Salvatore Profeta

5.1k citations

21 papers · 4.3k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 13

Molecular Biology top 2%
Materials Chemistry top 5%
Organic Chemistry top 2%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 5%
Spectroscopy top 1%

Co-authors: Peter A. Kollman Paul K. Weiner Caterina Ghio Scott J. Weiner G. Alagona David A. Case U. Chandra Singh Frank K. Cartledge
Topics: Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (6 papers)Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (4 papers)Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (3 papers)
Cited by: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Spectroscopy Molecular Biology
Journals: Journal of the American Chemical Society ACS Catalysis The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Partner nations: United States Germany

In The Last Decade

Salvatore Profeta

20 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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A new force field for molecular mechanical simulation of nucleic acids and proteins

1984 3.9k citations Scott J. Weiner, Peter A. Kollman et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Reassessment of the Electronic Structure of Cr(VI) Sites Supported on Amorphous Silica and Implications for Cr Coordination Number 2018 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Salvatore Profeta,Susannah L. Scott,A. E. Stiegman	17
2	Mechanism of Initiation in the Phillips Ethylene Polymerization Catalyst: Ethylene Activation by Cr(II) and the Structure of the Resulting Active Site 2017 ·ACS Catalysis ·(unknown),Adrian Lita,Yuchuan Tao,(unknown),Mark Crosswhite,(unknown),J. Krzystek,R. M. Achey,Riqiang Fu,Jasleen K. Bindra,Matthew J. Polinski,Youhong Wang,Lambertus J. van de Burgt,(unknown),Salvatore Profeta,A. E. Stiegman,Susannah L. Scott	37
3	Mechanism of Initiation in the Phillips Ethylene Polymerization Catalyst: Redox Processes Leading to the Active Site 2015 ·ACS Catalysis ·(unknown),J. Krzystek,R. M. Achey,Adrian Lita,Riqiang Fu,Robert W. Meulenberg,Matthew J. Polinski,(unknown),Youhong Wang,Lambertus J. van de Burgt,Salvatore Profeta,A. E. Stiegman,Susannah L. Scott	61
4	Guest-Accelerated Molecular Rotor 2010 ·Organic Letters ·Brent E. Dial,(unknown),Brooke N. Bullock,Mark D. Smith,Perry J. Pellechia,Salvatore Profeta,Ken D. Shimizu	35
5	Differential reactivity of thiophene-2-carboxylic and thiophene-3-carboxylic acids 2009 ·Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling ·Salvatore Profeta,V.S.S. Kumar,Richard E. Austin,S. Stanley Young	1
6	Book Review of Molecular Modeling: Basic Principles and Applications. Third Edition 2008 ·Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Salvatore Profeta	1
7	Origins of Selectivity for the [2+2] Cycloaddition of α,β-unsaturated Ketones within a Porous Self-assembled Organic Framework 2007 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Jun Yang,Mahender B. Dewal,Salvatore Profeta,Mark D. Smith,Youyong Li,Linda S. Shimizu	74
8	Exploratory analysis of chemical structure, bacterial mutagenicity and rodent tumorigenicity 1997 ·Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems ·S. Stanley Young,Salvatore Profeta,(unknown),J.W. Kosh	4
9	Relative Energies and Structural Features of Small Amines and Their Ammonium Analogs: Results From 6-31G* Optimizations and an Mm2 Ammonium Force Field 1994 ·Salvatore Profeta,Rayomand J. Unwalla,Daniel Russell	0
10	Development of a molecular mechanics (MM2) force field for α-chlorosilanes 1990 ·Tetrahedron ·(unknown),Frank K. Cartledge,Rayomand J. Unwalla,Salvatore Profeta	6
11	Rotational potential energy functions in ethylchlorosilane,(chloromethyl)methylsilane, and (chloromethyl) chlorosilane: MM2, MNDO, and ab initio calculations 1990 ·Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM ·Soo Gyeong Cho,Frank K. Cartledge,(unknown),Salvatore Profeta	10
12	Chlorosilanes: Development and application of MM2 force field parameters 1989 ·Journal of Computational Chemistry ·Soo Gyeong Cho,Rayomand J. Unwalla,Frank K. Cartledge,Salvatore Profeta	14
13	Simple alkyldisilanes: MM2 and ab initio studies of their structures and barriers to rotation 1989 ·Journal of Computational Chemistry ·Salvatore Profeta,Rayomand J. Unwalla,Frank K. Cartledge	11
14	A force field (MM2) study of 1,2-di-tert-butyl- and 1,2-disilylcyclohexanes 1988 ·The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Rayomand J. Unwalla,Salvatore Profeta,Frank K. Cartledge	13
15	Rotation around the C1C2 bond of propylamine, an ab initio study 1988 ·Journal of Computational Chemistry ·Lawrence R. Schmitz,Norman L. Allinger,Salvatore Profeta	12
16	A Comparison of the Rotational Potential Functions in Butane, Propylsilane, Ethylmethylsilane, and 1,2‐Disilylethane: Ab Initio and MM2 Results 1986 ·Journal of Computational Chemistry ·Salvatore Profeta,Rayomand J. Unwalla,Binh T. Nguyen,Frank K. Cartledge	14
17	Structure and torsional potential function of allylsilane: results from MM2 and ab initio calculations [3-21G()] 1986 ·The Journal of Organic Chemistry* ·Salvatore Profeta,Rayomand J. Unwalla,Frank K. Cartledge	17
18	A new force field for molecular mechanical simulation of nucleic acids and proteinsbreakdown → 1984 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Scott J. Weiner,Peter A. Kollman,David A. Case,U. Chandra Singh,Caterina Ghio,G. Alagona,Salvatore Profeta,Paul K. Weiner	3898
19	Conformation of the progesterone side chain: resolution of the apparent conflict between x-ray data and force-field calculations using MM2 1982 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Salvatore Profeta,Peter A. Kollman,Manfred E. Wolff	16
20	Ab initio calculations of the rotational potential functions for propylamine and ethylmethylamine 1980 ·Journal of Computational Chemistry ·Norman L. Allinger,Ulrich Burkert,Salvatore Profeta	18

About Salvatore Profeta

Salvatore Profeta is a scholar working on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Catalysis, having authored 21 papers that have together received 4.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (6 papers), Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (4 papers) and Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (438 citations), Spectroscopy (670 citations) and Molecular Biology (2.6k citations). Salvatore Profeta has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Peter A. Kollman, Paul K. Weiner, Caterina Ghio, Scott J. Weiner, G. Alagona, David A. Case, U. Chandra Singh, Frank K. Cartledge, Rayomand J. Unwalla and Mark D. Smith. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, ACS Catalysis and The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

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