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Chemical synthesis and pharmacological studies

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Aysha Fatima
Jiwaji University
2
S. N. Igidov
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)
3
V. Meenatchi
Yeungnam University
4
Jai Kishan Ojha
Government of Andhra Pradesh
5
Nimra Maqsood
Chinese Academy of Sciences
6
Adeel Mubarık
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
7
Mevlüt Akdağ
Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi
8
Shradha Lakhera
Uttarakhand Open University
9
Yu. O. Sharavyeva
Perm State University
10
Esraa Khamies
Assiut University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Pyridine Derivatives as Insecticides: Part 6. Design, Synthesis, Molecular Docking, and Insecticidal Activity of 3-(Substituted)methylthio-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline-4-carbonitriles Toward <i>Aphis gossypii</i> (<i>Glover</i>, 1887)
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry|2024
33 cit.
2
Formation of amygdalin/β-cyclodextrin derivatives inclusion complexes for anticancer activity assessment in human cervical carcinoma HeLa cell line
International Journal of Pharmaceutics|2024
14 cit.
3
Enhanced nonlinear optical and optical limiting responses of 7-diethylamino-4-methyl coumarin functionalized with silver nanoparticles: A combined experimental and DFT study
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry|2024
13 cit.
4
Comprehensive quantum chemical study of the associative complex of para-aminobenzoic acid and 7-diethylamino 4-methyl coumarin by adsorption and aromatic bridges
Journal of Molecular Modeling|2024
11 cit.
5
Synthesis of new Pyridazinone derivatives and their dual inhibitory activity on aldose reductase and α-glucosidase
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters|2025
8 cit.
6
Synthesis, nonlinear optical activity, solvents effect, β-cyclodextrin effect, and cytotoxic activity on skin fibroblast and breast cancer cell lines of a new chalcone derivative of nabumetone
Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy|2024
6 cit.
7
Pyridine Derivatives as Insecticides. Part 7. Synthesis, Characterization and Insecticidal Activity of Some New 1-Amino-<i>N</i>-substituted-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-thieno[2,3-<i>c</i>]isoquinoline-2-carboxamides and Their 1-(1-Pyrrolyl) Analogues
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry|2025
6 cit.
8
Morphological Assessment of Resistance Potential in Tomato Against Early Blight Disease and Its Management
Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research|2024
5 cit.
9
Enhancement of the electronic and optical properties of superalkali metal adsorbed Al10N10 nanocage
Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing|2024
5 cit.
10
Optoelectronic and anti-cancerous activity of Indole-7-carboxaldehyde
Optical and Quantum Electronics|2025
5 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Sergei A. Shipilovskikh
ITMO University
2
A. Rathna
Visvesvaraya Technological University
3
Muhammad Adeel
University of Antwerp
4
Muhammad Safwan Akram
Teesside University
5
Host Antony David R.
Christian Medical College
6
Nourdine Boukabcha
Université de Mostaganem
7
Muhammad Iqbal
Gomal University
8
Nermeen S. Abbas
Taibah University
9
Rinnu Sara Saji
Christian Medical College
10
Tamer M. Ibrahim
Kafrelsheikh University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Effect of different end-capped donor moieties on non-fullerenes based non-covalently fused-ring derivatives for achieving high-performance NLO properties
Scientific Reports|2023
76 cit.
2
Spectral investigation, TD-DFT study, Hirshfeld surface analysis, NCI-RDG, HOMO-LUMO, chemical reactivity and NLO properties of 1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-5-bromolindolin-2,3‑dione
Journal of Molecular Structure|2023
69 cit.
3
Synthesis of thieno[3,2-e]pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrimidine derivatives and their precursors containing 2-aminothiophenes fragments as anticancer agents for therapy of pulmonary metastatic melanoma
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry|2023
50 cit.
4
Tetrahydrobenzo[h]quinoline derivatives as a novel chemotype for dual antileishmanial-antimalarial activity graced with antitubercular activity: Design, synthesis and biological evaluation
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry|2023
33 cit.
5
Synthesis, analgesic and antimicrobial activity of substituted 2-(3-cyano-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophen-2-ylamino)-4-oxo-4-phenylbut-2-enoates
Russian Chemical Bulletin|2022
31 cit.
6
Exploration of photovoltaic behavior of benzodithiophene based non-fullerene chromophores: first theoretical framework for highly efficient photovoltaic parameters
Journal of Materials Research and Technology|2023
29 cit.
7
Synthesis, Intramolecular Cyclization, and Analgesic Activity of Substituted 2-[2-(Furancarbonyl)hydrazinylydene]-4-oxobutanoic Acids
Russian Journal of General Chemistry|2022
28 cit.
8
Synthesis and Antinociceptive Activity of Substituted 2-(3-Cyano-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophene-2-ylamino)-4-oxobut-2-enoates
Russian Journal of General Chemistry|2022
27 cit.
9
Synthesis, Intramolecular Cyclization, and Anti-inflammatory Activity of Substituted 2-[2-(4-R-Benzoyl)hydrazinylidene]-4-oxobutanoic Acids
Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry|2022
27 cit.
10
Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of 4-Oxo-2-thienylaminobut-2-enoic Acids
Russian Journal of General Chemistry|2023
23 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Curt Wentrup
The University of Queensland
2
А. Н. Масливец
Perm State University
3
Joseph Zyss
Université Paris-Saclay
4
Muhammad Khalid
Lahore General Hospital
5
N. Sundaraganesan
Annamalai University
6
I. Hubert Joe
University of Kerala
7
S. Muthu
Anna University, Chennai
8
V. Balachandran
Bharathidasan University
9
Hiroaki Takayama
Kanazawa University
10
Alex K.‐Y. Jen
City University of Hong Kong

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Additive Enhanced Crystallization of Solution‐Processed Perovskite for Highly Efficient Planar‐Heterojunction Solar Cells
Advanced Materials|2014
1.4k cit.
2
Recent advances in solution-processed interfacial materials for efficient and stable polymer solar cells
Energy & Environmental Science|2012
1.1k cit.
3
Interface Engineering for Organic Electronics
Advanced Functional Materials|2010
944 cit.
4
Air-stable inverted flexible polymer solar cells using zinc oxide nanoparticles as an electron selective layer
Applied Physics Letters|2008
834 cit.
5
High‐Performance and Environmentally Stable Planar Heterojunction Perovskite Solar Cells Based on a Solution‐Processed Copper‐Doped Nickel Oxide Hole‐Transporting Layer
Advanced Materials|2014
830 cit.
6
Recent progress and perspective in solution-processed Interfacial materials for efficient and stable polymer and organometal perovskite solar cells
Energy & Environmental Science|2015
794 cit.
7
Highly efficient all-inorganic perovskite solar cells with suppressed non-radiative recombination by a Lewis base
Nature Communications|2020
657 cit.
8
Regulating Surface Termination for Efficient Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells with Greater Than 23% Efficiency
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2020
643 cit.
9
Relations between microscopic and macroscopic lowest-order optical nonlinearities of molecular crystals with one- or two-dimensional units
Physical review. A, General physics|1982
639 cit.
10
Polymer Solar Cells That Use Self‐Assembled‐Monolayer‐ Modified ZnO/Metals as Cathodes
Advanced Materials|2008
558 cit.

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