Christopher J. Wilkinson

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Christopher J. Wilkinson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher J. Wilkinson has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Cell Biology and 6 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Christopher J. Wilkinson's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (9 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (6 papers) and Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (4 papers). Christopher J. Wilkinson is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (9 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (6 papers) and Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (4 papers). Christopher J. Wilkinson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Christopher J. Wilkinson's co-authors include Erich A. Nigg, York‐Dieter Stierhof, Thibault Mayor, Jens Andersen, Matthias Mann, Peter Mortensen, William A. Harris, James Staunton, Peter F. Leadlay and Florian Leiss and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Cell Biology and Nature Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Christopher J. Wilkinson

28 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Proteomic characterization of the human centrosome by protein correlation profiling

2003 1.1k citations Jens Andersen, Christopher J. Wilkinson et al. Nature profile →
The Polo kinase Plk4 functions in centriole duplication

2005 655 citations York‐Dieter Stierhof, Christopher J. Wilkinson et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher J. Wilkinson United Kingdom	18	2.6k	1.8k	676	440	402	28	3.5k
Matilda Katan United Kingdom	45	4.0k 1.6×	1.5k 0.8×	569 0.8×	87 0.2×	347 0.9×	102	5.8k
Richard A. Kammerer Switzerland	43	3.5k 1.4×	1.5k 0.8×	372 0.6×	72 0.2×	271 0.7×	101	5.2k
Jean‐Pierre Le Caër France	34	2.3k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	392 0.6×	90 0.2×	179 0.4×	73	3.5k
Marc Bickle Germany	26	3.6k 1.4×	534 0.3×	417 0.6×	129 0.3×	402 1.0×	59	5.0k
Odile Filhol France	35	3.2k 1.3×	1.1k 0.6×	329 0.5×	91 0.2×	810 2.0×	98	4.5k
Toshiki Itoh Japan	32	2.9k 1.1×	1.9k 1.0×	311 0.5×	92 0.2×	325 0.8×	75	4.0k
Yanzhuang Wang United States	38	2.3k 0.9×	2.3k 1.3×	261 0.4×	59 0.1×	172 0.4×	99	4.2k
Douglas R. Kellogg United States	34	3.4k 1.3×	2.0k 1.1×	267 0.4×	110 0.3×	289 0.7×	65	3.9k
Edward M. Johnson United States	45	3.7k 1.4×	336 0.2×	731 1.1×	104 0.2×	1.0k 2.5×	114	5.2k
Holly V. Goodson United States	32	3.7k 1.4×	2.2k 1.2×	259 0.4×	91 0.2×	508 1.3×	69	4.8k

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Baldrighi, Marta, et al.. (2020). Alpha synuclein aggresomes inhibit ciliogenesis and multiple functions of the centrosome. Biology Open. 9(10). 8 indexed citations

Wilkinson, Christopher J., et al.. (2020). Loss of Both CDKN2A and CDKN2B Allows for Centrosome Overduplication in Melanoma. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 140(9). 1837–1846.e1. 10 indexed citations

Thiessen, Kevin, et al.. (2019). Zebrafish otolith biomineralization requires polyketide synthase. Mechanisms of Development. 157. 1–9. 13 indexed citations

Wilkinson, Christopher J., et al.. (2018). Diacylglycerol kinase (DGKA) regulates the effect of the epilepsy and bipolar disorder treatment valproic acid inDictyostelium discoideum. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 11(9). 21 indexed citations

Wilkinson, Christopher J., et al.. (2015). Role of outer dense fiber of sperm tails 2-like (ODF2L) protein in ciliation in mammalian cells and in zebrafish. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 4(S1). 1 indexed citations

Stowe, Timothy R., et al.. (2012). The centriolar satellite proteins Cep72 and Cep290 interact and are required for recruitment of BBS proteins to the cilium. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 23(17). 3322–3335. 112 indexed citations

Klein, Peter S., et al.. (2011). Identifying an uptake mechanism for the antiepileptic and bipolar disorder treatment valproic acid using the simple biomedical modelDictyostelium. Journal of Cell Science. 124(13). 2267–2276. 34 indexed citations

Wilkinson, Christopher J., Michael Carl, & William A. Harris. (2009). Cep70 and Cep131 contribute to ciliogenesis in zebrafish embryos. BMC Cell Biology. 10(1). 17–17. 67 indexed citations

Biggs, Manus, Matthew J. Dalby, Christopher J. Wilkinson, Nikolaj Gadegaard, & Geoff Richards. (2007). The influence of nanoscale biomimetic structures on osteoblast adhesion. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 146(4). S64–S64. 2 indexed citations

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Wilkinson, Christopher J., et al.. (2007). Observation of durotaxis on a well-defined continuous gradient of stiffness. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 146(4). S192–S192. 3 indexed citations

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Biggs, Manus, Matthew J. Dalby, Christopher J. Wilkinson, Nikolaj Gadegaard, & Geoff Richards. (2007). The influence of nanoscale structures on osteoblast adhesion. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 146(4). S191–S191. 1 indexed citations

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Zolessi, Flavio R., Lucia Poggi, Christopher J. Wilkinson, Chi-Bin Chien, & William A. Harris. (2006). Polarization and orientation of retinal ganglion cells in vivo. Neural Development. 1(1). 2–2. 181 indexed citations

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Stierhof, York‐Dieter, et al.. (2005). The Polo kinase Plk4 functions in centriole duplication. Nature Cell Biology. 7(11). 1140–1146. 655 indexed citations breakdown →

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Krämer, Alwin, Niels Mailand, Claudia Lukas, et al.. (2004). Centrosome-associated Chk1 prevents premature activation of cyclin-B–Cdk1 kinase. Nature Cell Biology. 6(9). 884–891. 263 indexed citations

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Andersen, Jens, Christopher J. Wilkinson, Thibault Mayor, et al.. (2003). Proteomic characterization of the human centrosome by protein correlation profiling. Nature. 426(6966). 570–574. 1053 indexed citations breakdown →

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Oliynyk, Markiyan, Christian B. W. Stark, Apoorva Bhatt, et al.. (2003). Analysis of the biosynthetic gene cluster for the polyether antibiotic monensin in Streptomyces cinnamonensis and evidence for the role of monB and monC genes in oxidative cyclization. Molecular Microbiology. 49(5). 1179–1190. 124 indexed citations

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Martin, Christine, et al.. (2002). Skipping in a Hybrid Polyketide Synthase. Chemistry & Biology. 9(7). 781–787. 58 indexed citations

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Long, Paul F., Christopher J. Wilkinson, Christian Bisang, et al.. (2002). Engineering specificity of starter unit selection by the erythromycin‐producing polyketide synthase. Molecular Microbiology. 43(5). 1215–1225. 69 indexed citations

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Leadlay, Peter F., James Staunton, Markiyan Oliynyk, et al.. (2001). Engineering of complex polyketide biosynthesis -- insights from sequencing of the monensin biosynthetic gene cluster. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 27(6). 360–367. 70 indexed citations

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Wilkinson, Christopher J., et al.. (2001). Chain initiation on the soraphen-producing modular polyketide synthase from Sorangium cellulosum. Chemistry & Biology. 8(12). 1197–1208. 45 indexed citations

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