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Most cited papers in Chemical Reaction Mechanisms

What are the most cited papers in Chemical Reaction Mechanisms?

The most cited paper in Chemical Reaction Mechanisms is "Conceptual Density Functional Theory" (Paul Geerlings, Frank De Proft, Wilfried Langenaeker, 2003), with 5,304 citations. Next come "PROPKA3: Consistent Treatment of Internal and Surface Residues in Empirical p K a Predictions" (4,654) and "Interactions with Aromatic Rings in Chemical and Biological Recognition" (3,543).

Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 519 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Conceptual Density Functional Theory Paul Geerlings, Frank De Proft, Wilfried Langenaeker · Chemical Reviews Review 17 Apr 2003 5,304
2 PROPKA3: Consistent Treatment of Internal and Surface Residues in Empirical p K a Predictions Mats H. M. Olsson, Chresten R. Søndergaard, Michał Rostkowski et al. · Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation 6 Jan 2011 4,654
3 Interactions with Aromatic Rings in Chemical and Biological Recognition Emmanuel A. Meyer, Ronald K. Castellano, François Diederich · Angewandte Chemie International Edition 13 Mar 2003 3,543
4 Using redundant internal coordinates to optimize equilibrium geometries and transition states Chunyang Peng, Philippe Y. Ayala, H. Bernhard Schlegel et al. · Journal of Computational Chemistry 15 Jan 1996 2,751
5 Protective groups in organic synthesis Philip Hodge · Polymer 1992 2,222
6 Epik: a software program for pK a prediction and protonation state generation for drug-like molecules John C. Shelley, Anuradha Cholleti, Leah L. Frye et al. · Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design 26 Sep 2007 2,140
7 Asymmetric Catalysis by Chiral Hydrogen‐Bond Donors Mark S. Taylor, Eric N. Jacobsen · Angewandte Chemie International Edition 21 Feb 2006 1,908
8 Artificial Organic Host Molecules for Anions Franz Peter Schmidtchen, Michael J. Berger · Chemical Reviews Review Aug 1997 1,785
9 A Medicinal Chemist’s Guide to Molecular Interactions Caterina Bissantz, Bernd Kuhn, Martin Ståhl · Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Open access 26 Mar 2010 1,760
10 IMOMM: A new integrated ab initio + molecular mechanics geometry optimization scheme of equilibrium structures and transition states Feliu Maseras, Keiji Morokuma · Journal of Computational Chemistry Sep 1995 1,721
11 Electrophilicity Index Pratim Kumar Chattaraj, Utpal Sarkar, Debesh Ranjan Roy · Chemical Reviews Review 25 May 2006 1,668
12 Stereoselective Organic Reactions in Water Ulf M. Lindström · Chemical Reviews Review 19 Jun 2002 1,643
13 Key green chemistry research areas—a perspective from pharmaceutical manufacturers David J. C. Constable, Peter J. Dunn, John D. Hayler et al. · Green Chemistry 2007 1,554
14 Hepatic Triphosphopyridine Nucleotide-Cytochrome c Reductase: Isolation, Characterization, and Kinetic Studies Alvah H. Phillips, ROBERT G. LANGDON · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access Aug 1962 1,433
15 Determination ofD-amino acids. II. Use of a bifunctional reagent, 1,5-difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene Peter S. Marfey · Carlsberg Research Communications Open access 1984 1,386
16 New Dual Descriptor for Chemical Reactivity Christophe Morell, André Grand, Alejandro Toro‐Labbé · The Journal of Physical Chemistry A Open access 13 Dec 2004 1,375
17 Simple Allosteric Model for Membrane Pumps Oleg Jardetzky · Nature Aug 1966 1,338
18 Hybrid Models for Combined Quantum Mechanical and Molecular Mechanical Approaches Dirk Bakowies, Walter Thiel · The Journal of Physical Chemistry 1996 1,279
19 Water: Nature’s Reaction Enforcer—Comparative Effects for Organic Synthesis “In-Water” and “On-Water” Richard Noel Butler, Anthony G. Coyne · Chemical Reviews Review 3 Sep 2010 1,110
20 Quantitative characterization of the global electrophilicity power of common diene/dienophile pairs in Diels–Alder reactions Luis Ramon Domingo, María José Aurell, Patricia Pérez et al. · Tetrahedron Open access May 2002 1,085
21 Über Pyridinium‐ N ‐phenol‐betaine und ihre Verwendung zur Charakterisierung der Polarität von Lösungsmitteln Karl Dimroth, Christian L. Reichardt, Theodor Siepmann et al. · Justus Liebig s Annalen der Chemie 18 Feb 1963 1,081
22 Understanding the Reactivity of Captodative Ethylenes in Polar Cycloaddition Reactions. A Theoretical Study Luis Ramon Domingo, Eduardo E. Chamorro, Patricia Pérez · The Journal of Organic Chemistry Open access 17 May 2008 1,073
23 The acceptor number ? A quantitative empirical parameter for the electrophilic properties of solvents Ulrich Mayer, Viktor Gutmann, Wolfgang Gerger · Monatshefte für Chemie - Chemical Monthly 1975 1,054
24 The Methylation Effect in Medicinal Chemistry Eliezer J. Barreiro, Arthur Eugen Kümmerle, Carlos Alberto Manssour Fraga · Chemical Reviews Review Jun 2011 1,023
25 An Update on the Nitrogen Heterocycle Compositions and Properties of U.S. FDA-Approved Pharmaceuticals (2013–2023) Christopher M. Marshall, John G. Federice, Chloe N. Bell et al. · Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 12 Jul 2024 1,016
26 π-Nucleophilicity in Carbon−Carbon Bond-Forming Reactions Herbert Mayr, Bernhard Kempf, Armin R. Ofial · Accounts of Chemical Research 30 Aug 2002 1,014
27 Determination of sulfhydryl groups with 2,2′- or 4,4′-dithiodipyridine Davide R. Grassetti, John F. Murray · Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 1967 994
28 Oxidative Damage and Tyrosine Nitration from Peroxynitrite Joseph S. Beckman · Chemical Research in Toxicology 1996 993
29 Towards the comprehensive, rapid, and accurate prediction of the favorable tautomeric states of drug-like molecules in aqueous solution Jeremy R. Greenwood, David R. Calkins, Arron P. Sullivan et al. · Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design 30 Mar 2010 993
30 Polyspecific Organic Cation Transporters: Structure, Function, Physiological Roles, and Biopharmaceutical Implications Hermann Koepsell, Katrin Susanne Lips, Christopher Volk · Pharmaceutical Research 30 Apr 2007 986
31 Solvent effects on the reactivities of organometallic compounds Viktor Gutmann · Coordination Chemistry Reviews Feb 1976 976
32 Molecular modeling of the kinetic isotope effect for the [1,5]-sigmatropic rearrangement of cis-1,3-pentadiene Yi Ping Liu, Gillian C. Lynch, Thanh N. Truong et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society Mar 1993 967
33 Extension of the Self-Consistent Spectrophotometric Basicity Scale in Acetonitrile to a Full Span of 28 p K a Units: Unification of Different Basicity Scales Ivari Kaljurand, Agnes Kütt, Lilli Sooväli et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry 12 Jan 2005 953
34 Highly potent and selective ligands for histamine H3-receptors J.M. Arrang, Monique Garbarg, J.-C. Lancelo et al. · Nature May 1987 907
35 Hydrolytic Stability of Hydrazones and Oximes Jeet Kalia, Ronald T. Raines · Angewandte Chemie International Edition Open access 19 Aug 2008 907
36 Potent Competitive Interactions of Some Brominated Flame Retardants and Related Compounds with Human Transthyretin in Vitro Ilonka A.T.M. Meerts · Toxicological Sciences Open access Jul 2000 905
37 Structure-activity relationship of mutagenic aromatic and heteroaromatic nitro compounds. Correlation with molecular orbital energies and hydrophobicity Asim Kumar Debnath, Rosa L. Lopez de Compadre, Gargi Debnath et al. · Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Feb 1991 893
38 Empirical parameters for donor and acceptor properties of solvents Viktor Gutmann · Electrochimica Acta Sep 1976 855
39 Understanding the local reactivity in polar organic reactions through electrophilic and nucleophilic Parr functions Luis Ramon Domingo, Patricia Pérez, Jose Antonio De Saja Saez · RSC Advances Open access 14 Nov 2012 853
40 “STRONG” HYDROGEN BONDS IN CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY Charles L. Perrin, Jennifer B. Nielson · Annual Review of Physical Chemistry Review Oct 1997 837
41 Hexafluoroisopropanol as a highly versatile solvent Ignacio Colomer, Anna E. R. Chamberlain, Maxwell B. Haughey et al. · Nature Reviews Chemistry Review 8 Nov 2017 830
42 Philicity: A Unified Treatment of Chemical Reactivity and Selectivity Pratim Kumar Chattaraj, Buddhadev Maiti, Utpal Sarkar · The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 30 May 2003 827
43 Mammalian Epoxide Hydrases: Inducible Enzymes Catalysing the Inactivation of Carcinogenic and Cytotoxic Metabolites Derived from Aromatic and Olefinic Compounds Franz Oesch · Xenobiotica 1973 824
44 Wavefunction and reactivity study of benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide and its enantiomeric forms Tian Lu, Sergio Manzetti · Structural Chemistry 23 Apr 2014 823
45 Aromaticity as a Cornerstone of Heterocyclic Chemistry Alexandrù T. Balaban, Daniela Carmen Oniciu, ALAN ROY KATRITZKY · Chemical Reviews Review 17 Apr 2004 812
46 Exchange reactions and electron transfer reactions including isotopic exchange. Theory of oxidation-reduction reactions involving electron transfer. Part 4.—A statistical-mechanical basis for treating contributions from solvent, ligands, and inert salt R. A. Marcus · Discussions of the Faraday Society 1960 808
47 Update 1 of: Electrophilicity Index Pratim Kumar Chattaraj, Debesh Ranjan Roy · Chemical Reviews Review Sep 2007 769
48 RECEPTORS MEDIATING SOME ACTIONS OF HISTAMINE A. S. F. Ash, H. O. Schild · British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy Open access Aug 1966 766
49 Effectiveness of Diffuse Basis Functions for Calculating Relative Energies by Density Functional Theory Benjamin J. Lynch, Yan Zhao, Donald G. Truhlar · The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 7 Feb 2003 766
50 Predicting Hydrogen-Bond Strengths from Acid−Base Molecular Properties. The pKa Slide Rule: Toward the Solution of a Long-Lasting Problem P. Gilli, Loretta Pretto, Valerio Bertolasi et al. · Accounts of Chemical Research 16 Oct 2008 746

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