di-tert-butylmethane, and bis(9-triptycyl)methane. An analysis of the symmetry of two threefold rotors on a rigid frame in terms of nonrigid molecular structure and energy hypersurfaces. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 105(6). 1427–1438. 33 indexed citations

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Nachbar, Robert B., et al.. (1983). Application of empirical force field calculations to internal dynamics in 9-benzyltriptycenes. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 48(8). 1227–1232. 12 indexed citations

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Rastetter, William H., et al.. (1982). Fluoranthene: synthesis and mutagenicity of four diol epoxides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 47(25). 4873–4878. 31 indexed citations

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Nachbar, Robert B. & Thomas Hellman Morton. (1981). A Gas chromatographic (GLPC) model for the sense of smell. Variation of olfactory sensitivity with conditions of stimulation. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 89(3). 387–407. 15 indexed citations

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Cane, David E. & Robert B. Nachbar. (1976). Biosynthesis of fomannosin from 1,2-13C-acetate. Tetrahedron Letters. 17(25). 2097–2100. 11 indexed citations

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