Alexander D. MacKerell

101.3k citations
477 papers · 58.7k · 24 hit papers · h-index 95

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Papers in

    • Protein Structure and Dynamics 164
    • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 90
    • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 55
    • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior 30
    • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies 96
    • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies 37

Alexander D. MacKerell

469 papers receiving 58.3k citations

Alexander D. MacKerell's Hit Papers

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Ionic Liquids and Electrolytes Using Polarizable Force Fields 2019 · 508 citations
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Alexander D. MacKerell
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  • Molecular Biology 38.8k
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 3.2k
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 10.8k
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics 5.4k
  • Spectroscopy 5.4k
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CHARMM general force field: A force field for drug‐like molecules compatible with the CHARMM all‐atom additive biological force fields
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20095722
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Optimization of the Additive CHARMM All-Atom Protein Force Field Targeting Improved Sampling of the Backbone ϕ, ψ and Side-Chain χ1 and χ2 Dihedral Angles
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20123643
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Update of the CHARMM All-Atom Additive Force Field for Lipids: Validation on Six Lipid Types
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20103615
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CHARMM36 all-atom additive protein force field: Validation based on comparison to NMR data
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20133062
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Extending the treatment of backbone energetics in protein force fields: Limitations of gas‐phase quantum mechanics in reproducing protein conformational distributions in molecular dynamics simulations
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20042955
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CHARMM-GUI Input Generator for NAMD, GROMACS, AMBER, OpenMM, and CHARMM/OpenMM Simulations Using the CHARMM36 Additive Force Field
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20152955
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Automation of the CHARMM General Force Field (CGenFF) I: Bond Perception and Atom Typing
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20121592
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All-atom empirical force field for nucleic acids: I. Parameter optimization based on small molecule and condensed phase macromolecular target data
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20001375
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Automation of the CHARMM General Force Field (CGenFF) II: Assignment of Bonded Parameters and Partial Atomic Charges
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20121359
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Empirical force fields for biological macromolecules: Overview and issues
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20041003
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Development and current status of the CHARMM force field for nucleic acids
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2000886
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Improved Treatment of the Protein Backbone in Empirical Force Fields
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2003838
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Extension of the CHARMM general force field to sulfonyl‐containing compounds and its utility in biomolecular simulations
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2012732
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An Improved Empirical Potential Energy Function for Molecular Simulations of Phospholipids
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2000688
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All-atom empirical force field for nucleic acids: II. Application to molecular dynamics simulations of DNA and RNA in solution
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2000655
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An all-atom empirical energy function for the simulation of nucleic acids
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1995577
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A simple polarizable model of water based on classical Drude oscillators
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2003571
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CHARMM Additive All-Atom Force Field for Glycosidic Linkages between Hexopyranoses
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2009565
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A polarizable model of water for molecular dynamics simulations of biomolecules
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2005555
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CHARMM Additive All-Atom Force Field for Carbohydrate Derivatives and Its Utility in Polysaccharide and Carbohydrate–Protein Modeling
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2011546

About Alexander D. MacKerell

Alexander D. MacKerell is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, having authored 477 papers that have together received 58.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (164 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (96 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (90 papers), Computational Drug Discovery Methods (70 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (55 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (50 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (37 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (30 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (38.8k citations), Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (3.2k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (10.8k citations), Computational Theory and Mathematics (5.4k citations) and Spectroscopy (5.4k citations). Alexander D. MacKerell has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Sweden and China. Frequent co-authors include Kenno Vanommeslaeghe, Jing Huang, Michael Feig, Charles L. Brooks, Pedro E. M. Lopes, Olgun Guvench, Igor Vorobyov, Nicolas Foloppe, Benoı̂t Roux and Richard W. Pastor. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Biophysical Journal, Journal of Computational Chemistry and Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling.

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