Christopher Schaefer

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Christopher Schaefer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Schaefer has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Molecular Biology, 2 papers in Genetics and 2 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Christopher Schaefer's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (2 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (2 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (1 paper). Christopher Schaefer is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (2 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (2 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (1 paper). Christopher Schaefer collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Switzerland. Christopher Schaefer's co-authors include Déborah Bourc’his, Timothy H. Bestor, Dubravka Pezić, Katalin Fejes Tóth, Ravi Sachidanandam, Alexei A. Aravin, Gregory J. Hannon, Steen K.T. Ooi, Nicole Schaeren‐Wiemers and Carol S. Newlon and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Neuroscience and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Schaefer

9 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

A piRNA Pathway Primed by Individual Transposons Is Linked to De Novo DNA Methylation in Mice

2008 905 citations Alexei A. Aravin, Ravi Sachidanandam et al. Molecular Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher Schaefer United States	7	1.1k	618	217	169	64	10	1.3k
Takahiro Nakayama Japan	16	1.0k 1.0×	117 0.2×	182 0.8×	72 0.4×	26 0.4×	34	1.4k
Ângela Gonçalves United Kingdom	12	1.2k 1.1×	308 0.5×	270 1.2×	330 2.0×	37 0.6×	18	1.5k
Carmelit Richler Israel	15	928 0.9×	242 0.4×	556 2.6×	216 1.3×	42 0.7×	19	1.3k
Patrick J. Wijchers Netherlands	15	1.7k 1.6×	298 0.5×	296 1.4×	441 2.6×	34 0.5×	17	2.0k
Julie Brind’Amour Canada	16	1.1k 1.0×	211 0.3×	246 1.1×	100 0.6×	142 2.2×	26	1.3k
Charlotte N. Henrichsen Switzerland	8	493 0.5×	230 0.4×	599 2.8×	115 0.7×	77 1.2×	9	877
Raffaella Catena France	8	790 0.7×	93 0.2×	236 1.1×	115 0.7×	29 0.5×	8	986
Anwyn Apedaile United Kingdom	8	846 0.8×	99 0.2×	382 1.8×	65 0.4×	43 0.7×	8	978
Makiko Tsutsumi Japan	18	587 0.5×	142 0.2×	311 1.4×	52 0.3×	182 2.8×	46	959
Ilia V. Soloviev Russia	14	356 0.3×	160 0.3×	579 2.7×	68 0.4×	152 2.4×	26	788

Countries citing papers authored by Christopher Schaefer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Schaefer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christopher Schaefer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christopher Schaefer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Christopher Schaefer. Christopher Schaefer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Zarrabi, Kevin, Selma Masic, Christopher Schaefer, et al.. (2019). Neoadjuvant checkpoint inhibition in renal cell carcinoma associated Stauffer's syndrome. Urology Case Reports. 29. 101077–101077. 4 indexed citations

2.

Schaefer, Christopher, et al.. (2009). Tolerability and effects of OROS® MPH (Concerta®) on functioning, severity of disease and quality of life in children and adolescents with ADHD: results from a prospective, non-interventional trial. ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders. 1(2). 175–186. 5 indexed citations

3.

Aravin, Alexei A., Ravi Sachidanandam, Déborah Bourc’his, et al.. (2008). A piRNA Pathway Primed by Individual Transposons Is Linked to De Novo DNA Methylation in Mice. Molecular Cell. 31(6). 785–799. 905 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schaefer, Christopher, Steen K.T. Ooi, Timothy H. Bestor, & Déborah Bourc’his. (2007). Epigenetic Decisions in Mammalian Germ Cells. Science. 316(5823). 398–399. 133 indexed citations

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Malkova, Anna, Laurence Signon, Christopher Schaefer, et al.. (2001). RAD51-independent break-induced replication to repair a broken chromosome depends on a distant enhancer site. Genes & Development. 15(9). 1055–1060. 60 indexed citations

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Theis, James F., Chen Yang, Christopher Schaefer, & Carol S. Newlon. (1999). DNA Sequence and Functional Analysis of Homologous ARS Elements of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and S. carlsbergensis. Genetics. 152(3). 943–952. 21 indexed citations

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Holz, Andreas, Nicole Schaeren‐Wiemers, Christopher Schaefer, et al.. (1996). Molecular and developmental characterization of novel cDNAs of the myelin-associated/oligodendrocytic basic protein. Journal of Neuroscience. 16(2). 467–477. 64 indexed citations

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Schaeren‐Wiemers, Nicole, et al.. (1995). Identification of New Oligodendrocyte‐ and Myelin‐Specific Genes by a Differential Screening Approach. Journal of Neurochemistry. 65(1). 10–22. 61 indexed citations

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Steiner, Rudolf, et al.. (1991). Community life inner development sexuality and the spiritual teacher : ethical and spiritual dimensions of the crisis in the Anthroposophical Society, Dornach, 1915 : lectures and documents. 1 indexed citations

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Guéant, Jean‐Louis, et al.. (1989). Concentration and physicochemical characterisation of unsaturated cobalamin binding proteins in amniotic fluid. Clinica Chimica Acta. 181(2). 151–161. 11 indexed citations

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