Tomi K. Sawyer

10.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
154 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Tomi K. Sawyer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Tomi K. Sawyer has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Oncology and 20 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Tomi K. Sawyer's work include Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (46 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (26 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (22 papers). Tomi K. Sawyer is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (46 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (26 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (22 papers). Tomi K. Sawyer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Singapore. Tomi K. Sawyer's co-authors include Mac E. Hadley, Victor J. Hruby, Chester A. Metcalf, Christopher B. Heward, Michael H. Engel, William C. Shakespeare, David C. Dalgarno, Douglas J. Staples, Jean B. Burnett and Pauline J. Sanfilippo 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

Tomi K. Sawyer

150 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

4-Norleucine, 7-D-phenylalanine-alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone: a highly potent alpha-melanotropin with ultralong biological activity.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tomi K. Sawyer United States	40	3.4k	1.1k	996	942	922	154	5.8k
Oded Livnah Israel	35	2.2k 0.6×	157 0.1×	936 0.9×	549 0.6×	520 0.6×	84	4.2k
Jenny Bain United Kingdom	25	5.5k 1.6×	129 0.1×	702 0.7×	683 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	29	7.4k
Wim J. van Blitterswijk Netherlands	51	5.7k 1.7×	343 0.3×	1.1k 1.1×	415 0.4×	609 0.7×	111	7.4k
Chaim Gilon Israel	45	5.7k 1.7×	178 0.2×	414 0.4×	1.7k 1.8×	1.3k 1.5×	228	8.7k
John A. Hanover United States	68	10.6k 3.1×	399 0.4×	1.7k 1.7×	4.1k 4.4×	1.3k 1.4×	209	13.5k
Peter H. Fishman United States	49	6.1k 1.8×	300 0.3×	1.4k 1.4×	683 0.7×	370 0.4×	173	8.5k
Marilyn D. Resh United States	62	9.0k 2.6×	281 0.3×	2.9k 3.0×	327 0.3×	1.3k 1.4×	122	12.7k
Stephen R. Sprang United States	53	9.1k 2.7×	242 0.2×	2.2k 2.2×	615 0.7×	861 0.9×	126	11.7k
Sharon L. Campbell United States	50	6.4k 1.9×	324 0.3×	2.2k 2.2×	269 0.3×	1.6k 1.7×	149	9.0k
Weontae Lee South Korea	34	2.6k 0.8×	196 0.2×	550 0.6×	172 0.2×	638 0.7×	156	4.1k

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Sweeney, Patrick, et al.. (2024). Subthreshold activation of the melanocortin system causes generalized sensitization to anorectic agents in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134(14). 2 indexed citations

Li, Mingyue, Jianguo Li, Xingyu Lu, et al.. (2024). Molecular Mechanism of P53 Peptide Permeation through Lipid Membranes from Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy and Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(33). 23075–23091. 3 indexed citations

Olsen, Karl, et al.. (2023). Aqueous remote loading of setmelanotide in poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) microspheres for long-term obesity treatment. Journal of Controlled Release. 364. 589–600. 10 indexed citations

Gimenez, Luis E., Renlei Ji, Ya‐Xiong Tao, et al.. (2022). Demonstration of a Common DPhe ⁷ to DNal(2′) ⁷ Peptide Ligand Antagonist Switch for Melanocortin-3 and Melanocortin-4 Receptors Identifies the Systematic Mischaracterization of the Pharmacological Properties of Melanocortin Peptides. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 65(8). 5990–6000. 7 indexed citations

Lee, Hyelee, N. Boyer, Qiaolin Deng, et al.. (2019). Photoredox Ni-catalyzed peptide C(sp²)–O cross-coupling: from intermolecular reactions to side chain-to-tail macrocyclization. Chemical Science. 10(19). 5073–5078. 44 indexed citations

Han, Liz Y., Charles N. Landen, José G. Treviño, et al.. (2006). Antiangiogenic and Antitumor Effects of Src Inhibition in Ovarian Carcinoma. Cancer Research. 66(17). 8633–8639. 68 indexed citations

Azam, Mohammad, William C. Shakespeare, Tomi K. Sawyer, & George Q. Daley. (2006). Targeted inhibition of Gatekeeper variant “T315I” of BCR-ABL by a purine based ATP-competitive inhibitor. Cancer Research. 66. 1139–1139. 1 indexed citations

Brunton, Valerie G., Egle Avizienyte, Valerie J. Fincham, et al.. (2005). Identification of Src-Specific Phosphorylation Site on Focal Adhesion Kinase: Dissection of the Role of Src SH2 and Catalytic Functions and Their Consequences for Tumor Cell Behavior. Cancer Research. 65(4). 1335–1342. 180 indexed citations

Dalgarno, David C., Thilo Stehle, Surinder S. Narula, et al.. (2005). Structural Basis of Src Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition with a New Class of Potent and Selective Trisubstituted Purine‐based Compounds. Chemical Biology & Drug Design. 67(1). 46–57. 65 indexed citations

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Shahripour, Aurash, Mark S. Plummer, Elizabeth A. Lunney, et al.. (2002). Structure-Based design of nonpeptide inhibitors of interleukin-1β converting enzyme (ICE, Caspase-1). Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 10(1). 31–40. 21 indexed citations

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Sawyer, Tomi K., Brendan F. Boyce, David C. Dalgarno, & John D. Iuliucci. (2001). Src inhibitors: genomics to therapeutics. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs. 10(7). 1327–1344. 30 indexed citations

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Violette, Shelia M., William C. Shakespeare, Catherine Bartlett, et al.. (2000). A Src SH2 selective binding compound inhibits osteoclast-mediated resorption. Chemistry & Biology. 7(3). 225–235. 47 indexed citations

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Metcalf, Chester A., Charles J. Eyermann, Regine S. Bohacek, et al.. (2000). Structure-Based Design and Solid-Phase Parallel Synthesis of Phosphorylated Nonpeptides to Explore Hydrophobic Binding at the Src SH2 Domain. Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry. 2(4). 305–313. 8 indexed citations

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Sawyer, Tomi K.. (1998). Src homology-2 domains: Structure, mechanisms, and drug discovery. Biopolymers. 47(3). 243–261. 105 indexed citations

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Saltiel, Alan R. & Tomi K. Sawyer. (1996). Targeting signal transduction in the discovery of antiproliferative drugs. Chemistry & Biology. 3(11). 887–893. 22 indexed citations

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Castrucci, Ana Maria de Lauro, Wade C. Sherbrooke, Tomi K. Sawyer, et al.. (1994). Discovery of an α-melanotropin antagonist effective in vivo. Peptides. 15(4). 627–632. 7 indexed citations

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Decker, Stuart J., Derek Maclean, Dennis J. McNamara, et al.. (1994). Sequence specificity in the recognition of the epidermal growth factor receptor by the abl Src homology 2 domain.. PubMed. 9(5). 1379–85. 8 indexed citations

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Epps, D E Van, Tomi K. Sawyer, Douglas J. Staples, et al.. (1991). Spectroscopic analysis of [Trp³]‐β‐casomorphin analogs Comparative structure conformation‐activity studies. International journal of peptide & protein research. 37(4). 257–267. 1 indexed citations

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Tomasselli, Alfredo G., W. Jeffrey Howe, John O. Hui, et al.. (1991). Calcium‐free calmodulin is a substrate of proteases from human immunodeficiency viruses 1 and 2. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 10(1). 1–9. 34 indexed citations

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Hadley, Mac E., et al.. (1981). Biological Actions of Melanocyte‐Stimulating Hormone. Novartis Foundation symposium. 81. 244–262. 8 indexed citations

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