Yousaf Khan

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
95 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Yousaf Khan is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yousaf Khan has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Organic Chemistry, 40 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 36 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Yousaf Khan's work include Synthesis and biological activity (67 papers), Computational Drug Discovery Methods (40 papers) and Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (36 papers). Yousaf Khan is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and biological activity (67 papers), Computational Drug Discovery Methods (40 papers) and Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (36 papers). Yousaf Khan collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and China. Yousaf Khan's co-authors include Shoaib Khan, Rafaqat Hussain, Wajid Rehman, Rafaqat Hussain, Tayyiaba Iqbal, Fazal Rahim, Hayat Ullah, Liaqat Rasheed, Aneela Maalik and Shoaib Khan and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Cell Biology, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications and International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Yousaf Khan

84 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Synthesis, in vitro bio-evaluation, and molecular docking study of thiosemicarbazone-based isatin/bis-Schiff base hybrid analogues as effective cholinesterase inhibitors

2023 84 citations Shoaib Khan, Hayat Ullah et al. Journal of Molecular Structure profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yousaf Khan Pakistan	19	825	381	347	270	112	95	1.1k
Feyzi Sinan Tokalı Türkiye	21	608 0.7×	136 0.4×	225 0.6×	353 1.3×	43 0.4×	51	956
Burcu Çalışkan Türkiye	20	458 0.6×	67 0.2×	212 0.6×	252 0.9×	44 0.4×	51	883
Sung-Yum Seo South Korea	17	310 0.4×	138 0.4×	113 0.3×	224 0.8×	54 0.5×	25	652
Farman Ali Pakistan	11	307 0.4×	55 0.1×	62 0.2×	126 0.5×	93 0.8×	24	453
Halil Şenol Türkiye	20	638 0.8×	132 0.3×	205 0.6×	351 1.3×	19 0.2×	81	958
Daulat Bikram Khadka South Korea	17	373 0.5×	35 0.1×	133 0.4×	352 1.3×	51 0.5×	34	879
Wen Tan China	16	133 0.2×	35 0.1×	123 0.4×	461 1.7×	28 0.3×	32	877
Pratibha Mehta Luthra India	16	245 0.3×	85 0.2×	125 0.4×	278 1.0×	8 0.1×	33	673
Halide Edip Temel Türkiye	16	434 0.5×	127 0.3×	143 0.4×	162 0.6×	19 0.2×	58	702
Fariba Peytam Iran	13	411 0.5×	35 0.1×	49 0.1×	142 0.5×	118 1.1×	27	535

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Khan, Shoaib, Tayyiaba Iqbal, Fazal Rahim, et al.. (2025). Comparative studies via in vitro anti-Alzheimer of thiazolidinone based chalcone derivatives: Insight into the synthesis, molecular docking and ADME analysis. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1331. 141532–141532. 1 indexed citations

Maalik, Aneela, et al.. (2025). Facile indazole-endowed thiadiazole hybrid derivatives as antibacterial, anti-diabetic and thymidine phosphorylase inhibitors: An insight to experimental, in-vitro biological potential and computational approaches. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal. 33(4). 20–20. 6 indexed citations

Khan, Shoaib, Tayyiaba Iqbal, Rafaqat Hussain, et al.. (2024). Biological study with molecular mechanism of imidazothiazole based Schiff bases as anti-Alzheimer agent: Insight into the role of synthesis, molecular docking and ADMET analysis. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1321. 139995–139995. 12 indexed citations

Iqbal, Tayyiaba, Shoaib Khan, Rafaqat Hussain, et al.. (2024). A versatile inhibitory approach and molecular mechanism on cancer cells and cholinesterase enzymes: Synthesis, DFT, ADMET and molecular docking of thiadiazole and oxadiazole derivatives. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1322. 140325–140325. 8 indexed citations

Khan, Shoaib, Rafaqat Hussain, Yousaf Khan, et al.. (2024). Investigation of pyridine-bearing thiazolidinone derivatives as promising inhibitors of thymidine phosphorylase and α-glucosidase: Theoretical and computational approaches to develop multitarget drugs. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1319. 139324–139324. 3 indexed citations

Khan, Shoaib, Rafaqat Hussain, Yousaf Khan, et al.. (2024). Insight into role of triazole derived Schiff base bearing sulfonamide derivatives in targeting Alzheimer's disease: Synthesis, characterization, in vitro and in silico assessment. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1315. 138845–138845. 19 indexed citations

Khan, Shoaib, Rafaqat Hussain, Yousaf Khan, et al.. (2024). Synthesis, confirmation based on in vitro and in silico study of thiadiazole-based thiazolidinone scaffolds: An approach toward Covid-19. Results in Chemistry. 12. 101845–101845. 1 indexed citations

Khan, Shoaib, Rafaqat Hussain, Tayyiaba Iqbal, Fazal Rahim, & Yousaf Khan. (2024). Recent development and strategies towards target interactions: Synthesis, characterization and in silico analysis of benzimidazole based thiadiazole as potential anti-Alzheimer agents. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 726. 150201–150201. 8 indexed citations

Khan, Shoaib, et al.. (2024). Synthesis, spectroscopy and biological investigation via DFT, ADMET and molecular docking of Thiadiazole/Oxadiazole based bis-Schiff bases: A potential towards diabetes and microbes. Results in Chemistry. 11. 101787–101787. 3 indexed citations

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Khan, Shoaib, et al.. (2024). Synthesis, characterization and molecular modeling approach of hybrid pyrazole based thiazolidinone derivatives: An estimation and inhibition of diabetes mellitus. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1322. 140407–140407. 2 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Tayyiaba, Shoaib Khan, Fazal Rahim, et al.. (2024). Benzothiazole based sulfonamide scaffolds as active inhibitors of alpha-Amylase and alpha-glucosidase; synthesis, structure confirmation, In Silico molecular docking and ADME analysis. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1309. 138074–138074. 18 indexed citations

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Khan, Yousaf, et al.. (2024). Chemicals That Disrupt the Endocrine System and Their Effects on Behavior. 3(2).

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Khan, Shoaib, Tayyiaba Iqbal, Muhammad Bilal Khan, et al.. (2024). Novel pyrrole based triazole moiety as therapeutic hybrid: synthesis, characterization and anti-Alzheimer potential with molecular mechanism of protein ligand profile. BMC Chemistry. 18(1). 223–223. 11 indexed citations

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Khan, Shoaib, Tayyiaba Iqbal, Yousaf Khan, et al.. (2024). Experimental and computational pharmacological approaches decoding the anti-diabetic molecular mechanism of indole based triazole bearing sulfonothioate derivatives. Results in Chemistry. 10. 101707–101707. 7 indexed citations

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Khan, Shoaib, Tayyiaba Iqbal, Basappa C. Yallur, et al.. (2024). Synthesis, characterization, DFT, AMDET and molecular docking reveals the binding mechanism of hydroxyl containing bis-Schiff base derivatives: An approach toward Alzheimer disease. Results in Chemistry. 10. 101706–101706. 10 indexed citations

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Khan, Shoaib, Ayed A. Dera, Rafaqat Hussain, et al.. (2024). Medicinal perspectives, molecular docking and structure activity relationship of benzothiazole derived thiazole-based bis-benzohydrazide as potential anti-Alzheimer agents. Results in Chemistry. 10. 101742–101742. 5 indexed citations

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Khan, Shoaib, Sampath Chinnam, Tayyiaba Iqbal, et al.. (2024). A novel class of thiazole based thiadiazole hybrids: The privileged scaffolds of potent anti-Alzheimer's activity along with molecular docking and ADME analysis. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1321. 139775–139775. 3 indexed citations

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Khan, Shoaib, Tayyiaba Iqbal, Rafaqat Hussain, et al.. (2024). Synthesis, confirmations and biological evaluation of acid substituted Schiff base Derivatives: Unraveling insight through SAR, DFT, ADMET and molecular docking. Results in Chemistry. 11. 101744–101744. 3 indexed citations

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Khan, Shoaib, Hayat Ullah, Ahmad Irfan, et al.. (2023). Synthesis, in vitro α-glucosidase, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal activities and in silico molecular docking studies of benzohydrazide derivatives. Chemical Data Collections. 48. 101088–101088.

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Ashraf, Muhammad, Rafaqat Hussain, Shoaib Khan, et al.. (2023). In vitro and in silico correlation of benzoxazole-based thiazolidinone hybrids derivatives: A promising acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1301. 137317–137317. 10 indexed citations

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