Christopher Dombrowski

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
12 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Christopher Dombrowski is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Dombrowski has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 4 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Christopher Dombrowski's work include Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (6 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (4 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (4 papers). Christopher Dombrowski is often cited by papers focused on Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (6 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (4 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (4 papers). Christopher Dombrowski collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Christopher Dombrowski's co-authors include Raymond E. Goldstein, John O. Kessler, Luis Cisneros, Sunita Chatkaew, Charles W. Wolgemuth, Idán Tuval, Stephen C. Kowalczykowski, Jody L. Plank, Ricardo Cortez and Jason C. Bell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Dombrowski

12 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Self-Concentration and Large-Scale Coherence in Bacterial... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2005 250 500 750
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. Self-Concentration and Large-Scale Coherence in Bacterial Dynamics
    2004 766 citations Christopher Dombrowski, Luis Cisneros et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  2. Bacterial swimming and oxygen transport near contact lines
    2005 554 citations Idán Tuval, Luis Cisneros et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 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 Dombrowski United States 12 972 706 640 537 337 12 2.0k
Luis Cisneros United States 12 1.6k 1.6× 561 0.8× 1.0k 1.6× 552 1.0× 346 1.0× 20 2.4k
Vasily Zaburdaev Germany 25 477 0.5× 1.5k 2.1× 491 0.8× 343 0.6× 221 0.7× 82 2.7k
Radek Erban United Kingdom 26 231 0.2× 1.3k 1.8× 305 0.5× 557 1.0× 202 0.6× 71 2.2k
Kirstine Berg‐Sørensen Denmark 28 212 0.2× 705 1.0× 1.2k 1.9× 363 0.7× 307 0.9× 78 3.3k
Carsten Beta Germany 27 562 0.6× 473 0.7× 691 1.1× 188 0.4× 551 1.6× 92 2.0k
Elena O. Budrene United States 6 363 0.4× 560 0.8× 459 0.7× 497 0.9× 180 0.5× 6 1.3k
Marco Cosentino Lagomarsino Italy 29 1.1k 1.1× 1.7k 2.4× 983 1.5× 41 0.1× 293 0.9× 115 3.4k
Xiao-Lun Wu United States 20 1.1k 1.2× 469 0.7× 797 1.2× 46 0.1× 93 0.3× 54 2.3k
Cyrill B. Muratov United States 26 360 0.4× 458 0.6× 181 0.3× 134 0.2× 138 0.4× 93 2.0k
Yael Roichman Israel 24 244 0.3× 436 0.6× 1.1k 1.7× 55 0.1× 117 0.3× 71 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher Dombrowski

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Dombrowski

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All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Bell, Jason C., Christopher Dombrowski, Jody L. Plank, Ryan B. Jensen, & Stephen C. Kowalczykowski. (2023). BRCA2 chaperones RAD51 to single molecules of RPA-coated ssDNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(14). e2221971120–e2221971120. 19 indexed citations
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Forget, Anthony L., Christopher Dombrowski, Ichiro Amitani, & Stephen C. Kowalczykowski. (2013). Exploring protein-DNA interactions in 3D using in situ construction, manipulation and visualization of individual DNA dumbbells with optical traps, microfluidics and fluorescence microscopy. Nature Protocols. 8(3). 525–538. 43 indexed citations
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Ćejka, Petr, Jody L. Plank, Christopher Dombrowski, & S C Kowalczykowski. (2012). Decatenation of DNA by the S. cerevisiae Sgs1-Top3-Rmi1 and RPA Complex: A Mechanism for Disentangling Chromosomes. Molecular Cell. 47(6). 886–896. 81 indexed citations
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Nimonkar, Amitabh V., Christopher Dombrowski, Joseph S. Siino, et al.. (2012). Saccharomyces cerevisiae Dmc1 and Rad51 Proteins Preferentially Function with Tid1 and Rad54 Proteins, Respectively, to Promote DNA Strand Invasion during Genetic Recombination. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(34). 28727–28737. 47 indexed citations
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Bell, Jason C., Jody L. Plank, Christopher Dombrowski, & Stephen C. Kowalczykowski. (2012). Direct imaging of RecA nucleation and growth on single molecules of SSB-coated ssDNA. Nature. 491(7423). 274–278. 128 indexed citations
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Amitani, Ichiro, Bian Liu, Christopher Dombrowski, Ronald J. Baskin, & Stephen C. Kowalczykowski. (2010). Watching Individual Proteins Acting on Single Molecules of DNA. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 472. 261–291. 35 indexed citations
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Dombrowski, Christopher, et al.. (2009). The Elastic Basis for the Shape of Borrelia burgdorferi. Biophysical Journal. 96(11). 4409–4417. 57 indexed citations
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Cisneros, Luis, Ricardo Cortez, Christopher Dombrowski, Raymond E. Goldstein, & John O. Kessler. (2007). Fluid dynamics of self-propelled microorganisms, from individuals to concentrated populations. Experiments in Fluids. 43(5). 737–753. 186 indexed citations
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Cisneros, Luis, Christopher Dombrowski, Raymond E. Goldstein, & John O. Kessler. (2006). Reversal of bacterial locomotion at an obstacle. Physical Review E. 73(3). 30901–30901. 60 indexed citations
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Tuval, Idán, Luis Cisneros, Christopher Dombrowski, et al.. (2005). Bacterial swimming and oxygen transport near contact lines. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(7). 2277–2282. 554 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dombrowski, Christopher, et al.. (2005). Coiling, Entrainment, and Hydrodynamic Coupling of Decelerated Fluid Jets. Physical Review Letters. 95(18). 184501–184501. 23 indexed citations
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Dombrowski, Christopher, Luis Cisneros, Sunita Chatkaew, Raymond E. Goldstein, & John O. Kessler. (2004). Self-Concentration and Large-Scale Coherence in Bacterial Dynamics. Physical Review Letters. 93(9). 98103–98103. 766 indexed citations breakdown →

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