Christopher M. Bruns

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Christopher M. Bruns is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher M. Bruns has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 2 papers in Physiology and 2 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Christopher M. Bruns's work include Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders (4 papers), Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (3 papers) and Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms (3 papers). Christopher M. Bruns is often cited by papers focused on Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders (4 papers), Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (3 papers) and Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms (3 papers). Christopher M. Bruns collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Argentina. Christopher M. Bruns's co-authors include P. Andrew Karplus, Peter Eastman, Vijay S. Pande, Mike Houston, Mark S. Friedrichs, John A. Tainer, Daniel L. Ensign, Scott LeGrand, Michael R. Shirts and Lee‐Ping Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Christopher M. Bruns

16 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

OpenMM 4: A Reusable, Extensible, Hardware Independent Li... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. OpenMM 4: A Reusable, Extensible, Hardware Independent Library for High Performance Molecular Simulation
    2012 540 citations Peter Eastman, Mark S. Friedrichs et al. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher M. Bruns United States 15 1.4k 453 225 221 201 16 2.2k
Nathalie Reuter Norway 34 2.1k 1.5× 558 1.2× 409 1.8× 230 1.0× 115 0.6× 94 3.3k
Hong Cheng United States 29 1.7k 1.2× 468 1.0× 116 0.5× 206 0.9× 102 0.5× 96 2.5k
Martin Held Switzerland 27 2.2k 1.5× 374 0.8× 223 1.0× 109 0.5× 92 0.5× 63 3.5k
Gerald H. Lushington United States 35 1.4k 1.0× 301 0.7× 329 1.5× 295 1.3× 76 0.4× 163 3.8k
Yasushi Kawata Japan 35 2.2k 1.5× 946 2.1× 327 1.5× 143 0.6× 521 2.6× 205 3.8k
Werner Kremer Germany 28 1.3k 0.9× 489 1.1× 126 0.6× 238 1.1× 112 0.6× 101 2.2k
Karel Berka Czechia 34 2.8k 2.0× 757 1.7× 356 1.6× 114 0.5× 109 0.5× 107 4.6k
Marco De Vivo Italy 35 2.7k 1.9× 710 1.6× 287 1.3× 110 0.5× 106 0.5× 116 4.2k
Felice C. Lightstone United States 32 2.2k 1.5× 500 1.1× 463 2.1× 115 0.5× 82 0.4× 105 3.9k
G.E. Wesenberg United States 19 2.6k 1.8× 648 1.4× 348 1.5× 147 0.7× 84 0.4× 43 3.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher M. Bruns

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher M. Bruns

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Haberkern, Hannah, Biafra Ahanonu, David Schauder, et al.. (2019). Visually Guided Behavior and Optogenetically Induced Learning in Head-Fixed Flies Exploring a Virtual Landscape. Current Biology. 29(10). 1647–1659.e8. 39 indexed citations
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Weaver, Charlotte A., et al.. (2014). SharkViewer 1.1. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations
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Eastman, Peter, Mark S. Friedrichs, John D. Chodera, et al.. (2012). OpenMM 4: A Reusable, Extensible, Hardware Independent Library for High Performance Molecular Simulation. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 9(1). 461–469. 540 indexed citations breakdown →
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Flores, Samuel Coulbourn, Michael Sherman, Christopher M. Bruns, Peter Eastman, & Russ B. Altman. (2010). Fast Flexible Modeling of RNA Structure Using Internal Coordinates. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. 8(5). 1247–1257. 51 indexed citations
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Friedrichs, Mark S., Peter Eastman, Mike Houston, et al.. (2009). Accelerating molecular dynamic simulation on graphics processing units. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 30(6). 864–872. 424 indexed citations
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Garcin, Elsa D., Christopher M. Bruns, S. J. Lloyd, et al.. (2004). Structural Basis for Isozyme-specific Regulation of Electron Transfer in Nitric-oxide Synthase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(36). 37918–37927. 235 indexed citations
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Bruns, Christopher M. & Joseph W. Kemnitz. (2004). Sex Hormones, Insulin Sensitivity, and Diabetes Mellitus. ILAR Journal. 45(2). 160–169. 64 indexed citations
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Cardoso, Rosa M. F., Douglas S. Daniels, Christopher M. Bruns, & John A. Tainer. (2003). Characterization of the electrophile binding site and substrate binding mode of the 26‐kDa glutathione S‐transferase from Schistosoma japonicum. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 51(1). 137–146. 41 indexed citations
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Bruns, Christopher M., et al.. (2002). Design of a monomeric human glutathione transferase GSTP1, a structurally stable but catalytically inactive protein. Protein Engineering Design and Selection. 15(10). 827–834. 28 indexed citations
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Bruns, Christopher M., Damon S. Anderson, Kevin G. Vaughan, et al.. (2001). Crystallographic and Biochemical Analyses of the Metal-Free Haemophilus influenzae Fe3+-Binding Protein. Biochemistry. 40(51). 15631–15637. 59 indexed citations
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Bruns, Christopher M., Ina Hubatsch, Marianne Ridderström, Bengt Mannervik, & John A. Tainer. (1999). Human glutathione transferase A4-4 crystal structures and mutagenesis reveal the basis of high catalytic efficiency with toxic lipid peroxidation products. Journal of Molecular Biology. 288(3). 427–439. 154 indexed citations
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Bruns, Christopher M., Andrew Nowalk, A.S. Arvai, et al.. (1997). Structure of Haemophilus influenzae Fe+3-binding protein reveals convergent evolution within a superfamily. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 4(11). 919–924. 140 indexed citations
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Bruns, Christopher M. & P. Andrew Karplus. (1995). Refined Crystal Structure of Spinach Ferredoxin Reductase at 1.7 Å Resolution: Oxidized, Reduced and 2′-Phospho-5′-AMP Bound States. Journal of Molecular Biology. 247(1). 125–145. 164 indexed citations
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Aliverti, Alessandro, Christopher M. Bruns, V. Pandini, et al.. (1995). Involvement of Serine 96 in the Catalytic Mechanism of Ferredoxin-NADP+ Reductase: Structure-Function Relationship As Studied by Site-Directed Mutagenesis and X-ray Crystallography. Biochemistry. 34(26). 8371–8379. 57 indexed citations
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Karplus, P. Andrew & Christopher M. Bruns. (1994). Structure-function relations for ferredoxin reductase. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes. 26(1). 89–99. 88 indexed citations
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Correll, Carl C., Martha Ludwig, Christopher M. Bruns, & P. Andrew Karplus. (1993). Structural prototypes for an extended family of flavoprotein reductases: Comparison of phthalate dioxygenase reductase with ferredoxin reductase and ferredoxin. Protein Science. 2(12). 2112–2133. 130 indexed citations

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