Christopher E. Nelson

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
97 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Christopher E. Nelson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher E. Nelson has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 11 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Christopher E. Nelson's work include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (20 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (17 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (12 papers). Christopher E. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (20 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (17 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (12 papers). Christopher E. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hungary and United Kingdom. Christopher E. Nelson's co-authors include Craig L. Duvall, Charles A. Gersbach, Mukesh Kumar Gupta, Steven M. George, Jeffrey W. Elam, Ruth M. Castellanos Rivera, Aravind Asokan, Todd D. Giorgio, Pratiksha I. Thakore and Chady H. Hakim and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Christopher E. Nelson

88 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

In vivo genome editing improves muscle function in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

2015 848 citations Christopher E. Nelson, Chady H. Hakim et al. Science profile →
Long-term evaluation of AAV-CRISPR genome editing for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

2019 294 citations Christopher E. Nelson, Ruth M. Castellanos Rivera et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher E. Nelson United States	32	2.6k	693	651	581	530	97	4.4k
Zhiping Zhang China	38	2.4k 0.9×	308 0.4×	395 0.6×	805 1.4×	455 0.9×	164	4.7k
Yujie Sun China	41	2.9k 1.1×	412 0.6×	205 0.3×	707 1.2×	480 0.9×	194	6.0k
Nigel K.H. Slater United Kingdom	36	1.8k 0.7×	389 0.6×	693 1.1×	1.3k 2.3×	696 1.3×	192	4.7k
Chi Wu Hong Kong	44	1.9k 0.7×	239 0.3×	905 1.4×	924 1.6×	1.2k 2.3×	164	6.4k
Victoria J. Madden United States	26	2.1k 0.8×	283 0.4×	1.2k 1.9×	1.0k 1.7×	650 1.2×	44	5.1k
Chantal Pichon France	47	4.5k 1.7×	1.3k 1.8×	875 1.3×	1.2k 2.0×	661 1.2×	196	7.1k
O.P. Bahl United States	45	2.0k 0.8×	313 0.5×	268 0.4×	280 0.5×	1.3k 2.4×	204	6.2k
Min Guo China	47	2.7k 1.1×	290 0.4×	454 0.7×	1.2k 2.0×	856 1.6×	215	6.4k
Jianping Liu China	31	1.5k 0.6×	306 0.4×	473 0.7×	932 1.6×	536 1.0×	174	4.0k
Mary K. Cowman United States	38	2.1k 0.8×	229 0.3×	566 0.9×	584 1.0×	320 0.6×	78	5.3k

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Agrawal, Shilpi, et al.. (2025). Preclinical development of genome editing to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy by exon skipping. Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases. 12(3). 424–434. 1 indexed citations

Langaro, Ana Cláudia, et al.. (2024). Resistance to Acetyl Coenzyme A Carboxylase (ACCase) Inhibitor in Lolium multiflorum: Effect of Multiple Target-Site Mutations. Agronomy. 14(10). 2316–2316.

Agrawal, Shilpi, et al.. (2024). Optimizing Recombinant Cas9 Expression: Insights from E. coli BL21(DE3) Strains for Enhanced Protein Purification and Genome Editing. Biomedicines. 12(6). 1226–1226. 1 indexed citations

Agrawal, Shilpi, et al.. (2023). Delivery challenges for CRISPR—Cas9 genome editing for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. PubMed. 4(1). 11307–11307. 5 indexed citations

Black, Joshua B., Tyler S. Klann, Christopher E. Nelson, et al.. (2019). Targeted transcriptional modulation with type I CRISPR–Cas systems in human cells. Nature Biotechnology. 37(12). 1493–1501. 65 indexed citations

Nelson, Christopher E., Chady H. Hakim, David G. Ousterout, et al.. (2016). In vivo genome editing improves muscle function in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). 2 indexed citations

Nelson, Christopher E. & Charles A. Gersbach. (2016). Cas9 loosens its grip on off-target sites. Nature Biotechnology. 34(3). 299–299. 10 indexed citations

Nelson, Christopher E., Chady H. Hakim, David G. Ousterout, et al.. (2015). In vivo genome editing improves muscle function in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Science. 351(6271). 403–407. 848 indexed citations breakdown →

Li, Hongmei, Shann S. Yu, Martina Miteva, et al.. (2013). Matrix Metalloproteinase Responsive, Proximity‐Activated Polymeric Nanoparticles for siRNA Delivery. Advanced Functional Materials. 23(24). 3040–3052. 91 indexed citations

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Nelson, Christopher E., et al.. (2013). siRNA Delivery from an Injectable Scaffold for Wound Therapy. Advances in Wound Care. 2(3). 93–99. 32 indexed citations

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Nelson, Christopher E., et al.. (2013). Dual pH- and temperature-responsive microparticles for protein delivery to ischemic tissues. Acta Biomaterialia. 9(5). 6526–6534. 31 indexed citations

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Gupta, Mukesh Kumar, Travis A. Meyer, Christopher E. Nelson, & Craig L. Duvall. (2012). Poly(PS-b-DMA) micelles for reactive oxygen species triggered drug release. Journal of Controlled Release. 162(3). 591–598. 144 indexed citations

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Li, Hongmei, Christopher E. Nelson, Brian C. Evans, & Craig L. Duvall. (2011). Delivery of Intracellular-Acting Biologics in Pro-Apoptotic Therapies. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 17(3). 293–319. 25 indexed citations

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Nelson, Christopher E., et al.. (1993). Research Note: The Effect of Organic Acids on Salmonella Contamination Originating from Mouse Fecal Pellets. Poultry Science. 72(9). 1797–1799. 4 indexed citations

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Nelson, Christopher E., et al.. (1991). MANAGING TRUCKS FOR AIR QUALITY: CURRENT WORK IN PROGRESS. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2 indexed citations

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Russell, Louis, et al.. (1991). Incidence of molds and mycotoxins in commercial animal feed mills in seven midwestern states, 1988-1989.. Journal of Animal Science. 69(1). 5–5. 30 indexed citations

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Nelson, Christopher E., et al.. (1988). Research Note: Effect of Chemical Treatment of Poultry Feed on Survival of Salmonella. Poultry Science. 67(8). 1225–1228. 38 indexed citations

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Nelson, Christopher E., et al.. (1963). Some properties of platinum monotelluride (PtTe). American Mineralogist. 48. 689–691. 1 indexed citations

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Boawn, Louis C., et al.. (1961). Yield and zinc content of sugar beets as affected by nitrogen source, rate of nitrogen, and zinc application. Journal of Sugarbeet Research. 11(4). 279–286. 2 indexed citations

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Robins, J. S., Christopher E. Nelson, & C. Domingo. (1956). Some Effects of Excess Water Application on Utilization of Applied Nitrogen by Sugar beets. Journal of Sugarbeet Research. 9(2). 180–188. 1 indexed citations

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