Robert Duschinsky

2.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
16 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Robert Duschinsky is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Duschinsky has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Organic Chemistry, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Robert Duschinsky's work include Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms (2 papers), Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (2 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (2 papers). Robert Duschinsky is often cited by papers focused on Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms (2 papers), Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (2 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (2 papers). Robert Duschinsky collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Canada. Robert Duschinsky's co-authors include Charles Heidelberger, J. Scheiner, R. Schnitzer, P Danneberg, Ν. Κ. Chaudhuri, Jack J. Fox, Thomas F. Gabriel, Louis A. Kaplan, F. Rubio and Iris Wempen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Robert Duschinsky

16 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Fluorinated Pyrimidines, A New Class of Tumour-Inhibitory... 1957 2026 1980 2003 1957 1957 400 800 1.2k
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. Fluorinated Pyrimidines, A New Class of Tumour-Inhibitory Compounds
    1957 1.2k citations Charles Heidelberger, Ν. Κ. Chaudhuri et al. Nature profile →
  2. THE SYNTHESIS OF 5-FLUOROPYRIMIDINES
    1957 377 citations Robert Duschinsky, Charles Heidelberger et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Duschinsky United States 10 825 765 378 206 205 16 2.0k
R. Schnitzer United States 11 695 0.8× 809 1.1× 270 0.7× 155 0.8× 303 1.5× 32 1.9k
Ti Li Loo United States 29 920 1.1× 699 0.9× 301 0.8× 167 0.8× 293 1.4× 103 2.4k
J. Scheiner United States 8 511 0.6× 588 0.8× 209 0.6× 99 0.5× 164 0.8× 17 1.4k
Gerald A. Poore United States 15 763 0.9× 501 0.7× 389 1.0× 140 0.7× 153 0.7× 22 1.7k
Schabel Fm United States 23 766 0.9× 941 1.2× 169 0.4× 153 0.7× 335 1.6× 60 2.1k
Maire Hakala United States 23 1.3k 1.5× 463 0.6× 174 0.5× 113 0.5× 68 0.3× 62 1.8k
Isao UMEDA Japan 17 519 0.6× 960 1.3× 314 0.8× 119 0.6× 276 1.3× 40 2.0k
T.A. Connors United Kingdom 31 1.3k 1.6× 911 1.2× 843 2.2× 67 0.3× 124 0.6× 96 3.0k
John Galivan United States 30 1.4k 1.7× 455 0.6× 174 0.5× 137 0.7× 85 0.4× 106 2.6k
G. A. LePage United States 29 1.7k 2.0× 300 0.4× 324 0.9× 418 2.0× 53 0.3× 106 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Duschinsky

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Duschinsky

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Duschinsky

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Kára, J. & Robert Duschinsky. (1969). Inhibition of thymidylate kinase and DNA synthesis in HeLa cells by 5′-deoxythymidine. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis. 186(1). 223–225. 6 indexed citations
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Clarkson, B, et al.. (1967). Clinical evaluation of 5-bromo-5-fluoro-6-methoxy-dihydro-2'-deoxyuridine.. PubMed. 27(11). 2129–36. 3 indexed citations
3.
Duschinsky, Robert, et al.. (1967). Studies in the nitroimidazole series. 3. 2-Nitroimidazole derivatives substituted in the 1-position.. PubMed. 7. 520–30. 9 indexed citations
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Duschinsky, Robert, et al.. (1967). Nitric acid esters of pyrimidine nucleosides. Tetrahedron Letters. 8(50). 5103–5108. 4 indexed citations
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Koechlin, Bernard A., et al.. (1966). The metabolism of 5-fluorocytosine-214C and of cytosine-14C in the rat and the disposition of 5-fluorocytosine-214C in man. Biochemical Pharmacology. 15(4). 435–446. 107 indexed citations
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Duschinsky, Robert, Max Hoffer, N. Berger, et al.. (1966). Nucleosides. XXXIII. N4-Acylated 5-Fluorocytosines and a Direct Synthesis of 5-Fluoro-2'-deoxycytidine1. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 9(4). 566–572. 6 indexed citations
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Gabriel, Thomas F., et al.. (1965). The Synthesis of Azomycin. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 87(2). 389–390. 24 indexed citations
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Lozeron, H., et al.. (1964). The Photochemistry of 5-Fluorouracil*†. Biochemistry. 3(12). 1844–1850. 29 indexed citations
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Yung, Naishun C., et al.. (1961). Nucleosides. XI. Synthesis of 1-β-D-Arabinofuranosul-5-Fluorouracil and Related Nucleosides1. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 83(19). 4060–4065. 35 indexed citations
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Wempen, Iris, Robert Duschinsky, Louis A. Kaplan, & Jack J. Fox. (1961). Thiation of Nucleosides. IV. The Synthesis of 5-Fluoro-2'-deoxycytidine and Related Compounds1,2. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 83(23). 4755–4766. 84 indexed citations
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Duschinsky, Robert, et al.. (1960). Synthesis of 5-fluoropyrimidine metabolites.. PubMed. 16. 599–604. 3 indexed citations
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Hoffer, Max, Robert Duschinsky, Jack J. Fox, & Naishun C. Yung. (1959). SIMPLE SYNTHESES OF PYRIMIDINE-2'-DEOXY-RIBONUCLEOSIDES1. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 81(15). 4112–4113. 48 indexed citations
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Heidelberger, Charles, Ν. Κ. Chaudhuri, P Danneberg, et al.. (1957). Fluorinated Pyrimidines, A New Class of Tumour-Inhibitory Compounds. Nature. 179(4561). 663–666. 1210 indexed citations breakdown →
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Duschinsky, Robert, et al.. (1957). THE SYNTHESIS OF 5-FLUOROPYRIMIDINES. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 79(16). 4559–4560. 377 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schmall, Morton., C. W. Pifer, E. G. Wollish, Robert Duschinsky, & Harold Gainer. (1954). Colorimetric Determination of Ascorbic Acid. Analytical Chemistry. 26(9). 1521–1522. 18 indexed citations
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Duschinsky, Robert & Harold Gainer. (1951). Oxidation and Reduction of 4-Acetamidobenzaldehyde Thiosemicarbazone. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 73(9). 4464–4466. 7 indexed citations

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