Christopher R.R. Bjornson

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Christopher R.R. Bjornson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher R.R. Bjornson has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Genetics and 3 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Christopher R.R. Bjornson's work include Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (5 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (3 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (3 papers). Christopher R.R. Bjornson is often cited by papers focused on Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (5 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (3 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (3 papers). Christopher R.R. Bjornson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Christopher R.R. Bjornson's co-authors include Angelo L. Vescovi, Brent A. Reynolds, Rodney L. Rietze, Maria Cristina Magli, Thomas A. Rando, Rossella Galli, Angela Gritti, Pinky Tripathi, Ling Liu and Tom H. Cheung and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Neuroscience and Nature Neuroscience.

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Christopher R.R. Bjornson

10 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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Turning Brain into Blood: A Hematopoietic Fate Adopted by Adult Neural Stem Cells in Vivo

1999 1.1k citations Christopher R.R. Bjornson, Rodney L. Rietze et al. Science profile →

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10 of 10 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Three Novel Immune-deficient Mouse Models of Muscular Dystrophy 2017 ·PLoS Currents ·Christophe Pichavant, Christopher R.R. Bjornson, (unknown), (unknown), Haley du Bois, Mital S. Bhakta, Michèle P. Calos	2
2	Recombinase-Mediated Reprogramming and Dystrophin Gene Addition in mdx Mouse Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Chunli Zhao, (unknown), Christopher R.R. Bjornson, Christopher L. Chavez, Jonathan M. Geisinger, (unknown), Marisa Karow, Michèle P. Calos	27
3	Myf5 expression during fetal myogenesis defines the developmental progenitors of adult satellite cells 2013 ·Developmental Biology ·Stefano Biressi, Christopher R.R. Bjornson, (unknown), Koichi Nishijo, Charles Keller, Thomas A. Rando	60
4	Notch Signaling Is Necessary to Maintain Quiescence in Adult Muscle Stem Cells 2011 ·Stem Cells ·Christopher R.R. Bjornson, Tom H. Cheung, Ling Liu, Pinky Tripathi, (unknown), Thomas A. Rando	415
5	Biomarker system for studying muscle, stem cells, and cancer in vivo 2009 ·The FASEB Journal ·Koichi Nishijo, Tohru Hosoyama, Christopher R.R. Bjornson, Beverly S. Schaffer, Suresh I. Prajapati, Ali Bahadur, Mark Hansen, (unknown), Amanda T. McCleish, Brian P. Rubin, Jonathan A. Epstein, Thomas A. Rando, Mario R. Capecchi, Charles Keller	114
6	Eomesodermin Is a Localized Maternal Determinant Required for Endoderm Induction in Zebrafish 2005 ·Developmental Cell ·Christopher R.R. Bjornson, Kevin Griffin, Gist H. Farr, Akira Terashima, Charis L. Himeda, Yutaka Kikuchi, David Kimelman	71
7	Skeletal myogenic potential of human and mouse neural stem cells 2000 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Rossella Galli, Ugo Borello, Angela Gritti, Maria Giulia Minasi, Christopher R.R. Bjornson, Marcello Coletta, Marina Mora, Maria Gabriella Cusella De Angelis, (unknown), Giulio Cossu, Angelo L. Vescovi	365
8	Epidermal and Fibroblast Growth Factors Behave as Mitogenic Regulators for a Single Multipotent Stem Cell-Like Population from the Subventricular Region of the Adult Mouse Forebrain 1999 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Angela Gritti, (unknown), Rossella Galli, Eugenio Parati, Lidia Cova, Stefano Pagano, Christopher R.R. Bjornson, Angelo L. Vescovi	423
9	Turning Brain into Blood: A Hematopoietic Fate Adopted by Adult Neural Stem Cells in Vivo breakdown → 1999 ·Science ·Christopher R.R. Bjornson, Rodney L. Rietze, Brent A. Reynolds, Maria Cristina Magli, Angelo L. Vescovi	1081
10	Antipredator behavior of Swiss-Webster mice in a visible burrow system 1995 ·Aggressive Behavior ·Robert J. Blanchard, Stefano Parmigiani, Christopher R.R. Bjornson, (unknown), Scott Μ. Weiss, D. Caroline Blanchard	44

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