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Most cited papers from Worldwide Protein Data Bank

What are the most cited papers from Worldwide Protein Data Bank?

The most cited paper from Worldwide Protein Data Bank is "Protein Data Bank: the single global archive for 3D macromolecular structure data" (Stephen Kevin Burley et al., 2018), with 1,247 citations. Next come "NGL viewer: web-based molecular graphics for large complexes" (512) and "UniChem: a unified chemical structure cross-referencing and identifier tracking system" (189).

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Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Protein Data Bank: the single global archive for 3D macromolecular structure data Stephen Kevin Burley et al. · Nucleic Acids Research Open access 5 Oct 2018 1,247
2 NGL viewer: web-based molecular graphics for large complexes Alexander Rose, Anthony R Bradley, Yana Valasatava et al. · Bioinformatics Open access 22 May 2018 512
3 UniChem: a unified chemical structure cross-referencing and identifier tracking system Jon K. Chambers, Mark G. Davies, Anna Gaulton et al. · Journal of Cheminformatics Open access 14 Jan 2013 189
4 RCSB Protein Data Bank: A Resource for Chemical, Biochemical, and Structural Explorations of Large and Small Biomolecules Christine Zardecki, Shuchismita Dutta, David S. Goodsell et al. · Journal of Chemical Education Open access 6 Jan 2016 166
5 A public database of macromolecular diffraction experiments Marek Grabowski, Karol M. Langner, M. Cymborowski et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology Open access 28 Oct 2016 118
6 The RCSB PDB “Molecule of the Month”: Inspiring a Molecular View of Biology David S. Goodsell, Shuchismita Dutta, Christine Zardecki et al. · PLoS Biology Open access 5 May 2015 105
7 Assessment of protein assembly prediction in CASP12 Aleix Lafita, Spencer E. Bliven, Andriy Kryshtafovych et al. · Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics Open access 26 Oct 2017 78
8 Molecular Illustration in Research and Education: Past, Present, and Future David S. Goodsell, Jodie Jenkinson · Journal of Molecular Biology Open access 9 May 2018 55
9 Federating Structural Models and Data: Outcomes from A Workshop on Archiving Integrative Structures Helen Miriam Berman et al. · Structure Open access 25 Nov 2019 53
10 The impact of structural bioinformatics tools and resources on SARS-CoV-2 research and therapeutic strategies Vaishali Waman, Neeladri Sen, Mihály Váradi et al. · Briefings in Bioinformatics Open access 11 Nov 2020 50
11 From Atoms to Cells: Using Mesoscale Landscapes to Construct Visual Narratives David S. Goodsell, Margaret A. Franzen, Tim J.B. Herman · Journal of Molecular Biology Open access 7 Jun 2018 40
12 Community recommendations on cryoEM data archiving and validation Gerard J. Kleywegt et al. · IUCrJ Open access 9 Feb 2024 36
13 Loss of quaternary structure is associated with rapid sequence divergence in the OSBS family Denis Odokonyero, Ayano Sakai, Y. Patskovsky et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 28 May 2014 32
14 Archiving and disseminating integrative structure models Brinda Kizhakke Vallat, Benjamin Webb, John Westbrook et al. · Journal of Biomolecular NMR Open access Jul 2019 28
15 DCC: a Swiss army knife for structure factor analysis and validation Huanwang Yang, Ezra Peisach, John Westbrook et al. · Journal of Applied Crystallography Open access 18 Apr 2016 24
16 Parallel Generation and Visualization of Bacterial Genome Structures Tobias Robert Klein, Peter Mindek, Ludovic Autin et al. · Computer Graphics Forum Oct 2019 12
17 Restraint validation of biomolecular structures determined by NMR in the Protein Data Bank Kumaran Baskaran et al. · Structure Open access 14 Mar 2024 7
18 RCSB Protein Data Bank: Sustaining A Living Digital Data Resource That Enables Breakthroughs In Scientific Research And Biomedical Education Stephen Kevin Burley, Helen Miriam Berman, Cole H. Christie et al. · The FASEB Journal Apr 2018 7
19 Communicating science through visual means Kip Lyall, Janet H. Iwasa, David S. Goodsell et al. · Trends in Biochemical Sciences 22 Dec 2022 5
20 The structural and biological significance of the EAAEAE insert in the α‐domain of human neuronal growth inhibitory factor Bin Cai, Zhi‐Chun Ding, Qi Zhang et al. · FEBS Journal 21 May 2009 5
21 Exploring experimentally determined structures and computed structure models from artificial intelligence/machine learning at RCSB Protein Data Bank (RCSB PDB, RCSB.org) Dennis W. Piehl, Stephen Kevin Burley · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances Open access 22 Aug 2023 2
22 RCSB Protein Data Bank: integrated searching and efficient access to macromolecular structure data from the PDB archive Brian P. Hudson, Yana Rose, José M. Duarte et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances 30 Jul 2021 2
23 Automated evaluation of quaternary structures from protein crystal structures José M. Duarte, Spencer E. Bliven, Aleix Lafita et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances Open access 26 May 2017 2
24 Conformational bias in small-molecule crystal structures is rare (and explicable) Aurora J. Cruz‐Cabeza, John W. Liebeschuetz, Frank H. Allen · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography Open access 7 Aug 2012 1
25 Annotation and Curation of the Protein Data Bank Jasmine Y. Young, RCSB PDBj PDBe Protein Data Bank · Nature Precedings Open access 30 Jun 2009 1
26 Where to House Big Data on Small Fragments? Daniel Erlanson, Stephen Burley, James S. Fraser et al. · ChemRxiv PreprintOpen access 6 Jan 2025 0
27 Driving knowledge discovery at RCSB.org: a one-stop-shop for exploration of experimentally determined PDB structures and computed structure models Stephen Kevin Burley · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances 22 Aug 2023 0
28 RCSB Protein Data Bank: sustaining a living digital data resource that enables breakthroughs in scientific research and biomedical education Christine Zardecki, Stephen Kevin Burley · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances Open access 22 Aug 2023 0
29 Outcome of Crash Course Training on Protein Structure Prediction with Artificial Intelligence D. Balamurugan, Maureen Dougherty, Joseph H. Lubin et al. · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) PreprintOpen access 3 Sep 2022 0
30 Bound! New protein–drug matching card game from the CCDC and PDB-101 Yinka Olatunji-Ojo, Ilaria Gimondi, Brian J. Hudson et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances Open access 29 Jul 2022 0
31 ACA Crystallographic Literacy: a web portal for all things crystallographic, by crystallographers Allen G. Oliver, Christine Zardecki, Karen C. Glass et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances Open access 29 Jul 2022 0
32 Assessing macromolecular crystal structures for agreement with experimental data at the individual amino acid residue level Stephen Kevin Burley, Chenghua Shao, Sijian Wang · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances Open access 29 Jul 2022 0
33 Crystallographic literacy – American Crystallographic Association Allen G. Oliver, Karen C. Glass, Christine Zardecki et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances Open access 30 Jul 2021 0
34 Bioinformatics and 3D structural analysis of the coronavirus main protease active site Amy Wu Wu, Mickayla Bacorn, Mary-Agnes Balogun et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances 30 Jul 2021 0
35 Understanding the active site of the SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease (PLPro) Mary-Agnes Balogun, Amy Wu Wu, Mickayla Bacorn et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances 30 Jul 2021 0
36 Trends in macromolecular structure data across 50 years of the PDB Yu‐He Liang · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances Open access 30 Jul 2021 0
37 Using data mining to identify variations within the proteases of Coronaviridae Cassandra Olivas, Christine Zardecki, Sagar D. Khare et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances Open access 30 Jul 2021 0
38 Molecular storytelling for structural biology outreach and education David S. Goodsell, Shuchismita Dutta, Maria Voigt et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances Open access 2 Aug 2020 0
39 Delving into COVID-19 'seams': examining the structural fabric of SARS-CoV-2 Luz Alfaro, Christine Zardecki, Sagar D. Khare et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances 2 Aug 2020 0
40 Understanding the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 non-structural protein 15 (Nsp15) in three dimensions (3D) Sophia Staggers, Christine Zardecki, Sagar D. Khare et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances 2 Aug 2020 0
41 RCSB PDB next-generation data delivery and search services Christine Zardecki, José M. Duarte, Chunxiao Bi et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances Open access 2 Aug 2020 0
42 Mapping COVID-19 mutations in 3D: how SARS-CoV-2 has evolved during the first 6 months of the global pandemic Aaliyah Khan, Christine Zardecki, Stephen Kevin Burley et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances 2 Aug 2020 0
43 Structural analysis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 proteins: exploring mutations in Nsp13 Brea Tinsley, Stephen Kevin Burley, Christine Zardecki et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances 2 Aug 2020 0
44 1,4‐Conjugate Additions of Methoxyamine and 1,1‐Dimethylhydrazine to Hex‐3‐yne‐2‐one: A Facile Synthesis of Functionalized Isoxazole and Pyrazole Precursors. Ronald R. Sauers, Susan D. Van Arnum · ChemInform 9 Nov 2005 0
45 Interactive 3D Macromolecular Structure Data Mining with MolQL and Litemol Suite David Sehnal, Mandar Deshpande, Alexander Rose et al. · Biophysical Journal Open access Feb 2018 0
46 RCSB PDB: structural biology views for basic and applied research Christine Zardecki, Stephen Kevin Burley, Cole H. Christie et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances Open access Dec 2017 0
47 Educational Outreach and User Training at the Worldwide Protein Data Bank Gary M. Battle, Christine Zardecki, Nahoko Haruki et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances Open access 5 Aug 2014 0
48 PDBe – bringing structure to biology Sameer S Velankar, Gerard J. Kleywegt · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography Open access 7 Aug 2012 0

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