Christopher J. Bohlen

13.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
23 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Christopher J. Bohlen is a scholar working on Neurology, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher J. Bohlen has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Neurology, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Christopher J. Bohlen's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (12 papers), Immune cells in cancer (7 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (5 papers). Christopher J. Bohlen is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (12 papers), Immune cells in cancer (7 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (5 papers). Christopher J. Bohlen collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. Christopher J. Bohlen's co-authors include Ben A. Barres, F. Chris Bennett, David Julius, Andrew F. Tucker, Sara B. Mulinyawe, Mariko L. Bennett, Hannah Y. Collins, Jennifer Zamanian, Melanie Hayden Gephart and Nathaniel B. Fernhoff and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Christopher J. Bohlen

23 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

New tools for studying microglia in the mouse and human CNS 2011 2026 2016 2021 2016 2017 2011 2014 2023 400 800 1.2k
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. New tools for studying microglia in the mouse and human CNS
    2016 1.3k citations Mariko L. Bennett, F. Chris Bennett et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Diverse Requirements for Microglial Survival, Specification, and Function Revealed by Defined-Medium Cultures
    2017 458 citations Christopher J. Bohlen, F. Chris Bennett et al. Neuron profile →
  3. A heteromeric Texas coral snake toxin targets acid-sensing ion channels to produce pain
    2011 267 citations Christopher J. Bohlen, Alexander T. Chesler et al. Nature profile →
  4. X-Ray Structure of Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 1–Snake Toxin Complex Reveals Open State of a Na+-Selective Channel
    2014 237 citations Isabelle Baconguis, Christopher J. Bohlen et al. Cell profile →
  5. Integrative in situ mapping of single-cell transcriptional states and tissue histopathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
    2023 105 citations Hu Zeng, Jiahao Huang et al. Nature Neuroscience 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 J. Bohlen United States 17 2.1k 1.4k 1.2k 786 712 23 3.8k
Christiané Nolte Germany 40 1.9k 0.9× 2.0k 1.4× 852 0.7× 696 0.9× 1.7k 2.4× 51 4.9k
Lyanne C. Schlichter Canada 44 1.9k 0.9× 2.3k 1.6× 792 0.7× 479 0.6× 1.4k 2.0× 69 5.0k
Christopher N. Parkhurst United States 16 2.1k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 1.3k 1.2× 721 0.9× 1.3k 1.8× 20 4.6k
Lasse Dissing‐Olesen Canada 19 2.9k 1.4× 1.1k 0.7× 1.3k 1.1× 655 0.8× 995 1.4× 22 4.2k
Alain Bessis France 26 2.6k 1.2× 2.6k 1.8× 1.2k 1.0× 470 0.6× 1.5k 2.1× 40 5.7k
Bernardo Castellano Spain 35 1.9k 0.9× 1.0k 0.7× 919 0.8× 469 0.6× 965 1.4× 103 4.0k
Hendrikus Boddeke Netherlands 40 2.9k 1.4× 1.2k 0.9× 1.7k 1.4× 804 1.0× 1.3k 1.8× 57 5.0k
Gareth R. Howell United States 38 3.3k 1.6× 2.9k 2.0× 1.3k 1.1× 1.4k 1.7× 1.2k 1.7× 104 7.5k
Berta González Spain 33 1.5k 0.7× 883 0.6× 765 0.7× 435 0.6× 676 0.9× 90 3.1k
Michel Mallat France 30 1.9k 0.9× 962 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 531 0.7× 1.1k 1.5× 54 3.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sypek, Elizabeth I., Hannah Y. Collins, Karen Huang, et al.. (2024). Diversity of microglial transcriptional responses during opioid exposure and neuropathic pain. Pain. 165(11). 2615–2628. 4 indexed citations
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Wallweber, Heidi Ackerly, Robert G. Alberstein, Zhonghua Lin, et al.. (2024). Rapid affinity optimization of an anti-TREM2 clinical lead antibody by cross-lineage immune repertoire mining. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8382–8382. 2 indexed citations
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Zeng, Hu, Jiahao Huang, Haowen Zhou, et al.. (2023). Integrative in situ mapping of single-cell transcriptional states and tissue histopathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Nature Neuroscience. 26(3). 430–446. 105 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pandey, Shristi, Kimberle Shen, Seung-Hye Lee, et al.. (2022). Disease-associated oligodendrocyte responses across neurodegenerative diseases. Cell Reports. 40(8). 111189–111189. 95 indexed citations
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Lee, Seung-Hye, Mitchell G. Rezzonico, Brad A. Friedman, et al.. (2021). TREM2-independent oligodendrocyte, astrocyte, and T cell responses to tau and amyloid pathology in mouse models of Alzheimer disease. Cell Reports. 37(13). 110158–110158. 50 indexed citations
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Lee, Seung-Hye, William J. Meilandt, Luke Xie, et al.. (2021). Trem2 restrains the enhancement of tau accumulation and neurodegeneration by β-amyloid pathology. Neuron. 109(8). 1283–1301.e6. 159 indexed citations
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Freund, Emily, Jaclyn Lock, Jaehak Oh, et al.. (2020). Efficient gene knockout in primary human and murine myeloid cells by non-viral delivery of CRISPR-Cas9. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 217(7). 49 indexed citations
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Bernier, Louis‐Philippe, Christopher J. Bohlen, Elisa M. York, et al.. (2019). Nanoscale Surveillance of the Brain by Microglia via cAMP-Regulated Filopodia. Cell Reports. 27(10). 2895–2908.e4. 144 indexed citations
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Collins, Hannah Y. & Christopher J. Bohlen. (2018). Isolation and Culture of Rodent Microglia to Promote a Dynamic Ramified Morphology in Serum-free Medium. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 15 indexed citations
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Collins, Hannah Y. & Christopher J. Bohlen. (2018). Isolation and Culture of Rodent Microglia to Promote a Dynamic Ramified Morphology in Serum-free Medium. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 5 indexed citations
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Corder, Gregory, Vivianne L. Tawfik, Dong Wang, et al.. (2017). Loss of μ opioid receptor signaling in nociceptors, but not microglia, abrogates morphine tolerance without disrupting analgesia. Nature Medicine. 23(2). 164–173. 258 indexed citations
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Bohlen, Christopher J., F. Chris Bennett, Andrew F. Tucker, et al.. (2017). Diverse Requirements for Microglial Survival, Specification, and Function Revealed by Defined-Medium Cultures. Neuron. 94(4). 759–773.e8. 458 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bennett, Mariko L., F. Chris Bennett, Shane A. Liddelow, et al.. (2016). New tools for studying microglia in the mouse and human CNS. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(12). E1738–46. 1298 indexed citations breakdown →
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Baconguis, Isabelle, Christopher J. Bohlen, April Goehring, David Julius, & Eric Gouaux. (2014). X-Ray Structure of Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 1–Snake Toxin Complex Reveals Open State of a Na+-Selective Channel. Cell. 156(4). 717–729. 237 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bohlen, Christopher J. & David Julius. (2012). Receptor-targeting mechanisms of pain-causing toxins: How ow?. Toxicon. 60(3). 254–264. 53 indexed citations
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Medzihradszky, Katalin F. & Christopher J. Bohlen. (2012). Partial De Novo Sequencing and Unusual CID Fragmentation of a 7 kDa, Disulfide-Bridged Toxin. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 23(5). 923–934. 13 indexed citations
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Bohlen, Christopher J., Alexander T. Chesler, Reza Sharif‐Naeini, et al.. (2011). A heteromeric Texas coral snake toxin targets acid-sensing ion channels to produce pain. Nature. 479(7373). 410–414. 267 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bohlen, Christopher J., Avi Priel, Sharleen Zhou, et al.. (2010). A Bivalent Tarantula Toxin Activates the Capsaicin Receptor, TRPV1, by Targeting the Outer Pore Domain. Cell. 141(5). 834–845. 254 indexed citations
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Myers, Benjamin R., Christopher J. Bohlen, & David Julius. (2008). A Yeast Genetic Screen Reveals a Critical Role for the Pore Helix Domain in TRP Channel Gating. Neuron. 58(3). 362–373. 112 indexed citations
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Wilson, Ross C., Christopher J. Bohlen, Mark P. Foster, & Charles E. Bell. (2006). Structure of Pfu Pop5, an archaeal RNase P protein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(4). 873–878. 46 indexed citations

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