OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Peptide Science is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Insect kinin mimics act as potential control agents for aphids: Structural modifications of Trp⁴	30
Self‐assembly of a peptide sequence, EKKE, composed of exclusively charged amino acids: Role of charge in morphology and lead binding	29
Selection of collagen IV fragments forming the outer sphere of the native protein: Assessment of biological activity for regenerative medicine	29
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Identification of β‐aminopyrrolidine containing peptides as β‐amyloid aggregation inhibitors for Alzheimer's disease	18
Peptide‐Based Strategies in PLGA‐Enhanced Tumor Therapy	15
36th European Peptide Symposium	15
A comprehensive study on the identification and characterization of degradation products of lipoglycopeptide Dalbavancin using LC and LC‐HRMS/MS	15
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Advances in MRI: Peptide and peptidomimetic‐based contrast agents	14
Effects of N‐terminal modifications on the stability of antimicrobial peptide SAMP‐A4 analogues against protease degradation	12
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The life and work of Robert (Bob) C. Sheppard	11
Looking back: Developments in chemical protein synthesis in 2020	11
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A rapid and selective methionine oxidative modification strategy	10
Antimicrobial and anti‐inflammatory activities of the neuropeptide antagonist SPA	9
In silico folding of hydrophobic peptides that form β‐hairpin structures in solution	9
Ring‐opening polymerization of lactide catalyzed using metal‐coordinated enzyme‐like amino acid assemblies	9
Design, synthesis, and evaluation of the self‐assembled antimicrobial peptides based on the ovalbumin‐derived peptide TK913	8
Examining Farnesyltransferase Interaction With Cell‐Permeable CaaX Peptides and the Role of the CaaX Motif in Biological Activity	8
Designer tryptophan‐rich peptide modulates structural dynamics of HIF‐1α DNA i‐motif DNA	8
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Isolated α‐turns in peptides: a selected literature survey	7
Ergothioneine in a peptide: Substitution of histidine with 2‐thiohistidine in bioactive peptides	6
Identification, chemical synthesis, and receptor binding of a reptilian gecko ghrelin	6
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Amino acid sequence identification of goji berry cyclic peptides and anticervical carcinoma activity detection	6
Pinpointing the interaction site between semaphorin‐3A and its inhibitory peptide	6
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Studies on daptomycin lactam‐based analogues	6
Virtual screening and rational design of antioxidant peptides based on tryptophyllin L structures isolated from the Litoria rubella frog	6
Antifungal activity and mode of action of synthetic peptides derived from the tick OsDef2 defensin	5
Safety‐catch linkers for Fmoc solid‐phase synthesis of peptide thioesters and hydrazides by amide‐to‐imide activation	5
Fundamental Aspects of SPPS and Green Chemical Peptide Synthesis	5
In memory of Prof. Luis Moroder	5
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Incorporation of phenylcarbonyl groups in the sidechain: A tool to induce ordered assembly of peptides on surfaces	5
Message 37th EPS	5
Identification and Characterization of a Novel GAPDH‐Derived Antimicrobial Peptide From Jellyfish	5
23rd meeting of the French Peptides and Proteins Group (GFPP)	5
Society Officers	5
Wound microenvironment‐responsive peptide hydrogel with multifunctionalities for accelerating wound healing	5
Isolation and antioxidant activity of peptides from Chinese hairy tofu	5
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The Prototypical Oligopeptide Transporter YdgR From E. coli Exhibits a Strict Preference for β‐Ala‐Lys(AMCA)	4
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2^nd EPS Peptide Highlights	4
Penta‐ALFA‐Tagged Substrates for Self‐Labelling Tags Allow Signal Enhancement in Microscopy	4
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The ring size of monocyclic ET‐1 controls selectivity and signaling efficiency at both endothelin receptor subtypes	4
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Total synthesis of the natural, medium‐length, peptaibol pentadecaibin and study of the chemical features responsible for its membrane activity	4
Biotinylated peptides substituted with D‐amino acids with high stability as anti‐anaphylactic agents targeting platelet‐activating factor	4
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Intramolecular lactam cross‐linking of short oligoureas	4
Transcytosis mechanisms of cell‐penetrating peptides: Cation‐independent CC12 and cationic penetratin	4
Hectogram‐scale synthesis of [Aib⁸, Arg³⁴]‐GLP‐1 (7–37) by liquid‐phase fragment condensation	4
2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Morten Meldal	4
Longer charged amino acids favor β‐strand formation in hairpin peptides	3
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Formulation matters! A spectroscopic and molecular dynamics investigation on the peptide CIGB552 as itself and in its therapeutical formulation	3
Rapid, traceless and facile peptide cyclization enabled by tetrazine‐thiol exchange	3
Relative configuration of Cys‐Pro ester peptides in thioester formation	3
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S‐Benzyl cysteine based cyclic dipeptide super hydrogelator: Enhancing efficacy of an anticancer drug via sustainable release	3
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Synthesis and characterization of two potential impurities (des‐ethyl‐Ganirelix) generated in the Ganirelix manufacturing process	3
The European Peptide Society Newsletter	3
cDNA Display Selection of Interacting Peptide Ligands of the Guanylate Cyclase C Receptor	3

Solution structure of the anticancer p28 peptide in biomimetic medium	3
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A robust preparation method for the amyloidogenic and intrinsically disordered amyloid‐α peptide	3
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Discovery of a novel antifungal agent: All‐hydrocarbon stapling modification of peptide Aurein1.2	3
Capacity for increased surface area in the hydrophobic core of β‐sheet peptide bilayer nanoribbons	3
Non‐canonical amino acid bioincorporation into antimicrobial peptides and its challenges	3
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SARS‐CoV‐2 main protease inhibitors: What is moving in the field of peptides and peptidomimetics?	3
Extract from the Minutes of the General Assembly of the European Peptide Society of June 24 2020	2
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Chemical approaches for the preparation of ubiquitinated proteins via natural linkages	2
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Targeted β‐catenin ubiquitination and degradation by multifunctional stapled peptides	2
Peptide hydrogels for affinity‐controlled release of therapeutic cargo: Current and potential strategies	2
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Bergofungin D, a peptaibol template for the introduction of chemical modifications, synthesis of analogs and comparative studies of their structures	2
Society Officers	2
Current synthetic chemistry towards cyclic antimicrobial peptides	2
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Crystallographic Analysis of Short Helical Peptides Containing Homologs of Phenylalanine	2
Development of a sensitive and quantitative HPLC‐FLD method for the determination of obestatin in human plasma	2
Successful synthesis of a glial‐specific blood–brain barrier shuttle peptide following a fragment condensation approach on a solid‐phase resin	2
New method for peptide purification based on selective removal of truncation peptide impurities after SPPS with orthogonal capping	2
Biophysical study of the structure and dynamics of the antimicrobial peptide maximin 1	2
In memoriam Conrad H. Schneider (1931–2021)	2
Ulf Diederichsen (1963–2021)	2
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Rational design of highly stabilized and selective adrenomedullin analogs	2
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Antiviral peptides inhibiting the main protease of SARS‐CoV‐2 investigated by computational screening and in vitro protease assay	2
12th Austrian Peptide Symposium	2
Design, synthesis, and evaluation of peptide‐imidazo[1,2‐a]pyrazine bioconjugates as potential bivalent inhibitors of the VirB11 ATPase HP0525	2
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Novel amino‐Li resin for water‐based solid‐phase peptide synthesis	2
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The reduced‐charge melittin analogue MelP5 improves the transfection of non‐viral DNA nanoparticles	2