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Christopher J. Fielding

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
18443
World Ranking
6632
National Ranking
3084

Christopher J. Fielding 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 Christopher J. Fielding sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 144 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christopher J. Fielding 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 Christopher J. Fielding sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christopher J. Fielding is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a focus on various subfields including Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Parasitology, and Virology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, such as:

  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • HIV Research and Treatment

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Richard J. Stanton
  • Eddie C. Y. Wang
  • Michael P. Weekes
  • Kristin Ladell
  • Robin Antrobus

Christopher J. Fielding has contributed to multiple publication venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Oxford Open Immunology
  • Journal of General Virology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist include:

  • "SARS-CoV-2 host-shutoff impacts innate NK cell functions, but antibody-dependent NK activity is strongly activated through non-spike antibodies" (2022, eLife)
  • "Human cytomegalovirus protein RL1 degrades the antiviral factor SLFN11 via recruitment of the CRL4 E3 ubiquitin ligase complex" (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "T cell phenotypes in COVID-19 - a living review" (2020, Oxford Open Immunology)
  • "The role and uses of antibodies in COVID-19 infections: a living review" (2021, Oxford Open Immunology)
  • "Combined anti-S1 and anti-S2 antibodies from hybrid immunity elicit potent cross-variant ADCC against SARS-CoV-2" (2023, JCI Insight)

Best Publications

  • Molecular physiology of reverse cholesterol transport.

    C J Fielding;P E Fielding

  • A protein cofactor of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase.

    C.J. Fielding;C.J. Fielding;V.G. Shore;V.G. Shore;P.E. Fielding;P.E. Fielding

  • Early incorporation of cell-derived cholesterol into pre-beta-migrating high-density lipoprotein.

    Graciela R. Castro;Christopher J. Fielding

  • Discoidal bilayer structure of nascent high density lipoproteins from perfused rat liver.

    R L Hamilton;M C Williams;C J Fielding;R J Havel

  • Cloning and sequencing of human cholesteryl ester transfer protein cDNA

    Dennis Drayna;Alisha Stephens Jarnagin;John McLean;William Henzel

  • Cofactor activity of protein components of human very low density lipoproteins in the hydrolysis of triglycerides by lipoproteins lipase from different sources.

    Richard J. Havel;Christopher J. Fielding;Thomas Olivecrona;Virgie G. Shore

  • Intracellular cholesterol transport.

    Christopher J. Fielding;Phoebe E. Fielding

  • Plasma membrane caveolae mediate the efflux of cellular free cholesterol.

    Phoebe E. Fielding;Christopher J. Fielding

  • Two sterol regulatory element-like sequences mediate up-regulation of caveolin gene transcription in response to low density lipoprotein free cholesterol

    Anita Bist;Phoebe E. Fielding;Christopher J. Fielding

  • Caveolin mRNA levels are up-regulated by free cholesterol and down-regulated by oxysterols in fibroblast monolayers.

    Christopher J. Fielding;Anita Bist;Phoebe E. Fielding

  • Cholesterol and caveolae: structural and functional relationships

    Christopher J. Fielding;Phoebe E. Fielding

  • A cholesteryl ester transfer complex in human plasma

    Phoebe E. Fielding;Christopher J. Fielding

  • Evidence for a lipoprotein carrier in human plasma catalyzing sterol efflux from cultured fibroblasts and its relationship to lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase

    Christopher J. Fielding;Phoebe E. Fielding

  • Cloning and expression of human apolipoprotein D cDNA.

    D Drayna;C Fielding;J McLean;B Baer

  • Cellular cholesterol efflux.

    Christopher J. Fielding;Phoebe E. Fielding

  • Nef increases the synthesis of and transports cholesterol to lipid rafts and HIV-1 progeny virions

    Yong Hui Zheng;Ana Plemenitas;Christopher J. Fielding;B. Matija Peterlin

  • A two-step mechanism for free cholesterol and phospholipid efflux from human vascular cells to apolipoprotein A-1.

    Phoebe E. Fielding;Koji Nagao;Hideki Hakamata;Giovanna Chimini

  • Cloning and expression of human lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase cDNA.

    John McLean;Christopher Fielding;Dennis Drayna;Hans Dieplinger

  • Role of contact inhibition in the regulation of receptor-mediated uptake of low density lipoprotein in cultured vascular endothelial cells.

    I Vlodavsky;P E Fielding;C J Fielding;D Gospodarowicz

  • The ABCs of cholesterol efflux.

    Stephen G Young;Christopher J Fielding

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth R. Feingold
Kenneth R. Feingold University of California, San Francisco
Richard J. Havel
Richard J. Havel University of California, San Francisco
John P. Kane
John P. Kane University of California, San Francisco
Clive R. Pullinger
Clive R. Pullinger University of California, San Francisco
Robert L. Hamilton
Robert L. Hamilton University of California, San Francisco
Carl Grunfeld
Carl Grunfeld University of California, San Francisco
Gerald M. Reaven
Gerald M. Reaven Stanford University
Francis C. Szoka
Francis C. Szoka University of California, San Francisco
Giovanna Chimini
Giovanna Chimini Grenoble Alpes University
George Y. Liu
George Y. Liu University of California, San Diego

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