Christopher J. Fields

6.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
58 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Christopher J. Fields is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Insect Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher J. Fields has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Insect Science and 9 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Christopher J. Fields's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (10 papers), Gut microbiota and health (7 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (4 papers). Christopher J. Fields is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (10 papers), Gut microbiota and health (7 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (4 papers). Christopher J. Fields collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Denmark. Christopher J. Fields's co-authors include Peter Cock, N. Goto, Peter M. Rice, Michael Heuer, Alvaro G. Hernandez, Jeffrey A. Woods, Thomas W. Buford, Jacob M. Allen, Lucy J. Mailing and David A. Bennett and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Christopher J. Fields

58 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Sanger FASTQ file format for sequences with quality scores, and the Solexa/Illumina FASTQ variants

2009 1.2k citations Christopher J. Fields et al. profile →
Exercise and the Gut Microbiome: A Review of the Evidence, Potential Mechanisms, and Implications for Human Health

2019 327 citations Lucy J. Mailing, Jacob M. Allen et al. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews profile →
A Gram-negative-selective antibiotic that spares the gut microbiome

2024 68 citations Jessica R. Holmes, Christopher J. Fields 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 J. Fields United States	25	2.1k	469	454	431	413	58	3.5k
Hongmei Zhu China	23	2.4k 1.2×	743 1.6×	558 1.2×	526 1.2×	586 1.4×	115	4.3k
Miguel Pignatelli Spain	25	2.1k 1.0×	288 0.6×	366 0.8×	590 1.4×	294 0.7×	32	3.1k
Jennifer Hillman‐Jackson United States	6	2.5k 1.2×	587 1.3×	538 1.2×	457 1.1×	289 0.7×	7	4.0k
Nate Coraor United States	7	2.5k 1.2×	594 1.3×	549 1.2×	460 1.1×	281 0.7×	13	4.2k
Måns Magnusson Sweden	6	2.4k 1.2×	636 1.4×	640 1.4×	713 1.7×	437 1.1×	7	4.7k
Dannon Baker United States	7	2.6k 1.2×	605 1.3×	555 1.2×	465 1.1×	284 0.7×	12	4.2k
Aleš Tichopád Czechia	19	3.9k 1.9×	655 1.4×	573 1.3×	688 1.6×	620 1.5×	57	6.1k
Marius van den Beek France	12	2.6k 1.2×	664 1.4×	559 1.2×	469 1.1×	275 0.7×	21	4.2k
Aysam Guerler Germany	10	2.6k 1.2×	582 1.2×	541 1.2×	450 1.0×	262 0.6×	14	4.1k
Jérôme Mariette France	17	1.3k 0.6×	339 0.7×	345 0.8×	238 0.6×	229 0.6×	27	2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher J. Fields

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

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Levin, G., Jenny Drnevich, Christopher J. Fields, et al.. (2025). Mobile gene clusters and coexpressed plant–rhizobium pathways drive partner quality variation in symbiosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(31). e2411831122–e2411831122. 1 indexed citations

Daniel, Steven L., Kimberly K. O. Walden, Christopher J. Fields, et al.. (2024). Genome sequences of nine Clostridium scindens strains isolated from human feces. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 13(12). e0084824–e0084824. 2 indexed citations

Koelle, Katia, Michael A. Martin, Laura Gibson, et al.. (2024). Within-host evolutionary dynamics and tissue compartmentalization during acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. Journal of Virology. 98(1). e0161823–e0161823. 8 indexed citations

Arora, Deepika, Alvaro G. Hernandez, Kimberly K. O. Walden, Christopher J. Fields, & Guiping Yan. (2023). First Draft Genome Assembly of Root-Lesion Nematode Pratylenchus scribneri Generated Using Long-Read Sequencing. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(8). 7311–7311. 5 indexed citations

Brandenburg, Jean‐Tristan, Lindsay V. Clark, Gerrit Botha, et al.. (2022). H3AGWAS: a portable workflow for genome wide association studies. BMC Bioinformatics. 23(1). 7 indexed citations

Wang, Mei, et al.. (2022). Feeding Practice and Delivery Mode Are Determinants of Vitamin K in the Infant Gut: An Exploratory Analysis. Current Developments in Nutrition. 6(3). nzac019–nzac019. 4 indexed citations

Ras, Verena, Gerrit Botha, Shaun Aron, et al.. (2021). Using a multiple-delivery-mode training approach to develop local capacity and infrastructure for advanced bioinformatics in Africa. PLoS Computational Biology. 17(2). e1008640–e1008640. 14 indexed citations

Chiu, Karen, S.T. Bashir, Liying Gao, et al.. (2021). Subacute Exposure to an Environmentally Relevant Dose of Di-(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate during Gestation Alters the Cecal Microbiome, but Not Pregnancy Outcomes in Mice. Toxics. 9(9). 215–215. 8 indexed citations

Tabatabaei, S. Kasra, Boya Wang, Behnam Enghiad, et al.. (2020). DNA punch cards for storing data on native DNA sequences via enzymatic nicking. Nature Communications. 11(1). 1742–1742. 82 indexed citations

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Mailing, Lucy J., Jacob M. Allen, Thomas W. Buford, Christopher J. Fields, & Jeffrey A. Woods. (2019). Exercise and the Gut Microbiome: A Review of the Evidence, Potential Mechanisms, and Implications for Human Health. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews. 47(2). 75–85. 327 indexed citations breakdown →

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Herb, Brian R., et al.. (2018). Defense against territorial intrusion is associated with DNA methylation changes in the honey bee brain. BMC Genomics. 19(1). 216–216. 28 indexed citations

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Ujmajuridze, L., et al.. (2017). Whole genome comparative analysis of four Georgian grape cultivars. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 292(6). 1377–1389. 7 indexed citations

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Sun, Jin, Yu Zhang, Ting Xu, et al.. (2017). Adaptation to deep-sea chemosynthetic environments as revealed by mussel genomes. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 1(5). 121–121. 240 indexed citations

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Avalos, Arián, Hailin Pan, Cai Li, et al.. (2017). A soft selective sweep during rapid evolution of gentle behaviour in an Africanized honeybee. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1550–1550. 35 indexed citations

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Hirsch, Candice N., Cory D. Hirsch, Alex B. Brohammer, et al.. (2016). Draft Assembly of Elite Inbred Line PH207 Provides Insights into Genomic and Transcriptome Diversity in Maize. The Plant Cell. 28(11). 2700–2714. 107 indexed citations

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Forano, Évelyne, Pascale Lepercq, Sophie Comtet-Marre, et al.. (2016). Unraveling the pectinolytic function of Bacteroides xylanisolvens using a RNA-seq approach and mutagenesis. BMC Genomics. 17(1). 147–147. 43 indexed citations

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Lugli, Giovanni, Aaron Cohen, David A. Bennett, et al.. (2015). Plasma Exosomal miRNAs in Persons with and without Alzheimer Disease: Altered Expression and Prospects for Biomarkers. PLoS ONE. 10(10). e0139233–e0139233. 337 indexed citations

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Doğramacı, Münevver, Michael E Foley, David P. Horvath, et al.. (2015). Glyphosate’s impact on vegetative growth in leafy spurge identifies molecular processes and hormone cross-talk associated with increased branching. BMC Genomics. 16(1). 395–395. 33 indexed citations

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Nowick, Katja, et al.. (2011). Gain, Loss and Divergence in Primate Zinc-Finger Genes: A Rich Resource for Evolution of Gene Regulatory Differences between Species. PLoS ONE. 6(6). e21553–e21553. 47 indexed citations

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Fields, Christopher J., et al.. (2009). Signaling pathways in spermatogonial stem cells and their disruption by toxicants. Birth Defects Research Part C Embryo Today Reviews. 87(1). 35–42. 30 indexed citations

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