Robert S. McDowell

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Robert S. McDowell is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert S. McDowell has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Organic Chemistry and 9 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Robert S. McDowell's work include Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (10 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (8 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (5 papers). Robert S. McDowell is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (10 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (8 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (5 papers). Robert S. McDowell collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Belarus. Robert S. McDowell's co-authors include Daniel A. Erlanson, Thomas O’Brien, Andrew C. Braisted, Johan D. Oslob, Andrew Streitwieser, Mike Randal, Thomas E. Rawson, Michelle R. Arkin, Todd C. Somers and Nicholas J. Skelton and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Robert S. McDowell

44 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Benzodiazepine Peptidomimetics: Potent Inhibitors of Ras Farnesylation In Animal Cells

1993 522 citations Thomas E. Rawson, Todd C. Somers et al. Science profile →
A small-molecule inhibitor of sarcomere contractility suppresses hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in mice

2016 467 citations Eric M. Green, Hiroko Wakimoto et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert S. McDowell United States	28	2.8k	969	563	517	486	44	4.3k
Jules A. Shafer United States	44	2.9k 1.1×	684 0.7×	600 1.1×	194 0.4×	318 0.7×	130	6.0k
Matthew C. Franklin United States	24	2.6k 0.9×	636 0.7×	991 1.8×	226 0.4×	779 1.6×	41	4.5k
Daniel F. Wyss United States	31	1.6k 0.6×	382 0.4×	323 0.6×	171 0.3×	178 0.4×	58	3.4k
Susan Erickson‐Viitanen United States	40	2.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.5×	357 0.6×	103 0.2×	272 0.6×	81	5.1k
Michael W. Pantoliano United States	24	2.7k 1.0×	389 0.4×	413 0.7×	120 0.2×	330 0.7×	30	4.0k
Ward W. Smith United States	28	2.0k 0.7×	506 0.5×	583 1.0×	178 0.3×	139 0.3×	38	3.4k
Hans E. Parge United States	23	2.0k 0.7×	432 0.4×	551 1.0×	144 0.3×	119 0.2×	44	3.7k
David J. Maloney United States	43	3.3k 1.2×	991 1.0×	905 1.6×	175 0.3×	363 0.7×	140	5.6k
W.S. Somers United States	28	2.4k 0.9×	361 0.4×	630 1.1×	96 0.2×	173 0.4×	37	4.3k
Scott D. Larsen United States	37	1.8k 0.6×	988 1.0×	365 0.6×	133 0.3×	274 0.6×	102	3.6k

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Edelberg, Jay M., Amy J. Sehnert, Matthew E. Mealiffe, Carlos del Río, & Robert S. McDowell. (2022). The Impact of Mavacamten on the Pathophysiology of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Narrative Review. American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs. 22(5). 497–510. 22 indexed citations

Green, Eric M., Hiroko Wakimoto, Robert L. Anderson, et al.. (2016). A small-molecule inhibitor of sarcomere contractility suppresses hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in mice. Science. 351(6273). 617–621. 467 indexed citations breakdown →

Jurgeit, Andreas, Robert S. McDowell, Stefan Moese, et al.. (2012). Niclosamide Is a Proton Carrier and Targets Acidic Endosomes with Broad Antiviral Effects. PLoS Pathogens. 8(10). e1002976–e1002976. 177 indexed citations

Hawtin, Rachael E., David E. Stockett, Jo Ann W. Byl, et al.. (2010). Voreloxin Is an Anticancer Quinolone Derivative that Intercalates DNA and Poisons Topoisomerase II. PLoS ONE. 5(4). e10186–e10186. 127 indexed citations

Waal, Nathan D., Wenjin Yang, Johan D. Oslob, et al.. (2005). Identification of nonpeptidic small-molecule inhibitors of interleukin-2. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 15(4). 983–987. 15 indexed citations

Romanowski, M.J., Justin M. Scheer, Thomas O’Brien, & Robert S. McDowell. (2004). Crystal Structures of a Ligand-free and Malonate-Bound Human Caspase-1. Structure. 12(8). 1361–1371. 47 indexed citations

Wiesmann, Christian, Kenneth J. Barr, Jiang Zhu, et al.. (2004). Allosteric inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 11(8). 730–737. 439 indexed citations

Burdick, Daniel J., James C. Marsters, Mark Stanley, et al.. (2004). N -Benzoyl amino acids as ICAM/LFA-1 inhibitors. Part 2: Structure–activity relationship of the benzoyl moiety. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 14(9). 2055–2059. 10 indexed citations

Arkin, Michelle R., Mike Randal, Warren L. DeLano, et al.. (2003). Binding of small molecules to an adaptive protein–protein interface. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(4). 1603–1608. 288 indexed citations

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Burdick, Daniel J., Kenneth J. Weese, Mark Stanley, et al.. (2003). N-Benzoyl amino acids as LFA-1/ICAM inhibitors 1: amino acid structure–activity relationship. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 13(6). 1015–1018. 15 indexed citations

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Gadek, Thomas R. & Robert S. McDowell. (2003). Discovery of small molecule leads in a biotechnology datastream. Drug Discovery Today. 8(12). 545–550. 6 indexed citations

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Cleland, Jeffrey L., et al.. (1997). Model Peptide Studies Demonstrate That Amphipathic Secondary Structures Can Be Recognized by the Chaperonin GroEL (cpn60). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(8). 5105–5111. 24 indexed citations

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McDowell, Robert S. & Anthony A. Kossiakoff. (1995). A Comparison of Neutron Diffraction and Molecular Dynamics Structures: Hydroxyl Group and Water Molecule Orientations in Trypsin. Journal of Molecular Biology. 250(4). 553–570. 16 indexed citations

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Fairbrother, Wayne J., Robert S. McDowell, & Brian C. Cunningham. (1994). solution Conformation of an Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Variant Selective for the Type A Receptor. Biochemistry. 33(30). 8897–8904. 20 indexed citations

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Marsters, James C., Robert S. McDowell, Mark E. Reynolds, et al.. (1994). Benzodiazepine peptidomimetic inhibitors of farnesyltransferase. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 2(9). 949–957. 40 indexed citations

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McDowell, Robert S., Brent Blackburn, Thomas R. Gadek, et al.. (1994). From Peptide to Non-Peptide. 2. The de Novo Design of Potent, Non-peptidal Inhibitors of Platelet Aggregation Based on a Benzodiazepinedione Scaffold. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 116(12). 5077–5083. 82 indexed citations

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Lazarus, Robert A. & Robert S. McDowell. (1993). Structural and functional aspects of RGD-containing protein antagonists of glycoprotein IIb-IIIa. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 4(4). 438–445. 45 indexed citations

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McDowell, Robert S., et al.. (1992). Mambin, a potent glycoprotein IIb-IIIa antagonist and platelet aggregation inhibitor structurally related to the short neurotoxins. Biochemistry. 31(20). 4766–4772. 105 indexed citations

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McDowell, Robert S. & Thomas R. Gadek. (1992). Structural studies of potent constrained RGD peptides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 114(24). 9245–9253. 59 indexed citations

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Streitwieser, Andrew, Andrzej Rajca, Robert S. McDowell, & Rainer Glaser. (1987). ChemInform Abstract: Semipolar P‐O and P‐C Bonds. A Theoretical Study of Hypophosphite and Related Methylenephosphoranes.. ChemInform. 18(44). 1 indexed citations

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