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J. William Lown

J. William Lown

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
14210
World Ranking
8420
National Ranking
214

J. William Lown 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 J. William Lown sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 482 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J. William Lown 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 J. William Lown sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

J. William Lown is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada. Their academic background and professional work are associated with this institution, reflecting a focus on their research and scholarly activities within this environment.

There are no recent papers, frequent co-authors, or venues of publication documented for this researcher in the available data. Similarly, there are no recorded book publications or specific topics related to their scientific work.

Due to the lack of detailed information on publications, specific research topics, or fields of study, the comprehensive scope of their research interests remains unspecified in the available records.

No awards or honors have been listed, and the data does not indicate that this scientist is deceased.

Best Publications

  • Strand scission of DNA by bound adriamycin and daunorubicin in the presence of reducing agents.

    J. William Lown;Soo-Khoon Sim;Krishna C. Majumdar;Rwei-Ying Chang

  • The mechanism of the bleomycin-induced cleavage of DNA.

    J. William Lown;Soo-Khoon Sim

  • Hypocrellins and their use in photosensitization.

    Diwu Zhenjun;J. William Lown

  • Synthetic DNA minor groove-binding drugs.

    B.S.Praveen Reddy;S.Murari Sondhi;J.William Lown

  • Molecular recognition between oligopeptides and nucleic acids: novel imidazole-containing oligopeptides related to netropsin that exhibit altered DNA sequence specificity.

    Lown Jw;Krowicki K;Bhat Ug;Skorobogaty A

  • Photosensitization by anticancer agents 12. Perylene quinonoid pigments, a novel type of singlet oxygen sensitizer

    Zhenjun Diwu;J.William Lown

  • Anthracycline and anthraquinone anticancer agents: Current status and recent developments

    J. William Lown

  • Phototherapeutic potential of alternative photosensitizers to porphyrins

    Zhenjun Diwu;J. William Lown

  • Anticancer, Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic Activity Evaluation of Heterocyclic Compounds Synthesized by the Reaction of 4-Isothiocyanato-4-methylpentan-2-one with Substituted o-Phenylenediamines, o-Diaminopyridine and (Un)Substituted o

    Sham M. Sondhi;Monika Johar;Shefali Rajvanshi;Sunanda G. Dastidar

  • Electrochemical Studies of Antitumor Antibiotics III . Daunorubicin and Adriamycin

    Gopalakrishna M. Rao;J. William Lown;James A. Plambeck

  • Molecular mechanisms of binding and single-strand scission of DNA by the antitumor antibiotics saframycins A and C

    J. William Lown;Alummoottil V. Joshua;Jeremy S. Lee

  • Molecular recognition between oligopeptides and nucleic acids. Monocationic imidazole lexitropsins that display enhanced GC sequence dependent DNA binding.

    Koren Kissinger;Krzysztof Krowicki;James C. Dabrowiak;J. William Lown

  • Further studies on the generation of reactive oxygen species from activated anthracyclines and the relationship to cytotoxic action and cardiotoxic effects.

    J. William Lown;Hsiao-Hsiung Chen;James A. Plambeck;Edward M. Acton

  • The mechanism of action of quinone antibiotics.

    J. William Lown

  • Preclinical Assessment of Hypocrellin B and Hypocrellin B Derivatives as Sensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer: Progress Update

    Gerald G. Miller;Kevin Brown;Åse M. Ballangrud;Åse M. Ballangrud;Oscar Barajas

  • Novel linked antiviral and antitumor agents related to netropsin and distamycin: synthesis and biological evaluation

    J W Lown;K Krowicki;J Balzarini;R A Newman

  • Diminished superoxide anion generation by reduced 5-iminodaunorubicin relative to daunorubicin and the relationship to cardiotoxicity of the anthracycline antitumor agents.

    J.William Lown;Chen Hsiao-Hsiung;James A. Plambeck;Edward M. Acton

  • Photosensitization with anticancer agents: 15. Perylenequinonoid pigments as potential photodynamic therapeutic agents: Formation of semiquinone radicals and reactive oxygen species on illumination

    Zhenjun Diwu;J.William Lown

  • α-DNA I. Synthesis, characterization by high field 1H-NMR, and base-pairing properties of the unnatural hexadeoxyribonudeotide α-[d(CpCpTpTpCpC)] with its complement β-[d(GpGpApApGpG)]

    F Morvan;B Rayner;J L Imbach;D K Chang

  • Hydroxyl radical production by free and DNA-bound aminoquinone antibiotics and its role in DNA degradation. Electron spin resonance detection of hydroxyl radicals by spin trapping.

    J. William Lown;Soo-Khoon Sim;Hsiao-Hsiung Chen

  • Characteristics of the binding of the anticancer agents mitoxantrone and ametantrone and related structures to deoxyribonucleic acids.

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Louis Imbach
Jean-Louis Imbach Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
John A. Hartley
John A. Hartley University College London
Richard G. Ball
Richard G. Ball MSD (United States)
James C. Dabrowiak
James C. Dabrowiak Syracuse University
Ana M. Soto
Ana M. Soto Tufts University
Colin F. Chignell
Colin F. Chignell National Institutes of Health
Michael G. Ikonomou
Michael G. Ikonomou Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Luis A. Marky
Luis A. Marky University of Nebraska Medical Center
Paul Kebarle
Paul Kebarle University of Alberta
Richard Giegé
Richard Giegé Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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