Christopher V.E. Wright

27.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
169 papers, 20.2k citations indexed

About

Christopher V.E. Wright is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher V.E. Wright has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 20.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Molecular Biology, 88 papers in Surgery and 72 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Christopher V.E. Wright's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (86 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (48 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (40 papers). Christopher V.E. Wright is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (86 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (48 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (40 papers). Christopher V.E. Wright collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Christopher V.E. Wright's co-authors include Brigid L.M. Hogan, Maureen Gannon, Mark A. Magnuson, Michael Ray, Edward M. De Robertis, Yoshiya Kawaguchi, Roland Stein, Raymond J. MacDonald, Laura W. Gamer and Tadahiro Kitamura and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Christopher V.E. Wright

167 papers receiving 19.9k citations

Hit Papers

Preinvasive and invasive ... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2003 1996 2002 2002 2012 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Preinvasive and invasive ductal pancreatic cancer and its early detection in the mouse
    2003 1.8k citations Sunil R. Hingorani, Emanuel F. Petricoin et al. Cancer Cell profile →
  2. PDX-1 is required for pancreatic outgrowth and differentiation of the rostral duodenum
    1996 1.3k citations Michael Ray, Roland Stein et al. Development profile →
  3. The role of the transcriptional regulator Ptf1a in converting intestinal to pancreatic progenitors
    2002 765 citations Yoshiya Kawaguchi, Maureen Gannon et al. profile →
  4. Regulation of insulin action and pancreatic β-cell function by mutated alleles of the gene encoding forkhead transcription factor Foxo1
    2002 541 citations Christopher V.E. Wright et al. profile →
  5. Identification of Sox9-Dependent Acinar-to-Ductal Reprogramming as the Principal Mechanism for Initiation of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
    2012 472 citations Fong Cheng Pan, Christopher V.E. Wright et al. Cancer Cell profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Christopher V.E. Wright 13.0k 8.8k 5.9k 3.8k 2.7k 169 20.2k
Gérard Gradwohl 5.6k 0.4× 4.5k 0.5× 3.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.3× 1.7k 0.6× 68 9.2k
Stanislas Lyonnet 8.8k 0.7× 4.2k 0.5× 4.6k 0.8× 889 0.2× 587 0.2× 314 16.7k
Guillermo Oliver 9.1k 0.7× 3.2k 0.4× 2.2k 0.4× 5.8k 1.5× 427 0.2× 111 14.6k
Urban Lendahl 15.4k 1.2× 2.6k 0.3× 2.2k 0.4× 2.9k 0.8× 559 0.2× 215 24.8k
Patricia A. Labosky 6.7k 0.5× 2.4k 0.3× 2.4k 0.4× 875 0.2× 1.1k 0.4× 69 10.0k
Palle Serup 5.2k 0.4× 6.5k 0.7× 4.3k 0.7× 643 0.2× 2.7k 1.0× 114 9.6k
Michael S. German 5.7k 0.4× 7.1k 0.8× 4.8k 0.8× 412 0.1× 2.8k 1.0× 128 10.8k
Yoshiya Kawaguchi 5.3k 0.4× 2.9k 0.3× 1.2k 0.2× 3.3k 0.9× 629 0.2× 107 9.5k
Pascal Dollé 20.6k 1.6× 1.6k 0.2× 7.3k 1.2× 1.1k 0.3× 471 0.2× 174 24.7k
Liliana Attisano 16.7k 1.3× 1.2k 0.1× 1.5k 0.3× 3.7k 1.0× 416 0.2× 110 20.6k

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All Works

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Bankaitis, Eric D., Matthew E. Bechard, Guoqiang Gu, Mark A. Magnuson, & Christopher V.E. Wright. (2018). ROCK-nmMyoII, Notch and Neurog3 gene-dosage link epithelial morphogenesis with cell fate in the pancreatic endocrine-progenitor niche. Development. 145(18). 16 indexed citations
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Nyeng, Pia, Matthew E. Bechard, Eric D. Bankaitis, et al.. (2017). EGFR signalling controls cellular fate and pancreatic organogenesis by regulating apicobasal polarity. Nature Cell Biology. 19(11). 1313–1325. 44 indexed citations
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Hoang, Chinh Q., Michael A. Hale, Ana Clara P. Azevedo‐Pouly, et al.. (2016). Transcriptional Maintenance of Pancreatic Acinar Identity, Differentiation, and Homeostasis by PTF1A. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 36(24). 3033–3047. 64 indexed citations
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Bechard, Matthew E., Eric D. Bankaitis, Susan B. Hipkens, et al.. (2016). Precommitment low-level Neurog3 expression defines a long-lived mitotic endocrine-biased progenitor pool that drives production of endocrine-committed cells. Genes & Development. 30(16). 1852–1865. 46 indexed citations
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Aoki, Reina, Michal Shoshkes-Carmel, Nan Gao, et al.. (2015). Foxl1-Expressing Mesenchymal Cells Constitute the Intestinal Stem Cell Niche. Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2(2). 175–188. 199 indexed citations
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Bankaitis, Eric D., Matthew E. Bechard, & Christopher V.E. Wright. (2015). Feedback control of growth, differentiation, and morphogenesis of pancreatic endocrine progenitors in an epithelial plexus niche. Genes & Development. 29(20). 2203–2216. 53 indexed citations
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Krah, Nathan M., Galvin H. Swift, Chinh Q. Hoang, et al.. (2015). The acinar differentiation determinant PTF1A inhibits initiation of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. eLife. 4. 105 indexed citations
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Casteele, Mark Van de, Gunter Leuckx, Ying Cai, et al.. (2014). Partial Duct Ligation: β-Cell Proliferation and Beyond. Diabetes. 63(8). 2567–2577. 29 indexed citations
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Marjoram, Lindsay & Christopher V.E. Wright. (2011). Rapid differential transport of Nodal and Lefty on sulfated proteoglycan-rich extracellular matrix regulates left-right asymmetry in Xenopus. Development. 138(3). 475–485. 49 indexed citations
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Kopinke, Daniel, et al.. (2011). Ongoing Notch signaling maintains phenotypic fidelity in the adult exocrine pancreas. Developmental Biology. 362(1). 57–64. 63 indexed citations
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Anderson, Keith R., Ciara A. Torres, Keely S. Solomon, et al.. (2009). Cooperative Transcriptional Regulation of the Essential Pancreatic Islet Gene NeuroD1 (Beta2) by Nkx2.2 and Neurogenin 3. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(45). 31236–31248. 53 indexed citations
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Wang, Sui, Jingbo Yan, Daniel A. Anderson, et al.. (2009). Neurog3 gene dosage regulates allocation of endocrine and exocrine cell fates in the developing mouse pancreas. Developmental Biology. 339(1). 26–37. 107 indexed citations
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Keller, David M., Shannon K. McWeeney, Jacques Drouin, et al.. (2007). Characterization of Pancreatic Transcription Factor Pdx-1 Binding Sites Using Promoter Microarray and Serial Analysis of Chromatin Occupancy. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(44). 32084–32092. 87 indexed citations
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Wiebe, Peter O., Jay D. Kormish, Yoshio Fujitani, et al.. (2007). Ptf1a Binds to and Activates Area III, a Highly Conserved Region of the Pdx1 Promoter That Mediates Early Pancreas-Wide Pdx1 Expression. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 27(11). 4093–4104. 71 indexed citations
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Means, Anna L., Ingrid M. Meszoely, Kazufumi Suzuki, et al.. (2005). Pancreatic epithelial plasticity mediated by acinar cell transdifferentiation and generation of nestin-positive intermediates. Development. 132(16). 3767–3776. 262 indexed citations
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Hingorani, Sunil R., Emanuel F. Petricoin, Anirban Maitra, et al.. (2003). Preinvasive and invasive ductal pancreatic cancer and its early detection in the mouse. Cancer Cell. 4(6). 437–450. 1774 indexed citations breakdown →
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Samaras, Susan, Michelle A. Cissell, Kevin Gerrish, et al.. (2002). Conserved Sequences in a Tissue-Specific Regulatory Region of the pdx-1 Gene Mediate Transcription in Pancreatic β Cells: Role for Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3β and Pax6. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 22(13). 4702–4713. 69 indexed citations
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Gannon, Maureen, Mina Peshavaria, Eva Henderson, et al.. (1997). Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3β is Involved in Pancreatic β-Cell-Specific Transcription of the pdx-1 Gene. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 17(10). 6002–6013. 218 indexed citations
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Peshavaria, Mina, Eva Henderson, Arun Sharma, Christopher V.E. Wright, & Roland Stein. (1997). Functional Characterization of the Transactivation Properties of the PDX-1 Homeodomain Protein. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 17(7). 3987–3996. 78 indexed citations

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