D-Index & Metrics Best Publications

Monroe E. Wall

Research Triangle Park Foundation
United States

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 Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Chemistry D-index 48 Citations 18,367 222 World Ranking 11269 National Ranking 3121

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study Monroe E. Wall is best known for:

Enzyme
Bacteria
Gene

His study on Pharmacology is interrelated to topics such as Oral administration and Pharmacokinetics. His work blends Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacology studies together. Monroe E. Wall undertakes interdisciplinary study in the fields of Biochemistry and Genetics through his research. Monroe E. Wall conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Genetics and Biochemistry through his research. He integrates several fields in his works, including Stereochemistry and Organic chemistry. Organic chemistry and Camptothecin are two areas of study in which Monroe E. Wall engages in interdisciplinary work. His multidisciplinary approach integrates Enzyme and Stereochemistry in his work. His research ties Citation and Library science together. His Library science research extends to the thematically linked field of Citation.

His most cited work include:

Plant antitumor agents. VI. Isolation and structure of taxol, a novel antileukemic and antitumor agent from Taxus brevifolia (3443 citations)
Germination of Witchweed ( Striga lutea Lour.): Isolation and Properties of a Potent Stimulant (766 citations)
DNA Topoisomerase I—Targeted Chemotherapy of Human Colon Cancer in Xenografts (614 citations)

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

Monroe E. Wall applies the principles of In vitro, Camptothecin and Topoisomerase in his work under Biochemistry. Monroe E. Wall integrates Organic chemistry and Stereochemistry in his research. He undertakes multidisciplinary studies into Stereochemistry and Organic chemistry in his work. His research on Pathology frequently links to adjacent areas such as Alternative medicine. His work in Alternative medicine is not limited to one particular discipline; it also encompasses Sapogenin. His Sapogenin study frequently links to related topics such as Pathology. His Citation study frequently draws connections between related disciplines such as Library science. As part of his studies on Library science, Monroe E. Wall often connects relevant subjects like Citation. His work blends Information retrieval and World Wide Web studies together.

Monroe E. Wall most often published in these fields:

Organic chemistry (39.29%)
Biochemistry (35.71%)
Stereochemistry (32.14%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2003-2011)?

Stereochemistry (66.67%)
Biochemistry (66.67%)
In vitro (55.56%)

In recent works Monroe E. Wall was focusing on the following fields of study:

His Stereochemistry study frequently links to other fields, such as Tricyclic. His multidisciplinary approach integrates Biochemistry and Biophysics in his work. In his research, Monroe E. Wall performs multidisciplinary study on Biophysics and DNA. In his articles, he combines various disciplines, including DNA and Cell culture. Cell culture and Enzyme are two areas of study in which he engages in interdisciplinary research. Enzyme and Ternary complex are two areas of study in which he engages in interdisciplinary work. In vitro is closely attributed to Chemical synthesis in his study. Pharmacology is often connected to Milk Thistle in his work. His research on Milk Thistle frequently connects to adjacent areas such as Pharmacology.

Between 2003 and 2011, his most popular works were:

Milk Thistle and Prostate Cancer: Differential Effects of Pure Flavonolignans from Silybum marianum on Antiproliferative End Points in Human Prostate Carcinoma Cells (189 citations)
Cytotoxic and Antimicrobial Constituents of the Bark of Diospyros maritima Collected in Two Geographical Locations in Indonesia (88 citations)
Analysis of herbal teas made from the leaves of comfrey (Symphytum officinale): reduction of N-oxides results in order of magnitude increases in the measurable concentration of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (39 citations)

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Best Publications

Plant antitumor agents. VI. The isolation and structure of taxol, a novel antileukemic and antitumor agent from Taxus brevifolia.

Mansukhlal C. Wani;Harold Lawrence Taylor;Monroe E. Wall;Philip Coggon.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (1971)

6078 Citations

Plant Antitumor Agents. I. The Isolation and Structure of Camptothecin, a Novel Alkaloidal Leukemia and Tumor Inhibitor from Camptotheca acuminata1,2

Monroe Wall;Mansukh Wani;Clarence Cook;KH Palmer.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (1966)

3084 Citations

Germination of Witchweed (Striga lutea Lour.): Isolation and Properties of a Potent Stimulant.

C. E. Cook;Leona P. Whichard;Beverly Turner;Monroe E. Wall.
Science (1966)

941 Citations

Structure-Activity Study of the Actions of Camptothecin Derivatives on Mammalian Topoisomerase I: Evidence for a Specific Receptor Site and a Relation to Antitumor Activity

Christine Jaxel;Kurt W. Kohn;Mansukh C. Wani;Monroe E. Wall.
Cancer Research (1989)

706 Citations

Camptothecin and Taxol: Discovery to Clinic—Thirteenth Bruce F. Cain Memorial Award Lecture

Monroe E. Wall;Mansukh C. Wani.
Cancer Research (1995)

493 Citations

CAMPTOTHECIN AND TAXOL: DISCOVERY TO CLINIC

Monroe E. Wall.
Medicinal Research Reviews (1998)

452 Citations

Plant antitumor agents. 18. Synthesis and biological activity of camptothecin analogues.

Mansukh C. Wani;Peter E. Ronman;James T. Lindley;Monroe E. Wall.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (1980)

356 Citations

Complete isolation and characterization of silybins and isosilybins from milk thistle (Silybum marianum)

Nam-Cheol Kim;Tyler N Graf;Charles M Sparacino;Mansukh C Wani.
Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry (2003)

314 Citations

Camptothecin and taxol: from discovery to clinic

Monroe E. Wall;Mansukh C. Wani.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1996)

313 Citations

Milk thistle and prostate cancer: differential effects of pure flavonolignans from Silybum marianum on antiproliferative end points in human prostate carcinoma cells.

Paula R. Davis-Searles;Yuka Nakanishi;Nam-Cheol Kim;Tyler N. Graf.
Cancer Research (2005)

290 Citations

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