Christopher B. O’Connell

2.5k total citations
23 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Christopher B. O’Connell is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher B. O’Connell has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Cell Biology and 4 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Christopher B. O’Connell's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (15 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (6 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (4 papers). Christopher B. O’Connell is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (15 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (6 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (4 papers). Christopher B. O’Connell collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and United Kingdom. Christopher B. O’Connell's co-authors include Yu‐li Wang, Alexey Khodjakov, Jadranka Lončarek, Valentin Magidson, Denis Dujardin, Nicole Faulkner, Raja Paul, Alex Mogilner, Richard B. Vallee and Kevin T. Vaughan and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Christopher B. O’Connell

23 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher B. O’Connell United States 18 1.6k 1.5k 273 180 107 23 2.0k
Jérémie Gaillard France 18 1.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 305 1.1× 148 0.8× 42 0.4× 29 1.8k
Douglas R. Drummond United Kingdom 22 876 0.5× 1.2k 0.7× 128 0.5× 99 0.6× 257 2.4× 39 1.6k
Melissa K. Gardner United States 28 1.9k 1.2× 1.9k 1.2× 465 1.7× 92 0.5× 44 0.4× 53 2.4k
Daniel A. Starr United States 36 2.0k 1.2× 3.9k 2.5× 544 2.0× 200 1.1× 72 0.7× 59 4.5k
Daniela A. Sahlender United Kingdom 19 1.0k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 94 0.3× 117 0.7× 55 0.5× 26 2.0k
Jennetta W. Hammond United States 15 1.0k 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 111 0.4× 328 1.8× 26 0.2× 18 1.9k
E. Steuer United States 11 1.7k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 179 0.7× 87 0.5× 30 0.3× 12 2.1k
Juliette van Dijk France 17 1.2k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 71 0.3× 347 1.9× 70 0.7× 27 2.0k
Gloria Jih United States 12 928 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 167 0.6× 152 0.8× 22 0.2× 14 2.0k
Gilles R.X. Hickson Canada 21 1.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 123 0.5× 76 0.4× 35 0.3× 33 1.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher B. O’Connell

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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O’Connell, Christopher B., et al.. (2023). Using Live Cell STED Imaging to Visualize Mitochondrial Inner Membrane Ultrastructure in Neuronal Cell Models. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2 indexed citations
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Magidson, Valentin, Jie He, Jeffrey G. Ault, et al.. (2016). Unattached kinetochores rather than intrakinetochore tension arrest mitosis in taxol-treated cells. The Journal of Cell Biology. 212(3). 307–319. 48 indexed citations
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Yang, Feikun, Liyan Hu, Cheng Chen, et al.. (2016). BubR1 is modified by sumoylation during mitotic progression.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(1). 426–427. 2 indexed citations
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Magidson, Valentin, Raja Paul, Nachen Yang, et al.. (2015). Adaptive changes in the kinetochore architecture facilitate proper spindle assembly. Nature Cell Biology. 17(9). 1134–1144. 111 indexed citations
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O’Connell, Christopher B., Alexey Khodjakov, & Bruce F. McEwen. (2012). Kinetochore flexibility: creating a dynamic chromosome–spindle interface. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 24(1). 40–47. 7 indexed citations
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Magidson, Valentin, Christopher B. O’Connell, Jadranka Lončarek, et al.. (2011). The Spatial Arrangement of Chromosomes during Prometaphase Facilitates Spindle Assembly. Cell. 146(4). 555–567. 240 indexed citations
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Yang, Feikun, Jianxiu Yu, Christopher B. O’Connell, et al.. (2011). BubR1 Is Modified by Sumoylation during Mitotic Progression. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(7). 4875–4882. 30 indexed citations
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Cai, Shang, Christopher B. O’Connell, Alexey Khodjakov, & Claire Walczak. (2009). Chromosome congression in the absence of kinetochore fibres. Nature Cell Biology. 11(7). 832–838. 126 indexed citations
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O’Connell, Christopher B., Jadranka Lončarek, Petr Kaláb, & Alexey Khodjakov. (2009). Relative contributions of chromatin and kinetochores to mitotic spindle assembly. The Journal of Cell Biology. 187(1). 43–51. 64 indexed citations
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O’Connell, Christopher B., Jadranka Lončarek, Polla Hergert, et al.. (2008). The spindle assembly checkpoint is satisfied in the absence of interkinetochore tension during mitosis with unreplicated genomes. The Journal of Cell Biology. 183(1). 29–36. 59 indexed citations
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O’Connell, Christopher B. & Alexey Khodjakov. (2007). Cooperative mechanisms of mitotic spindle formation. Journal of Cell Science. 120(10). 1717–1722. 149 indexed citations
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O’Connell, Christopher B., Matthew J. Tyska, & Mark S. Mooseker. (2006). Myosin at work: Motor adaptations for a variety of cellular functions. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1773(5). 615–630. 75 indexed citations
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O’Connell, Christopher B. & Mark S. Mooseker. (2003). Native Myosin-IXb is a plus-, not a minus-end-directed motor. Nature Cell Biology. 5(2). 171–172. 28 indexed citations
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Post, Penny, et al.. (2002). Myosin-IXb Is a Single-headed and Processive Motor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(14). 11679–11683. 65 indexed citations
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Sheff, David, Laurence Pelletier, Christopher B. O’Connell, Graham Warren, & Ira Mellman. (2002). Transferrin receptor recycling in the absence of perinuclear recycling endosomes. The Journal of Cell Biology. 156(5). 797–804. 113 indexed citations
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O’Connell, Christopher B., et al.. (2001). Distinct roles of the equatorial and polar cortices in the cleavage of adherent cells. Current Biology. 11(9). 702–707. 73 indexed citations
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Faulkner, Nicole, Denis Dujardin, Chin‐Yin Tai, et al.. (2000). A role for the lissencephaly gene LIS1 in mitosis and cytoplasmic dynein function. Nature Cell Biology. 2(11). 784–791. 365 indexed citations
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O’Connell, Christopher B. & Yu‐li Wang. (2000). Mammalian Spindle Orientation and Position Respond to Changes in Cell Shape in a Dynein-dependent Fashion. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 11(5). 1765–1774. 226 indexed citations
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O’Connell, Christopher B., Sally P. Wheatley, Sohail Ahmed, & Yu‐li Wang. (1999). The Small GTP-binding Protein Rho Regulates Cortical Activities in Cultured Cells during Division. The Journal of Cell Biology. 144(2). 305–313. 118 indexed citations
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Wheatley, Sally P., Christopher B. O’Connell, & Yu‐li Wang. (1998). Inhibition of Chromosomal Separation Provides Insights into Cleavage Furrow Stimulation in Cultured Epithelial Cells. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 9(8). 2173–2184. 31 indexed citations

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