Christopher B. Yohn

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
15 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Christopher B. Yohn is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher B. Yohn has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 3 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Christopher B. Yohn's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (8 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (5 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (2 papers). Christopher B. Yohn is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (8 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (5 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (2 papers). Christopher B. Yohn collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Israel. Christopher B. Yohn's co-authors include Kenneth C. Holmes, Ivan Rayment, Hazel M. Holden, Ronald A. Milligan, Michael Whittaker, Michael G. Lorenz, Stephen P. Mayfield, Amybeth Cohen, Avihai Danon and Jason Gibson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Christopher B. Yohn

15 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Structure of the actin-myosin complex and its implication... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 2020 400 800 1.2k
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. Structure of the actin-myosin complex and its implications for muscle contraction
    1993 1.4k citations Ivan Rayment, Hazel M. Holden et al. Science profile →
  2. Synovial cell cross-talk with cartilage plays a major role in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis
    2020 237 citations Ching‐Heng Chou, Vaibhav Jain et al. Scientific Reports 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 B. Yohn United States 13 1.6k 1.1k 379 323 246 15 2.3k
Ridha Kassab France 27 1.6k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 1.3k 3.4× 374 1.2× 19 0.1× 64 2.6k
Daniel P. Mulvihill United Kingdom 22 1.4k 0.9× 379 0.3× 776 2.0× 48 0.1× 25 0.1× 59 1.8k
Alex E. Knight United Kingdom 21 1.1k 0.7× 235 0.2× 446 1.2× 73 0.2× 13 0.1× 51 1.8k
Fernando C. Reinach Brazil 32 2.3k 1.4× 2.0k 1.7× 344 0.9× 170 0.5× 6 0.0× 54 3.1k
Horst Hinssen Germany 23 1.0k 0.6× 583 0.5× 962 2.5× 190 0.6× 7 0.0× 59 2.0k
Ralf‐Peter Jansen Germany 31 3.1k 1.9× 263 0.2× 683 1.8× 23 0.1× 20 0.1× 57 3.5k
Elena G. Yarmola United States 21 548 0.3× 146 0.1× 527 1.4× 103 0.3× 11 0.0× 46 1.2k
Hans M. Warrick United States 19 1.2k 0.8× 676 0.6× 756 2.0× 142 0.4× 16 0.1× 30 1.8k
Helen M. Kent United Kingdom 26 3.3k 2.1× 104 0.1× 2.2k 5.8× 174 0.5× 92 0.4× 43 4.3k
Dewight Williams United States 31 1.7k 1.1× 58 0.1× 121 0.3× 84 0.3× 112 0.5× 57 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher B. Yohn

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher B. Yohn

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Chou, Ching‐Heng, Vaibhav Jain, Jason Gibson, et al.. (2020). Synovial cell cross-talk with cartilage plays a major role in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 10868–10868. 237 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chou, Ching‐Heng, Jason Gibson, David E. Attarian, et al.. (2019). Profiling human chondrocytes and synoviocytes using single cell RNA sequencing identifies cell diversity in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis in the joint organ. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 27. S27–S27. 4 indexed citations
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Corcoran, Alina A., Matthew A. Saunders, Philip A. Lee, et al.. (2018). Iterative screening of an evolutionary engineered Desmodesmus generates robust field strains with pesticide tolerance. Algal Research. 31. 443–453. 14 indexed citations
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Szyjka, Shawn J., Shovon Mandal, Nathan G. Schoepp, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of phenotype stability and ecological risk of a genetically engineered alga in open pond production. Algal Research. 24. 378–386. 53 indexed citations
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Lomana, Adrián López García de, Sascha Schäuble, Jacob J. Valenzuela, et al.. (2015). Transcriptional program for nitrogen starvation-induced lipid accumulation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 8(1). 55 indexed citations
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O’Neill, Bryan M., et al.. (2011). An exogenous chloroplast genome for complex sequence manipulation in algae. Nucleic Acids Research. 40(6). 2782–2792. 47 indexed citations
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Yohn, Christopher B., et al.. (2003). l(3)malignant brain tumor and Three Novel Genes Are Required for Drosophila Germ-Cell Formation. Genetics. 165(4). 1889–1900. 41 indexed citations
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Cohen, Amybeth, Christopher B. Yohn, & Stephen P. Mayfield. (2001). Translation of the chloroplast-encoded psbD mRNA is arrested post-initiation in a nuclear mutant of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Journal of Plant Physiology. 158(8). 1069–1075. 4 indexed citations
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Yohn, Christopher B., Amybeth Cohen, Avihai Danon, & Stephen P. Mayfield. (1998). A poly(A) binding protein functions in the chloroplast as a message-specific translation factor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 95(5). 2238–2243. 81 indexed citations
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Yohn, Christopher B., et al.. (1998). Translation of the Chloroplast psbA mRNA Requires the Nuclear-encoded Poly(A)-binding Protein, RB47. The Journal of Cell Biology. 142(2). 435–442. 52 indexed citations
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Yohn, Christopher B., Amybeth Cohen, Avihai Danon, & Stephen P. Mayfield. (1996). Altered mRNA Binding Activity and Decreased Translation Initiation in a Nuclear Mutant Lacking Translation of the Chloroplast psbA mRNA. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 16(7). 3560–3566. 59 indexed citations
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Mayfield, Stephen P., Christopher B. Yohn, Amybeth Cohen, & Avihai Danon. (1995). Regulation of Chloroplast Gene Expression. Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology. 46(1). 147–166. 143 indexed citations
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Vidal, Marc, et al.. (1995). Identification of essential nucleotides in an upstream repressing sequence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by selection for increased expression of TRK2.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 92(6). 2370–2374. 23 indexed citations
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Mayfield, Stephen P., Amybeth Cohen, Avihai Danon, & Christopher B. Yohn. (1994). Translation of the psbA mRNA of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii requires a structured RNA element contained within the 5' untranslated region.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 127(6). 1537–1545. 87 indexed citations
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Rayment, Ivan, Hazel M. Holden, Michael Whittaker, et al.. (1993). Structure of the actin-myosin complex and its implications for muscle contraction. Science. 261(5117). 58–65. 1429 indexed citations breakdown →

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