J. E. Saxton

2.0k citations

96 papers · 1.8k · 1 hit paper · h-index 19

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Pharmacology top 0.5%
- Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology
- Berberine and alkaloids research
Organic Chemistry top 1%
- Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
- Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
- Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods
- Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods

Papers in

Organic Chemistry 60
- Chemical synthesis and alkaloids 29
- Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry 10
- Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions 8
- Synthesis of Indole Derivatives 6
- Synthesis and Reactions of Organic Compounds 6
Pharmacology 38
- Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology 30
- Plant-based Medicinal Research 13

Co-authors: K. W. Bentley (1 shared paper)P.A. Cranwell (1 shared paper)James P. Brennan (4 shared papers)Gemma Lawton (2 shared papers)Keith H. Gibson (4 shared papers)Robert Robinson (4 shared papers)Mark Thornton‐Pett (3 shared papers)Simon D. Guile (3 shared papers)
Journals: The Alkaloids. Chemistry and biology (12 papers)Tetrahedron (8 papers)Natural Product Reports (8 papers)Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 (5 papers)Tetrahedron Letters (5 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Saudi Arabia

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1	The isoquinoline alkaloids J. E. Saxton, K. W. Bentley Hit paper breakdown →	1971	411
2	Recent progress in the chemistry of the monoterpenoid indole alkaloids Natural Product Reports ·J. E. Saxton	1997	217
3	The monoterpenoid indole alkaloids Wiley eBooks ·J. E. Saxton	1983	191
4	Recent progress in the chemistry of the monoterpenoid indole alkaloids Natural Product Reports ·J. E. Saxton	1995	78
5	683. A synthesis of ellipticine Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed) ·P.A. Cranwell, J. E. Saxton	1962	60
6	The synthesis of aspidosperma alkaloids containing a functional group at C-18; the total synthesis of (±)-N,O-diacetylcylindrocarpinol, (±)-cylindrocarine, (±)-cylindrocarpine, (±)-cylindrocarpidine, and (±)-20-allyl-20-desethyl-20-epiaspidospermine Tetrahedron ·Gemma Lawton, J. E. Saxton, Anna J. Smith	1977	36
7	Alkaloids of the Aspidospermine Group The Alkaloids. Chemistry and biology ·J. E. Saxton	1998	35
8	Recent progress in the chemistry of indole alkaloids and mould metabolites Natural Product Reports ·J. E. Saxton	1986	31
9	Recent progress in the chemistry of indole alkaloids and mould metabolites Natural Product Reports ·J. E. Saxton	1993	30
10	Recent progress in the chemistry of the monoterpenoid indole alkaloids Natural Product Reports ·J. E. Saxton	1996	30
11	Recent progress in the chemistry of indole alkaloids and mould metabolites Natural Product Reports ·J. E. Saxton	1992	30
12	Chapter 9 Synthesis of the Aspidosperma Alkaloids The Alkaloids. Chemistry and biology ·J. E. Saxton	1998	29
13	Recent progress in the chemistry of indole alkaloids and mould metabolites Natural Product Reports ·J. E. Saxton	1994	27
14	685. The reaction between indole and acetic anhydride Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed) ·J. E. Saxton	1952	26
15	A new synthesis of the cylindrocarine group of alkaloids Tetrahedron ·James P. Brennan, J. E. Saxton	1986	22
16	Synthetic studies towards paspalicine. Part 2. An alternative approach to the synthesis of the C/D ring system Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 ·Simon D. Guile, J. E. Saxton, Mark Thornton‐Pett	1992	21
17	The future health and economic burden of obesity-attributable type 2 diabetes and liver disease among the working-age population in Saudi Arabia PLoS ONE ·Timothy Coker, J. E. Saxton, Lise Retat, Khalid Alswat, Suliman Alghnam, Rajaa Al‐Raddadi, Habeeb Ibrahim Abdul Razack, Laura Webber, Saleh A. Alqahtani	2022	20
18	The indole alkaloids excluding harmine and strychnine Quarterly Reviews Chemical Society ·J. E. Saxton	1956	20
19	Studies on indolic mould metabolites. Total synthesis of l-prolyl-2-methyltryptophan anhydride and deoxybrevianamide e Tetrahedron ·Robert B. Ritchie, J. E. Saxton	1981	18
20	Approaches to the synthesis of alkaloids Tetrahedron ·John W. Blowers, J. E. Saxton, Alistair G. Swanson	1986	17

About J. E. Saxton

J. E. Saxton is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology, Oncology and Pharmacology, having authored 96 papers that have together received 1.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology (30 papers), Chemical synthesis and alkaloids (29 papers), Plant-based Medicinal Research (13 papers), Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry (10 papers), Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (8 papers), Synthesis of Indole Derivatives (6 papers), Synthesis and Reactions of Organic Compounds (6 papers) and Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pharmacology (533 citations), Organic Chemistry (1.3k citations), Biochemistry (225 citations), Pharmacology (271 citations) and Toxicology (49 citations). J. E. Saxton has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Saudi Arabia. Frequent co-authors include K. W. Bentley, P.A. Cranwell, James P. Brennan, Gemma Lawton, Keith H. Gibson, Robert Robinson, Mark Thornton‐Pett, Simon D. Guile, E. Houghton and Victor Snieckus. Their work appears in journals such as The Alkaloids. Chemistry and biology, Tetrahedron, Natural Product Reports, Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 and Tetrahedron Letters.

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