2026 Christopher K. Mathews: Chemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	44	16888	15258	4175	3432	164	6851
Biology and Biochemistry	51	17259	15841	7100	6336	184	8456

Research.com Recognitions

1965 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Christopher K. Mathews is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research spans across multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on medicine and engineering.

Their main fields of study include:

Medicine
Engineering

Within these fields, their subfields encompass:

Epidemiology
Mechanical Engineering
Infectious Diseases
Molecular Biology
Geophysics

Their research topics cover a range of areas such as:

HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
Advanced materials and composites
Homelessness and Social Issues
Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Christopher K. Mathews has contributed to recent publications including the following:

Population-Level Health Effects of Involuntary Displacement of People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness Who Inject Drugs in US Cities (2023) published in JAMA
HIV Infection and HIV-Associated Behaviors Among Persons Who Inject Drugs - 23 Metropolitan Statistical Areas, United States, 2018 (2021) published in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Issue Information (2022) published in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education
The Anisotropic Signature of Tectonic Boundaries in the Mantle (2020) published in Goldschmidt Abstracts
Issue Information (2020) published in The FASEB Journal

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Christopher K. Mathews include:

Pascale Wortley
David W. Melton
Colin Flynn
Danielle German
Rose Doherty

Their work has appeared in several scientific venues, notably:

JAMA
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education
Goldschmidt Abstracts
The FASEB Journal

Christopher K. Mathews was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1965.

Best Publications

Hydroxyurea arrests DNA replication by a mechanism that preserves basal dNTP pools.

Ahmet Koç;Linda J. Wheeler;Christopher K. Mathews;Gary F. Merrill

506
Citations
DNA precursor metabolism and genomic stability

Christopher K. Mathews

377
Citations
Direct role of nucleotide metabolism in C-MYC-dependent proliferation of melanoma cells.

Sudha Mannava;Vladimir Grachtchouk;Vladimir Grachtchouk;Linda J. Wheeler;Linda J. Wheeler;Michael Im;Michael Im

306
Citations
DNA precursor asymmetries in mammalian tissue mitochondria and possible contribution to mutagenesis through reduced replication fidelity

Shiwei Song;Zachary F. Pursell;William C. Copeland;Matthew J. Longley

218
Citations
Deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate levels: A critical factor in the maintenance of genetic stability

Bernard A. Kunz;Susanne E. Kohalmi;Thomas A. Kunkel;Christopher K. Mathews

216
Citations
Deoxyribonucleotide metabolism, mutagenesis and cancer.

Christopher K. Mathews

209
Citations
Chemoprevention of oral leukoplakia with vitamin A and beta carotene: an assessment

R. Sankaranarayanan;B. Mathew;C. Varghese;P.R. Sudhakaran

193
Citations
Knockout of Slc25a19 causes mitochondrial thiamine pyrophosphate depletion, embryonic lethality, CNS malformations, and anemia

Marjorie J. Lindhurst;Giuseppe Fiermonte;Shiwei Song;Eduard Struys

186
Citations
Selective expansion of mitochondrial nucleoside triphosphate pools in antimetabolite-treated HeLa cells.

R K Bestwick;G L Moffett;C K Mathews

171
Citations
FURTHER STUDIES ON DIHYDROFOLIC REDUCTASE.

C.K. Mathews;F.M. Huennekens

168
Citations
Biochemistry of Deoxyribonucleic Acid-defective Amber Mutants of Bacteriophage T4 III. NUCLEOTIDE POOLS

Christopher K. Mathews

166
Citations
Vaccinia virus-encoded ribonucleotide reductase: sequence conservation of the gene for the small subunit and its amplification in hydroxyurea-resistant mutants.

M Slabaugh;N Roseman;R Davis;C Mathews

156
Citations
Enzymic Preparation of the l,l-Diastereoisomer of Tetrahydrofolic Acid

C.K. Mathews;F.M. Huennekens

146
Citations
Deoxyribonucleotide Pool Imbalance Stimulates Deletions in HeLa Cell Mitochondrial DNA

Shiwei Song;Linda J. Wheeler;Christopher K. Mathews

141
Citations
The Gene for Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase Functions as a Mutator Gene inEscherichia coli

Qing Lu;Xiaolin Zhang;Niva Almaula;Christopher K. Mathews

135
Citations
DNA precursor pools and ribonucleotide reductase activity: distribution between the nucleus and cytoplasm of mammalian cells.

J M Leeds;M B Slabaugh;C K Mathews

132
Citations
The bacteriophage T4 gene for the small subunit of ribonucleotide reductase contains an intron.

B M Sjöberg;S Hahne;C Z Mathews;C K Mathews

129
Citations
The cell-bag of enzymes or network of channels?

C K Mathews

127
Citations
Retinoblastoma tumor suppressor targets dNTP metabolism to regulate DNA replication

Steven P. Angus;Linda J. Wheeler;Sejal A. Ranmal;Xiaoping Zhang

125
Citations
Trace amounts of 8-oxo-dGTP in mitochondrial dNTP pools reduce DNA polymerase γ replication fidelity

Zachary F. Pursell;J. Tyson McDonald;Christopher K. Mathews;Thomas A. Kunkel

119
Citations
Initiation of Genome Instability and Preneoplastic Processes through Loss of Fhit Expression

Joshua C. Saldivar;Satoshi Miuma;Jessica Bene;Seyed Ali Hosseini

116
Citations
Thermodynamics of biochemical reactions

Christopher K. Mathews

10
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