Sanjay Sarkhel

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Sanjay Sarkhel is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Sanjay Sarkhel has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Organic Chemistry and 5 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Sanjay Sarkhel's work include Crystallography and molecular interactions (5 papers), Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (3 papers) and Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (3 papers). Sanjay Sarkhel is often cited by papers focused on Crystallography and molecular interactions (5 papers), Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (3 papers) and Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (3 papers). Sanjay Sarkhel collaborates with scholars based in India, Finland and United States. Sanjay Sarkhel's co-authors include Martin Egli, Gautam R. Desiraju, Alexander Rich, Arto Urtti, P.R. Maulik, Vishnu Ji Ram, Marco G. Casteleijn, Atul Goel, Teijo Yrjönen and Heikki Vuorela and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Accounts of Chemical Research and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Sanjay Sarkhel

28 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Lone Pair−Aromatic Interactions:  To Stabilize or Not to ... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Lone Pair−Aromatic Interactions:  To Stabilize or Not to Stabilize
    2006 521 citations Martin Egli, Sanjay Sarkhel Accounts of Chemical Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sanjay Sarkhel India 15 465 447 413 309 194 29 1.4k
Ricardo J. Solá Puerto Rico 15 1.1k 2.4× 483 1.1× 344 0.8× 229 0.7× 266 1.4× 15 1.9k
Ralph Paulini Switzerland 15 482 1.0× 259 0.6× 479 1.2× 107 0.3× 198 1.0× 16 1.1k
Robert W. Newberry United States 15 765 1.6× 442 1.0× 512 1.2× 119 0.4× 307 1.6× 20 1.6k
Mario Cetina Croatia 20 281 0.6× 322 0.7× 932 2.3× 257 0.8× 228 1.2× 83 1.4k
A.E. Kozioł Poland 23 416 0.9× 214 0.5× 1.1k 2.7× 339 1.1× 348 1.8× 181 2.0k
D. Mastropaolo Canada 19 367 0.8× 170 0.4× 406 1.0× 284 0.9× 223 1.1× 49 1.2k
Carl H. Schwalbe United Kingdom 23 556 1.2× 228 0.5× 632 1.5× 335 1.1× 260 1.3× 115 1.6k
Ram Thaimattam India 18 131 0.3× 532 1.2× 328 0.8× 418 1.4× 314 1.6× 31 953
Richard Betz South Africa 16 609 1.3× 157 0.4× 477 1.2× 420 1.4× 169 0.9× 271 1.4k
Jake Bailey United States 17 447 1.0× 138 0.3× 254 0.6× 290 0.9× 377 1.9× 30 1.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sanjay Sarkhel

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All Works

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Bhattacharya, Madhushree, Amir Sadeghi, Sanjay Sarkhel, et al.. (2020). Release of functional dexamethasone by intracellular enzymes: A modular peptide-based strategy for ocular drug delivery. Journal of Controlled Release. 327. 584–594. 25 indexed citations
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Ramsay, Eva, Manuela Raviña, Sanjay Sarkhel, et al.. (2020). Avoiding the Pitfalls of siRNA Delivery to the Retinal Pigment Epithelium with Physiologically Relevant Cell Models. Pharmaceutics. 12(7). 667–667. 6 indexed citations
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Bhattacharya, Madhushree, Sanjay Sarkhel, Robert J. Broadbridge, et al.. (2017). Differentially cleaving peptides as a strategy for controlled drug release in human retinal pigment epithelial cells. Journal of Controlled Release. 251. 37–48. 14 indexed citations
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Andrés‐Guerrero, Vanessa, Eva Ramsay, Blanca Rojas, et al.. (2015). Novel biodegradable polyesteramide microspheres for controlled drug delivery in Ophthalmology. Journal of Controlled Release. 211. 105–117. 86 indexed citations
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Sarkhel, Sanjay, et al.. (2014). High-throughput in vitro drug release and pharmacokinetic simulation as a tool for drug delivery system development: Application to intravitreal ocular administration. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 477(1-2). 469–475. 3 indexed citations
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Sarkhel, Sanjay, et al.. (2014). Formulation and Stability of Cytokine Therapeutics. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 104(2). 307–326. 64 indexed citations
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Itkonen, Jaakko, Arto Urtti, Louise E. Bird, & Sanjay Sarkhel. (2014). Codon optimization and factorial screening for enhanced soluble expression of human ciliary neurotrophic factor in Escherichia coli. BMC Biotechnology. 14(1). 92–92. 15 indexed citations
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Casteleijn, Marco G., Arto Urtti, & Sanjay Sarkhel. (2012). Expression without boundaries: Cell-free protein synthesis in pharmaceutical research. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 440(1). 39–47. 42 indexed citations
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Bhattacharya, Madhushree, et al.. (2006). Recruitment pharmacophore for interleukin 5 receptor α antagonism. Biopolymers. 88(1). 83–93. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Feng, Sanjay Sarkhel, Christopher J. Wilds, et al.. (2006). 2‘-Fluoroarabino- and Arabinonucleic Acid Show Different Conformations, Resulting in Deviating RNA Affinities and Processing of Their Heteroduplexes with RNA by RNase H,. Biochemistry. 45(13). 4141–4152. 48 indexed citations
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Egli, Martin & Sanjay Sarkhel. (2006). Lone Pair−Aromatic Interactions:  To Stabilize or Not to Stabilize. Accounts of Chemical Research. 40(3). 197–205. 521 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sarkhel, Sanjay & Gautam R. Desiraju. (2003). NH…O, OH…O, and CH…O hydrogen bonds in protein–ligand complexes: Strong and weak interactions in molecular recognition. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 54(2). 247–259. 245 indexed citations
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Sarkhel, Sanjay, Ashoke Sharon, Vishal Trivedi, et al.. (2003). Structure-Based drug design: synthesis, crystal structure, biological evaluation and docking studies of mono- and bis-benzo[ b ]oxepines as non-steroidal estrogens. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 11(23). 5025–5033. 26 indexed citations
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Ram, Vishnu Ji, Atul Goel, Sanjay Sarkhel, & P.R. Maulik. (2002). A Convenient Synthesis and Hepatoprotective Activity of Imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimido[5,4-e]pyrimidine, Tetraazaacenaphthene and Tetraazaphenalene from Cyclic Ketene Aminals Through Tandem Addition-Cyclization Reactions. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 10(5). 1275–1280. 47 indexed citations
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Avasthi, K., Diwan S. Rawat, Sanjay Sarkhel, & P.R. Maulik. (2002). A dimeric layered structure of a 4-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine compound. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 58(6). o325–o327. 4 indexed citations
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Sarkhel, Sanjay, Kanwal Raj, Amiya P. Bhaduri, et al.. (2001). Cinnamoyl shikonin. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 57(10). 1199–1200. 1 indexed citations
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Sarkhel, Sanjay, et al.. (2000). Dysobinin, a tetranortriterpenoid. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 56(6). e253–e254. 1 indexed citations
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Maulik, P.R., K. Avasthi, Sanjay Sarkhel, et al.. (2000). Disappearance of intramolecular stacking due to one-atom movement or increment of a `propylene linker' in pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-based flexible models. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 56(11). 1361–1363. 3 indexed citations
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Maulik, P.R., K. Avasthi, Goutam Biswas, et al.. (1998). A Stacked Pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-Based Flexible Molecule. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 54(2). 275–277. 7 indexed citations

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