Christian Alexandre

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Christian Alexandre is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Alexandre has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 30 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Christian Alexandre's work include Bone health and osteoporosis research (33 papers), Bone Metabolism and Diseases (17 papers) and Bone health and treatments (15 papers). Christian Alexandre is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and osteoporosis research (33 papers), Bone Metabolism and Diseases (17 papers) and Bone health and treatments (15 papers). Christian Alexandre collaborates with scholars based in France, Tunisia and United States. Christian Alexandre's co-authors include Laurence Vico, Marie-Hélène Lafage–Proust, Alain Guignandon, Philippe Collet, Mohamed Réhailia, Thierry Thomas, Daniel Chappard, Sabine Palle, Anne Caillot‐Augusseau and Norbert Laroche and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Biomaterials and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Christian Alexandre

82 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Effects of long-term microgravity exposure on cancellous and cortical weight-bearing bones of cosmonauts
    2000 578 citations Laurence Vico, Philippe Collet et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers

Christian Alexandre
Robyn K. Fuchs United States
Roger I. Price Australia
Majd Zayzafoon United States
Joseph M. Wallace United States
Roger Phipps United States
Jeffry S. Nyman United States
Junichi Kikuta Japan
Hiroyuki Fujioka Japan
Jo C. W. Edwards United Kingdom
Janet Rubin United States
Robyn K. Fuchs United States
Christian Alexandre
Citations per year, relative to Christian Alexandre Christian Alexandre (= 1×) peers Robyn K. Fuchs

Countries citing papers authored by Christian Alexandre

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christian Alexandre

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christian Alexandre

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christian Alexandre. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christian Alexandre based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Christian Alexandre. Christian Alexandre is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zouch, Mohamed, Elyès Bouajina, Laurence Vico, et al.. (2015). Volleyball and Basketball Enhanced Bone Mass in Prepubescent Boys. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. 19(3). 396–403. 10 indexed citations
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Zouch, Mohamed, et al.. (2015). Soccer Increases Bone Mass in Prepubescent Boys During Growth: A 3-Yr Longitudinal Study. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. 18(2). 179–186. 19 indexed citations
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Zouch, Mohamed, Laurence Vico, Delphine Frère, Zouhaïr Tabka, & Christian Alexandre. (2013). Young male soccer players exhibit additional bone mineral acquisition during the peripubertal period: 1-year longitudinal study. European Journal of Pediatrics. 173(1). 53–61. 17 indexed citations
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Alexandre, Christian & Laurence Vico. (2011). Pathophysiology of bone loss in disuse osteoporosis. Joint Bone Spine. 78(6). 572–576. 93 indexed citations
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Alexandre, Christian, et al.. (2010). Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (Carrington's disease) and rheumatoid arthritis. Joint Bone Spine. 77(5). 477–480. 7 indexed citations
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Girard, Nicolas, et al.. (2007). Retroperitoneal fibrosis: A rare vascular and immune entity disclosed by chronic lombalgia. Joint Bone Spine. 74(5). 497–499. 2 indexed citations
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Marotte, Hubert, Béatrice Pallot-Pradès, Laurent Grange, et al.. (2005). The shared epitope is a marker of severity associated with selection for, but not with response to, infliximab in a large rheumatoid arthritis population. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 65(3). 342–347. 60 indexed citations
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Alexandre, Christian. (2004). Androgens and bone metabolism. Joint Bone Spine. 72(3). 202–206. 15 indexed citations
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Lafage–Proust, Marie-Hélène, Annette Chamson, Aline Rattner, et al.. (2003). Lower bone cellular activities in male and female mature C3H/HeJ mice are associated with higher bone mass and different pyridinium crosslink profiles compared to C57BL/6J mice. Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism. 21(6). 377–387. 17 indexed citations
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Alexandre, Christian, et al.. (2002). MAP and src kinases control the induction of AP-1 members in response to changes in mechanical environment in osteoblastic cells. Cellular Signalling. 14(8). 679–688. 38 indexed citations
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Barou, Odile, Valentin David, Laurence Vico, et al.. (2002). High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Micro-Computed Tomography Detects Bone Loss and Changes in Trabecular Architecture Early. Investigative Radiology. 37(1). 40–46. 78 indexed citations
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Boutahar, Nadia, et al.. (2001). MAPK and SRC-Kinases Control EGR-1 and NF-κB Inductions by Changes in Mechanical Environment in Osteoblasts. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 284(3). 622–631. 74 indexed citations
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Caillot‐Augusseau, Anne, et al.. (2000). Weight gain reverses bone turnover and restores circadian variation of bone resorption in anorexic patients. Clinical Endocrinology. 52(1). 113–121. 57 indexed citations
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Akhouayri, Omar, Marie-Hélène Lafage–Proust, Aline Rattner, et al.. (2000). Effects of static or dynamic mechanical stresses on osteoblast phenotype expression in three‐dimensional contractile collagen gels. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 76(2). 217–230. 55 indexed citations
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Vico, Laurence, Philippe Collet, Alain Guignandon, et al.. (2000). Effects of long-term microgravity exposure on cancellous and cortical weight-bearing bones of cosmonauts. The Lancet. 355(9215). 1607–1611. 578 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vico, Laurence, Odile Barou, Norbert Laroche, Christian Alexandre, & Marie-Hélène Lafage–Proust. (1999). Effects of centrifuging at 2g on rat long bone metaphyses. PubMed. 80(4). 360–366. 19 indexed citations
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Guignandon, Alain, Yves Usson, Norbert Laroche, et al.. (1997). Effects of Intermittent or Continuous Gravitational Stresses on Cell–Matrix Adhesion: Quantitative Analysis of Focal Contacts in Osteoblastic ROS 17/2.8 Cells. Experimental Cell Research. 236(1). 66–75. 48 indexed citations
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Vico, Laurence, et al.. (1992). Bone tissue response to four-month antiorthostatic bedrest: A bone histomorphometric study. Calcified Tissue International. 51(3). 189–194. 49 indexed citations
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Alexandre, Christian. (1991). Bone physiology. Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 3(3). 452–456. 1 indexed citations

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