Christopher A. Fasano

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
9 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Christopher A. Fasano is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Developmental Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher A. Fasano has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 3 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Christopher A. Fasano's work include Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (5 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (3 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (3 papers). Christopher A. Fasano is often cited by papers focused on Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (5 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (3 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (3 papers). Christopher A. Fasano collaborates with scholars based in United States, Iran and Canada. Christopher A. Fasano's co-authors include Lorenz Studer, Eirini P. Papapetrou, Mark Tomishima, Stuart M. Chambers, Michel Sadelain, Sally Temple, Ihor R. Lemischka, Timothy N. Phoenix, John T. Dimos and Agnès Viale and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Neuron and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Christopher A. Fasano

9 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Highly efficient neural c... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2009 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Highly efficient neural conversion of human ES and iPS cells by dual inhibition of SMAD signaling
    2009 2.6k citations Stuart M. Chambers, Christopher A. Fasano et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →
  2. Modelling pathogenesis and treatment of familial dysautonomia using patient-specific iPSCs
    2009 649 citations Gabsang Lee, Eirini P. Papapetrou et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher A. Fasano United States 7 3.4k 1.1k 1.0k 746 369 9 4.1k
Yosif Ganat United States 17 3.3k 1.0× 1.6k 1.5× 1.0k 1.0× 565 0.8× 301 0.8× 19 4.4k
Su-Chun Zhang United States 25 2.8k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 1.2k 1.2× 419 0.6× 392 1.1× 31 3.9k
Thomas Vierbuchen United States 14 4.5k 1.3× 1.1k 0.9× 978 1.0× 473 0.6× 571 1.5× 20 5.1k
Ayaka Nishiyama Japan 10 3.8k 1.1× 845 0.8× 886 0.9× 1.4k 1.9× 287 0.8× 12 4.6k
Georgia Panagiotakos United States 21 2.6k 0.8× 806 0.7× 770 0.8× 688 0.9× 293 0.8× 25 3.6k
Austin Ostermeier United States 5 3.0k 0.9× 742 0.7× 625 0.6× 384 0.5× 294 0.8× 5 3.4k
Oliver Brüstle Germany 34 3.1k 0.9× 1.4k 1.3× 1.7k 1.7× 451 0.6× 435 1.2× 77 4.8k
Keiko Muguruma Japan 22 5.2k 1.5× 1.5k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 1.8k 2.4× 418 1.1× 55 6.5k
Stuart M. Chambers United States 24 5.0k 1.5× 1.2k 1.1× 859 0.9× 894 1.2× 532 1.4× 29 6.8k
Baoyang Hu China 26 2.4k 0.7× 768 0.7× 734 0.7× 396 0.5× 230 0.6× 73 3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Christopher A. Fasano

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher A. Fasano

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher A. Fasano

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christopher A. Fasano. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christopher A. Fasano 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 Christopher A. Fasano. Christopher A. Fasano is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
1.
Moore, Laura J., et al.. (2016). Developing a Culture of Undergraduate Research with Incoming Students. 36(4). 2 indexed citations
2.
Leemput, Joyce van de, Nathan C. Boles, Thomas R. Kiehl, et al.. (2014). CORTECON: A Temporal Transcriptome Analysis of In Vitro Human Cerebral Cortex Development from Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Neuron. 83(1). 51–68. 146 indexed citations
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Lotz, Steven, Susan K. Goderie, Sarah E. Hirsch, et al.. (2013). Sustained Levels of FGF2 Maintain Undifferentiated Stem Cell Cultures with Biweekly Feeding. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e56289–e56289. 86 indexed citations
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Hall, Zach W., David J. Kahler, Dieter Egli, et al.. (2010). Breaking ground on translational stem cell research. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1189(s1). E1–15. 4 indexed citations
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Fasano, Christopher A., Timothy N. Phoenix, Erzsebet Kokovay, et al.. (2009). Bmi-1 cooperates with Foxg1 to maintain neural stem cell self-renewal in the forebrain. Genes & Development. 23(5). 561–574. 128 indexed citations
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Chambers, Stuart M., Christopher A. Fasano, Eirini P. Papapetrou, et al.. (2009). Highly efficient neural conversion of human ES and iPS cells by dual inhibition of SMAD signaling. Nature Biotechnology. 27(3). 275–280. 2597 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lee, Gabsang, Eirini P. Papapetrou, Hyesoo Kim, et al.. (2009). Modelling pathogenesis and treatment of familial dysautonomia using patient-specific iPSCs. Nature. 461(7262). 402–406. 649 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ashton, Randolph S., Joseph Peltier, Christopher A. Fasano, et al.. (2007). High-Throughput Screening of Gene Function in Stem Cells Using Clonal Microarrays. Stem Cells. 25(11). 2928–2935. 17 indexed citations
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Shen, Qin, Yue Wang, John T. Dimos, et al.. (2006). The timing of cortical neurogenesis is encoded within lineages of individual progenitor cells. Nature Neuroscience. 9(6). 743–751. 463 indexed citations

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