Christopher E. Carr

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
77 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Christopher E. Carr is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher E. Carr has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 21 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 18 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Christopher E. Carr's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (30 papers), Space Exploration and Technology (20 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (16 papers). Christopher E. Carr is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (30 papers), Space Exploration and Technology (20 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (16 papers). Christopher E. Carr collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Christopher E. Carr's co-authors include Gary Ruvkun, Alexander A. Soukas, Eyleen J. O’Rourke, Elizabeth A. Kane, Justine A. Melo, Andrew V. Samuelson, Amy Horowitz, Laurence G. Branch, Dava Newman and M. T. Zuber and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nucleic Acids Research and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Christopher E. Carr

72 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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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.

C. elegans Major Fats Are Stored in Vesicles Distinct from Lysosome-Related Organelles

2009 368 citations Eyleen J. O’Rourke, Alexander A. Soukas et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
Rictor/TORC2 regulates fat metabolism, feeding, growth, and life span in Caenorhabditis elegans

2009 318 citations Alexander A. Soukas, Christopher E. Carr et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher E. Carr United States	21	855	844	484	308	304	77	2.1k
Nathaniel J. Szewczyk United Kingdom	33	1.2k 1.4×	1.4k 1.7×	1.6k 3.3×	194 0.6×	117 0.4×	118	3.6k
Michael Eiden United Kingdom	22	63 0.1×	412 0.5×	361 0.7×	298 1.0×	130 0.4×	42	1.5k
R. Gerzer Germany	39	46 0.1×	1.5k 1.8×	2.0k 4.2×	235 0.8×	120 0.4×	185	5.0k
R. L. Walford United States	28	581 0.7×	472 0.6×	875 1.8×	192 0.6×	28 0.1×	68	2.3k
Masato Nakajima Japan	17	105 0.1×	1.5k 1.8×	281 0.6×	1.2k 3.9×	42 0.1×	62	2.6k
Angela Maria Rizzo Italy	29	37 0.0×	635 0.8×	609 1.3×	37 0.1×	46 0.2×	113	2.5k
Qi Wu China	30	101 0.1×	1.2k 1.4×	352 0.7×	58 0.2×	65 0.2×	141	3.2k
Vishal R. Patel United States	20	313 0.4×	812 1.0×	1.0k 2.1×	1.2k 3.8×	5 0.0×	76	2.5k
María Moreno‐Villanueva Germany	24	98 0.1×	554 0.7×	421 0.9×	53 0.2×	27 0.1×	67	1.4k
Franck Delaunay France	36	475 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	1.3k 2.8×	2.2k 7.3×	2 0.0×	104	5.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher E. Carr

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Vella‐Baldacchino, Martinique, et al.. (2025). Outcomes of patellofemoral joint arthroplasty: a systematic review of revision timelines and complication rates. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. 20(1). 289–289. 3 indexed citations

Sinha, Sunita, et al.. (2025). Barcode sequencing: a robust, platform-agnostic method for massively parallel cell-based screens. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 15(9).

Duzdevich, Daniel, et al.. (2024). Overcoming nucleotide bias in the nonenzymatic copying of RNA templates. Nucleic Acids Research. 52(22). 13515–13529. 4 indexed citations

Pontefract, A., et al.. (2024). Leveraging Machine Learning Approaches to Predict Organic Carbon Abundance in Mars‐Analog Hypersaline Lake Sediments. 1(2). 2 indexed citations

Ingall, Ellery D., A. Pontefract, Christopher E. Carr, et al.. (2024). Biosignature Molecules Accumulate and Persist in Evaporitic Brines: Implications for Planetary Exploration. Astrobiology. 24(8). 795–812.

Petkowski, Janusz J., Sara Seager, David Grinspoon, et al.. (2024). Astrobiological Potential of Venus Atmosphere Chemical Anomalies and Other Unexplained Cloud Properties. Astrobiology. 24(4). 343–370. 8 indexed citations

Carr, Christopher E., Daniel Duzdevich, Masateru Taniguchi, et al.. (2023). Solid-State Single-Molecule Sensing with the Electronic Life-Detection Instrument for Enceladus/Europa (ELIE). Astrobiology. 23(10). 1056–1070. 1 indexed citations

Carr, Christopher E., et al.. (2023). Interplanetary Rapid Transit Missions from Earth to Mars using Directed Laser Energy Driven Light Sails. 611. 1–12. 2 indexed citations

Zea, Luis, et al.. (2022). Experiment verification test of the Artemis I ‘Deep Space Radiation Genomics’ experiment. Acta Astronautica. 198. 702–706. 5 indexed citations

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Carr, Christopher E.. (2022). Resolving the History of Life on Earth by Seeking Life As We Know It on Mars. Astrobiology. 22(7). 880–888. 6 indexed citations

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Duzdevich, Daniel, Christopher E. Carr, Dian Ding, et al.. (2021). Competition between bridged dinucleotides and activated mononucleotides determines the error frequency of nonenzymatic RNA primer extension. Nucleic Acids Research. 49(7). 3681–3691. 19 indexed citations

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Pontefract, A., Sanjoy M. Som, Christopher E. Carr, et al.. (2021). Current state of athalassohaline deep‐sea hypersaline anoxic basin research—recommendations for future work and relevance to astrobiology. Environmental Microbiology. 23(7). 3360–3369. 12 indexed citations

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Arandia‐Gorostidi, Néstor, Anne Dekas, Douglas H. Bartlett, et al.. (2021). Microbial diversity and activity in Southern California salterns and bitterns: analogues for remnant ocean worlds. Environmental Microbiology. 23(7). 3825–3839. 13 indexed citations

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Duzdevich, Daniel, Christopher E. Carr, & Jack W. Szostak. (2020). Deep sequencing of non-enzymatic RNA primer extension. Nucleic Acids Research. 48(12). e70–e70. 22 indexed citations

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Bailey, Ryan C., et al.. (2019). Nucleic Acid Extraction and Sequencing from Low-Biomass Synthetic Mars Analog Soils for In Situ Life Detection. Astrobiology. 19(9). 1139–1152. 18 indexed citations

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Smith, A. G., A. Pontefract, Mark J. Brown, et al.. (2016). SETG: Nucleic Acid Extraction and Sequencing for In Situ Life Detection on Mars. LPICo. 1980. 4095. 2 indexed citations

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Pino, Elizabeth C., Christopher M. Webster, Christopher E. Carr, & Alexander A. Soukas. (2013). Biochemical and High Throughput Microscopic Assessment of Fat Mass in <em>Caenorhabditis Elegans</em>. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 60 indexed citations

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O’Rourke, Eyleen J., Alexander A. Soukas, Christopher E. Carr, & Gary Ruvkun. (2009). C. elegans Major Fats Are Stored in Vesicles Distinct from Lysosome-Related Organelles. Cell Metabolism. 10(5). 430–435. 368 indexed citations breakdown →

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Samuelson, Andrew V., R. R. Klimczak, D B Thompson, Christopher E. Carr, & Gary Ruvkun. (2007). Identification ofCaenorhabditis elegansGenes Regulating Longevity Using Enhanced RNAi-sensitive Strains. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 72(1). 489–497. 23 indexed citations

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Carr, Christopher E. & Dava Newman. (2002). Applications of wearable computing to exploration in extreme environments. 3 indexed citations

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