Aimee E. Christian

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
5 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Aimee E. Christian is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Aimee E. Christian has authored 5 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Surgery and 1 paper in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Aimee E. Christian's work include Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (3 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (3 papers) and Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (1 paper). Aimee E. Christian is often cited by papers focused on Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (3 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (3 papers) and Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (1 paper). Aimee E. Christian collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Switzerland. Aimee E. Christian's co-authors include George H. Rothblat, M. Page Haynes, Michael C. Phillips, Irena Levitan, Thomas N. Tulenko, Genevieve Stoudt, Leonard Kritharides, Margarita de la Llera-Moya, David L. Williams and Ginny Kellner-Weibel and has published in prestigious journals such as Biochemistry, Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology and Journal of Lipid Research.

In The Last Decade

Aimee E. Christian

5 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Use of cyclodextrins for manipulating cellular cholestero... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 200 400 600
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Use of cyclodextrins for manipulating cellular cholesterol content
    1997 654 citations Aimee E. Christian, M. Page Haynes et al. Journal of Lipid Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Aimee E. Christian United States 5 718 315 208 130 123 5 1.1k
Christopher Yip Canada 20 858 1.2× 399 1.3× 145 0.7× 167 1.3× 115 0.9× 70 1.4k
Elisabeth P.C. Kilsdonk Netherlands 7 906 1.3× 338 1.1× 297 1.4× 177 1.4× 80 0.7× 11 1.4k
Richard C. Hresko United States 20 1.3k 1.8× 258 0.8× 211 1.0× 219 1.7× 71 0.6× 29 1.6k
Wendi V. Rodrigueza United States 16 819 1.1× 536 1.7× 151 0.7× 115 0.9× 44 0.4× 22 1.4k
Kaoru Nishiyama Japan 14 710 1.0× 91 0.3× 198 1.0× 131 1.0× 139 1.1× 33 1.1k
Lee W. Slice United States 21 1.1k 1.6× 85 0.3× 262 1.3× 85 0.7× 214 1.7× 30 1.7k
Emily J. Westover United States 11 673 0.9× 494 1.6× 207 1.0× 65 0.5× 57 0.5× 12 1.0k
Satoshi Tanaka Japan 19 548 0.8× 104 0.3× 232 1.1× 121 0.9× 60 0.5× 61 1.3k
C.G. Brouillette United States 10 885 1.2× 590 1.9× 79 0.4× 142 1.1× 62 0.5× 11 1.5k
G.J. Howlett Australia 20 841 1.2× 115 0.4× 162 0.8× 138 1.1× 55 0.4× 34 1.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aimee E. Christian

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All Works

5 of 5 papers shown
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Levitan, Irena, Aimee E. Christian, Thomas N. Tulenko, & George H. Rothblat. (2000). Membrane Cholesterol Content Modulates Activation of Volume-Regulated Anion Current in Bovine Endothelial Cells. The Journal of General Physiology. 115(4). 405–416. 179 indexed citations
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Kellner-Weibel, Ginny, Margarita de la Llera-Moya, Margery A. Connelly, et al.. (1999). Expression of Scavenger Receptor BI in COS-7 Cells Alters Cholesterol Content and Distribution. Biochemistry. 39(1). 221–229. 134 indexed citations
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Christian, Aimee E., Hoe‐Sup Byun, Ning Zhong, et al.. (1999). Comparison of the capacity of β-cyclodextrin derivatives and cyclophanes to shuttle cholesterol between cells and serum lipoproteins. Journal of Lipid Research. 40(8). 1475–1482. 31 indexed citations
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Kritharides, Leonard, et al.. (1998). Cholesterol Metabolism and Efflux in Human THP-1 Macrophages. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 18(10). 1589–1599. 97 indexed citations
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Christian, Aimee E., M. Page Haynes, Michael C. Phillips, & George H. Rothblat. (1997). Use of cyclodextrins for manipulating cellular cholesterol content. Journal of Lipid Research. 38(11). 2264–2272. 654 indexed citations breakdown →

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