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D-Index
80
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20806
World Ranking
4134
National Ranking
135

Christian C. Naus publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian C. Naus sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 205 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Christian C. Naus D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian C. Naus sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 80 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Christian C. Naus is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research centers primarily on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with notable focus areas including molecular biology, biomedical engineering, physiology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and oncology.

Their scholarly output includes investigations into key biological topics such as connexins and lens biology, nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, heat shock proteins, biochemical effects in animals, RNA regulation linked to disease, neuroscience and neuropharmacology, as well as photoacoustic and ultrasonic imaging.

Recent publications by Christian C. Naus encompass a range of studies exploring brain and cellular biochemistry, including:

  • Glial Connexins and Pannexins in the Healthy and Diseased Brain, 2020, Physiological Reviews
  • Brain Disorders and Chemical Pollutants: A Gap Junction Link?, 2020, Biomolecules
  • Danegaptide Enhances Astrocyte Gap Junctional Coupling and Reduces Ischemic Reperfusion Brain Injury in Mice, 2020, Biomolecules
  • Cx43 in Neural Progenitors Promotes Glioma Invasion in a 3D Culture System, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Examination of sulfonamide-based inhibitors of MMP3 using the conditioned media of invasive glioma cells, 2020, Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry

The frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Biomolecules
  • Physiological Reviews
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry
  • Neuro-Oncology

Christian C. Naus has collaborated with several researchers on multiple occasions. Frequent coauthors in their work are:

  • Juan C. Sáez
  • Luc Leybaert
  • John F. Bechberger
  • Wun Chey Sin
  • Arantxa Tabernero

Best Publications

  • Intercellular calcium signaling in astrocytes via ATP release through connexin hemichannels.

    Charles E. Stout;James L. Costantin;Christian C.G. Naus;Andrew C. Charles

  • Connexins regulate calcium signaling by controlling ATP release.

    M. L. Cotrina;J. H.-C. Lin;A. Alves-Rodrigues;Shujun Liu

  • Role of connexin genes in growth control.

    Hiroshi Yamasaki;Christian C.G. Naus

  • ATP-mediated glia signaling.

    Maria Luisa Cotrina;Jane H.-C. Lin;Juan Carlos López-Garcı́a;Christian C. G. Naus

  • ATP and glutamate released via astroglial connexin 43 hemichannels mediate neuronal death through activation of pannexin 1 hemichannels

    Juan A. Orellana;Nicolas Froger;Pascal Ezan;Jean X. Jiang

  • Transfection of C6 glioma cells with connexin 43 cDNA: analysis of expression, intercellular coupling, and cell proliferation.

    D. Zhu;S. Caveney;G. M. Kidder;C. C. G. Naus

  • Intercellular calcium signaling via gap junctions in glioma cells.

    A. C. Charles;C. C. G. Naus;Daguang Zhu;G. M. Kidder

  • Implications and challenges of connexin connections to cancer

    Christian C. Naus;Dale W. Laird

  • Pannexin channels are not gap junction hemichannels

    Gina E. Sosinsky;Daniela Boassa;Rolf Dermietzel;Heather S. Duffy

  • Assessing the carcinogenic potential of low-dose exposures to chemical mixtures in the environment: The challenge ahead

    William H Goodson;Leroy Lowe;David O Carpenter;Michael Gilbertson

  • Gap junctions and cancer: communicating for 50 years

    Trond Aasen;Marc Mesnil;Christian C. Naus;Paul D. Lampe

  • Amyloid β-Induced Death in Neurons Involves Glial and Neuronal Hemichannels

    Juan A. Orellana;Kenji F. Shoji;Verónica Abudara;Pascal Ezan

  • Intracellular calcium changes trigger connexin 32 hemichannel opening

    Elke De Vuyst;Elke Decrock;Liesbet Cabooter;George R Dubyak

  • Selective inhibition of Cx43 hemichannels by Gap19 and its impact on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury.

    Nan Wang;Elke De Vuyst;Raf Ponsaerts;Kerstin Boengler

  • Proposal for a unified CCN nomenclature

    D. R. Brigstock;R. Goldschmeding;K. I. Katsube;S. C.T. Lam

  • A pre-loading method of evaluating gap junctional communication by fluorescent dye transfer.

    G. S. Goldberg;J. F. Bechberger;C. C. G. Naus

  • Gap Junctions Promote the Bystander Effect of Herpes Simplex Virus Thymidine Kinase in Vivo

    M. S. Dilber;M. R. Abedi;B. Christensson;B. Björkstrand

  • Increased apoptosis and inflammation after focal brain ischemia in mice lacking connexin43 in astrocytes.

    Taizen Nakase;Goran Söhl;Martin Theis;Klaus Willecke

  • Astrocytic Gap Junctions Composed of Connexin 43 Reduce Apoptotic Neuronal Damage in Cerebral Ischemia

    Taizen Nakase;Shinji Fushiki;Christian C.G. Naus

  • Gap junctions and neurological disorders of the central nervous system.

    Taizen Nakase;Christian C.G. Naus

Frequent Co-Authors

Luc Leybaert
Luc Leybaert Ghent University
Juan C. Sáez
Juan C. Sáez University of Valparaíso
Dale W. Laird
Dale W. Laird University of Western Ontario
Christian Giaume
Christian Giaume Collège de France
Gerald M. Kidder
Gerald M. Kidder University of Western Ontario
Paul D. Lampe
Paul D. Lampe Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Peter L. Carlen
Peter L. Carlen University Health Network
Mathieu Vinken
Mathieu Vinken Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Vera Rogiers
Vera Rogiers Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Klaus Willecke
Klaus Willecke University of Bonn

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