Samantha Weerasinghe

2.0k total citations
38 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Samantha Weerasinghe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Samantha Weerasinghe has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 8 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Samantha Weerasinghe's work include Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (14 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (6 papers) and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research (5 papers). Samantha Weerasinghe is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (14 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (6 papers) and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research (5 papers). Samantha Weerasinghe collaborates with scholars based in Sri Lanka, United States and Australia. Samantha Weerasinghe's co-authors include Paul E. Smith, François G. Amar, B. Montgomery Pettitt, Myungshim Kang, Mahalaxmi Aburi, Nikolaos Bentenitis, D. P. Dissanayake, Yuen‐Kit Cheng, V. Mohan and Konstantin I. Momot and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Chemical Physics and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Samantha Weerasinghe

37 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers

Samantha Weerasinghe
Gary N. I. Clark United States
Laurel M. Pegram United States
Barbara Hribar-Lee Slovenia
Iván Ortega‐Blake Mexico
Bhupinder Madan United States
Leonor Saiz United States
R. Mancinelli Italy
Marcello Sega Germany
Jan Zielkiewicz Poland
James K. Baird United States
Gary N. I. Clark United States
Samantha Weerasinghe
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Samantha Weerasinghe

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All Works

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Weerasinghe, Samantha, et al.. (2022). Driving the new generation histone deacetylase inhibitors in cancer therapy; manipulation of the histone abbreviation at the epigenetic level: an in-silico approach. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 100(12). 880–890. 4 indexed citations
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Ploetz, Elizabeth A., Nikolaos Bentenitis, Feng Chen, et al.. (2021). Kirkwood–Buff-Derived Force Field for Peptides and Proteins: Philosophy and Development of KBFF20. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 17(5). 2964–2990. 20 indexed citations
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Weerasinghe, Samantha, et al.. (2021). Identify the effect of As(III) on the structural stability of monomeric PKM2 and its carcinogenicity: A molecular dynamics and QM/MM based approach. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1235. 130257–130257. 8 indexed citations
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Weerasinghe, Samantha, et al.. (2020). Effects of Hydrogen Bonding on the Rotational Dynamics of Water-Like Molecules in Liquids: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Australian Journal of Chemistry. 73(8). 734–742. 2 indexed citations
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Weerasinghe, Samantha, et al.. (2020). Cracking a cancer code histone deacetylation in epigenetic: the implication from molecular dynamics simulations on efficacy assessment of histone deacetylase inhibitors. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 40(5). 2352–2368. 14 indexed citations
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Weerasinghe, Samantha, et al.. (2019). Structure and Dynamics of Collagen Hydration Water from Molecular Dynamics Simulations: Implications of Temperature and Pressure. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 123(23). 4901–4914. 21 indexed citations
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Weerasinghe, Samantha, et al.. (2018). Exploring the binding properties of agonists interacting with glucocorticoid receptor: an in silico approach. Journal of Molecular Modeling. 24(12). 342–342. 9 indexed citations
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Weerasinghe, Samantha, et al.. (2017). Rotational-Diffusion Propagator of the Intramolecular Proton–Proton Vector in Liquid Water: A Molecular Dynamics Study. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 121(48). 10893–10905. 10 indexed citations
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Weerasinghe, Samantha, et al.. (2016). An In Silico Approach of Coumarin-Derived Inhibitors for Human DNA Topoisomerase I. Australian Journal of Chemistry. 69(9). 1005–1015. 12 indexed citations
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Weerasinghe, Samantha, et al.. (2012). Theory and Simulation of Multicomponent Osmotic Systems. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 8(10). 3493–3503. 21 indexed citations
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Weerasinghe, Samantha, et al.. (2011). Study of the Effect of Temperature on Water Permeation Through Carbon Nanotubes Subjected to an Induced Pressure Gradient: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation. 1 indexed citations
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Bentenitis, Nikolaos, et al.. (2011). A Kirkwood-Buff Derived Force Field for Aqueous Alkali Halides. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 7(5). 1369–1380. 131 indexed citations
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Weerasinghe, Samantha & R. S. Dassanayake. (2009). Simulation of structural and functional properties of mevalonate diphosphate decarboxylase (MVD). Journal of Molecular Modeling. 16(3). 489–498. 8 indexed citations
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Kang, Myungshim, et al.. (2007). Recent Applications of Kirkwood–Buff Theory to Biological Systems. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. 50(1). 1–22. 198 indexed citations
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Weerasinghe, Samantha, et al.. (2007). Stability of hydroxamate ions in aqueous medium. Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM. 851(1-3). 109–114. 7 indexed citations
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Weerasinghe, Samantha & Paul E. Smith. (2005). A Kirkwood−Buff Derived Force Field for Methanol and Aqueous Methanol Solutions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 109(31). 15080–15086. 105 indexed citations
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Weerasinghe, Samantha, et al.. (1995). Dielectric response of triplex DNA in ionic solution from simulations. Biophysical Journal. 69(4). 1519–1527. 55 indexed citations
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Weerasinghe, Samantha, Paul E. Smith, V. Mohan, Yuen‐Kit Cheng, & B. Montgomery Pettitt. (1995). Nanosecond Dynamics and Structure of a Model DNA Triple Helix in Saltwater Solution. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 117(8). 2147–2158. 70 indexed citations
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Weerasinghe, Samantha, Paul E. Smith, & B. Montgomery Pettitt. (1995). Structure and stability of a model pyrimidine-purine-purine DNA triple helix with a GC.cntdot.T mismatch by simulation. Biochemistry. 34(50). 16269–16278. 22 indexed citations
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Weerasinghe, Samantha & B. Montgomery Pettitt. (1994). Ideal chemical potential contribution in molecular dynamics simulations of the grand canonical ensemble. Molecular Physics. 82(5). 897–912. 38 indexed citations

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