Sylvia Christakos

17.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
172 papers, 12.8k citations indexed

About

Sylvia Christakos is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sylvia Christakos has authored 172 papers receiving a total of 12.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 58 papers in Molecular Biology and 42 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Sylvia Christakos's work include Vitamin D Research Studies (110 papers), Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research (26 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (20 papers). Sylvia Christakos is often cited by papers focused on Vitamin D Research Studies (110 papers), Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research (26 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (20 papers). Sylvia Christakos collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Belgium. Sylvia Christakos's co-authors include Puneet Dhawan, Geert Carmeliet, Lieve Verlinden, Annemieke Verstuyf, Anthony M. Iacopino, William B. Rhoten, Anthony W. Norman, Ran Wei, Angela Porta and Daniel D. Bikle and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Sylvia Christakos

171 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Vitamin D: Metabolism, Molecular Mechanism of Action, and Pleiotropic Effects

2015 1.3k citations Sylvia Christakos, Puneet Dhawan et al. profile →
New aspects of vitamin D metabolism and action — addressing the skin as source and target

2020 237 citations Daniel D. Bikle, Sylvia Christakos Nature Reviews Endocrinology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sylvia Christakos United States	62	6.3k	3.7k	2.8k	1.8k	1.7k	172	12.8k
Jacobo Wortsman United States	60	4.0k 0.6×	1.7k 0.5×	2.6k 0.9×	910 0.5×	736 0.4×	191	15.4k
René J.M. Bindels Netherlands	74	2.8k 0.4×	8.9k 2.4×	8.4k 3.0×	1.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	306	20.1k
Joost G.J. Hoenderop Netherlands	79	3.0k 0.5×	9.0k 2.4×	9.2k 3.3×	1.9k 1.0×	925 0.5×	352	21.6k
Pentti Tuohimaa Finland	48	2.7k 0.4×	1.6k 0.4×	989 0.4×	1.4k 0.8×	633 0.4×	229	7.8k
Mark R. Haussler United States	84	12.4k 2.0×	6.1k 1.7×	3.2k 1.2×	6.5k 3.6×	521 0.3×	252	21.7k
Keiichi Ozono Japan	55	2.0k 0.3×	4.2k 1.1×	797 0.3×	2.3k 1.3×	265 0.2×	432	10.6k
Leonard J. Deftos United States	54	1.3k 0.2×	3.8k 1.0×	580 0.2×	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	280	10.9k
I. MacIntyre United Kingdom	62	1.2k 0.2×	4.9k 1.3×	1.1k 0.4×	799 0.4×	6.3k 3.6×	245	13.6k
Toshihiko Iwanaga Japan	60	701 0.1×	5.5k 1.5×	1.7k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	2.2k 1.3×	383	15.8k
Lesley Rees United Kingdom	69	796 0.1×	2.5k 0.7×	1.0k 0.4×	893 0.5×	2.1k 1.2×	359	15.1k

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Meyer, Mark B., Carlos Bernal‐Mizrachi, Daniel D. Bikle, et al.. (2023). Highlights from the 24th workshop on vitamin D in Austin, September 2022. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 228. 106247–106247. 1 indexed citations

Bikle, Daniel D. & Sylvia Christakos. (2020). New aspects of vitamin D metabolism and action — addressing the skin as source and target. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 16(4). 234–252. 237 indexed citations breakdown →

Mady, Leila J., Dare V. Ajibade, Arnaud Teichert, et al.. (2016). The Transient Role for Calcium and Vitamin D during the Developmental Hair Follicle Cycle. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 136(7). 1337–1345. 15 indexed citations

Christakos, Sylvia, Ran Wei, Vaishali Veldurthy, et al.. (2014). Vitamin D and health: beyond bone.. PubMed. 7(3). 28–32. 4 indexed citations

Joshi, Sneha, Sarah L. Gaffen, Hong Liu, et al.. (2011). 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D ₃ Ameliorates Th17 Autoimmunity via Transcriptional Modulation of Interleukin-17A. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 31(17). 3653–3669. 371 indexed citations

Benn, Bryan S., Dare V. Ajibade, Angela Porta, et al.. (2008). Active Intestinal Calcium Transport in the Absence of Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid Type 6 and Calbindin-D9k. Endocrinology. 149(6). 3196–3205. 165 indexed citations

Christakos, Sylvia, Puneet Dhawan, Qi Shen, et al.. (2006). New Insights into the Mechanisms Involved in the Pleiotropic Actions of 1,25Dihydroxyvitamin D₃. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1068(1). 194–203. 15 indexed citations

Rabinovitch, Alex, Wilma L. Suarez‐Pinzon, Karen Sooy, Ken Strynadka, & Sylvia Christakos. (2001). Expression of Calbindin-D_28kin a Pancreatic Isletβ -Cell Line Protects against Cytokine-Induced Apoptosis and Necrosis. Endocrinology. 142(8). 3649–3655. 70 indexed citations

Raval-Pandya, Mihali, Leonard P. Freedman, Hui Li, & Sylvia Christakos. (1998). Thyroid Hormone Receptor Does Not Heterodimerize with the Vitamin D Receptor but Represses Vitamin D Receptor-Mediated Transactivation. Molecular Endocrinology. 12(9). 1367–1379. 22 indexed citations

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Iacopino, Anthony M., et al.. (1992). Nerve growth factor increases calcium binding protein (Calbindin-D28K) in rat olfactory bulb. Brain Research. 578(1-2). 305–310. 16 indexed citations

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Christakos, Sylvia, et al.. (1991). Effect of Glucocorticoids and 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D₃on the Developmental Expression of the Rat Intestinal Vitamin D Receptor Gene*. Endocrinology. 129(1). 396–401. 15 indexed citations

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Li, Hui & Sylvia Christakos. (1991). Differential Regulation by 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D₃of Calbindin-D_9kand Calbindin-D_28kGene Expression in Mouse Kidney*. Endocrinology. 128(6). 2844–2852. 48 indexed citations

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Bruns, David E., Aruna V. Krishnan, David Feldman, et al.. (1989). Epidermal Growth Factor Increases Intestinal Calbindin-D_9kand 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Receptors in Neonatal Rats*. Endocrinology. 125(1). 478–485. 25 indexed citations

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Christakos, Sylvia, Christine Gabrielides, & William B. Rhoten. (1989). Vitamin D-Dependent Calcium Binding Proteins: Chemistry, Distribution, Functional Considerations, and Molecular Biology*. Endocrine Reviews. 10(1). 3–26. 360 indexed citations

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Huang, Hosea F. S., et al.. (1989). Multiple sites of action of the vitamin D endocrine system: FSH stimulation of testis 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 receptors. Journal of Steroid Biochemistry. 34(1-6). 339–343. 38 indexed citations

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Armbrecht, H. J., M. A. Boltz, Randy Strong, et al.. (1989). Expression of Calbindin-D Decreases with Age in Intestine and Kidney*. Endocrinology. 125(6). 2950–2956. 66 indexed citations

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Wood, Teresa L., et al.. (1988). Molecular Cloning of Mammalian 28,000 M _r Vitamin D-Dependent Calcium Binding Protein (Calbindin-D _28K ): Expression of Calbindin-D _28K RNAs in Rodent Brain and Kidney. DNA. 7(9). 585–593. 56 indexed citations

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Christakos, Sylvia, William B. Rhoten, & Susan C. Feldman. (1987). [42]Rat calbindin D28K: Purification, quantitation, immunocytochemical localization, and comparative aspects. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 139. 534–551. 48 indexed citations

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Christakos, Sylvia, et al.. (1986). Expression of monocyte-specific oncogenes c-fos and c-fms in HL60 cells treated with vitamin D3 analogs correlates with inhibition of DNA synthesis and reduced calmodulin concentration.. PubMed. 55(3). 269–75. 36 indexed citations

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Christakos, Sylvia & O.P. Bahl. (1979). Pregnant mare serum gonadotropin. Purification and physicochemical, biological, and immunological characterization.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 254(10). 4253–4261. 58 indexed citations

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