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D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Chemistry D-index 110 Citations 57,536 536 World Ranking 291 National Ranking 150

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

2006 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

1997 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

1980 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Quantum mechanics

J. Andrew McCammon mainly investigates Molecular dynamics, Biophysics, Protein structure, Stereochemistry and Biochemistry. His study in Molecular dynamics is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Chemical physics, Crystallography, Statistical physics and Energy. The Chemical physics study combines topics in areas such as Dynamics, Biomolecule, Solvation, Molecular biophysics and Electrostatics.

The concepts of his Biophysics study are interwoven with issues in Agonist, Acetylcholine binding, Normal mode, Allosteric regulation and Binding site. His Protein structure research incorporates themes from Docking, Membrane, Biological system, Computational biology and Drug discovery. His Stereochemistry research includes themes of Active site, Acetylcholinesterase, Enzyme catalysis, Enzyme and Peptide.

His most cited work include:

  • Electrostatics of nanosystems: Application to microtubules and the ribosome (5549 citations)
  • PDB2PQR: an automated pipeline for the setup of Poisson–Boltzmann electrostatics calculations (2190 citations)
  • Molecular dynamics simulations of biomolecules (1941 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Molecular dynamics, Biophysics, Stereochemistry, Biochemistry and Computational chemistry. His studies deal with areas such as Chemical physics, Crystallography, Statistical physics, Protein structure and Binding site as well as Molecular dynamics. His Chemical physics research integrates issues from Solvation and Electrostatics.

In his research on the topic of Statistical physics, Reaction rate constant is strongly related with Brownian dynamics. His research integrates issues of Receptor and Allosteric regulation in his study of Biophysics. His work in Stereochemistry covers topics such as Active site which are related to areas like Substrate.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Molecular dynamics (37.04%)
  • Biophysics (21.47%)
  • Stereochemistry (18.32%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Molecular dynamics (37.04%)
  • Biophysics (21.47%)
  • Stereochemistry (18.32%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Molecular dynamics, Biophysics, Stereochemistry, Biochemistry and Allosteric regulation. The concepts of his Molecular dynamics study are interwoven with issues in Chemical physics, Solvation, Energy and Statistical physics. In his work, Poisson–Boltzmann equation and Static electricity is strongly intertwined with Electrostatics, which is a subfield of Solvation.

His study looks at the relationship between Biophysics and fields such as Brownian dynamics, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems. J. Andrew McCammon has researched Stereochemistry in several fields, including Active site, Substrate, Biosynthesis, Enzyme and Protein structure. The Allosteric regulation study combines topics in areas such as Signal transduction, G protein-coupled receptor, Docking, Membrane and Drug discovery.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Improvements to the APBS biomolecular solvation software suite. (406 citations)
  • Gaussian Accelerated Molecular Dynamics: Unconstrained Enhanced Sampling and Free Energy Calculation. (209 citations)
  • Improved Reweighting of Accelerated Molecular Dynamics Simulations for Free Energy Calculation. (183 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Quantum mechanics

J. Andrew McCammon mostly deals with Molecular dynamics, Biochemistry, Allosteric regulation, Stereochemistry and Biophysics. His Molecular dynamics study necessitates a more in-depth grasp of Computational chemistry. J. Andrew McCammon interconnects Protein ligand, Protonation, Chemical physics and Binding site in the investigation of issues within Computational chemistry.

His studies in Allosteric regulation integrate themes in fields like Plasma protein binding, Signal transduction, G protein-coupled receptor and Drug discovery. His Stereochemistry study incorporates themes from Active site, Substrate, Dehydratase, Enzyme and Fatty acid. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Amino acid, Endocrinology, Abscisic acid, Ligand and Intracellular.

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Best Publications

Electrostatics of nanosystems: Application to microtubules and the ribosome

Nathan A. Baker;David Sept;Simpson Joseph;Michael J. Holst.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2001)

7576 Citations

Molecular dynamics simulations of biomolecules

Martin Karplus;J. Andrew McCammon.
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (2002)

2823 Citations

PDB2PQR: an automated pipeline for the setup of Poisson–Boltzmann electrostatics calculations

Todd J. Dolinsky;Jens E. Nielsen;J. Andrew McCammon;Nathan A. Baker.
Nucleic Acids Research (2004)

2812 Citations

Dynamics of proteins and nucleic acids

J. Andrew Mccammon;Stephen C. Harvey;Peter G. Wolynes.
(1987)

2583 Citations

Accelerated molecular dynamics: a promising and efficient simulation method for biomolecules.

Donald Hamelberg;John Mongan;J. Andrew McCammon.
Journal of Chemical Physics (2004)

1281 Citations

Molecular dynamics: survey of methods for simulating the activity of proteins.

Stewart A. Adcock;J. Andrew McCammon.
Chemical Reviews (2006)

1138 Citations

The structure of liquid water at an extended hydrophobic surface

Chyuan‐Yih Lee;J. Andrew McCammon;P. J. Rossky.
Journal of Chemical Physics (1984)

1025 Citations

Bio3d: an R package for the comparative analysis of protein structures

Barry J. Grant;Ana P. C. Rodrigues;Karim M. Elsawy;J. Andrew Mccammon.
Bioinformatics (2006)

965 Citations

Prediction of pH-dependent properties of proteins.

Jan Antosiewicz;J.Andrew McCammon;Michael K. Gilson.
Journal of Molecular Biology (1994)

961 Citations

Improvements to the APBS biomolecular solvation software suite.

Elizabeth Jurrus;Dave Engel;Keith Star;Kyle Monson.
Protein Science (2018)

861 Citations

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