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D-Index
44
Citations
6998
World Ranking
16868
National Ranking
4168

Branko S. Jursic publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Branko S. Jursic sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 267 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Branko S. Jursic D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Branko S. Jursic sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Branko S. Jursic is affiliated with the University of New Orleans in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work intersects several subfields including genetics, oncology, molecular biology, computational theory and mathematics, and cancer research.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • PARP inhibition in cancer therapy
  • Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on glioblastoma and the development of drug candidates capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier. Selected recent papers include:

  • Anti-glioblastoma effects of phenolic variants of benzoylphenoxyacetamide (BPA) with high potential for blood brain barrier penetration, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Computational modeling and synthesis of pyridine variants of benzoyl-phenoxy-acetamide with high glioblastoma cytotoxicity and brain tumor penetration, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • Anti-glioblastoma Effects of Structural Variants of Benzoylphenoxyacetamide (BPA): II. Synthesis Strategies for Phenolic Variants of BPAs With Potential for Blood Brain Barrier Penetration, 2021, Research Square (Research Square)
  • Abstract 2137: Glioblastoma mitochondrial respiration as a target for a new class of metabolic compounds capable of crossing the blood brain barrier, 2022, Cancer Research
  • Preclinical Activity of 4-Demethyl-4-cholesteryloxycarbonylpenclomedine in Melanoma, 2023, Anticancer Research

Their work has been published in a range of venues, prominently including:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Cancer Research
  • Anticancer Research
  • Journal of Cellular Physiology

Branko S. Jursic has collaborated frequently with several researchers, notable coauthors being:

  • Charles H. Ingraham
  • Krzysztof Reiss
  • Joanna Stalińska
  • Adam Lassak
  • Sean C. Carson

Best Publications

  • Anticancer activity for 4,4'-dihydroxybenzophenone-2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone (A-007) analogues and their abilities to interact with lymphoendothelial cell surface markers.

    Lee Roy Morgan;Branko S. Jursic;Catherine L. Hooper;Donna M. Neumann

  • A Simple Preparation of Amides from Acids and Amines by Heating of Their Mixture

    Branko S. Jursic;Zoran Zdravkovski

  • Synthesis and antifungal activity of substituted salicylaldehyde hydrazones, hydrazides and sulfohydrazides.

    Gregory L. Backes;Donna M. Neumann;Branko S. Jursic

  • DFT study of the Diels–Alder reactions between ethylene with buta-1,3-diene and cyclopentadiene

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  • Theoretical investigation of cis-nitric oxide dimer with hybrid density functional theory methods

    Branko S. Jursic

  • Preparation of tetrazoles from organic nitriles and sodium azide in micellar media

    Branko S. Jursic;Blaise W. Leblanc

  • Theoretical investigation of cis‐ and trans‐nitric oxide dimers with ab initio and density functional Gaussian‐type orbital approach

    Branko S. Jursic;Zoran Zdravkovski

  • Density functional theory study of radical hydrogen abstraction with hydrogen and hydroxyl radicals

    Branko S. Jursic

  • The evaluation of nitrogen containing bond dissociation energies using the ab initio and density functional methods

    Branko S. Jursic

  • Computation of bond dissociation energy for sulfides and disulfides with ab initio and density functional theory methods

    Branko S. Jursic

  • Computing the heat of formation for cubane and tetrahedrane with density functional theory and complete basis set ab initio methods

    B.S. Jursic

  • A STUDY OF NITROGEN OXIDES BY USING DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY AND THEIR COMPARISON WITH AB INITIO AND EXPERIMENTAL DATA

    Branko S. Jursic

  • Computing Transition State Structures with Density Functional Theory Methods

    Branko S. Jursic

  • CH and Chalogen bond dissociation energies for fluorinated and chlorinated methane evaluated with hybrid B3LYP density functional theory methods and their comparison with experimental data and the CBS-Q ab initio computational approach

    Branko S. Jursic

  • Hybrid density functional theory study of proton transfer between methane and methyl radical

    Branko S. Jursic

  • Calculation of bond dissociation energies for oxygen containing molecules by ab initio and density functional theory methods

    Branko S. Jursic;Robin M. Martin

  • Theoretical investigation of F2NNO and F2NNO2 with density functional theory methods

    Branko S. Jursic

  • Comparison of AM1 and density functional theory generated transition state structures and activation energies for cyanoalkenes addition to cyclopentadiene

    Branko S. Jursic

  • Density functional calculations of difluorodiazete structures with Gaussian-orbital-type approach

    Branko S. Jursic

  • Computation of bond dissociation energies of substituted methanes with density functional theory

    Branko S. Jursic;Jack W. Timberlake;Paul S. Engel

  • Preparation of 5-Alkylthio and 5-Arylthiotetrazoles from Thiocyanates Using Phase Transfer Catalysis

    Blaise W. LeBlanc;Branko S. Jursic

Frequent Co-Authors

Edwin D. Stevens
Edwin D. Stevens University of New Orleans
Krzysztof Reiss
Krzysztof Reiss Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
Mark T. Swihart
Mark T. Swihart University at Buffalo, State University of New York
David J. Adams
David J. Adams Wellcome Sanger Institute
William A. Pryor
William A. Pryor Louisiana State University
Mansukh C. Wani
Mansukh C. Wani Research Triangle Park Foundation
Richard B. Cole
Richard B. Cole Université Paris Cité
Alfred D. French
Alfred D. French United States Department of Agriculture
Jann N. Sarkaria
Jann N. Sarkaria Mayo Clinic

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