Christa Maes

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Christa Maes is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christa Maes has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Cancer Research and 12 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Christa Maes's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (12 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (10 papers) and Bone Metabolism and Diseases (10 papers). Christa Maes is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (12 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (10 papers) and Bone Metabolism and Diseases (10 papers). Christa Maes collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Germany. Christa Maes's co-authors include Geert Carmeliet, Ernestina Schipani, Roger Bouillon, Peter Carmeliet, Ingrid Stockmans, Sophie Torrekens, Henry M. Kronenberg, Tatsuya Kobayashi, Karen Moermans and Nico Smets and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, The EMBO Journal and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Christa Maes

41 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Osteoblast Precursors, but Not Mature Osteoblasts, Move into Developing and Fractured Bones along with Invading Blood Vessels

2010 714 citations Christa Maes, Tatsuya Kobayashi et al. Developmental Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christa Maes Belgium	25	1.8k	709	696	628	619	43	3.7k
Susanne Grässel Germany	8	1.8k 1.0×	558 0.8×	689 1.0×	621 1.0×	1.2k 2.0×	11	4.2k
Sabine Stöckl Germany	11	1.9k 1.0×	640 0.9×	722 1.0×	651 1.0×	1.3k 2.1×	14	4.3k
Xi Jiang United States	29	1.4k 0.8×	423 0.6×	467 0.7×	439 0.7×	323 0.5×	100	2.9k
Ann E. Canfield United Kingdom	36	1.6k 0.9×	433 0.6×	615 0.9×	483 0.8×	704 1.1×	65	3.9k
Clare E. Yellowley United States	35	1.9k 1.0×	355 0.5×	493 0.7×	461 0.7×	649 1.0×	63	3.9k
Damian C. Genetos United States	33	1.4k 0.7×	389 0.5×	318 0.5×	442 0.7×	620 1.0×	60	3.1k
Mitsuyasu Kato Japan	41	3.6k 1.9×	634 0.9×	477 0.7×	1.0k 1.7×	261 0.4×	125	5.4k
Toshihide Mizoguchi Japan	29	2.1k 1.1×	390 0.6×	288 0.4×	1.0k 1.7×	914 1.5×	81	4.5k
A. J. Kahn United States	30	2.9k 1.6×	523 0.7×	699 1.0×	1.1k 1.8×	406 0.7×	52	5.1k
Motomi Enomoto‐Iwamoto United States	43	2.6k 1.4×	532 0.8×	1.9k 2.8×	541 0.9×	333 0.5×	84	4.7k

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Suárez–Fernández, Laura, Elena Nefyodova, Helena Gil‐Peña, et al.. (2025). High Dietary Phosphorus Impairs Bone Microarchitecture and Induces Alterations in the LGR4–R-Spondins Axis in Rats with Normal Renal Function. Nutrients. 17(12). 2049–2049.

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Chagin, Andrei S., et al.. (2024). Skeletal stem and progenitor cells in bone development and repair. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 39(6). 633–654. 26 indexed citations

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Chagin, Andrei S., et al.. (2024). Skeletal stem and progenitor cells in bone physiology, ageing and disease. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 21(3). 135–153. 18 indexed citations

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Maes, Christa, et al.. (2023). Hypoxia signaling in bone physiology and energy metabolism. Current Opinion in Endocrine and Metabolic Research. 32. 100473–100473. 7 indexed citations

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Witte‐Bouma, Janneke, Anna-Marei Böhm, Bent Brachvogel, et al.. (2021). Spatiotemporal distribution of thrombospondin-4 and -5 in cartilage during endochondral bone formation and repair. Bone. 150. 115999–115999. 13 indexed citations

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Böhm, Anna-Marei, Naomi Dirckx, Robert J. Tower, et al.. (2019). Activation of Skeletal Stem and Progenitor Cells for Bone Regeneration Is Driven by PDGFRβ Signaling. Developmental Cell. 51(2). 236–254.e12. 78 indexed citations

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Dirckx, Naomi, Robert J. Tower, Evi M. Mercken, et al.. (2018). Vhl deletion in osteoblasts boosts cellular glycolysis and improves global glucose metabolism. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 128(3). 1087–1105. 78 indexed citations

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Böhm, Anna-Marei, Naomi Dirckx, & Christa Maes. (2016). Recruitment of osteogenic cells to bone formation sites during development and fracture repair. Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie. 76(S1). 5–9. 2 indexed citations

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Maes, Christa, Geert Carmeliet, & Ernestina Schipani. (2012). Hypoxia-driven pathways in bone development, regeneration and disease. Nature Reviews Rheumatology. 8(6). 358–366. 230 indexed citations

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Coenegrachts, Lieve, Christa Maes, Sophie Torrekens, et al.. (2010). Anti–Placental Growth Factor Reduces Bone Metastasis by Blocking Tumor Cell Engraftment and Osteoclast Differentiation. Cancer Research. 70(16). 6537–6547. 40 indexed citations

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Maes, Christa, Tatsuya Kobayashi, Martin K. Selig, et al.. (2010). Osteoblast Precursors, but Not Mature Osteoblasts, Move into Developing and Fractured Bones along with Invading Blood Vessels. Developmental Cell. 19(2). 329–344. 714 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schipani, Ernestina, Christa Maes, Geert Carmeliet, & Gregg L. Semenza. (2009). Regulation of Osteogenesis-Angiogenesis Coupling by HIFs and VEGF. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 24(8). 1347–1353. 319 indexed citations

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Maes, Christa, et al.. (2008). Dwarfism and Osteopenia in Mice with Inactivated Hypoxia-Response Element in the VEGF Gene Promoter. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 23.

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Maes, Christa, Tatsuya Kobayashi, & Henry M. Kronenberg. (2007). A Novel Transgenic Mouse Model to Study the Osteoblast Lineage in Vivo. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1116(1). 149–164. 51 indexed citations

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Maes, Christa. (2006). Placental growth factor mediates mesenchymal cell development, cartilage turnover, and bone remodeling during fracture repair. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 116(5). 1230–1242. 136 indexed citations

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Geris, Liesbet, Alf Gerisch, Christa Maes, et al.. (2006). Mathematical modeling of fracture healing in mice: comparison between experimental data and numerical simulation results. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing. 44(4). 280–289. 38 indexed citations

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Maes, Christa, Jody J. Haigh, Katharina Haigh, et al.. (2005). Aberrant bone formation in mice over-expressing specific VEGF isoforms in cartilage. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 20(9). 39. 1 indexed citations

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Maes, Christa, Ingrid Stockmans, Karen Moermans, et al.. (2004). Soluble VEGF isoforms are essential for establishingepiphyseal vascularization and regulating chondrocyte development and survival. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 113(2). 188–199. 183 indexed citations

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Maes, Christa, Ingrid Stockmans, Karen Moermans, et al.. (2004). Soluble VEGF isoforms are essential for establishingepiphyseal vascularization and regulating chondrocyte development and survival. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 113(2). 188–199. 196 indexed citations

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Maes, Christa, Peter Carmeliet, Karen Moermans, et al.. (2002). Impaired angiogenesis and endochondral bone formation in mice lacking the vascular endothelial growth factor isoforms VEGF164 and VEGF188. Mechanisms of Development. 111(1-2). 61–73. 369 indexed citations

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