Joe C. Christian

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
73 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Joe C. Christian is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Joe C. Christian has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Genetics, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Joe C. Christian's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (12 papers), Sodium Intake and Health (7 papers) and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (7 papers). Joe C. Christian is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (12 papers), Sodium Intake and Health (7 papers) and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (7 papers). Joe C. Christian collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and Germany. Joe C. Christian's co-authors include Charles W. Slemenda, Judy Z. Miller, C. Conrad Johnston, C. Conrad Johnston, Christopher J. Williams, Terry Reed, James A. Norton, Siu Hui, Munro Peacock and Ke Won Kang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Joe C. Christian

71 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

Calcium Supplementation and Increases in Bone Mineral Density in Children

1992 796 citations Judy Z. Miller, Charles W. Slemenda et al. profile →
Genetic Factors in Determining Bone Mass

1973 456 citations Walter E. Nance, Ke Won Kang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joe C. Christian United States	30	1.7k	889	772	742	669	73	4.1k
Claus Hagen Denmark	45	855 0.5×	892 1.0×	933 1.2×	529 0.7×	825 1.2×	174	6.7k
Annemieke M. Boot Netherlands	33	922 0.6×	520 0.6×	874 1.1×	450 0.6×	715 1.1×	88	3.8k
Fiona E. McGuigan Sweden	30	1.3k 0.8×	904 1.0×	454 0.6×	398 0.5×	443 0.7×	88	3.0k
Marco Gambacciani Italy	41	722 0.4×	508 0.6×	1.7k 2.2×	926 1.2×	507 0.8×	170	5.2k
Kerstin Landin‐Wilhelmsen Sweden	42	477 0.3×	1.2k 1.4×	1.4k 1.9×	446 0.6×	857 1.3×	127	5.8k
Carmine Nappi Italy	45	464 0.3×	645 0.7×	578 0.7×	454 0.6×	353 0.5×	300	7.0k
Eva Jansson Sweden	45	1.4k 0.8×	1.5k 1.7×	865 1.1×	189 0.3×	1.9k 2.9×	120	5.7k
Liesbeth Vandenput Sweden	38	1.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.7×	1.1k 1.4×	304 0.4×	457 0.7×	117	4.7k
Margaret Zacharin Australia	36	394 0.2×	944 1.1×	879 1.1×	448 0.6×	179 0.3×	174	4.1k
C R Paterson United Kingdom	28	453 0.3×	323 0.4×	594 0.8×	310 0.4×	292 0.4×	79	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Joe C. Christian

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Joe C. Christian's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Joe C. Christian with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Joe C. Christian more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Joe C. Christian

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Joe C. Christian. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Joe C. Christian. The network helps show where Joe C. Christian may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joe C. Christian

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Joe C. Christian. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Joe C. Christian 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 Joe C. Christian. Joe C. Christian is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Goode, Ellen L., Stacey S. Cherny, Joe C. Christian, Gail P. Jarvik, & Mariza de Andrade. (2007). Heritability of Longitudinal Measures of Body Mass Index and Lipid and Lipoprotein Levels in Aging Twins. Twin Research and Human Genetics. 10(5). 703–711. 58 indexed citations

Viken, Richard J., Richard J. Rose, Sandra L. Morzorati, Joe C. Christian, & Ting‐Kai Li. (2003). Subjective Intoxication in Response to Alcohol Challenge: Heritability and Covariation With Personality, Breath Alcohol Level, and Drinking History. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 27(5). 795–803. 86 indexed citations

Kirkwood, Sandra C., Eric Siemers, Richard J. Viken, et al.. (2002). Evaluation of psychological symptoms among presymptomatic HD gene carriers as measured by selected MMPI scales. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 36(6). 377–382. 16 indexed citations

Kirkwood, Sandra C., Eric Siemers, Julie C. Stout, et al.. (1999). Longitudinal Cognitive and Motor Changes Among Presymptomatic Huntington Disease Gene Carriers. Archives of Neurology. 56(5). 563–563. 83 indexed citations

Foroud, Tatiana, Eric Siemers, Dawn Kleindorfer, et al.. (1995). Cognitive scores in carriers of huntington's disease gene compared to noncarriers. Annals of Neurology. 37(5). 657–664. 88 indexed citations

Slemenda, Charles W., et al.. (1992). Long-Term Bone Loss in Men: Effects of Genetic and Environmental Factors. Annals of Internal Medicine. 117(4). 286–291. 171 indexed citations

Lamon‐Fava, Stefania, Joe C. Christian, Richard R. Fabsitz, et al.. (1991). The NHLBI Twin Study: heritability of apolipoprotein A-I, B, and low density lipoprotein subclasses and concordance for lipoprotein(a). Atherosclerosis. 91(1-2). 97–106. 108 indexed citations

Reed, Terry, et al.. (1991). Concordance of ischemic heart disease in the NHLBI twin study after 14–18 years of follow-up. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 44(8). 797–805. 42 indexed citations

Slemenda, Charles W., Siu L. Hui, Christopher J. Williams, et al.. (1990). Bone mass and anthropometric measurements in adult females. Bone and Mineral. 11(1). 101–109. 83 indexed citations

10.

Luft, Friedrich C., Judy Z. Miller, Myron H. Weinberger, Joe C. Christian, & F. Skrabal. (1988). Genetic Influences on the Response to Dietary Salt Reduction, Acute Salt Loading, or Salt Depletion in Humans. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 12(3). S49–55. 39 indexed citations

11.

Weaver, David D. & Joe C. Christian. (1980). Familial variation of head size and adjustment for parental head circumference. The Journal of Pediatrics. 96(6). 990–994. 76 indexed citations

12.

Melnick, Michael, Ntinos C. Myrianthopoulos, & Joe C. Christian. (1980). Estimates of Genetic Variance for Anterior Fontanelle Development in the NCPP Twin Population. Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae twin research. 29(2). 151–155. 7 indexed citations

13.

Christian, Joe C.. (1979). Methodology in medical genetics. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 31(1). 86–86. 2 indexed citations

14.

Potter, Rosario H., Pao‐Lo Yu, & Joe C. Christian. (1979). Association of Twin Zygosity With the Mean and Variance of Tooth Size. Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae twin research. 28(3). 211–223. 18 indexed citations

15.

Kang, Ke Won, et al.. (1977). Dominance and Environmental Variances: Their Effect on Heritabilities Estimated from Twin Data. Human Heredity. 27(1). 9–21. 22 indexed citations

16.

Reed, Terry & Joe C. Christian. (1976). A comparison of the Dermatogram with other indices for the diagnosis of Down's syndrome*. Clinical Genetics. 10(3). 139–144. 2 indexed citations

17.

Kang, Ke Won, et al.. (1974). Sampling Variances in Twin and Sibling Studies of Man. Human Heredity. 24(4). 363–372. 7 indexed citations

18.

Christian, Joe C., et al.. (1972). Dominant preaxial brachydactyly with hallux varus and thumb abduction.. PubMed. 24(6 Pt 1). 694–701. 8 indexed citations

19.

Christian, Joe C., et al.. (1971). Unstable galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase: A new variant of galactosemia. The Journal of Pediatrics. 78(3). 454–460. 35 indexed citations

20.

Christian, Joe C.. (1971). Sisters With Low Birth Weight, Dwarfism, Congenital Anomalies, and Dysgammaglobulinemia. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 122(6). 529–529. 3 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact