Christopher A. Smith

3.4k citations

26 papers · 2.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 18

Immunology top 1%
Molecular Biology top 10%
Oncology top 10%
Genetics top 10%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging top 5%

Co-authors: Gwyn T. Williams Eric J. Jenkinson John J. T. Owen Rosetta Kingston I. C. M. Maclennan D. Joshua John Gordon Christopher M. Thomas
Topics: Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers)Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (6 papers)T-cell and B-cell Immunology (6 papers)
Cited by: Immunology Virology Molecular Medicine
Journals: Nature Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nucleic Acids Research
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Australia

In The Last Decade

Christopher A. Smith

23 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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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.

Antibodies to CD3/T-cell receptor complex induce death by apoptosis in immature T cells in thymic cultures

1989 1.0k citations Christopher A. Smith, Gwyn T. Williams et al. Nature profile →
Mechanism of antigen-driven selection in germinal centres

1989 911 citations D. Joshua, Gwyn T. Williams et al. Nature profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Molecular mechanisms underlying glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide secretion in human duodenal organoids 2024 ·Diabetologia ·(unknown),Constanza Alcaino,Emily L. Miedzybrodzka,Marta Santos-Hernández,Christopher A. Smith,Adam Davison,Rula Bany Bakar,Richard G. Kay,Frank Reimann,Fiona M. Gribble	3
2	Directed Evolution Reveals Requisite Sequence Elements in the Functional Expression of P450 2F1 inEscherichia coli 2012 ·Chemical Research in Toxicology ·James B. Y. H. Behrendorff,(unknown),(unknown),Dae‐Hwan Kim,Christopher A. Smith,Wayne A. Johnston,Chul‐Ho Yun,Garold S. Yost,Elizabeth M. J. Gillam	13
3	Detection of HIV-1 Nucleic Acids by Northern Blotting 2003 ·Humana Press eBooks ·R. A. McDonald,Christopher A. Smith	1
4	Preventing cardiovascular disease through community-based risk reduction: the Bootheel Heart Health Project. 1996 ·American Journal of Public Health ·Ross C. Brownson,Christopher A. Smith,Michael Pratt,(unknown),Jeannette Jackson‐Thompson,(unknown),S Dabney,J C Wilkerson	149
5	Community-Based Cardiovascular Disease Prevention 1994 ·Christopher A. Smith,Lynn L. Moore,(unknown)	1
6	Positive Selection by Purified MHC Class II / Thymic Epithelial Cells In Vitro: Costimulatory Signals Mediated by B7 Are Not Involved 1993 ·Journal of Immunology Research ·Eric J. Jenkinson,Graham Anderson,Nel C. Moore,Christopher A. Smith,John J. T. Owen	21
7	Analysis of cytokine gene expression in subpopulations of freshly isolated thymocytes and thymic stromal cells using semiquantitative polymerase chain reaction 1993 ·European Journal of Immunology ·Nel C. Moore,Graham Anderson,Christopher A. Smith,John J. T. Owen,Eric J. Jenkinson	117
8	Apoptosis in the development of the immune system: Growth factors, clonal selection and bcl-2 1992 ·Cancer and Metastasis Reviews ·Nicola McCarthy,Christopher A. Smith,Gwyn T. Williams	42
9	Cell growth and gene rearrangement signals during the development of T lymphocytes within the thymus 1990 ·Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·J. Owen,Eric J. Jenkinson,Rosetta Kingston,Gwyn T. Williams,Christopher A. Smith	3
10	Chemical synthesis and expression of the HIV-1 protease gene in E.coli 1989 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·John M. Louis,Ewald M. Wondrak,(unknown),Christopher A. Smith,Peter T. Mora,Stephen Oroszlan	45
11	Antigen-induced apoptosis in developing t cells: a mechanism for negative selection of the t cell receptor repertoire* 1989 ·European Journal of Immunology ·Eric J. Jenkinson,Rosetta Kingston,Christopher A. Smith,Gwyn T. Williams,John J. T. Owen	166
12	Substitution mutations of the highly conserved arginine 87 of HIV-1 protease result in loss of proteolytic activity 1989 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·John M. Louis,Christopher A. Smith,Ewald M. Wondrak,Peter T. Mora,Stephen Oroszlan	31
13	Mechanism of antigen-driven selection in germinal centresbreakdown → 1989 ·Nature ·(unknown),D. Joshua,Gwyn T. Williams,Christopher A. Smith,John Gordon,I. C. M. Maclennan	911
14	Antibodies to CD3/T-cell receptor complex induce death by apoptosis in immature T cells in thymic culturesbreakdown → 1989 ·Nature ·Christopher A. Smith,Gwyn T. Williams,Rosetta Kingston,Eric J. Jenkinson,John J. T. Owen	1041
15	Gene regulation on broad host range plasmid RK2: identification of three novel operons whose transcription is repressed by both KorA and KorC 1988 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Christopher M. Thomas,J P Ibbotson,Naiyin Wang,Christopher A. Smith,(unknown),(unknown)	38
16	ThetrfA andtrfB promoter regions of broad host range plasmid RK2 share common potential regulatory sequences 1984 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Christopher A. Smith,Victoria Shingler,Christopher M. Thomas	63
17	Synergistic antiviral activity of acyclovir and interferon on human cytomegalovirus 1983 ·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ·Christopher A. Smith,Brian Wigdahl,Fred Rapp	17
18	Deletion mapping of kil and kor functions in the trfA and trfB regions of broad host range plasmid RK2 1983 ·Molecular and General Genetics MGG ·Christopher A. Smith,Christopher M. Thomas	73
19	Maintenance of broad host range plasmid RK2 replicons in Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1982 ·Nature ·Christopher M. Thomas,(unknown),Christopher A. Smith	34
20	A Morphological Analysis of Late Prehistoric and Romano-British Settlements in North West Wales 1974 ·Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society ·Christopher A. Smith	1

About Christopher A. Smith

Christopher A. Smith is a scholar working on Virology, Immunology and Molecular Medicine, having authored 26 papers that have together received 2.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (6 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Immunology (1.6k citations), Virology (130 citations) and Molecular Medicine (108 citations). Christopher A. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Gwyn T. Williams, Eric J. Jenkinson, John J. T. Owen, Rosetta Kingston, I. C. M. Maclennan, D. Joshua, John Gordon, Christopher M. Thomas, Nel C. Moore and Graham Anderson. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

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