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Christopher K. Mathews

Christopher K. Mathews

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
8456
World Ranking
17259
National Ranking
7100

Chemistry

D-Index
44
Citations
6851
World Ranking
16886
National Ranking
4174

Christopher K. Mathews publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

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

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 164 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Christopher K. Mathews D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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

  • DNA precursor metabolism and genomic stability

    Christopher K. Mathews

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • Deoxyribonucleotide metabolism, mutagenesis and cancer.

    Christopher K. Mathews

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

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

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

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

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

    R K Bestwick;G L Moffett;C K Mathews

  • FURTHER STUDIES ON DIHYDROFOLIC REDUCTASE.

    C.K. Mathews;F.M. Huennekens

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

    Christopher K. Mathews

  • 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

  • Enzymic Preparation of the l,l-Diastereoisomer of Tetrahydrofolic Acid

    C.K. Mathews;F.M. Huennekens

  • Deoxyribonucleotide Pool Imbalance Stimulates Deletions in HeLa Cell Mitochondrial DNA

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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • The cell-bag of enzymes or network of channels?

    C K Mathews

  • Retinoblastoma tumor suppressor targets dNTP metabolism to regulate DNA replication

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

  • 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

  • Initiation of Genome Instability and Preneoplastic Processes through Loss of Fhit Expression

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

  • Thermodynamics of biochemical reactions

    Christopher K. Mathews

Frequent Co-Authors

Donna S. Shewach
Donna S. Shewach University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Christian Ungermann
Christian Ungermann Osnabrück University
Paul A. Srere
Paul A. Srere The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Thomas A. Kunkel
Thomas A. Kunkel National Institutes of Health
James DeGregori
James DeGregori University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
R. Michael Liskay
R. Michael Liskay Oregon Health & Science University
Pamela L. Schwartzberg
Pamela L. Schwartzberg National Institutes of Health
Roel M. Schaaper
Roel M. Schaaper National Institutes of Health
Karl Ekwall
Karl Ekwall Karolinska Institute
Leslie G. Biesecker
Leslie G. Biesecker National Institutes of Health

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