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Chemistry D-index 57 Citations 12,097 200 World Ranking 7587 National Ranking 2314

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Awards & Achievements

2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study Olaf Wiest is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Catalysis
  • Hydrogen

Part of his project on Catalysis includes research on Enantioselective synthesis and Transition state. Olaf Wiest integrates Enantioselective synthesis and Stereochemistry in his studies. While working in this field, Olaf Wiest studies both Stereochemistry and Enzyme. He brings together Enzyme and Biochemistry to produce work in his papers. His study on Biochemistry is mostly dedicated to connecting different topics, such as Gene isoform. His research ties Molecule and Organic chemistry together. While working in this field, Olaf Wiest studies both Gene and Cell biology. He combines Cell biology and Gene in his research. Olaf Wiest performs multidisciplinary study on Computational chemistry and Density functional theory in his works.

His most cited work include:

  • Selective inhibition of BET bromodomains (3172 citations)
  • A molecular mechanism of artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria (458 citations)
  • Density Functional Theory Isotope Effects and Activation Energies for the Cope and Claisen Rearrangements (196 citations)

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

His Organic chemistry study frequently links to adjacent areas such as Ion. In his papers, he integrates diverse fields, such as Catalysis and Photochemistry. Olaf Wiest conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Photochemistry and Catalysis through his works. Olaf Wiest undertakes interdisciplinary study in the fields of Stereochemistry and Molecule through his works. Olaf Wiest integrates many fields, such as Molecule and Stereochemistry, in his works. In his work, he performs multidisciplinary research in Computational chemistry and Density functional theory. In his works, he conducts interdisciplinary research on Density functional theory and Computational chemistry. Olaf Wiest conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Biochemistry and DNA through his works. Olaf Wiest undertakes multidisciplinary studies into DNA and Biochemistry in his work.

Olaf Wiest most often published in these fields:

  • Organic chemistry (74.21%)
  • Catalysis (49.06%)
  • Stereochemistry (44.03%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Organic chemistry (63.64%)
  • Catalysis (54.55%)
  • Combinatorial chemistry (45.45%)

In recent works Olaf Wiest was focusing on the following fields of study:

His Organic chemistry study frequently links to other fields, such as Nickel. His studies link Organic chemistry with Nickel. Olaf Wiest incorporates Catalysis and Phosphine in his studies. In his works, he conducts interdisciplinary research on Phosphine and Catalysis. His study deals with a combination of Combinatorial chemistry and High-throughput screening. High-throughput screening and Virtual screening are two areas of study in which Olaf Wiest engages in interdisciplinary work. Borrowing concepts from Combinatorial chemistry, Olaf Wiest weaves in ideas under Virtual screening. Biochemistry is frequently linked to Dihydroxylation in his study. Many of his studies involve connections with topics such as Biochemistry and Dihydroxylation.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Chemical genomics reveals histone deacetylases are required for core regulatory transcription (90 citations)
  • Rapid virtual screening of enantioselective catalysts using CatVS (67 citations)
  • Application of Q2MM to predictions in stereoselective synthesis (33 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Virtual screening
  • Transcription factor

While working on this project, Olaf Wiest studies both Combinatorial chemistry and Virtual screening. He undertakes multidisciplinary investigations into Virtual screening and Ligand (biochemistry) in his work. He undertakes interdisciplinary study in the fields of Ligand (biochemistry) and Receptor through his research. In his works, Olaf Wiest undertakes multidisciplinary study on Receptor and Biochemistry. His Biochemistry study frequently involves adjacent topics like High-throughput screening. High-throughput screening and Combinatorial chemistry are two areas of study in which Olaf Wiest engages in interdisciplinary work. While working in this field, Olaf Wiest studies both Catalysis and Dihydroxylation. His Dihydroxylation study typically links adjacent topics like Enantioselective synthesis. Olaf Wiest connects Enantioselective synthesis with Catalysis in his research.

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Best Publications

Selective inhibition of BET bromodomains.

Panagis Filippakopoulos;Jun Qi;Sarah Picaud;Yao Shen.
Nature (2010)

3578 Citations

A molecular mechanism of artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Alassane Mbengue;Souvik Bhattacharjee;Trupti Pandharkar;Haining Liu.
Nature (2015)

564 Citations

Quantum Mechanical Methods and the Interpretation and Prediction of Pericyclic Reaction Mechanisms

Olaf Wiest;Daniel C. Montiel;K. N. Houk.
Journal of Physical Chemistry A (1997)

262 Citations

Toward selective histone deacetylase inhibitor design: homology modeling, docking studies, and molecular dynamics simulations of human class I histone deacetylases.

Di-Fei Wang;Paul Helquist;Norbert L Wiech;Olaf Wiest.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2005)

245 Citations

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY ISOTOPE EFFECTS AND ACTIVATION ENERGIES FOR THE COPE AND CLAISEN REARRANGEMENTS

Olaf Wiest;Kersey A. Black;K. N. Houk.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (1994)

216 Citations

Histone deacetylase inhibitor treatment dramatically reduces cholesterol accumulation in Niemann-Pick type C1 mutant human fibroblasts

Nina H. Pipalia;Casey C. Cosner;Amy Huang;Anamitra Chatterjee.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2011)

215 Citations

On the function of the 14 A long internal cavity of histone deacetylase-like protein: implications for the design of histone deacetylase inhibitors.

Di-Fei Wang;Olaf Wiest;Paul Helquist;Hsuan-Yin Lan-Hargest.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2004)

179 Citations

Mechanism, Reactivity, and Selectivity in Palladium-Catalyzed Redox-Relay Heck Arylations of Alkenyl Alcohols

Liping Xu;Margaret J. Hilton;Xinhao Zhang;Per Ola Norrby;Per Ola Norrby.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2014)

179 Citations

Comparative Genome-Scale Metabolic Reconstruction and Flux Balance Analysis of Multiple Staphylococcus aureus Genomes Identify Novel Antimicrobial Drug Targets

Deok-Sun Lee;Deok-Sun Lee;Deok-Sun Lee;Henry Burd;Jiangxia Liu;Eivind Almaas.
Journal of Bacteriology (2009)

167 Citations

Synergy of combining sonolysis and photocatalysis in the degradation and mineralization of chlorinated aromatic compounds.

Julie Peller;Olaf Wiest;Prashant V. Kamat.
Environmental Science & Technology (2003)

163 Citations

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