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Christopher M. Adams

Christopher M. Adams

University of Iowa
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
22229
World Ranking
12270
National Ranking
5245

Christopher M. Adams publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 139 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christopher M. Adams 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 M. Adams sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christopher M. Adams is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine, with considerable focus within subfields such as Molecular Biology, Physiology, Cell Biology, Surgery, and Genetics.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate engagement with diverse topics related to metabolism, physiology, and cellular mechanisms. Notable papers include:

  • ATF4 Protects the Heart From Failure by Antagonizing Oxidative Stress, 2022, Circulation Research
  • Asparagine restriction enhances CD8+ T cell metabolic fitness and antitumoral functionality through an NRF2-dependent stress response, 2023, Nature Metabolism
  • Exercise-induced angiogenesis is dependent on metabolically primed ATF3/4+ endothelial cells, 2021, Cell Metabolism
  • OPA1 deletion in brown adipose tissue improves thermoregulation and systemic metabolism via FGF21, 2021, eLife
  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)., 2021, Americanae (AECID Library)

The main research topics explored by Christopher M. Adams encompass:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Adams include:

  • Scott M. Ebert
  • Blake B. Rasmussen
  • Matthew J. Miller
  • Matthew D. Strub
  • Karl A. Nath

Publication venues where Adams has frequently contributed are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Kidney360
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Journal of Nutrition
  • GeroScience

Christopher M. Adams' work integrates molecular and physiological approaches, focusing on the biochemical underpinnings of metabolism and disease, especially within adipose and muscle tissues. The research spans fundamental cellular biology to applied aspects related to metabolic disorders, diabetes, and cancer, positioning their scholarly output within both basic and translational biomedical sciences.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in Covid-19.

    E. Pairo-Castineira;E. Pairo-Castineira;S. Clohisey;L. Klaric;A. D. Bretherick

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of an Intramedullary Nail Versus Dynamic Screw and Plate for Intertrochanteric Fractures of the Femur

    Christopher Adams;C. Robinson;Charles Court-Brown;Margaret McQueen

  • Cholesterol and 25-Hydroxycholesterol Inhibit Activation of SREBPs by Different Mechanisms, Both Involving SCAP and Insigs

    Christopher M. Adams;Julian Reitz;Jef K. De Brabander;Jamison D. Feramisco

  • Mechanism by which Liddle's syndrome mutations increase activity of a human epithelial Na^+ channel

    Peter M. Snyder;Margaret P. Price;Fiona J. McDonald;Christopher M. Adams

  • Proteomics of Primary Cilia by Proximity Labeling

    David U. Mick;Rachel B. Rodrigues;Ryan D. Leib;Christopher M. Adams

  • mRNA Expression Signatures of Human Skeletal Muscle Atrophy Identify a Natural Compound that Increases Muscle Mass

    Steven D. Kunkel;Manish Suneja;Scott M. Ebert;Kale S. Bongers

  • Dedicated SNAREs and specialized TRIM cargo receptors mediate secretory autophagy.

    Tomonori Kimura;Jingyue Jia;Suresh Kumar;Seong Won Choi

  • Antibodies to influenza nucleoprotein cross-react with human hypocretin receptor 2

    Syed Sohail Ahmed;Wayne Volkmuth;José Duca;Lorenzo Corti

  • Ripped Pocket and Pickpocket, Novel Drosophila DEG/ENaC Subunits Expressed in Early Development and in Mechanosensory Neurons

    Christopher M. Adams;Michael G. Anderson;David G. Motto;Margaret P. Price

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • A Spatial Interactome Reveals the Protein Organization of the Algal CO2-Concentrating Mechanism

    Luke C.M. Mackinder;Chris Chen;Chris Chen;Ryan D. Leib;Weronika Patena;Weronika Patena

  • Ursolic Acid Increases Skeletal Muscle and Brown Fat and Decreases Diet-Induced Obesity, Glucose Intolerance and Fatty Liver Disease

    Steven D. Kunkel;Steven D. Kunkel;Christopher J. Elmore;Kale S. Bongers;Scott M. Ebert

  • Atf4 Regulates Obesity, Glucose Homeostasis, and Energy Expenditure

    Jin Seo;Edgardo S. Fortuno;Jae Myoung Suh;Drew Stenesen

  • Stress-induced Skeletal Muscle Gadd45a Expression Reprograms Myonuclei and Causes Muscle Atrophy

    Scott M. Ebert;Michael C. Dyle;Steven D. Kunkel;Steven D. Kunkel;Steven A. Bullard;Steven A. Bullard

  • Enhanced Locomotion Caused by Loss of the Drosophila DEG/ENaC Protein Pickpocket1

    Joshua A. Ainsley;Janette M. Pettus;Dmitry Bosenko;Clare E. Gerstein

  • Inhibition of the Epithelial Na+ Channel by Interaction of Nedd4 with a PY Motif Deleted in Liddle’s Syndrome

    Christopher C. Goulet;Kenneth A. Volk;Kenneth A. Volk;Christopher M. Adams;Lawrence S. Prince

  • Transcription factor ATF4 directs basal and stress-induced gene expression in the unfolded protein response and cholesterol metabolism in the liver

    Michael E. Fusakio;Jeffrey A. Willy;Yongping Wang;Emily T. Mirek

  • mRNA Expression Signatures of Human Skeletal Muscle Atrophy Identify a Natural Compound that Increases Muscle Mass

    Steven D Kunkel;Manish Suneja;Scott M Ebert;Kale S Bongers

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Welsh
Michael J. Welsh University of Iowa
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Gregory W. Albers
Gregory W. Albers Stanford University
Calvin J. Kuo
Calvin J. Kuo Stanford University
Ian G. Mills
Ian G. Mills University of Oxford
Sam Gandy
Sam Gandy Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Leonidas C. Platanias
Leonidas C. Platanias Northwestern University
Hsing Jien Kung
Hsing Jien Kung Taipei Medical University
Maurizio Molinari
Maurizio Molinari Universita della Svizzera Italiana
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Saeid Ghavami

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Joseph L. Goldstein

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Michael J. Welsh

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Publications: 25

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Patrice Codogno

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Publications: 25

Michael S. Brown

Michael S. Brown

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Publications: 24

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Nektarios Tavernarakis

Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas

Publications: 24

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Lawrence Steinman

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Fulvio Reggiori

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