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Christopher Benner publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher Benner sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 143 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Christopher Benner D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher Benner sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christopher Benner is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a focus on molecular biology, immunology, infectious diseases, surgery, and epidemiology.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Christopher Benner has published extensively in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 20 publications
  • Nature Communications with 6 publications
  • The American Journal of Emergency Medicine with 4 publications
  • Nature with 3 publications
  • Cell with 3 publications

Recent papers include:

  • Discovery of SARS-CoV-2 antiviral drugs through large-scale compound repurposing, 2020, Nature
  • Functional landscape of SARS-CoV-2 cellular restriction, 2021, Molecular Cell
  • Identification of Lineage-Specific Transcription Factors That Prevent Activation of Hepatic Stellate Cells and Promote Fibrosis Resolution, 2020, Gastroenterology
  • TOP1 inhibition therapy protects against SARS-CoV-2-induced lethal inflammation, 2021, Cell
  • A Large-scale Drug Repositioning Survey for SARS-CoV-2 Antivirals, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent collaborators with Christopher Benner include:

  • Max W. Chang
  • Adolfo García-Sastre
  • Sascha H. Duttke
  • Sven Heinz
  • Lars Pache

Best Publications

  • Simple Combinations of Lineage-Determining Transcription Factors Prime cis-Regulatory Elements Required for Macrophage and B Cell Identities

    Sven Heinz;Christopher Benner;Nathanael Spann;Eric Bertolino

  • Metascape provides a biologist-oriented resource for the analysis of systems-level datasets.

    Yingyao Zhou;Bin Zhou;Lars Pache;Max Chang

  • The selection and function of cell type-specific enhancers

    Sven Heinz;Casey E. Romanoski;Christopher Benner;Christopher K. Glass

  • Reprogramming transcription by distinct classes of enhancers functionally defined by eRNA

    Dong Wang;Ivan Garcia-Bassets;Chris Benner;Wenbo Li

  • Myofibroblasts revert to an inactive phenotype during regression of liver fibrosis

    Tatiana Kisseleva;Min Cong;YongHan Paik;David Scholten

  • Molecular Determinants of Crosstalk between Nuclear Receptors and Toll-like Receptors

    Sumito Ogawa;Jean Lozach;Chris Benner;Gabriel Pascual

  • Discovery of SARS-CoV-2 antiviral drugs through large-scale compound repurposing.

    Laura Riva;Shuofeng Yuan;Xin Yin;Laura Martin-Sancho

  • Remodeling of the Enhancer Landscape during Macrophage Activation Is Coupled to Enhancer Transcription

    Minna U. Kaikkonen;Nathanael J. Spann;Sven Heinz;Casey E. Romanoski

  • Rev-Erbs repress macrophage gene expression by inhibiting enhancer-directed transcription

    Michael T. Y. Lam;Han Cho;Hanna P. Lesch;David Gosselin

  • A global network of transcription factors, involving E2A, EBF1 and Foxo1, that orchestrates B cell fate

    Yin C Lin;Suchit Jhunjhunwala;Christopher Benner;Sven Heinz

  • Macrophage PPARγ is required for normal skeletal muscle and hepatic insulin sensitivity and full antidiabetic effects of thiazolidinediones

    Andrea L Hevener;Jerrold M Olefsky;Donna Reichart;MT Audrey Nguyen

  • Inflammation-induced IgA + cells dismantle anti-liver cancer immunity

    Shabnam Shalapour;Xue Jia Lin;Xue Jia Lin;Ingmar N. Bastian;John Brain

  • Transcription Elongation Can Affect Genome 3D Structure.

    Sven Heinz;Lorane Texari;Michael G.B. Hayes;Matthew Urbanowski

  • PHF8 mediates histone H4 lysine 20 demethylation events involved in cell cycle progression.

    Wen Liu;Bogdan Tanasa;Bogdan Tanasa;Oksana V. Tyurina;Tian Yuan Zhou

  • Effect of natural genetic variation on enhancer selection and function

    S. Heinz;C. E. Romanoski;C. Benner;C. Benner;K. A. Allison

  • Mutant Huntingtin promotes autonomous microglia activation via myeloid lineage-determining factors

    Andrea Crotti;Christopher Benner;Bilal E Kerman;David Gosselin

  • Bcl-6 and NF-κB cistromes mediate opposing regulation of the innate immune response

    Grant D. Barish;Ruth T. Yu;Malith Karunasiri;Corinne B. Ocampo

  • The transcriptional landscape of mouse beta cells compared to human beta cells reveals notable species differences in long non-coding RNA and protein-coding gene expression.

    Christopher Benner;Talitha van der Meulen;Elena Cacéres;Kristof Tigyi

  • Cooperative NCoR/SMRT interactions establish a corepressor-based strategy for integration of inflammatory and anti-inflammatory signaling pathways

    Serena Ghisletti;Wendy Huang;Kristen Jepsen;Chris Benner

  • Global changes in the nuclear positioning of genes and intra- and interdomain genomic interactions that orchestrate B cell fate

    Yin C Lin;Christopher Benner;Christopher Benner;Robert Mansson;Sven Heinz

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher K. Glass
Christopher K. Glass University of California, San Diego
Adolfo García-Sastre
Adolfo García-Sastre Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Michael G. Rosenfeld
Michael G. Rosenfeld University of California, San Diego
Sumit K. Chanda
Sumit K. Chanda Discovery Institute
Concepcion Rodriguez Esteban
Concepcion Rodriguez Esteban Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Ronald M. Evans
Ronald M. Evans Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Cornelis Murre
Cornelis Murre University of California, San Diego
Fred H. Gage
Fred H. Gage Salk Institute for Biological Studies
David A. Brenner
David A. Brenner University of California, San Diego

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