Ben A. Oostra

64.5k citations

164 papers · 12.3k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 60

Genetics top 0.05%
Molecular Biology top 0.5%
Cognitive Neuroscience top 0.5%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 1%
Cell Biology top 2%

Co-authors: Cornelia M. van Duijn Patrick J. Willems Rob Willemsen Cathy Bakker David L. Nelson Stephen T. Warren Esther de Graaff Edwin Reyniers
Topics: Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (83 papers)Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (52 papers)Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (21 papers)
Cited by: Genetics Cognitive Neuroscience Developmental Neuroscience
Journals: Nature Cell Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: Netherlands United States Belgium

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Ben A. Oostra

163 papers receiving 12.0k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Variation of the CGG repeat at the fragile X site results in genetic instability: Resolution of the Sherman paradox

1991 1.6k citations Stephen T. Warren, Ben A. Oostra et al. profile →
Abnormal dendritic spines in fragile X knockout mice: Maturation and pruning deficits

1997 836 citations Patrick J. Willems, Ben A. Oostra et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Common DNA variants predict tall stature in Europeans 2013 ·Human Genetics ·Fan Liu,Emile Hendriks,Arwin Ralf,Annemieke M. Boot,(unknown),Lars Sävendahl,Ben A. Oostra,Cornelia M. van Duijn,Albert Hofman,Fernando Rivadeneira,André G. Uitterlinden,Stenvert L. S. Drop,Manfred Kayser	39
2	Clinical Implications of Old and New Genes for Open-Angle Glaucoma 2011 ·Ophthalmology ·Wishal D. Ramdas,Leonieke M. E. van Koolwijk,Angela J. Cree,A. Cecile J.W. Janssens,Najaf Amin,Paulus T.V.M. de Jong,Roger C. W. Wolfs,Jane Whitney Gibson,James Kirwan,Albert Hofman,Fernando Rivadeneira,Ben A. Oostra,André G. Uitterlinden,Sarah Ennis,Andrew Lotery,Hans G. Lemij,Caroline C. W. Klaver,Johannes R. Vingerling,Nomdo M. Jansonius,Cornelia M. van Duijn	22
3	A Genome-Wide Association Study of Optic Disc Parameters 2010 ·PLoS Genetics ·Wishal D. Ramdas,Leonieke M. E. van Koolwijk,M. Kamran Ikram,Nomdo M. Jansonius,Paulus T.V.M. de Jong,Arthur A. Bergen,Aaron Isaacs,Najaf Amin,Yurii S. Aulchenko,Roger C. W. Wolfs,Albert Hofman,Fernando Rivadeneira,Ben A. Oostra,André G. Uitterlinden,Pirro G. Hysi,Christopher J. Hammond,Hans G. Lemij,Johannes R. Vingerling,Caroline C. W. Klaver,Cornelia M. van Duijn	140
4	Array-Based FMR1 Sequencing and Deletion Analysis in Patients with a Fragile X Syndrome–Like Phenotype 2010 ·PLoS ONE ·Stephen C. Collins,(unknown),Paul J. Benke,Elizabeth Berry‐Kravis,Fiona J. Gilbert,Ben A. Oostra,Dicky Halley,Michael E. Zwick,David J. Cutler,Stephen T. Warren	23
5	Interactions between dietary vitamin E intake and SIRT1 genetic variation influence body mass index 2010 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·M. Carola Zillikens,Joyce B. J. van Meurs,Fernando Rivadeneira,Albert Hofman,Ben A. Oostra,Eric J.G. Sijbrands,Jacqueline C.M. Witteman,Huibert A. P. Pols,Cornelia M. van Duijn,André G. Uitterlinden	22
6	Enriched environment promotes behavioral and morphological recovery in a mouse model for the fragile X syndrome 2005 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Leonardo Restivo,Francesca Ferrari,Enrica Passino,Carmelo Sgobio,Jörg Bock,Ben A. Oostra,Claudia Bagni,Martine Ammassari‐Teule	235
7	Molecular dissection of the events leading to inactivation of the FMR1 gene 2004 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Roberta Pietrobono,Elisabetta Tabolacci,Francesca Zalfa,Ilaria Zito,Antonio Terracciano,Umberto Moscato,Claudia Bagni,Ben A. Oostra,Pietro Chiurazzi,Giovanni Neri	94
8	Clinical features of boys with fragile X premutations and intermediate alleles 2003 ·American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics ·(unknown),Eleni Stathopulu,María Callias,Catherine Taylor,Jeremy Turk,Ben A. Oostra,Rob Willemsen,(unknown)	123
9	BDNF Regulates the Expression of Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein mRNA in the Hippocampus 2002 ·Neurobiology of Disease ·Maija L. Castrén,(unknown),Riitta Miettinen,Eija Koponen,(unknown),Cathy Bakker,Ben A. Oostra,Eero Ċastrén	40
10	Hemimelic extra toes and Hammer toe are distinct mutations that show a genetic interaction 2001 ·Mammalian Genome ·(unknown),(unknown),Marijke J. van Baren,Guido J. Breedveld,Marijke Joosse,Ingeborg M. Nieuwenhuizen,Christl Vermeij‐Keers,Ben A. Oostra,Peter Heutink	8
11	Immunocytochemical and Biochemical Characterization of FMRP, FXR1P, and FXR2P in the Mouse 2000 ·Experimental Cell Research ·Cathy Bakker,Yolanda de Diego‐Otero,Carola Bontekoe,(unknown),(unknown),A. T. Hoogeveen,Ben A. Oostra,Rob Willemsen	141
12	Genetics of mental retardation 2000 ·Current Opinion in Pediatrics ·Pietro Chiurazzi,Ben A. Oostra	38
13	Reply to the Letters from Murray et al. and Vianna-Morgante and Costa 2000 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·(unknown),Chris M.G. Thomas,Didi D.M. Braat,Ben A. Oostra,Arie P.T. Smits	5
14	A Physical and Transcriptional Map of the Preaxial Polydactyly Locus on Chromosome 7q36 1999 ·Genomics ·(unknown),Anne Hing,Marijke J. van Baren,Marijke Joosse,Guido J. Breedveld,Jen C. Wang,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Stephen W. Scherer,Johanna M. Rommens,Ben A. Oostra,Peter Heutink	60
15	FMRP expression as a potential prognostic indicator in fragile X syndrome 1999 ·American Journal of Medical Genetics ·Flora Tassone,Randi J. Hagerman,(unknown),Pamela N. Dyer,(unknown),(unknown),Ben A. Oostra,Annette K. Taylor	259
16	The tau gene in progressive supranuclear palsy: exclusion of mutations in coding exons and exon 10 splice sites, and identification of a new intronic variant of the disease-associated H1 haplotype in Italian cases 1999 ·Neuroscience Letters ·Vincenzo Bonifati,Marijke Joosse,David Nicholl,Nicola Vanacore,Phillip R. Bennett,Patrizia Rizzu,Giovanni Fabbrini,Roberto Marconi,(unknown),Nicoletta Locuratolo,Fabrizio Stocchi,Ubaldo Bonuccelli,Michele De Mari,Gregor K. Wenning,P. Vieregge,Ben A. Oostra,(unknown),Peter Heutink	24
17	Loss of mutation at the FMR1 locus through multiple exchanges between maternal X chromosomes 1994 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Ans M.W. van den Ouweland,Wout H. Deelen,Catherine B. Kunst,(unknown),David L. Nelson,Stephen T. Warren,Ben A. Oostra,Dicky Halley	34
18	A deletion of 1.6 kb proximal to the CGG repeat of the FMR1 gene causes the clinical phenotype of the fragile X syndrome 1994 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·(unknown),Esther de Graaff,(unknown),R. J. E. Jongbloed,Christine de Die‐Smulders,J.J.M. Engelen,Jean‐Pierre Fryns,(unknown),Ben A. Oostra	97
19	Characterization and localization of the FMR-1 gene product associated with fragile X syndrome 1993 ·Nature ·(unknown),Cathy Bakker,Esther de Graaff,J. L. M. Keulemans,Rob Willemsen,Annemieke J.M.H. Verkerk,H. Galjaard,Arnold Reuser,A. T. Hoogeveen,Ben A. Oostra	276
20	Alternative splicing in the fragile X gene FMR1 1993 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Annemieke J.M.H. Verkerk,Esther de Graaff,Kristel De Boulle,Evan E. Eichler,David Konecki,Edwin Reyniers,Antonella Manca,Annemarie Poustka,Patrick J. Willems,David L. Nelson,Ben A. Oostra	86

About Ben A. Oostra

Ben A. Oostra is a scholar working on Genetics, Cognitive Neuroscience and Developmental Biology, having authored 164 papers that have together received 12.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (83 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (52 papers) and Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (8.2k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (3.8k citations) and Developmental Neuroscience (472 citations). Ben A. Oostra has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Belgium. Frequent co-authors include Cornelia M. van Duijn, Patrick J. Willems, Rob Willemsen, Cathy Bakker, David L. Nelson, Stephen T. Warren, Esther de Graaff, Edwin Reyniers, Albert Hofman and Yurii S. Aulchenko. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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