Christopher Alfonso

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Christopher Alfonso is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Alfonso has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Immunology, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Christopher Alfonso's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (9 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (9 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (6 papers). Christopher Alfonso is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (9 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (9 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (6 papers). Christopher Alfonso collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Christopher Alfonso's co-authors include Hugh Rosen, Lars Karlsson, Sophie Lefebvre, Euijung Jo, Jerold Chun, Nathanael S. Gray, Bill Webb, Marta Sanna, Jiayu Liao and Min-Young Ahn and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Alfonso

15 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Sphingosine 1-Phosphate (S1P) Receptor Subtypes S1P1 and ... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 100 200 300 400 500
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  1. Sphingosine 1-Phosphate (S1P) Receptor Subtypes S1P1 and S1P3, Respectively, Regulate Lymphocyte Recirculation and Heart Rate
    2004 521 citations Marta Sanna, Jiayu Liao et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry 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 Alfonso United States 11 806 643 180 80 70 16 1.3k
Francesca Finetti Italy 18 644 0.8× 324 0.5× 239 1.3× 51 0.6× 88 1.3× 36 1.1k
Sergei Chuvpilo Germany 21 1.1k 1.3× 865 1.3× 108 0.6× 52 0.7× 73 1.0× 31 1.8k
Sabine Suire United Kingdom 16 942 1.2× 335 0.5× 241 1.3× 57 0.7× 28 0.4× 21 1.4k
Chris Arendt United States 14 529 0.7× 879 1.4× 73 0.4× 57 0.7× 107 1.5× 18 1.4k
J. Román Cabrero Spain 14 921 1.1× 406 0.6× 304 1.7× 117 1.5× 156 2.2× 14 1.5k
Odile Malbec France 27 750 0.9× 1.6k 2.4× 202 1.1× 413 5.2× 63 0.9× 33 2.3k
Kristen Carlberg United States 18 958 1.2× 569 0.9× 133 0.7× 85 1.1× 78 1.1× 21 1.5k
Eitan Winter Israel 17 570 0.7× 222 0.3× 132 0.7× 109 1.4× 24 0.3× 20 1.1k
M Egerton Australia 12 651 0.8× 835 1.3× 271 1.5× 55 0.7× 119 1.7× 12 1.5k
Ayumi Inayoshi Japan 13 435 0.5× 634 1.0× 211 1.2× 140 1.8× 34 0.5× 15 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher Alfonso

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Alfonso

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Mather, Ben, R. Dietmar Müller, Christopher Alfonso, Nicky M. Wright, & Maria Seton. (2025). Subducting seafloor anomalies promote porphyry copper formation. International Geology Review. 67(19). 2170–2186.
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Alfonso, Christopher, et al.. (2024). Spatio-temporal copper prospectivity in the American Cordillera predicted by positive-unlabeled machine learning. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 137(1-2). 702–711. 3 indexed citations
3.
Mather, Ben, R. Dietmar Müller, Sabin Zahirovic, et al.. (2023). Deep time spatio‐temporal data analysis using pyGPlates with PlateTectonicTools and GPlately. Geoscience Data Journal. 11(1). 3–10. 9 indexed citations
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Mather, Ben, R. Dietmar Müller, Christopher Alfonso, Maria Seton, & Nicky M. Wright. (2023). Kimberlite eruptions driven by slab flux and subduction angle. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 9216–9216. 10 indexed citations
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Alfonso, Christopher, Michael G. McHeyzer‐Williams, & Hugh Rosen. (2005). CD69 down‐modulation and inhibition of thymic egress by short‐ and long‐term selective chemical agonism of sphingosine 1‐phosphate receptors. European Journal of Immunology. 36(1). 149–159. 53 indexed citations
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Sanna, Marta, Jiayu Liao, Euijung Jo, et al.. (2004). Sphingosine 1-Phosphate (S1P) Receptor Subtypes S1P1 and S1P3, Respectively, Regulate Lymphocyte Recirculation and Heart Rate. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(14). 13839–13848. 521 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alfonso, Christopher, et al.. (2003). Analysis of H2-O Influence on Antigen Presentation by B Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 171(5). 2331–2337. 34 indexed citations
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Alfonso, Christopher, G. Stuart Williams, & Lars Karlsson. (2003). H2‐O influence on antigen presentation in H2‐E‐expressing mice. European Journal of Immunology. 33(7). 2014–2021. 16 indexed citations
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Rosen, Hugh, et al.. (2003). Egress: a receptor‐regulated step in lymphocyte trafficking. Immunological Reviews. 195(1). 160–177. 86 indexed citations
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Rosen, Hugh, Christopher Alfonso, Charles D. Surh, & Michael G. McHeyzer‐Williams. (2003). Rapid induction of medullary thymocyte phenotypic maturation and egress inhibition by nanomolar sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor agonist. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(19). 10907–10912. 106 indexed citations
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Boes, Marianne, Christopher Alfonso, Christian Schröter, et al.. (2002). Specific role for cathepsin S in the generation of antigenic peptidesin vivo. European Journal of Immunology. 32(2). 467–476. 88 indexed citations
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Alfonso, Christopher, et al.. (2001). The Impact of H2-DM on Humoral Immune Responses. The Journal of Immunology. 167(11). 6348–6355. 29 indexed citations
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Marić, Maja, Balasubramanian Arunachalam, Uyen Phan, et al.. (2001). Defective Antigen Processing in GILT-Free Mice. Science. 294(5545). 1361–1365. 215 indexed citations
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Alfonso, Christopher & Lars Karlsson. (2000). Nonclassical MHC Class II Molecules. Annual Review of Immunology. 18(1). 113–142. 127 indexed citations
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Alfonso, Christopher, Monika Liljedahl, Ola Winqvist, et al.. (1999). The role of H2‐O and HLA‐DO in major histocompatibility complex class Il‐restricted antigen processing and presentation. Immunological Reviews. 172(1). 255–266. 26 indexed citations
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Alfonso, Christopher, et al.. (1994). Processing of viable group A streptococci leads to major histocompatibility complex class II presentation of T cell epitopes from the major protective antigen. European Journal of Immunology. 24(5). 1244–1247. 6 indexed citations

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