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Chemistry D-index 50 Citations 9,285 285 World Ranking 10577 National Ranking 2985

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Awards & Achievements

2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Molecule

Vibrational circular dichroism, Circular dichroism, Ab initio, Computational chemistry and Molecule are his primary areas of study. As part of his Spectral line and Crystallography and Vibrational circular dichroism studies, Prasad L. Polavarapu is studying Vibrational circular dichroism. The Spectral line study combines topics in areas such as Raman spectroscopy and Physical chemistry.

The concepts of his Circular dichroism study are interwoven with issues in Protein structure, Spectroscopy and Infrared spectroscopy. His Ab initio research incorporates elements of Conformational isomerism, Molecular physics, Optical rotation and Ab initio quantum chemistry methods. His Computational chemistry course of study focuses on Biomolecule and Combinatorial chemistry and Nucleic acid.

His most cited work include:

  • Ab initio vibrational Raman and Raman optical activity spectra (739 citations)
  • Comprehensive Chiroptical Spectroscopy: Applications in Stereochemical Analysis of Synthetic Compounds, Natural Products, and Biomolecules (238 citations)
  • Optical rotation: Recent advances in determining the absolute configuration (207 citations)

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

Prasad L. Polavarapu mainly investigates Vibrational circular dichroism, Circular dichroism, Crystallography, Stereochemistry and Spectral line. His studies deal with areas such as Absolute configuration, Molecular physics, Molecule, Analytical chemistry and Computational chemistry as well as Vibrational circular dichroism. His research investigates the connection between Computational chemistry and topics such as Ab initio that intersect with issues in Conformational isomerism and Ab initio quantum chemistry methods.

His Circular dichroism research incorporates themes from Optical rotation, Infrared, Chirality and Physical chemistry. His Crystallography study combines topics in areas such as Deuterium, Hydrogen, Alanine, Absorption and Density functional theory. His study of Raman optical activity is a part of Spectral line.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Vibrational circular dichroism (49.68%)
  • Circular dichroism (32.28%)
  • Crystallography (26.90%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Vibrational circular dichroism (49.68%)
  • Crystallography (26.90%)
  • Spectral line (20.25%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Vibrational circular dichroism, Crystallography, Spectral line, Circular dichroism and Absolute configuration. His Vibrational circular dichroism study incorporates themes from Diastereomer, Physical chemistry, Optical rotatory dispersion, Molecule and Computational chemistry. His Crystallography study combines topics in areas such as Optical rotation, Micelle and Birefringence.

His work on Raman optical activity as part of general Spectral line research is often related to Similarity, thus linking different fields of science. His research integrates issues of Fibril, Beta sheet and Amide in his study of Circular dichroism. The Absolute configuration study combines topics in areas such as Spectroscopy, Glycoside and Photochemistry.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Similarity in dissymmetry factor spectra: a quantitative measure of comparison between experimental and predicted vibrational circular dichroism. (60 citations)
  • Comparison of Experimental and Calculated Chiroptical Spectra for Chiral Molecular Structure Determination (49 citations)
  • Atropisomeric dihydroanthracenones as inhibitors of multiresistant Staphylococcus aureus. (42 citations)

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Molecule

Prasad L. Polavarapu mostly deals with Vibrational circular dichroism, Spectral line, Circular dichroism, Absolute configuration and Molecule. Prasad L. Polavarapu integrates Vibrational circular dichroism with Robustness in his study. His research in Spectral line intersects with topics in Molecular physics, Quantum chemical, Photochemistry and Analytical chemistry.

His Circular dichroism research is classified as research in Crystallography. He studied Absolute configuration and Spectroscopy that intersect with Nanotechnology, Stereochemistry and Lactone. His Molecule research includes themes of Nuclear magnetic resonance and Physical chemistry.

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Best Publications

Ab initio vibrational Raman and Raman optical activity spectra

P. L. Polavarapu.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry (1990)

963 Citations

Comprehensive Chiroptical Spectroscopy: Applications in Stereochemical Analysis of Synthetic Compounds, Natural Products, and Biomolecules

Nina Berova;Prasad L. Polavarapu;Koji Nakanishi;Robert W. Woody.
(2012)

491 Citations

Optical rotation: Recent advances in determining the absolute configuration

Prasad L. Polavarapu.
Chirality (2002)

281 Citations

Ab initio molecular optical rotations and absolute configurations

Prasad L. Polavarapu.
Molecular Physics (1997)

268 Citations

Why is it important to simultaneously use more than one chiroptical spectroscopic method for determining the structures of chiral molecules

Prasad L. Polavarapu.
Chirality (2008)

250 Citations

Renaissance in chiroptical spectroscopic methods for molecular structure determination.

Prasad L. Polavarapu.
Chemical Record (2007)

211 Citations

Vibrational Spectra: Principles and Applications with Emphasis on Optical Activity

Prasad L. Polavarapu.
(1998)

168 Citations

Absolute Configuration of Bromochlorofluoromethane from Experimental and Ab Initio Theoretical Vibrational Raman Optical Activity

Jeanne Costante;Lutz Hecht;Prasad L. Polavarapu;André Collet.
Angewandte Chemie (1997)

158 Citations

Vibrational circular dichroism in amino acids and peptides. 4. Vibrational analysis, assignments, and solution-phase Raman spectra of deuterated isotopomers of alanine

Max Diem;Prasad L. Polavarapu;Mohammedreza Oboodi;Laurence A. Nafie.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (1982)

158 Citations

Ab initio computed molecular structures and energies of the conformers of glucose

P. L. Polavarapu;C. S. Ewig.
Journal of Computational Chemistry (1992)

143 Citations

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