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James Christensen

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Medicine

D-Index
95
Citations
52127
World Ranking
9868
National Ranking
5074

James Christensen publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James Christensen sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 285 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

James Christensen D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

James Christensen is affiliated with Pfizer in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their publications cover a wide range of topics in molecular biology, oncology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, cancer research, and immunology.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
  • Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
  • Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology

Frequently collaborating coauthors with Christensen are:

  • Peter Olson
  • Jill Hallin
  • David M. Briere
  • Matthew A. Marx
  • Lars D. Engstrom

Christensen has contributed publications to several prominent venues, with many appearing in:

  • Cancer Research
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Molecular Cancer Research
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Cancer Discovery

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Christensen include:

  • "Adagrasib in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Harboring a KRASG12C Mutation," 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Identification of MRTX1133, a Noncovalent, Potent, and Selective KRAS G12D Inhibitor," 2021, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • "Identification of the Clinical Development Candidate MRTX849, a Covalent KRASG12C Inhibitor for the Treatment of Cancer," 2020, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • "Anti-tumor efficacy of a potent and selective non-covalent KRASG12D inhibitor," 2022, Nature Medicine
  • "Adagrasib with or without Cetuximab in Colorectal Cancer with Mutated KRAS G12C," 2022, New England Journal of Medicine

Best Publications

  • Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Inhibition in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Eunice L. Kwak;Yung-Jue Bang;D. Ross Camidge;Alice T. Shaw

  • Genotypic and Histological Evolution of Lung Cancers Acquiring Resistance to EGFR Inhibitors

    Lecia V. Sequist;Belinda A. Waltman;Dora Dias-Santagata;Subba Digumarthy

  • In Vivo Antitumor Activity of SU11248, a Novel Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Targeting Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Platelet-derived Growth Factor Receptors Determination of a Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Relationship

    Dirk B. Mendel;A. Douglas Laird;Xiaohua Xin;Sharianne G. Louie

  • Accelerated Metastasis after Short-Term Treatment with a Potent Inhibitor of Tumor Angiogenesis

    John M.L. Ebos;Christina R. Lee;William Cruz-Munoz;Georg A. Bjarnason

  • Crizotinib in ROS1-Rearranged Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Alice T. Shaw;Sai Hong I. Ou;Yung Jue Bang;D. Ross Camidge

  • Preexistence and Clonal Selection of MET Amplification in EGFR Mutant NSCLC

    Alexa B. Turke;Kreshnik Zejnullahu;Yi Long Wu;Youngchul Song

  • Structure Based Drug Design of Crizotinib (PF-02341066), a Potent and Selective Dual Inhibitor of Mesenchymal–Epithelial Transition Factor (c-MET) Kinase and Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK)

    J. Jean Cui;Michelle Tran-Dubé;Hong Shen;Mitchell Nambu

  • The KRASG12C Inhibitor, MRTX849, Provides Insight Toward Therapeutic Susceptibility of KRAS Mutant Cancers in Mouse Models and Patients

    Jill Hallin;Lars D. Engstrom;Lauren Hargis;Andrew Calinisan

  • Crizotinib in ALK-rearranged inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor.

    James E. Butrynski;David R. D’Adamo;Jason L. Hornick;Paola Dal Cin

  • c-Met as a target for human cancer and characterization of inhibitors for therapeutic intervention

    James G. Christensen;Jon Burrows;Ravi Salgia

  • An orally available small-molecule inhibitor of c-met, PF-2341066, exhibits cytoreductive antitumor efficacy through antiproliferative and antiangiogenic mechanisms

    Helen Y. Zou;Qiuhua Li;Joseph H. Lee;Maria E. Arango

  • Cytoreductive antitumor activity of PF-2341066, a novel inhibitor of anaplastic lymphoma kinase and c-Met, in experimental models of anaplastic large-cell lymphoma

    James G Christensen;Helen Y Zou;Maria E Arango;Qiuhua Li

  • Amplification of MET may identify a subset of cancers with extreme sensitivity to the selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor PHA-665752

    Gromoslaw A. Smolen;Raffaella Sordella;Beth Muir;Gayatry Mohapatra

  • c-Met: Structure, functions and potential for therapeutic inhibition

    Patrick C. Ma;Gautam Maulik;Gautam Maulik;James Christensen;Ravi Salgia;Ravi Salgia

  • A Novel ALK Secondary Mutation and EGFR Signaling Cause Resistance to ALK Kinase Inhibitors

    Takaaki Sasaki;Jussi Koivunen;Atsuko Ogino;Masahiko Yanagita

  • Functional Expression and Mutations of c-Met and Its Therapeutic Inhibition with SU11274 and Small Interfering RNA in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

    Patrick C. Ma;Ramasamy Jagadeeswaran;Simha Jagadeesh;Maria S. Tretiakova

  • A Selective Small Molecule Inhibitor of c-Met Kinase Inhibits c-Met-Dependent Phenotypes in Vitro and Exhibits Cytoreductive Antitumor Activity in Vivo

    James G. Christensen;Randall Schreck;Jon Burrows;Poonam Kuruganti

  • MET Exon 14 Mutations in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Are Associated With Advanced Age and Stage-Dependent MET Genomic Amplification and c-Met Overexpression

    Mark Magdi Awad;Geoffrey Raymond Oxnard;David M Jackman;Daniel O. Savukoski

  • Activity of crizotinib (PF02341066), a dual mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) and anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor, in a non-small cell lung cancer patient with de novo MET amplification.

    Sai Hong Ignatius Ou;Eunice L. Kwak;Christina Siwak-Tapp;Joni Dy

  • Genomic Alterations of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase May Sensitize Tumors to Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Inhibitors

    Ultan McDermott;A. John Iafrate;Nathanael S. Gray;Toshi Shioda

Frequent Co-Authors

Pasi A. Jänne
Pasi A. Jänne Harvard University
Ravi Salgia
Ravi Salgia City Of Hope National Medical Center
Shengyun Fang
Shengyun Fang University of Maryland, Baltimore
Geoffrey I. Shapiro
Geoffrey I. Shapiro Harvard University
Grant A. McArthur
Grant A. McArthur Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Carleen Cullinane
Carleen Cullinane Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Yael P. Mosse
Yael P. Mosse Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
A. John Iafrate
A. John Iafrate Harvard University
Jeffrey W. Clark
Jeffrey W. Clark Harvard University
Nathanael S. Gray
Nathanael S. Gray Stanford University

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