Ben C.J. Hamel

20.5k citations

201 papers · 11.3k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 54

Molecular Biology top 0.5%
Genetics top 0.1%
Surgery top 2%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health top 1%
Oncology top 5%

Co-authors: Hans‐Hilger Ropers Hans van Bokhoven Edwin C.M. Mariman Han G. Brunner Claude Moraine Jean‐Pierre Fryns Bert B.A. de Vries Sylvia E. C. van Beersum
Topics: Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (64 papers)Connective tissue disorders research (35 papers)Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (27 papers)
Cited by: Genetics Developmental Biology Molecular Biology
Journals: Nature New England Journal of Medicine Cell
Partner nations: Netherlands United States Germany

In The Last Decade

Ben C.J. Hamel

195 papers receiving 10.9k 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.

Mutations in a new member of the chromodomain gene family cause CHARGE syndrome

2004 876 citations Ben C.J. Hamel et al. profile →
X-Linked Mental Retardation and Autism Are Associated with a Mutation in the NLGN4 Gene, a Member of the Neuroligin Family

2004 553 citations Frédéric Laumonnier, Frédérique Bonnet‐Brilhault et al. The American Journal of Human Genetics profile →
Heterozygous Germline Mutations in the p53 Homolog p63 Are the Cause of EEC Syndrome

1999 536 citations Jacopo Celli, Pascal H. G. Duijf et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A Tanzanian Boy with Molecularly Confirmed X‐Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy 2019 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Marieke Dekker,Adnan Sadiq,(unknown),(unknown),Michèl A.A.P. Willemsen,Hans R. Waterham,Ben C.J. Hamel	6
2	Camurati–Engelmann disease: a case report from sub-Saharan Africa 2018 ·Oxford Medical Case Reports ·Amos Mwasamwaja,(unknown),Elichilia R. Shao,(unknown),(unknown),Ben C.J. Hamel	3
3	Marfan syndrome masked by Down syndrome? 2009 ·Netherlands Heart Journal ·(unknown),Klaartje van Engelen,Jean‐Pierre Timmermans,Ben C.J. Hamel,B. J. M. Mulder	5
4	Xq13.2q21.1 duplication encompassing the ATRX gene in a man with mental retardation, minor facial and genital anomalies, short stature and broad thorax 2009 ·American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A ·Dorien Lugtenberg,Arjan P.M. de Brouwer,Astrid Oudakker,Rolph Pfundt,Ben C.J. Hamel,Hans van Bokhoven,Ernie M.H.F. Bongers	17
5	Detection of low-level somatic and germline mosaicism by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography in a EURO-MRX family with SLC6A8 deficiency 2008 ·Neurogenetics ·(unknown),Jiddeke M. van de Kamp,(unknown),Efraim H. Rosenberg,Arjan P.M. de Brouwer,Petra J. W. Pouwels,Marjo S. van der Knaap,Grazia M.S. Mancini,Cornelis Jakobs,Ben C.J. Hamel,Gajja S. Salomons	25
6	X-linked mental retardation: a comprehensive molecular screen of 47 candidate genes from a 7.4 Mb interval in Xp11 2006 ·European Journal of Human Genetics ·Lars Riff Jensen,Steffen Lenzner,Bettina A. Moser,Kristine Freude,Andreas Tzschach,Wei Chen,Jean‐Pierre Fryns,Jamel Chelly,Gillian Turner,Claude Moraine,Ben C.J. Hamel,Hans‐Hilger Ropers,Andreas W. Kuß	12
7	Hypomethylation of the H19 Gene Causes Not Only Silver-Russell Syndrome (SRS) but Also Isolated Asymmetry or an SRS-Like Phenotype 2006 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Jet Bliek,Pauline Terhal,(unknown),Saskia M. Maas,Ben C.J. Hamel,Georgette B. Salieb–Beugelaar,Marleen Simon,Tom G.W. Letteboer,Jasper van der Smagt,(unknown),Marcel M. A. M. Mannens	151
8	Mitochondrial dysfunction in Stüve–Wiedemann syndrome in a patient carrying an ND1 gene mutation 2006 ·American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A ·Éva Morava,Ben C.J. Hamel,Frans A. Hol,Richard J. Rodenburg,Jan Smeıtınk	9
9	X-linked mental retardation 2005 ·Nature Reviews Genetics ·Hans‐Hilger Ropers,Ben C.J. Hamel	346
10	X-Linked Mental Retardation and Autism Are Associated with a Mutation in the NLGN4 Gene, a Member of the Neuroligin Familybreakdown → 2004 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Frédéric Laumonnier,Frédérique Bonnet‐Brilhault,Marie Gomot,Romuald Blanc,Albert David,Marie‐Pierre Moizard,Martine Raynaud,Nathalie Ronce,Éric Lemonnier,Patrick Calvas,Béatrice Laudier,Jamel Chelly,Jean‐Pierre Fryns,Hans‐Hilger Ropers,Ben C.J. Hamel,Christian Andrés,Catherine Barthélémy,Claude Moraine,Sylvain Briault	553
11	Mutations in the Human TBX4 Gene Cause Small Patella Syndrome 2004 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Ernie M.H.F. Bongers,Pascal H. G. Duijf,Sylvia E. C. van Beersum,Jeroen Schoots,Albert van Kampen,(unknown),Ben C.J. Hamel,(unknown),Lies H. Hoefsloot,Helger G. Yntema,Nine V.A.M. Knoers,Hans van Bokhoven	113
12	Genetic variants in ZIC1, ZIC2, and ZIC3 are not major risk factors for neural tube defects in humans 2003 ·American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A ·Riko Klootwijk,(unknown),Mascha M.V.A.P. Schijvenaars,Frans A. Hol,Ben C.J. Hamel,Huub Straatman,Régine P.M. Steegers‐Theunissen,Edwin C.M. Mariman,Barbara Franke	20
13	Expanding phenotype of XNP mutations: Mild to moderate mental retardation 2002 ·American Journal of Medical Genetics ·Helger G. Yntema,Francis A.M. Poppelaars,(unknown),Astrid Oudakker,(unknown),Anja Jacobs,(unknown),Han G. Brunner,Ben C.J. Hamel,Hans van Bokhoven	33
14	Clinical Etiological Survey of a Population of 471 Mentally Retarded Patients Living in an Institution in the Southern Part of the Netherlands 2001 ·Public Health Genomics ·G.J.C.M. van Buggenhout,Jorn Trommelen,H.G. Brunner,Ben C.J. Hamel,J. P. Fryns	8
15	P63 mutations in the EEC, Hay-Wells, ADULT syndromes and in split hand/foot malformation reveals a genotype-phenotype correlation. 2000 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Hans van Bokhoven,John A. McGrath,(unknown),Jacopo Celli,Ben C.J. Hamel,Rob de Waal,Amy Yang,Frank McKeon,Volker Doetsch,Kaate R. J. Vanmolkot,Peter Propping,Fiorella Gurrieri,Giovanni Neri,(unknown),HG Brunner	6
16	Identification and Characterization of an Xq26–q27 Duplication in a Family with Spina Bifida and Panhypopituitarism Suggests the Involvement of Two Distinct Genes 2000 ·Genomics ·Frans A. Hol,Marga Schepens,Sylvia E. C. van Beersum,(unknown),Maurizio Affer,Paolo Vezzoni,Ben C.J. Hamel,Pamela S. Karnes,Edwin C.M. Mariman,Ileana Zucchi	53
17	Limb Mammary Syndrome: A New Genetic Disorder with Mammary Hypoplasia, Ectrodactyly, and Other Hand/Foot Anomalies Maps to Human Chromosome 3q27 1999 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Hans van Bokhoven,Martin Jung,Arie P.T. Smits,Sylvia E. C. van Beersum,Franz Rüschendorf,Maurice A. M. Van Steensel,(unknown),J.H.A.M. Tuerlings,Edwin C.M. Mariman,Han G. Brunner,Thomas F. Wienker,André Reis,Hans‐Hilger Ropers,Ben C.J. Hamel	72
18	Evidence for an ependymoma tumour suppressor gene in chromosome region 22pter–22q11.2 1999 ·British Journal of Cancer ·Theo J.M. Hulsebos,(unknown),(unknown),A. Westerveld,Mario Hermsen,A.M.W. van den Ouweland,Ben C.J. Hamel	32
19	Ehlers-Danlos syndroom IV: variatie in fenotypen 1997 ·Nederlandsch tijdschrift voor geneeskunde/Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde/NTvG-databank ·(unknown),P.W.J. van Dongen,G. H. J. Boers,P.M. Steijlen,Ben C.J. Hamel	3
20	Prader–Willi Syndrome and Angelman Syndrome in Cousins from a Family with a Translocation between Chromosomes 6 and 15 1992 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Dominique Smeets,Ben C.J. Hamel,Marcel Nelen,H. Smeets,J. Bollen,Arie P.T. Smits,Hans‐Hilger Ropers,Bernard A. van Oost	105

About Ben C.J. Hamel

Ben C.J. Hamel is a scholar working on Developmental Biology, Genetics and Molecular Biology, having authored 201 papers that have together received 11.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (64 papers), Connective tissue disorders research (35 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (27 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (6.0k citations), Developmental Biology (355 citations) and Molecular Biology (6.6k citations). Ben C.J. Hamel has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Hans‐Hilger Ropers, Hans van Bokhoven, Edwin C.M. Mariman, Han G. Brunner, Han G. Brunner, Claude Moraine, Jean‐Pierre Fryns, Bert B.A. de Vries, Sylvia E. C. van Beersum and Jamel Chelly. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Cell.

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