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Christopher F. Higgins

Christopher F. Higgins

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Genetics
UK
2024
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
UK
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 114 469 451 77 75 239 47878

Christopher F. Higgins publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christopher F. Higgins between 1977 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christopher F. Higgins published across 47 years, from 1977 to 2023, averaging 6.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2023. 29 of the 296 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2023. 1977: 3 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 11 publications 1987: 11 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 11 publications 1990: 13 publications 1991: 13 publications 1992: 17 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 12 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 29 publications
1977 2023

296 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christopher F. Higgins: publications per year, 1977 to 2023
Year Publications
1977 3
1978 3
1979 1
1980 0
1981 3
1982 5
1983 4
1984 7
1985 3
1986 11
1987 11
1988 8
1989 11
1990 13
1991 13
1992 17
1993 13
1994 12
1995 8
1996 5
1997 15
1998 10
1999 7
2000 14
2001 12
2002 7
2003 15
2004 12
2005 7
2006 4
2007 8
2008 3
2009 0
2010 1
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 1
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 29
Total 296
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Christopher F. Higgins 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 F. Higgins sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 235–244 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 239 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105 239
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Christopher F. Higgins 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 F. Higgins sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 114–115 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 114 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31 114
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 1990 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Christopher F. Higgins is affiliated with Hammersmith Hospital in the United Kingdom. The scientist's research includes work published in Geological Society of America's "Abstracts with programs".

Recent publications include:

  • ESTIMATING HISTORICAL EXPOSURE TO PERFLUOROALKYL ACIDS IN SECURITY, FOUNTAIN, AND WIDEFIELD COLORADO: USE OF WATER-INFRASTRUCTURE BLENDING AND TOXICOKINETIC MODELS, 2022, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Christopher F. Higgins are:

  • Sara Mass
  • John L. Adgate
  • Kelsey E. Barton
  • Kamini Singha
  • John E. McCray

Christopher F. Higgins was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1990.

Best Publications

  • ABC Transporters: From Microorganisms to Man

    Christopher F. Higgins

  • Structural model of ATP-binding proteins associated with cystic fibrosis, multidrug resistance and bacterial transport.

    Stephen C. Hyde;Paul Emsley;Michael J. Hartshorn;Michael M. Mimmack

  • Multiple molecular mechanisms for multidrug resistance transporters

    Christopher F. Higgins

  • Is the multidrug transporter a flippase

    Christopher F. Higgins;Michael M. Gottesman

  • The ATP switch model for ABC transporters.

    Christopher F Higgins;Kenneth J Linton

  • A family of related ATP-binding subunits coupled to many distinct biological processes in bacteria.

    Higgins Cf;Hiles Id;Salmond Gp;Gill Dr

  • ERIC sequences: a novel family of repetitive elements in the genomes of Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium and other enterobacteria

    C. S. J. Hulton;C. F. Higgins;P. M. Sharp

  • ABC transporters: physiology, structure and mechanism--an overview.

    Christopher F Higgins

  • A physiological role for DNA supercoiling in the osmotic regulation of gene expression in S. typhimurium and E. coli

    Christopher F Higgins;Charles J. Dorman;Douglas A. Stirling;Lesley Waddell

  • Repetitive extragenic palindromic sequences: A major component of the bacterial genome

    Michael J. Stern;Giovanna Ferro-Luzzi Ames;Noel H. Smith;E. Clare Robinson

  • A DEAD-box RNA helicase in the Escherichia coli RNA degradosome

    Béatrice Py;Christopher F. Higgins;Henry M. Krisch;Agamemnon J. Carpousis

  • Volume-regulated chloride channels associated with the human multidrug-resistance P-glycoprotein.

    Miguel A. Valverde;Mario DÍaz;Francisco V. Sepúlveda;Deborah R. Gill

  • The Escherichia coli ATP-binding cassette (ABC) proteins.

    Kenneth J. Linton;Christopher F. Higgins

  • Communication between Multiple Drug Binding Sites on P-glycoprotein

    Catherine Martin;Georgina Berridge;Christopher F. Higgins;Prakash Mistry

  • The ABC of channel regulation

    Christopher F Higgins

  • Correction of the ion transport defect in cystic fibrosis transgenic mice by gene therapy

    Stephen C. Hyde;Deborah R. Gill;Christopher F. Higgins;Ann E. O. Trezise

  • Structure of the Multidrug Resistance P-glycoprotein to 2.5 nm Resolution Determined by Electron Microscopy and Image Analysis

    Mark F. Rosenberg;Richard Callaghan;Robert C. Ford;Christopher F. Higgins

  • Immunocytochemical localization of the cystic fibrosis gene product CFTR.

    Isabelle Crawford;Peter C. Maloney;Pamela L. Zeitlin;William B. Guggino

  • Stabilization of translationally active mRNA by prokaryotic REP sequences

    Sarah F. Newbury;Noel H. Smith;E.Clare Robinson;Ian D. Hiles

  • The human bile salt export pump: characterization of substrate specificity and identification of inhibitors.

    Jane A Byrne;Sandra S Strautnieks;Giorgina Mieli-Vergani;Christopher F Higgins

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Callaghan
Richard Callaghan Australian National University
Miguel A. Valverde
Miguel A. Valverde Pompeu Fabra University
Charles J. Dorman
Charles J. Dorman Trinity College Dublin
Ian R. Booth
Ian R. Booth University of Aberdeen
Jay C. D. Hinton
Jay C. D. Hinton University of Liverpool
William H. Colledge
William H. Colledge University of Cambridge
Paul C. Driscoll
Paul C. Driscoll University College London
Graham D. Pavitt
Graham D. Pavitt University of Manchester
John H. McVey
John H. McVey University of Surrey
Giovanna Ferro-Luzzi Ames
Giovanna Ferro-Luzzi Ames University of California, Berkeley

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