Christopher J. O’Conor

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

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Christopher J. O’Conor is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher J. O’Conor has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Rheumatology, 5 papers in Surgery and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Christopher J. O’Conor's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (9 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (3 papers) and Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies (2 papers). Christopher J. O’Conor is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (9 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (3 papers) and Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies (2 papers). Christopher J. O’Conor collaborates with scholars based in United States and Chile. Christopher J. O’Conor's co-authors include Farshid Guilak, Holly A. Leddy, Wolfgang Liedtke, Halei C. Benefield, Amy L. McNulty, Johannah Sanchez‐Adams, Natasha Case, Timothy M. Griffin, Dengfeng Cao and Yan Peng and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Oncogene.

In The Last Decade

Christopher J. O’Conor

20 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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TRPV4-mediated mechanotransduction regulates the metabolic response of chondrocytes to dynamic loading

2014 366 citations Christopher J. O’Conor, Holly A. Leddy et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher J. O’Conor United States	12	586	353	254	177	161	22	1.2k
Csaba Matta Hungary	24	823 1.4×	603 1.7×	346 1.4×	249 1.4×	130 0.8×	64	1.9k
Robert J. Nims United States	20	699 1.2×	410 1.2×	307 1.2×	243 1.4×	165 1.0×	33	1.3k
Chia‐Lung Wu United States	21	941 1.6×	622 1.8×	276 1.1×	117 0.7×	113 0.7×	40	1.7k
M. O. Wright United Kingdom	20	892 1.5×	492 1.4×	252 1.0×	149 0.8×	359 2.2×	26	1.6k
Noriyoshi Mizuno Japan	24	174 0.3×	630 1.8×	232 0.9×	104 0.6×	86 0.5×	76	1.7k
Yeri Alice Rim South Korea	23	626 1.1×	700 2.0×	261 1.0×	239 1.4×	75 0.5×	61	1.6k
Dongsheng Huang China	25	447 0.8×	850 2.4×	550 2.2×	181 1.0×	216 1.3×	83	2.3k
Peiqiang Su China	25	521 0.9×	816 2.3×	526 2.1×	333 1.9×	235 1.5×	71	2.4k
Halei C. Benefield United States	8	199 0.3×	183 0.5×	87 0.3×	44 0.2×	80 0.5×	11	571
Arthur V. Sampaio Canada	17	231 0.4×	703 2.0×	278 1.1×	165 0.9×	166 1.0×	20	1.4k

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Wang, Huiying, et al.. (2025). ALK+ Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Diagnosed on Paediatric Pericardial Effusion Cytology. Cytopathology. 36(3). 285–289.

Mahajan, Kiran, Christopher J. O’Conor, Ian S. Hagemann, et al.. (2023). Epigenetic reprogramming of cell cycle genes by ACK1 promotes breast cancer resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitor. Oncogene. 42(29). 2263–2277. 12 indexed citations

O’Conor, Christopher J., et al.. (2023). Use of nongynecologic cytologic–histologic correlation to identify patterns of error: An institutional experience. Cancer Cytopathology. 131(9). 581–585. 1 indexed citations

Nims, Robert J., Alireza Savadipour, Christopher J. O’Conor, et al.. (2021). A synthetic mechanogenetic gene circuit for autonomous drug delivery in engineered tissues. Science Advances. 7(5). 63 indexed citations

Amarillo, Ina, Jorge L. Granadillo, Christopher J. O’Conor, et al.. (2021). Confirmation of Xp22.11 Duplication as a Germline Susceptibility Alteration in a Wilms Tumor Arising in Horseshoe Kidney. Fetal and Pediatric Pathology. 41(4). 682–688. 1 indexed citations

McNulty, Amy L., Farshid Guilak, Johannah Sanchez‐Adams, Christopher J. O’Conor, & Holly A. Leddy. (2020). The Mechanobiology of Articular Cartilage: Bearing the Burden of Osteoarthritis. UNC Libraries. 1 indexed citations

Liedtke, Wolfgang, Timothy M. Griffin, Farshid Guilak, & Christopher J. O’Conor. (2020). Increased susceptibility of Trpv4 -deficient mice to obesity and obesity-induced osteoarthritis with very high-fat diet. UNC Libraries.

O’Conor, Christopher J., et al.. (2019). Pediatric Pulmonary Emboli at Autopsy: An Update and Case Series Review. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 20(3). e180–e184. 2 indexed citations

O’Conor, Christopher J., et al.. (2018). 15q23 Gain in a Neonate with a Giant Omphalocele and Multiple Co‐Occurring Anomalies. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2018(1). 8702568–8702568. 3 indexed citations

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O’Conor, Christopher J., et al.. (2018). Cancer Stem Cells in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: a Potential Target and Prognostic Marker. Biomarkers in Medicine. 12(7). 813–820. 91 indexed citations

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O’Conor, Christopher J., Sendhilnathan Ramalingam, Nicole A. Zelenski, et al.. (2016). Cartilage-Specific Knockout of the Mechanosensory Ion Channel TRPV4 Decreases Age-Related Osteoarthritis. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 29053–29053. 105 indexed citations

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O’Conor, Christopher J., Holly A. Leddy, Halei C. Benefield, Wolfgang Liedtke, & Farshid Guilak. (2014). TRPV4-mediated mechanotransduction regulates the metabolic response of chondrocytes to dynamic loading. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(4). 1316–1321. 366 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sanchez‐Adams, Johannah, Holly A. Leddy, Amy L. McNulty, Christopher J. O’Conor, & Farshid Guilak. (2014). The Mechanobiology of Articular Cartilage: Bearing the Burden of Osteoarthritis. Current Rheumatology Reports. 16(10). 451–451. 227 indexed citations

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O’Conor, Christopher J., Natasha Case, & Farshid Guilak. (2013). Mechanical regulation of chondrogenesis. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 4(4). 61–61. 137 indexed citations

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O’Conor, Christopher J., Timothy M. Griffin, Wolfgang Liedtke, & Farshid Guilak. (2012). Increased susceptibility of Trpv4-deficient mice to obesity and obesity-induced osteoarthritis with very high-fat diet. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 72(2). 300–304. 85 indexed citations

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Ng, Kenneth, et al.. (2011). Transient Supplementation of Anabolic Growth Factors Rapidly Stimulates Matrix Synthesis in Engineered Cartilage. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 39(10). 2491–2500. 33 indexed citations

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Little, Dianne, et al.. (2010). Use of an insulating mask for controlling anisotropy in multilayer electrospun scaffolds for tissue engineering. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 20(40). 8962–8962. 15 indexed citations

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Ng, Kenneth, Eric G. Lima, Liming Bian, et al.. (2009). Passaged Adult Chondrocytes Can Form Engineered Cartilage with Functional Mechanical Properties: A Canine Model. Tissue Engineering Part A. 16(3). 1041–1051. 60 indexed citations

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Ng, Kenneth, et al.. (2007). Amino acids supply in culture media is not a limiting factor in the matrix synthesis of engineered cartilage tissue. Amino Acids. 35(2). 433–438. 18 indexed citations

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O’Conor, Christopher J., et al.. (2007). The Response of Tissue Engineered Cartilage to the Temporal Application of Transforming and Insulin-Like Growth Factors. 1023–1024. 1 indexed citations

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