Benjamin I. Laufer

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

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Benjamin I. Laufer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin I. Laufer has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 10 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Benjamin I. Laufer's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (23 papers), Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects (13 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (12 papers). Benjamin I. Laufer is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (23 papers), Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects (13 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (12 papers). Benjamin I. Laufer collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Benjamin I. Laufer's co-authors include Shiva M. Singh, Eric Chater‐Diehl, Christina A. Castellani, Morgan L. Kleiber, Janine M. LaSalle, Melkaye G. Melka, Charles E. Mordaunt, Dag H. Yasui, Hye‐Yeon Hwang and Annie Vogel Ciernia and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin I. Laufer

35 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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1 papers align trajectories

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Cross-species transcriptomic atlas of dorsal root ganglia reveals species-specific programs for sensory function

2023 95 citations Min Jung, Michelle Dourado et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin I. Laufer Canada	21	718	411	253	111	98	35	1.2k
Elizabeth J. Radford United Kingdom	15	950 1.3×	471 1.1×	696 2.8×	182 1.6×	117 1.2×	21	1.5k
Daniel Abebe United States	24	428 0.6×	402 1.0×	157 0.6×	151 1.4×	30 0.3×	64	1.3k
Gabriel Oh Canada	13	694 1.0×	139 0.3×	366 1.4×	142 1.3×	82 0.8×	18	1.1k
Omkaram Gangisetty United States	17	754 1.1×	255 0.6×	143 0.6×	53 0.5×	89 0.9×	30	1.2k
Patrick Davis United States	19	866 1.2×	497 1.2×	106 0.4×	60 0.5×	46 0.5×	33	1.9k
Paras Garg United States	13	655 0.9×	156 0.4×	349 1.4×	81 0.7×	71 0.7×	20	1.0k
John D. H. Stead Canada	19	455 0.6×	93 0.2×	244 1.0×	73 0.7×	77 0.8×	25	1.3k
Satoru Takahashi Japan	17	382 0.5×	110 0.3×	281 1.1×	164 1.5×	42 0.4×	95	1.1k
Swarooparani Vadlamudi United States	11	214 0.3×	111 0.3×	120 0.5×	47 0.4×	33 0.3×	15	714
Gabor Egervári United States	16	782 1.1×	166 0.4×	138 0.5×	155 1.4×	143 1.5×	25	1.3k

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Li, Shaobo, Swe Swe Myint, Benjamin I. Laufer, et al.. (2023). Epigenomic signature of major congenital heart defects in newborns with Down syndrome. Human Genomics. 17(1). 92–92. 8 indexed citations

Jung, Min, Michelle Dourado, James Maksymetz, et al.. (2023). Cross-species transcriptomic atlas of dorsal root ganglia reveals species-specific programs for sensory function. Nature Communications. 14(1). 366–366. 95 indexed citations breakdown →

Domínguez, Sara L., Chun‐Wan Yen, Benjamin I. Laufer, et al.. (2023). Lipid nanoparticle delivery limits antisense oligonucleotide activity and cellular distribution in the brain after intracerebroventricular injection. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 32. 773–793. 17 indexed citations

Laufer, Benjamin I., Kari Neier, Anthony E. Valenzuela, et al.. (2022). Placenta and fetal brain share a neurodevelopmental disorder DNA methylation profile in a mouse model of prenatal PCB exposure. Cell Reports. 38(9). 110442–110442. 38 indexed citations

Laufer, Benjamin I., Yu Hasegawa, Zhichao Zhang, et al.. (2022). Multi-omic brain and behavioral correlates of cell-free fetal DNA methylation in macaque maternal obesity models. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5538–5538. 8 indexed citations

Shu, Henry T., et al.. (2022). Elevated exposures to persistent endocrine disrupting compounds impact the sperm methylome in regions associated with autism spectrum disorder. Frontiers in Genetics. 13. 929471–929471. 6 indexed citations

Brown, Anthony P., et al.. (2021). Long-term effects of wildfire smoke exposure during early life on the nasal epigenome in rhesus macaques. Environment International. 158. 106993–106993. 15 indexed citations

Laufer, Benjamin I., Hye‐Yeon Hwang, Charles E. Mordaunt, et al.. (2020). Low-pass whole genome bisulfite sequencing of neonatal dried blood spots identifies a role for RUNX1 in Down syndrome DNA methylation profiles. Human Molecular Genetics. 29(21). 3465–3476. 31 indexed citations

Laufer, Benjamin I., Elizabeth L. Berg, Jill L. Silverman, et al.. (2019). Imprinting effects of UBE3A loss on synaptic gene networks and Wnt signaling pathways. Human Molecular Genetics. 28(22). 3842–3852. 8 indexed citations

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Ciernia, Annie Vogel, Benjamin I. Laufer, Hye‐Yeon Hwang, et al.. (2019). Epigenomic Convergence of Neural-Immune Risk Factors in Neurodevelopmental Disorder Cortex. Cerebral Cortex. 30(2). 640–655. 33 indexed citations

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Laufer, Benjamin I., Hye‐Yeon Hwang, Annie Vogel Ciernia, Charles E. Mordaunt, & Janine M. LaSalle. (2019). Whole genome bisulfite sequencing of Down syndrome brain reveals regional DNA hypermethylation and novel disorder insights. Epigenetics. 14(7). 672–684. 27 indexed citations

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Ciernia, Annie Vogel, Benjamin I. Laufer, Keith W. Dunaway, et al.. (2018). Experience-dependent neuroplasticity of the developing hypothalamus: integrative epigenomic approaches. Epigenetics. 13(3). 318–330. 20 indexed citations

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Coulson, Rochelle L., Dag H. Yasui, Keith W. Dunaway, et al.. (2018). Snord116-dependent diurnal rhythm of DNA methylation in mouse cortex. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1616–1616. 53 indexed citations

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Castellani, Christina A., Benjamin I. Laufer, Melkaye G. Melka, et al.. (2015). DNA methylation differences in monozygotic twin pairs discordant for schizophrenia identifies psychosis related genes and networks. BMC Medical Genomics. 8(1). 17–17. 45 indexed citations

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Laufer, Benjamin I., et al.. (2015). Associative DNA Methylation Changes in Children with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure. Epigenomics. 7(8). 1259–1274. 71 indexed citations

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Laufer, Benjamin I. & Shiva M. Singh. (2015). Strategies for precision modulation of gene expression by epigenome editing: an overview. Epigenetics & Chromatin. 8(1). 34–34. 47 indexed citations

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Laufer, Benjamin I., et al.. (2013). Long-lasting alterations to DNA methylation and ncRNAs could underlie the effects of fetal alcohol exposure in mice. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 6(4). 977–92. 104 indexed citations

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Laufer, Benjamin I., et al.. (2013). Reduced expression of brain cannabinoid receptor 1 (Cnr1) is coupled with an increased complementary micro-RNA (miR-26b) in a mouse model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Clinical Epigenetics. 5(1). 14–14. 28 indexed citations

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Melka, Melkaye G., Christina A. Castellani, Benjamin I. Laufer, et al.. (2013). Olanzapine induced DNA methylation changes support the dopamine hypothesis of psychosis. PubMed. 1(1). 19–19. 33 indexed citations

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Kleiber, Morgan L., et al.. (2012). Long-term alterations to the brain transcriptome in a maternal voluntary consumption model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Brain Research. 1458. 18–33. 43 indexed citations

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