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Christopher P. Baines

Christopher P. Baines

University of Missouri
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
45
Citations
15197
World Ranking
19038
National Ranking
7771

Christopher P. Baines publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 92 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christopher P. Baines 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 P. Baines sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christopher P. Baines is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States. Their research spans several areas within molecular biology, physiology, and cardiology, with a focus on mitochondrial function and related cellular processes.

Their frequent coauthors include Lila M. Gierasch, F. Peter Guengerich, Ruma Banerjee, Roger Colbran, and Peter Cresswell. These collaborations underscore a multidisciplinary approach to their research.

Christopher P. Baines has published extensively in reputable scientific journals. The venues where their work is most frequently published include:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics
  • Journal of Molecular Biology
  • Cell Death Discovery

Their recent papers reflect a focus on mitochondrial biology and metabolic processes, including:

  • "Intrinsically Disordered N-terminal Domain (NTD) of p53 Interacts with Mitochondrial PTP Regulator Cyclophilin D" (2022), published in Journal of Molecular Biology
  • "Genetic manipulation of SPG7 or NipSnap2 does not affect mitochondrial permeability transition" (2020), published in Cell Death Discovery
  • "Role of ERβ in adipocyte metabolic response to wheel running following ovariectomy" (2021), published in Journal of Endocrinology
  • "The mitochondrial permeability transition pore: Is it formed by the ATP synthase, adenine nucleotide translocators or both?" (2020), published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics
  • "Calcium handling dysfunction and cardiac damage following acute ventricular preload challenge in the dystrophin-deficient mouse heart" (2023), published in American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology

The primary subjects of their work cover several interconnected scientific themes:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders

Baines's research engages multiple subfields of study, including:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Cell Biology
  • Physiology
  • Cancer Research

Best Publications

  • Loss of cyclophilin D reveals a critical role for mitochondrial permeability transition in cell death

    Christopher P. Baines;Robert A. Kaiser;Nicole H. Purcell;N. Scott Blair

  • Cell Biology of Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

    Theodore Kalogeris;Christopher P. Baines;Maike Krenz;Ronald J. Korthuis

  • Voltage-dependent anion channels are dispensable for mitochondrial-dependent cell death.

    Christopher P. Baines;Robert A. Kaiser;Tatiana Sheiko;William J. Craigen

  • Ischemic Preconditioning: From Adenosine Receptor to KATP Channel

    Michael V. Cohen;Christopher P. Baines;James M. Downey

  • Mitochondrial PKCε and MAPK Form Signaling Modules in the Murine Heart Enhanced Mitochondrial PKCε-MAPK Interactions and Differential MAPK Activation in PKCε-Induced Cardioprotection

    Christopher P. Baines;Jun Zhang;Guang Wu Wang;Yu Ting Zheng

  • Protein Kinase Cε Interacts With and Inhibits the Permeability Transition Pore in Cardiac Mitochondria

    Christopher P. Baines;Chang Xu Song;Yu Ting Zheng;Guang Wu Wang

  • Ca2+- and mitochondrial-dependent cardiomyocyte necrosis as a primary mediator of heart failure

    Hiroyuki Nakayama;Xiongwen Chen;Christopher P. Baines;Raisa Klevitsky

  • STRESS signaling pathways that modulate cardiac myocyte apoptosis.

    Christopher P. Baines;Jeffery D. Molkentin

  • Genetic and pharmacologic inhibition of mitochondrial-dependent necrosis attenuates muscular dystrophy

    Douglas P Millay;Michelle A Sargent;Hanna Osinska;Christopher P Baines

  • The mitochondrial permeability transition pore and ischemia-reperfusion injury

    Christopher P. Baines

  • Regulation of mitochondrial respiratory chain biogenesis by estrogens/estrogen receptors and physiological, pathological and pharmacological implications

    Jin Qiang Chen;Patrick R. Cammarata;Christopher P. Baines;James D. Yager

  • Ischemic preconditioning activates MAPKAPK2 in the isolated rabbit heart: evidence for involvement of p38 MAPK.

    Atsushi Nakano;Christopher P. Baines;Sung O. Kim;Steven L. Pelech

  • New horizons in cardioprotection: recommendations from the 2010 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop.

    Lisa Schwartz Longacre;Robert A. Kloner;Robert A. Kloner;Andrew E. Arai;Christopher P. Baines

  • The molecular composition of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore.

    Christopher P. Baines

  • The Cardiac Mitochondrion: Nexus of Stress

    Christopher P. Baines

  • Guidelines for evaluating myocardial cell death.

    Paras K. Mishra;Adriana Adameova;Joseph A. Hill;Christopher P. Baines

  • The Role of VDAC in Cell Death: Friend or Foe?

    Kyle S. McCommis;Christopher P. Baines

  • Genetic deletion of the mitochondrial phosphate carrier desensitizes the mitochondrial permeability transition pore and causes cardiomyopathy

    J. Q. Kwong;J. Davis;C. P. Baines;M. A. Sargent

  • Unrestrained erythroblast development in Nix−/− mice reveals a mechanism for apoptotic modulation of erythropoiesis

    Abhinav Diwan;Andrew G. Koesters;Amy M. Odley;Suvarnamala Pushkaran

  • Necroptosis: is there a role for mitochondria?

    Kurt D. Marshall;Christopher P. Baines

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffery D. Molkentin
Jeffery D. Molkentin Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Peipei Ping
Peipei Ping University of California, Los Angeles
James M. Downey
James M. Downey University of South Alabama
Roberto Bolli
Roberto Bolli University of Louisville
Robert A. Kloner
Robert A. Kloner Huntington Medical Research Institutes
Jeffrey Robbins
Jeffrey Robbins Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Roberta A. Gottlieb
Roberta A. Gottlieb Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Gerald A. Meininger
Gerald A. Meininger University of Missouri
Jagat Narula
Jagat Narula Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Masafumi Takahashi
Masafumi Takahashi Jichi Medical University

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