Xavier Fradera

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
57 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Xavier Fradera is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Xavier Fradera has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 21 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Xavier Fradera's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (20 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (15 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (11 papers). Xavier Fradera is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (20 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (15 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (11 papers). Xavier Fradera collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and United Kingdom. Xavier Fradera's co-authors include Richard F. W. Bader, Miquel Duran, Miquel Solà, Jordi Poater, Jordi Mestres, Sı́lvia Simon, Ronald M. A. Knegtel, Kerim Babaoglu, Emili Besalú and Ramon Carbó‐Dorca and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Bioinformatics.

In The Last Decade

Xavier Fradera

53 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Lewis Model and Beyond 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2003 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. The Lewis Model and Beyond
    1998 912 citations Xavier Fradera et al. profile →
  2. The Delocalization Index as an Electronic Aromaticity Criterion: Application to a Series of Planar Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
    2003 374 citations Jordi Poater, Xavier Fradera et al. Chemistry - A European Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xavier Fradera Spain 22 1.5k 924 873 472 450 57 2.8k
Jiande Gu China 34 1.1k 0.7× 799 0.9× 965 1.1× 530 1.1× 1.5k 3.4× 124 3.5k
Dimitrios G. Liakos Germany 18 871 0.6× 543 0.6× 1.5k 1.8× 1.0k 2.2× 283 0.6× 29 3.1k
Zhong‐Zhi Yang China 31 773 0.5× 773 0.8× 1.5k 1.7× 491 1.0× 732 1.6× 179 2.8k
Murco N. Ringnalda United States 15 1.1k 0.7× 389 0.4× 904 1.0× 517 1.1× 663 1.5× 15 2.8k
Ting‐Hua Tang Canada 19 1.4k 0.9× 1.3k 1.4× 1.0k 1.2× 470 1.0× 341 0.8× 40 3.0k
Ferran Feixas Spain 29 1.6k 1.1× 445 0.5× 399 0.5× 720 1.5× 436 1.0× 59 2.6k
Ricardo A. Mata Germany 32 1.2k 0.8× 443 0.5× 1.0k 1.1× 715 1.5× 731 1.6× 136 3.4k
Jesús Hernández‐Trujillo Mexico 21 974 0.7× 1.1k 1.2× 839 1.0× 455 1.0× 170 0.4× 56 2.2k
Paul R. Rablen United States 30 2.4k 1.6× 934 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 572 1.2× 897 2.0× 78 4.4k
R. Scott Rowland United Kingdom 8 947 0.6× 977 1.1× 236 0.3× 546 1.2× 361 0.8× 11 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xavier Fradera

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xavier Fradera

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xavier Fradera. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xavier Fradera based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Xavier Fradera. Xavier Fradera is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Methot, Joey L., Matthew J. Mitcheltree, Andrew J. Musacchio, et al.. (2025). The Discovery of Bridged Benzoazepine Amides as Selective Allosteric Modulators of RIPK1. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 16(5). 811–818.
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Fradera, Xavier, et al.. (2022). NMR Data‐Driven Docking of HDM2‐Inhibitor Complexes. ChemBioChem. 23(6). e202100570–e202100570. 1 indexed citations
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Fradera, Xavier, Qiaolin Deng, Solomon D. Kattar, et al.. (2021). Discovery of a new series of PI3K-δ inhibitors from Virtual Screening. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 42. 128046–128046. 2 indexed citations
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Sadybekov, Anastasiia, Élie Besserer‐Offroy, Gye Won Han, et al.. (2021). Structural insights on ligand recognition at the human leukotriene B4 receptor 1. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2971–2971. 19 indexed citations
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Methot, Joey L., Xavier Fradera, Charles A. Lesburg, et al.. (2021). Identification of Potent Reverse Indazole Inhibitors for HPK1. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 12(3). 459–466. 24 indexed citations
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Vara, Brandon, Samuel M. Levi, David A. Candito, et al.. (2021). Discovery of Diaminopyrimidine Carboxamide HPK1 Inhibitors as Preclinical Immunotherapy Tool Compounds. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 12(4). 653–661. 31 indexed citations
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Methot, Joey L., Matthew Christopher, Hua Zhou, et al.. (2020). Optimization of Versatile Oxindoles as Selective PI3Kδ Inhibitors. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 11(12). 2461–2469. 11 indexed citations
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McGowan, Meredeth A., Matthew Christopher, Xavier Fradera, et al.. (2019). Discovery and optimization of heteroaryl piperazines as potent and selective PI3Kδ inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 30(1). 126715–126715. 11 indexed citations
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Fradera, Xavier, Joey L. Methot, Matthew Christopher, et al.. (2019). Design of selective PI3Kδ inhibitors using an iterative scaffold-hopping workflow. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 29(18). 2575–2580. 15 indexed citations
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Juang, Yu‐Chi, Xavier Fradera, Yongxin Han, & Anthony W. Partridge. (2018). Repurposing a Histamine Detection Platform for High-Throughput Screening of Histidine Decarboxylase. SLAS DISCOVERY. 23(9). 974–981. 2 indexed citations
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Gao, Ying‐Duo, Yuan Hu, Alejandro Crespo, et al.. (2017). Workflows and performances in the ranking prediction of 2016 D3R Grand Challenge 2: lessons learned from a collaborative effort. Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design. 32(1). 129–142. 7 indexed citations
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Fradera, Xavier, Bert Kazemier, Emma L. Carswell, et al.. (2012). High-resolution crystal structures of factor XIa coagulation factor in complex with nonbasic high-affinity synthetic inhibitors. Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications. 68(4). 404–408. 11 indexed citations
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Baugh, Mark, David Jonathan Bennett, Jiaqiang Cai, et al.. (2010). 1H-Imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-4-carbonitrile as cathepsin S inhibitors: Separation of desired cellular activity from undesired tissue accumulation through optimization of basic nitrogen pka. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 21(3). 932–935. 6 indexed citations
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Fradera, Xavier & Miquel Solà. (2003). Second‐order atomic Fukui indices from the electron‐pair density in the framework of the atoms in molecules theory. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 25(3). 439–446. 13 indexed citations
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Poater, Jordi, Xavier Fradera, Miquel Duran, & Miquel Solà. (2003). An Insight into the Local Aromaticities of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Fullerenes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 9(5). 1113–1122. 110 indexed citations
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Fradera, Xavier & Miquel Solà. (2002). Electron localization and delocalization in open‐shell molecules. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 23(14). 1347–1356. 29 indexed citations
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Fradera, Xavier, Xavier de la Cruz, Carlos Henrique Tomich de Paula da Silva, et al.. (2002). Ligand-induced changes in the binding sites of proteins. Bioinformatics. 18(7). 939–948. 35 indexed citations
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Chezal, Jean‐Michel, Emmanuel Moreau, Olivier Chavignon, et al.. (2002). Aminoimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines: regioselective synthesis of substituted imidazonaphthyridines, azacarbolines and cyclazines. Tetrahedron. 58(2). 295–307. 18 indexed citations
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Fradera, Xavier, Ronald M. A. Knegtel, & Jordi Mestres. (2000). Similarity-driven flexible ligand docking. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 40(4). 623–636. 69 indexed citations
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Fradera, Xavier, et al.. (1996). Sobre els mapes de semblança quàntica molecular. 97–107.

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