Salma Kassem

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Salma Kassem is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomaterials and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Salma Kassem has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Biomaterials and 8 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Salma Kassem's work include Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (9 papers), Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (5 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (3 papers). Salma Kassem is often cited by papers focused on Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (9 papers), Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (5 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (3 papers). Salma Kassem collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Israel. Salma Kassem's co-authors include David A. Leigh, Miriam R. Wilson, Thomas Van Leeuwen, Ben L. Feringa, Anouk S. Lubbe, Alan T. L. Lee, Jordi Solà, Rein V. Ulijn, Vanesa Marcos and Leoni I. Palmer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Salma Kassem

16 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Artificial molecular motors 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 200 400 600
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. Artificial molecular motors
    2017 735 citations Salma Kassem, Thomas Van Leeuwen et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Salma Kassem United States 10 776 504 322 316 303 16 1.3k
Anouk S. Lubbe Netherlands 13 896 1.2× 871 1.7× 329 1.0× 526 1.7× 340 1.1× 13 1.7k
Stephen D. P. Fielden United Kingdom 15 1.2k 1.5× 502 1.0× 398 1.2× 202 0.6× 376 1.2× 22 1.5k
Miriam R. Wilson United Kingdom 6 1.2k 1.5× 621 1.2× 369 1.1× 443 1.4× 403 1.3× 6 1.7k
Peter Štacko Netherlands 21 768 1.0× 759 1.5× 173 0.5× 331 1.0× 247 0.8× 46 1.5k
Jos C. M. Kistemaker Netherlands 20 871 1.1× 660 1.3× 206 0.6× 484 1.5× 175 0.6× 30 1.4k
Yuanning Feng United States 23 952 1.2× 817 1.6× 288 0.9× 172 0.5× 231 0.8× 48 1.7k
Dirk Pijper Netherlands 14 790 1.0× 456 0.9× 315 1.0× 236 0.7× 189 0.6× 15 1.1k
Soumen De Germany 21 1.3k 1.6× 595 1.2× 591 1.8× 271 0.9× 450 1.5× 38 1.8k
Susnata Pramanik Germany 16 786 1.0× 451 0.9× 281 0.9× 292 0.9× 239 0.8× 32 1.1k
Jake L. Greenfield United Kingdom 21 666 0.9× 686 1.4× 213 0.7× 128 0.4× 201 0.7× 42 1.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Salma Kassem

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Salma Kassem. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Salma Kassem 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 Salma Kassem. Salma Kassem 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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MacPherson, Douglas, et al.. (2024). Tuning Supramolecular Chirality in Iodinated Amphiphilic Peptides Through Tripeptide Linker Editing. Biomacromolecules. 25(4). 2277–2285. 3 indexed citations
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Dommaschk, Marcel, et al.. (2023). Switched “On” Transient Fluorescence Output from a Pulsed-Fuel Molecular Ratchet. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(49). 27113–27119. 12 indexed citations
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Kassem, Salma, Deborah Sementa, Alfredo Vidal Ceballos, et al.. (2023). Localized and regulated peptide pigment formation inside liquid droplets through confined enzymatic oxidation. Chemical Communications. 59(95). 14138–14141. 9 indexed citations
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Kassem, Salma, et al.. (2023). Emergence of Cooperative Glucose-Binding Networks in Adaptive Peptide Systems. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(17). 9800–9807. 8 indexed citations
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Thomas, Dean, et al.. (2022). Pumping between phases with a pulsed-fuel molecular ratchet. Nature Nanotechnology. 17(7). 701–707. 58 indexed citations
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Kassem, Salma & Rein V. Ulijn. (2022). Designed Complex Peptide‐Based Adaptive Systems: A Bottom‐Up Approach. ChemSystemsChem. 5(1). 7 indexed citations
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Jain, Ankit, Salma Kassem, Rachel S. Fisher, et al.. (2022). Connected Peptide Modules Enable Controlled Co-Existence of Self-Assembled Fibers Inside Liquid Condensates. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(33). 15002–15007. 53 indexed citations
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Kassem, Salma & Rein V. Ulijn. (2022). Cover Feature: Designed Complex Peptide‐Based Adaptive Systems: A Bottom‐Up Approach (ChemSystemsChem 1/2023). ChemSystemsChem. 5(1). 1 indexed citations
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Brito, Alexandra, Salma Kassem, Rui L. Reis, et al.. (2021). Carbohydrate amphiphiles for supramolecular biomaterials: Design, self-assembly, and applications. Chem. 7(11). 2943–2964. 64 indexed citations
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Lampel, Ayala, Scott A. McPhee, Salma Kassem, et al.. (2021). Melanin‐Inspired Chromophoric Microparticles Composed of Polymeric Peptide Pigments. Angewandte Chemie. 133(14). 7642–7647. 3 indexed citations
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Lampel, Ayala, Scott A. McPhee, Salma Kassem, et al.. (2021). Melanin‐Inspired Chromophoric Microparticles Composed of Polymeric Peptide Pigments. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(14). 7564–7569. 32 indexed citations
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Kassem, Salma, et al.. (2020). Site-to-site peptide transport on a molecular platform using a small-molecule robotic arm. Chemical Science. 12(6). 2065–2070. 11 indexed citations
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Kassem, Salma, et al.. (2017). Stereodivergent synthesis with a programmable molecular machine. Nature. 549(7672). 374–378. 151 indexed citations
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Kassem, Salma, Thomas Van Leeuwen, Anouk S. Lubbe, et al.. (2017). Artificial molecular motors. Chemical Society Reviews. 46(9). 2592–2621. 735 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kassem, Salma, et al.. (2015). Pick-up, transport and release of a molecular cargo using a small-molecule robotic arm. Nature Chemistry. 8(2). 138–143. 154 indexed citations
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Hanessian, Stephen, Stéphane Dorich, Salma Kassem, Helge Menz, & Amit K. Chattopadhyay. (2013). Stereocontrolled synthesis of all-syn 3,4-disubstituted l-prolines: studies of the reductive rearrangement of unactivated tertiary allylic alcohols. Tetrahedron. 70(2). 439–449. 1 indexed citations

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