Christopher F. Higgins

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
10 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Christopher F. Higgins is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher F. Higgins has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Oncology and 3 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Christopher F. Higgins's work include Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (5 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (3 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (3 papers). Christopher F. Higgins is often cited by papers focused on Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (5 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (3 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (3 papers). Christopher F. Higgins collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Slovakia. Christopher F. Higgins's co-authors include Kenneth J. Linton, Deborah R. Gill, Ian D. Hiles, Miguel A. Valverde, Derek J. Jamieson, Maurice P. Gallagher, Alexander W. Bell, George P. C. Salmond, Lindsay Gray and Mark A. Hermodson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Christopher F. Higgins

10 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

A family of related ATP-binding subunits coupled to many ... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 1992 200 400 600
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. A family of related ATP-binding subunits coupled to many distinct biological processes in bacteria
    1986 639 citations Christopher F. Higgins, Ian D. Hiles et al. Nature profile →
  2. Is the multidrug transporter a flippase?
    1992 604 citations Christopher F. Higgins et al. Trends in Biochemical 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 F. Higgins United Kingdom 10 1.4k 1.1k 538 294 251 10 2.5k
Maurice P. Gallagher United Kingdom 17 967 0.7× 601 0.5× 361 0.7× 138 0.5× 141 0.6× 28 2.0k
Michael L. Oldham United States 19 1.4k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 320 0.6× 119 0.4× 235 0.9× 26 2.6k
Kishiko Nikaido United States 25 2.1k 1.5× 812 0.7× 935 1.7× 68 0.2× 253 1.0× 31 3.3k
C. F. Higgins United Kingdom 25 1.5k 1.1× 419 0.4× 785 1.5× 127 0.4× 64 0.3× 35 2.6k
G F Ames United States 37 2.5k 1.8× 992 0.9× 1.6k 3.0× 57 0.2× 381 1.5× 48 4.0k
Tohru Komano Japan 23 1.1k 0.8× 296 0.3× 494 0.9× 93 0.3× 82 0.3× 84 1.5k
Jan Neuhard Denmark 36 3.1k 2.3× 275 0.2× 964 1.8× 123 0.4× 60 0.2× 92 3.7k
Robert L. Switzer United States 36 3.4k 2.5× 285 0.3× 856 1.6× 175 0.6× 48 0.2× 126 4.1k
Eric R. Geertsma Germany 22 1.5k 1.1× 383 0.3× 448 0.8× 30 0.1× 159 0.6× 48 2.3k
Lichuan Gu China 29 2.1k 1.6× 251 0.2× 421 0.8× 40 0.1× 130 0.5× 105 3.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher F. Higgins

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

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

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Linton, Kenneth J. & Christopher F. Higgins. (1998). The Escherichia coli ATP‐binding cassette (ABC) proteins. Molecular Microbiology. 28(1). 5–13. 355 indexed citations
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Mojica, Francisco J. M. & Christopher F. Higgins. (1996). Localized domains of DNA supercoiling: topological coupling between promoters. Molecular Microbiology. 22(5). 919–928. 56 indexed citations
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Pavitt, Graham D. & Christopher F. Higgins. (1993). Chromosomal domains of supercoiling in Salmonella typhimurium. Molecular Microbiology. 10(3). 685–696. 32 indexed citations
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Karlsson, Margareta, Kevin Hannavy, & Christopher F. Higgins. (1993). A sequence‐specific function for the N‐terminal signal‐like sequence of the TonB protein. Molecular Microbiology. 8(2). 379–388. 80 indexed citations
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Higgins, Christopher F., Stuart W. Peltz, & Allan Jacobson. (1992). Turnover of mRNA in prokaryotes and lower eukaryotes. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 2(5). 739–747. 35 indexed citations
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Gill, Deborah R., Stephen C. Hyde, Christopher F. Higgins, et al.. (1992). Separation of drug transport and chloride channel functions of the human multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein. Cell. 71(1). 23–32. 297 indexed citations
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Higgins, Christopher F., et al.. (1992). Is the multidrug transporter a flippase?. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 17(1). 18–21. 604 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hiles, Ian D., Maurice P. Gallagher, Derek J. Jamieson, & Christopher F. Higgins. (1987). Molecular characterization of the oligopeptide permease of Salmonella typhimurium. Journal of Molecular Biology. 195(1). 125–142. 241 indexed citations
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Higgins, Christopher F., Ian D. Hiles, George P. C. Salmond, et al.. (1986). A family of related ATP-binding subunits coupled to many distinct biological processes in bacteria. Nature. 323(6087). 448–450. 639 indexed citations breakdown →

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