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Thailand
2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
14196
World Ranking
9193
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Thailand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Thailand Leader Award

Overview

Somsak Ruchirawat is affiliated with the Chulabhorn Research Institute in Thailand. Their research spans several domains within chemistry and biochemistry, focusing particularly on organic chemistry and molecular biology.

Their publication record includes a significant number of works in specialized fields such as organic chemistry, molecular biology, materials chemistry, pharmacology, and plant science. Specific areas of study that Somsak Ruchirawat has contributed to include crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, catalytic C-H functionalization methods, natural product bioactivities and synthesis, catalytic alkyne reactions, synthesis and biological activity, and phytochemistry and biological activities.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Somsak Ruchirawat include:

  • Jumreang Tummatorn
  • Charnsak Thongsornkleeb
  • Kittipong Chainok
  • Chulabhorn Mahidol
  • Prasat Kittakoop

Most of the scientist's work has been published in venues with a focus on chemistry and related fields. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry - An Asian Journal
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Phytochemistry

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Somsak Ruchirawat include:

  • UHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS-Based Molecular Networking Guided Isolation and Dereplication of Antibacterial and Antifungal Constituents of Ventilago denticulata, 2020, Antibiotics
  • Synthesis and neuroprotective effects of novel chalcone-triazole hybrids, 2020, Bioorganic Chemistry
  • Synthesis of neocryptolepines and carbocycle-fused quinolines and evaluation of their anticancer and antiplasmodial activities, 2020, Bioorganic Chemistry
  • LC-QTOF-MS/MS Based Molecular Networking Approach for the Isolation of α-Glucosidase Inhibitors and Virucidal Agents from Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt, 2021, Foods
  • Discovery of Anilino-1,4-naphthoquinones as Potent EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Comprehensive Molecular Modeling, 2022, ACS Omega

The breadth of the scientist's research topics includes:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
  • Catalytic Alkyne Reactions
  • Synthesis and biological activity
  • Phytochemistry and Biological Activities

This data outlines a career with significant interdisciplinary work within chemistry and biochemistry, demonstrated by frequent collaborations and publications across various distinguished scientific journals and topics specific to organic synthesis and biological applications.

Best Publications

  • 8-Hydroxyquinolines: a review of their metal chelating properties and medicinal applications

    Veda Prachayasittikul;Supaluk Prachayasittikul;Somsak Ruchirawat;Virapong Prachayasittikul

  • Bioactive Metabolites from Spilanthes acmella Murr.

    Supaluk Prachayasittikul;Saowapa Suphapong;Apilak Worachartcheewan;Ratana Lawung

  • Alkaloids as important scaffolds in therapeutic drugs for the treatments of cancer, tuberculosis, and smoking cessation.

    Prasat Kittakoop;Chulabhorn Mahidol;Somsak Ruchirawat

  • Synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular docking of novel chalcone-coumarin hybrids as anticancer and antimalarial agents.

    Ratchanok Pingaew;Amporn Saekee;Prasit Mandi;Chanin Nantasenamat

  • Roles of Pyridine and Pyrimidine Derivatives as Privileged Scaffolds in Anticancer Agents.

    Supaluk Prachayasittikul;Ratchanok Pingaew;Apilak Worachartcheewan;Nujarin Sinthupoom

  • Vanillin suppresses in vitro invasion and in vivo metastasis of mouse breast cancer cells

    Kriengsak Lirdprapamongkol;Hiroaki Sakurai;Noritaka Kawasaki;Min-Kyung Choo

  • Determination and variation of three active diterpenoids in Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees.

    Nanthanit Pholphana;Nuchanart Rangkadilok;Sanit Thongnest;Somsak Ruchirawat

  • Antimicrobial and antioxidative activities of bioactive constituents from Hydnophytum formicarum Jack.

    Supaluk Prachayasittikul;Prasit Buraparuangsang;Apilak Worachartcheewan;Chartchalerm Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya

  • Bioactive compounds from Bauhinia purpurea possessing antimalarial, antimycobacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and cytotoxic activities.

    Surat Boonphong;Pakawan Puangsombat;Apiwat Baramee;Chulabhorn Mahidol

  • Inhibitory effect of Andrographis paniculata extract and its active diterpenoids on platelet aggregation.

    Piengpen Thisoda;Nuchanart Rangkadilok;Nanthanit Pholphana;Luksamee Worasuttayangkurn

  • Copper(I)-Mediated and Microwave-Assisted Caryl−Ocarboxylic Coupling: Synthesis of Benzopyranones and Isolamellarin Alkaloids

    Nopporn Thasana;Rattana Worayuthakarn;Phithakpong Kradanrat;Elliot Hohn

  • Coriander (Coriandrum sativum): A promising functional food toward the well-being

    Veda Prachayasittikul;Supaluk Prachayasittikul;Somsak Ruchirawat;Virapong Prachayasittikul

  • Water-Assisted Nitrile Oxide Cycloadditions: Synthesis of Isoxazoles and Stereoselective Syntheses of Isoxazolines and 1,2,4-Oxadiazoles.

    Chatchai Kesornpun;Thammarat Aree;Chulabhorn Mahidol;Chulabhorn Mahidol;Somsak Ruchirawat;Somsak Ruchirawat

  • One strain-many compounds (OSMAC) method for production of polyketides, azaphilones, and an isochromanone using the endophytic fungus Dothideomycete sp.

    Ranuka T. Hewage;Thammarat Aree;Chulabhorn Mahidol;Somsak Ruchirawat

  • Derivatives (halogen, nitro and amino) of 8-hydroxyquinoline with highly potent antimicrobial and antioxidant activities.

    Rungrot Cherdtrakulkiat;Somchai Boonpangrak;Nujarin Sinthupoom;Supaluk Prachayasittikul

  • High therapeutic potential of Spilanthes acmella: A review.

    Veda Prachayasittikul;Supaluk Prachayasittikul;Somsak Ruchirawat;Virapong Prachayasittikul

  • Vasorelaxant and Antioxidant Activities of Spilanthes acmella Murr.

    Orapin Wongsawatkul;Supaluk Prachayasittikul;Chartchalerm Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya;Jutamaad Satayavivad

  • Radical scavenging and antioxidant activities of isocoumarins and a phthalide from the endophytic fungus Colletotrichum sp.

    Kamolchanok Tianpanich;Surasak Prachya;Suthep Wiyakrutta;Chulabhorn Mahidol

  • Total Synthesis of Natural and Unnatural Lamellarins with Saturated and Unsaturated D-Rings

    Poonsakdi Ploypradith;Thaninee Petchmanee;Poolsak Sahakitpichan;Nichole D. Litvinas

  • Synthesis, anticancer activity and QSAR study of 1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives

    Veda Prachayasittikul;Ratchanok Pingaew;Apilak Worachartcheewan;Chanin Nantasenamat

  • A Highly Efficient Synthesis of Lamellarins K and L by the Michael Addition/Ring-Closure Reaction of Benzyldihydroisoquinoline Derivatives with Ethoxycarbonyl-β-nitrostyrenes†

    Poonsakdi Ploypradith;Chulabhorn Mahidol;Chulabhorn Mahidol;Poolsak Sahakitpichan;Siriporn Wongbundit

Frequent Co-Authors

Prasat Kittakoop
Prasat Kittakoop Chulabhorn Graduate Institute
Jisnuson Svasti
Jisnuson Svasti Mahidol University
Ryoji Kasai
Ryoji Kasai Hiroshima University
Naoto Oku
Naoto Oku University of Shizuoka
Hiroaki Sakurai
Hiroaki Sakurai University of Toyama
Ikuo Saiki
Ikuo Saiki University of Toyama
Martin van den Berg
Martin van den Berg Utrecht University
Barry R. O'Keefe
Barry R. O'Keefe National Institutes of Health
Apichart Suksamrarn
Apichart Suksamrarn Ramkhamhaeng University
Ulrike Holzgrabe
Ulrike Holzgrabe University of Würzburg

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