N.D. Christofides

8.2k citations

140 papers · 6.2k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 42

Impact in

Gastroenterology top 0.5%
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering top 0.2%
- Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods
- Optimization and Packing Problems

Papers in

Gastroenterology 19
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders 16
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 46
- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology 46

Co-authors: Stephen R. Bloom J. E. Beasley S.R. Bloom Samuel Eilon J. M. Polak Thomas E. Adrian Aristide Mingozzi Paolo Toth
Journals: Regulatory Peptides (18 papers)Gastroenterology (11 papers)Gut (9 papers)Clinical Science (5 papers)European Journal of Clinical Investigation (4 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Sweden Italy

In The Last Decade

N.D. Christofides

137 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Exact algorithms for the vehicle routing problem, based on spanning tree and shortest path relaxations 1981 · 340 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1981 Mathematical Programming
1979 Digestive Diseases and Sciences
1969 Journal of the Operational Research Society

Peers

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Co-authorship network

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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1	Serum Thyroxine Binding Capacity-Dependent Bias in an Automated Free Thyroxine Assay Journal of Immunoassay ·N.D. Christofides, Ewan Wilkinson, Mary Stoddart, David Ray, G J Beckett	1999	17
2	Differential neuropeptide expression after visceral and somatic nerve injury in the cat and rat Neuroscience Letters ·Praveen Anand, Mohammad A. Ghatei, N.D. Christofides, Marion Blank, G.P. McGregor, J. Morrison, Francesco Scaravilli, Stephen R. Bloom	1991	14
3	Occurrence and distribution of a newly discovered peptide, galanin, in the mammalian enteric nervous system. Gut ·A.E. Bishop, J. M. Polak, F E Bauer, N.D. Christofides, Francesco Carlei, S.R. Bloom	1986	89
4	Growth hormone secretion dynamics in a patient with ectopic growth hormone-releasing factor production The American Journal of Medicine ·J.L.C. Ch'ng, N.D. Christofides, Marius Kraenzlin, Ali Keshavarzian, J. M. Burrin, I.L. Woolf, H J Hodgson, Stephen R. Bloom	1985	37
5	Positive correlation between symptoms and circulating motilin, pancreatic polypeptide and gastrin concentrations in functional bowel disorders. Gut ·D M Preston, Thomas E. Adrian, N.D. Christofides, J E Lennard‐Jones, Stephen R. Bloom	1985	64
6	The Localisation, Molecular Forms and in Vivo Release of Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Immunoreactivity (ANP-IR) in the Rat Clinical Science ·John Anderson, N.D. Christofides, Pilar Viñas, J.M. Polak, S.R. Bloom	1985	6
7	Peptide histidine isoleucine: a secretagogue in human jejunum. Gut ·Treasurer M. J. Woods, N.D. Christofides, Kazuhiko Tatemoto, V. S. Chadwick, Stephen R. Bloom	1984	14
8	Effect of peptide histidine isoleucine on water and electrolyte transport in the human jejunum. Gut ·Kieran Moriarty, John E. Hegarty, Kazuhiko Tatemoto, Viktor Mutt, N.D. Christofides, Stephen R. Bloom, John R. Wood	1984	15
9	Peptide Histidine Isoleucine Inhibits Biliary but Not Pancreatic Secretion in Man Clinical Science ·Treasurer M. J. Woods, N.D. Christofides, S.R. Bloom, V. S. Chadwick	1983	2
10	Gut hormones in acute diarrhoea. Gut ·H S Besterman, N.D. Christofides, P D Welsby, Thomas E. Adrian, D. L. Sarson, S.R. Bloom	1983	28
11	Decreased plasma motilin concentrations in pregnancy. BMJ ·N.D. Christofides, M. A. Ghatei, Stephen R. Bloom, Sérgio Almeida Migoswki, M. D. G. Gillmer	1982	62
12	Interdigestive biliary output in man: relationship to fluctuations in plasma motilin and effect of atropine. Gut ·Torgny Svenberg, N.D. Christofides, M.L. Fitzpatrick, F Areola-Ortiz, Stephen R. Bloom, R. B. Welbourn	1982	55
13	Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Hormones in Chronic Pancreatitis Digestion ·H S Besterman, Thomas E. Adrian, Stephen R. Bloom, N.D. Christofides, C N Mallinson, V. Ponti, L. Lombardo, R Modigliani, Sylvie Guérin, Mike South	1982	20
14	Pancreatic polypeptide is not involved in the regulation of the migrating motor complex in man Regulatory Peptides ·Jules Janssens, J. Hellemans, Thomas E. Adrian, S.R. Bloom, T. L. Peeters, N.D. Christofides, G. Vantrappen	1982	49
15	Gut hormone release after intestinal resection. Gut ·H S Besterman, Thomas E. Adrian, C N Mallinson, N.D. Christofides, D. L. Sarson, A. Pera, Quentin Smith, R Modigliani, S.R. Bloom	1982	80
16	Dose-dependent effect of PHI on net fluid transport in the rat small intestine Regulatory Peptides ·M. Ghiglione, N.D. Christofides, Y. Yiangou, Donald E. Ward, S.R. Bloom	1982	2
17	Distribution of PHI in the mammalian respiratory tract and some aspects of its pharmacology Regulatory Peptides ·N.D. Christofides, Y. Yiangou, Piper Pj, M.A. Ghatei, Kazuhiko Tatemoto, J.M. Polak, S.R. Bloom	1982	21
18	EFFECT OF NEUROTENSIN ON GASTRIC FUNCTION IN MAN The Lancet ·A M Blackburn, S.R. Bloom, Richard Long, David Fletcher, N.D. Christofides, M.L. Fitzpatrick, J. H. Baron	1980	154
19	Gut hormones in tropical malabsorption. BMJ ·H S Besterman, Yessica Daniela Lopez Sanchez, D. L. Sarson, N.D. Christofides, M G Bryant, Michael Gregor, S.R. Bloom	1979	75
20	Release of motilin by oral and intravenous nutrients in man. Gut ·N.D. Christofides, Stephen R. Bloom, H S Besterman, Thomas E. Adrian, M. A. Ghatei	1979	84

About N.D. Christofides

N.D. Christofides is a scholar working on Gastroenterology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Physiology, having authored 140 papers that have together received 6.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (46 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (19 papers), Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (16 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (13 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (11 papers), Cardiovascular, Neuropeptides, and Oxidative Stress Research (9 papers), Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods (9 papers) and Diabetes Treatment and Management (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Gastroenterology (817 citations), Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (1.4k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.2k citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (560 citations) and Automotive Engineering (602 citations). N.D. Christofides has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sweden and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Stephen R. Bloom, J. E. Beasley, S.R. Bloom, Samuel Eilon, J. M. Polak, Thomas E. Adrian, Aristide Mingozzi, Paolo Toth, Y. Yiangou and M.L. Fitzpatrick. Their work appears in journals such as Regulatory Peptides, Gastroenterology, Gut, Clinical Science and European Journal of Clinical Investigation.

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