William Fenical

39.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
523 papers, 30.0k citations indexed

About

William Fenical is a scholar working on Biotechnology, Pharmacology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, William Fenical has authored 523 papers receiving a total of 30.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 303 papers in Biotechnology, 202 papers in Pharmacology and 159 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in William Fenical's work include Marine Sponges and Natural Products (294 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (196 papers) and Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (73 papers). William Fenical is often cited by papers focused on Marine Sponges and Natural Products (294 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (196 papers) and Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (73 papers). William Fenical collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Brazil. William Fenical's co-authors include Paul R. Jensen, Mark E. Hay, Christopher A. Kauffman, Jon Clardy, Valerie J. Paul, Tracy J. Mincer, Joseph R. Pawlik, Niels Lindquist, Chambers C. Hughes and Philip G. Williams and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

William Fenical

519 papers receiving 28.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Salinosporamide A: A Highly Cytotoxic Proteasome Inhibitor from a Novel Microbial Source, a Marine Bacterium of the New Genus Salinospora

2003 813 citations Robert H. Feling, Greg O. Buchanan et al. profile →
Developing a new resource for drug discovery: marine actinomycete bacteria

2006 630 citations William Fenical, Paul R. Jensen profile →
MARINE PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTIONS: The Ecology of Chemical Defense

1988 571 citations William Fenical et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Bacterial diversity and chemical ecology of natural product–producing bacteria from Great Salt Lake sediment 2024 ·ISME Communications ·(unknown), William J. Brazelton, (unknown), (unknown), Matthew A. Mulvey, William Fenical, Jaclyn M. Winter	1
2	Marinobazzanan, a Bazzanane-Type Sesquiterpenoid, Suppresses the Cell Motility and Tumorigenesis in Cancer Cells 2023 ·Marine Drugs ·(unknown), Prima F. Hillman, Sojeong Kim, Ratnakar N. Asolkar, Haerin Kim, (unknown), İsa Taş, (unknown), (unknown), So‐Yeon Park, Sung Chul Park, Inho Yang, Jongheon Shin, Dong‐Chan Oh, Hangun Kim, Sang‐Jip Nam, William Fenical	10
3	Topical delivery of seriniquinone for treatment of skin cancer and fungal infections is enabled by a liquid crystalline lamellar phase 2023 ·European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Giovanna Cassone Salata, Alexsandra Conceição Apolinário, (unknown), Kelly Ishida, James J. La Clair, William Fenical, Tereza S. Martins, Letícia V. Costa‐Lotufo, Luciana B. Lopes	5
4	Optimization of cancer immunotherapy on the basis of programmed death ligand‐1 distribution and function 2023 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·Wei Zou, Xin Luo, Mengyuan Gao, (unknown), (unknown), Suyun Yu, Yuanyuan Wu, Aiyun Wang, William Fenical, Zhonghong Wei, Yang Zhao, (unknown)	7
5	Deoxyvasicinone with Anti-Melanogenic Activity from Marine-Derived Streptomyces sp. CNQ-617 2022 ·Marine Drugs ·(unknown), Min-Ju Kim, Prima F. Hillman, Dong‐Chan Oh, William Fenical, Sang‐Jip Nam, Kyung‐Min Lim	20
6	Ligand design for human acetylcholinesterase and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, extending beyond the conventional and canonical 2021 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Palmer Taylor, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Zoran Radić, William Fenical, K. Barry Sharpless, Zrinka Kovarik, (unknown)	4
7	Exploring the Natural Piericidins as Anti-Renal Cell Carcinoma Agents Targeting Peroxiredoxin 1 2019 ·Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Xuefeng Zhou, Zhi Liang, Kunlong Li, Wei Fang, Yuanxin Tian, Xiaowei Luo, Yulian Chen, Zhikun Zhan, Tao Zhang, Shengrong Liao, Shuwen Liu, Yonghong Liu, William Fenical, Lan Tang	46
8	Organohalogens Naturally Biosynthesized in Marine Environments and Produced as Disinfection Byproducts Alter Sarco/Endoplasmic Reticulum Ca²⁺Dynamics 2018 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Jing Zheng, Shaun M. K. McKinnie, (unknown), Wei Feng, (unknown), Vinayak Agarwal, William Fenical, (unknown), Zhengyu Cao, Bradley S. Moore, Isaac N. Pessah	17
9	Multiplex De Novo Sequencing of Peptide Antibiotics 2011 ·Journal of Computational Biology ·Hosein Mohimani, Wei-Ting Liu, Yuliang Yang, Susana P. Gaudêncio, William Fenical, Pieter C. Dorrestein, Pavel A. Pevzner	33
10	The Marinopyrroles, Antibiotics of an Unprecedented Structure Class from a Marine Streptomyces sp. 2008 ·Organic Letters ·Chambers C. Hughes, Alejandra Prieto‐Davó, Paul R. Jensen, William Fenical	245
11	Phylogenetic Diversity of Gram-Positive Bacteria Cultured from Marine Sediments 2007 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Erin A. Gontang, William Fenical, Paul R. Jensen	261
12	Genome sequencing reveals complex secondary metabolome in the marine actinomycete Salinispora tropica 2007 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Daniel Udwary, Lisa Zeigler, Ratnakar N. Asolkar, Vasanth Singan, Alla Lapidus, William Fenical, Paul R. Jensen, Bradley S. Moore	393
13	Antibiotic Drug Discovery from the New Marine Actinomycete Genus Marinomyces 2007 ·eScholarship (California Digital Library) ·William Fenical, Paul R. Jensen	1
14	Species-Specific Secondary Metabolite Production in Marine Actinomycetes of the Genus Salinispora 2006 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Paul R. Jensen, Philip G. Williams, Dong‐Chan Oh, Lisa Zeigler, William Fenical	226
15	Azamerone, a Terpenoid Phthalazinone from a Marine-Derived Bacterium Related to the Genus Streptomyces (Actinomycetales) 2006 ·Organic Letters ·Ji Young Cho, Hak Cheol Kwon, Philip G. Williams, Paul R. Jensen, William Fenical	97
16	Cyanosporasides A and B, Chloro- and Cyano-cyclopenta[ a ]indene Glycosides from the Marine Actinomycete “ Salinispora pacifica ” 2006 ·Organic Letters ·Dong‐Chan Oh, Philip G. Williams, Christopher A. Kauffman, Paul R. Jensen, William Fenical	131
17	Sporolides A and B: Structurally Unprecedented Halogenated Macrolides from the Marine Actinomycete Salinispora t ropica 2005 ·Organic Letters ·Greg O. Buchanan, Philip G. Williams, Robert H. Feling, Christopher A. Kauffman, Paul R. Jensen, William Fenical	116
18	The Biomedical Potential of California Marine Organisms 2005 ·eScholarship (California Digital Library) ·D. John Faulkner, William Fenical	3
19	Seaweed resistance to microbial attack: A targeted chemical defense against marine fungi 2003 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Julia Kubanek, Paul R. Jensen, Paul A. Keifer, M. Cameron Sullards, Dwight O. Collins, William Fenical	181
20	Widespread and Persistent Populations of a Major New Marine Actinomycete Taxon in Ocean Sediments 2002 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Tracy J. Mincer, Paul R. Jensen, Christopher A. Kauffman, William Fenical	454

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