S. Lifson

4.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
37 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

S. Lifson is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Lifson has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Organic Chemistry, 12 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 10 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in S. Lifson's work include Crystallography and molecular interactions (8 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (6 papers) and Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure (6 papers). S. Lifson is often cited by papers focused on Crystallography and molecular interactions (8 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (6 papers) and Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure (6 papers). S. Lifson collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Germany. S. Lifson's co-authors include A. T. Hagler, P. Dauber, Arieh Warshel, A. Katchalsky, E. Huler, M. Bixon, Mark M. Green, J. Mazur, Christopher Andreola and Norman C. Peterson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

S. Lifson

37 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

  1. Energy functions for peptides and proteins. I. Derivation of a consistent force field including the hydrogen bond from amide crystals
    1974 540 citations A. T. Hagler, E. Huler et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  2. Consistent Force Field for Calculations of Conformations, Vibrational Spectra, and Enthalpies of Cycloalkane and n-Alkane Molecules
    1968 481 citations S. Lifson, Arieh Warshel The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  3. Consistent force field studies of intermolecular forces in hydrogen-bonded crystals. 1. Carboxylic acids, amides, and the C:O.cntdot..cntdot..cntdot.H- hydrogen bonds
    1979 425 citations S. Lifson, A. T. Hagler et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  4. Consistent force field studies of intermolecular forces in hydrogen-bonded crystals. 2. A benchmark for the objective comparison of alternative force fields
    1979 380 citations A. T. Hagler, S. Lifson et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
S. Lifson 1.3k 939 923 863 833 37 3.6k
Brent Besler 1.4k 1.1× 713 0.8× 1.0k 1.1× 920 1.1× 1.3k 1.5× 13 3.8k
E. Giglio 786 0.6× 498 0.5× 838 0.9× 462 0.5× 524 0.6× 125 2.5k
Rufus Lumry 2.9k 2.2× 1.0k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 1.0k 1.2× 945 1.1× 106 5.3k
Henryk Eisenberg 3.6k 2.8× 1.3k 1.4× 1.1k 1.2× 652 0.8× 433 0.5× 90 5.6k
Koichi Itoh 780 0.6× 1.2k 1.3× 1.0k 1.1× 688 0.8× 799 1.0× 237 4.5k
Jon Applequist 1.2k 0.9× 546 0.6× 486 0.5× 523 0.6× 1.2k 1.5× 73 3.0k
Krister Fontell 1.2k 0.9× 814 0.9× 2.3k 2.5× 406 0.5× 675 0.8× 110 3.9k
Uri Dinur 1.0k 0.8× 651 0.7× 371 0.4× 489 0.6× 952 1.1× 42 3.0k
Issei Harada 1.7k 1.3× 1.0k 1.1× 726 0.8× 624 0.7× 1.4k 1.7× 97 5.3k
D. L. Beveridge 2.2k 1.7× 526 0.6× 523 0.6× 731 0.8× 956 1.1× 37 3.7k

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All Works

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Rudich, Yinon, et al.. (1993). The reaction of O(3P) with cyclohexane clusters. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 98(4). 2936–2940. 23 indexed citations
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Libman, J., et al.. (1992). Multiple weak forces in ion-binding molecules. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 64(10). 1421–1435. 23 indexed citations
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Tor, Yitzhak, J. Libman, Abraham Shanzer, Clifford E. Felder, & S. Lifson. (1992). ChemInform Abstract: Chiral Siderophore Analogues: Enterobactin.. ChemInform. 23(50). 1 indexed citations
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Libman, J., et al.. (1992). Synthetic Receptors Possessing Non‐Covalent, Macrocyclic Rings. Israel Journal of Chemistry. 32(1). 31–40. 7 indexed citations
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Bradshaw, Jerald S., Reed M. Izatt, James J. Christensen, et al.. (1989). Stable silica gel-bound crown ethers. Selective separation of metal ions and a potential for separations of amine enantiomers. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry. 7(2). 127–136. 22 indexed citations
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Lifson, S., Clifford E. Felder, & Markus Dobler. (1987). Effects of crystal packing and hydration on the conformation of enniatin B. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science. 43(2). 179–187. 5 indexed citations
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Lifson, S. & Christian Sander. (1980). Composition, cooperativity and recognition in proteins. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 289–316. 4 indexed citations
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Hagler, A. T., S. Lifson, & P. Dauber. (1979). Consistent force field studies of intermolecular forces in hydrogen-bonded crystals. 2. A benchmark for the objective comparison of alternative force fields. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 101(18). 5122–5130. 380 indexed citations breakdown →
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Reich, S., B. Gavish, & S. Lifson. (1977). Visualization of hydrodynamic phenomena in the vicinity of a semipermeable membrane. Desalination. 24(1-3). 295–296. 17 indexed citations
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Lifson, S. & Noah Lotan. (1974). On the Statistical Mechanical Theories of Helix‐Coil Transition in Polypeptides, and the Structure and Structural Stability of Proteins. Israel Journal of Chemistry. 12(1-2). 201–206. 2 indexed citations
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Hagler, A. T., E. Huler, & S. Lifson. (1974). Energy functions for peptides and proteins. I. Derivation of a consistent force field including the hydrogen bond from amide crystals. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 96(17). 5319–5327. 540 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lifson, S. & Arieh Warshel. (1968). Consistent Force Field for Calculations of Conformations, Vibrational Spectra, and Enthalpies of Cycloalkane and n-Alkane Molecules. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 49(11). 5116–5129. 481 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dunitz, Jack D., et al.. (1967). Die Strukturen der mittleren Ringverbidungen. XIII. Zwei neue Konformationen des Cyclodecanringes. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 50(6). 1572–1583. 15 indexed citations
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Bixon, M. & S. Lifson. (1967). On the two kinds of nucleation in the helix–coil transition theory of polypeptide chains. Biopolymers. 5(6). 509–514. 9 indexed citations
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Peacocke, Arthur & S. Lifson. (1956). The effect of sodium chloride on the reversible dissociation curves of denatured sodium deoxyribonucleate. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 22(1). 191–192. 8 indexed citations
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Lifson, S. & A. Katchalsky. (1954). The electrostatic free energy of polyelectrolyte solutions. II. Fully stretched macromolecules. Journal of Polymer Science. 13(68). 43–55. 258 indexed citations
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Lifson, S., et al.. (1952). Equation of swelling for polyelectrolyte gels, (J. polymer sci., 7, 571‐574, 1951). Journal of Polymer Science. 8(5). 476–476. 16 indexed citations
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Katchalsky, A., et al.. (1951). Equation of swelling for polyelectrolyte gels. Journal of Polymer Science. 7(5). 571–574. 117 indexed citations

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