William O. Foye

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
126 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

William O. Foye is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, William O. Foye has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Organic Chemistry, 33 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in William O. Foye's work include Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (32 papers), Synthesis and biological activity (19 papers) and Synthesis and Reactivity of Sulfur-Containing Compounds (18 papers). William O. Foye is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (32 papers), Synthesis and biological activity (19 papers) and Synthesis and Reactivity of Sulfur-Containing Compounds (18 papers). William O. Foye collaborates with scholars based in United States, Thailand and France. William O. Foye's co-authors include David A. Williams, Thomas Lemke, Joel M. Kauffman, Ronald N. Duvall, E. Campaigne, John J. Hefferren, Opa Vajragupta, S. K. Sengupta, D. T. Walz and Edward Feldmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.

In The Last Decade

William O. Foye

121 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Foye's Principles of Medicinal Chemistry

2012 702 citations William O. Foye et al. profile →
Principles of medicinal chemistry

1974 416 citations William O. Foye profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William O. Foye United States	18	1.1k	597	266	246	212	126	2.3k
Joachim K. Seydel Germany	25	650 0.6×	917 1.5×	216 0.8×	288 1.2×	316 1.5×	112	2.2k
B. Belleau Canada	33	1.5k 1.4×	1.6k 2.7×	349 1.3×	120 0.5×	337 1.6×	136	3.3k
Paul Erhardt United States	28	816 0.8×	901 1.5×	212 0.8×	217 0.9×	167 0.8×	113	2.3k
Minoru Machida Japan	25	812 0.8×	678 1.1×	165 0.6×	391 1.6×	433 2.0×	167	2.5k
Patrick S. Callery United States	24	412 0.4×	969 1.6×	303 1.1×	181 0.7×	236 1.1×	94	2.4k
Luis J. Núñez‐Vergara Chile	29	974 0.9×	509 0.9×	288 1.1×	117 0.5×	322 1.5×	174	2.9k
R. D. Thornes Ireland	16	980 0.9×	404 0.7×	428 1.6×	266 1.1×	123 0.6×	45	2.2k
Peter M. Gannett United States	27	546 0.5×	869 1.5×	125 0.5×	215 0.9×	144 0.7×	104	2.3k
Robert E. Notari United States	19	281 0.3×	349 0.6×	249 0.9×	115 0.5×	186 0.9×	66	1.4k
Junkichi Iwasa Japan	10	454 0.4×	557 0.9×	75 0.3×	80 0.3×	513 2.4×	34	1.5k

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Foye, William O., et al.. (1990). Synthesis and Biological Activity of Guanylhydrazones of 2- and 4-Pyridine and 4-Quinoline Carboxaldehydes. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 79(6). 527–530. 15 indexed citations

Foye, William O., et al.. (1987). Antiradiation compounds. 20. 1-Methylquinolinium(and pyridinium)-2-dithioacetic acid derivatives. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 30(1). 57–62. 16 indexed citations

Foye, William O.. (1985). Medicinal chemistry, a biochemical approach. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 6. 488–488. 9 indexed citations

Foye, William O., et al.. (1984). Synthesis and Evaluation of N-Alkanoyl-S-Benzyl-L-cysteinylglutamic Acid Esters as Glyoxalase I Inhibitors and Anticancer Agents. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 73(4). 559–561. 5 indexed citations

Foye, William O.. (1983). Principios de química farmacéutica. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 35(1). 3–9. 5 indexed citations

Foye, William O., Opa Vajragupta, & S. K. Sengupta. (1982). DNA-Binding Specificity and RNA Polymerase Inhibitory Activity of Bis(aminoalkyl)anthraquinones and Bis(methylthio)vinylquinolinium Iodides. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 71(2). 253–257. 42 indexed citations

Foye, William O., et al.. (1979). Heterocyclic Analogs of Amphetamine: Thioureas, Dithiocarbamates, and Negatively Substituted Amides. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 68(5). 591–595. 8 indexed citations

Foye, William O., et al.. (1979). Metal-Binding Abilities of Radioprotective Aminoalkyl Disulfides and Thiosulfates. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 68(2). 202–205. 3 indexed citations

Foye, William O. & Joel M. Kauffman. (1979). 6-Substituted l-Methylquinolinium-2-dithioacetic Acid Zwitterions: Antileukemia Activity. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 68(3). 336–338. 11 indexed citations

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Foye, William O.. (1974). Principles of medicinal chemistry. 416 indexed citations breakdown →

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Foye, William O., et al.. (1964). Antiradiation Compounds VI. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 53(9). 1030–1033. 3 indexed citations

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Foye, William O., et al.. (1962). Antiradiation Compounds III. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 51(11). 1098–1101. 6 indexed citations

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Foye, William O.. (1961). Role of Metal-Binding in the Biological Activities of Drugs. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 50(2). 93–108. 31 indexed citations

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Foye, William O., et al.. (1960). Preparation of 1-Alkyl-2,5-piperazinediones**Received March 31, 1960, from the Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, Boston.. Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (Scientific ed ). 49(11). 705–708. 1 indexed citations

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Foye, William O., et al.. (1959). Metal chelates and antitubercular activity V**Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, Boston, the School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, and the Division of Pharmacy, South Dakota State College, Brookings. Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (Scientific ed ). 48(3). 183–186. 3 indexed citations

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Foye, William O., et al.. (1958). Comparative Activities and Toxicities II.**Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, Boston, the Division of Pharmacy, South Dakota State College, Brookings, and the Division of Chemistry, American Dental Association, Chicago, Ill.. Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (Scientific ed ). 47(11). 831–833. 3 indexed citations

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Foye, William O., et al.. (1957). Thiol Esters and Ethers of Cysteine**School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (Scientific ed ). 46(5). 273–276. 2 indexed citations

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Foye, William O. & Edward Feldmann. (1955). Glucose ester derivatives of aminosalicylic acids*. Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (Scientific ed ). 44(8). 467–472. 17 indexed citations

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Foye, William O.. (1955). Metal Chelates and Antitubercular Activity II.p-Aminosalicylic Acid*. Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (Scientific ed ). 44(7). 415–418. 2 indexed citations

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Foye, William O., et al.. (1954). Metal Chelates of Riboflavin¹. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 76(8). 2199–2201. 28 indexed citations

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