Christopher D. Higgins

1.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
10 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Christopher D. Higgins is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Aging. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher D. Higgins has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Cell Biology and 3 papers in Aging. Recurrent topics in Christopher D. Higgins's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (3 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (2 papers) and Transgenic Plants and Applications (2 papers). Christopher D. Higgins is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (3 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (2 papers) and Transgenic Plants and Applications (2 papers). Christopher D. Higgins collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Italy. Christopher D. Higgins's co-authors include Bob Goldstein, Daniel J. Dickinson, Ariel M. Pani, Jennifer K. Heppert, Liang Gao, Eric Betzig, Lin Shao, Xufeng Wu, Michael W. Davidson and Joanna Poulton and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Christopher D. Higgins

9 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Streamlined Genome Engineering with a Self-Excising Drug Selection Cassette

2015 402 citations Daniel J. Dickinson, Ariel M. Pani et al. Genetics profile →
Noninvasive Imaging beyond the Diffraction Limit of 3D Dynamics in Thickly Fluorescent Specimens

2012 245 citations Liang Gao, Lin Shao et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher D. Higgins United States	8	505	400	297	266	181	10	1.0k
Lena K. Schroeder United States	12	396 0.8×	210 0.5×	255 0.9×	365 1.4×	193 1.1×	15	988
Christian J. Malone United States	9	1.2k 2.4×	350 0.9×	600 2.0×	467 1.8×	282 1.6×	9	1.9k
Chih-Chieh Yu United States	10	313 0.6×	157 0.4×	86 0.3×	373 1.4×	142 0.8×	13	811
Ryan Christensen United States	16	368 0.7×	237 0.6×	101 0.3×	707 2.7×	358 2.0×	23	1.2k
Amy Shaub Maddox United States	22	1.2k 2.3×	563 1.4×	1.2k 4.2×	101 0.4×	116 0.6×	46	2.0k
Paul J. Heid United States	14	585 1.2×	359 0.9×	421 1.4×	68 0.3×	141 0.8×	17	986
Thai V. Truong United States	18	440 0.9×	57 0.1×	154 0.5×	434 1.6×	285 1.6×	33	1.2k
Jacques Pécréaux France	13	891 1.8×	150 0.4×	467 1.6×	55 0.2×	185 1.0×	22	1.2k
Pamela E. Hoppe United States	8	418 0.8×	120 0.3×	125 0.4×	455 1.7×	273 1.5×	13	999
Floris Bosveld France	16	918 1.8×	111 0.3×	1.1k 3.8×	104 0.4×	238 1.3×	34	1.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher D. Higgins

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

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Slabodnick, Mark M., Sophia Tintori, Pu Zhang, et al.. (2023). Zyxin contributes to coupling between cell junctions and contractile actomyosin networks during apical constriction. PLoS Genetics. 19(3). e1010319–e1010319. 8 indexed citations

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Davidson, Michael, Eric Betzig, Lin Shao, et al.. (2020). Noninvasive Imaging beyond the Diffraction Limit of 3D Dynamics in Thickly Fluorescent Specimens. UNC Libraries.

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Heppert, Jennifer K., Daniel J. Dickinson, Ariel M. Pani, et al.. (2016). Comparative assessment of fluorescent proteins for in vivo imaging in an animal model system. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 27(22). 3385–3394. 100 indexed citations

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Dickinson, Daniel J., Ariel M. Pani, Jennifer K. Heppert, Christopher D. Higgins, & Bob Goldstein. (2015). Streamlined Genome Engineering with a Self-Excising Drug Selection Cassette. Genetics. 200(4). 1035–1049. 402 indexed citations breakdown →

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Higgins, Christopher D.. (2015). Applications and challenges of digital pathology and whole slide imaging. Biotechnic & Histochemistry. 90(5). 341–347. 67 indexed citations

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Higgins, Christopher D., et al.. (2015). Expanding Imaging Capabilities for Microfluidics: Applicability of Darkfield Internal Reflection Illumination (DIRI) to Observations in Microfluidics. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0116925–e0116925. 8 indexed citations

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Higgins, Christopher D., Yasuhito Yamamoto, Julie Nyhus, et al.. (2013). Darkfield Adapter for Whole Slide Imaging: Adapting a Darkfield Internal Reflection Illumination System to Extend WSI Applications. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e58344–e58344. 9 indexed citations

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Roh‐Johnson, Minna, Gidi Shemer, Christopher D. Higgins, et al.. (2012). Triggering a Cell Shape Change by Exploiting Preexisting Actomyosin Contractions. Science. 335(6073). 1232–1235. 203 indexed citations

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Gao, Liang, Lin Shao, Christopher D. Higgins, et al.. (2012). Noninvasive Imaging beyond the Diffraction Limit of 3D Dynamics in Thickly Fluorescent Specimens. Cell. 151(6). 1370–1385. 245 indexed citations breakdown →

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Higgins, Christopher D. & Bob Goldstein. (2010). Asymmetric Cell Division: A New Way to Divide Unequally. Current Biology. 20(23). R1029–R1031. 4 indexed citations

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