Christopher K. Bichakjian

10.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
61 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

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Christopher K. Bichakjian is a scholar working on Oncology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher K. Bichakjian has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Oncology, 21 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 17 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Christopher K. Bichakjian's work include Polyomavirus and related diseases (23 papers), Full-Duplex Wireless Communications (20 papers) and Antenna Design and Analysis (17 papers). Christopher K. Bichakjian is often cited by papers focused on Polyomavirus and related diseases (23 papers), Full-Duplex Wireless Communications (20 papers) and Antenna Design and Analysis (17 papers). Christopher K. Bichakjian collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Christopher K. Bichakjian's co-authors include Timothy M. Johnson, Arthur J. Sober, Andrzej A. Dlugosz, Sandra L. Wong, Kishwer S. Nehal, Paul Nghiem, Sunny Y. Wong, Lori Lowe, Monique Verhaegen and Kelly L. Harms and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Nature Medicine and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Christopher K. Bichakjian

59 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

Guidelines of care for the management of primary cutaneous melanoma

2018 393 citations Susan M. Swetter, Hensin Tsao et al. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology profile →
Pathologic nodal evaluation improves prognostic accuracy in Merkel cell carcinoma: Analysis of 5823 cases as the basis of the first consensus staging system

2010 383 citations Bianca D. Lemos, Barry E. Storer et al. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology profile →
Analysis of Prognostic Factors from 9387 Merkel Cell Carcinoma Cases Forms the Basis for the New 8th Edition AJCC Staging System

2016 342 citations Paul Nghiem, Arthur J. Sober et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher K. Bichakjian United States	30	3.4k	1.6k	1.4k	1.1k	914	61	4.7k
Isaac Brownell United States	30	2.5k 0.7×	970 0.6×	812 0.6×	991 0.9×	482 0.5×	124	4.2k
Noreen M. Walsh Canada	33	1.3k 0.4×	464 0.3×	467 0.3×	328 0.3×	487 0.5×	94	2.5k
Nathalie C. Zeitouni United States	29	1.4k 0.4×	478 0.3×	445 0.3×	385 0.3×	1.1k 1.3×	97	2.9k
Neil A. Fenske United States	40	2.6k 0.8×	325 0.2×	258 0.2×	840 0.7×	1.8k 2.0×	163	5.7k
David G. Brodland United States	37	2.4k 0.7×	313 0.2×	298 0.2×	512 0.5×	2.7k 3.0×	109	4.6k
V. del Mármol Belgium	43	2.7k 0.8×	170 0.1×	133 0.1×	1.4k 1.2×	2.2k 2.4×	173	6.7k
Meena Subramanyam United States	23	1.7k 0.5×	622 0.4×	199 0.1×	520 0.5×	274 0.3×	53	3.2k
John W. Kelly Australia	35	2.6k 0.8×	448 0.3×	41 0.0×	1.1k 1.0×	972 1.1×	114	4.1k
Aude G. Chapuis United States	22	1.4k 0.4×	382 0.2×	288 0.2×	310 0.3×	243 0.3×	75	2.1k
Michael T. Tetzlaff United States	40	2.9k 0.9×	140 0.1×	120 0.1×	2.1k 1.8×	903 1.0×	230	5.8k

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Stratman, Erik J., Julie V. Schaffer, Stanley J. Miller, et al.. (2025). Cosmetic and Surgical Dermatology Learning Needs Identified Through Continuing Certification Program Assessments of the American Board of Dermatology. Dermatologic Surgery. 52(2). 202–204.

Wang, Bo, et al.. (2022). Metastatic same-site squamous cell carcinoma arising during vismodegib therapy for basal cell carcinoma. JAAD Case Reports. 28. 54–57. 6 indexed citations

Kahana, Alon, Chris Andrews, May P. Chan, et al.. (2021). Vismodegib for Preservation of Visual Function in Patients with Advanced Periocular Basal Cell Carcinoma: The VISORB Trial. The Oncologist. 26(7). e1240–e1249. 21 indexed citations

Bichakjian, Christopher K., et al.. (2018). Management of Early-Stage Melanoma. Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America. 27(1). 35–42. 19 indexed citations

Nehal, Kishwer S. & Christopher K. Bichakjian. (2018). Update on Keratinocyte Carcinomas. New England Journal of Medicine. 379(4). 363–374. 202 indexed citations

Swetter, Susan M., Hensin Tsao, Christopher K. Bichakjian, et al.. (2018). Guidelines of care for the management of primary cutaneous melanoma. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 80(1). 208–250. 393 indexed citations breakdown →

Verhaegen, Monique, Doris Mangelberger, Paul W. Harms, et al.. (2017). Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Small T Antigen Initiates Merkel Cell Carcinoma-like Tumor Development in Mice. Cancer Research. 77(12). 3151–3157. 68 indexed citations

Becker, Jürgen C., Andreas Stang, Axel zur Hausen, et al.. (2017). Epidemiology, biology and therapy of Merkel cell carcinoma: conclusions from the EU project IMMOMEC. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 67(3). 341–351. 73 indexed citations

Merrill, Eric Dean, et al.. (2016). Merkel Cell Carcinoma Therapeutic Update. Current Treatment Options in Oncology. 17(7). 36–36. 69 indexed citations

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Harms, Paul W., Pankaj Vats, Monique Verhaegen, et al.. (2015). The Distinctive Mutational Spectra of Polyomavirus-Negative Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Cancer Research. 75(18). 3720–3727. 234 indexed citations

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Eberl, Markus, Stefan Klingler, Doris Mangelberger, et al.. (2012). Hedgehog‐EGFR cooperation response genes determine the oncogenic phenotype of basal cell carcinoma and tumour‐initiating pancreatic cancer cells. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 4(3). 218–233. 131 indexed citations

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Schwartz, Jennifer, Kent A. Griffith, Lori Lowe, et al.. (2011). Features Predicting Sentinel Lymph Node Positivity in Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 29(8). 1036–1041. 114 indexed citations

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Bichakjian, Christopher K., Allan C. Halpern, Timothy M. Johnson, et al.. (2011). Guidelines of care for the management of primary cutaneous melanoma. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 65(5). 1032–1047. 452 indexed citations

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Elbuluk, Nada, Christopher K. Bichakjian, & Lori Lowe. (2011). What is your diagnosis? Multiple cutaneous and uterine leiomyomatosis (Reed Syndrome).. PubMed. 87(2). 65, 76–7. 3 indexed citations

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Lemos, Bianca D., Barry E. Storer, Jayasri G. Iyer, et al.. (2010). Pathologic nodal evaluation improves prognostic accuracy in Merkel cell carcinoma: Analysis of 5823 cases as the basis of the first consensus staging system. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 63(5). 751–761. 383 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wong, Sunny Y., Alexandre N. Ermilov, Christopher K. Bichakjian, et al.. (2009). Primary cilia can both mediate and suppress Hedgehog pathway–dependent tumorigenesis. Nature Medicine. 15(9). 1055–1061. 376 indexed citations

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Orringer, Jeffrey S., A. Mark Fendrick, Peter C. Trask, et al.. (2005). The effects of a professionally produced videotape on education and anxiety/distress levels for patients with newly diagnosed melanoma: A randomized, prospective clinical trial. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 53(2). 224–229. 17 indexed citations

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Bichakjian, Christopher K., et al.. (2005). Forehead Donor Site Full-Thickness Skin Graft. Dermatologic Surgery. 31(3). 324–326. 7 indexed citations

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Johnson, Timothy M., Christopher K. Bichakjian, & Timothy S. Wang. (2001). Surgical Pearl: The cross-stitch. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 44(4). 673–674. 1 indexed citations

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Bichakjian, Christopher K., et al.. (1998). Prenatal Exclusion of Lamellar Ichthyosis Based on Identification of Two New Mutations in the Transglutaminase 1 Gene. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 110(2). 179–182. 24 indexed citations

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