Christopher W. Johnson

8.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
97 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Christopher W. Johnson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher W. Johnson has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 11 papers in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology. Recurrent topics in Christopher W. Johnson's work include Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (27 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (20 papers) and Occupational Health and Safety Research (11 papers). Christopher W. Johnson is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (27 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (20 papers) and Occupational Health and Safety Research (11 papers). Christopher W. Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Jordan. Christopher W. Johnson's co-authors include Gregg T. Beckham, Derek R. Vardon, Eric M. Karp, Davinia Salvachúa, Jeffrey Linger, Michael T. Guarnieri, Mary Ann Franden, Timothy J. Strathmann, Philip T. Pienkos and Glendon B. Hunsinger and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Christopher W. Johnson

90 papers receiving 5.3k citations

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What are hit papers?

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.

Lignin valorization through integrated biological funneling and chemical catalysis

2014 651 citations Jeffrey Linger, Derek R. Vardon et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Opportunities and challenges in biological lignin valorization

2016 534 citations Gregg T. Beckham, Christopher W. Johnson et al. Current Opinion in Biotechnology profile →
Adipic acid production from lignin

2014 486 citations Derek R. Vardon, Christopher W. Johnson et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
Characterization and engineering of a two-enzyme system for plastics depolymerization

2020 365 citations Brandon C. Knott, Mark D. Allen et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher W. Johnson United States	35	2.8k	1.9k	1.2k	852	801	97	5.4k
Seung Wook Kim South Korea	51	3.7k 1.3×	4.4k 2.3×	1.3k 1.1×	741 0.9×	425 0.5×	398	10.5k
Jae‐Won Lee South Korea	43	3.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	304 0.3×	413 0.5×	863 1.1×	359	6.7k
Na Wei United States	36	1.3k 0.5×	2.4k 1.2×	228 0.2×	316 0.4×	348 0.4×	137	4.4k
J.A. Moses India	44	1.3k 0.4×	690 0.4×	269 0.2×	969 1.1×	1.4k 1.7×	198	6.7k
Rahimin Affandi Abdul Rahim Malaysia	44	986 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	175 0.1×	603 0.7×	533 0.7×	293	7.0k
Jianwen Wang China	38	511 0.2×	2.0k 1.0×	359 0.3×	1.3k 1.6×	265 0.3×	245	5.1k
David G. Cooper Canada	35	648 0.2×	947 0.5×	208 0.2×	243 0.3×	339 0.4×	104	5.7k
Kequan Chen China	42	2.6k 0.9×	2.9k 1.5×	563 0.5×	211 0.2×	519 0.6×	274	5.6k
Balachandar Vellingiri India	41	378 0.1×	1.2k 0.6×	224 0.2×	284 0.3×	151 0.2×	226	5.3k
Mingjie Chen China	42	1.1k 0.4×	1.6k 0.8×	177 0.1×	1.7k 2.0×	861 1.1×	205	5.8k

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Yeager, Chris M., Nathan J. Hillson, Vivek K. Mutalik, et al.. (2025). The tier system: a host development framework for bioengineering. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 92. 103260–103260. 2 indexed citations

Uekert, Taylor, et al.. (2025). Coupling Waste Feedstocks to Microbial Protein Production in a Circular Food System. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 13(2). 709–724. 5 indexed citations

Johnson, Christopher W., Lizhu Zhang, Douglas L. Gin, et al.. (2025). The Effects of Morphology and Hydration on Anion Transport in Self-Assembled Nanoporous Membranes. ACS Nano. 19(2). 2559–2569. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Ling, Ryan W. Clarke, Gloria Rosetto, et al.. (2025). Tunable and Degradable Dynamic Thermosets from Compatibilized Polyhydroxyalkanoate Blends. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 13(9). 3817–3829. 3 indexed citations

Werner, Allison Z., Ciaran W. Lahive, Bruno Colling Klein, et al.. (2023). Lignin conversion to β-ketoadipic acid by Pseudomonas putida via metabolic engineering and bioprocess development. Science Advances. 9(36). eadj0053–eadj0053. 56 indexed citations

Cywar, Robin M., Ling Chen, Ryan W. Clarke, et al.. (2023). Elastomeric vitrimers from designer polyhydroxyalkanoates with recyclability and biodegradability. Science Advances. 9(47). eadi1735–eadi1735. 27 indexed citations

Amendola, Caroline R., Morgan A. Ingraham, Rosemarie Wilton, et al.. (2023). Comparison of wild-type KT2440 and genome-reduced EM42 Pseudomonas putida strains for muconate production from aromatic compounds and glucose. Metabolic Engineering. 81. 88–99. 10 indexed citations

Henson, William R., Nicholas A. Rorrer, Caroline B. Hoyt, et al.. (2022). Bioconversion of wastewater-derived cresols to methyl muconic acids for use in performance-advantaged bioproducts. Green Chemistry. 24(9). 3677–3688. 5 indexed citations

Rorrer, Nicholas A., Brandon C. Knott, Brenna A. Black, et al.. (2022). Production of β-ketoadipic acid from glucose in Pseudomonas putida KT2440 for use in performance-advantaged nylons. Cell Reports Physical Science. 3(4). 100840–100840. 26 indexed citations

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Bleem, Alissa, Lintao Bu, S.J.B. Mallinson, et al.. (2021). Engineering a Cytochrome P450 for Demethylation of Lignin-Derived Aromatic Aldehydes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(3). 252–261. 33 indexed citations

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Jayakody, Lahiru N., Christopher W. Johnson, Richard J. Giannone, et al.. (2021). Correction: Thermochemical wastewater valorization via enhanced microbial toxicity tolerance. Energy & Environmental Science. 14(12). 6678–6678.

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Henson, William R., Lahiru N. Jayakody, Brenna A. Black, et al.. (2021). Biological upgrading of pyrolysis-derived wastewater: Engineering Pseudomonas putida for alkylphenol, furfural, and acetone catabolism and (methyl)muconic acid production. Metabolic Engineering. 68. 14–25. 24 indexed citations

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Machovina, Melodie M., S.J.B. Mallinson, Brandon C. Knott, et al.. (2019). Enabling microbial syringol conversion through structure-guided protein engineering. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(28). 13970–13976. 52 indexed citations

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Jha, Ramesh K., Niju Narayanan, Theresa L. Kern, et al.. (2019). Sensor-Enabled Alleviation of Product Inhibition in Chorismate Pyruvate-Lyase. ACS Synthetic Biology. 8(4). 775–786. 26 indexed citations

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Johnson, Christopher W., A. Razzaque Ahmed, Payal Khanna, et al.. (2018). Accelerating pathway evolution by increasing the gene dosage of chromosomal segments. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(27). 7105–7110. 43 indexed citations

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Salvachúa, Davinia, Christopher W. Johnson, Christine A. Singer, et al.. (2018). Bioprocess development for muconic acid production from aromatic compounds and lignin. Green Chemistry. 20(21). 5007–5019. 152 indexed citations

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Jayakody, Lahiru N., Christopher W. Johnson, Richard J. Giannone, et al.. (2018). Thermochemical wastewater valorizationviaenhanced microbial toxicity tolerance. Energy & Environmental Science. 11(6). 1625–1638. 84 indexed citations

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Johnson, Christopher W.. (2009). Degraded modes and the 'culture of coping' in military operations: an analysis of a fatal incident on-board HMS Tireless on 20/21 March 2007. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam).

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Johnson, Christopher W.. (2009). Insights from the Nogales Predator crash for the integration of UAVs into the National Airspace System under FAA interim operational guidance 08-01. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 5 indexed citations

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Johnson, Christopher W.. (2009). The safety research challenges for the Air Traffic Management Of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 6 indexed citations

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