S. Swaminathan

22.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
54 papers, 16.8k citations indexed

About

S. Swaminathan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Swaminathan has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 16.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Infectious Diseases and 12 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in S. Swaminathan's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (16 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (16 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (12 papers). S. Swaminathan is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (16 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (16 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (12 papers). S. Swaminathan collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. S. Swaminathan's co-authors include Martin Karplus, Barry D. Olafson, David J. States, Bernard R. Brooks, Robert E. Bruccoleri, Philip H. Bolton, Norbert Bischofberger, Ke Yu Wang, Tomáš Cihlář and Matthew A. Williams 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

S. Swaminathan

54 papers receiving 16.4k 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.

CHARMM: A program for macromolecular energy, minimization, and dynamics calculations

1983 12.9k citations Bernard R. Brooks, Robert E. Bruccoleri et al. Journal of Computational Chemistry profile →
Influenza Neuraminidase Inhibitors Possessing a Novel Hydrophobic Interaction in the Enzyme Active Site: Design, Synthesis, and Structural Analysis of Carbocyclic Sialic Acid Analogues with Potent Anti-Influenza Activity

1997 876 citations Choung U. Kim, Matthew A. Williams 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						Papers	Cites
S. Swaminathan United States	30	11.7k	3.2k	2.5k	1.8k	1.7k	54	16.8k
Romain M. Wolf Switzerland	26	9.9k 0.8×	3.1k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	1.8k 1.0×	2.9k 1.7×	57	18.1k
Alexey V. Onufriev United States	37	13.7k 1.2×	3.4k 1.0×	2.4k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	1.7k 1.0×	100	19.0k
Thomas Simonson France	36	15.7k 1.3×	4.7k 1.4×	1.8k 0.7×	939 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	128	20.4k
Robert D. Skeel United States	36	12.4k 1.1×	3.3k 1.0×	2.9k 1.2×	1.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	105	20.9k
Henk Bekker Netherlands	11	9.0k 0.8×	2.5k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	1.9k 1.1×	20	15.5k
Ray Luo United States	43	12.6k 1.1×	3.3k 1.0×	2.1k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	180	17.5k
David J. States United States	32	13.9k 1.2×	3.7k 1.1×	2.6k 1.0×	3.0k 1.7×	1.4k 0.8×	75	20.1k
David M. Ferguson United States	40	11.4k 1.0×	3.6k 1.1×	3.0k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	2.4k 1.4×	116	19.6k
Hsing Lee United States	7	10.3k 0.9×	3.5k 1.1×	3.6k 1.4×	1.6k 0.9×	2.5k 1.4×	8	19.2k
Roland Schulz United States	13	13.0k 1.1×	3.8k 1.2×	2.3k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	2.7k 1.6×	23	24.7k

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Appleby, T.C., Jason K. Perry, Eisuke Murakami, et al.. (2015). Structural basis for RNA replication by the hepatitis C virus polymerase. Science. 347(6223). 771–775. 254 indexed citations

White, Kirsten, James Chen, E.B. Lansdon, et al.. (2011). Mechanism of Resistance to GS-9148 Conferred by the Q151L Mutation in HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 55(6). 2662–2669. 8 indexed citations

Callebaut, Christian, Kirsten M. Stray, Luong Tsai, et al.. (2011). In VitroCharacterization of GS-8374, a Novel Phosphonate-Containing Inhibitor of HIV-1 Protease with a Favorable Resistance Profile. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 55(4). 1366–1376. 29 indexed citations

Lansdon, E.B., Dharmaraj Samuel, Leanna Lagpacan, et al.. (2010). Visualizing the Molecular Interactions of a Nucleotide Analog, GS-9148, with HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase–DNA Complex. Journal of Molecular Biology. 397(4). 967–978. 37 indexed citations

Mackman, Richard L., Lijun Zhang, Constantine G. Boojamra, et al.. (2007). Synthesis And Anti-Hiv Activity Of Cyclic Pyrimidine Phosphonomethoxy Nucleosides And Their Prodrugs: A Comparison Of Phosphonates And Corresponding Nucleosides. Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids. 26(6-7). 573–577. 17 indexed citations

Lee, William A., Gong-Xin He, Eugene Eisenberg, et al.. (2005). Selective Intracellular Activation of a Novel Prodrug of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor Tenofovir Leads to Preferential Distribution and Accumulation in Lymphatic Tissue. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 49(5). 1898–1906. 268 indexed citations

White, Kirsten, Nicolas Margot, James Chen, et al.. (2005). A combination of decreased NRTI incorporation and decreased excision determines the resistance profile of HIV-1 K65R RT. AIDS. 19(16). 1751–1760. 65 indexed citations

Goswami, Animesh, et al.. (2001). Microbial reduction of ?-chloroketone to ?-chlorohydrin. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 26(5). 259–262. 11 indexed citations

Oliyai, Reza, et al.. (1998). Biexponential Decomposition of a Neuraminidase Inhibitor Prodrug (GS-4104) in Aqueous Solution. Pharmaceutical Research. 15(8). 1300–1304. 9 indexed citations

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Kim, Choung U., Lawrence R. McGee, Steven H. Krawczyk, et al.. (1996). New Series of Potent, Orally Bioavailable, Non-Peptidic Cyclic Sulfones as HIV-1 Protease Inhibitors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 39(18). 3431–3434. 56 indexed citations

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Marathias, Vasilios M., et al.. (1996). Determination of the Number and Location of the Manganese Binding Sites of DNA Quadruplexes in Solution by EPR and NMR in the Presence and Absence of Thrombin. Journal of Molecular Biology. 260(3). 378–394. 59 indexed citations

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Williams, Matthew A., Norbert Bischofberger, S. Swaminathan, & Choung Un Kim. (1995). Synthesis and influenza neuraminidase inhibitory activity of aromatic analogues of sialic acid. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 5(19). 2251–2254. 31 indexed citations

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Wang, Ke Yu, et al.. (1995). Determination of the number and location of the manganese binding sites of DNA quadruplexes in solution by EPR and NMR. Nucleic Acids Research. 23(5). 844–848. 22 indexed citations

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Swaminathan, S., et al.. (1994). Reversal of Syn-Anti Preference for Carboxylic Acids along the Reaction Coordinate for Proton Transfer. Implications for Intramolecular Catalysis. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 98(50). 13171–13176. 10 indexed citations

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Withka, Jane M., S. Swaminathan, David L. Beveridge, & Philip H. Bolton. (1991). Time dependence of nuclear Overhauser effects of duplex DNA from molecular dynamics trajectories. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 113(13). 5041–5049. 29 indexed citations

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Subramanian, P.S., S. Swaminathan, & D. L. Beveridge. (1990). Theoretical Account of the ‘Spine of Hydration’ in the Minor Groove of Duplex d(CGCGAATTCGCG). Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 7(5). 1161–1165. 19 indexed citations

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Swaminathan, S., et al.. (1990). Conformational and helicoidal analysis of the molecular dynamics of proteins: “Curves,” dials and windows for a 50 psec dynamic trajectory of BPTI. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 8(2). 179–193. 22 indexed citations

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Ravishanker, G., S. Swaminathan, D. L. Beveridge, Richard Lavery, & Heinz Sklenar. (1989). Conformational and Helicoidal Analysis of 30 PS of Molecular Dynamics on the d(CGCGAATTCGCG) Double Helix: “Curves”, Dials and Windows. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 6(4). 669–699. 200 indexed citations

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Brooks, Bernard R., Robert E. Bruccoleri, Barry D. Olafson, et al.. (1983). CHARMM: A program for macromolecular energy, minimization, and dynamics calculations. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 4(2). 187–217. 12930 indexed citations breakdown →

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Swaminathan, S., et al.. (1973). A simple direct method for solving centrosymmetric projections. Acta Crystallographica Section A. 29(6). 717–720. 1 indexed citations

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