Cindy Christopherson

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Cindy Christopherson is a scholar working on Virology, Infectious Diseases and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cindy Christopherson has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Virology, 16 papers in Infectious Diseases and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Cindy Christopherson's work include HIV Research and Treatment (20 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (12 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (11 papers). Cindy Christopherson is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (20 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (12 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (11 papers). Cindy Christopherson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Netherlands. Cindy Christopherson's co-authors include Shirley Kwok, John J. Sninsky, Lawrence Greenfield, Nancy McKinney, Giorgio Maria Saracco, Christopher D. Marion, Ferruccio Bonino, J. Eric Hall, Amy J. Weiner and K. Crawford and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Cindy Christopherson

29 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Evidence for immune selection of hepatitis C virus (HCV) ... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 1994 200 400 600
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.

  1. Evidence for immune selection of hepatitis C virus (HCV) putative envelope glycoprotein variants: potential role in chronic HCV infections.
    1992 611 citations Amy J. Weiner, Cindy Christopherson et al. profile →
  2. Rapid and simple PCR assay for quantitation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA in plasma: application to acute retroviral infection
    1994 501 citations Cindy Christopherson, John J. Sninsky et al. Journal of Clinical Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cindy Christopherson United States 21 1.8k 1.5k 974 811 455 29 3.1k
Hugo Soudeyns Canada 27 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 853 0.9× 319 0.4× 1.4k 3.1× 69 3.0k
Justin R. Bailey United States 33 2.2k 1.2× 1.4k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.4× 1.1k 2.4× 64 3.5k
Tarsem Moudgil United States 19 2.3k 1.3× 1.6k 1.1× 740 0.8× 135 0.2× 1.6k 3.4× 36 3.8k
Faroudy Boufassa France 33 2.8k 1.6× 1.9k 1.3× 866 0.9× 236 0.3× 1.6k 3.4× 90 3.7k
M. F. McLane United States 17 1.6k 0.9× 880 0.6× 684 0.7× 161 0.2× 1.2k 2.6× 25 2.6k
Joshua A. Horwitz United States 18 1.0k 0.6× 561 0.4× 603 0.6× 447 0.6× 760 1.7× 23 1.9k
Hugh McDade United Kingdom 11 1.1k 0.6× 848 0.6× 791 0.8× 562 0.7× 508 1.1× 11 2.1k
Rodney Phillips United Kingdom 19 819 0.5× 360 0.2× 1.0k 1.1× 1.5k 1.8× 1.5k 3.2× 27 2.8k
Robert Asaad United States 24 1.3k 0.7× 800 0.5× 739 0.8× 292 0.4× 1.1k 2.5× 40 2.3k
Robin Dewar United States 33 3.7k 2.0× 2.8k 1.9× 891 0.9× 180 0.2× 1.3k 2.9× 75 4.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cindy Christopherson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cindy Christopherson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gršković, Marica, D. Hiller, John J. Sninsky, et al.. (2016). Validation of a Clinical-Grade Assay to Measure Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 18(6). 890–902. 165 indexed citations
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Sninsky, John J., Cindy Christopherson, Robert Lagier, et al.. (2012). Multiplex TaqMan assays for a 7-gene prognostic immune response score to differentiate risk among women with ER-negative breast cancer.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 30(15_suppl). 10586–10586. 1 indexed citations
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Foster, Rebecca R., Sue Griffin, Ruth E. Feltell, et al.. (2012). Multiple Metabolic Alterations Exist in Mutant PI3K Cancers, but Only Glucose Is Essential as a Nutrient Source. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e45061–e45061. 15 indexed citations
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Paris, Andrew J., Cindy Christopherson, Shirley Kwok, et al.. (2010). A polymorphism that delays fibrosis in hepatitis C promotes alternative splicing of AZIN1 , reducing fibrogenesis. Hepatology. 54(6). 2198–2207. 27 indexed citations
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Tom, Susan, et al.. (2005). Multiplex genotyping and gene expression assays for colorectal cancer treatment selection markers. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 23(16_suppl). 3651–3651. 2 indexed citations
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Anton, Peter A., Ronald T. Mitsuyasu, Steven G. Deeks, et al.. (2003). Multiple measures of HIV burden in blood and tissue are correlated with each other but not with clinical parameters in aviremic subjects. AIDS. 17(1). 53–63. 58 indexed citations
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Deeks, Steven G., Bridget K. Wagner, Peter A. Anton, et al.. (2002). A Phase II Randomized Study of HIV-Specific T-Cell Gene Therapy in Subjects with Undetectable Plasma Viremia on Combination Antiretroviral Therapy. Molecular Therapy. 5(6). 788–797. 246 indexed citations
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Saitoh, Akihiko, Terence Fenton, Christine Powell, et al.. (2002). Persistence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type 1 DNA in Peripheral Blood Despite Prolonged Suppression of Plasma HIV‐1 RNA in Children. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 185(10). 1409–1416. 31 indexed citations
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Tierney, Camlin, Janet L. Lathey, Cindy Christopherson, et al.. (2002). Prognostic Value of Baseline Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 DNA Measurement for Disease Progression in Patients Receiving Nucleoside Therapy. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 187(1). 144–148. 41 indexed citations
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Blancou, Philippe, Jean‐Pierre Vartanian, Cindy Christopherson, et al.. (2001). Polio vaccine samples not linked to AIDS. Nature. 410(6832). 1045–1046. 18 indexed citations
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Fessel, W. Jeffrey, John F. Krowka, Haynes W. Sheppard, et al.. (2000). Dissociation of Immunologic and Virologic Responses to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 23(4). 314–320. 20 indexed citations
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Andersson, Sören, Hans Norrgren, Zacarias da Silva, et al.. (2000). Plasma Viral Load in HIV-1 and HIV-2 Singly and Dually Infected Individuals in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. Archives of Internal Medicine. 160(21). 3286–3286. 109 indexed citations
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Günthard, Huldrych F., Joseph K. Wong, Celsa A. Spina, et al.. (2000). Effect of Influenza Vaccination on Viral Replication and Immune Response in Persons Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Receiving Potent Antiretroviral Therapy. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 181(2). 522–531. 109 indexed citations
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Christopherson, Cindy, et al.. (2000). PCR-Based Assay To Quantify Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 DNA in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 38(2). 630–634. 85 indexed citations
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Betts, Michael R., John F. Krowka, Thomas B. Kepler, et al.. (1999). Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Activity Is Inversely Correlated with HIV Type 1 Viral Load in HIV Type 1-Infected Long-Term Survivors. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 15(13). 1219–1228. 105 indexed citations
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Dickover, Ruth, M. Dillon, Kwan‐Moon Leung, et al.. (1998). Early Prognostic Indicators in Primary Perinatal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection: Importance of Viral RNA and the Timing of Transmission on Long-Term Outcome. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 178(2). 375–387. 62 indexed citations
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Christopherson, Cindy, et al.. (1998). Laboratory Markers of Antiviral Activity. Antiviral Therapy. 3(4). 247–250. 8 indexed citations
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Christopherson, Cindy. (1997). The effects of internal primer-template mismatches on RT-PCR: HIV-1 model studies. Nucleic Acids Research. 25(3). 654–658. 90 indexed citations
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Schuurman, Rob, Monique Nijhuis, Remko van Leeuwen, et al.. (1995). Rapid Changes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA Load and Appearance of Drug-Resistant Virus Populations in Persons Treated with Lamivudine (3TC). The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 171(6). 1411–1419. 417 indexed citations
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Weiner, Amy J., Cindy Christopherson, J. Eric Hall, et al.. (1991). Sequence variation in hepatitis C viral isolates. Journal of Hepatology. 13. S6–S14. 49 indexed citations

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