Christopher Belham

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Christopher Belham is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Belham has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Cell Biology and 2 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Christopher Belham's work include Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (11 papers), PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (7 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (6 papers). Christopher Belham is often cited by papers focused on Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (11 papers), PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (7 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (6 papers). Christopher Belham collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Japan. Christopher Belham's co-authors include Joseph Avruch, Mark T. Kozlowski, Kazuyoshi Yonezawa, Kenta Hara, Robin Plevin, Pamela Scott, Michael J. Comb, Gwyn W. Gould, Andrew Paul and Shilan Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Genes & Development and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Belham

16 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Amino Acid Sufficiency and mTOR Regulate p70 S6 Kinase an... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. Amino Acid Sufficiency and mTOR Regulate p70 S6 Kinase and eIF-4E BP1 through a Common Effector Mechanism
    1998 1.1k citations Kenta Hara, Kazuyoshi Yonezawa 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 Belham United Kingdom 15 2.3k 629 359 309 287 16 3.0k
Stephen R. James United Kingdom 13 2.6k 1.1× 502 0.8× 239 0.7× 324 1.0× 282 1.0× 19 3.2k
Kathryn E. Meier United States 33 2.2k 0.9× 550 0.9× 366 1.0× 366 1.2× 258 0.9× 85 3.0k
Hiroyuki Okamoto Japan 28 2.5k 1.1× 738 1.2× 402 1.1× 248 0.8× 227 0.8× 55 3.4k
Shun‐ichi Nakamura Japan 26 2.3k 1.0× 825 1.3× 377 1.1× 515 1.7× 158 0.6× 74 3.0k
Chiharu Tokunaga Japan 20 3.3k 1.4× 574 0.9× 368 1.0× 449 1.5× 277 1.0× 28 4.0k
Irene Faenza Italy 33 2.4k 1.0× 679 1.1× 265 0.7× 305 1.0× 285 1.0× 112 3.1k
Jeroen van der Kaay United Kingdom 18 2.0k 0.9× 534 0.8× 201 0.6× 250 0.8× 239 0.8× 26 2.6k
Kazutoyo Terada Japan 32 1.8k 0.8× 480 0.8× 353 1.0× 232 0.8× 197 0.7× 66 2.8k
Lisa M. Ooms Australia 24 1.6k 0.7× 564 0.9× 304 0.8× 238 0.8× 250 0.9× 47 2.4k
Grisha Pirianov United Kingdom 23 2.1k 0.9× 615 1.0× 317 0.9× 506 1.6× 490 1.7× 39 3.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher Belham

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Belham

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Belham, Christopher, Joan Roig, Jennifer Caldwell, et al.. (2003). A Mitotic Cascade of NIMA Family Kinases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(37). 34897–34909. 137 indexed citations
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Roig, Joan, Alexei Mikhailov, Christopher Belham, & Joseph Avruch. (2002). Nercc1, a mammalian NIMA-family kinase, binds the Ran GTPase and regulates mitotic progression. Genes & Development. 16(13). 1640–1658. 114 indexed citations
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Belham, Christopher, Michael J. Comb, & Joseph Avruch. (2001). Identification of the NIMA family kinases NEK6/7 as regulators of the p70 ribosomal S6 kinase. Current Biology. 11(15). 1155–1167. 70 indexed citations
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Avruch, Joseph, et al.. (2001). The p70 S6 Kinase Integrates Nutrient and Growth Signals to Control Translational Capacity. Progress in molecular and subcellular biology. 26. 115–154. 151 indexed citations
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Belham, Christopher, Shilan Wu, & Joseph Avruch. (1999). Intracellular signalling: PDK1 – a kinase at the hub of things. Current Biology. 9(3). R93–R96. 189 indexed citations
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Scott, Pamela, Andrew Paul, Christopher Belham, et al.. (1998). Hypoxic Stimulation of the Stress-activated Protein Kinases in Pulmonary Artery Fibroblasts. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 158(3). 958–962. 49 indexed citations
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Kozlowski, Mark T., et al.. (1998). Regulation of the p70 S6 Kinase by Phosphorylation in Vivo. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(26). 16621–16629. 330 indexed citations
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Hara, Kenta, et al.. (1998). Amino Acid Sufficiency and mTOR Regulate p70 S6 Kinase and eIF-4E BP1 through a Common Effector Mechanism. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(23). 14484–14494. 1116 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hara, Kenta, et al.. (1998). Amino acid sufficiency and mTOR regulate p70 S6 kinase and eIF-4E BP1 through a common effector mechanism.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(34). 22160–22160. 43 indexed citations
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Paul, Andrew, Susan Wilson, Christopher Belham, et al.. (1997). Stress-activated Protein Kinases: Activation, Regulation and Function. Cellular Signalling. 9(6). 403–410. 289 indexed citations
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Pemberton, Alan D., Christopher Belham, John F. Huntley, Robin Plevin, & H. R. P. Miller. (1997). Sheep mast cell proteinase-1, a serine proteinase with both tryptase- and chymase-like properties, is inhibited by plasma proteinase inhibitors and is mitogenic for bovine pulmonary artery fibroblasts. Biochemical Journal. 323(3). 719–725. 10 indexed citations
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Scott, Pamela, Christopher Belham, Edwin R. Chilvers, et al.. (1996). A regulatory role for cAMP in phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/p70 ribosomal S6 kinase-mediated DNA synthesis in platelet-derived-growth-factor-stimulated bovine airway smooth-muscle cells. Biochemical Journal. 318(3). 965–971. 102 indexed citations
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Belham, Christopher, Rothwelle J. Tate, Pamela Scott, et al.. (1996). Trypsin stimulates proteinase-activated receptor-2-dependent and -independent activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases. Biochemical Journal. 320(3). 939–946. 91 indexed citations
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Malarkey, Kevin, Christopher Belham, Andrew Paul, et al.. (1995). The regulation of tyrosine kinase signalling pathways by growth factor and G-protein-coupled receptors. Biochemical Journal. 309(2). 361–375. 231 indexed citations

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