James C. Cross

18.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
142 papers, 14.8k citations indexed

About

James C. Cross is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, James C. Cross has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 14.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Molecular Biology, 58 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 39 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in James C. Cross's work include Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (57 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (32 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (24 papers). James C. Cross is often cited by papers focused on Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (57 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (32 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (24 papers). James C. Cross collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Germany. James C. Cross's co-authors include Janet Rossant, Zena Werb, Susan J. Fisher, David G. Simmons, Erica D. Watson, Myriam Hemberger, Paul R. Riley, R. Michael Roberts, Dong Hu and Martha Hughes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

James C. Cross

139 papers receiving 14.6k citations

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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.

Implantation and the placenta: key pieces of the development puzzle

1994 1.1k citations James C. Cross, Zena Werb et al. profile →
Placental development: Lessons from mouse mutants

2001 1.0k citations James C. Cross et al. profile →
Pregnancy-Stimulated Neurogenesis in the Adult Female Forebrain Mediated by Prolactin

2003 528 citations Colleen Geary, James C. Cross et al. profile →
Single-cell RNA-seq reveals the diversity of trophoblast subtypes and patterns of differentiation in the human placenta

2018 286 citations Yawei Liu, Xiaoying Fan et al. Cell Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James C. Cross Canada	65	7.6k	5.6k	4.3k	3.7k	2.4k	142	14.8k
Myriam Hemberger United Kingdom	46	5.3k 0.7×	3.2k 0.6×	2.8k 0.6×	2.1k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	110	9.1k
Lois A. Salamonsen Australia	67	2.7k 0.4×	4.8k 0.9×	894 0.2×	8.8k 2.4×	1.5k 0.6×	271	14.1k
Anne C. Ferguson‐Smith United Kingdom	73	13.7k 1.8×	2.1k 0.4×	6.7k 1.6×	902 0.2×	9.0k 3.8×	214	19.1k
Cynthia C. Morton United States	73	8.7k 1.1×	1.7k 0.3×	867 0.2×	2.3k 0.6×	2.9k 1.2×	281	18.9k
Patricia K. Donahoe United States	65	9.2k 1.2×	577 0.1×	1.2k 0.3×	1.0k 0.3×	5.5k 2.3×	294	17.8k
Tom P. Fleming United Kingdom	46	3.2k 0.4×	1.2k 0.2×	2.8k 0.7×	480 0.1×	763 0.3×	125	7.0k
Outi Hovatta Sweden	70	7.4k 1.0×	454 0.1×	1.7k 0.4×	963 0.3×	3.1k 1.3×	257	14.9k
Allen C. Enders United States	46	1.7k 0.2×	2.1k 0.4×	1.1k 0.3×	3.0k 0.8×	873 0.4×	108	6.5k
Satoshi Tanaka Japan	42	5.8k 0.8×	569 0.1×	945 0.2×	1.2k 0.3×	1.9k 0.8×	138	8.2k
D. Randall Armant United States	42	1.7k 0.2×	1.5k 0.3×	1.3k 0.3×	2.1k 0.6×	484 0.2×	133	5.4k

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Elsamadicy, Aladine A., James C. Cross, Benjamin C. Reeves, et al.. (2025). Characteristics of reported industry payments to neurosurgeons from 2019 to 2022: The impact of COVID-19. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 134. 111089–111089.

Liu, Yawei, Xiaoying Fan, Rui Wang, et al.. (2018). Single-cell RNA-seq reveals the diversity of trophoblast subtypes and patterns of differentiation in the human placenta . Cell Research. 28(8). 819–832. 286 indexed citations breakdown →

Natale, Bryony V., et al.. (2017). Sca-1 identifies a trophoblast population with multipotent potential in the mid-gestation mouse placenta. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 5575–5575. 21 indexed citations

Lu, Xiaoyin, Rui Wang, Cheng Zhu, et al.. (2017). Fine-Tuned and Cell-Cycle-Restricted Expression of Fusogenic Protein Syncytin-2 Maintains Functional Placental Syncytia. Cell Reports. 21(5). 1150–1159. 78 indexed citations

Ilekis, John, Ekaterini Tsilou, Susan J. Fisher, et al.. (2016). Placental origins of adverse pregnancy outcomes: potential molecular targets: an Executive Workshop Summary of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 215(1). S1–S46. 216 indexed citations

Lu, Jinhua, Shuang Zhang, Haruo Nakano, et al.. (2013). A Positive Feedback Loop Involving Gcm1 and Fzd5 Directs Chorionic Branching Morphogenesis in the Placenta. PLoS Biology. 11(4). e1001536–e1001536. 85 indexed citations

Gasperowicz, Malgorzata, Cordula Surmann‐Schmitt, Y. Hamada, Florian Otto, & James C. Cross. (2013). The transcriptional co-repressor TLE3 regulates development of trophoblast giant cells lining maternal blood spaces in the mouse placenta. Developmental Biology. 382(1). 1–14. 37 indexed citations

Lees‐Miller, James P., F. Russell Quinn, Pin Li, et al.. (2008). Homozygous Missense N629D hERG (KCNH2) Potassium Channel Mutation Causes Developmental Defects in the Right Ventricle and Its Outflow Tract and Embryonic Lethality. Circulation Research. 103(12). 1483–1491. 43 indexed citations

Hu, Dong, Ian C. Scott, Colleen Geary, Xiang Zhao, & James C. Cross. (2006). The Hand1 transcription factor functions as a homodimer during mouse development. Developmental Biology. 295(1). 369–369. 2 indexed citations

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Morin, Steves, et al.. (2005). MEF2-dependent Recruitment of the HAND1 Transcription Factor Results in Synergistic Activation of Target Promoters. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(37). 32272–32278. 42 indexed citations

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Hughes, Martha, Ian C. Scott, Lin Su, et al.. (2004). The Hand1, Stra13 and Gcm1 transcription factors override FGF signaling to promote terminal differentiation of trophoblast stem cells. Developmental Biology. 271(1). 26–37. 124 indexed citations

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Cross, James C.. (2002). Transcription Factors Underlying the Development and Endocrine Functions of the Placenta. PubMed. 57(1). 221–234. 70 indexed citations

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Dabbousi, B. O., et al.. (2000). Design, Development, and Evaluation of Hydrocarbon Based Fuels for Fuel Cell on-Board Reformers. 1 indexed citations

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Scott, Ian C., et al.. (2000). The HAND1 Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factor Regulates Trophoblast Differentiation via Multiple Mechanisms. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 20(2). 530–541. 193 indexed citations

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Copeman, James, Robin N. N. Han, Isabella Caniggia, et al.. (2000). Posttranscriptional Regulation of Human Leukocyte Antigen G During Human Extravillous Cytotrophoblast Differentiation1. Biology of Reproduction. 62(6). 1543–1550. 21 indexed citations

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Basyuk, Eugénia, James C. Cross, Jackie D. Corbin, et al.. (1999). MurineGcm1 gene is expressed in a subset of placental trophoblast cells. Developmental Dynamics. 214(4). 303–311. 123 indexed citations

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Basyuk, Eugénia, James C. Cross, Jackie D. Corbin, et al.. (1999). Murine Gcm1 gene is expressed in a subset of placental trophoblast cells. Developmental Dynamics. 214(4). 303–311. 7 indexed citations

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Cross, James C., et al.. (1999). Defective Induction of the Transcription Factor Interferon-StimulatedGene Factor-3 and Interferon α Insensitivity in Human Trophoblast Cells1. Biology of Reproduction. 60(2). 312–321. 14 indexed citations

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Nakayama, Hiroki, Yanling Liu, Stefano Stifani, & James C. Cross. (1997). Developmental restriction ofMash-2 expression in trophoblast correlates with potential activation of the Notch-2 pathway. Developmental Genetics. 21(1). 21–30. 62 indexed citations

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Farin, Charlotte E., et al.. (1991). Induction of Trophoblastic Interferon Expression in Ovine Blastocysts after Treatment with Double-Stranded RNA. Journal of Interferon Research. 11(3). 151–157. 27 indexed citations

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