Bodo Christ

14.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
236 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

Bodo Christ is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bodo Christ has authored 236 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 173 papers in Molecular Biology, 47 papers in Genetics and 28 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Bodo Christ's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (104 papers), Congenital heart defects research (96 papers) and Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (25 papers). Bodo Christ is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (104 papers), Congenital heart defects research (96 papers) and Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (25 papers). Bodo Christ collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Bodo Christ's co-authors include Jörg Wilting, Beate Brand‐Saberi, H. Jacob, M. Jacob, Charles P. Ordahl, Ruijin Huang, Martin Scaal, J�rg Wilting, Ketan Patel and Haymo Kurz and has published in prestigious journals such as Development, The Journal of Comparative Neurology and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Bodo Christ

235 papers receiving 11.3k citations

Hit Papers

Early stages of chick somite development 1977 2026 1993 2009 1995 1977 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Early stages of chick somite development
    1995 627 citations Bodo Christ et al. Anatomy and Embryology profile →
  2. Experimental analysis of the origin of the wing musculature in avian embryos
    1977 455 citations Bodo Christ, M. Jacob et al. Anatomy and Embryology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bodo Christ Germany 62 9.2k 2.2k 1.6k 1.5k 1.3k 236 11.5k
Jill A. McMahon United States 38 9.6k 1.0× 2.4k 1.1× 984 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 735 0.6× 47 11.4k
Chi‐chung Hui Canada 51 8.0k 0.9× 2.4k 1.1× 1.1k 0.7× 705 0.5× 1.0k 0.8× 121 10.1k
Karen M. Lyons United States 66 11.2k 1.2× 2.7k 1.2× 1.6k 1.0× 1.0k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 157 15.3k
David Sassoon United States 57 8.8k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 924 0.6× 560 0.4× 110 11.0k
Lee Niswander United States 56 10.3k 1.1× 3.9k 1.8× 891 0.6× 1.7k 1.2× 524 0.4× 140 13.1k
Aris N. Economides United States 54 7.0k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 926 0.6× 822 0.6× 1.0k 0.8× 114 10.0k
Shinji Takada Japan 56 11.1k 1.2× 2.4k 1.1× 882 0.6× 2.1k 1.4× 850 0.6× 135 13.0k
Chen‐Ming Fan United States 42 6.9k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 1.0k 0.7× 507 0.4× 92 9.2k
Jonathan Slack United Kingdom 60 9.6k 1.0× 2.9k 1.4× 3.0k 1.9× 1.6k 1.1× 540 0.4× 198 12.5k
Thomas Gridley United States 68 12.8k 1.4× 2.6k 1.2× 1.5k 1.0× 1.9k 1.3× 1.8k 1.3× 146 17.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bodo Christ

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bodo Christ

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Scaal, Martin & Bodo Christ. (2004). Formation and differentiation of the avian dermomyotome. Anatomy and Embryology. 208(6). 411–24. 86 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Corina, Mechthild Stoeckelhuber, Iain W. McKinnell, et al.. (2004). Wnt 6 regulates the epithelialisation process of the segmental plate mesoderm leading to somite formation. Developmental Biology. 271(1). 198–209. 69 indexed citations
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Nimmagadda, Suresh, et al.. (2004). Expression pattern of VEGFR-2 (Quek1) during quail development. Anatomy and Embryology. 208(3). 219–24. 23 indexed citations
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Wilting, Jörg, Stanislav I. Tomarev, Bodo Christ, & Lothar Schweigerer. (2003). Lymphangioblasts in Embryonic Lymphangiogenesis. Lymphatic Research and Biology. 1(1). 33–40. 14 indexed citations
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Huang, Ruijin, Haymo Kurz, Florian Ehehalt, et al.. (2003). Ventral axial organs regulate expression of myotomal Fgf-8 that influences rib development. Developmental Biology. 255(1). 30–47. 44 indexed citations
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Christ, Bodo & Beate Brand‐Saberi. (2002). Limb muscle development. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 46(7). 905–914. 145 indexed citations
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Scaal, Martin, Felicitas Pröls, Ernst‐Martin Füchtbauer, et al.. (2002). BMPs induce dermal markers and ectopic feather tracts. Mechanisms of Development. 110(1-2). 51–60. 46 indexed citations
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Christ, Bodo, et al.. (2001). Neuroectodermal origin of brain pericytes and vascular smooth muscle cells. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 442(1). 78–88. 161 indexed citations
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Christ, Bodo, et al.. (2001). Morphologische Grundlage des Sellschen Irritationspunktes für das Iliosakralgelenk. Manuelle Medizin. 39(5). 241–245. 4 indexed citations
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Rodríguez‐Niedenführ, Marc, Maria Papoutsi, Bodo Christ, et al.. (2001). Prox1 is a marker of ectodermal placodes, endodermal compartments, lymphatic endothelium and lymphangioblasts. Anatomy and Embryology. 204(5). 399–406. 94 indexed citations
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Wagner, Joseph, et al.. (2000). Compartmentalization of the Somite and Myogenesis in Chick Embryos Are Influenced by Wnt Expression. Developmental Biology. 228(1). 86–94. 73 indexed citations
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Brand‐Saberi, Beate & Bodo Christ. (1999). 1 Evolution and Development of Distinct Cell Lineages Derived from Somites. Current topics in developmental biology. 48. 1–42. 136 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Corina, Bodo Christ, Ketan Patel, & Beate Brand‐Saberi. (1998). Experimental Induction ofBMP-4Expression Leads to Apoptosis in the Paraxial and Lateral Plate Mesoderm. Developmental Biology. 202(2). 253–263. 35 indexed citations
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Kurz, Haymo, Konrad Sandau, & Bodo Christ. (1997). On the bifurcation of blood vessels — Wilhelm Roux's Doctoral Thesis (Jena 1878) — A seminal work for biophysical modelling in developmental biology. Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger. 179(1). 33–36. 22 indexed citations
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Feucht, Matthias J., Bodo Christ, & Jörg Wilting. (1997). VEGF induces cardiovascular malformation and embryonic lethality.. PubMed. 151(5). 1407–16. 47 indexed citations
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Wilting, Jörg, T Müller, Bodo Christ, et al.. (1996). Development of the vertebral column: Morphogenesis and genes. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Luxembourg). 1 indexed citations
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Brand‐Saberi, Beate, Jörg Wilting, Cecilia Ebensperger, & Bodo Christ. (1996). The formation of somite compartments in the avian embryo. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 40(1). 411–420. 83 indexed citations
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Christ, Bodo, et al.. (1990). On the differentiation and origin of myoid cells in the avian thymus. Anatomy and Embryology. 181(3). 287–98. 18 indexed citations
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Christ, Bodo, et al.. (1986). Development and regeneration of skeletal muscles : Symposium held on occasion of the 7th European Anatomical Congress in Innsbruck, September 3, 1984. KARGER eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Christ, Bodo, et al.. (1977). [Experimental findings on muscle development in the limbs of the chick embryo].. PubMed. 1231–7. 12 indexed citations

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